FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution (1-1-1, 4 pts.) fell to Real Salt Lake (2-0-1, 7 pts.) 3-2, on a snowy Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. Emmanuel Boateng and Jozy Altidore each tallied their first goals of the season, while Adam Buksa registered his first multi-assist game in MLS.

Boateng opened the scoring with his first tally of the season in first-half stoppage time – his fourth career goal in eight games against Real Salt Lake – as Buksa and Andrew Farrell recorded the assists. Altidore extended New England’s lead in the 62nd minute, two minutes after entering the game, with a header at the back post, again assisted by Buksa.

Jon Bell, A.J. DeLaGarza, Maciel, Wilfrid Kaptoum, Emmanuel Boateng, and Ryan Spaulding all made their first starts of the 2022 campaign. Spaulding made his MLS debut with the start, becoming the fifth player to appear for New England after being elevated from Revolution II.

Real Salt Lake scored three times over the last 15 minutes. The visitors cut the deficit in half with a 78th-minute tally by Sergio Córdova. Justen Glad equalized in the 88th minute and Tate Schmitt scored the winner in the final moments of second-half stoppage time.

The Revolution return to action on Wednesday, March 16 for the Second Leg of the 2022 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinals against Pumas UNAM at Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City, Mexico. The match kicks off at 10:15 p.m. ET at Gillette Stadium on FOX Sports 1 and TUDN.

POSTGAME NOTES
New England Revolution 2, Real Salt Lake 3
March 12, 2022 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)

Team Notes: 

• The New England Revolution fell to Real Salt Lake, 3-2, on Saturday night, moving their record to 1-1-1 (4 pts.) on the season. 
• Three of New England’s four goals this season have come in the last 15 minutes of the first half, tied for the most among all MLS clubs this season. 
• Tonight’s Starting XI featured seven changes from the club’s last match on Wednesday night against Pumas UNAM in the First Leg of the 2022 SCCL Quarterfinal Round. Earl Edwards Jr., Andrew Farrell, Arnór Traustason, and Adam Buksa are the only four players to feature in the starting lineups for both matches.

Individual Notes:   

• Emmanuel Boateng made his first start of the season, and second appearance across all competitions. He scored the opening goal in first-half stoppage time, his fourth goal in eight career appearances against Real Salt Lake. 
• Adam Buksa collected his 40th MLS start, marking the occasion with his first multi-assist game for the Revolution. 
• Jozy Altidore made his third appearance of the season off the bench for New England and notched his first goal for the club. 
• Altidore surpassed 12,000 career minutes played in MLS in tonight’s match. 
• Sebastian Lletget registered a secondary assist on Altidore’s tally, his first assist for the club. Lletget has found in three of his first four games with New England, including SCCL play. 
• Ryan Spaulding made his MLS debut after spending two seasons developing with Revolution II. The 23-year-old was one of three Revolution II alumni in New England’s starting lineup, joining Jon Bell and Maciel, and led the team with three interceptions on the night.

GAME CAPSULE
Referee: Drew Fischer.
Assistant Referees: Kathryn Nesbitt (AR1); Gianni Facchini (AR2).
Fourth Official: Sergii Demianchuk.
Video Assistant Referee: Fotis Bazakos.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Eric Weisbrod.
Attendance: 10,633
Weather: 27 degrees and snow.

Scoring Summary:
NE – Emmanuel Boateng 1 (Adam Buksa 1, Andrew Farrell 1) 45’+3
NE – Jozy Altidore 1 (Adam Buksa 2, Sebastian Lletget 1) 62’
RSL – Sergio Córdova 1 (Unassisted) 78’
RSL – Justen Glad 1 (Pablo Ruíz 1) 88’
RSL – Tate Schmitt 1 (Jasper Löffelsend 1) 90’+3

Misconduct Summary:
NE – Arnór Traustason (Yellow Card – Bad Foul) 5’
NE – Wilfrid Kaptoum (Yellow Card – Bad Foul) 15’
RSL – Pablo Ruíz (Yellow Card – Bad Foul) 35’
RSL – Scott Caldwell (Yellow Card – Bad Foul) 66’
NE – Carles Gil (Yellow Card – Time Wasting) 87’
RSL – Justen Glad (Yellow Card – Bad Foul) 90’+2

New England Revolution: Earl Edwards Jr.; Ryan Spaulding, Jon Bell, Andrew Farrell ©, A.J. DeLaGarza; Maciel, Tommy McNamara, Wilfrid Kaptoum (Carles Gil 60’); Arnór Traustason (Sebastian Lletget 60’), Emmanuel Boateng (Jozy Altidore 60’); Adam Buksa (Matt Polster 77’).  

Substitutes Not Used: Brad Knighton, Gustavo Bou, Brandon Bye, Omar Gonzalez, DeJuan Jones.

Real Salt Lake: Zac MacMath; Erik Holt (Jasper Löffelsend 85’), Justen Glad, Marcelo Silva ©; Andrew Brody, Pablo Ruíz, Scott Caldwell (Everton Luiz 73’), Tate Schmitt; Maikel Chang (Sergio Córdova 14’), Justin Meram (Jonathan Menéndez 73’), Bobby Wood.

Substitutes Not Used: Tomas Gómez, Johan Kappelhof, Chris Garcia, Bode Davis.

Full statistics available HERE.