Union forward Tai Baribo certainly did his job in making a lopsided affair of Saturday's match. FC Cincinnati learned the hard way in 2024 what Baribo was capable of. He scored two second-half goals in a Leagues Cup knockout round match as the Union upset FCC and eliminated the Orange and Blue from the competition.

Tai Baribo scored twice in the first half before finishing off a hat trick in the second and Philadelphia rolled to a 4-1 victory over FC Cincinnati, giving the Union two victories to begin a season f

Tai Baribo notched a hat trick Saturday night and the Philadelphia Union made it two wins in as many matches with a 4-1 decision over Cincinnati FC in Chester, Pa.

The Union delivered another impressive win on Saturday, topping FC Cincinnati 4-1 in their home opener at Subaru Park. Tai Baribo tallied his second hat trick for the Union (2-0-0, 6 points) scoring in the 5th,

Philadelphia Union are enjoying themselves in the final third to start the 2025 MLS season as they lead 3-1 at home against FC Cincinnati. After bagging four goals in their opening weekend win away

Starting the first game of the season gave Baribo confidence. "Being in the lineup for the first game is good. It builds confidence," he said. "We have strong competition. Myself, Mikael, Bruno—we have a lot of good strikers. You have to show what you can do, and the most important thing is hard work."

Philadelphia Union hat-trick hero Tai Baribo has been named MLS Player of the Matchday presented by Michelob Ultra for Matchday 2. The Israeli international striker's three-goal outburst powered the Union to a 4-1 home win over FC Cincinnati as Philly opened the season with consecutive victories for the first time since 2011.