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Union beats German club FC Schalke 04 2-1

The Columbian
Published: May 8, 2012, 5:00pm

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Chandler Hoffman scored in the 88th minute to give the Philadelphia Union a 2-1 victory over German club FC Schalke 04 on Wednesday night in an exhibition game.

Lionard Pajoy also scored for Philadelphia in the 21st minute, and Sergio Escudero tied it in the 41st minute in Schalke’s first game in the United States since 1963.

Philadelphia improved to 4-0 in international exhibition games at PPL Park following 1-0 victories over Celtic FC, Chivas de Guadalajara and Everton.

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