New England Revolution players warmup prior to a preseason match versus Houston Dynamo FC. Image Courtesy of New England Revolution.
FOXBOROUGH, MA– New England Revolution (1-1-0, 4 pts.) fell 3-2 in a preseason match versus Houston Dynamo FC on Saturday morning.
The match kicked off at 11:30 a.m. ET at IMG Academy to a crowd of 300.
New England starting lineup: 4-3-3 | Matt Turner, Peyton Miller, Mamadou Fofana, Brayan Ceballos, Ethan Kohler, Matt Polster, Brooklyn Raines, Carles Gil (C), Griffin Yow, Luca Langoni, Leo Campana
New England substitutes:| J.D. Gunn, Donovan Parisian, Tanner Beason, Andrew Farrell, Keegan Hughes, Ilay Feingold, Jackson Yueill, Cristiano Oliveira, Alhassan Yusuf, Javaun Mussenden, Eric Klein, Malcolm Fry, Dor Turgeman
Houston Dynamo FC starting lineup: 4-2-3-1 | Jonathan Bond, Lucas Halter, Antonio Carlos, Griffin Dorsey, Erik Sviatchenko, Jack McGlynn, Artur, Agustín Bouzat, Ezequiel Ponce, Guilherme, Mateusz Bogusz
Houston Dynamo FC substitutes:| Jimmy Mauer, Blake Gillingham, Franco Negri, Agustin Resch, Micah Harris, Isaac Mwakutuya, Duane Holmes, Lawrence Ennali, Hector Herrera, Diadé Samassekou, Nick Markanich, Matthew Arana, Ondřej Lingr, Trialist
New England had the first moment of the match in the 3rd minute when a freekick from roughly 35-yards out went too long and out for a goal kick.
Houston had the next chance of the match when a headed effort by Erik Sviatchenko was cleared.
Entering the 10th minute, Houston took the lead.
Following a corner kick delivery into the area, the ball fell for Agustin Bouzat to take a left-footed volleyed strike that snuck past Matt Turner to make it 1-0 to Houston.
In the 25th minute, after a save by Jonathan Bond, he held onto the ball for too long, forcing the referee to issue a corner kick.
In the 30th minute, Houston Dynamo made one change by replacing Agustin Bouzat with Lawrence Ennali.
New England’s next chance came in the 44th minute when two efforts towards goal by Luca Langoni & Griffin Yow were met with two saves by goalkeeper Jonathan Bond.
Entering the 45th minute, New England leveled the scoreline.
Leo Campana (9), Alhassan Yusuf (80), Carles Gil (10) & Luca Langoni (41) celebrate after Campana’s preseason goal versus Houston Dynamo FC. Image Courtesy of New England Revolution.
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Winger Luca Langoni sent a ball into the area that was headed into the net by forward Leo Campana to level the scoreline.
Entering the 53rd minute, New England took the lead.
Griffin Yow (7) celebrates after scoring versus Houston Dynamo FC in a preseason match. Image Courtesy of New England Revolution.
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After receiving a long ball over the top from midfielder Carles Gil, forward Griffin Yow cut inside and unleashed a curler into the top right corner to make it 2-1 to New England.
After the initial 60-minute period, the match entered “halftime” with New England ahead 2-1.
Prior to the start of the second half, both teams underwent lineup changes.
New England lineup: 4-3-3 | Donovan Parisian, Tanner Beason, Andrew Farrell, Keegan Hughes, Ilay Feingold, Jackson Yueill, Cristiano Oliveira, Alhassan Yusuf, Eric Klein, Malcolm Fry, Dor Turgeman
Houston Dynamo FC lineup: 4-2-3-1 | Jimmy Mauer, Franco Negri, Agustin Resch, Isaac Mwakutuya, Duane Holmes, Lawrence Ennali, Hector Herrera, Diadé Samassekou, Nick Markanich, Matthew Arana, Ondřej Lingr
Entering the 64th minute, Houston leveled the scoreline.
Forward Nick Markanich stepped up and buried a penalty into the bottom left corner after being taken down in the area to level the scoreline at 2-2.
In the 78th minute, a New England Revolution player was issued a yellow card.
Houston had another chance to take the lead in the 86th minute when a corner taken by Hector Herrera found the head of Ondřej Lingr, however, his effort went just over the bar.
In the 90th minute, both teams underwent lineup changes.
New England lineup: 4-3-3 | J.D. Gunn, Will Sands, Tanner Beason, Andrew Farrell, Ilay Feingold, Eric Klein, Javaun Mussenden, Alhassan Yusuf, Jackson Yueill, Malcolm Fry, Dor Turgeman
Houston Dynamo FC lineup: 4-2-3-1 | Blake Gillingham, Micah Harris, Agustin Resch, Isaac Mwakutuya, TRIALIST, Duane Holmes, Hector Herrera, Diadé Samassekou, Nick Markanich, Matthew Arana, Ondřej Lingr
Houston’s next chance came in the 112th minute when an effort into the area by Duane Holmes went begging.
Entering the 114th minute, Houston regained the lead.
Following a freekick delivery into the area, forward Nick Markanich rose above the rest for a header past JD Gunn to regain the lead for Houston.
In the 120th minute, New England had a last second corner kick that eventually led to nothing.
After 120 minutes, Houston Dynamo FC held on for the 3-2 victory.
Marko Mitrović & the New England Revolution are currently 1W-1D-1L in preseason. Their next preseason match in Sarasota, Florida is Friday, February 7th versus CF Montreal. For All MLS content, you can find it on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
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