▁a ▁row ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁Re ign ▁and ▁move ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁Stage ▁ 1 ▁Sem if inals , ▁where ▁they ▁would ▁face ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Sho ck . ▁The ▁F usion ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁claim ▁a ▁point ▁on ▁I li os ▁and ▁were ▁full - h eld ▁on ▁Hollywood ▁to ▁enter ▁hal ft ime ▁down ▁ 0 – 2 . ▁While ▁the ▁F usion ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁complete ▁Hor izon ▁L un ar ▁Col ony ▁on ▁their ▁attack , ▁the ▁Sho ck ▁did ▁as ▁well ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁map ▁in ▁over time ▁r ounds . ▁Philadelphia ▁was ▁then ▁full - h eld ▁on ▁R ial to ▁to ▁c ement ▁a ▁ 0 – 4 ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Sho ck . ▁ ▁Stage ▁ 2 ▁ ▁Philadelphia ▁began ▁Stage ▁ 2 ▁on ▁April ▁ 4 ▁with ▁a ▁match ▁against ▁the ▁und efe ated ▁New ▁York ▁Excel si or . ▁The ▁F usion ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁map ▁in ▁the ▁match ▁and ▁were ▁swe pt ▁ 0 – 4 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁season . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁they ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁Florida ▁May hem . ▁The ▁May hem ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁map , ▁O asis , ▁in ▁convin cing ▁fashion , ▁but ▁the ▁F usion ▁turned ▁it ▁around , ▁taking ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁maps ▁and ▁winning ▁the ▁match ▁ 3 – 1 . ▁The ▁F usion ' s ▁first ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁week ▁was ▁against ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Def i ant ▁on ▁April ▁