Cavan Sullivan, Union rout San Diego to run unbeaten streak to 10

Teenager Cavan Sullivan continued his standout rookie season with two goals and the visiting Philadelphia Union extended their red-hot unbeaten run to 10 games with a 5-0 victory over San Diego FC on Sunday.

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Bruno Damiani and Malik Jakupovic added goals as the Union (9-10-6, 33 points) won for the eighth time since the World Cup break to go along with a pair of draws, moving into playoff position in the Eastern Conference. It is the second-longest active unbeaten run in MLS behind a 15-game streak from St. Louis City SC.

Andre Blake made five saves in his third consecutive clean sheet and his sixth on the season.

Duran Ferree failed to make a save for San Diego (8-11-6, 30 points), which saw its losing streak extended to three games.

The first half was nearly scoreless when San Diego FC’s Alejandro Alvarado was initially given a red card for kicking the ball off the head of the Union’s Milan Iloski. Upon a VAR review, the foul was downgraded to a yellow card for a reckless play rather than a dangerous one.

The Union ended up benefiting anyway with five more minutes added to the first half. Sullivan used the extra time to give Philadelphia a 1-0 lead, extending his goal-contribution streak to seven games.

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The 16-year-old Sullivan was at it again in the 62nd minute when he scored from a sharp angle from the left side of goal past Ferree. It gave Sullivan the first multi-goal game of his career on his sixth tally of the season.

Damiani made it 3-0 in the 67th minute with a right-footed shot from the center of the box. Frankie Westfield and Sullivan each recorded assists on the play.

The Union scored for a fourth time on an own goal from San Diego’s Anibal Godoy in the 87th minute, while Jakupovic’s goal came just before the final whistle.

Philadelphia has outscored its opponents 10-0 in its past two games, 12-0 in the past three and 15-1 over the last four going back to Aug. 29.

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This story was originally published September 13, 2026 at 8:33 PM.

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