It's a shame when a team can put together an impressive 80-minute window only to concede a goal in the final moments of the match. That's what happened to the New England Revolution in their midweek match against the Eastern Conference-leading Philadelphia Union this past Wednesday. New England was able to find a lead early after Brandon Bye snuck by a sleeping Union side on a corner kick, only to lose the lead with six or so minutes remaining by an equally poor defensive effort of their own.
Let's look at the starting 11...
Headshots from revolutionsoccer.net.
Bruce Arena
Edgar Castillo
Jalil Anibaba
Andrew Farrell
Brandon Bye
Wilfried Zahibo
Luis Caicedo
Carles Gil
Cristian Penilla
Juan Agudelo
Teal Bunbury
Brad Knighton
TAKEAWAYS
Switching on and off
Jim Curtin
Jamiro Montiero
Haris Medunjanin
Fafa Picault
Jalil Anibaba
Edgar Castillo
The middle of the field
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MLSsoccer.com
THREE UP
Juan Agudelo
Brad Friedel
Kai Wagner
Brandon Bye
Brandon Bye
This
Cristian Penilla
Bruce Arena
THREE DOWN
Jalil Anibaba
Sergio Santos
Alejandro Bedoya
Andrew Farrell:
Edgar Castillo
Ilsinho
PLAYERS RATINGS
PARTING THOUGHT
vs. San Jose:
vs. Portland:
vs. Kansas City:
vs. Minnesota:
vs. D.C. United: