FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Revolution II (8-5-3; 30 pts.) battled Toronto FC II (3-8-4; 15 pts.), to a 1-1 draw on Friday night at Gillette Stadium, claiming the extra point with a 4-2 shootout win. Revolution goalkeeper Jacob Jackson made five saves as forward Jordan Adebayo-Smith scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season in the match.
Adebayo-Smith opened the scoring in the 37th minute after his high press caused a turnover in Toronto’s defense. The Englishman led New England with three shots and three on target. Toronto tied the game with Julian Altobelli’s tally in the 61st minute.
After Revolution II’s three subs entered the match in the second half, goalkeeper Nico Campuzano was called upon in the 83rd minute as an emergency forward for Weverton. The second-year pro closed out the remaining seven minutes of the match in a field position and narrowly missed a scoring opportunity off a corner kick in stoppage time. With the score even at one, the two sides headed to the penalty kick shootout.
New England’s Marcos Dias, Jacob Akanyirige, Ben Awashie, and Nakye Greenidge-Duncan all buried their opportunities while Jackson recorded two saves in the shootout, marking his second shootout win of the season and securing the additional point for Revolution II.
New England returns to action on Sunday, July 2 against Huntsville City FC at Joe Davis Stadium. The 7 p.m. match will stream live MLSNEXTPro.com.
New England Revolution II 1 (4), Toronto FC II 1 (2)
June 23, 2023 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
- New England remain the top scoring team in MLS NEXT Pro with 33 tallies in 16 games and move into second place in the Eastern Conference with tonight’s result.
- Forward Jordan Adebayo-Smith scored his seventh goal of the season to extend his team lead and surpassed 1,000 minutes played with Revolution II after going the full 90. Adebayo-Smith’s seven goals place him tied for third for the league lead.
- Adebayo-Smith also reached 1,000 career minutes for Revolution II
- Revolution goalkeeper Jacob Jackson made five saves in regulation, tacking on an additional two saves in the penalty shootout.
- Marcos Dias, Jacob Akanyrige, Ben Awashie and Nakye Greenidge-Duncan all scored for New England in the shootout.
- Awashie recorded three shots in his first full 90-minute appearance since June 11 against Chicago Fire II.
- Defender Ítalo made his first consecutive starts of the season, playing 62 minutes and recording one shot on target.
GAME CAPSULE
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant Referees: Gjovalin Bori, Jessica Carnevale
Fourth Official: Stephanie McFarland
Weather: 72 degrees and cloudy
Scoring Summary:
NE – Jordan Adebayo-Smith (Pierre Cayet) 37’
TOR – Julian Altobelli (Jordan Faria 61’)
Misconduct Summary:
TOR – Lucas Olguin (Yellow Card) 15’
TOR – Reshaun Walkes (Yellow Card) 19’
NE – Jordan Adebayo-Smith (Yellow Card) 42’
TOR – Ife Adenuga (Yellow Card) 71’
NE – Marcos Dias (Yellow Card) 86’
TOR – Rohan Goulbourne (Yellow Card) 86’
TOR – Jordan Faria (Yellow Card) 90’+2
New England Revolution II: Jacob Jackson; Colby Quiñones, Pierre Cayet, Victor Souza, Tiago Suarez (Jacob Akanyirige 62’); Jake Rozhanksy; Ítalo (Weverton 63’, Nico Campuzano 83’), Marcos Dias, Ben Awashie, Malcolm Fry (Nakye Greenidge-Duncan 80’), Jordan Adeabyo-Smith.
Toronto FC II: Adisa de Rosario (Gianluca Catalano 90’+1); Jesus Batiz, Lazar Stefanovic, Adam Pearlman, Rohan Goulbourne; Lucas Olguin, Antony Curic (Marco Stojadnovic 89’), Ife Adenuga; Jordan Faria, Julikan Altobelli, Reshaun Walkes (Alec Diaz 73’).
Substitutes Not Used: Dekwon Barrow, Matthew Medeiros, Jalen Watson, Markus Cimermancic.
