SANDY, Utah – The New England Revolution (5-7-8; 23 pts.) played Real Salt Lake (8-5-6; 30 pts.) to a scoreless draw at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday night.  Goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth propelled the Revolution with a pair of spectacular saves en route to his fourth shutout and the club’s fourth clean sheet of the season. By picking up a point tonight against a Real Salt Lake side unbeaten at home this season, the Revolution remain above the Red Line in sixth place in the Eastern Conference.

New England had a pair of scoring chances in the second half that nearly gave the club its first ever victory at Rio Tinto Stadium. Forward Kei Kamara found the back of the net in the 50th minute, but his goal was disallowed by the referee due to a foul away from the ball. Later, in the 74th minute, Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando made a spectacular kick save on Diego Fagundez, who found space for a shot inside of the penalty area. 

Full match highlights and statistics from RevolutionSoccer.net can be found HERE. In addition, video from Revolution Head Coach Jay Heaps’ postgame press conference can be found HERE.

The Revolution will be back in action on Wednesday, July 20, when the club hosts the Philadelphia Union in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal at Harvard University’s Jordan Field. The match will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on U.S. Soccer’s YouTube channel. The Revs will return to MLS action next Saturday, July 23, welcoming the Chicago Fire to Gillette Stadium for a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff. The match will be broadcast locally on Comcast SportsNet and can also be heard locally on the radio on 98.5 The Sports Hub in English and WMVX 1570 AM “Nossa Radio” in Portuguese. 

New England Revolution 0, Real Salt Lake 0
July 16, 2016 – Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah)

GAME NOTES

Revolution Retain Sixth Spot on Eastern Conference Table

- The Revolution played Real Salt Lake to a scoreless draw, improving to 5-7-8 (23 pts.) on the season. With the result, the Revs remain in sixth place in the Eastern Conference.  
-  New England improves its road record against Western Conference opponents to 1-1-2 with tonight’s result. 
- The club has only one road match against a Western Conference opponent remaining, a mid-week visit to the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday, August 24. 

Nguyen, Bunbury, Watson Generate Scoring Chances for Revs

- Midfielder Lee Nguyen (4), forward Teal Bunbury (2), and defender Je-Vaughn Watson (2) all recorded multiple chances created tonight. 
- Nguyen, who entered tonight’s match with the third most chances created among all MLS players, brings his total on the season to 52. He is one of four players with at least 50 chances created this season (Diego Valeri, Sacha Kljestan, Mauro Diaz). 

Revs Get First Clean Sheet at Rio Tinto Stadium; Shuttleworth’s Fourth Shutout of the Season

- Tonight’s match marked the Revolution’s first ever clean sheet at Rio Tinto Stadium. 
- It’s the first time New England has held RSL scoreless in Salt Lake since June 2, 2007, when the clubs also played to a scoreless draw. The two sides played to another scoreless draw on June 24, 2006. 
- New England secured its fourth clean sheet of 2016 in tonight’s match. Bobby Shuttleworth has been in net for all four of those shutouts, and raises his career total to 33 with tonight’s effort. He also recorded a shutout in the Revolution’s last meeting with Real Salt Lake, a 4-0 win at Gillette Stadium on March 25, 2015. 

Chris Tierney Makes Appearance No. 202; Moves into Fourth Place All Time for Revs

- Defender Chris Tierney made his 202nd all-time regular season appearance for the Revolution when he replaced Daigo Kobayashi as a substitute in the 71st minute. The appearance puts Tierney in sole possession of fourth place on the club’s all-time games played list. 
- Entering tonight’s match, Tierney was tied with Steve Ralston at 201. 
- Tierney now takes aim at Jay Heaps’ third-place mark of 243 games played for the club.

New England Makes Trio of Changes to Starting XI

- Revolution Head Coach Jay Heaps made three changes to the team’s starting lineup from last weekend’s win against Columbus Crew SC. Defender Je-Vaughn Watson replaced Chris Tierney at left back, midfielder Daigo Kobayashi stepped into the midfield alongside Scott Caldwell, and goalkeeper  Bobby Shuttleworth replaced Brad Knighton. 
- Shuttleworth got the nod in net after missing last Saturday’s match against Columbus while serving a red-card suspension. 

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

- 14th minute (SAVE) – Goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth and midfielder Lee Nguyen submit an application for Save of the Week with an outstanding stop and headed clearance on Kyle Beckerman’s right-footed shot from inside of the six-yard box (WATCH HERE). 

- 32nd minute (SAVE) – Another huge save from Bobby Shuttleworth keeps the match scoreless. Shuttleworth comes off his line as RSL forward Javier Martinez gets behind New England’s backline, but the goalkeeper’s two-footed slide tackle ends the scoring threat(WATCH HERE). 

- 45th minute (SHOT) – Lee Nguyen nearly converts on a Hail Mary shot from approximately 35 yards out at the end of the first half, but his attempt sails just wide of the net (WATCH HERE).

- 50th minute (DISALLOWED GOAL) – Forward Kei Kamara breaks the deadlock and puts New England on the board, but his goal is nullified by the referee, who cites excessive contact from Kamara away from the ball (WATCH HERE).

- 71st minute (SAVE) – Bobby Shuttleworth makes another stop worthy of Save of the Week consideration, this time denying RSL forward Yura Movsisyan, who had a point-blank look from the penalty area (WATCH HERE).

- 74th minute (SHOT) – Diego Fagundez and Lee Nguyen generate one of New England’s best scoring chance of the night 10 minutes after entering the match as a substitute. He corrals a through-ball from Lee Nguyen inside of the penalty area, but RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando sticks his right leg to block Fagundez’s shot (WATCH HERE).   

GAME CAPSULE

Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistant Referees: Craig Lowry (AR1), Apolinar Mariscal (AR2)
Fourth Official: Jaime Herrera
Weather: 91 Degrees and Partly Cloudy
Attendance: 19,246

Scoring Summary:
None

Misconduct Summary:
RSL – Aaron Maund (Yellow Card – Persistent Infringement) 34’
NE – Lee Nguyen (Yellow Card – Dissent) 44’
NE – London Woodberry (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 46’
NE – Kei Kamara (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 72’

New England Revolution: Bobby Shuttleworth; Je-Vaughn Watson, London Woodberry, José Gonçalves, Andrew Farrell; Daigo Kobayashi (Chris Tierney 71’), Scott Caldwell; Kelyn Rowe (Diego Fagundez 62’), Lee Nguyen ©, Teal Bunbury (Femi Hollinger-Janzen 83’); Kei Kamara

Substitutes Not Used: Brad Knighton, Samba, Darrius Barnes, Zachary Herivaux

Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Demar Phillips, Justen Glad, Aaron Maund, Tony Beltran; Kyle Beckerman, Javier Morales, Luke Mulholland (John Stertzer 89’); Juan Manuel Martinez, Joao Plata (Jordan Allen 67’); Yura Movsisyan (Olmes Garcia 77’)

Substitutes Not Used: Jeff Attinella, Omar Holness, Jamison Olave, Chris Wingert