MONTREAL – In their third road game of the week, youth shined for the New England Revolution on Saturday night at Stade Saputo. After a slow start in the first half, and with exhaustion setting in from a week full of travel, 17-year-old Peyton Miller and 20-year-old Ilay Feingold combined to help the Revs earn a 3-0 win in Montréal.
Scoreless at the half, it didn’t take long after the break for the Revolution to take advantage of a 10-man Montréal side that was forced to play a man down after former Revolution forward Giacomo Vrioni was shown straight red in the 36th minute.
Miller, who graduated from high school just last month, opened the scoring for the Revs three minutes into the second half – finding the back of the net for the first time in his MLS career. Playing on the left wing, Miller’s goal was assisted by fellow wingback Feingold, who sent the helper into the box from the right side. It was only minutes later that Feingold would find a goal of his own in the 55th minute.
“It’s very important in any team to have width, to have guys that can really play in every phase. When we’re building out, they’re important to help us move up the field,” head coach Caleb Porter said of the two young wingbacks. “We’re in that middle third, their positioning and the way they open up space for our front guys, and then the final third, chipping in goals and assists. We feel like we have two of the best young wingbacks in the league, and I think they showed it tonight.”
The young Revs didn’t stop there, and with New England leading 2-0, Feingold found his second goal of the night in the closing moments. This time, Miller helped him out in the 87th minute, sending in the assist for Feingold’s third goal in the last two games.
“They’re still very young and have many things to learn, but I’m very happy for them because they are very good guys, both trying to be better and better every day and trying to learn and to improve,” said captain Carles Gil. “They are a key for us.”
For Porter, having players like Feingold and Miller out wide is one of the key reasons they have found success in their current formation – implementing a 3-5-2 early in the season, New England have grown more threatening on the attack ever since.
“They have as much talent and potential as any wingback in the league. That’s exciting because they are only going to get better and better,” said Porter. “We’re able to play this system that we’re playing right now because of them and their ability to provide width.”
After Saturday night’s result, Feingold ranks second on the Revolution’s scoring chart in 2025. With three goals and three assists, the Israeli defender trails only Gil in goal contributions for the season.
The victory up North brings the Revolution’s unbeaten streak to nine games, seven of which were played on the road, as they’ve secured 16 of their 23 points away from home this season. With Gil playing a central role in securing those points, he has been a major target for defenders in the middle of the field – something he jokes is why the wingbacks were able to get so much action in the box on Saturday.
“With this attention on me, it can make space for the other players. I said jokingly to Ilay, that he scored because they were focused on me,” Gil said with a laugh.
The Revolution now get the opportunity to rest and recover after a heavy stretch of road games. With an international window to start the first week of June, the Revolution will return home on the 14th to face off with FC Cincinnati. New England will play all of their June fixtures at Gillette Stadium, after facing a brutal 10 games away out of the first 15.
