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FOXBOROUGH, MA– New England Revolution (8-8-15, 32 pts.) were defeated 1-0 versus Philadelphia Union (18-6-7, 60 pts.) on Saturday afternoon.
The match kicked off at 2:30 p.m. ET at Subaru Park to a crowd of 15,000.
Starting Lineup & substitutes versus Philadelphia Union.
New England starting lineup: 3-4-2-1 | Matt Turner, Tanner Beason, Brayan Ceballos, Ilay Feingold, Peyton Miller, Brandon Bye, Matt Polster, Alhassan Yusuf, Allan Oyirwoth, Carles Gil (C), Luca Langoni
New England substitutes:| Alex Bono, Keegan Hughes, Jackson Yueill, Brandon Bye, Wyatt Omsberg, Will Sands, Eric Klein, Sharod George, Andrew Farrell, Tomás Chancalay
Philadelphia Union starting lineup: 4-4-2| Andre Blake (C), Frankie Westfield, Jakob Glesnes, Nathan Harriel, Kai Wagner, Indiana Vassilev, Danley Jean Jacques, Jesus Bueno, Quinn Sullivan, Bruno Damiani, Tai Baribo
Philadelphia Union substitutes:| Olivier Mbaizo, Jeremy Rafanello, Alejandro Bedoya, Mikael Uhre, Chris Donovan, Milan Iloski, Andrew Rick, Neil Pierre, Cavan Sullivan
Starting XI versus Philadelphia Union.
The match kicked off with New England starting from the center circle. They elected to play the ball backwards to Matt Turner who then launched the ball up into Philadelphia’s defensive third.
New England had the first opportunity of the match when a delivery into the area by Brandon Bye was met with a poor shot attempt by Allan Oyirwoth that was inevitably cleared in the 3rd minute.
Brayan Ceballos had the next chance for New England in the 6th minute when his headed effort off of a Carles Gil corner kick went just high over the bar.
The Philadelphia’s Union woke up in the 14th minute when a delivery into the area by Frankie Westfield was caught by goalkeeper Matt Turner.
Alhassan Yusuf attempts a shot during an MLS match versus Philadelphia Union. © Adrian Heinsohn-Roe.
In the 20th minute, Revolution midfielder Allan Oyirwoth was issued a yellow card for a high-boot foul on Danley Jean Jacques.
Union’s next chance came entering the 31st minute when yet another lofted delivery into the area, this time by Quinn Sullivan, was barely cleared out of the box and out for a corner kick by Peyton Miller.
Luca Langoni had the next chance for New England just 3 minutes later when a set-piece from the corner kick was sent into the area, was headed by Brayan Ceballos, and then fell for a volley attempt by Langoni that was sent high over the bar.
Tomas Chancalay looks on during an MLS match versus Philadelphia Union. © Adrian Heinsohn-Roe.
Philadelphia had the best chance of the match for Philadelphia when a corner kick taken by Kai Wagner in the 37th minute was headed down inside the six-yard box by Frankie Westfield and was met with a spectacular close-range save by goalkeeper Matt Turner.
Less than a minute later, Matt Turner came up big for New England as he made yet another save after a shot attempt by midfielder Indiana Vassilev.
Tai Baribo had the next chance for Philadelphia in the in the 42nd minute when midfielder Indiana Vassilev slid a ball in-behind for Baribo which led him to unleash a shot attempt that was sent high over the bar.
After the initial 45+1 minutes, the match entered halftime with the scoreline level at 0-0.
Halftime between New England & Philadelphia Union.
The second half kicked off with Philadelphia Union starting from the center circle as they elected to swiftly advance the ball into New England’s defensive third.
In the 49th minute, Revolution defender Peyton Miller was issued a yellow card for fouling defender Frankie Westfield.
Jakob Glesnes had the first chance for the Union in the second half when a long distant effort in the 51st minute went just wide of the net.
New England had a chance in the 55th minute when a set-piece delivered to the back post was touched just wide of the net by Ilay Feingold.
New England Revolution interim head coach Pablo Moreira looks on during an MLS match. © Adrian Heinsohn-Roe.
Less than 2 minutes later, New England had yet another chance when Peyton Miller found Carles Gil atop of the box for a first time shot that snuck wide of the net.
In the 60th minute, Phialdelphia Union head coach Bradley Carnell made his first change of the match by replacing Danley Jean Jacques with Milan Iloski.
Just two minutes later, in the 62nd minute, Revolution midfielder Alhassan Yusuf was issued a yellow card for delaying a quick restart.
Alhassan Yusuf had a massive volley attempt towards goal in the 65th minute but the ball was blasted off the face of Jakob Glesnes and was eventually cleared.
Entering the 70th minute, Philadelphia took the lead.
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Following a through-ball by Francis Westfield, the ball went down the line to find Milan Iloski, who then centered the ball for Bruno Damiani for the tap-in finish to make it 1-0.
Following the goal, Revolution interim head coach Pablo Moriera made his first change of the match by replacing Alhassan Yusuf with Jackson Yueill.
In the 75th minute, Peyton Miller was issued his second yellow card for a shoulder barge & then threw the ball at the head of forward Tai Baribo. Miller was then issued a red card. Philadelphia Union forward Tai Baribo was also issued a yellow card. New England would play the remaining 15 minutes with 10 men.
Following the play, Phialdelphia Union head coach Bradley Carnell made his second change of the match by replacing Tai Baribo with Mikael Uhre.
In the 78th minute, Revolution interim head coach Pablo Moreira made his second and third changes of the match by replacing Ilay Feingold & Allan Oyirwoth with Will Sands & Tomás Chancalay.
Peyton Miller is issued a red card after a foul for throwing the ball at forward Tai Baribo. © Adrian Heinsohn-Roe.
Just 3 minutes later, in the 81st minute, Phialdelphia Union head coach Bradley Carnell made his third and fourth change of the match by replacing Bruno Damiani & Jesus Bueno with Chris Donovan & Jeremy Rafanello.
Union had yet another massive opportunity in the 85th minute when a shot from close-range by Quinn Sullivan was met with a spectacular tip save by goalkeeper Matt Turner.
In the 90+2 minute, Revolution interim head coach Pablo Moreira made his fourth & fifth change of the match by replacing with Matt Polster & Brandon Bye Andrew Farrell & Eric Klein.
Tomás Chancalay had the final chance for New England in the 90+3 minute when his shot was saved out for a corner kick by Andre Blake.
In the 90+4 minute, Revolution forward Tomás Chancalay was issued a yellow card for a high-boot.
After the 90+7 minutes, the match concluded with Philadelphia holding on for the 1-0 victory.
Full Time between New England Revolution & Philadelphia Union.
With the result, New England have been eliminated from the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Interim Head Coach Pablo Moreira and New England Revolution (8-8-15, 32 pts.) return home to face off against Eastern Conference side Atlanta United FC (5-11-13, 26 pts). The match is set to kickoff at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, September 27th at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
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