HARRISON, N.J. – The New England Revolution (6-1-2; 20 pts.) extended their winning streak to four in a 3-2 defeat of New York City FC at Red Bull Arena on Saturday night in a game that saw three lead changes. Gustavo Bou, Jon Bell, and Tommy McNamara were the goal scorers for New England, finding the back of the net in the 29^th, 79^th, and 88^th minutes, respectively. New York City pulled level twice, with Thiago equalizing in the 55^th minute and Ismael Tajouri-Shradi equalizing in the 85^th minute, before McNamara’s decisive goal late in the second half.

McNamara’s game-winning goal – his first goal since joining the Revolution in August 2020 and first since July 20, 2019 – gives New England its longest winning streak since 2015. Bou opened the scoring in tonight’s contest with a right-footed volley from distance, giving him three tallies on the season. The Revolution remain unbeaten when Bou scores, improving to 12-0-7 across all competitions. New England also remains unbeaten when scoring first this season with a 5-0-1 mark. Jon Bell got on the scoresheet with his first professional goal in the 79^th minute, becoming the first Revolution II graduate to score for the first team in an MLS match.

Carles Gil registered two assists in tonight’s win and has now notched an assist in four consecutive games for the first time in his MLS career. His seven assists are three more than any other player in MLS this season. New England is 17-0-5 across all competitions when Gil contributes an assist. Tajon Buchanan also recorded his second assist of the campaign when he played the grounded cross that resulted in McNamara’s game-winning goal.

Goalkeeper Matt Turner submitted a single-game season-high seven saves in the win, also denying a penalty kick attempt in the 12^th minute from New York City’s Valentin Castellanos. Turner’s penalty save was the fourth of his MLS career across all competitions, and his fourth stop in the last five penalty attempts faced across his time with the Revolution and U.S. Men’s National Team. The New Jersey native has faced 10 penalty kicks in across all competitions with the Revs, giving him a 40 percent save rate on bids from the spot.

New England returns to action on Wednesday, June 23, when the club hosts the New York Red Bulls at Gillette Stadium. CBS Boston’s exclusive pregame coverage begins with “Revolution Kickoff” on TV38 at 6:30 p.m. ET The contest kicks off at 7:00 p.m. ET on TV38, myRITV, 98.5 The Sports Hub, and in Portuguese on WBIX 1260 AM Nossa Radio USA.

POSTGAME NOTES
New England Revolution 3, New York City FC 2
June 19, 2021 – Red Bull Arena (Harrison, N.J.)

• The New England Revolution (6-1-2, 20 pts.) defeated New York City FC, 3-2, on Saturday night to remain in first place in the Eastern Conference.
• New England extended its winning streak to four games, the club’s longest since 2015, when it won six straight games across July and August.
• Tommy McNamara scored for the first time since being acquired by New England in August of last year, and for the first time since July of 2019. His goal came against New York City FC, where he played for four years from 2016-19.
• The Revolution remain unbeaten, 12-0-7 across all competitions, when Gustavo Bou scores a goal.
• Bou’s 27^th-minute tally gave the Revolution a 1-0 halftime lead. New England carries a streak of six consecutive matches without trailing after the first half of play. The Revolution have faced a halftime deficit just once in nine matches this season.
• Carles Gil recorded two assists tonight, extended his streak of games with an assist to four. New England is 17-0-5 across all competitions when Gil notches an assist.
• Gil’s seven assists are most in MLS by a margin of three.
• Jon Bell scored his first career goal with the 78^th-minute header, becoming the first Revolution II graduate to score in a first-team match. Carles Gil assisted the go-ahead goal and has collected assists in four straight games for the first time in MLS.
• New England’s three Designated Players- Bou, Adam Buksa and Carles Gil- have now factored into 11 of the Revolution’s 12 goals scored this season. Bou trails Buksa (4) by one goal for the team lead.
• Thiago’s 55^th-minute goal snapped a New England streak of 327 minutes without conceding a goal from open play.
• Revolution II graduates Bell and Maciel appeared together in New England’s Starting XI for the third time this season. Maciel, who has started all five of his appearances, completed 30 of 35 pass attempts over a 59-minute shift. Bell collected his fourth full 90-minute appearance tonight.
• Matt Turner’s first-half penalty save on Valentín Castellanos was the fourth of his MLS career across all competitions. Turner has faced 10 penalties, giving him a 40 percent save clip on opponents’ attempts from the spot. He also denied a penalty in his U.S. Men’s National Team debut against Trinidad & Tobago in January 2021.
• Turner ended the game with seven saves, his most in a single game this season.

• Bruce Arena’s Starting XI featured three changes from the club’s most recent match at FC Cincinnati on May 29. Defender Jon Bell, midfielder Maciel, and forward Gustavo Bou start in place of Henry Kessler, Tajon Buchanan and Adam Buksa, respectively.

GAME CAPSULE

REFEREE: Allen Chapman
AR1: Cory Richardson, AR2: Brian Dunn
4th: Greg Dopka
Video Assistant Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.
Attendance: 4,929
Weather: 73 degrees and cloudy

Scoring Summary:
NE – Gustavo Bou 3 (Unassisted) 27’
NYC – Thiago 1 (Maxi Moralez 2) 55’
NE – Jon Bell 1 (Carles Gil 6) 78’
NYC – Ismael Tajouri-Shardi 2 (Unassisted) 85’
NE – Tommy McNamara 1 (Tajon Buchanan 2, Carles Gil 7) 88’

Misconduct Summary:
NE – Matt Polster (Yellow Card – Bad Foul) 19’
NYC – Valentín Castellanos (Yellow Card – Bad Foul) 39’
NE – Maciel (Yellow Card – Bad Foul) 53’
NYC – Thiago (Yellow Card – Excessive Celebration) 55’
NYC – James Sands (Yellow Card – Bad Foul) 77’

New England Revolution: Matt Turner; DeJuan Jones, Andrew Farrell, Jon Bell, Brandon Bye; Maciel (Adam Buksa 59’), Matt Polster; Arnór Traustason (Tajon Buchanan 59’), Carles Gil ©, Tommy McNamara; Gustavo Bou (Henry Kessler 81’)

Substitutes Not Used: Brad Knighton, A.J. DeLaGarza, Scott Caldwell, Emmanuel Boateng, Edward Kizza, Teal Bunbury

New York City FC: Sean Johnson; Malte Amundsen, James Sands, Maxime Chanot, Anton Tinnerholm; Keaton Parks, Alfredo Morales, Talles Magno (Thiago HT); Jesús Medina; Maxi Moralez, Valentín Castellanos (Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 76’)

Substitutes Not Used: Luis Barraza, Tony Rocha, Tayvon Gray, Gudmundur Thórarinsson, Sebastien Ibeagha, Andres Jasson, Santiago Rodríguez