NEW YORK, N.Y. – The New England Revolution played New York City FC to a 1-1 draw at Yankee Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Bobby Shuttleworth was put to work early, turning away a shot on goal from New York City FC stalwart David Villa in the second minute. However, NYCFC got on the scoreboard in the 10th minute, as Villa rang a shot off the crossbar that was headed into the net by midfielder Thomas McNamara.
New England settled in as the half wore on and generated a slew of chances. Moments after Teal Bunbury sailed a shot inches above the crossbar in the 36th minute, the Revolution found an equalizer in the 38th minute. Chris Tierney netted his first goal of the season on a free kick from the edge of the box, which deflected off an NYCFC defender and past goalkeeper Josh Saunders.
Revolution midfielder Gershon Koffie was issued a red card in the 54th minute, marking the second consecutive match the team has played with 10 men. The club continued generating pressure in the final third despite playing down a man. In the 75th minute, Teal Bunbury led Charlie Davies into a breakaway, but NYCFC goalkeeper Josh Saunders positioned himself perfectly to fend off the scoring chance.
Bobby Shuttleworth made a game-saving stop on former Revolution forward Patrick Mullins in the 90th minute, securing a draw for New England.
Full match highlights and statistics can be found here.
Next Game
The Revolution will be back in action on Friday, April 1, when they host the New York Red Bulls in their first nationally televised match of the year on Viernes de Futbol (UniMás, MLS LIVE) at 7 p.m. ET at Gillette Stadium. 98.5 The Sports Hub will carry the game on the radio in English, and WMVX 1570 AM NOSSA Radio USA will carry the game Portuguese.
New England Revolution at New York City FC
March 26, 2016 – Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y.)
New England Revolution 1, New York City FC 1
Scoring Summary:
NYC – Thomas McNamara 10’
NE – Chris Tierney 38’
Misconduct Summary:
NYC – Andoni Iraola (Yellow Card) 36’
NE – Gershon Koffie (Red Card) 54’
NYC – Federico Bravo (Yellow Card) 55’
NE – Scott Caldwell (Yellow Card) 65’
NYC – Andrea Pirlo (Yellow Card) 68’
NYC – Thomas McNamara (Yellow Card) 90’+2
New England Revolution: Bobby Shuttleworth; Chris Tierney, Jose Goncalves ©, Andrew Farrell, London Woodberry; Scott Caldwell, Gershon Koffie; Diego Fagundez, Kelyn Rowe, Teal Bunbury (Femi Hollinger-Janzen 80’); Juan Agudelo (Charlie Davies 57’)
Substitutes Not Used: Brad Knighton, Darrius Barnes, Sambinha, Daigo Kobayashi
STATS: Shots 11, Shots on target 5, Saves 3, Corner kicks 0, Offsides 5, Fouls 13, Possession 36.4%, Passes 291
New York City FC: Josh Saunders, Andoni Iraola, Jason Hernandez, Jefferson Mena (Diego Martinez 28’); Andrea Pirlo, Federico Bravo, Thomas McNamara, Kwadwo Poku (Mehdi Ballouchy 77’); Tony Taylor, Steven Mendoza (Patrick Mullins 67’), David Villa
Substitutes Not Used: Erik Johansen, Ethan White, Federic Brillant, Mikey Lopez
STATS: Shots 18, Shots on target 4, Saves 3, Corner kicks 4, Offsides 1, Fouls 17, Possession 63.6%, Passes 529
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Assistant Referees: Peter Balciunas, Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho
Fourth Official: Jaime Herrera
Weather: Sunny
Attendance: 23,425
Team Records:
New England Revolution: 0-1-3, 3 pts.
New York City FC: 1-1-2, 5 pts.
Additional Game Notes
- With today’s draw, the Revolution are now 0-1-3 on the season. They are now tied for sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
- The Revolution are now 1-1-2 versus New York City FC lifetime, and 1-1-1 at Yankee Stadium.
- Revolution defender Andrew Farrell made his 100th career start and appearance with the club today. Farrell was selected with the 1st overall selection in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.
- Defender London Woodberry made his first appearance of 2016 in today’s match. Woodberry, who started 18 matches last year, earned the start at right back with Je-Vaughn Watson away on international duty for the Jamaican national team.
- Midfielder Lee Nguyen also missed today’s match while completing international duty with the U.S. Men’s National Team. Last season, the Revs went 0-1-1 in matches where Nguyen did not appear.
- Midfielder Gershon Koffie was issued his first red card since 2011, when he was a newcomer with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jose Goncalves was also issued a red card when the Revs visited NYCFC for last year’s season opener on March 15, 2015.
- Today’s match marked the first time since 2013 the Revolution have been issued red cards in consecutive matches. On August 10, 2013, both Dimitry Imbongo and Andy Dorman were issued red cards. In the following match on August 17, 2013, Saer Sene was issued a red card.
