FOXBOROUGH, MA– Following the New England Revolution’s 3-0 victory over Houston Dynamo FC in their MLS home opener, defender Brandon Bye and midfielder/forward Dylan Borrero have made the MLS Team of the Week!
MLS Team of the Matchday 2. Image Courtesy of Major League Soccer.
New England Revolution right back Brandon Bye obtained a starting position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 2 following his stellar performance on March 4th to a 13,000+ crowd at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA. 27-year-old Bye played the full 90 minutes finished the match with joint man of the match honors with an 8.5 match rating according to Fotmob. Offensively, Bye had 1 goal on 2 shot attempts (100% accuracy). Bye also was credited with an assist in the Revolution’s opening goal where midfielder/forward Dylan Borrero found the back of the net. The defender also went 31/45 (69%) on accurate passes throughout the match with 0/3 accuracy on long balls (0%) along with 67 total touches and 2 passes in the final third. Bye defensively was 1/1 (100%) on tackles won with 1 block, 2 clearances (2 of which were headed clearances), and 2 recoveries. He went 4/4 (100%) on ground duels and was 4/6 (67%) on aerial duels won.
March 4, 2023; Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA; New England Revolution defender Brandon Bye (15) celebrates his goal with midfielder Latif Blessing (19). Image Courtesy of New England Revolution
Along with Bye, New England Revolution midfielder/forward Dylan Borrero managed to make a substitute appearance in the MLS Team of the Matchday 2 following his fantastic performance. 22-year-old Borrero managed to play 69 minutes and obtained a 7.8 match rating according to Fotmob. Offensively, Borrero had 1 goal on 3 total shots (100% accuracy). Along with the goal, Borrero was also involved in Brandon Bye’s goal in the match with a fantastic play where he turned two defenders and his cross found Bobby Wood and then was finished by Brandon Bye. He was credited with 1 assist. In the attack, Borrero went 22/27 (81%) on accurate passes with 1 chance created. He managed 45 touches with 1/1 successful dribbles (100%). His passes in the final third tallied 4 with 2/4 (50%) accurate crosses and 1/1 (100%) accurate long balls. He managed to get dispossessed 2 times throughout the match and was noted as an offensive threat that Houston’s defense could not handle according to the MLS Apple TV broadcast. Defensively, Borrero had 0 tackles won with 6 recoveries. He went 3/7 (43%) on ground duels won and had 0 aerial duels won.
March 4, 2023; Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA; New England Revolution midfielder Dylan Borrero (11) scores the opening goal in an MLS game between the New England Revolution and the Houston Dynamo FC at Gillette Stadium. New England defeated Houston 3-0. (c) Burt Granofsky
The New England Revolution (2-0-0, 6 pts.) are off to face the defending 2022 MLS Cup Champions Los Angeles FC (1-0-0, 3pts.) at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, March 12. The match kicks off at 10:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
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