You couldn't have drawn it up to be any more crushing for the Revolution in their first bout of the season with Eastern Conference opponent D.C. United. After going down a man in the 56th minute, when Matt Turner was red carded for his challenge on Wayne Rooney, the Revolution rallied to put a goal on the board thanks to efforts from Carles Gil, Cristian Penilla, and Juan Agudelo. They held that lead almost a half hour until D.C. United was awarded a penalty kick in the 90th minute, which it converted.
Let's look at the starting 11...
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Juan Agudelo
Diego Fagundez
Carles Gil
Tajon Buchanan
Cristian Penilla
Luis Caicedo
Jalil Anibaba
Andrew Farrell
Mike Lapper
Brandon Bye
DeJuan Jones
Teal Bunbury
Matt Turner
TAKEAWAYS
Space in the midfield:
Junior Moreno
Russell Canouse
Wayne Rooney
Lucas Rodriguez
Ulises Segura
Luciano Acosta
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Luis Caicedo
Ben Olsen
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The response to D.C.'s shape:
Carles Gil
Leonardo Jara
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THREE UP
Cristian Penilla
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Juan Agudelo
Brandon Bye
Lucas Rodiguez
Luciano Acosta
Tajon Buchanan
THREE DOWN
Teal Bunbury
Bruce Arena
Andrew Farrell
Matt Turner
Matt Turner
Russell Canouse
PLAYER RATINGS
PARTING THOUGHT