WHO: Chicago Fire at Revolution
WHERE: Gillette Stadium
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
TV/RADIO: NBC Sports Boston/WBZ-FM 98.5/1260 AM (Portuguese)
WHAT’S UP: It’s a massive three points at stake for New England tonight, with a chance to go seventh in the Eastern Conference and to put itself in striking position to get back into the playoff spots. And it’s against rival Chicago who, like the Revolution, recently broke a nine-match winless streak.
Sean here at Gillette, a nice overcast, cool night in Foxborough. The match is underway, the starting XI’s are up, and your match notes are below.
Revs in the home blues, Chicago in red. New England head to the Banner End to start, and The Boys In Blue get us started.
4' Michael Mancienne with the big stop on Nikolic. Well-timed by the former Chelsea man.
5' Rowe with a thrown-in, tried to find Bunbury, but it goes straight to Sanchez.
9' First shot on target tonight, and it's to Nikolic... half-volley, right to Knighton.
11' Caicedo has a go from about 23 yards, and just over the bar.
14' Caicedo with a takeway... Penilla gets it over to Bunbury, and he does nothing with it.
15' Bye throw-in, looks like Bunbury was pushed in the box, Chicago clears.
18' Farrell crosses it to Bunbury, but Schweinsteiger bullies it away from him. Revs with 70 percent possession so far in the first quarter-hour plus.
19' GOAL CHICAGO, and it's Aleksandar Katai. A bad giveaway by Brandon Bye sees Katai wheel around him with Bye off-balance, and he pokes it in from 17 yards. 1-0 to the Fire.
Katai puts @chicagofire ahead! #NEvCHI https://t.co/fPe6IkXP96
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) September 23, 2018
Caldwell ties it up for #NERevs #NEvCHI https://t.co/iqnjSSEwAj
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) September 23, 2018
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Tonight's #NERevs Starting XI vs. @ChicagoFire
Bench: Turner (GK), Anibaba, Machado, Hauche, Zahibo, Agudelo, Wright pic.twitter.com/HHSdBOd1KJ
— New England Revolution (@NERevolution) September 22, 2018
Here's our Starting XI pres. by @ATT ? @NERevolution
Pregame coverage starts at 6:15 PM CT on ESPN+ ?#cf97 #NEvCHI pic.twitter.com/IZHxoqCRI8
— Chicago Fire (@ChicagoFire) September 22, 2018
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