WHO: Philadelphia Union at Revolution
WHEN: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Gillette Stadium
TV/RADIO: NBC Sports Boston/WBZ-FM 98.5/1260 AM Portuguese
WHAT’S UP: Back to league play for the Revolution as Match Day 17 — and the official midway point in the season for The Boys In Blue. And on tap for tonight is Philadelphia, a team the Revs have not toppled since July of 2017.
Sweens here at Gillette. We are underway. Your starting lineups and benches are now available, and your match notes are below.
Thanks for joining us tonight; nothing else going on, so just settle in and enjoy the football. Revs in the home navy blue kit with white shorts heading toward the Banner End, Union toward The Fort, and the visitors get us started. Periodic updates to follow.
4' Nice long ball from Castillo to Bunbury, but the pass to Penilla is offline.
6' Nice takeaway by Bunbury, he holds up play and waits for the cavalry... Agudelo gets the pass, nutmegs his man, passes to Gil, shot, deflected for a corner.... and on the corner, Luis Caicedo with the blazer into the Optum Lounge.
7' Another offline pass, this time from Penilla to Bunbury. Freese, the Harvard man, handles it.
11' Yellow card to Aaronson.
12' Penilla gets free, but he can't find a teammate.
13' Wagner gets a telling off for a hard foul on Gil, cleats to knee... no card given, free kick cleared, and a whistle for a foul. Going the other way.
15' Santos is fouled... getting chippy early. Free kick taken, Knighton handles it.
16' Big parry by Knighton as Pryzbylko scoots around Farrell and fires...
21' Stop by Anibaba after Pryzbylko wins a ball, and Farrell slides in late to make the stop in the midfield.
22' Free kick to Philly after Caicedo comes up with a tackle from behind... the ball squeezes through, but the flag is up. Offside.
25' Zahibo whistled for a foul. Aaronson took a tumble... after the restart, Philly moves down, shot taken by Pryzybylko after Agudelo couldn't hold play up, shot goes high.
26' Bye with a great run after a give and go with Agudelo, cross deflected over.
27' After the corner is taken short, Penilla's soft volley handled by Freese... other end, nifty cross to Santos with Castillo right behind him, shoots wide.
28' Trusty goes into the book for a foul on Agudelo.... Castillo with a pass deep into the box, too long for anyone.
30' Best chance of the game sees Gil slide a pass in, Bunbury with the dummy, Agudelo takes it, a few touches, left foots it just wide of the far post. Agudelo will want that one back.
31' Bunbury with a drive after an accidental nutmeg by Agudelo off a Caicedo takeaway... Freese parries it for a corner....
31' GOAL REVOLUTION, and it's Brandon Bye with the smart run, unmarked, and he taps it in. Gil with the service, 1-0 to the Revolution. Can't say it hasn't been coming.
Brandon Bye hits it first time to put @NERevolution in front! #NEvPHI pic.twitter.com/Zj6VjrE1qx
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) June 26, 2019
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Tonight's #NERevs Starting XI#NEvPHI pic.twitter.com/tCHgpa05yU
— New England Revolution (@NERevolution) June 26, 2019
Our squad lookin for more points against the Revs
1️⃣1️⃣ Notes: https://t.co/h2Kq3uSq83#NEvPHI | #DOOP pic.twitter.com/K32Rmzsnxj
— Philadelphia Union (@PhilaUnion) June 26, 2019
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