New England Revolution vs Atlanta United FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Revolution strikes twice early, takes down Atlanta to stay in second
Giacomo Vrioni scored his fifth goal of the season, Matt Polster also found the net in an early outburst and the New England Revolution held on for a 2-1 victory over visiting Atlanta United on Wednesday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Matt Polster (New England Revolution).
- 4': Goal! New England Revolution 1, Atlanta United 0. Matt Polster (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 5': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Ryan Spaulding.
- 6': Attempt missed. Juan José Purata (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Goal! New England Revolution 2, Atlanta United 0. Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carles Gil with a through ball following a fast break.
- 11': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Caleb Wiley.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Gil.
- 12': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
- 15': Attempt missed. Ian Harkes (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 16': Attempt saved. Carles Gil (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Justin Rennicks.
- 16': Foul by Matt Polster (New England Revolution).
- 16': Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carles Gil.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Carles Gil (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Bou.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 20': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
- 21': Attempt missed. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carles Gil with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Attempt saved. Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amar Sejdic.
- 23': Attempt saved. Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carles Gil.
- 26': Attempt saved. Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross.
- 26': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Djordje Petrovic.
- 29': Attempt missed. Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Bye.
- 34': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Ronald Hernández.
- 34': Attempt missed. Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ian Harkes with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Foul by Ian Harkes (New England Revolution).
- 37': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Berry.
- 40': Attempt missed. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Miguel Berry.
- 44': Attempt saved. Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Bou.
- 45': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Bradley Guzan.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, New England Revolution 2, Atlanta United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins New England Revolution 2, Atlanta United 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atlanta United. Derrick Etienne replaces Tyler Wolff.
- 45': Substitution, Atlanta United. Matheus Rossetto replaces Santiago Sosa.
- 47': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Rossetto.
- 47': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Justin Rennicks.
- 48': Attempt missed. Derrick Etienne (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Attempt missed. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brandon Bye.
- 54': Foul by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
- 54': Ryan Spaulding (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution).
- 54': Juan José Purata (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Amar Sejdic.
- 59': Attempt missed. Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Abram.
- 59': Attempt missed. Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gustavo Bou.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
- 63': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Andrew Farrell.
- 63': Foul by Juan José Purata (Atlanta United).
- 63': Matt Polster (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Hand ball by Giacomo Vrioni (New England Revolution).
- 65': Attempt missed. Derrick Etienne (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
- 66': Substitution, New England Revolution. Jack Panayotou replaces Ian Harkes.
- 66': Substitution, New England Revolution. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Justin Rennicks.
- 67': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Derrick Etienne.
- 68': Offside, New England Revolution. Jack Panayotou tries a through ball, but Giacomo Vrioni is caught offside.
- 69': Substitution, Atlanta United. Machop Chol replaces Miguel Berry.
- 69': Substitution, Atlanta United. Osvaldo Alonso replaces Amar Sejdic.
- 69': Foul by Matt Polster (New England Revolution).
- 69': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Matt Polster (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt saved. Machop Chol (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Derrick Etienne with a cross.
- 70': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Djordje Petrovic.
- 71': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 71': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Giacomo Vrioni.
- 72': Attempt saved. Juan José Purata (Atlanta United) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Derrick Etienne with a cross.
- 72': Attempt missed. Osvaldo Alonso (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 73': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Dave Romney.
- 74': Attempt missed. Machop Chol (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Attempt missed. Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
- 77': Substitution, Atlanta United. Edwin Mosquera replaces Caleb Wiley.
- 77': Foul by Brandon Bye (New England Revolution).
- 77': Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Vrioni.
- 80': Foul by Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United).
- 80': Ryan Spaulding (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Foul by Jack Panayotou (New England Revolution).
- 82': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Jack Panayotou (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt missed. Machop Chol (Atlanta United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Derrick Etienne.
- 83': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
- 84': Substitution, New England Revolution. Bobby Wood replaces Giacomo Vrioni.
- 87': Foul by Jack Panayotou (New England Revolution).
- 87': Osvaldo Alonso (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Substitution, New England Revolution. Omar González replaces Gustavo Bou.
- 90': Attempt saved. Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Derrick Etienne.
- 90'+2': Bobby Wood (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Luis Abram (Atlanta United).
- 90'+3': Goal! New England Revolution 2, Atlanta United 1. Machop Chol (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, New England Revolution 2, Atlanta United 1.
- 0': Match ends, New England Revolution 2, Atlanta United 1.
Statistics
 ATL |
NE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 10 |
| 53.6 | Possession | 46.4 |
| 24 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 11 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 419 | Accurate Passes | 356 |
| 481 | Passes | 415 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 20 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 46 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 11 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Attendance: 17,615
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Attendance: 17,615
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | 11 | +10 | 21 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 10 | +3 | 18 |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 10 | +4 | 17 |
| 4 | Toronto FC | 10 | -2 | 16 |
Line-Ups
New England Revolution (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Djordje Petrovic (GK) |
| 2 | Dave Romney |
| 88 | Andrew Farrell |
| 34 | Ryan Spaulding |
| 15 | Brandon Bye |
| 10 | Carles Gil |
| 8 | Matt Polster |
| 14 | Ian Harkes |
| 9 | Giacomo Vrioni |
| 7 | Gustavo Bou |
| 12 | Justin Rennicks |
Atlanta United FC (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 22 | Juan José Purata |
| 4 | Luis Abram |
| 2 | Ronald Hernández |
| 13 | Amar Sejdic |
| 5 | Santiago Sosa |
| 26 | Caleb Wiley |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon |
| 19 | Miguel Berry |
| 23 | Thiago Almada |
| 28 | Tyler Wolff |
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