FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution (7-10-9, 30 pts.) played the Portland Timbers (11-7-8, 41 pts.) to a 1-1 draw at Gillette Stadium on Saturday evening. Revolution midfielder Scott Caldwell opened the scoring and his 2018 account with a 58^th-minute goal, but Timbers midfielder Lawrence Olum responded with an equalizer in the 70^th minute that leveled the score at 1-1. 

Caldwell's goal was his first since May 13, 2017, when he tallied in a 4-0 win against Real Salt Lake. The Homegrown Player now owns four goals for his MLS career. Playing alongside Caldwell in the midfield for tonight's contest was Kelyn Rowe, who made his first start since July 18. Rowe played 90 minutes in a central attacking midfield role, marking the second time he has started a match in that position this season. He also did so in the Revolution's match against Columbus Crew SC on May 19.

Defender Michael Mancienne, who joined the Revs on a free transfer from EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on Aug. 3, made a third consecutive start in central defense. He registered one shot on target and 57 touches in his first appearance at Gillette Stadium.

New England returns to action on Wednesday, Sept. 5, when it visits Yankee Stadium for a matchup with New York City FC. The match kicks off at 7:00 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 1, Portland Timbers 1
September 1, 2018 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)

Revolution Draw with Portland Timbers, 1-1

• The Revolution drew with the Portland Timbers, 1-1, on Saturday evening to move to 7-10-9 (30 points) on the season. The draw moves New England to 6-4-4 in home matches in 2018.
• Portland added to its advantage in the all-time series, as the Revs move to 1-2-6 in MLS play against the Timbers.
• New England controlled possession in the match with 62.4 percent of the ball, and outshot the Timbers 13-6, with a 4-1 edge in shots on target.

Caldwell Scores First Goal of 2018 Season

• New England midfielder Scott Caldwell scored his first goal of the year in the 58^th minute of tonight’s match. The Braintree, Mass. native owns four career goals and last scored on May 13, 2017 at home against Real Salt Lake.
• The 27-year-old finished the game with a 78.9 percent passing accuracy and 59 total touches after missing last week’s matchup in Philadelphia due to a one-game red card suspension.

Mancienne Makes Home Debut

• Revolution defender Michael Mancienne made his home debut in tonight’s draw with Portland. The center back finished with a passing accuracy of 81.4 percent in 90 minutes played.
• Mancienne has played 270 consecutive minutes since joining the team on Aug. 17, only two days before making his MLS debut at D.C. United on Aug. 19.

Caicedo Suspended for Next Match

• With a caution in the 60^th minute, midfielder Luis Caicedo will miss Wednesday’s match against New York City FC due to yellow card accumulation. The 22-year-old Colombian won four fouls and recorded four tackles in tonight’s contest.

Revolution Make Three Changes to Starting XI

• Revolution Head Coach Brad Friedel made three changes to the club’s starting lineup from its most recent match at Philadelphia on Aug. 25. Midfielder Scott Caldwell, midfielder Kelyn Rowe, and forward Teal Bunbury, midfielder Cristhian Machado, midfielder Wilfried Zahibo, and forward Juan Agudelo.
• Rowe's start marked his first since New England's match at Minnesota on July 18, when the midfielder played 90 minutes in the 1-2 loss.

GAME CAPSULE

Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Assistant Referees: Jose Da Silva (AR1), Eric Weisbrod (AR2)
Fourth Official: Silviu Petrescu
VAR: Robert Sibiga
Weather: 70 Degrees and Clear
Attendance: 16,040

Scoring Summary:
NE – Scott Caldwell 1 (Unassisted) 58'
POR – Lawrence Olum 1 (Julio Cascante 1, David Guzmán 1) 70'

Misconduct Summary:
POR – Sebastián Blanco (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 19'
NE – Luis Caicedo (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 60'
POR – Lawrence Olum (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 67'
NE – Scott Caldwell (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 76'
NE – Michael Mancienne (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 87'
NE – Cristian Penilla (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 90'+1'
POR – Steve Clark (Yellow Card – Time Wasting) 90'+1'

New England Revolution: Matt Turner; Brandon Bye, Jalil Anibaba, Michael Mancienne, Andrew Farrell ©; Luis Caicedo, Scott Caldwell (Wilfried Zahibo 77'); Diego Fagundez (Juan Agudelo HT), Kelyn Rowe, Cristian Penilla; Teal Bunbury

Substitutes Not Used: Brad Knighton, Antonio Delamea, Zachary Herivaux, Brian Wright, Cristhian Machado

Portland Timbers: Jeff Attinella (Steve Clark 56'); Zarek Valentin, Julio Cascante, Larrys Mabiala, Alvas Powell; Lawrence Olum, David Guzman (Bill Poni Tuiloma 78'), Cristhian Paredes (Lucas Melano 70'); Andres Flores, Dairon Asprilla; Sebastian Blanco

Substitutes Not Used: Jorge Villafana, Tomas Conechny, Samuel Armenteros, Jeremy Ebobisse