HIGH POINT, N.C. (August 24, 2024) – New England Revolution II (4-15-3; 17 pts.) fell to Carolina Core FC (7-10-4; 28 pts.), 2-1, at Truist Point on Saturday night. Revolution II forward Alex Monis recorded his team-best eighth goal of the season.
New England began the night on the front foot, with Monis finding the scoresheet in the 16th minute. The Filipino forward was fed a pinpoint pass into the box from Homegrown midfielder Jack Panayotou. Panayotou, a Cambridge, Mass. native, marked his second assist across five appearances with Revolution II this season.
The first half remained steady until Academy midfielder Javaun Mussenden received a second yellow card in the 21st minute. Despite a 10-man disadvantage, Revolution II still held their 1-0 lead at halftime, thanks to goalkeeper JD Gunn’s four crucial saves, including a notable stop on Carolina’s shot inside the box to preserve his team’s lead.
With Revolution II down a player, Carolina cut into the deficit late in the second half, with forward Facundo Canete equalizing in the 85th minute and tallying a second goal five minutes later to secure the hosts a 2-1 victory.
On the defensive end, Saturday’s contest featured Revolution Academy defender Sage Kinner making his professional debut, logging 77 minutes in his first career start. The Burlington, Vermont native became the 39th active youth player to log professional minutes with Revolution II, since the team’s inaugural season in 2020.
Kinner was one of eight Revolution Academy products to play in tonight’s contest, including Panayotou, Mussenden, Malcolm Fry, Colby Quiñones, and Eric Klein earning starts while Gevork Diarbian and Damario McIntosh entered the match as second-half substitutes.
Revolution II is set to host Chicago Fire FC II on Saturday, August 31 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The 6:00 p.m. ET kickoff is available to watch on Apple TV- MLS Season Pass.
MATCH NOTES
- F Alex Monis scored his team-leading eighth goal of the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro campaign.
- M Jack Panayotou, a Cambridge, Mass. native, registered his second assist of the season in his fifth start for Revolution II this year.
- D Sage Kinner logged 77 minutes in his professional debut and first professional start tonight with Revolution II.
- D Colby Quiñones donned the captain’s armband in his fourth consecutive start for New England.
- GK JD Gunn recorded a six-save effort between the posts in Saturday’s contest.
GAME CAPSULE
MLS NEXT Pro Match #22
New England Revolution II 1, Carolina Core FC 2August 24, 2024 – Truist Point (High Point, N.C.)
Referee: Emma Richards
Assistant Referee: Josh Lampkins
Assistant Referee: Carlos Morales-Lastra
Fourth Official: David Elliott
Weather: 81 degrees and sunny
Scoring Summary:
NE – Alex Monis 8 (Jack Panayotou 2) 16’
CCFC – Facundo Canete (Derek Cuevas) 85’
CCFC – Facundo Canete (Jacob Evans) 90’+1
Misconduct Summary:NE – Javaun Mussenden (Yellow Card) 8’
NE – Javaun Mussenden (Second Yellow Card, Red Card) 21’
NE – Eric Klein (Yellow Card) 36’
NE – Jack Panayotou (Yellow Card) 75’
New England Revolution II: JD Gunn; Malcolm Fry (Damario McIntosh 89’), Eric Klein, Sage Kinner (Maciel 77’), Colby Quiñones (Moshtaba Al-Hasnawi 89’); Javaun Mussenden, Patrick Leal; Joshua Bolma, Jack Panayotou, Alex Monis (Gevork Diarbian 69’); Marcos Dias.
Substitutes Not Used: Max Weinstein, Andrej Bjelajac, Luka Borovic, Olger Escobar, Cristiano Oliveira.
Carolina Core FC: Alex Sutton; Daniel Chica, Ibrahim Covi, Kai Thomas; Jathan Juarez (Luis Lugo 81’), Msunguchi Alenga (Joshua Rodriguez 46’), Santiago Cambindo, Cristian Gregoire (Derek Cuevas 46’); Jacob Evans, Facundo Canete; David Polanco (Yekeson Subah 65’).
Substitutes Not Used: Aryeh Miller, Robert Bailey, Juan Pablo Rodriguez, Jeremiah White IV, Ozzie Ramos.
