FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution (7-5-7, 28 pts.) fell to LA Galaxy (8-7-4, 28 pts.), 3-2, before a season-high crowd of 36,573 at Gillette Stadium on Saturday evening. Despite a red card to Cristian Penilla in the 23rd minute, New England led for a majority of the match thanks a pair of first-half goals from Diego Fagundez in the 28th minute and Luis Caicedo in the 45th minute. LA's Chris Pontius pulled one back for the visitors in the 38th minute and later netted the game-winning goal in the 93rdminute – only one minute after Dave Romney leveled the score for the visitors.
Fagundez was credited with an assist on Caicedo's goal, marking the third time this season he has contributed a goal and an assist in the same match. Now with 39 career assists, Fagundez moves within one helper of becoming the third member of the Revolution’s 40-goal and 40-assist club. Caicedo's goal was the first of his MLS career, while his assist was his second of the season. Andrew Farrell also notched his second helper of the 2018 campaign, picking up the primary assist on Caicedo's tally.
New England returns to action on Wednesday, July 18, when the club opens a two-match week at Minnesota United FC. The match kicks off at 8:00 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Boston, with Brad Feldman and Paul Mariner on the call. Fans may also listen on the radio in English on 98.5 The Sports Hub and in Portuguese on 1260 AM Nossa Radio.
New England Revolution 2, LA Galaxy 3
July 14, 2018 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
Revolution Fall to LA, 3-2
· The Revolution fell to LA Galaxy, 3-2, on Saturday, bringing the club’s record to 7-5-7 (28 pts.) through 19 matches of the 2018 regular season. The Revolution are now 6-3-3 at home in 2018.
· New England's all-time record against LA moves to 16-19-7, including an 11-7-3 mark at home.
· The loss snaps the Revolution’s unbeaten streak at seven games, which marked the club’s longest streak since going undefeated in eight consecutive games in 2015.
Caicedo Scores First Career MLS Goal, Adds Assist
· Midfielder Luis Caicedo recorded his first career MLS goal in the 45th minute of tonight's match. Caicedo has made 17 appearances, including 16 starts, and has scored one goal with two assists.
· Caicedo added his second career assist on Diego Fagundez's 28th-minute strike. Tonight's match marks the Apartadó, Colombia native's first career goal-and-assist performance in MLS.
Fagundez Tallies Goal and Assist
· Midfielder Diego Fagundez opened the scoring for the Revolution in the 28th minute of tonight's contest. The goal is Fagundez's sixth of the season and the 47th of his MLS career.
· Fagundez also recorded the assist on Luis Caicedo’s 45th-minute goal, giving him seven assists on the season. With his next assist, Fagundez will tie his previous single-season high of eight, and will also become the third player in club history to record at least 40 goals and 40 assists as a Revolution player (Lee Nguyen 51G/49A, Steve Ralston 42G/73A).
· Tonight's match marks the third time that Fagundez has recorded a goal and an assist in the same match this season. The Homegrown midfielder also scored a goal and added an assist on April 6 vs. Montreal and on June 13 at San Jose.
Farrell Notches Seventh Career Assist
· Defender Andrew Farrell recorded the primary assist on Luis Caicedo's 45th-minute tally. Farrell has now registered one goal and seven assists through 178 regular season MLS matches.
· With his next assist, Farrell will tie his career high of three helpers posted in 2017.
Revolution Welcome Season-High 36,573 to Gillette Stadium
· Tonight's contest saw a season-high 36,573 fans in attendance at Gillette Stadium. The attendance figure is the highest for a Revolution match since the 2016 season finale on Oct. 23 vs. Montreal, a 3-0 Revolution win.
Revolution Make Two Changes to Starting XI
- Revolution Head Coach Brad Friedel made two changes to the club’s starting lineup from its most recent MLS match on July 7 vs. Seattle. Midfielder Wilfried Zahibo and forward Juan Agudelo replaced midfielders Scott Caldwell and Kelyn Rowe.
GAME CAPSULE
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Assistant Referees: Eric Weisbrod (AR1), Kevin Klinger (AR2)
Fourth Official: Rubiel Vazquez
VAR: Tim Ford
Weather: 73 Degrees and Cloudy
Attendance: 36,573
Scoring Summary:
NE – Diego Fagundez 6 (Luis Caicedo 2) 28'
LA – Chris Pontius 4 (Ashley Cole 6, Jørgen Skjelvik 2) 38'
NE – Luis Caicedo 1 (Andrew Farrell 2, Diego Fagundez 7) 45'
LA – Dave Romney 1 (Romain Alessandrini 2) 90'+2'
LA – Chris Pontius 5 (Romain Alessandrini 3) 90'+3'
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Cristian Penilla (Red Card – Violent Conduct) 23'
LA – Romain Alessandrini (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 23'
LA – Perry Kitchen (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 42'
NE – Antonio Delamea (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 57'
LA – Ashley Cole (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 59'
NE – Wilfried Zahibo (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 71'
NE – Luis Caicedo (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 84'
LA – Ashley Cole (Red Card – Unsporting Behavior) 85'
New England Revolution: Matt Turner; Claude Dielna ©, Jalil Anibaba, Antonio Delamea, Andrew Farrell; Wilfried Zahibo, Luis Caicedo; Cristian Penilla, Diego Fagundez (Kelyn Rowe 90'+4'), Juan Agudelo (Brandon Bye 86'); Teal Bunbury (Krisztián Németh 90')
Substitutes Not Used: Brad Knighton, Gabriel Somi, Scott Caldwell, Zachary Herivaux
LA Galaxy: David Bingham; Jørgen Skjelvik, Michael Ciani (Emmanuel Boateng 77'), Dave Romney; Ashley Cole ©, Jonathan dos Santos, Perry Kitchen (Sheanon Williams 88'), Chris Pontius; Giovani dos Santos (Daniel Steres 90'+4'); Ola Kamara, Romain Alessandrini
Substitutes Not Used: Justin vom Steeg, Tomas Hilliard-Arce, Baggio Husidic, Ariel Lassiter
