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FOXBOROUGH, MA– New England Revolution (1-1-0, 5 pts) were victorious 4-0 over Toronto FC II (1-0-1, 3 pts) on Saturday afternoon.
The match kicked off at 2:00 p.m. ET at Gillette Stadium.
Starting XI versus Toronto FC II
New England starting lineup: 4-4-2 | Donovan Parisian, Hesron Barry, Keegan Hughes, Victor Souza (C), Damario McIntosh, Cristiano Oliveira, Eric Klein, Allan Oyirwoth, Gevork Diarbian, Damorney Hutchinson, Marcos Dias
New England substitutes:| Max Weinstein, JD Gunn, Olger Escobar, Grant Emerhi, Javaun Mussenden, Gabriel Dahlin, Liam Butts, Alex Monis
Toronto FC II starting lineup: 3-4-3 | Adisa De Rosario, Stefan Kapor, Reid Fisher, Ythallo, Nathaniel Edwards, Michael Sullivan, Marko Stojadinovic, Lucas Olguin, Antone Bossenberry, Charlie Sharp, Hassan Ayari
Toronto FC II substitutes:| Timothy Fortier, Joshua Nugent, Mark Fisher, Micah Chisholm, Malik Henry, Andrei Dumitru, Shafique Wilson, Patrick McDonald, Dékwon Barrow
Starting XI versus Toronto FC II.
The match kicked off with Revolution II starting from the center circle and immediately building out of the back to begin the match.
The first moment of the match came in the 5th minute when Allan Oyirwoth’s volley attempt went just wide of the net.
Toronto’s first chance came in the 6th minute when Nathaniel Edwards’ right footed effort was blocked away for a corner kick.
In the 15th minute, Toronto FC II defender Ythallo was issued a yellow card for bringing down Damorney Hutchinson.
Less than 3o seconds later, New England took the lead.
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Forward Marcos Dias stepped up to take the free kick and buried it into the bottom right corner past Adisa De Rosario to make it 1-0 to New England.
In the 18th minute, Revolution II defender Victor Souza was issued a yellow card for fouling Charlie Sharp.
Toronto’s next chance came int he 33rd minute when a free kick taken by Hassan Ayiri was saved by Donovan Parisian.
Entering the 37th minute, Toronto FC II had thought they leveled the scoreline after a shot from Antone Bossenberry snuck under the arms of Donovan Parisian, however, he was offside, and the scoreline remained 1-0 to New England.
Gevork Diarbian had a chance to add to New England’s scoreline in the 41st minute, however, his effort was met with a great save by goalkeeper Adisa De Rosario.
After the initial 45 minutes, the match entered halftime with New England ahead 1-0.
Halftime between New England Revolution II & Toronto FC II.
Prior to the start of the second half, both teams made changes. Revolution II head coach Richie Williams made his first change of the match by replacing Keegan Hughes with Gabriel Dahlin. Toronto FC II head coach Gianni Cimini made his first two changes by replacing Lucas Olguin & Charlie Sharp with Malik Henry and Dékwon Barrow.
The second half began with Toronto FC II starting from the center circle and swiftly advancing the ball into the Revolution II defensive third.
In the 47th minute, Revolution II defender Damario McIntosh was issued a yellow card.
New England’s first chance of the second half came in the 54th minute when Damorney Hutchinson’s shot was blocked & Allan Oyirwoth’s follow-up volley attempt was easily saved by goalkeeper Adisa De Rosario.
Gevork Diarbian had a chance in the 58th minute when he put his right footed effort wide of the net.
In the 64th minute, Revolution II head coach Richie Williams made his second and third changes of the match by replacing Damorney Hutchinson & Cristiano Oliveira with Liam Butts & Olger Escobar.
Entering the 65th minute, New England added to their lead.
65' | Liam extends the lead!#NERevsII https://t.co/iExXCWyCcJ pic.twitter.com/u5Yus9SxIf
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Following a through-ball by Olger Escobar, the ball was found and shot by Gevork Diarbian. His effort was saved by goalkeeper Adisa De Rosario. The ball then fell kindly for forward Liam Butts for the tap-in finish to make it 2-0 to New England.
Toronto’s first major chance came entering the 69th minute when a free kick sent in by Hassan Ayiri was met with a catch save by Donovan Parisian.
In the 71st minute, Toronto FC II head coach Gianni Cimini made his third, fourth and fifth changes of the match by replacing Anton Nugent, Stefan Kapor, & Antone Bossenberry with Josh Nugent, Mark Fisher & Patrick McDonald
Liam Butts had yet another opportunity in the 73rd minute when his right footed effort went just wide of the left post.
Entering the 75th minute, New England added to their lead.
The super subs strike again! 👀
Escobar extends the lead for the home side.
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Forward Marcos Dias found forward Olger Escobar atop of the box. He took a touch right before cutting back to his left and unleashing a shot that snuck past goalkeeper Adisa De Rosario for his first professional goal.
Following the goal, Revolution II head coach Richie Williams made his fourth change of the match by replacing Gevork Diarbian with Alex Monis.
In the 80th minute, Revolution II forward Liam Butts was issued a yellow card for time wasting.
Toronto’s best chance of the half came in the 87th minute when Donovan Parisian made a spectacular save to keep it 3-0.
Entering the 88th minute, New England added to their lead.
Butts bags the brace off an insane sequence! 😱
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Following a long-distant effort from Eric Klein that was cleared off the line, the ball then found the feet of Forward Marcos Dias who then found forward Liam Butts to make it 4-0 to New England
Following the goal, Revolution head coach Richie Williams made his final change of the match by replacing Marcos Dias was replaced by Grant Emerhi. Emerhi is making his professional debut.
After the 90+4 minutes, the match concluded with New England holding on for a commanding 4-0 victory.
Full Time between New England Revolution II & Toronto FC II.
Richie Williams and the New England Revolution II (2-1-0, 8 pts.) are on the road to face Eastern Conference side Orlando City SC II (2-1-0, 8 pts.). The match will kick off at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida on Wednesday, April 9th at 7:00 p.m. EST. For more MLS NEXT Pro content, you can find it on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
