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Revolution defender Andrew Farrell (88) celebrates after scoring the winning penalty in New England Revolution's Leagues Cup match versus Atlas F.C. © Adrian Heinsohn-Roe

Revolution’s 1000th game results in comeback from 2-0 down to win 2-2 (8-7 in penalties)

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FOXBOROUGH, MA– The New England Revolution (12-7-4, 43 pts.) were victorious in a come from behind Leagues Cup Round of 32 knockout match 2-2 (8-7 in penalties) victory over Atlas F.C. (1-1-1, 4 pts. in Liga MX) on Wednesday night.

The match kicked off at 8:00 p.m. ET at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts to a crowd of 10,000.

The team started their lineup in a 4-4-2 formation with Earl Edwards J.r. starting in net with a backline of (left back) DeJuan Jones, (center backs) Dave Romney, and Andrew Farrell, along with (right back) Brandon Bye. The central defensive midfield spot was manned by Mark-Anthony Kaye. Matt Polster (left midfield) and Noel Buck (right midfield), and Carles Gil (central attacking midfield) rounded off the middle of the pitch. The forward roles were manned by Giacomo Vrioni (Left) and Gustavo Bou (Right).

Normal starting goalkeeper Đorđe Petrović sat out of today’s match due to personal reasons.

Revolution II goalkeepers Jacob Jackson and Maxwell Weinstein made the bench for tonight’s match.

Tonight’s match was coached by Richie Williams. Revolution II head coach Clint Peay was on the bench as an assistant coach as well.

Head Coach Bruce Arena missed tonight’s has been placed on administrative leave pending an ongoing investigation. I’ve been told it is expected that he will, “miss a couple of weeks”.

The match began with Atlas FC starting from the center circle. #23 Jordy Caicedo played the ball backwards to his midfielder, who then relayed the ball backwards towards their defense to build out of the back.

Revolution goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. (36) looks on during a match versus Atlas FC. ©️Adrian Heinsohn-Roe

Atlas’ first moment of the match came in the 1st minute when Revolution goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. was called upon to make an exceptional save following a goal mouth clearance by defender Andrew Farrell. The initial header by #23 Jordy Caicedo was sent out for a corner kick.

Entering the 8th minute of the match, Atlas gained the early 1-0 lead.

Following a give-and-go between #8 Mateo Garcia and #17 Jaziel Martinez led to a fantastic curling goal by #8 Mateo Garcia past Earl Edwards Jr.

As the match entered the 11th minute, bad went to worse, and Atlas doubled their advantage.

Following an aerial trap by #23 Jordy Caicedo, he managed to play the ball past defender Andrew Farrell and then take on defenders Dave Romney and midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye. His strength was used to his advantage as the initial shot was saved by Earl Edwards Jr. but as the ball popped up into the air, his header was uncontested to add to the advantage.

Entering the 30th minute, New England pulled one back.

After receiving a pass on the right-flank from Carles Gil, defender Brandon Bye played a low-driven ball back into the box to find Gil. He took 2 players on before playing a ball across the goalmouth which was blocked #12 Camilo Vargas. The ball then popped out to the back post to find an unmarked Gustavo Bou, who unleashed a shot that went past all of the Atlas defenders to bring one back for New England.

In the 34th minute, Revolution midfielder Carles Gil was issued a yellow card for arguing with center official Fernando Ramírez.

Entering the 45+3 minute of the first half, New England almost leveled the match when defender Brandon Bye’s right-footed effort struck the crossbar.

Following Bye’s effort, the match entered halftime with New England trailing Atlas FC 2-1.

The second half of the match began with New England starting from the center circle. Gustavo Bou played the ball backwards to Dave Romney, who then launched the ball into the Atlas defensive third.

In the 49th minute, Revolution head coach Richie Williams made his first change of the match by substituting defender Brandon Bye for defender Ryan Spaulding. Bye, who went down with an apparent knee injury was seen on crutches after the match. It is being reported that the defender has torn his ACL.

Defender Brandon Bye (15) takes on a defender in New England’s Leagues Cup match versus Atlas FC. ©️Adrian Heinsohn-Roe

In the 56th minute, Atlas FC defender #5 Anderson Santamaria was issued a yellow card for a foul on Revolution midfielder Carles Gil.

In the 61st minute, Revolution midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye was issued a yellow card for a foul on Atlas FC midfielder #10

In the 63rd minute, Atlas FC midfielder #17 Jaziel Martinez was issued a yellow card for a foul on Revolution defender DeJuan Jones.

In the 68th minute, Revolution head coach Richie Williams made his second and third changes of the match by replacing midfielders Mark-Anthony Kaye and Noel Buck with midfielders Emmanuel Boateng and Ian Harkes.

In the 73rd minute, Revolution head coach Richie Williams made his fourth and final change of the match by replacing midfielder Carles Gil with his brother midfielder Nacho Gil. This was an injury substitution.

