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NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Limping into extra time with just nine men on the field following two injuries and a full complement of substitutes used, the New England Revolution surrendered the game-winning goal to the Harrisburg City Islanders of the United Soccer League’s Second Division in the first extra time session and dropped the teams’ U.S. Open Cup third-round match, 2-1, at Veterans Stadium on Tuesday night.

After taking a 1-0 lead in the 38th minute on Jeff Larentowicz’s free kick, the Revs made all three of their substitutions at the half, and then Kheli Dube suffered an ankle injury in the 63rd minute and Michael Videira left with a thigh injury in the 81st minute to drop the Revs to nine men. Harrisburg equalized in the 67th minute and the teams went to extra time. In the 105th minute, Harrisburg’s Geoff Bloes put the City Islanders ahead for good when he headed in a loose ball at the goal line.

The Revs controlled possession in the early stages, but Harrisburg soon overcame its nervy start and settled into the game, as both teams created a number of half-chances throughout the first 25 minutes of the match.

Stephane Assengue – making his first start for the Revolution – almost put the home team on top in the 26th minute. The 19-year-old ran onto a loose in the box and got his toe on a shot, but Harrisburg goalkeeper Chase Harrison charged off his line and slid to make the save. Kenny Mansally briefly had a look at a follow-up effort, but his shot was blocked just after coming off his foot.

New England’s pressure finally paid off in the 38th minute, when stand-in captain Larentowicz gave the Revolution the lead with a blistering free kick from the top of the box. Mansally was fouled 20 yards from goal to create the set piece, and Larentowicz made no mistake with his effort, driving his shot around the wall and inside the right post.

Thunderstorms and torrential downpours delayed the start of the second half for 16 minutes, but when the game resumed, the Revs made three changes. Pat Phelan, Sainey Nyassi and Gabriel Badilla – the Revolution’s only three available field players on the bench - all entered the match, while Larentowicz, Mansally and Darrius Barnes came off.

The new personnel didn’t affect the flow of the game, however, as the Revs continued to create the majority of the scoring chances early in the second half. Assengue almost doubled New England’s lead in the 58th minute when his chip-shot beat the goalkeeper, but Bloes recovered to clear the ball off the line.

The tide turned, however, when Dube left the game with an injury in the 63rd minute, forcing New England – which had already used all of its available substitutes – to play a man down.

The City Islanders made the most of their numerical advantage and used a set piece to level the score at 1-1 in the 67th minute, when Harrisburg captain Mo Oduor netted the equalizer with a powerful header. Midfielder Jason Pelletier whipped in a curling cross from the right wing, and Oduor rose highest near the penalty spot and directed his header inside the left post.

New England’s injury situation worsened in the 81st minute when Videira suffered an injury and couldn’t continue, reducing the Revolution to nine men. Despite playing two players down, the Revs held on to the 1-1 tie through regulation and forced the game into extra time.

The Revs couldn’t hold the City Islanders through the first extra time period, however, as Bloes put the visitors ahead with a scrappy goal in the 105th minute. A corner kick from David Schofield was driven into the box and when Brad Knighton juggled the cross toward the line, Bloes was on hand to head the ball into the empty net.

Already down to nine men, the Revs were further reduced to eight players in the game’s final minutes when Nico Colaluca was shown his second yellow card of the match in the 117th minute.

After playing three SuperLiga 2009 group games and one U.S. Open Cup match in a 10-day span, the Revs will return to MLS regular-season action for the first time since mid-June when they travel across the country to visit the LA Galaxy at 11 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 4. The match will be nationally televised on Fox Soccer Channel and will also be available to local radio listeners on the WEEI Radio Network.

New England Revolution vs. Harrisburg City Islanders
June 30, 2009 – New Britain, Conn. (Veterans Stadium)

Scoring Summary:

NE – Jeff Larentowicz (unassisted) 38
HBC – Mo Oduor (Jason Pelletier) 67
HBC – Geoff Bloes (unassisted) 105

New England Revolution (4-4-2): Brad Knighton (GK), Chris Tierney, Emmanuel Osei, Darrius Barnes (Gabriel Badilla 46), Amaechi Igwe, Kenny Mansally (Sainey Nyassi 46), Jeff Larentowicz © (Pat Phelan 46), Mike Videira, Nico Colaluca, Stephane Assengue, Kheli Dube

Substitutes Not Used: Bobby Shuttleworth (GK)

STATS: Shots 14; Shots on Goal 3; Saves 1; Corner Kicks 3; Offsides 3; Fouls Committed 12

Harrisburg City Islanders (4-4-2): Chase Harrison (GK), Geoff Bloes, Tim Velten, Nate Baker, Anthony Calvano, Nicki Patterson, Ty Shipalane, Mo Odour © (David Schofield 71), Jason Pelletier (Cody Reinberg 106), Jay Fisher (Kai Kasiguran 98), Chad Severs

Substitutes Not Used: Tomer Chencinski (GK), Jason Massie, Phillip Buffington, Brandon Swartzendruber

STATS: Shots 15; Shots on Goal 3; Saves 1; Corner Kicks 4; Offsides 7; Fouls Committed 12

Misconduct Summary:

HBC – Anthony Calvano (caution) 51
NE – Emmanuel Osei (caution) 63
NE – Sainey Nyassi (caution) 67
NE – Nico Colaluca (caution) 92+
NE – Nico Colaluca (second caution/ejection) 117

Referee: Lee Suckle

Referee’s Assistants: Kharmaj Lahoucine (SAR), Bill Renedros (JAR)

Fourth Official: Jose Carlos Rivero

Time of Game: 2:44

Weather: Clear and 78 degrees

Attendance: 3,100

NOTES

• The Revs are now 10-8-3 overall in U.S. Open Cup play, including 8-3-2 at home … the Revs are 2-2-1 at Veterans Stadium, including 2-1-1 as the home team.
• New England was missing six players because of injury: Steve Ralston (R hamstring strain), Shalrie Joseph (R knee cartilage defect/bone bruising), Taylor Twellman (concussive symptoms), Kevin Alston (R hamstring tightness), Chris Albright (L lateral meniscus surgery) and Mauricio Castro (L hamstring strain).
• In addition to missing six players through injury, the Revs were also without Wells Thompson and Jay Heaps … Thompson was suspended for the match because of the red card he received in New England’s last U.S. Open Cup match in 2008, while Heaps has joined the U.S. National Team for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
• Because they were missing eight players through injury, suspension and national team duty, the Revs were only able to dress 15 players … as a result, the Revolution began the game with only four available substitutes on the bench, including backup goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth.
• Gabriel Badilla entered the game at halftime, marking his first competitive game action in almost eight months … Badilla’s last appearance was on Nov. 6, 2008, in the Revolution’s final game of the 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs … the Costa Rican defender – who turned 25 today – had been sidelined for the entire season to this point after suffering a back injury early in preseason training.
• Stephane Assengue started at forward for New England, marking his first start with the Revolution … the 19-year-old Cameroonian had made two previous substitute appearances for the Revs in the regular season.
• Jeff Larentowicz wore the captain’s armband for the Revolution, marking the first time that he served as captain for the first team … Larentowicz did serve as captain of the Revolution’s reserve team during his rookie year in 2005.
• When Pat Phelan replaced Jeff Larentowicz at halftime, Phelan wore the captain’s armband for the remainder of the game.
• With Tuesday night’s match going into extra time, the Revolution has now gone into extra time in four of its five games played at Veterans Stadium.