Summary | Revs lose to Crew 5-1 and return to action Wednesday night against Atlanta United

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts. (29 June 2024) – The New England Revolution (6-11-1; 19 points) fell to the Columbus Crew (9-4-5; 33 points) 5-1 on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. Midfielder Emmanuel Boateng scored the lone goal for New England in his 200th game.^th MLS appearance and 100^th career start before the visitors scored five unanswered goals, ending the Revolution’s winning streak after four games.

New England’s high pressure led to several scoring opportunities early in the game and resulted in the first goal in the ninth minute when Boateng intercepted a pass between Columbus’ center backs and lobbed it over Crew goalkeeper Patrick Schulte for his second goal of the season. However, Columbus quickly recovered and equalized in the 19th minute.^th Minute by Cucho Hernandez. The Revolution had several chances to score a second goal, with Giacomo Vrioni taking a precise shot in the 18th minute.^th and 39^th minutes. Vrioni finished the evening with six shots, a new record for the Albanian in a game.

The guests took the lead through a goal by Max Arfsten in the 43rd minute.^rd minute and doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time with a goal from Diego Rossi. After the break, the Revolution threatened to score again immediately when Vrioni’s attempted shot flew just over the bar. The game remained hard-fought until Columbus scored from a corner in the 73rd minute.^rd Minute when Rudy Camacho headed in Rossi’s cross. Rossi and Crew striker Cucho Hernández each scored a goal and provided two assists in today’s performance.

Revolution defender Brandon Bye played his second consecutive game since his knee injury last August, playing 26 minutes. Matt Polster wore the captain’s armband for New England as Carles Gil missed the game due to injury. Polster was joined in midfield by Boateng and Ian Harkes, while in defense, center back Dave Romney completed his 200-meter run.^th Start of the MLS career.

New England returns to action on Wednesday, July 3, with a midweek match against Atlanta United FC. The 7:45 p.m. ET kickoff at Gillette Stadium will be televised nationally on FOX Sports 1 and can be watched for free on the Apple TV app in English and Spanish. Listen to the Revolution’s local radio call on 98.5 The Sports Hub (WBZ-FM) and in Portuguese on 1260 AM “Nossa Radio USA.” Following Wednesday’s home game, fans will be treated to a fireworks display in celebration of Independence Day.

• Tonight’s loss ended New England’s four-game winning streak this season.
• The loss was the Revolution’s first in June since 2021 and ended a streak of 12 consecutive games without a loss (9-0-3).
• Emmanuel Boateng ready for his 100th^th MLS start in his 200th^th League game and marked the occasion with his second goal of the season to open the scoring. The Ghanaian midfielder has scored goals in three of his last four games and made three key passes, the most on his team.
• Giacomo Vrioni set a new MLS career high on Saturday night with six shots, including three on goal – both team records.
• Brandon Bye He played 26 minutes off the bench and made his second consecutive start, marking his first appearance at Gillette Stadium since sustaining a knee injury in a Leagues Cup match against Atlas FC last August.
• Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jack Panayotou made his first MLS appearance since March and his first since returning from loan at Rhode Island FC, playing 21 minutes off the bench. Panayotou was one of three homegrown players to appear in Saturday’s game, alongside regulars Noel Buck from Arlington, Mass. and Esmir Bajraktarevic.

MLS Matchday #23
New England Revolution vs Columbus Crew
June 29, 2024 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Massachusetts)

Referee: Ricardo Fierro
Assistant Referee: Chris Wattam
Assistant Referee: Andrew Bigelow
Fourth Official: Ismir Pekmic
Video Assistant Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
Video Assistant Referee: Craig Lowry
Weather: 22 degrees and cloudy
Participation: 25,004

Summary of the rating:
NE – Emmanuel Boateng 2 (without assist) 9′
CLB – Cucho Hernandez 10 (Christian Ramirez 2, Sean Zawadzki 2) 17′
CLB – Max Arfsten 3 (Cucho Hernandez 3, Darlington Nagbe 2) 43′
CLB – Diego Rossi 5 (Cucho Hernandez 4, Christian Ramirez 3) 45’+2
CLB – Rudy Camacho 1 (Diego Rossi 7) 73′
CLB – Steven Moreira 2 (Diego Rossi 8) 80′

Summary of misconduct:
CLB – Malte Amundsen (Yellow Card – Tactical Foul) 45′

New England Revolution: Aljaž Ivačič; DeJuan Jones, Xavier Arreaga, Dave Romney, Nick Lima (Brandon Bye 64′); Matt Polster ©, Ian Harkes (Mark-Anthony Kaye 64′), Noel Buck (Andrew Farrell 82′); Emmanuel Boateng (Jack Panayotou 69′), Esmir Bajraktarević; Giacomo Vrioni (Bobby Wood 82′).

Substitutes not used: Earl Edwards Jr., Henry Kessler, Jonathan Mensah, Ryan Spaulding.

Columbus crew: Patrick Schulte; Malte Amundsen (Yehven Cheberko 63′), Rudy Camacho, Steven Moreira; Max Arfsten (Yaw Yeboah 81′), Darlington Nagbe © (Derrick Jones 81′), Sean Zawadzki, Mohamed Farsi; Diego Rossi (Marino Hinestroza 84′), Christian Ramirez (Alexandru Matan 81′); Cucho Hernandez.

Unused substitutes: Nicholas Hagen, Taha Habroune, Will Sands.

Full statistics are available HERE.