NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION vs. COLUMBUS CREW SC
Gillette Stadium | Foxborough, Massachusetts
August 20, 2016 | Week #24 | MLS Game #244
7:30 pm ET (MLS LIVE, CSN-NE, TWCSC-OH, CW Columbus)
A critical match for a pair of clubs looking to haul themselves above the red line is ahead when the New England Revolution entertain Columbus Crew SC on Saturday evening Gillette Stadium. The Revolution have fallen a point out of the top six playoff positions in the conference, their losing slide now at three matches following a 4-0 home loss to Philadelphia Union last weekend. Crew SC are a further six points back in the division in ninth place, their winless streak now at 10 games after their 3-3 draw with conference leaders New York City FC at home last Saturday.
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- The Revolution suffered a third consecutive defeat, conceding four goals for a second game in a row in their 4-0 loss to Philadelphia Union on Saturday evening at Gillette Stadium. It matched the largest margin of defeat, and the heaviest loss by shutout, for the Revolution in their 21-year history. in a home game
- Crew SC saw their winless streak extended to 10 matches – their longest since the club-record 13-game winless run in 2006 – despite coming back for a dramatic 3-3 draw with New York City FC on Saturday evening.
- The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Lee Nguyen scored early and Kei Kamara scored late – against his former club – as the Revolution claimed a 3-1 win July 9 at Gillette Stadium.
- The Revolution have a three-game undefeated streak alive in Foxborough, Crew SC’s last win there coming July 26, 2014. Crew SC have won the last two league meetings in Columbus, though the Revolution won the first leg of their Eastern Conference Semifinal Series in 2014, as well as both matches in Columbus during the 2013 regular season.
REFEREE: Edvin Jurisevic. AR1 (bench): Gianni Facchini; AR2 (opposite): Brian Dunn; 4th: Chris Penso
MLS Career: 101 games; FC/gm: 22.8; Y/gm: 3.6; R: 23; pens: 20 SUSPENDED: CLB: Tony Tchani (yellow card accumulation; through Aug. 21)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: NE: Scott Caldwell; London Woodberry
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: CLB: Wil Trapp, Michael Azira
DISABLED LIST: NE: Xavier Kouassi … CLB: Matt Pacifici, Ben Swanson (season-ending injury)
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (66 meetings): Revolution 22 wins (1 shootout), 84 goals … Crew SC 32 wins (4 shootout), 100 goals … Ties 12
AT NEW ENGLAND (34 meetings): Revolution 14 wins (0 shootout), 47 goals … Crew SC 14 wins (3 shootout), 40 goals … Ties 6
FUTURE MATCH: 9/25: Columbus Crew SC vs. New England Revolution, 7 p.m. ET (FS1)
- The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Lee Nguyen scored early and Kei Kamara scored late – against his former club – as the Revolution claimed a 3-1 win July 9 at Gillette Stadium.
- The Revolution have a three-game undefeated streak alive in Foxborough, Crew SC’s last win there coming July 26, 2014. Crew SC have won the last two league meetings in Columbus, though the Revolution won the first leg of their Eastern Conference Semifinal Series in 2014, as well as both matches in Columbus during the 2013 regular season.
- Coaches record: Gregg Berhalter vs. NE: P6 W3 L2 D1 … Jay Heaps vs. CLB: P12 W6 L4 D2
LAST MEETING (MLS):
7/9: NE 3, CLB 1 (Nguyen 3; own goal 34; K. Kamara 71 – O. Kamara 42)
- The Revolution took the lead after just three minutes. A cross was cleared only as far as Lee Nguyen at the top of the area, and he curled in a nice effort high inside the left post. The hosts then doubled their lead in the 34th when Kei Kamara's centering pass was knocked into his own goal by a sliding Columbus midfielder Wil Trapp.
- Crew SC were able to pull a goal back just before halftime when Ola Kamara ran onto a pretty through ball from Tony Tchani and slipped a left-footed shot under New England goalkeeper Brad Knighton from close range.
- But Kei Kamara restored the margin against his former team in the 71st minute, capitalizing on a defensive mixup when Crew SC defenders colliding and easily putting home the free ball in the box.
- NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (4-2-3-1): Brad Knighton - Andrew Farrell, London Woodberry, Jose Goncalves, Chris Tierney - Scott Caldwell (Daigo Kobayashi 78), Je-Vaughn Watson - Teal Bunbury (Femi Hollinger-Janzen 85), Lee Nguyen (Diego Fagundez 90), Kelyn Rowe - Kei Kamara.
- COLUMBUS CREW SC (4-2-3-1): Steve Clark - Harrison Afful (Hector Jimenez 79), Michael Parkhurst, Chad Barson, Waylon Francis - Wil Trapp, Tony Tchani - Ethan Finlay (Cedrick Mabwati 65), Mohammed Saeid (Dilly Duka 66), Justin Meram - Ola Kamara.
