WHO: Montreal Impact at Revolution
WHEN: Wednesday, April 24, 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Gillette Stadium
TV/RADIO: NBC Sports Boston/WBZ-FM 98.5/1260 AM (Portuguese)
WHAT’S UP: Match Day 9 is the first mid-week fixture of the season, and it’s against a team The Boys In Blue beat twice in 2018: L’Impact. Montreal is coming off a big 3-0 defeat at the hands of Philadelphia on Saturday, while the Revs beat New York Red Bulls, 1-0, to get off the foot of the Eastern Conference table.
Sean here at Gillette. Your starting lineups and benches are live, and your match notes are below.
We're underway at Gillette. The Revs wearing the home Navy Blues and are headed to the Banner End, and they get us started. Montreal in the traveling whites, headed to The Fort. Thanks for joining us. Periodic updates to follow.
6' First corner of the match belongs to Montreal. Solid possession so far for the Revs... first shot on target saved by Cropper, Shome had it from the channel.
8' Okwonkwo with a drive around Farrell, Anibaba knocks it over the end line for a corner.... Montreal gets the service in, and it's wide into the side netting by Urruti. Offside anyway.
10' CROPPER! Bad giveaway on a throw-in between Farrell and Caicedo, and it's Urruti driving in... wheels around Farrell, centers it... two saves by Cody to keep it level, and the Fort is chanting his name. Huge. HUGE.
13' Foul by Urruti on Gil.
15' After a spirited first few minutes by the Revs, the pitch is tilting toward The Fort, with Montreal holding a good deal of the possession so far. 55 percent of it.
19' Okwonkwo with a shot on a counterattack, DOINK, off the crossbar. Revs are giving the ball up too easily in the midfield.... then again, so is Montreal.
22' Nice sliding stop by Caicedo on a drive by Montreal.
25' Another drive by Okwonkwo, into the side netting.
27' Third corner for L'Impact. 6 shots so far for Montreal, three on target.... looping header, over the bar.
28' What was Teal Bunbury just doing? Lazy ball across the top of the 18... and he doesn't make a move for it? Easy interception and a drive in on Bush. Wasted opportunity.
35' Castillo with nifty service into the box, headed away by Montreal. He was looking for Agudelo. Best chance of the night for TBIB so far. Also... first chance of the night for TBIB. Still no shots on net.
38' Fagundez with a free kick into the box... Bush comes out to handle it. DF14 looking for Agudelo.
41' Farrell fouls Okwonkwo in a dangerous position after Gil has a giveaway and leads to a long ball to Okwonkwo. Free kick Montreal, 21 yards away.
42' CROPPER! Urruti takes the free kick, curls it toward the near post, and Cropper dives and stops it. Huge stop by the Minnesota native.
45' Montreal with a driiiiiiive... into the Lighthouse Tunnel. Look out in Walpole!
No stoppage time. That's the half.
Halftime thoughts:
Cody Cropper already earning his UP with four saves, including two in one sequence.... Urruti torching Farrell. Montreal having more possession... Revs still don't have a shot on target. Another one of those nights? We'll see.
Revs with 51 percent possession thanks to that last 15 minutes. 82 percent passing accuracy so far.
Second half under... wait -- they didn't play Africa! Revs headed toward The Fort.
47' Free kick for the Revs, cleared.
50' Bunbury takes a shot after a nice counter by Diego... it goes wide.
51' Lovitz takes out Gil from behind after that Montreal throw in. Evan Allen out to check on him.
52' Gil up and he goes off to the side. Free kick Revs, Fagundez over it.... it goes for a corner. Gil back on.
53' Gil takes the corner, gets it to Mancienne, who heads it wide.
57' Corner to the Revs after some extended possession and some nice ideas by the home side.
58' Scott Caldwell gets his name taken into the referee's book for a collision with Piette.
59' JF Caicedo on for Bunbury.
62' Agudelo with a left footer.... deflected. Corner Revs. Corralled Bush.
63' Farrell gets laid out.
64' Good service into the box.... other way, ball gets into a dangerous area...
65' JFC with the ball in the box, nice move... deflected over for a corner. And that corner sees Agudelo head it wide into the 6. End to end here.
70' Fagundez with the corner, punched by Bush.
71' Penilla coming in for Caldwell; Jackson-Hamel comes on for Urruti.
72' Piette takes Gil down, and Piette is shown a yellow.
73' Castillo tries to get it on his other peg but it gets away, Bush handles easily. Good hold-up play by JFC after the interception by LC.
74' Montreal scores, but it is offside.
78' Free kick for Montreal, about 26 yards from goal.
79' GOAL MONTREAL. Lovitz takes the shot, Cropper saves it... but Shome flies in, and pounds the rebound in. 1-0 L'Impact.
80' Raitala on for Okwonkwo. Tactical sub for Remi Garde's men.
82' Brian Wright making his season debut for the Revs, and Fagundez comes off.
84' Choiniere for Shome, the goal-scorer.
85' GOAL MONTREAL, and that'll do it. Jackson-Hamel scores on the counterattack. 2-0 Montreal. Lovitz gets the assist.
Attendance: 9,422
88' Sixth corner for the Revs.... and then the seventh.
90' Corner for Montreal.
90' Four minutes minimum added on.
90+3' GOAL MONTREAL. Jackson-Hamel. 3-0. Bayiha with the assist.
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