Match Report
| New England Revolution | New England Revolution |  |  | Houston Dynamo | Houston Dynamo | ||||||||||||||||
| Neil Farrington | Neil Farrington | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Juan Cermeño | J. Cermeño |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 73 |  | Diego Gómez | D. Gómez | ||||||||
| Alex Garey | A. Garey |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 | | Edder Figuera | E. Figuera | |||||||||
| Ivan Jenkins | I. Jenkins | | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 | | Leonel Ríos | L. Ríos | |||||||||
| Franklin Kallman | F. Kallman | | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 | | Marcos Diaz | M. Diaz | |||||||||
| Clifford Lewis | C. Lewis | | 71 | M | | 5 | | M | 73 |  | João Correa | J. Correa | |||||||||
| Jordan Joyce | J. Joyce | | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Pedro Henrique Adailton | P. Adailton | |||||||||
| Gary Alesci | G. Alesci | | 73 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 |  | Duarte Felix | D. Felix | |||||||||
| Dave Sesay | D. Sesay | | 78 | M | | | 8 | | M | 68 | | Alexander Myers | A. Myers | ||||||||
| Bill Allen | B. Allen | | 77 | A | | 9 | | M | 67 |  | Hayder Velez | H. Velez | |||||||||
| Herman Rivera | H. Rivera | | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 78 | | Joshua Lowry | J. Lowry | |||||||||
| Troy Harris | T. Harris | | 78 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 |  | Fabian Negron | F. Negron | |||||||||
| Bob Adu | B. Adu | | 75 | A | | 12 | | D | 68 | | Christian Crespo | C. Crespo | |||||||||
| Jack Howard | J. Howard | | 72 | A | | 13 | | M | 67 | | Ricardo Prieto | R. Prieto | |||||||||
| Kelly Basso | K. Basso | | 73 | A | | 14 | | D | 66 | | Tomás Arca | T. Arca | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Gillette Stadium where New England Revolution play host to Houston Dynamo. A crowd of 18,018 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
New England Revolution are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Houston Dynamo appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Louis Chavarri.
The pitch is in poor condition.
New England Revolution are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Houston Dynamo appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Louis Chavarri.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Houston Dynamo kick off!
16.46
0-0Ivan Jenkins flicks a high pass forward. Gary Alesci collects the pass. Gary Alesci flicks a high pass forward. Herman Rivera collects the pass. Herman Rivera knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Troy Harris is offside!
32.57
0-0With vision, Alexander Myers laces a weighted ball forward to Fabian Negron. Fabian Negron shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
40.42
0-0Jordan Joyce surges forward with the ball. Jordan Joyce shoots from 25 yards but Diego Gómez reads it well. Fabulous stop!
42.19
0-0Jordan Joyce takes the throw-in. Gary Alesci passes the ball forward to Bill Allen. Bill Allen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Diego Gómez who gathers it comfortably.
44.53
Clifford Lewis knocks the ball to his team mate, Bill Allen. Bill Allen advances inside the box! Bill Allen looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by Diego Gómez!
45.00
Alexander Myers flicks a high pass forward. Joshua Lowry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joshua Lowry makes a great pass forward. Fabian Negron runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. New England Revolution appear unchanged since the first half. Houston Dynamo have changed their lineup with Ricardo Prieto replacing João Correa. The Houston Dynamo players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
New England Revolution kick off the second half!
47.56
0-0Bill Allen comes in with a late challenge on Marcos Diaz. Bill Allen is shown the yellow card! Marcos Diaz runs off the knock.
60.47
0-0Houston Dynamo have made a substitution with Christian Crespo replacing Leonel Ríos .
65.06
Christian Crespo flicks a high pass forward to Alexander Myers who brings the ball under control. Alexander Myers flicks a high pass forward. Joshua Lowry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joshua Lowry kicks a strong pass forward to Fabian Negron but the referee indicates it's offside!
66.01
Franklin Kallman makes a strong solo run forward. Franklin Kallman threads a neat ball through to Herman Rivera. Herman Rivera knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcos Diaz.
67.12
1-0Jordan Joyce threads a neat ball through to Bill Allen. Bill Allen makes a defence splitting pass to Herman Rivera. Some good footwork from Herman Rivera provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! Diego Gómez has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.38
Duarte Felix hits a low pass to Fabian Negron. Fabian Negron controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
73.26
Pedro Henrique Adailton flicks a high pass forward to Fabian Negron who brings the ball under control. Fabian Negron whips in a cross ball towards Joshua Lowry. Joshua Lowry makes a looping header on goal. Joshua Lowry scores for Houston Dynamo!!
77.14
Houston Dynamo have made a substitution with Tomás Arca replacing Fabian Negron .
81.51
Franklin Kallman makes a probing pass to Jordan Joyce. Jordan Joyce makes a simple pass to Troy Harris. Troy Harris knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edder Figuera.
85.54
Jordan Joyce flicks the ball to his team mate, Troy Harris. Troy Harris knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edder Figuera.
89.44
Alexander Myers flicks a high pass forward to Joshua Lowry who brings the ball under control. Joshua Lowry advances inside the box! Joshua Lowry cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Juan Cermeño (GK)
6
2. Alex Garey (DEF)
6
3. Ivan Jenkins (DEF)
6
4. Franklin Kallman (DEF)
7
5. Clifford Lewis (MID)
6
6. Jordan Joyce (MID)
8
7. Gary Alesci (MID)
6
8. Dave Sesay (MID)
6
9. Bill Allen (ATT)
7
10. Herman Rivera (ATT)
9
11. Troy Harris (ATT)
6
12. Bob Adu (ATT)
0
13. Jack Howard (ATT)
0
14. Kelly Basso (ATT)
0
1. Diego Gómez (GK)
7
2. Edder Figuera (DEF)
6
3. Leonel Ríos (DEF)
7
4. Marcos Diaz (DEF)
6
5. João Correa (MID)
6
6. Pedro Henrique Adailton (MID)
6
7. Duarte Felix (MID)
7
8. Alexander Myers (MID)
7
9. Hayder Velez (MID)
6
10. Joshua Lowry (ATT)
9
11. Fabian Negron (ATT)
7
12. Christian Crespo (DEF)
6
13. Ricardo Prieto (MID)
6
14. Tomás Arca (DEF)
6