FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution (7-4-6, 27 pts.) defeated D.C. United (2-7-4, 10 pts.), 3-2, before a crowd of 19,371 at Gillette Stadium on Saturday evening. Cristian Penilla lifted New England to the win with his second brace of the season, including the opening goal in the 18^th minute and the game-winning penalty kick in the 78^th minute. Teal Bunbury added his 10^th goal of the season, setting a new single-season career high with 17 games still remaining in the 2018 campaign.

Penilla's brace gives him eight goals on the year, which ties the Ecuadorian international with Chicago's Aleksandar Katai and New York City's Ismael Tajouri-Shradi for the second-most goals among MLS newcomers. With his 10 tallies on the year, Bunbury remains a contender in the league's Golden Boot race. The forward boasts the fourth most goals in MLS, trailing only Atlanta's Josef Martinez (15), New York's Bradley Wright-Phillips (11), and Columbus' Gyasi Zardes (11). The Revs remain unbeaten in games when either Bunbury (6-0-4) or Penilla (3-0-3) score a goal, and the pair has now scored in the same match five times.

Diego Fagundez also got on the scoresheet with an assist on a milestone night for the Revolution Academy product. The match marked Fagundez’s 200^th career regular season MLS appearance and his 150^th game started in MLS, making him the youngest and second-youngest player in league history to reach those marks, respectively, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

New England returns to action on Saturday, July 7, when the club hosts Seattle Sounders FC at Gillette Stadium. The match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Boston. Fans may also listen on the radio in English on 98.5 The Sports Hub and in Portuguese on 1260 AM Nossa Radio.

New England Revolution 3, D.C. United 2
June 30, 2018 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
Revolution Defeat D.C. United, 3-2

·         The Revolution defeated D.C. United, 3-2, on Saturday, bringing the club’s record to 7-4-6 (27 pts.) through 17 matches of the 2018 regular season. The Revolution are now 6-2-2 at home in 2018.

·         The Revolution completed the month of June unbeaten with a mark of 2-0-2 in MLS play. The last time New England went undefeated in a single month (minimum three games) was in August 2015 (3-0-0).

·         New England's all-time record against D.C. United moves to 27-33-12, including a 18-10-8 mark at home. The win marks the first time the Revolution have beaten D.C. United in MLS play since May 24, 2014, ending a seven-game stretch in the series without a Revs victory.

Fagundez Sets MLS Record with Major Milestones

·         Midfielder Diego Fagundez made his 200th regular season MLS appearance and 150th career start in tonight's contest. The Leominster, Mass. native became the sixth player in club history to reach 200 career appearances and the 10^th player in club history to reach 150 career starts.

·         At 23 years and 136 days old, Fagundez is now the youngest player in MLS history to reach 200 career appearances, surpassing the previous record holder Eddie Gaven (23 years, 307 days), according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Fagundez is also the second youngest player to make 150 career MLS starts, trailing only Gaven (22 years, 245 days).

·         With his 38^th career assist in the match, coming on Cristian Penilla’s opening goal, Fagundez (46G/38A) moves within two helpers of becoming the third Revolution player ever to record 40 goals and 40 assists. He would join Lee Nguyen (51G/49A) and Steve Ralston (42G/73A) on that exclusive list.

Penilla Bags Brace in Winning Effort

·         Forward Cristian Penilla found the back of the net in 18^th and 78^th minutes of tonight's contest, the latter proving to be a game-winning strike from the penalty spot. Penilla now has eight goals on the season, second most on the club behind Teal Bunbury (10).

·         With forward Teal Bunbury (10) and Penilla (eight) recording goals in tonight's match, the New England Revolution are one of four teams to feature at least two eight-goal scorers on the year, joining Atlanta United FC, the Houston Dynamo, and New York City FC.

·         Penilla’s two-goal outing marked his second brace of the season. The Ecuadorian tallied his first ever MLS brace when he notched two goals against Toronto FC on May 12.

·         With eight goals, the Ecuadorian international moves into a tie with Chicago's Aleksandar Katai and New York City's Ismael Tajouri-Shradi for the second-most goals scored among MLS newcomers this season. LA Galaxy’s Zlatan Ibrahimović leads MLS newcomers with nine goals.

Bunbury Sets Career High with 10^th Goal

·         Forward Teal Bunbury scored his 10th goal of the season in first-half stoppage time, making him the first Revs player to hit double digits this season. His 10 tallies are tied for fourth among all MLS players.

·         Bunbury has now recorded 10 goals in the club's last 14 matches dating back to March 31 at Houston, including five goals in the club's last six matches dating back to May 26 at Vancouver.

·         The 10-goal campaign gives Bunbury his first career double-digit season in MLS. Bunbury's previous single-season high came in 2011, when he registered nine goals with Sporting Kansas City.

Anibaba Records First Assist as a Revolution Player

·         Defender Jalil Anibaba recorded the assist on forward Teal Bunbury's first-half goal, giving the Davis, Calif. native his first assist as a Revolution player. Anibaba now has 12 helpers in his MLS career.

·         Anibaba continues to be a mainstay in the Revolution lineup, as he made his 16th consecutive start at center back. The defender has played all but 27 minutes for the Revs this year.

Pair of Revs Hit Notable Milestones

·         Defender Andrew Farrell made his 175^th career MLS start in tonight's contest, becoming the seventh player in club history to start at least 175 matches as a Revolution player.

·         Midfielder Kelyn Rowe made his 192^nd appearance in tonight's match, seventh most among all players in club history, surpassing Lee Nguyen's mark of 191 career appearances.

Revolution Make One Change to Starting XI

• Revolution Head Coach Brad Friedel made one change to the club’s starting lineup from its most recent MLS match on June 13 at San Jose. DefenderClaude Dielna replaced defender Gabriel Somi.

GAME CAPSULE

Referee: Allen Chapman

Assistant Referees: Adam Wienckowski (AR1), CJ Morgante (AR2)

Fourth Official: Alan Kelly

VAR: Geoff Gamble

Weather: 83 Degrees and Clear

Attendance: 19,371

Scoring Summary:

NE – Cristian Penilla 7 (Krisztián Németh 2, Diego Fagundez 6) 18'

DC – Yamil Asad 6 (Zoltán Stieber 4) 43'

NE – Teal Bunbury 10 (Jalil Anibaba 1) 45'+1'

DC – Yamil Asad 7 (Penalty Kick) 73'

NE – Cristian Penilla 8 (Penalty Kick) 78'

Misconduct Summary:

NE – Antonio Delamea (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 27'

NE – Luis Caicedo (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 41'

DC – Oniel Fisher (Yellow Card – Dissent) 78'

DC – Darren Mattocks (Yellow Card – Dissent) 79'

New England Revolution: Matt Turner; Claude Dielna ©, Jalil Anibaba, Antonio Delamea, Andrew Farrell; Wilfried Zahibo (Kelyn Rowe HT), Luis Caicedo; Cristian Penilla, Diego Fagundez (Scott Caldwell 90'+2'), Krisztián Németh (Juan Agudelo HT); Teal Bunbury

Substitutes Not Used: Brad Knighton, Gabriel Somi, Zachary Herivaux, Brandon Bye

D.C. United: David Ousted; Oniel Fisher, Steve Birnbaum, Frederic Brillant (Patrick Mullins 89'), Jalen Robinson (Junior Moreno 87'); Chris Durkin; Yamil Asad, Luciano Acosta, Ian Harkes (Bruno Miranda 85'), Zoltan Stieber; Darren Mattocks

Substitutes Not Used: Steve Clark, Jared Jeffrey, Russell Canouse, Dane Kelly