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The New England Revolution II (1-1-3, 5 pts.) tied Toronto FC II (1-1-2, 4 pts) in a 1-1 match, but defeated them 5-4 in penalties on Friday afternoon.

Revolution II draw 1-1 versus Toronto FC II, win extra point in penalties 5-4

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FOXBOROUGH, MA— The New England Revolution II (1-1-3, 5 pts.) tied Toronto FC II (1-1-2, 4 pts) in a 1-1 match, but defeated them 5-4 in penalties on Friday afternoon.

The match kicked off at 6:00 p.m. ET at York Lions Stadium in Toronto, Canada.

The team started their lineup in a 4-3-3 formation with goalkeeper JD Gunn starting in the net with a backline of (left back) Eric Klein, (center backs) Victor Souza and Santiago Suarez, along with (right back) Hesron Barry. The midfield consisted of Lucas Maciel(left), Jack Panayotou (center), and Patrick Leal (right). The forward roles were manned by Gevork Diarbian (left), Alex Monis (right), and Marcos Dias (central) as the lone striker.

Defender Victor Souza wore the captain’s armband.

This is JD Gunn’s New England Revolution professional debut.

First team players Santiago Suarez and Jack Panayotou started the match. Joshua Bolma was on the bench.

The match began with Toronto starting from the center circle. They elected swiftly to launch the ball into New England’s defensive third.

In just the 2nd minute, Toronto FC II midfielder #89 Charlie Staniland was issued a yellow card for fouling Gevork Diarbian.

Just 7 minutes into the match, Toronto gained the early advantage.

After midfielder #73 Jesús Batiz drove into the box, the ball pinballed around between forward #72 Mark Fisher and #73 Jesús Batiz. The ball then was flicked onto forward #82 Julian Altobelli for the easy back-post finish.

Toronto’s second effort in the match came in the 13th minute when TFC had a corner kick, but the effort was caught by goalkeeper JD Gunn.

Entering the 18th minute, Toronto had yet another chance, this time from long distance when midfielder #71 Markus Cimermancic’s effort went beckoning over the bar.

In the 24th minute, Revolution II defender Hesron Barry was issued a yellow card four fouling #72 Mark Fisher.

Toronto had yet another corner kick chance when the effort went wide and was kept in by defender #59 Ythallo. The ball was then cleared to half.

In just the 39th minute, Toronto FC II midfielder #95 Nathaniel Edwards was issued a yellow card.

Entering the 45+1st minute, New England equalized.

After bringing down a header from his own right back, Lucas Maciel trapped the ball and sent a through ball toward Alex Monis. With the goalkeeper coming out, Monis switched the field to find Marcos Dias for the right-footed chip shot into the center of the goal.

Following the goal, the match entered halftime level at 1-1.

The second half began with New England starting from the center circle. The ball was played backwards and then launched into Toronto’s defensive third.

Toronto had the first chance of the half from a corner kick, but it was cleared by Victor Souza.

New England’s first chance came in the 54th minute when Gevork Diarbian’s effort was deflected out for a corner kick. The ensuing corner was cleared.

Toronto had yet another chance entering the 57th minute when #82 Julian Altobelli attempted to find #95 Nathaniel Edwards, but it was blocked.

Another corner kick for Toronto FC was almost finished by #73 Jesús Batiz, but the ball went just wide.

In the 63rd minute, Toronto FC II head coach Gianni Cimini made his first two changes of the match by substituting midfielders #89 Charlie Staniland and #95 Nathaniel Edwards and replacing them with midfielder #68 Lucas Olguin and defender #92 Theo Brown.

Entering the 66th minute, Revolution II head coach Richie Williams made his first change of the match by substituting Gevork Diarbian and replacing him with Joshua Bolma

Just 2 minutes later, Toronto FC II head coach Gianni Cimini made his third change of the match by substituting forward #82 Julian Altobelli and replacing him with forward #81 Hassan Ayari.

Another corner kick for Toronto came just after the 70th minute when #73 Jesús Batiz’s delivery was met with a header by #59 Ythallo. The header was then saved by JD Gunn.

Entering the 74th minute, Revolution II head coach Richie Williams made his second and third changes of the match by substituting Alex Monis and Patrick Leal and replacing them with Olger Escobar and Luka Borovic.

Entering the 81st minute, Revolution II head coach Richie Williams made his final change of the match by substituting Eric Klein and replacing him with Alex Parvu. This is Parvu’s professional debut.

Just before the 84th minute, Toronto FC II head coach Gianni Cimini made his final two changes of the match by substituting midfielder #73 Jesús Batiz and forward #91 Dékwon Barrow and replacing them with defender #65 Antony Ćurić and forward #70 Matthew Catavolo.

After the 90+3 minutes, the match was level at 1-1 and would enter a penalty shootout to determine which team would leave with an extra point.

Toronto FC II’s first penalty kick taker was #65 Antony Ćurić. His right-footed shot was saved to keep the scoreline at 0-0.

The Revolution’s first penalty kick taker was Marcos Dias, His right footed shot was converted into the top right corner past #40 Adisa De Rosario to take the 1-0 lead.

Toronto FC II’s second penalty kick taker was #70 Matthew Catavolo. His right-footed shot went into the bottom left corner to level it 1-1.

The Revolution’s second penalty kick taker was Olger Escobar. His left footed shot was saved in the bottom left past #40 Adisa De Rosario to keep it 1-1.

Next up for Toronto FC II was #81 Hassan Ayari. His right footed shot into the top left corner was finished to make it 2-1.

The Revolution’s third penalty kick taker was Joshua Bolma stepped up to take the third penalty kick, and his right footed shot into the bottom left corner was buried to keep it level at 2-2.

Next up for Toronto FC II was #92 Theo Brown. His right footed shot was saved in the middle left of the net to keep it level at 2-2.

The Revolution’s fourth penalty kick taker was Victor Souza. His right footed shot went into the top left corner for the 3-2 advantage.

Next up for Toronto FC II was #72 Mark Fisher. His right footed shot was buried in the top left corner to level the scoreline 3-3.

The Revolution’s fifth penalty kick taker was Jack Panayotou. He could win the match with a goal. His left footed shot was saved into the bottom left corner to keep it 3-3.

Next up for Toronto FC II was #58 Ythallo. His right footed shot hit the middle of the crossbar, bar down, and in to make it 4-3.

The Revolution’s sixth penalty kick taker was Luka Borovic. His right footed shot went into the bottom left corner to level it 4-4.

Next up for Toronto FC II was #85 Marko Stojadinovic. Marko decided to go quickly with a two-step penalty. His right footed shot struck the right post to keep the scoreline level at 4-4.

To win the match, Alex Pârvu stepped up on his debut. His right-footed shot went directly into the middle left of the goal to win the match for New England 5-4 in penalties!

Richie Williams and the New England Revolution II (1-1-3, 5 pts.) return home to New England to face Eastern Conference side Inter Miami II (3-1-1, 10 pts.). The match will kick off at Oullette Stadium at 3:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, April 28th. For more MLS NEXT Pro content, you can find it on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.

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