FOXBOROUGH, MA— The New England Revolution II (14-5-7, 54 pts.) defeated Huntsville FC (9-10-6, 37 pts). in a 3-0 match on Friday afternoon.
The match kicked off at 7:30 p.m. ET at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
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The team started their lineup in a 4-3-3 formation with goalkeeper Max Weintein starting in the net with a backline of (left back) Colby Quiñones, (center backs) Pierre Cayet and Santiago Suarez, along with (right back) Victor Souza. The midfield consisted of Marcos Dias (left), Noble Okello (center), and Jack Panayotou (right). The forward roles were manned by Joshua Bolma (left), Malcolm Fry (right), and Jordan Adebayo-Smith (central) as the lone striker.
The squad today featured 2 first-team rostered players as Joshua Bolma and Jack Panayotou started the match.
Defender Peyton Miller was unavailable for tonight’s match as he is currently on International Duty with the United States Men’s National Team.
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The match began with Huntsville starting from the center circle. Midfielder #10 Oliver Wright played the ball backwards to goalkeeper #1 John Berner, who elected to launch the ball up the field for a 50/50 ball.
In the 3rd minute, Huntsville FC midfielder #8 Isaiah Johnston was issued a yellow card for a harsh foul on Revolution II forward Jordan Adebayo-Smith
Entering the 7th minute, New England gained the early 1-0 advantage.
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After a shot by Jordan Adebayo-Smith, the ball found Jack Panayotou for a left-footed volley that was initially saved by #1 John Berner. The ball then scribbled out to forward Malcolm Fry, who smashed it home from close range for the 1-0 advantage. The goal is Fry’s 4th of the season.
Huntsville FC’s first moment of the match came in the 27th minute when defender #13 Joey Skinner’s cross was met by the head of midfielder #19 Joshua Drack, but the ball was too high and went over the crossbar.
In the 27th minute, Revolution II forward Malcolm Fry was issued a yellow card for time wasting after a foul on Huntsville FC midfielder #10 Oliver Wright
Just one minute later, Marcos Dias had his first chance of the match when his right-footed shot inside the box was saved by #1 John Berner in the center of the goal.
In the 31st minute, Huntsville FC midfielder #10 Oliver Wright was issued a yellow card for a harsh foul on Revolution II forward Malcolm Fry
In the 41st minute, Huntsville FC midfielder #8 Isaiah Johnston was issued his second yellow card of the match for a harsh foul on Revolution II defender Pierre Cayet. Huntsville FC would play the remaining 48 minutes of the match with 10 men.
After the 45 minutes, the match entered halftime with New England ahead 1-0.
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The second half of the match began with New England starting from the center circle. Forward Jordan Adebayo-Smith played the ball backward to defender Pierre Cayet, who elected to launch the ball up the field.
Just two minutes into the second half, New England doubled their advantage.
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Following a combination play between the Revolution II defenders, the ball found forward Joshua Bolma, who sent in a left-footed delivery that was met by the foot of Huntsville FC defender #25 Fernando Cicéron, who accidentally slotted it into his own net.
In the 51st minute, Revolution II defender Santiago Suarez was issued a yellow card for a harsh foul on Huntsville FC midfielder #11 Azaad Liadi.
In the 59th minute, Revolution head coach Clint Peay made his first two changes of the match by replacing forward Malcolm Fry and midfielder Marcos Dias and replacing them with forward Olger Escobar and midfielder Jake Rozhansky.
Entering the 63rd minute, Huntsville had yet another chance to score when midfielder #19 Joshua Drack’s close range effort was saved in the center of the goal by goalkeeper Max Weinstein.
Entering the 71st minute, New England added to their advantage once again.
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Revolution II midfielder Jake Rozhansky was taken down in the box by Huntsville FC defender #25 Fernando Cicéron. Following the foul, Revolution first-team midfielder Jack Panayotou stepped up to take the penalty kick and slotted it home past #1 John Berner to extend the lead to 3. This is Panayotou’s 5th goal this season for the Revolution II.
Following the penalty kick, Revolution head coach Clint Peay made his third and fourth changes of the match by replacing defender Santiago Suarez and midfielder Noble Okello and replacing them with defender Italo and midfielder Patrick Leal.
In the 77th minute, Revolution head coach Clint Peay made his fifth and final change of the match by replacing defender Colby Quinones with defender Jakob Akanyirige.
In the 80th minute, Revolution II forward Olger Escobar was issued a yellow card for a harsh foul on Huntsville midfielder #6 Joey DeZart II.
Huntsville didn’t give up early as in the 82nd and 84th minute, both midfielder #6 Joey DeZart II and forward #9 Shuan Joash both had two chances, but both ended up falling short.
In the 92nd minute, Revolution II midfielder Patrick Leal was issued a yellow card for time wasting.
After the 90+3 minutes, the Revolution II held on to their 3-0 victory.
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With the victory, the Revolution extend their unbeaten streak to 11 matches (6W-5D-0L, 5pk wins 28 pts.) and have qualified for the MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs.
The New England Revolution II (14-5-7, 54 pts.) remain at home to face Orlando City B (12-9-3, 40 pts.) in an MLS NEXT Pro Match on Thursday, September 7th. The match kicks off at Gillette Stadium at 6:00 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
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