Match Report


New England RevolutionNew England Revolution     D.C. UnitedD.C. United
Neil FarringtonNeil Farrington John Miller John Miller
Juan CermeñoJ. Cermeño81
G
1
G
74José CoronadoJ. Coronado
Afonso RibeiroA. Ribeiro73
D
2
D
65Craig SesayC. Sesay
Alex GareyA. Garey75
D
3
D
63Johnathan ButlerJ. Butler
Ivan JenkinsI. Jenkins74
D
4
D
77Juan Cruz RivasJ. Rivas
Lee NoonanL. Noonan78
M
5
D
69Luis AyovíL. Ayoví
Jordan JoyceJ. Joyce80
M
6
M
76Samuel PickensS. Pickens
Brandon CookB. Cook72
M
7
M
73Alvaro CortesA. Cortes
Dave SesayD. Sesay80
M
captain8captain
A
75Elmer ReyesE. Reyes
Jorge VillarroelJ. Villarroel82
A
9
A
71Sam MooreS. Moore
Javier AckleyJ. Ackley75
A
10
A
72Pedro RonaldoP. Ronaldo
Walter DomínguezW. Domínguez78
A
11
A
36Ezequiel BermudezE. Bermudez
 
Troy HarrisT. Harris81
A
12
D
39Bryan FerrariB. Ferrari
Franklin KallmanF. Kallman71
D
13
M
47Aaron ElenioA. Elenio
Jack HowardJ. Howard76
A
14
A
34Camilo SantosC. Santos

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Gillette Stadium where New England Revolution play host to D.C. United. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
New England Revolution are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while D.C. United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Derrick Grossman.


