Played
September 1, 2012 7:40 PM EDT
Gillette Stadium — Foxborough, Massachusetts
Referee: Drew Fischer
Attendance: 11841
September 1, 2012 7:40 PM EDT
Gillette Stadium — Foxborough, Massachusetts
Referee: Drew Fischer
Attendance: 11841
MLS Preview: New England Revolution - Philadelphia Union
Two Eastern Conference also-rans play for pride in Foxboro as their seasons begin to wind down.
By Keith Hickey
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| New England Revolution (4-4-2): Reis; Alston, Soares, McCarthy, Tierney; Rowe, Simms, Feilhaber, Nguyen; Sene, Bengtson. |
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OUT: MF Sainey Nyassi (R adductor strain); GK Bobby Shuttleworth (L knee sprain)
DOUBTFUL: MF Blair Gavin (L hamstring tightness)
PROBABLE: MF Lee Nguyen (L ankle sprain); FW Alec Purdie (L ankle sprain)
| Philadelphia Union (4-3-3): MacMath; Williams, Okugo, Valdes, G. Farfan; Lahoud, Carroll, Gomez; M. Farfan, McInerney, Cruz. |
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OUT: FW Krystian Witkowski (concussion symptoms)
QUESTIONABLE: DF Chris Albright (L groin strain); DF Bakary Soumare (R knee inflammation)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Three Union players, midfielder Gabriel Gomez and Farfan twins Michael and Gabriel, are one yellow card away from an automatic suspension.
- The teams are meeting for the second time this year. Jack McInerney’s goal in the 90th minute, after Philadelphia’s Freddy Adu and New England’s Saer Sene traded goals, gave Union a 2-1 win at PPL Park.
- Philadelphia has never lost to New England. The first meeting victory this year was the Union’s third in five games against the Revs; the teams have played to two draws.
- Jerry Bengtson scored his second goal in Major League Soccer – his first since returning from the Olympic Games – in New England’s 4-3 loss in Columbus. While with the Honduran Olympic team in England, Bengtson scored three goals.
- Despite scoring six goals in their last two matches, the Revolution are winless since early July, a club record run of nine games.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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New England Revolution 0-2 Philadelphia Union
- 42.86 %
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New England Revolution 2-1 Philadelphia Union
- 28.57 %
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New England Revolution 1-1 Philadelphia Union
- 14.29 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Apr 27, 2013 | New England Revolution 2 - Philadelphia Union 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Mar 16, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 1 - New England Revolution 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Oct 6, 2012 | Philadelphia Union 1 - New England Revolution 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Sep 1, 2012 | New England Revolution 0 - Philadelphia Union 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jul 29, 2012 | Philadelphia Union 2 - New England Revolution 1 |
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New England Revolution
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| May 18, 2013 | Houston Dynamo 0 - New England Revolution 2 | MLS |
| May 11, 2013 | New England Revolution 1 - New York Red Bulls 1 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | New England Revolution 1 - Real Salt Lake 2 | MLS |
| May 2, 2013 | Portland Timbers 0 - New England Revolution 0 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | New England Revolution 2 - Philadelphia Union 0 | MLS |
Philadelphia Union
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| May 18, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 1 - Chicago Fire 0 | MLS |
| May 15, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 1 - Los Angeles Galaxy 4 | MLS |
| May 11, 2013 | Chicago Fire 0 - Philadelphia Union 1 | MLS |
| May 4, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 2 - Seattle Sounders FC 2 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | New England Revolution 2 - Philadelphia Union 0 | MLS |
| 1 | Matt Reis | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Florian Lechner | Defender |
| 25 | Darrius Barnes | Defender |
| 15 | Stephen McCarthy | Midfielder |
| 30 | Kevin Alston | Defender |
| 19 | Clyde Simms | Midfielder |
| 10 | Benny Feilhaber | Midfielder |
| 24 | Lee Nguyen | Midfielder |
| 15 | F. Cárdenas | Striker |
| 14 | Diego Fagundez | Striker |
| 27 | J. Bengtson | Striker |
| 40 | Tim Murray | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Tyler Polak | Midfielder |
| 11 | Kelyn Rowe | Midfielder |
| 13 | Ryan Guy | Striker |
| 6 | Michael Roach | Midfielder |
| - | Blake Brettschneider | Striker |
| 92 | D. Imbongo Boele | Striker |
| 18 | Zac MacMath | Goalkeeper |
| 25 | Sheanon Williams | Defender |
| - | Carlos Enrique Valdes | Defender |
| 15 | Gabriel Farfán | Midfielder |
| 30 | Freddy Adu | Striker |
| 13 | Michael Lahoud | Midfielder |
| 14 | Amobi Okugo | Midfielder |
| 21 | Michael Farfan | Midfielder |
| 44 | Danny Cruz | Midfielder |
| 7 | Brian Carroll | Midfielder |
| 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | Striker |
| 1 | Chris Konopka | Goalkeeper |
| 28 | Ray Gaddis | Defender |
| - | G. Gómez | Midfielder |
| 8 | Roger Torres | Midfielder |
| 26 | Keon Daniel | Midfielder |
| 9 | Jack McInerney | Striker |
| 17 | Josué Martínez | Striker |
Results
Times In EST
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Final
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
8 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
6 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
6 | 1 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
6 | 0 |
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Robert Earnshaw Striker Toronto FC |
5 | 2 |
