FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution will face the New York Red Bulls in the two-leg, aggregate-goal Eastern Conference Championship with the winner to represent the Eastern Conference in MLS Cup 2014. The Revolution will host the second and deciding leg of that series at Gillette Stadium at 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 29. The first leg will be played at Red Bull Arena on Sunday, November 23.
Tickets in the lower bowl for the second leg of the Eastern Conference Championship at Gillette Stadium start at $30 and are on sale now. Tickets will be available through revolutionsoccer.net and all Ticketmaster outlets. Ticket prices will increase for day-of-game sales.
The Revolution qualified for the Eastern Conference Championship for the first time since 2007 by defeating the Columbus Crew 7-3 on aggregate in their Eastern Conference Semifinal series. After winning 4-2 in the first leg in Columbus on November 1, the Revolution earned a 3-1 over the Crew in front of a club postseason record 20,184 fans at Gillette Stadium on Sunday evening. The Revs’ seven goals in the series set a new MLS record for goals in a two-leg, aggregate goal series, breaking the previous record of five.
New England is now unbeaten in its last seven games in all competitions, going 6-0-1 in that time, including the two postseason victories over the Crew. The Revolution have won each of their last seven home games and are unbeaten in their last nine at Gillette Stadium, going 8-0-1 since a 3-0 win over Colorado on July 30. In those nine games, the Revolution have outscored opponents 18-6 with MLS MVP candidate Lee Nguyen scoring nine goals and adding three assists in that time.