Midfielder Carles Gil (10) goes down in a heap of pain following a foul by Atlas FC defender Anderson Santamaria (5). ©️Adrian-Heinsohn-Roe

Drama ensued as the match entered the 77th minute, New England was awarded with a penalty kick.

Following a delivery by Emmanuel Boateng, forward Giacomo Vrioni was taken down in the box by defender #5 Anderson Santamaria.

Referee Fernando Ramírez points to the penalty spot after Giacomo Vrioni is taken down in the penalty area. ©️Adrian Heinsohn-Roe

With zero doubts, New England leveled the match.

The right-footed penalty effort by Gustavo Bou was initially saved by #12 Camilo Vargas. The ball then popped back out to an unmarked Gustavo Bou for the right-footed shot into the opposite corner for his second goal of the match.

In the 87th minute, Atlas believed they levelled the match when #20 Juan Manuel Zapata’s long-range right-footed shot struck the right post.

In the 90 +8th minute, Atlas FC defender #5 Anderson Santamaria was issued a second yellow card + red card for arguing with center official Fernando Ramírez. With the card, Atlas would play the remainder of the match with 10 men.

After the 90 +9 minutes, the match ended in a 2-2 draw, and would head straight to the penalty shootout to determine who would advance in Leagues Cup.

After the whistle was blown, Atlas FC head coach Benjamín Mora approached the officials. He was later issued a straight red card by center official Fernando Ramírez prior to the penalty shootout.

Following both coin-tosses, Atlas won both tosses and elected to shoot away from Revolution supporters and elected to shoot first as well.

Atlas’ first penalty kick taker was defender #14 Luis Reyes. His left-footed effort went into the bottom right corner past Revolution goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. for the 1-0 advantage.

New England’s first penalty kick taker was Giacomo Vrioni. His left-footed effort went into the middle right corner past Atlas goalkeeper #12 Camilo Vargas to level it 1-1.

Atlas’ second penalty kick taker was forward #11 Mauro Manotas. His right-footed effort went into the bottom left corner past Revolution goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. for the 2-1 advantage.

New England’s second penalty kick taker was Matt Polster. His right-footed effort went into the bottom right corner past Atlas goalkeeper #12 Camilo Vargas to level it 2-2.

Atlas’ third penalty kick taker was forward #10 Brian Lozano. His right-footed effort went into the bottom left corner past Revolution goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. for the 3-2 advantage.

New England’s third penalty kick taker was DeJuan Jones. His right-footed effort went into the bottom left corner past Atlas goalkeeper #12 Camilo Vargas to level it 3-3.

Atlas’ fourth penalty kick taker was forward #23 Jordy Caicedo. His right-footed effort went into the bottom left corner past Revolution goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. for the 4-3 advantage.

New England’s fourth penalty kick taker was Nacho Gil. His right-footed effort went into the bottom left corner past Atlas goalkeeper #12 Camilo Vargas to level it 4-4.

Atlas’ fifth penalty kick taker was midfielder #26 Aldo Rocha. His right-footed effort went into the bottom left center past Revolution goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. for the 5-4 advantage.

New England’s fifth penalty kick taker was Gustavo Bou. His right-footed effort went into the bottom left center of the goal past Atlas goalkeeper #12 Camilo Vargas to level it 5-5.

Atlas’ sixth penalty kick taker was midfielder #20 Juan Manuel Zapata Zumaque. His right-footed effort went into the bottom left corner and struck the left post into the net past Revolution goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. for the 6-5 advantage.

New England’s sixth penalty kick taker was Emmanuel Boateng. His left-footed effort went into the bottom right corner past Atlas goalkeeper #12 Camilo Vargas to level it 6-6.

Atlas’ seventh penalty kick taker was midfielder #24 Christopher Trejo. His right-footed effort went into the top left corner past Revolution goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. for the 7-6 advantage.

New England’s seventh penalty kick taker was Ian Harkes. His right-footed effort went into the bottom left corner past Atlas goalkeeper #12 Camilo Vargas to level it 7-7.

Atlas’ eighth penalty kick taker was defender #4 José Abella. His right-footed effort towards the top left of the net struck the crossbar and went over the net. The match remains level at 7-7 with New England having the chance to win it.

To win the match for the New England Revolution, veteran center back Andrew Farrell stepped up to take the eighth penalty kick. His right-footed shot went directly into the top right of the goal past Atlas goalkeeper #12 Camilo Vargas, who dove the opposite way.

With the victory, New England has advances to the round of 16 in Leagues Cup.

In regard to historic marks, this was the New England Revolution’s 1000th competitive match.

This is also Richie Williams’ first professional win acting as the Head Coach of the New England Revolution. He had previously coached for the New York Red Bulls as interim (2006, 2009).

The New England Revolution (12-7-4, 43 pts.) are set to face Querétaro F.C. in a Leagues Cup Match on Monday, August 7th. You can follow along the Revolution and all Major League Soccer matches on the MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.

(Editor’s Note:  For more of Adrian Heinsohn-Roe’s photos, click on the link)

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