LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The New England Revolution (8-10-10, 34 points) played Los Angeles Football Club (13-7-8, 47 points) to a 1-1 draw in the clubs' first ever meeting at Banc of California Stadium on Saturday evening. LAFC forward Marco Ureña scored the game's opening goal in the 52nd minute, but Revolution defender Brandon Bye equalized in the 82nd minute with a powerful header inside the near post to net New England a critical point and extend the team's unbeaten run to three games. The draw brings New England within five points of the Montreal Impact for the sixth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a game in hand.
Bye's game-tying goal was the first of his MLS career. Selected by New England with the eighth overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft, he has started the club's last seven games at left back and owns 18 appearances on the season. Entering Week 29, Bye's 970 minutes played was the fifth most among this year's SuperDraft selections.
Homegrown Player Isaac Angking, who made his MLS debut in the Revolution's win at New York City FC on Sept. 5, made a second consecutive substitute appearance in tonight's contest. The Providence, R.I., native logged nine minutes after replacing Diego Fagundez in the 81st minute, and delivered the pass to Teal Bunbury that led to Bye's game-leveling goal.
Revolution goalkeeper Brad Knighton made a second consecutive start in net and registered five saves. The 11-year MLS veteran made his first start of the season in New England's last match at New York City FC on Sept. 5 and backstopped the Revs to a 1-0 win. Second-year forward Brian Wright also made a second consecutive start and played 57 minutes.
New England returns to action next Saturday, Sept. 22, when the club hosts the Chicago Fire at Gillette Stadium. The contest kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Boston, 98.5 The Sports Hub, and in Portuguese on 1260 AM Nossa Radio.
New England Revolution 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1
September 15, 2018 – Banc of California Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Revolution Draw LAFC, 1-1, in Inaugural Matchup
- The Revolution drew LAFC, 1-1, on Saturday evening to move to 8-10-10 (34 points) on the season. Defender Brandon Bye scored a late equalizer in the 82nd minute—the first of his MLS career.
- New England improves to 2-6-6 on the road this season.
- New England also extends its unbeaten streak in away games on the west coast to seven.
Bye Scores First Professional Goal, Secures Draw for Revs
- Revs defender Brandon Bye scored his first professional goal off of a Teal Bunbury assist in the 82nd minute of Saturday night’s matchup in Los Angeles.
- The rookie, who has started New England's last seven matches at left back, started and played 90 minutes in his 18th appearance of the season.
- Bye has now surpassed the 1,000-minute mark with 1,060 total MLS minutes played
Knighton Makes Second Consecutive Start in Net
- New England goalkeeper Brad Knighton made his second start of the 2018 season after playing 90 minutes in net and recording five saves in tonight’s draw.
- The 33-year-old now has 59 career starts and 198 career saves
Rowe Makes 200th Career MLS Appearance
- Midfielder Kelyn Rowe tallied his 200th career MLS appearance after starting and playing 90 minutes in tonight’s 1-1 draw in Los Angeles.
- The 26-year-old has scored 28 goals and recorded 40 assists in his seventh season with the Revs.
Homegrown Player Angking Makes Second Professional Appearance
- Midfielder Isaac Angking made his second MLS appearance Saturday night in Los Angeles. The 18-year-old entered the match as a substitute for midfielder Diego Fagundez in the 81st minute of the game.
- Angking made his professional debut in the Revolution's win against New York City FC on Sept. 5.
- Angking’s second appearance comes shortly after his call-up to the United States Under-19s National Team last week. He appeared in all three of the U-19 MNT's games in the 2018 U.S. Soccer U-20 Men's Invitational and scored one goal.
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 New York City on Sept. 5. Diego Fagundez, Luis Caicedo, and Antonio Delamea replaced Wilfried Zahibo, Cristhian Machado, and Michael Mancienne.
- Mancienne was unavailable for tonight's match as he returned to England for the birth of his child.
GAME CAPSULE
Referee: Mark Geiger
Assistant Referees: Mike Rottersman (AR1), Apolinar Mariscal (AR2)
Fourth Official: Kevin Stott
VAR: Victor Rivas
Weather: 72 Degrees and Clear
Attendance: 22,000
Scoring Summary:
LAFC – Marco Ureña 1 (Diego Rossi 8) 52'
NE – Brandon Bye 1 (Teal Bunbury 4) 82'
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Scott Caldwell (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 37'
LAFC – Steven Beitashour (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 41'
NE – Teal Bunbury (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 67'
NE – Luis Caicedo (Yellow Card – Unsporting Behavior) 77'
New England Revolution: Brad Knighton; Brandon Bye, Jalil Anibaba, Antonio Delamea, Andrew Farrell ©; Luis Caicedo, Scott Caldwell (Juan Agudelo 57'); Cristian Penilla, Kelyn Rowe, Diego Fagundez (Isaac Angking 81'); Brian Wright (Teal Bunbury 57')
Substitutes Not Used: Matt Turner, Zachary Herivaux, Mark Segbers, Cristhian Machado
Los Angeles Football Club: Tyler Miller; Jordan Harvey, Walker Zimmerman, Danilo Silva, Steven Beitashour; Lee Nguyen (Christian Ramirez 75'), Benny Feilhaber, Eduard Atuesta; Marco Ureña (Latif Blessing 69'), Diego Rossi, Carlos Vela
Substitutes Not Used: Luis López, Dejan Jakovic, João Moutinho, André Horta, Joshua Pérez
