In an eventful debut for the New York Red Bulls, Andres Reyes scored his first MLS goal before his first-half sending off sparked a comeback for the New England Revolution, which rallied for a 3-1 win Saturday night at Gillette Stadium.
Reyes, filling in for the injured Aaron Long, rose up to meet Frankie Amaya’s corner kick with a powerful header from the edge of the six-yard box to give the visitors a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute.
The Revs leveled in the 36th minute when, after Caden Clark was dispossessed — and thought he was fouled — Arnór Ingvi Traustason played a quick pass to Gustavo Bou, who equalized with a shot low to Carlos Coronel's left.
Two minutes later, the match turned when Reyes was given his marching orders for a second bookable offense, ending the young Colombian center back’s night and reducing the Red Bulls to 10 men.
Tajon Buchanan gave New England the lead in first-half stoppage time, eluding Sean Nealis and beating a cheating Coronel inside the near post.
The Red Bulls battled in the second half and clawed away for the equalizer, while the Revolution saw several chances to extend the lead go awry until Adam Buksa scored off the bench for a second consecutive match with the 82nd-minute insurance tally.
Goals
Three Things
- THE BIG PICTURE: The Revs rebounded from an early deficit to celebrate a second straight win, extend an unbeaten run to three matches and remain undefeated at Gillette Stadium this year, moving atop the East with the result. Meanwhile, a dream start turned into a nightmare for the Red Bulls, who suffered a second consecutive defeat to an Eastern Conference foe.
- MOMENT OF THE MATCH: The Reyes sending off appeared to be coming, with the 21-year-old treading dangerously after his first booking just seven minutes before this stomp of Carles Gil that changed the match.
- MAN OF THE MATCH: We’ll give the honors to Bou for a goal and an assist on the night. He also had seven key passes, completed 80 percent of his passes and won six duels in his 84-minute shift.
Next Up
- NE: Saturday, May 29 at FC Cincinnati | 3:00 pm ET | MLS LIVE on ESPN+ | MLS regular season
- RBNY: Saturday, May 29 vs. Orlando City SC | 1:00 pm ET | MLS LIVE on ESPN+ | MLS regular season
