HAMILTON, Bermuda - Kenny Mansally scored his fourth goal in two games, and Adam Cristman added his second in as many contests, as the New England Revolution posted a 2-0 victory over the Bermuda National Team at National Stadium on Wednesday night in a preseason exhibition.
Mansally put the Revs ahead in the 21st minute when he collected a short pass from Cristman in the middle of the area and blasted a low, hard shot past Bermuda' goalkeeper. Sainey Nyassi played the ball into the mixer from the right wing, where Cristman knocked it over to Mansally for the goal.
Nyassi's night was over shortly after the goal, however, as he was wounded above his eye in a collision with a Bermuda player along the touchline and was taken to a local hospital for a precautionary screening. He was replaced by trialist Javier Delgado who went in at left back in the team's 3-5-2 alignment, which sent Chris Alright from right back to wide right midfield.
With the Revolution leading 1-0 at the half, Cristman struck early in the second to give the team a two-goal cushion. After Shalrie Joseph deflected a poor pass by the Bermuda defense, Cristman pounced on the loose ball and struck it home low for the goal in the 48th minute.
Second-half substitute keeper Brad Knighton prevented Bermuda from pulling within one goal in the 53rd minute when he stopped a breakaway from the edge of the center circle by Aljame Zuill. In the 73rd minute, Zuill again had a chance when he chipped Knighton from the left wing, but trialist Sam Brill recovered and made a goal line clearance to preserve the shutout.
Amaechi Igwe saw his apparent goal - a header on the far post off an Albright cross - and a Revs 3-0 lead taken off the board midway through the second half after he was adjudged to have come from an offside position.
Several squad members were unavailable for the game because of injuries: F Jose Angulo (left knee), M Wells Thompson (left heel), D Rob Valentino (left knee), F Spencer Wadsworth (left ankle) and GK Doug Warren (eye infection).
With the win, the Revs improved to 2-0-0 in preseason matches this year. The team is schedule to return to Foxborough on Thursday, Feb. 21, and will train locally five days next week. On March 1, the team will depart for a seven-day training trip in Cancun, Mexico, where the squad will face Pioneros de Cancun (Segunda Division) and Mexico's Primera Division's reigning Apertura champion, Atlante.
New England Revolution at Bermuda National Team
February 20, 2008 - National Stadium (Hamilton, Bermuda)
Scoring Summary
NE - Kenny Mansally (Adam Cristman, Sainey Nyassi) 21
NE - Adam Cristman (Shalrie Joseph) 48
New England Revolution:
Matt Reis (Brad Knighton 45), Jay Heaps (Sam Brill 64), Michael Parkhurst (Gary Flood 64), Chris Albright, Khano Smith (Amaechi Igwe 45), Shalrie Joseph (Kyle Altman 59), Jeff Larentowicz (Joe Franchino 45), Sainey Nyassi (Javier Delgado 24), Steve Ralston (Kyle Helton 59), Adam Cristman, Kenny Mansally
Substitutes Not Used: None
Misconduct Summary:
BDA - Kwame Steede (caution) 39
BDA - Lloyd Holder (caution) 89
New England Revolution - Complete 2008 Preseason Schedule
Saturday, Feb. 16 at Bermuda National Team (W, 6-1)
Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Bermuda National Team (W, 2-0)
Monday, March 3 at Pioneros de Cancun (MEX), Cancun, Mexico
Wednesday, March 5 at Atlante Futbol Club (MEX), Cancun, Mexico
Friday, March 14 vs. Club Deportivo Marathón (HON), New Orleans, La.
Sunday, March 16 at New Orleans Shellshockers (USL-PDL), New Orleans, La.
Wednesday, March 19 at New Orleans Shellshockers (USL-PDL), New Orleans, La.
