CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – The New England Revolution fell to Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 4-1, on Tuesday night at Grande Sports World. Whitecaps forward Darren Mattocks recorded a hat trick in the first 15 minutes of the game to help stake the Whitecaps to a lead they would not relinquish.
Mattocks put Vancouver on the board 65 seconds into the game when he slotted a Kekuta Manneh low cross past Revs keeper Bobby Shuttleworth. Four minutes later, he struck again when he avoided an offside call and took Camilo Sanvezzo’s defense-splitting pass up the middle and slotted home past Shuttleworth.
Chris Tierney pulled one back for the Revs in the 11th minute, converting a penalty kick with a hard shot past Caps keeper Joe Cannon. Newly-signed Matt Horth drew the call when he was taken down in the box while attempting to connect with a Tierney cross.
Mattocks struck for the third time in the 15th minute, this time rising above all players in the box on an Alain Rochat free kick.
The score remained 3-1 until halftime, despite the Revs pushing the attack for the final 25 minutes.
Both teams made almost wholesale changes to their lineups at halftime. After the new players settled in, the Revs picked up where they left off in the first half and strung together long stretches of possession.
Twenty minutes into the second half, however, Vancouver benefited off the counter attack. The Caps were awarded a penalty after Stephen McCarthy stripped Matt Watson in the box with a sliding tackle. Kenny Miller stepped up and buried his shot past substitute keeper Luis Soffner, who dove the correct way, to put Vancouver up, 4-1 in the 65th minute.
The Revs continued to put pressure on the Whitecaps’ defense as the second half progressed, but were unable to break through substitute keeper Brad Knighton.
The Revs return to Foxborough on Wednesday, and will train locally for one week before departing for Tucson, Ariz., on Feb. 9. The team will play four matches in the Desert Diamond Cup: Feb. 13 vs. Seattle Sounders FC, Feb. 16 vs. New York Red Bulls, Feb. 20 vs. Real Salt Lake and Feb. 23 in the championship or consolation match. The group-round matches (Feb. 13-20) will be live streamed by mlssoccer.com, while the championship match will be televised live by NBC Sports Network.
2013 Preseason Friendly
New England Revolution vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC
January 29, 2013 – Grande Sports World (Casa Grande, Ariz.)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4, New England Revolution 1
Scoring Summary:
VAN – Darren Mattocks (Kekuta Manneh) 2
VAN – Darren Mattocks (Camilo Sanvezzo, Joe Cannon) 5
NE – Chris Tierney (penalty) 11
VAN – Darren Mattocks (Alain Rochat) 15
VAN – Kenny Miller (penalty) 65
Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Joe Cannon (Brad Knighton 45), Jaime Peters^ (Greg Klazura 45), Brad Rusin (Carlyle Mitchell 45), Andy OBrien (Beto Navarro^ 45), Young-Pyo Lee (Jordan Harvey 45); Paulo Jr. (Erik Hurtado 45), Jun Marques Davidson (Crispin Olando^ 45, Joseph Lapira^ 75), Alain Rochat (Gershon Koffie 45), Kekuta Manneh (Matt Watson 45); Camilo Sanvezzo (Kenny Miller 45), Darren Mattocks (Caleb Clarke 29, Corey Hertzog 62)
New England Revolution: Bobby Shuttleworth (Luis Soffner* 59), Kevin Alston (Quinton Griffith^ 46), Jose Goncalves (Stephen McCarthy 46), A.J. Soares (Andrew Farrell 17, Alex DeJohn* 78), Bilal Duckett^ (Darrius Barnes 46), Chris Tierney (Donnie Smith* 46), Scott Caldwell (Kelyn Rowe 46), Kalifa Cisse (Clyde Simms 46), Gabe Latigue* (Sainey Nyassi 46, Chris Thomas* 77), Diego Fagundez (Dimitry Imbongo 46, Anthony Salciccia 82^), Matt Horth (Ryan Guy 46)
^ - Training camp invitee
* - Unsigned draft pick
Misconduct Summary:
VAN – Greg Klazura (caution) 65
Weather: Partly cloudy, 48 degrees
