WHO: Revolution at Los Angeles FC
WHERE: Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, Calif.
WHEN: 10:30 p.m.
TV/RADIO: NBC Sports Boston/WBZ-FM 98.5/1260 AM (Portuguese)
WHAT’S UP: The Boys In Blue will look to keep their winning ways alive tonight when they take on MLS newboys LAFC — and former Rev midfielder Lee Nguyen in their long-awaited reunion — for the very first time.
Sweens here for part two of double duty. The starting XI’s are available for members, and your match notes are below them.
Grab your coffee, it's going to be a late night. We're underway in the City of Angels.
Revs wearing the red and white change strip tonight, and they get us started.
2' DF14 down after getting roughed up on a 50-50 ball.
3' Penilla with a light shot from the side of the box. Saved by Miller.
5' Turnover by Rowe leads to a counter by LA. Vela's shot blocked by Anibaba, but he gets the ball back and shoots. Knighton saves.
6' Urena offside by about a mile.
7' Great run by Beitashour, ball goes to Feilhaber, and his shot curls wide.
11' Some solid possession by New England after a Fagundez free kick. That was nice to see.
12' Farrell with a cross into the heart of the 6, Miller corrals it. Wright needed to be a smidge faster.
15' Quarter of an hour done, Revolution with 56 percent possession. Good start, but need to be ruthless offensively.
16' Penilla takes a knee in the tailbone by Beitashour.
19' Back underway after Phil took Penilla off... and he's back on...... Urena gets free, Delamea on him, Urena's shot goes wide. Good defending by Delamea to move him offline.
21' Delamea gets a telling off from Mark Geiger for a foul on Carlos Vela.
23' Rowe mishits a volley and earns the LA version of a Bronx cheer.
30' Claims for handling on Nguyen screamed for by the Revs.
31' Rossi to Feilhaber, he has a go.... over the bar.
33' Corner to the Revs after some nice footwork by DF14 and a shot by Penilla deflected over the end line.... Bye with a shot, DEFLECTED. Another corner.
37' Scott Caldwell goes into the book for a foul on Nguyen.
39' Good job by Brandon Bye to slide and defend on Rossi.
41' Beitashour goes into the book for pulling Brian Wright back quite hard.
42' Corner after a deflection by Zimmerman. Leads to a goal kick.
43' BIG SAVE BRAD KNIGHTON. Rossi gets behind the defense, he shoots as Delamea gets back, and Knighton makes the save to keep it scoreless.
44' Good give-and-go off the corner, and it's Nguyen getting into a dangerous position. Caicedo with the stop, and it's another corner for LAFC.... leads to an offside.
45' Three minutes minimum added on....
45+1' Nguyen with a go, nice football by LAFC, the shot is wide.
45+2' Nguyen pass to Urena.... shot, save by Knighton.
45+3' Knighton with another save.
45+4' Halftime whistle
Halftime thoughts:
Bend but don't break defense. Positive play out of Delamea, Knighton. Offense has had chances, but need to be more ruthless. Some of these shots need more pace behind them.
STATS
Possession: LAFC 55.3 percent, NER 44.7 percent
Shots: LA 9, NE 6
On-target: LA 4, NE 0
Passes: LA 78 percent of 202, NE 71 percent of 156
Duels won: LA 27, NE 29
SECOND HALF UNDERWAY
49' You see that by Caicedo? Great movement off the ball to get it... fed over to Fagundez, Fagundez passes back to him, and he clears.
50' Near penalty, but Geiger ignores it. Rightly so as Nguyen goes down in front of SC6, who didn't touch him.
52' GOAL LAFC, and it's Urena after some neat counterattacking football by the hosts, and a great defensive move by Bye after a whoopsie by Rossi. May have deflected off Farrell. Bad giveaway in the middle by New England. 1-0 LAFC.
55' ALMOST for Brian Wright, who is released by Rowe, and the shot goes off Miller's foot. Unlucky.
56' Couple Revs shots blocked by LA... Caldwell comes off for Agudelo, and Wright off for Bunbury.
57' Free kick by Diego, Miller bops over to make the save.
58' Penilla down after a minor collision with Lee Nguyen. The two one-time teammates slap hands.
60' Bunbury tries to find Agudelo, but the pass is too long.
64' ALMOST for Agudelo, but he puts it straight on Miller instead of angular. Almost an equalizer.
66' Great Revs counter,poor finish by Penilla.
67' Bunbury into the book.
69' Urena off for Blessing.
74' Save Knighton as Rossi gets close.... Caicedo clears it... but LA gets it back, and side volley by Vela over the bar.
75' Nguyen comes off for Ramirez.
76' WOW. Farrell takes Rossi down, NO FOUL called.
77' Fagundez with a shot, Miller saves it..... Caicedo goes into the book.
79' Caicedo with a drive from distance that Miller has to rise and deflect over the bar. Great attempt, great save.
80' Ramirez, all alone, with a blazer over the bar. Great counter by LA.
81' Angking on for Diego Fagundez. Third and final sub for New England.... another go by Caicedo, Miller stops it again.
82' GOAL REVOLUTION, and it's BRANDON BYE WITH A CRACKING HEADER. Angking takes the corner, nearly cleared, Angking gets it back, lays off to Bunbury... Bunbury drives right, crosses, and Bye powers it in with authority, and it's level. 1-1
90' Service into the box to Bunbury, just long.
Three minutes minimum stoppages.
90+1' ALMOST for Penilla. Off the post. Great takeaway by Delamea to get that started.
90+3' Bad foul. Free kick, 19 yards away out on the flank.
90+4' Free kick goes WIDE. Silva got his head on it, but it's wide.
90+5' Full Time
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Tonight’s #NERevs starting XI vs @LAFC
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The #LAFC Starting XI vs. @NERevolution#LAFCvNE pic.twitter.com/mQPiWQj54d
— LAFC (@LAFC) September 16, 2018