Bojan Starts - Team News & Line-ups as IMFC Takes on Philadelphia Union

Thierry Henry has decided to go with Bojan instead of Shamit Shome for this evening’s game against Philadelphia Union.

Samuel Piette may drop deeper to partner Wanyama in a defensive midfield axis with Okwonkwo, Taider and Bojan playing between the pair and Romell Quioto up top.

In defence the French coach has gone for Joel Waterman to partner Luis Binks. It will be the first time the two have been paired in a flat back four. Rod Fanni takes his place on the bench.

For the Union, Jim Curtain has introduced Matt Real for Ray Gaddis at left-back, and Warren Creavalle comes in to midfield replacing the suspended Jose Martinez.


Line-ups -
IMFC - Diop - Brault-Guillard, Waterman, Binks, Raitala - Wanyama, Piette - Okwonkwo, Taider, Bojan - Quioto
Bench - Bush, Fanni, Sejdic, Lappalainen, Yao, Corrales, Bayiha, Shome

Union - Blake - Mbaizo, Glesnes, McKenzie, Real - Creavalle, Bedoya, Jamiro Monteiro - Aaronson - Przybylko, Wooten
Bench - Bendik, Turner, de Vries, Santos, Ngalina, Fontana, Ilsinho, Gaddis, Collin

Match Officials -
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
Assistant Referees: Kyle Atkins, Adam Wienckowski
4th Official: Thomas Snyder
VAR: Alan Kelly