0.00
New England Revolution kick off and get the first half underway!
3.50
Afonso Ribeiro passes the ball forward to Brandon Cook. Brandon Cook flicks a high pass forward. Walter Domínguez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Walter Domínguez knocks in a cross ball towards Jorge Villarroel. Jorge Villarroel connects with a diving header but is denied by Juan Cruz Rivas. Excellent block.
4.36
Brandon Cook sees a break and surges forward. Brandon Cook knocks in a cross ball towards Javier Ackley. Javier Ackley connects with a diving header. José Coronado manages to gather it comfortably.
6.09
Ivan Jenkins makes a probing pass to Jordan Joyce. Jordan Joyce passes the ball forward to Jorge Villarroel. Jorge Villarroel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to José Coronado who gathers it comfortably.
14.23
Afonso Ribeiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lee Noonan. Lee Noonan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Walter Domínguez. Walter Domínguez rushes past Juan Cruz Rivas! Walter Domínguez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from José Coronado.
15.20
Johnathan Butler boots it upfield. Pedro Ronaldo plays a one-two with Ezequiel Bermudez and rushes in on goal... Pedro Ronaldo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Juan Cermeño gets down and covers it.
16.27
Alvaro Cortes flicks a high pass forward. Ezequiel Bermudez controls it well on his chest. Ezequiel Bermudez whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Ronaldo. Pedro Ronaldo makes a deft header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
22.49
Alvaro Cortes flicks the ball to his team mate, Sam Moore. Sam Moore shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Juan Cermeño. Excellent save.
26.19
Alex Garey gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Javier Ackley plays a quick one-two with Walter Domínguez and rushes in on goal... Javier Ackley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! José Coronado had no chance!! Goal for New England Revolution!
39.54
Afonso Ribeiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brandon Cook. Brandon Cook controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jorge Villarroel. Jorge Villarroel whips in a cross ball towards Walter Domínguez. With a superhuman jump, Walter Domínguez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Walter Domínguez scores for New England Revolution!!
44.23
Samuel Pickens flicks the ball to his team mate, Ezequiel Bermudez. Ezequiel Bermudez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan Cermeño who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Ivan Jenkins receives the ball from a throw-in from Afonso Ribeiro. Ivan Jenkins threads the ball through to Lee Noonan. Lee Noonan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jorge Villarroel. Jorge Villarroel runs straight at the defence! Jorge Villarroel shoots from just inside the box but somehow Luis Ayoví happens to be in the right place to block it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. New England Revolution appear unchanged since the first half. D.C. United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and D.C. United kick off!
47.41
Brandon Cook hacks Samuel Pickens from behind! The referee calls over Brandon Cook and warns him to calm down! Samuel Pickens runs off the knock.
55.35
Juan Cruz Rivas hits a low pass to Alvaro Cortes. Alvaro Cortes knocks the ball forward to Ezequiel Bermudez. Ezequiel Bermudez threads a neat ball through to Pedro Ronaldo. Pedro Ronaldo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.54
Luis Ayoví hits a low pass to Alvaro Cortes. Alvaro Cortes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Ronaldo. Pedro Ronaldo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.36
Showing composure, Dave Sesay picks a pass forward to Jorge Villarroel. Jorge Villarroel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
60.13
Jordan Joyce kicks a strong pass forward to Jorge Villarroel. Jorge Villarroel cuts inside the box! Jorge Villarroel shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but José Coronado manages to gather it easily.
63.59
Lee Noonan threads a neat ball through to Walter Domínguez. Walter Domínguez finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.46
Brandon Cook flicks a high pass forward. Javier Ackley collects the pass. Javier Ackley shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from José Coronado.
66.25
Samuel Pickens changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Samuel Pickens makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Elmer Reyes but he's offside!
67.16
Lee Noonan chips the ball to his team mate, Jorge Villarroel. Jorge Villarroel knocks in a cross ball towards Javier Ackley. Javier Ackley fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but somehow José Coronado manages to keep it out.
77.33
D.C. United have made 3 substitutions with Aaron Elenio replacing Alvaro Cortes, Bryan Ferrari replacing Craig Sesay and Camilo Santos replacing Ezequiel Bermudez .
79.41
Bryan Ferrari flicks a high pass forward. Aaron Elenio controls it well on his chest. Aaron Elenio makes a probing pass to Elmer Reyes. Elmer Reyes edges inside the box! Elmer Reyes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Juan Cermeño reads it well. He makes it look easy!
87.08
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
89.05
Dave Sesay hits a low pass to Jorge Villarroel. Jorge Villarroel knocks the ball forward to Javier Ackley but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
Samuel Pickens clumsily knocks into Lee Noonan. The referee calls over Samuel Pickens and warns him to calm down! Lee Noonan runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

New England Revolution

D.C. United
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.1%
43.9%
Play Area
25.8%
40.9%
33.3%

Scorers
Javier Ackley 26
Walter Domínguez 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Walter Domínguez of New England Revolution

Match Ratings
1.Juan Cermeño (GK)
7
2.Afonso Ribeiro (DEF)
6
3.Alex Garey (DEF)
6
4.Ivan Jenkins (DEF)
6
5.Lee Noonan (MID)
7
6.Jordan Joyce (MID)
6
7.Brandon Cook (MID)
7
8.Dave Sesay (MID)
6
9.Jorge Villarroel (ATT)
8
10.Javier Ackley (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Walter Domínguez (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Troy Harris (ATT)
0
13.Franklin Kallman (DEF)
0
14.Jack Howard (ATT)
0

1.José Coronado (GK)
8
2.Craig Sesay (DEF)
6
3.Johnathan Butler (DEF)
6
4.Juan Cruz Rivas (DEF)
6
5.Luis Ayoví (DEF)
6
6.Samuel Pickens (MID)
6
7.Alvaro Cortes (MID)
7
8.Elmer Reyes (ATT)
6
9.Sam Moore (ATT)
6
10.Pedro Ronaldo (ATT)
6
11.Ezequiel Bermudez (ATT)
6
 
12.Bryan Ferrari (DEF)
6
13.Aaron Elenio (MID)
6
14.Camilo Santos (ATT)
6