FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution (6-4-4, 22 pts.) defeated the New York Red Bulls (7-4-1, 22 pts.), 2-1, before a crowd of 21,576 at Gillette Stadium on Saturday evening. Revolution forward Teal Bunbury scored his fifth game-winning goal of the season – and eighth goal overall – in the 78th minute to propel the home side to victory. After ceding an early goal to Red Bulls forward Bradley Wright-Phillips, midfielder Diego Fagundez leveled the score in first-half stoppage time with his fourth tally of the year.
Bunbury has scored all eight of his goals in New England's last 10 games, including three in the club's last four matches, and is tied for the fourth most tallies in MLS this season. With his next goal, the forward will match his previous single-season high of nine – a mark he set in 2011 with Sporting Kansas City. Bunbury's five game-winning goals are two more than any other player in MLS has registered this year. He also recorded his second assist of the season on Fagundez's first-half goal.
Forward Krisztián Németh made his first start of 2018, and turned in the primary assist on Fagundez's strike. Cristian Penilla and Luis Caicedo both submitted helpers on Bunbury's game winner for their fifth and second on the season, respectively. Penilla now paces the Revolution in assists, and is one shy of Atlanta's Miguel Almiron and Houston's Romell Quioto for the league lead in primary assists.
Next week, New England enters U.S. Open Cup play with a Fourth Round matchup against USL side Louisville City FC on Tuesday, June 5. That match will take place at the University of Louisville's Lynn Stadium and will kick off at 7:00 p.m. ET. All U.S. Open Cup matches are broadcast on USSoccer.com. Next in MLS play, the Revs will travel to play the Chicago Fire on Saturday, June 9. That match will kick off at 8:30 p.m. ET, and will be broadcast locally on NBC Sports Boston, 98.5 The Sports Hub, and 1260 AM Nossa Radio.
New England Revolution 2, New York Red Bulls 1
June 2, 2018 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
Revolution Defeat New York Red Bulls, 2-1
·The Revolution defeated the Red Bulls, 2-1, on Saturday, improving the club’s record to 6-4-4 (22 pts.) through 14 matches of the 2018 regular season. The Revolution are now 5-2-2 at home in 2018.
·New England's all-time record against New York moves to 29-26-15, including a 22-6-7 mark at home.
·The Revs remain undefeated this season when either Teal Bunbury or Diego Fagundez scores a goal. New England is 5-0-3 when Bunbury finds the net, and 3-0-1 when Fagundez scores.
New England Claims First Comeback Victory of 2018
·Tonight's victory marked the Revolution's first come-from-behind victory of the 2018 MLS season. The Revs are now 1-4-2 this season when conceding the opening goal.
·Prior to tonight's match, the Revs had twice claimed a point after trailing in a match, at Columbus on April 21 (2-2) and vs. Atlanta on May 30 (1-1).
Bunbury Tallies Game-Winning Goal, Adds Assist
·Forward Teal Bunbury registered the game-winning goal in the 78th minute of tonight's match. Bunbury has now scored a team-high eight goals, setting his new Revolution single-season high. With his next goal, Bunbury will equal his career high of nine goals registered with Sporting Kansas City in 2011.
·His eight goals currently rank tied for fourth most among MLS players this season, trailing only Atlanta's Josef Martinez (12), New York's Bradley Wright-Phillips (9), and Columbus' Gyasi Zardes (9).
·Bunbury's goal was his fifth game-winning tally of the season, the most among all MLS players. No other player in the league has more than three game-winning goals this season.
·Bunbury also recorded the secondary assist on Diego Fagundez's first-half stoppage-time goal. The Prior Lake, Minn. native has two assists on the year.
Penilla Becomes Eighth MLS Player to Record Five Goals, Five Assists in 2018
·Forward/Midfielder Cristian Penilla registered the game-winning assist on Teal Bunbury's 77th minute goal. Penilla is now one of eight players in MLS to record at least five goals and at least five assists so far this season.
·In addition, Penilla is one of three players to have recorded at least five primary assists this season, joining Atlanta's Miguel Almirón (6) and Montreal's Ignacio Piatti (6).
Fagundez Scores before Halftime to Level the Scoreline
·Forward Diego Fagundez notched the game-tying goal in first-half stoppage time in tonight's contest. Fagundez has now scored four goals on the season, third most among Revolution players behind Teal Bunbury (8) and Cristian Penilla (5).
·Forward Krisztián Németh registered the primary assist on Fagundez's goal. The assist is Németh's first of the 2018 MLS campaign and the 12th of his MLS career.
Revolution Make Three Changes to Starting XI
·Revolution Head Coach Brad Friedel made three changes to the club’s starting lineup from its most recent MLS match on May 30 vs. Atlanta United FC. Defender Claude Dielna, forward Krisztián Németh, and midfielder Kelyn Rowe replaced midfielder Scott Caldwell, midfielder Wilfried Zahibo, and defender Chris Tierney.
GAME CAPSULE
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Assistant Referees: Nick Uranga (AR1), Jose Da Silva (AR2)
Fourth Official: Marcos DeOliveira
VAR: Guido Gonzales
Weather: 72 Degrees and Sunny
Attendance: 21,576
Scoring Summary:
NY – Bradley Wright-Phillips 9 (Sean Davis 4) 8',
NE – Diego Fagundez 4 (Krisztián Németh 1, Teal Bunbury 2) 45'+1'
NE – Teal Bunbury 8 (Cristian Penilla 4, Luis Caicedo 2) 78'
Misconduct Summary:
NY – Vincent Bezecourt (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 30'
NE – Antonio Delamea (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 31'
NY – Bradley Wright-Phillips (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 69'
NE – Kelyn Rowe (Yellow Card – Persistent Infringement) 81'
New England Revolution: Matt Turner; Claude Dielna ©, Jalil Anibaba, Antonio Delamea, Andrew Farrell; Kelyn Rowe (Wilfried Zahibo 84'), Luis Caicedo; Cristian Penilla, Diego Fagundez (Zachary Herivaux 90'+2'), Krisztián Németh (Juan Agudelo 80'); Teal Bunbury
Substitutes Not Used: Cody Cropper, Brandon Bye, Scott Caldwell, Brian Wright
New York Red Bulls: Ryan Meara; Kemar Lawrence, Aaron Long, Aurélien Collin, Connor Lade; Sean Davis; Vincent Bezecourt (Marc Rzatkowski 79'), Kaku, Florian Valot (Alex Muyl 82'); Derrick Etienne (Daniel Royer 63'), Bradley Wright-Phillips ©
Substitutes Not Used: Evan Louro, Ethan Kutler, Hassan Ndam, Carlos Rivas
