FOXBOROUGH, MA— The New England Revolution II (14-5-8, 56 pts.) tied Orlando City B (12-10-4, 41 pts). in a 1-1 match and then were victorious 4-3 in penalties on Thursday night.
The match kicked off at 7:30 p.m. ET at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Revolution II starting XI versus Orlando City B.
The team started their lineup in a 4-3-3 formation with goalkeeper Max Weinstein starting in the net with a backline of (left back) Colby Quiñónes , (center backs) Pierre Cayet and Santiago Suarez, along with (right back) Victor Souza. The midfield consisted of Damian Rivera (left), Noble Okello (center), and Jake Rozhansky (right). The forward roles were manned by Joshua Bolma (left), Marcos Dias (right), and Jordan Adebayo-Smith (central) as the lone striker.
The squad today featured 2 first-team rostered players as Damian Rivera and Joshua Bolma started tonight’s match.
Starting XI versus Orlando City B. Image Courtesy of New England Revolution II
The match began with New England starting from the center circle. Jake Rozhansky elected to play the ball backwards to find defender Santiago Suarez, who sent the ball up the field for a 50/50 ball.
New England’s first moment of the match came in the 7th minute when Joshua Bolma’s left footed shot was saved in the bottom right corner by Orlando goalkeeper #50 Javier Otero.
Orlando’s first moment of the match came in the 12th minute when #58 Juninho’s right footed shot went just wide of the left post.
Entering the 13th minute, the Revolution gained the early lead.
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Following a corner kick taken by Jake Rozhansky, bodies were flying in the box and defender Victor Souza managed to get his head on the ball and head it home into the top left corner for his first career professional goal.
Entering the 26th minute, New England had 3 back-to-back-to-back chances as Jake Rozhanksy (1 right-footed, 1 headed) and Damian Rivera (1 left-footed) chances were met by saves from Orlando goalkeeper #50 Javier Otero.
In the 37th minute, Orlando City B defender #28 Abdi Salim was issued a yellow card for a harsh foul on Revolution forward Joshua Bolma.
In the 42nd minute, Orlando City B midfielder #58 Juninho was issued a yellow card for a harsh foul on Revolution forward Jordan Adebayo-Smith.
In the 45+1 minute, Revolution II midfielder Noble Okello was issued a yellow card for a harsh foul on #27 Jack Lynn.
After the 45+3 minutes, the match entered halftime with New England leading 1-0.
Halftime score between the New England Revolution II and Orlando City B.
Before the start of the second half, Revolution II head coach Clint Peay made his first two changes of the match by substituting midfielder Damian Rivera and forward Joshua Bolma and replacing them with forward Olger Escobar and midfielder Ítalo.
The second half began with Orlando City starting from the center circle. #27 Jack Lynn elected to play the ball backwards to find defender #28 Abdi Salim, who sent the ball up the field for a 50/50 ball.
In the 48th minute, Orlando City B defender #54 Nabilai Kibunguchy was issued a yellow card for a harsh foul on Revolution forward Jordan Adebayo-Smith.
In the 52nd minute, Revolution II defender Santiago Suarez was issued a yellow card for a harsh foul on #46 Franco Pérez.
Entering the 65th minute, Orlando City B leveled the match.
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Following a short corner by Orlando City B, #58 Juninho drove into the penalty area, elected for a right-footed shot which was saved by a diving Max Weinstein; however, the rebound was let up in the box and tapped home by Orlando City’s #27 Jack Lynn. The goal is Lynn’s league leading 18th goal this season.
Following the goal, Revolution II head coach Clint Peay made his third change of the match by substituting midfielder Noble Okello and replacing him with midfielder Patrick Leal.
New England’s first chance of the second half came in the 67th minute when Olger Escobar’s right footed shot into the bottom left corner of the net was met with a save by Orlando goalkeeper #50 Javier Otero.
In the 74th minute, Revolution II midfielder Patrick Leal was issued a yellow card for a harsh foul on #65 Christian Medina.
In the 76th minute, Revolution II midfielder Jake Rozhansky was issued a yellow card for a harsh foul on #58 Juninho.
Entering the 79th minute, Revolution II head coach Clint Peay made his fourth change of the match by substituting midfielder Jake Rozhansky and replacing him with midfielder Ben Awashie.
New England had yet another chance to take the lead in the 82nd minute when Marcos Dias’s left-footed shot from outside the box glanced just over the top left corner.
Entering the 90+1st minute, Revolution II head coach Clint Peay made his fifth and final change of the match by substituting defender Santiago Suarez and replacing him with defender Jakob Akanyirige.
After the 90+3 minutes, the match ended 1-1 and entered a penalty shootout to decide which team would receive the extra point.
The New England Revolution II (14-5-8, 56 pts.) tied Orlando City B (12-10-4, 41 pts). in a 1-1 match and then were victorious 3-2 in penalties on Thursday night.
Orlando City B’s first penalty kick taker was #58 Juninho. His right-footed shot missed the net to the left of the goal. The scoreline remained 0-0.
The Revolution’s first penalty kick taker was Patrick Leal. His right footed shot went into the bottom left corner past Orlando City B goalkeeper #50 Javier Otero for the 1-0 advantage.
Orlando City B’s second penalty kick taker was #65 Christian Medina. His right-footed shot went into the center of the goal past the diving Max Weinstein to level the scoreline at 1-1.
The Revolution’s second penalty kick taker was Jacob Akanyirige. His right footed shot missed the bottom right of the net, as the match remained level at 1-1.
Orlando City B’s third penalty kick taker was #51 Moises Tablante. His left-footed shot went into the bottom right corner of the goal past the diving Max Weinstein to give Orlando the advantage of 2-1.
The Revolution’s third penalty kick taker was Victor Souza. His right footed shot was saved in the bottom left corner of the net by Orlando City B goalkeeper #50 Javier Otero to keep Orlando ahead with the 2-1 advantage.
Orlando City B’s fourth penalty kick taker was #54 Nabilai Kibunguchy. His right-footed shot was saved in the bottom left corner of the goal by the diving Max Weinstein to keep the scoreline at 2-1.
The Revolution’s fourth penalty kick taker was Olger Escobar. His left footed shot went into the bottom left corner of the net past Orlando City B goalkeeper #50 Javier Otero to level the match at 2-2.
Orlando City B’s fifth penalty kick taker was #96 Zakaria Taifi. His right-footed shot was saved in the bottom left corner of the goal by the diving Max Weinstein to keep the scoreline at 2-2.
The Revolution’s fifth and final penalty kick taker was Marcos Dias. His right footed shot went into the bottom left corner of the net past Orlando City B goalkeeper #50 Javier Otero to win the match for New England by a scoreline of 3-2 after penalties.
The New England Revolution II (14-5-8, 56 pts.) look to close out their regular season strong as they head to Matthews, North Carolina to face MLS NEXT Pro league leaders Crown Legacy FC (17-4-5, 60 pts). The match is on Sunday, September 17th at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews and is set to kickoff at 5:00 p.m. All MLS, MLS NEXT Pro matches will be available through the new MLS Streaming Service on the Apple TV app.
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