FOXBOROUGH, MA– The New England Revolution (7-6-3, 27 pts.) tied 0-0 versus the New York City FC (4-5-7, 17 pts.) in an MLS Match on Saturday, June 3rd.
The match kicked off at 3:30 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY to a crowd of 20,000.
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The team started their lineup in a 3-5-2 formation with Đorđe Petrović starting in net with a backline of Dave Romney, Christian Makoun and Andrew Farrell at the center back positions. The defensive midfield consisted of Matt Polster (left midfield), Latif Blessing (right midfield). Captain Carles Gil played ahead of them in the central role. The winger/wingback roles were manned by Emmanuel Boateng (left), and DeJuan Jones (right). The striker duo was Bobby Wood (left) and Jozy Altidore (right).
Designated Players Gustavo Bou and Giacomo Vrioni remain starting on the bench for the second week in a row.
Midfielder Noel Buck moves to the bench following a muscle strain that he received in training.
Limited rotation for the #NERevs through a busy week as eight players in today’s XI are starting a third game in eight days. Of course, that’s due in part to the injury list. One change does see Jozy Altidore make his first MLS start of 2023 and just his fifth with the Revs. https://t.co/ktIPVV6kiF
— Jeff Lemieux (@jeff_lemieux) June 3, 2023
The match kicked off with New England starting from the center circle. Midfielder Carles Gil took the first kick of the match and played the ball directly back to center back Dave Romney before he sent the ball into the right flank of NYCFC’s defensive third.
The first chance of the match for NYCFC came in the 12th minute when a corner kick taken by NYCFC’s #10 Santiago Rodríguez was won by #3 Braian Cufré and his header back into the 6-yard box found #55 Keaton Parks, whose header went just over the crossbar.
Five minutes later, NYCFC continued their attacking threat when #11 Gabriel Pereira took down a long back by #55 Keaton Parks. His touch managed to have Revolution defender Christian Makoun slip, which freed up space for Pereira. He took two touches before having a left footed shot that was easily saved by Petrović.
New England’s first chance of the match came in the 21st minute following an offsides call on Bobby Wood, the player then got a second opportunity entering the penalty area, but his shot was saved by #1 Luis Barraza.
Less than a minute later, #11 Gabriel Pereira unleashed a rocket left-footed curler that was spectacularly saved by Revolution goalkeeper Đorđe Petrović.
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Continuing their attacking threat, in the 33rd minute, NYCFC’s #20 Richy Ledezma drove into space from midfield. He drove past Latif Blessing and Matt Polster before unleashing a right-footed shot that went past Đorđe Petrović and struck the woodwork. The ball then entered the area and was sent into the stratosphere by center back Christian Makoun.
In the 43rd minute, New England Revolution midfielder Emmanuel Boateng was issued a yellow card for a foul on NYCFC midfielder #11 Gabriel Pereira.
Following Boateng’s yellow card, the match entered halftime with a deadlock scoreline of 0-0.
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— New England Revolution (@NERevolution) June 3, 2023
Entering the second half, Head Coach Bruce Arena made his first substitution of the match by replacing forward Jozy Altidore with designated player forward Giacomo Vrioni. Reports state that Jozy Altidore did not come back out for the second half.
The second half began with NYCFC starting from the midfield kickoff and sending the ball directly backwards to their goalkeeper #1 Luis Barraza. He sent the ball directly up the middle of the field for a 50-50 ball to start the second half.
The Revolution started the second half with the first chance coming from a Carles Gil freekick. His left-footed in-swinger tried to catch Barraza off his line and went over the bar for a goal kick.
Seven minutes later, Giacomo Vrioni had a chance of his own following and interception by Matt Polster. The shot was easily saved by #1 Luis Barraza.
Moments later, NYCFC on the counterattack were thwarted by Đorđe Petrović. Midfielder #55 Keaton Parks managed to turn midfielder Latif Blessing before sending a pass into the middle of the field to find an unmarked midfielder #20 Richy Ledezma. He played a one-touch pass backwards to midfielder #10 Santiago Rodríguez before his through ball went passed Andrew Farrell, Christian Makoun, and Dave Romney. The ball found winger #11 Gabriel Pereira in behind, but his right footed effort was denied by the right hand of Đorđe Petrović.
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— New England Revolution (@NERevolution) June 3, 2023
In the 75th minute, Head Coach Bruce Arena made his second and third substitutions of the match by replacing forward Bobby Wood and midfielder Latif Blessing with designated player forward Gustavo Bou and midfielder Jack Panayotou.
In the 81st minute, New York City FC defender #4 Maxime Chanot was issued a yellow card for kicking the ball away after a foul on Carles Gil. This is Chanot’s 5th yellow card this season, meaning he will miss NYCFC’s next match due to yellow card accumulation.
Moments later, the Revolution had a crucial chance after Carles Gil was fouled just outside the NYCFC penalty area. The referee did not call for the foul and the ball cleared by #55 Keaton Parks was hit one time by midfielder Matt Polster, who sent the ball just wide of the right post.
Following the Revolution winning a foul in the attacking third, New England Revolution designated player midfielder Carles Gil was issued a yellow card for arguing with the center official in the 85th minute regarding the foul in the 82nd minute.
Entering the 91st minute, New York City FC defender #3 Braian Cufré was issued a straight red card for a foul on DeJuan Jones. After Video Review stepped in, the center official deemed that though Cufré had played the ball at first prior to the studs up challenge on Jones, it was still dangerous play and the center official stood with the straight red card. New York City FC would play the remaining “4 added minutes” with 10 men.
After the 90 minutes and 7 added minutes, the match ended as a draw as both teams walk away with 1 point a piece.
? MATCHDAY 17 SCORE THREAD ?
A point apiece in the Bronx to start the day. pic.twitter.com/dSmVy2aTeH
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) June 3, 2023
This result keeps the New England Revolution with a 0-3-3 record over the last six games. Three straight losses to three straight draws.
The New England Revolution (7-6-3, 27 pts.) return back to Foxborough, MA to face Inter Miami CF (5-0-10, 15 pts.) in an MLS Match on Saturday, June 10th. The match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
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