FOXBORO — After weeks of sliding, slipping, and going nowhere quick, the New England Revolution lastly took one step ahead on Saturday night time at Gillette Stadium. With practically two-dozen of the their all-time best gamers in attendance for an alumni occasion celebrating the franchise’s 30-year anniversary, the Revolution (7-11-7, 28 factors) snapped a nine-game winless run and defeated longtime rivals DC United 2-0.
Revolution captain Carles Gil made the distinction and wrote his identify into New England soccer historical past on an evening designated for celebrating the membership and searching again. Gil’s help and objective within the second half have been his 129th and a hundred and thirtieth profession objective contributions with the Revolution, which tied and surpassed the earlier membership file held by Taylor Twellman.
It was becoming that Twellman was within the stands together with a number of of his different teammates from 2002-10 to witness the breaking of his file. Hours earlier than at a VIP occasion for followers that includes lots of the membership’s former standout gamers, Twellman said that Gil is arguably one of the best participant to ever put on a Revolution jersey.
Gil helped the Revolution open the scoring within the 62nd minute. He beat three defenders on the suitable flank, then crossed into the penalty space for Leonardo Campana, who nodded the feed contained in the far nook of the web for his fifth objective of the season.
New England’s second tally arrived eight minutes later. With the ball close to the left facet of the field, Peyton Miller reduce to the within and laid the ball off to Gil, who neatly curled a shot from the highest of the realm previous a immobile Joonhong Kim for his historic ninth objective of the season.
The Revolution couldn’t afford one other slip-up after taking one win of their earlier 14 common season video games and followers protesting the membership’s poor type. With Gil serving to lead the assault, Matt Turner made his season debut in objective after becoming a member of the membership from Olimpique Lyonais final week and helped maintain the match down defensively.
Turner recorded 4 saves and saved a clear sheet, his greatest second coming within the thirty seventh minute after he dropped all the way down to halt a low drive by DC’s Hsei Kijima off a quick break.
The sport was cagey for lengthy spells, together with many of the first half. Campana’s first-time shot from prime of field was saved by Kim within the 57th minute, whereas Jared Stroud had a soft-hit shot saved by Turner (sixty fourth); and Gabriel Pirani’s left-footed shot from heart of field missed huge proper (sixty fifth). Campana’s first-time lob flew over the bar from Tomas Chancalay’s cross within the 69th minute as properly.
The outcome leaves DC (4-15-7, 19 pts) in final place and winless in 15 video games. The Revolution will attempt to construct on the outcome subsequent Saturday as they host Los Angeles FC.
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