COLUMBUS, Ohio — New England Revolution II were defeated 2-1 versus Columbus Crew 2 on Saturday afternoon.
The match kicked off at 3:30 p.m. ET at Columbus Crew Stadium.
Starting XI versus Columbus Crew 2.
New England Revolution II starting lineup: 3-4-3 | Donovan Parisian, Gabe Dahlin, Jake Shannon, Tylon Smith, Damario McIntosh, Cristiano Oliveira, Logan Azar, Javaun Mussenden, Jared Smith, Makai Wells, Myles Morgan
New England Revolution II substitutes:| Max Weintein, Jayden Da, Shuma Sasaki, Levi Katsell, Aarin Prajapati, Sharod George, Chris Mbai-Assem, Schinieder Mimy
Columbus Crew 2 starting lineup: 5-4-1 | Luke Pruter, Brent Adu-Gyamfi, Rui Aoki, Isaac Heffess, Cesar Ruvalcaba, Prince Forfor, Kevin Gbamble, Johann Chirinos, Tarun Karumanchi, Nicolas Rincon, Chase Adams
Columbus Crew 2 substitutes:| Stanislav Lapkes, Tristan Brown, Jamil Danjaji, Alan Torres, Gianmarco Di Noto, Giorgio De Libera, Moses Nyeman, Immanuel Ewing, Jorge Salmeron
Following a series of combination passes near the edge of New England’s penalty area, Columbus Crew 2 forward Brent Adu-Gyamfi fired an effort toward goal that was initially denied by Revolution goalkeeper Donovan Parisian. However, the rebound ricocheted off Adu-Gyamfi’s face and into the back of the net, giving Columbus an early advantage.
New England responded in the 24th minute, finding the equalizer to level the scoreline at 1-1.
New England Revolution II forward Makai Wells unleashed a thunderous strike that flew into the top-right corner of the net, leaving the Columbus goalkeeper with no chance and leveling the scoreline at 1-1.
However, as the match entered the 45th minute, Columbus Crew 2 regained the lead with a goal just before halftime.
After the ball bounced around near the edge of New England’s penalty area, Columbus Crew 2 forward Nicolás Rincón collected possession, drove into the box, and calmly slotted a low effort into the bottom-right corner to restore Columbus’ lead.
Following 45 minutes of action and two additional minutes of first-half stoppage time, the match entered halftime with Columbus Crew 2 holding a 2-1 advantage over New England Revolution II.
Halftime between New England Revolution II & Columbus Crew 2.
Pablo Moreira and the New England Revolution II have been eliminated in the first round of the MLS Next Pro Playoffs.
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