- Thomas McNamara (49')
- Tajon Buchanan (53')
- DeJuan Jones (85')
- Arnór Traustason (72')
- Paul Arriola (10')
- Ramón Ábila (90'+6')
Revolution extend unbeaten run with win over D.C.
Tajon Buchanan scored in the 53rd minute to cap a stretch of two goals in five minutes early in the second half to lift the New England Revolution past visiting D.C. United 3-2 on Wednesday night in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Emmanuel Boateng collected a pass in open space and chipped it across the box to a streaking Buchanan, whose right foot met the ball in the air to beat D.C. United keeper Jon Kempin for his fifth goal of the season.
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Tommy McNamara scored in the 49th minute and DeJuan Jones added a goal in the 85th for the Revolution. Matt Turner made seven saves for New England (14-3-4, 46 points), which extended its unbeaten run to eight matches (7-0-1).
The Revolution managed to hold on in the end despite falling a man down after Arnor Traustason picked up a second yellow card in the 72nd minute.
Paul Arriola had a goal in the 10th minute and Ramon Abila scored in the 96th for D.C. United. Kempin stopped three of six shots for United (8-9-3, 27 points), which was dealt its seventh loss in 12 road matches.
New England improved to 8-1-1 at Gillette Stadium this season to strengthen its hold atop the Supporters' Shield standings. The Revolution has won five straight against United amid their eight-match unbeaten streak (5-0-3) against them.
An early turnover proved costly for the Revolution as Lucas Maciel Felix's giveaway near midfield put D.C. United on top 1-0. Edison Flores dribbled to the penalty arc and slipped the ball through to a charging Arriola, who tapped it through the goal area past Turner into the bottom right corner.
New England equalized shortly after halftime as McNamara unleashed a right-footed rocket from the arc to beat Kempin in the upper right corner. Jones cleaned up a rebound in the center of the box that deflected in off Kempin to make it 3-1.
Abila netted a garbage-time goal in the final minute of stoppage time for United.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ted Unkel
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inter Miami CF | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +5 | 15 |
New York Red Bulls | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +4 | 15 |
Philadelphia Union | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | +5 | 13 |
Columbus Crew | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 13 |
FC Cincinnati | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 12 |
Atlanta United FC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 11 |
Charlotte FC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 11 |
CF Montréal | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 10 |
Toronto FC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
D.C. United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Chicago Fire FC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
New York City FC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
Orlando City SC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 8 |
Nashville SC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -5 | 7 |
New England Revolution | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 4 |