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Jose Martinez, Andre Blake nominated for MLS yearly awards

November 2, 2023

Oct 28, 2023; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Union midfielder Jose Martinez (8) reacts after a goal against the New England Revolution in the first half of game one in a round one match of the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs at Subaru Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports

Philadelphia Union midfielder Jose Martinez and goalkeeper Andre Blake have been nominated for MLS Goal and Save of the Year awards respectively.

The league opened voting for the yearly awards on Monday, which featured two of the key members of the Union squad. Voting for both individual awards will close on Monday, November 6.

Martinez netted his first Union goal in style as Jim Curtin’s squad fought back to tie Orlando City 2-2 on June 21. The Venezuelan’s 90th-minute long-range missile helped erase a two-goal deficit at Exploria Stadium.

You can vote for Martinez’s strike for Goal of the Year here:

Andre Blake is known to make several key saves through the course of a season, but the Jamaican’s two-handed punch on Christian Benteke in August’s 3-1 victory proved crucial.

With the Union leading 3-0 at Audi Field, Benteke was teed up by Mateusz Klich at the back post. The Belgian’s powerful header was denied by Blake before the Union cleared their lines on a pair of additional shot attempts.

The Union would hang on for a 3-1 road victory thanks to Blake’s heroics.

You can vote for Blake’s save for Save of the Year here:

The Union return to playoff action on November 8 for their second match against the New England Revolution. A 3-1 home victory over the Revs have the Union sitting in prime position to advance in the MLS Cup Playoffs.