CHESTER — There was a symmetry nearly four years in the making that Mikael Uhre had the most fleeting of moments to enjoy Saturday night.

It was the late winter of 2022, before the Union’s season opener against Minnesota United. Uhre had signed days before from Danish club Brondby, the latest forward touted as “the guy,” the all-caps, mid-career striker who would bring the Union to the promised land. On that crisp, February day, Uhre’s introduction to MLS featured a parka, a scarf held aloft and the River End serenading him with chants of “UH-re, Mi-kael UH-re.”

The chants were the same Saturday at Subaru Park, as Uhre was subbed off in the 58th minute and walked the perimeter of the field back to the Union’s bench. He had his goal against New York City FC.

After 32 more minutes of nerv

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