MLS

New England Revolution vs Real Salt Lake, 2019 MLS, Regular Season

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RSL, Revolution share points in crucial playoffs tie

In a key match with playoff implications, both the New England Revolution and Real Salt Lake took a defensive posture early and played to a 0-0 tie.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Erik Holt (Real Salt Lake).
  • 3': Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Kelyn Rowe (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Saucedo.
  • 7': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Teal Bunbury.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Gil.
  • 10': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Marcelo Silva.
  • 11': Foul by Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake).
  • 11': Juan Fernando Caicedo (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Justin Portillo.
  • 16': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Aaron Herrera tries a through ball, but Sam Johnson is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution).
  • 18': Kelyn Rowe (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Sam Johnson (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastián Saucedo with a headed pass.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Kelyn Rowe (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Corey Baird.
  • 26': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Foul by Justin Portillo (Real Salt Lake).
  • 29': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution).
  • 31': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Damir Kreilach tries a through ball, but Sebastián Saucedo is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wilfried Zahibo with a through ball.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Penilla.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Sam Johnson (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Corey Baird with a cross.
  • 38': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Wilfried Zahibo (New England Revolution).
  • 40': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Wilfried Zahibo (New England Revolution) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carles Gil with a cross.
  • 40': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Andrew Putna tries a through ball, but Sebastián Saucedo is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Antonio Mlinar Delamea (New England Revolution).
  • 41': Sebastián Saucedo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Sebastián Saucedo (Real Salt Lake).
  • 42': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution).
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, New England Revolution 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins New England Revolution 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
  • 45': Substitution, New England Revolution. Gustavo Bou replaces Juan Fernando Caicedo.
  • 46': Corey Baird (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Antonio Mlinar Delamea (New England Revolution).
  • 46': Antonio Mlinar Delamea (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zahibo (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 48': Foul by Erik Holt (Real Salt Lake).
  • 48': Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Penilla.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Corey Baird (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Bou.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carles Gil.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wilfried Zahibo.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Penilla.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 66': Hand ball by Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution).
  • 66': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Aaron Herrera tries a through ball, but Damir Kreilach is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, New England Revolution. Juan Agudelo replaces Luis Caicedo.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zahibo (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Bou.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carles Gil.
  • 71': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Luke Mulholland replaces Justin Portillo.
  • 74': Foul by Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution).
  • 74': Sebastián Saucedo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 76': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Wilfried Zahibo.
  • 77': Substitution, New England Revolution. Diego Fagundez replaces Cristian Penilla.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Saucedo.
  • 80': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
  • 81': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Tate Schmitt replaces Sebastián Saucedo.
  • 82': Attempt missed. DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
  • 84': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Real Salt Lake).
  • 85': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Everton Luiz replaces Sam Johnson.
  • 85': Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Carles Gil following a set piece situation.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Wilfried Zahibo (New England Revolution) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 85': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Marcelo Silva.
  • 86': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Luke Mulholland.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Wilfried Zahibo (New England Revolution) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carles Gil with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Andrew Putna (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Andrew Putna (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution).
  • 90': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Carles Gil (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Bou.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Wilfried Zahibo (New England Revolution).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Carles Gil following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Hand ball by Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, New England Revolution 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
  • 0': Match ends, New England Revolution 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
  • 0': Match ends, New England Revolution 0, Real Salt Lake 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 3
40.1 Possession 59.9
8 SHOTS 23
3 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
261 Accurate Passes 440
362 Passes 535
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 2
11 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.1
67 Long Balls 56
25 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 9
13 Effective Tackles 6
23 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 6
21 Effective Clearances 20
21 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Gillette Stadium
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Attendance: 24,270

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Austin FC 0 0 0
2 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0
3 FC Dallas 0 0 0
4 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NE New England Revolution (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Matt Turner (GK)
19 Antonio Dalamea Milnar Yellow Card
2 Andrew Farrell
24 DeJuan Jones
15 Brandon Bye
23 Wilfried Zahibo
27 Luis Caicedo
70 Cristian Penilla
22 Carles Gil
10 Teal Bunbury
9 Juan Caicedo

RSL Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
51 Andrew Putna (GK) Yellow Card
20 Erik Holt
30 Marcelo Silva
12 Brooks Lennon
22 Aaron Herrera
8 Damir Kreilach
43 Justin Portillo
6 Kelyn Rowe
50 Sam Johnson
17 Corey Baird
23 Sebastian Saucedo

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