Recap | Revs concede three late goals, fall to Impact to close homestand

Andrew Farrell vs. Montreal Impact

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution (2-6-1, 7 pts.) fell to the Montreal Impact, 3-0, at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday evening. Montreal's Shamit Shome opened the scoring in the 79th minute, followed by a pair of goals from Anthony Jackson-Hamel in the 85th and 93rd minutes.


Goalkeeper Cody Cropper set a single-season career high with six saves in tonight's contest – including a spectacular double save in the 10th minute – giving him 18 stops on the season. Cropper's 3.8 saves per 90 minutes is the fourth best figure among all MLS goalkeepers with at least two appearances this season.


Forward Juan Agudelo eclipsed a milestone with his 200th overall MLS appearance, having played in 194 regular season games and six postseason matches. In addition, forward Brian Wright – recalled from his loan to Birmingham Legion FC on April 16 – logged eight minutes as a substitute in his first MLS appearance of the season.


New England returns to action on Saturday, April 27, when the club visits Sporting Kansas City at Children's Mercy Park. The match kicks off at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Boston, 98.5 The Sports Hub, and in Portuguese on 1260 AM Nossa Radio.


New England Revolution 0, Montreal Impact 3
April 24, 2019 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)


Revs Fall to Montreal Impact, 3-0

  • The Revolution fell to the Montreal Impact, 3-0, on Wednesday, setting the club’s record at 2-6-1 (7 pts.) through nine games of the 2019 MLS season.
  • New England's all-time record against Montreal moves to 9-9-2, including a 5-4-1 mark in games played at Gillette Stadium.


Cropper Sets Single-Game Career High with Six Saves

  • Goalkeeper Cody Cropper set a single-game career high with six saves in tonight's contest.
  • In each of the Revolution's prior two matches vs. Atlanta on April 13 and New York on April 20, Cropper tied his previous single-game career high with five saves.
  • Since taking the starting goalkeeping job on March 30 vs. Minnesota, Cropper has posted a 2-3-0 record with 18 saves. His 3.8 saves per 90 minutes currently rank fourth among all MLS goalkeepers with at least two starts this season.


Agudelo Registers 200th Overall MLS Appearance

  • Forward Juan Agudelo made his 200th combined regular season (194) and postseason (six) MLS appearance in tonight's match.
  • Agudelo, who entered MLS at age 17 as the New York Red Bulls' second ever Homegrown Player signing, has made 135 regular season appearances since joining the Revolution in 2013.
  • Agudelo played all 90 minutes against Montreal, recording three shots, 58 touches, two tackles, and one foul won.


Revolution Starting XI Sees No Changes

  • The Revolution's starting lineup was unchanged from last weekend's match, April 20 vs. the New York Red Bulls. This marked the first time in 2019 that New England has used the same starting lineup in consecutive matches.


GAME CAPSULE

Referee: Nima Saghafi
Assistant Referees: Frank Anderson (AR1), Philippe Briere (AR2)
Fourth Official: David Gantar
VAR: Alan Kelly
Weather: 57° and Clear
Attendance: 9,422


Scoring Summary:
MTL – Shamit Shome 1 (Unassisted) 79'
MTL – Anthony Jackson-Hamel 1 (Daniel Lovitz 2) 85'
MTL – Anthony Jackson-Hamel 2 (Clément Bayiha 1) 90'


Misconduct Summary:
NE – Scott Caldwell (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 58'
MTL – Samuel Piette (Yellow Card – Persistent Infringement) 72'


New England Revolution: Cody Cropper; Edgar Castillo, Jalil Anibaba, Michael Mancienne ©, Andrew Farrell; Luis Caicedo, Scott Caldwell (Cristian Penilla 71'), Juan Agudelo, Carles Gil; Diego Fagundez (Brian Wright 82'), Teal Bunbury (Juan Fernando Caicedo 59')


Substitutes Not Used: Matt Turner, Antonio Delamea, Wilfried Zahibo, Brandon Bye


Montreal Impact: Evan Bush; Daniel Lovitz, Zakaria Diallo, Zachary Brault-Guillard; Shamit Shome (Mathieu Choinière 84'), Samuel Piette ©, Micheal Azira; Orji Okwonkwo (Jukka Raitala 80'), Víctor Cabrera, Maximiliano Urruti (Anthony Jackson-Hamel 71'), Clément Bayiha


Substitutes Not Used: Clément Diop, Bacary Sagna, Rudy Camacho, Omar Browne     

<strong>New England Revolution</strong>
<strong>Team Statistics</strong>
<strong>Montreal Impact</strong>
<p align="center">10 (0)</p>
<p align="center" style="margin-left:.5in;">Shots (on Target)</p>
<p align="center">15 (9)</p>
<p align="center">6</p>
<p align="center">Saves</p>
<p align="center">0</p>
<p align="center">7</p>
<p align="center">Corner Kicks</p>
<p align="center">4</p>
<p align="center">1</p>
<p align="center">Offsides</p>
<p align="center">4</p>
<p align="center">12</p>
<p align="center">Fouls</p>
<p align="center">18</p>
<p align="center">438 (79%)</p>
<p align="center">Passes Attempted (% Completed)</p>
<p align="center">343 (70%)</p>
<p align="center">56.3%</p>
<p align="center">Possession</p>
<p align="center">43.7%</p>