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FOXBOROUGH, MA– New England Revolution (1-1-0, 4 pts.) battled to a 1-1 draw versus FC Cincinnati on Friday morning.
The match kicked off at 12:00 p.m. ET at IMG Academy to a crowd of 250.
Warming 🆙#NERevs pic.twitter.com/Y6s3s8zzMf
— New England Revolution (@NERevolution) January 17, 2026
New England starting lineup: 4-3-3 | Matt Turner, Peyton Miller, Keegan Hughes, Brayan Ceballos, Ilay Feingold, Alhassan Yusuf, Brooklyn Raines, Carles Gil (C), Griffin Yow, Malcolm Fry, Dor Turgeman
New England substitutes:| Donovan Parisian, Tanner Beason, Gabe Dahlin, Mamadou Fofana, Andrew Farrell, Ethan Kohler, Matt Polster, Jackson Yueill, Eric Klein, Cristiano Oliveira, Luca Langoni, Leo Campana,
New England unavailable: | Will Sands (precautionary), Allan Oyirwoth (precautionary), Alex Bono (transfer)
FC Cincinnati starting lineup: 4-3-3 | Roman Celentano, Nick Hagglund, Miles Robinson, Trialist, Gilberto Flores, Obinna Nwobodo, Evander, Pavel Bucha, Ender Echenique, Ayoub Jabbari, Kevin Denkey
FC Cincinnati substitutes:| Evan Louro, Kyle Smith, Ayoub Lajhar, Gerardo Valenzuela, Alvas Powell, Tah Brian Anunga, Samuel Gidi, Stefan Chirila, Andrew Chirila, Tom Barlow, Kenji Mboma Dem
Scoreless through the first 30'#NERevs • #NEvCIN pic.twitter.com/DOuLHUX9UP
— New England Revolution (@NERevolution) January 23, 2026
New England made one change in the first half when defender Keegan Hughes was replaced by defender Gabriel Dahlin in the 31st minute
After the initial 45 minutes, the match entered halftime with the scoreline level at 0-0.
Reflecting on the first half of the match, FC Cincinnati head coach Pat Noonan stated that the team got outworked.
“The first 45 (minutes) was poor. I think we struggled to break their pressure with just the movement ahead of the ball. I think we made too many individual mistakes, and sure, it’s the first game of preseason, but I think there was more expectation for this game,”
“We didn’t see that enough, I would say. But you get answers from the games, and we know that wasn’t the standard that we’re looking for.”
45' | Scoreless here at IMG.#NERevs • #NEvCIN pic.twitter.com/NzL7tu9kdv
— New England Revolution (@NERevolution) January 23, 2026
There were no changes to either team’s lineup to begin the second half.
In the 53rd minute, FC Cincinnati took the lead.
YES KÉVIN!!! ⚽⚽⚽ pic.twitter.com/6snubnNaYF
— FC Cincinnati (@fccincinnati) January 23, 2026
Following an interception on Alhassan Yusuf by Pavel Bucha, the ball was advanced to forward Kevin Denkey who then slotted it home past goalkeeper Matt Turner to give FC Cincinnati the advantage 1-0.
After the goal, New England & FC Cincinnati both underwent complete line changes.
New England lineup: 4-3-3 | Matt Turner, Tanner Beason, Gabe Dahlin, Mamadou Fofana, Ethan Kohler, Matt Polster, Jackson Yueill, Eric Klein, Cristiano Oliveira, Luca Langoni, Leo Campana
FC Cincinnati lineup: 4-3-3 | Evan Louro, Kyle Smith, Ayoub Lajhar, Gerardo Valenzuela, Alvas Powell, Tah Brian Anunga, Samuel Gidi, Stefan Chirila, Andrew Chirila, Tom Barlow, Kenji Mboma Dem
In the 71st minute, New England made two more changes by replacing goalkeeper Matt Turner with Donovan Parisian & defender Gabe Dahlin with defender Andrew Farrell.
In the 79th minute, New England made another change by replacing Eric Klein with Javaun Mussenden.
Entering the 85th minute, New England leveled the scoreline.
Campana with the strike 💥#NERevs pic.twitter.com/cfBy9Q5bzm
— New England Revolution (@NERevolution) January 23, 2026
Following a misplaced pass by Leo Campana that was intercepted, Campana recovered, intercepted the ball, and unleashed a shot into the bottom corner to level it 1-1.
In the 96th minute, FC Cincinnati made another change by replacing Stefan Chirila with Stiven Jimenez
In the 100th minute, FC Cincinnati defender Ayoud Lajhar was issued a yellow card for a harsh foul.
FC Cincinnati goalkeeper Evan Louro made a spectacular save in the dying moments of the match by denying the header of Leo Campana to keep the game level at 1-1.
After the 105 minutes, the match concluded in a 1-1 draw.
FINAL: 1-1
⚽️ 85' Leo Campana#NERevs • #NEvCIN pic.twitter.com/Biez5BrGVR
— New England Revolution (@NERevolution) January 23, 2026
Following the match, Assistant Coach Blair Gavin spoke to Revolution communications to reflect on the outcome of the match.
“As a team, we want to push no matter what the circumstances are and today you saw that from everyone within the group being relentless, in the sense of ‘okay, we’re going to go for the win.’ Whatever the score, we are going to keep pushing, keep scoring goals,” explained assistant coach Blair Gavin. “We saw a lot of good moments today. Now, it’s about building that consistency, building that familiarity with people on the field.”
Revolution winger Griffin Yow, who made his debut today, also reflected on the outcome and commented on the team’s resilience to come back after being down 1-0.
“I think it shows the resilience of the team, that we just fight until the last whistle. I think we were unlucky not to go [up]2-1 and leave with the three points. But that’s just how football goes. I think it shows really good character and gives us a good feeling to push for the rest of camp.”
Forward Leo Campana then reflected on his lone goal & complimented the team’s offseason work & looking to improve every single day.
“It’s always important personally to score. I worked really hard in the offseason, and I think we’re getting the results we all wanted. In the first game, obviously we won against Sarasota. Now, it’s a tie that I think we’re not happy about,” said Campana. “I think the mentality has raised in this team this year, so we have to keep performing, keep getting better, keep working on the things we need to improve, and keep getting better every day.”
When discussing the upcoming season, Leo Campana noted, “I’m excited, honestly.” He noted the positive vibes, environment and the personal side of his teammates.
“Outside of the pitch they’re great human beings. I think it’s important to create a culture, to create a team. Inside the pitch we’re a family and we need to protect ourselves.”
Ilay Feingold (12) looks to make a pass during a preseason match versus FC Cincinnati. Image Courtesy of New England Revolution.
Marko Mitrović & the New England Revolution are currently 1W-1D-0L in preseason. Their next preseason match in St. Petersburg, Florida is Friday, January 31st versus Houston Dynamo FC. For All MLS content, you can find it on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
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