Carles Gil & Mamadou Fofana named to MLS Team of the Matchday 23

FOXBOROUGH, MA– New England Revolution defender Mamadou Fofana & midfielder Carles Gil have made the MLS Team of the Matchday 23 following Sunday’s 3-1 win over Columbus Crew.

This is Gil’s seventh appearance in TOTW this season.

This is Fofana’s fourth appearance in TOTW this season.

Team of the Matchday 23.

Midfielder Carles Gil obtained a starting position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 23 for his spectacular performance on Saturday night. Gil, who played the full 90 minutes finished the match with an 9.3 rating according to Fotmob. Offensively, Gil had 1 goal on 1 shot attempt (100% shot accuracy) & 1 assist. Gil had 99 touches and 8 passes into the final third. The midfielder went 77/86 (90%) on accurate passes. He went 3/4 (75%) on successful dribbles and was dispossessed 1 time during the match with 5 chances created. Carles defensively had 6 recoveries during the match. He went 5/7 (71%) on ground duels and had zero aerial duels won. He was fouled 1 time and committed 0 fouls during the match.

New England Revolution midfielder Carles Gil celebrates his goal versus Columbus Crew. Image Courtesy of New England Revolution.

Defender Mamadou Fofana obtained a substitute position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 23 for his standout performance on Saturday night. Fofana, who played all 90 minutes finished the match with an 8.4 rating according to Fotmob. Offensively, Mamadou had 1 assist. He had 62 touches and 9 passes into the final third. The defender went 40/46 (87%) on accurate passes throughout the match with 4/6 accuracy on long balls (67%). Fofana defensively had 13 defensive contributions with 5 tackle, 1 block, 5 clearances, 3 headed clearances, 2 interceptions and 4 recoveries during the match. He went 5/7 (71%) on ground duels and went 2/2 (100%) on aerial duels won.

New England Revolution defender Mamadou Fofana looks to make a play during an MLS match versus Columbus Crew. Image Courtesy of New England Revolution.