ROCHESTER, Ny. – New England Revolution II (8-9-4; 29 pts.) fell to Rochester New York FC (8-8-5; 33 pts.), 2-0, on Saturday night at Monroe Community College. Revolution II’s newest addition, forward Weverton, registered his MLS NEXT Pro debut with a 26-minute appearance tonight. Academy goalkeeper highlighted the defense with a four-save performance.
“Obviously a tough one," head coach Clint Peay stated. "Giving up penalty kicks early in the game really made it difficult against a good team and I thought in terms of executing our game plan, we could have done a better job of exploiting the spaces in behind them, but overall, the effort and the competitiveness wasn't there today.”
New England fell into a 1-0 deficit in the early stages of the match, as Rochester netted a penalty-kick goal in the fifth minute. The hosts doubled their lead in the 43rd minute. Weinstein went on to make two saves in the first half as Trevor Zwetsloot and Marcos Dias each recorded two shots in the opening 45, but Revolution II would head into halftime down 2-0.
Revolution II went down a man in the 86th minute as Colby Quiñones was shown a red card. Ben Reveno and Sean O’Hearn both saw header opportunities while Dias had a right-footed shot from the outside of the box blocked in the 95th minute for the team’s final scoring opportunity as the 2-0 score would remain through the final whistle.
“Yeah, my answer for this never changes. We take it week by week, and we erase previous results, and we don't think about future fixtures," Zwetsloot said postgame. "We're going to meet next week, we're going to discuss a plan and we're going to look to execute to the best of our ability.”
With three games remaining in the 2022 MLS NEXT Pro regular season, Revolution II returns to Gillette Stadium on September 2 to host Orlando City B. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET on MLSNEXTPro.com.
New England Revolution II 0, Rochester New York FC 2
August 27, 2022 – Monroe Community College (Rochester, N.Y.)
- Earning the start, defender Pierre Cayet made his 40th appearance with New England’s second team.
- Forward Weverton marked his first appearance with Revolution II, entering the match in the 64th minute.
- Academy goalkeeper Max Weinstein made four saves in the match.
- Forward Marcos Dias and midfielder Trevor Zwetsloot each recorded a team-leading three shots in the match.
GAME CAPSULE
Referee: Albert Kyei-Mensah
Assistant Referee: Zeno Cho
Assistant Referee: Noah Matos
Fourth Official: Austin Saini
Weather: 73 and sunny.
Scoring Summary:
ROC – Gibran Rayo (PK) 5’
ROC – Edward Williams (Wilterlynd Inalien) 43’
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Pierre Cayet (Yellow Card) 65’
NE – Sean O’Hearn (Yellow Card) 69’
ROC – Jacob Akanyirige (Yellow Card) 86’
NE – Colby Quiñones (Red Card) 86’
ROC – Bubacar Djalo (Yellow Card) 90’+2
New England Revolution II: Max Weinstein; Ítalo, Pierre Cayet, Ben Reveno, Sean O’Hearn; Trevor Zwetsloot, Michel, Jake Rozhansky (Mike DeShields 46’); Meny Silva (Weverton 64’), Ryan Lima (Colby Quiñones 46’), Marcos Dias.
Substitutes Not Used: Marzuq Puckerin, Brandonn Bueno, Steban Lopera, Weverton, Malcolm Fry.
Rochester New York FC: Caique; Christian Wood, Gerardo Lopez, Jacob Akanyirige; Ian Garrett, Pedro Dolabella, Bubacar Boi-Djalo, Jesus Baitz; Wilterlynd Inalien (Dante Brigida 78’), Gibran Rayo (Warner Brown 90’+2), Edward Williams (Gabriel Costa 87’).
Substitutes Not Used: Preston Popp, Brennan McDermott, Ryan Firestone, Michael Smith, Phillip Ejimadu, Davis Smith.
