FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution (1-0-1, 4 pts.) recorded their first win of the season in the 2022 home opener against FC Dallas (0-1-1, 1 pt.) on Saturday afternoon. Earl Edwards Jr. recorded his first MLS clean sheet while Carles Gil notched the game winner from the penalty spot in the first half to secure Sporting Director and Head Coach Bruce Arena’s 241st win of his career, moving him ahead of Sigi Schmid as the winningest coach in Major League Soccer history.

Gil, who recorded an assist in the season opener last weekend, tallied his first goal of the season after drawing a penalty in first-half stoppage time. The midfielder picked the bottom right corner with a left-footed spot kick to send New England into halftime with a one-goal lead. New England is now 11-2-4 when Gil notches a goal in the regular season or playoffs.

Edwards Jr. made his second consecutive start in place of the injured Matt Turner, recording one save in the 23rd minute to pick up his first career clean sheet in MLS play and his first league victory since 2018.

Sebastian Lletget made his first start at Gillette Stadium in a Revolution uniform. Fellow newcomers Omar Gonzalez and Jozy Altidore both saw action as second-half substitutes. Gonzalez entered the match at the start of the second half to replace an injured Henry Kessler, while Altidore subbed on for Tommy McNamara in the 69th minute.

With today’s result, New England improves its record in home openers to 15-6-5, including an 9-1-6 mark in the last 16. The Revolution snapped a nine-game winless streak against Dallas as their all-time record in the series upgrades to 24-19-4.

The Revolution return to action at Gillette Stadium for Leg 1 of the 2022 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinals against Pumas UNAM on Wednesday, March 9. The match kicks off at 8:00 p.m. ET at Gillette Stadium on FOX Sports, FOX Deportes, and 1260 AM Nossa Radio.

POSTGAME NOTES
New England Revolution 1, FC Dallas 0
March 5, 2022 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)

Team Notes: 

• New England earned a 1-0 victory in their home opener for a second straight season, improving to 9-1-6 over their last 16 home openers at Gillette Stadium. The club is now 15-6-5 all-time in home openers. 
• The Revolution improved to 1-0-1 (4 pts.) on the season, sporting the club’s new crest and new primary kits, "The Liberty", in front of the home crowd for the first time.
• The Revolution registered their first victory over FC Dallas since Sept. 10, 2011, snapping a nine-game winless run in the series and improving their all-time record against FC Dallas to 24-19-4.
• New England has avoided defeat in its last 33 MLS matches when scoring the opening goal, dating back to March 7, 2020. 
• The Revolution have not lost a match when leading at halftime since Sept. 7, 2019.

Individual Notes:   

• Bruce Arena claimed the 241st coaching win in his MLS career, passing Sigi Schmid (240) for most in league history by a head coach. 
• Arena, the 2021 Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year, improved his record to 39-15-24 in MLS play with New England. Arena's .654 winning percentage with the Revs is best among any manager in the club's history.
• Reigning Landon Donovan MLS MVP Carles Gil scored his first goal of the season, converting from the penalty spot late in the first half. Gil improved to 7-for-9 on penalties in his MLS career with his first penalty goal since May 1, 2021. It was the first penalty goal for the Revolution as a team since Aug. 14, 2021 (Gustavo Bou).
• Gil added two shots on target and two chances created as New England improved to 11-2-4 when the Spaniard scores a goal.
• Earl Edwards Jr. registered his second consecutive start, earning his first career MLS shutout and first league victory since July 14, 2018. Edwards recorded one save on the day.
• Sebastian Lletget, Omar Gonzalez, and Jozy Altidore all made their debuts at Gillette Stadium in a Revolution uniform. Lletget started the match while Gonzalez and Altidore were each second half substitutes.
• Lletget completed 95 percent of his passes while adding eight recoveries, seven duels won, and three tackles. 
• Gonzalez registered team highs in clearances (5) and interceptions (3) in a 45-minute shift off the bench to replace an injured Henry Kessler.
• Adam Buksa registered two shots, one on target, and won a team-high 11 duels along with four of his seven aerials.
• Matt Polster had a team-high nine recoveries along with six duels won and two interceptions.

GAME CAPSULE
Referee: Ted Unkel.
Assistant Referees: Corey Parker (AR1); Ryan Graves (AR2).
Fourth Official: Alyssa Nichols.
Video Assistant Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tom Felice.
Attendance: 14,554.
Weather: 38 degrees and clear.

Scoring Summary:
NE – Carles Gil (Penalty Kick) 45’+2

Misconduct Summary:
FCD – Paxton Pomykal (Yellow Card – Bad Foul) 22’
FCD – Jader Obrian (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 53’
NE – Jozy Altidore (Yellow Card – Bad Foul) 70’
NE – Matt Polster (Yellow Card – Bad Foul) 78’

New England Revolution: Earl Edwards Jr.; DeJuan Jones, Henry Kessler (Omar Gonzalez 45’), Andrew Farrell, Brandon Bye; Matt Polster, Tommy McNamara (Jozy Altidore 69’), Sebastian Lletget (Maciel 69’), Carles Gil ©, Gustavo Bou; Adam Buksa.

Substitutes Not Used: Jacob Jackson, Jon Bell, Emmanuel Boateng, A.J. DeLaGarza, Wilfrid Kaptoum, Arnór Traustason.

FC Dallas: Maarten Paes; Ema Twumasi (Nanu 57’), Matt Hedges, José Martínez, Marco Farfan; Brandon Servania (Kalil ElMedkar 84’), Edwin Cerillo (Facundo Quignon 69’), Paxton Pomykal (Tsiki Ntsabeleng 69’); Paul Arriola, Jader Obrian, Jesus Ferreira.

Substitutes Not Used: Jimmy Maurer, Eddie Munjoma, Nkosi Tafari, Beni Redzic, Szaolcs Schon.

Full statistics available HERE.