Match Report


New England RevolutionNew England Revolution     Orlando CityOrlando City
Neil FarringtonNeil Farrington Grant Bennion Grant Bennion
Juan CermeñoJ. Cermeño81
G
1captain
G
76Fernando SantosF. Santos
Afonso RibeiroA. Ribeiro73
D
2
D
70Arturo IbarraA. Ibarra
Franklin KallmanF. Kallman71
D
3
D
86Jonathan GuaguaJ. Guagua
Mitchell RobertsM. Roberts69
D
4
D
68Caio RodriguesC. Rodrigues
Clifford LewisC. Lewis74
M
5
M
76Murilo JuniorM. Junior
Christian L. PérezC. Pérez73
M
6
M
76Ronald ChancellorR. Chancellor
Brandon CookB. Cook71
M
7
M
82Juan Sebastian VeronJ. Veron
Dave SesayD. Sesay79
M
captain8
M
70Bernardo SouzaB. Souza
Jack HowardJ. Howard75
A
9
A
85Mark TraynorM. Traynor
Javier AckleyJ. Ackley75
A
10
A
78Wilker ArteagaW. Arteaga
Troy HarrisT. Harris79
A
11
A
80Nahuel MelendezN. Melendez
 
Cory BeckermanC. Beckerman69
D
12
D
67Santiago MolinaS. Molina
Ivan JenkinsI. Jenkins74
D
13
A
71Massimo AmauriM. Amauri
Jorge VillarroelJ. Villarroel79
A
14
A
70Brian MedinaB. Medina

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Gillette Stadium where New England Revolution play host to Orlando City. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both New England Revolution and Orlando City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Eduardo Carter.


