A bad weekend in Vancouver had turned into a bad week for the Philadelphia Union.

For the second straight game, the Union allowed a hat trick, this time to Nashville Sam Surridge, in a 3-1 loss at GEODIS Park in the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup Tuesday night.

It’s the third time that Nashville has beaten the Union this season. On the heels of the Union’s 7-0 loss to the Whitecaps, that’s 10 goals conceded in two games for a club that had given up 30 goals in the first 32 games in all competitions. The Union hadn’t given up a hat trick since Oct. 1, 2022 (four goals by Daniel Rios of Charlotte), but have now done it in consecutive games, with Thomas Muller scored three times at the weekend.

The Union’s heartbreak in the Open Cup continues. It’s the fifth time they’ve made the semifina

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