FOXBOROUGH, MA– The New England Revolution II were victorious in a 2-0 match versus the Columbus Crew II in an MLS NEXT Pro Match on Thursday, May 25th.
The match kicked off at 7:30 p.m. ET at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA.
The XI. pic.twitter.com/hMxMoRSQyh
— New England Revolution II (@NERevolution2) May 25, 2023
The team started their lineup in a 3-4-3 formation with Jacob Jackson starting in net with a backline of Peyton (center backs) Pierre Cayet, Victor Souza, and Santiago Suarez. The wingback roles were manned by Peyton Miller (left) and Malcolm Fry (right). The midfield consisted of Colby Quinones (left midfield), and Jake Rozhansky (right midfield). The attacking roles were manned by Ben Awashie (left attacking wing), Marcos Dias (right winger), and Jordan Adebayo-Smith as the lone striker.
Thursday night soccer 🔜 pic.twitter.com/nUyt74H86M
— New England Revolution II (@NERevolution2) May 25, 2023
The match kicked off with New England starting from the center circle and launching it up the field into the left flank of Columbus defensive third.
For the first 30 minutes, it was a back-and-forth match with very little chances for either side.
Following a long ball in the 32nd minute, the Revolution took the early 1-0 lead.
Midweek Madness at its finest! 🤯
Adebayo-Smith takes advantage of the open space to put @NERevolution2 in front! pic.twitter.com/w046hBbvfY
— MLS NEXT Pro (@MLSNEXTPRO) May 25, 2023
After a long ball by —-, forward Jordan Adebayo-Smith rounded goalkeeper —– who was roughly 50 yards out of his own net. Adebayo-Smith walked it in for the early 1-0 lead
With no other action, the match entered halftime with the Revs leading 1-0.
HALFTIME:#NERevsII 1 | CLB 0
— New England Revolution II (@NERevolution2) May 25, 2023
The second half kicked off with Columbus starting from the center circle and launching it up the field into the New England defensive third.
Columbus had their best chance of the match in the 49th minute when #22 Marco Micaletto slid a ball into #9 Noah Fuson. His shot was saved point blank and cleared out of the revolution penalty area.
In the 60th minute, Head Coach Clint Peay made his first change of the match by substituting Peyton Miller for Gianluca Armellino.
Gianluca Armellino becomes the 28th #NERevs Academy player to make his pro debut with #NERevsII.
Congrats, Gianluca! https://t.co/50PHlGgXfw
— New England Revolution Academy (@NERevsAcademy) May 26, 2023
In the 62nd minute, Columbus Crew midfielder #10 Thomas Roberts was shown a yellow card.
In the 65th minute, Columbus Crew midfielder #7 Ariel Mbumba was shown a yellow card.
One minute later, the Revolution added to their advantage.
Ben Awashie collects the rebound to make it ✌️ for @NERevolution2! pic.twitter.com/pFv7d2zwR6
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Following a freekick taken by Jake Rozhansky, the ball was headed by Pierre Cayet and the ball struck the left post. The ball then deflected around in the box to find Victor Souza who slid it to Ben Awashie for the goal.
In the 82nd minute, Revolution II midfielder Jake Rozhansky was shown a yellow card.
In the 86th minute, Head Coach Clint Peay made his second and final change of the match by substituting Malcolm Fry for Nakye Greenidge-Duncan.
In the 86th minute, Revolution II forward Weverton was shown a yellow card.
After the 90 +4 minutes, the Revolution were victorious 2-0.
✔️Two goals
✔️Three points
✔️Two goalscorers
✔️One clean sheet@NERevolution2 checked all the boxes for tonight's massive victory at Gillette Stadium. 👏 pic.twitter.com/TM9IOOLkEO— MLS NEXT Pro (@MLSNEXTPRO) May 26, 2023
The New England Revolution II remain in Foxborough, MA to face CF Inter Miami II in an MLS NEXT Pro match on Sunday May 28th. The match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
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