MLS

FT Friday, September 3, 2021
New England Revolution WWWWL 1
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Philadelphia Union LLWDL 0
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Subaru Park · 15,152 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Polster scores, Knighton gets shutout in New England's win

— Matt Polster scored in the first half and the 10-man New England Revolution held off the Philadelphia Union 1-0 on Friday night.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
5
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
7
8
Saves
2
39.9
Possession
60.1
8
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
236
Accurate Passes
364
305
Passes
443
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
9
16
Crosses
39
0.2
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
61
31
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
7
Interceptions
16
34
Effective Clearances
12
34
Clearances
12

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

PHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Joe BendikG
  2. 4Stuart FindlayCD-L
  3. 5Jakob GlesnesCD-R
  4. 27Kai WagnerLB
  5. 26Nathan HarrielRB
  6. 30Paxten AaronsonAM
  7. 16Jack McGlynnLM
  8. 11Alejandro BedoyaRM
  9. 23Kacper PrzybylkoF
  10. 31Leon FlachAM-L
  11. 33Quinn SullivanAM-R

NE · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 18Brad KnightonG
  2. 4Henry KesslerCD-L
  3. 2Andrew FarrellCD-R
  4. 8Matt PolsterDM
  5. 24DeJuan JonesLB
  6. 15Brandon ByeRB
  7. 26Thomas McNamaraAM
  8. 25Arnór TraustasonLM
  9. 5Wilfrid KaptoumRM
  10. 10Teal BunburyCF-L
  11. 19Edward KizzaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 33' Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 33' Goal! Philadelphia Union 0, New England Revolution 1. Matt Polster (New England Revolution) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arnór Ingvi Traustason with a cross following a set piece situation.
  3. 55' Arnór Ingvi Traustason (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 59' Second yellow card to Arnór Ingvi Traustason (New England Revolution) for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Substitution, New England Revolution. Scott Caldwell replaces Edward Kizza.
  6. 66' Substitution, New England Revolution. Carles Gil replaces Wilfrid Kaptoum.
  7. 71' Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 72' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Anthony Fontana replaces Nathan Harriel.
  9. 72' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Davó replaces Jack McGlynn.
  10. 77' Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 80' Anthony Fontana (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 84' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Cole Turner replaces Quinn Sullivan.
  13. 89' Paxten Aaronson (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+3' Henry Kessler (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+5' Substitution, New England Revolution. AJ Delagarza JR replaces Tommy McNamara.

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