0.00
The first half starts with New England Revolution kicking off!
2.22
Jonathan Guagua pushes mid-way up the pitch. Jonathan Guagua chips the ball to his team mate, Wilker Arteaga. Wilker Arteaga whips in a cross ball towards Nahuel Melendez. Nahuel Melendez beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent save by Juan Cermeño!
3.43
Mitchell Roberts threads the ball through to Christian L. Pérez. Christian L. Pérez brings the ball forward. Christian L. Pérez whips in a cross ball towards Javier Ackley. Javier Ackley flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
12.52
Brandon Cook flicks a high pass forward. Javier Ackley controls it well on his chest. Javier Ackley lofts in a cross ball towards Troy Harris. Troy Harris makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
14.10
Ronald Chancellor threads the ball through to Wilker Arteaga. Wilker Arteaga lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor makes a convincing header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
18.38
Afonso Ribeiro makes a probing pass to Dave Sesay. With vision, Dave Sesay plays the ball forward to Troy Harris. Troy Harris knocks in a cross ball towards Jack Howard. Jack Howard is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
22.41
Caio Rodrigues knocks the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Souza. Bernardo Souza decides to run forward with the ball. Bernardo Souza whips in a cross ball towards Nahuel Melendez. Nahuel Melendez knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Juan Cermeño comfortably punches it away to safety.
24.49
Ronald Chancellor sees a break and surges forward. Ronald Chancellor lofts in a cross ball towards Wilker Arteaga. Wilker Arteaga connects with a diving header but is denied by Juan Cermeño. Excellent save.
30.03
Ronald Chancellor makes a simple pass to Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wilker Arteaga but he's offside!
32.48
Juan Sebastian Veron threads the ball through to Wilker Arteaga. Wilker Arteaga shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
33.34
Arturo Ibarra knocks the ball forward to Juan Sebastian Veron. With a delightful solo run, Juan Sebastian Veron stretches the opposition's defence. Juan Sebastian Veron lofts in a cross ball towards Nahuel Melendez. Nahuel Melendez connects with a diving header. Juan Cermeño comfortably picks it out of the air!
36.01
Brandon Cook flicks a high ball forward to Jack Howard who takes it down. Jack Howard lofts in a cross ball towards Troy Harris. Troy Harris jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
39.46
Bernardo Souza knocks the ball forward to Nahuel Melendez. Nahuel Melendez flicks a high pass forward. Wilker Arteaga controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some silky footwork from Wilker Arteaga provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
40.09
With great vision, Christian L. Pérez plays the ball forward to Jack Howard. Jack Howard shoots from outside the area. Wonderful reactions from Fernando Santos keeps it out!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. New England Revolution appear unchanged since the first half. Orlando City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Orlando City get the second half underway!
48.18
Ronald Chancellor flicks a high pass forward. Wilker Arteaga controls it well on his chest. Wilker Arteaga lofts in a cross ball towards Nahuel Melendez. Nahuel Melendez flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
49.10
Bernardo Souza hits a low pass to Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.40
Clifford Lewis comes in with a late challenge on Caio Rodrigues. Clifford Lewis is shown the yellow card! Caio Rodrigues stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.17
Juan Sebastian Veron controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wilker Arteaga. Wilker Arteaga finds some space and shoots from distance. Juan Cermeño gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
57.56
Mitchell Roberts flicks a high ball forward to Dave Sesay who takes it down. Dave Sesay flicks a high ball forward to Troy Harris who takes it down. Troy Harris knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.02
Bernardo Souza sees Mark Traynor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mark Traynor shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Juan Cermeño manages to gather it.
67.07
Arturo Ibarra barges into Jack Howard. Arturo Ibarra is warned by the referee! Jack Howard stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.10
Ronald Chancellor threads a neat ball through to Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor flicks a high pass forward. Wilker Arteaga controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Wilker Arteaga takes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
72.14
Caio Rodrigues makes a simple pass to Bernardo Souza. With imagination, Bernardo Souza picks a pass forward to Wilker Arteaga. Wilker Arteaga finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
73.46
Seeing a gap ahead, Afonso Ribeiro plays the ball forward to Brandon Cook. Brandon Cook hits a low pass to Troy Harris. Troy Harris knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fernando Santos who gathers it comfortably.
77.15
Orlando City have made 2 substitutions with Santiago Molina replacing Jonathan Guagua and Massimo Amauri replacing Wilker Arteaga .
79.19
Christian L. Pérez makes a simple pass to Troy Harris. Troy Harris passes the ball forward but Javier Ackley is offside!
81.15
Juan Sebastian Veron flicks a high pass forward. Massimo Amauri controls it well on his chest. Massimo Amauri shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
83.23
Brandon Cook threads a neat ball through to Troy Harris. Troy Harris knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.09
Bernardo Souza clumsily knocks into Christian L. Pérez. Bernardo Souza is shown the yellow card! Christian L. Pérez stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.02
Clifford Lewis flicks the ball to his team mate, Troy Harris. Troy Harris tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
90.00
Arturo Ibarra flicks a high pass forward to Ronald Chancellor who brings the ball under control. Ronald Chancellor threads a neat ball through to Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

New England Revolution

Orlando City
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
10
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.5%
57.5%
Play Area
29.9%
44.8%
25.3%

Scorers
Troy Harris 36
Mark Traynor 14

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Juan Cermeño of New England Revolution

Match Ratings
1.Juan Cermeño (GK)
9
2.Afonso Ribeiro (DEF)
6
3.Franklin Kallman (DEF)
6
4.Mitchell Roberts (DEF)
6
5.Clifford Lewis (MID)yellow card
5
6.Christian L. Pérez (MID)
7
7.Brandon Cook (MID)
7
8.Dave Sesay (MID)
6
9.Jack Howard (ATT)
7
10.Javier Ackley (ATT)
6
11.Troy Harris (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Cory Beckerman (DEF)
0
13.Ivan Jenkins (DEF)
0
14.Jorge Villarroel (ATT)
0

1.Fernando Santos (GK)
7
2.Arturo Ibarra (DEF)
6
3.Jonathan Guagua (DEF)
6
4.Caio Rodrigues (DEF)
7
5.Murilo Junior (MID)
6
6.Ronald Chancellor (MID)
8
7.Juan Sebastian Veron (MID)
7
8.Bernardo Souza (MID)yellow card
6
9.Mark Traynor (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Wilker Arteaga (ATT)
8
11.Nahuel Melendez (ATT)
7
 
12.Santiago Molina (DEF)
6
13.Massimo Amauri (ATT)
6
14.Brian Medina (ATT)
0