FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution (8-9-10; 34 pts.) were defeated by the LA Galaxy (11-11-4; 37 pts.), 2-1, on Sunday night at Gillette Stadium. The Galaxy raced out to an early two-goal lead in the first 15 minutes, before midfielder Carles Gil scored his sixth goal of the season, assisted by Tommy McNamara, but the Revolution’s comeback effort fell short.
The visitors struck first in the fourth minute as Daniel Aguirre collected an assist from Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez and finished past Revolution goalkeeper Djordje Petrović for the game’s opening goal. Galaxy midfielder Riqui Puig then fed Chicharito for the second goal in the 15th minute. New England threatened the Galaxy end with a series of chances before halftime, including shots on goal from Tommy McNamara and Emmanuel Boateng, but went into halftime with a two-goal deficit.
New England was finally able to cut into the Galaxy’s lead in the 82nd minute with Carles Gil’s curling left-footed effort, a Goal of the Week nominee that looped over LA goalkeeper Jonathan Bond and nestled into the upper corner. The Revolution mustered five shots on target in the second half, but were unable to come up with the equalizer.
Gustavo Bou, who returned to action for the first time since July 16, entered the game as a halftime substitute and notched two shots, with one on target. Three Revolution Homegrown Players appeared in tonight’s match as Justin Rennicks made his sixth straight start, a career high for the forward, while midfielders Esmir Bajraktarevic and Noel Buck each appeared off the bench.
The Revolution continue the homestand on Wednesday, August 31, hosting Chicago Fire FC in a pivotal Eastern Conference clash on Carles Gil Bobblehead Night. The match at Gillette Stadium kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET on WSBK-TV38, myRITV, Cozi TV, 98.5 The Sports Hub, and WBIX 1260 AM Nossa Radio. Pregame coverage from CBS Boston begins at 7:00 p.m. with Revolution Kickoff Live.
MATCH NOTES
- Carles Gil netted his sixth goal of the 2022 campaign in the 82nd minute, converting on Tommy McNamara’s sixth assist of the season. Gil’s 19 combined goals and assists this season ranked tied for eighth in MLS.
- Gil guided New England’s attack with a game-high five shots, along with four chances created. The reigning MLS MVP has reached the scoresheet in four of the last five matches with two goals and two assists during that span.
- Gustavo Bou made his first appearance since July 16, entering the match tonight as a substitute at halftime for Justin Rennicks. The Argentinian striker logged two shots, including one on target.
- Justin Rennicks, a Homegrown Player from South Hamilton, Mass., posted his career-high sixth consecutive start tonight.
- Fellow Homegrown Players Esmir Bajraktarevic and Noel Buck of Arlington, Mass. both appeared off the bench in tonight’s match. Bajraktarevic has played in three straight matches, while Buck has appeared in three of the last four.
- Bruce Arena deployed three changes to the starting lineup to face his former team in the LA Galaxy, which he coached from 2008-16. Defender Henry Kessler and midfielders Christian Makoun, and Emmanuel Boateng replaced Jon Bell, A.J. DeLaGarza, and Esmir Bajraktarevic in the Starting XI.
GAME CAPSULE
New England Revolution 1, LA Galaxy 2
August 28, 2022 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant Referees: Brian Poeschel (AR1), Matthew Nelson (AR2)
Fourth Official: Ricardo Fierro
Video Assistant Referee: Armando Villareal
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Joshua Patlak
Weather: 71 degrees and clear
Attendance: 21,517
Scoring Summary:
LA- Daniel Aguirre 1 (Javier Hernandez 2) 4’
LA- Javier Hernandez 12 (Riqui Puig 1) 15’
NE- Carles Gil 6 (Tommy McNamara 6) 82’
Misconduct Summary:
NE- Henry Kessler (Yellow Card- Hard Foul) 38’
LA- Gaston Brugman (Yellow Card- Hard Foul) 52’
LA- Chase Gasper (Yellow Card- Hard Foul) 57’
LA- Javier Hernandez (Yellow Card- Time Wasting) 70’
New England Revolution: Djordje Petrović; DeJuan Jones, Henry Kessler, Andrew Farrell, Brandon Bye; Christian Makoun (Esmir Bajraktarevic 82’), Matt Polster; Tommy McNamara, Carles Gil ©, Emmanuel Boateng (Noel Buck 65’); Justin Rennicks (Gustavo Bou HT)
Substitutes Not Used: Earl Edwards Jr., Jon Bell, A.J. DeLaGarza, Omar Gonzalez, Maciel, Damian Rivera
LA Galaxy: Jonathan Bond; Julian Araujo, Derrick Williams, Sega Coulibaly (Sacha Klejstan 60’) Nick DePuy, Chase Gasper; Gaston Brugman (Efrain Alvarez 65’), Riqui Puig, Daniel Aguirre; Kevin Cabral (Samuel Grandsir 65’), Javier Hernandez (Dejan Joveljic 70’)
Substitutes Not Used: Jonathan Klinsmann, Douglas Costa, Kelvin Leerdam, Victor Vazquez, Eriq Zavaleta
Full statistics available HERE.
