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New England Revolution and Orlando City SC Play to a 1-1 Draw

June 15, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Revolution (5-5-5, 20 pts.) played Orlando City SC (6-5-4, 22 pts.) to a 1-1 draw at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday night. Carles Gil scored his fourth goal of the season in the 22nd minute, assisted by Gustavo Bou, as New England stretched its unbeaten run to seven games in MLS play.

New England got on the board first as Bou streaked across the midfield line and crossed the ball to Gil, who cut onto his left foot and delivered a curling strike past Orlando goalkeeper Pedro Gallese for the opening goal. This mark's Bou's third assist in six career games against Orlando, Bou crossed the ball over to Gil who delivered a left footed shot from the top of the box sending the ball through the top left corner. With the goal, Gil improved his total to 11 combined goals and assists on the year, tied for third most in MLS. Bou's third assist in five regular season games against Orlando.

Orlando equalized in the 35th minute on a goal from Robin Jansson. Revolution goalkeeper Djordje Petrović, making his second league start and his debut at Gillette Stadium, turned aside four of the Lions' five shots on target.

Defender Jon Bell and midfielder Sebastian Lletget both returned to the starting lineup, with Bell making his first MLS start since March 19. Jozy Altidore played the entire second half as a substitute, recording one shot.

The New England Revolution are back in action this Sunday against Minnesota United FC. The Revolution will be recognizing the Juneteenth holiday in a variety of ways throughout the evening. In addition, Sunday's game will be Matt Turner's final match with the Revolution before joins Arsenal FC of the English Premier League. CBS Boston's pregame coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. ET on WSBK-TV38 with "Revolution Kickoff", before kickoff at 5:00 p.m. ET on TV 38, myRITV (Rhode Island), 98.5 The Sports Hub, and 1260 AM Nossa Radio.

POSTGAME NOTES New England Revolution 1, Orlando City SC 1 June 15, 2022 - Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)

TEAM NOTES

* The Revolution extend their unbeaten streak to seven games (3-0-4) in league play dating back to April 30. * New England's record against Orlando City SC moves to 5-2-6, including a 5-0-2 mark at home. * New England has now scored in each of its last 10 matches, tallying 19 goals over that span (1.9 GPG). * Bruce Arena made two changes to the Starting XI from New England's 2-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on June 12, with defender Jon Bell and midfielder Sebastian Lletget starting in place of Omar Gonzalez and Tommy McNamara.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

* Carles Gil tallied his fourth goal of the season to open the scoring. His 11 combined goals and assists are tied for third most in MLS. Gil finished the night with three chances created and seven possessions gained. * Gustavo Bou registered his first assist of the season and the 15th of his MLS career on Gil's opening goal. The striker, who leads all MLS forwards in chances created from open play since the start of 2020, added three key passes on the night and led the team with five shots, including two on target. * DeJuan Jones collected his 70th MLS regular season start tonight, winning a team-high seven duels while adding seven recoveries. * Jon Bell featured in the starting lineup for the first time since March 19, registering team highs in interceptions (3) and clearances (6). * Sebastian Lletget returned to the Starting XI for his 14th appearance and 13th start of the season after missing Sunday's match due to injury, completing 94 percent of his passes. * Wilfrid Kaptoum made his fourth consecutive start and fifth in MLS play this season, completing all 16 of his passes in a 45-minute shift. * Matt Polster made his 120th MLS start, but was forced off in the first half due to a head injury.

GAME CAPSULE Referee: Ramy Touchan. Assistant Referees: Gianni Facchini (AR1), Ryan Graves (AR2). Fourth Official: Fotis Bazakos. Video Assistant Referee: Edvin Jurisevic. Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Craig Lowry. Weather: 70 degrees and partly cloudy. Attendance: 15,308

Scoring Summary: NE - Carles Gil 4 (Gustavo Bou 1) 22' ORL - Robin Jansson 1 (Unassisted) 35'

Misconduct Summary: ORL - Robin Jansson (Yellow Card - Tactical Foul) 6' NE - Wilfrid Kaptoum (Yellow Card - Bad Foul) 24' NE - Andrew Farrell (Yellow Card - Bad Foul) 27' ORL - Jake Mulraney (Yellow Card - Bad Foul) 44' NE - Dylan Borrero (Yellow Card - Unsporting Behavior) 56' NE - DeJuan Jones (Yellow Card - Bad Foul) 60' ORL - Rodrigo Schlegel (Yellow Card - Bad Foul) 77' ORL - Kyle Smith (Yellow Card - Tactical Foul) 88'

New England Revolution: Djordje Petrović; DeJuan Jones, Andrew Farrell, Jon Bell, Brandon Bye; Wilfrid Kaptoum (Jozy Altidore 45'), Matt Polster (Tommy McNamara 41'); Dylan Borrero (Emmanuel Boateng 61'), Carles Gil ©, Sebastian Lletget (Arnór Traustason 81'); Gustavo Bou.

Substitutes Not Used: Earl Edwards Jr., A.J. DeLaGarza, Omar Gonzalez, Maciel, Ryan Spaulding.

Orlando City SC: Pedro Gallese; Kyle Smith, Rodrigo Schlegel, Robin Jansson, João Moutinho; César Araujo, Jake Mulraney (Benji Michel 72'); Júnior Urso, Mauricio Pereyra © (Andrés Perea 79'), Facundo Torres (Tesho Akindele 90'+1); Alexandre Pato (Ercan Kara 78').

Substitutes Not Used: Adam Grinwis, Ruan, Jhegson Méndez, Joey DeZart, Thomas Williams.

New England Revolution Team Statistics Orlando City SC 9 (3) Shots (on Target) 13 (5) 1 Blocked Shots 6 1.31 Expected Goals (xG) 0.68 4 Saves 2 10 Corner Kicks 6 2 Offsides 1 21 Fouls 12 465 (84.3%) Passes Attempted (% Completed) 415 (84.1%) 53.3% Possession 46.7%

POSTGAME QUOTES: New England Revolution 1 vs. Orlando City SC 1

New England Revolution Sporting Director & Head Coach Bruce Arena

On New England's performance in the first half: Arena: "Just a hard-fought game. We made a couple of mistakes on defending that corner for sure. Give them credit, but we did poorly not winning the initial header, not doing a good job stepping to the player. We had two players that could probably have stood the guy up and you know, we didn't get it done."

On the injury status of Matt Polster: Arena: "I mean, I can't tell you right now. He [Matt Polster] came out of the game with a head injury."

On the performance of Jozy Altidore: Arena: "I thought he [Jozy Altidore] did a good job. He held the ball up. His passing was pretty good."

On Djordje Petrović's performance tonight: Arena: "He [Petrović] did well. Yeah, you'd hope that he could do a little bit better on that goal, but I thought he had another good game."

On how forwards Jozy Altidore and Gustavo Bou worked together: Arena: "Well, it's going take a little time. But I thought Jozy had a good game. And remember, we had a little bit of a disadvantage coming into the game, having played Sunday [in] Kansas City under those conditions. So we were a little heavy legged tonight, for sure."

On how Dylan Borrero is acclimating himself to the team: Arena: "He's getting better. It's going to take time. It's too early to make any judgements. We'll see as we move into the season. But he's done a good job to date."

New England Revolution Forward Jozy Altidore

On what made Orlando City a tough opponent tonight: Altidore: "Yeah, I think they started the game really well. They made it hard on us and they had more of the play. I think you expect that after Sunday's game, you know, in the heat. I think it was tough on us to travel and all that, but I think we stayed in the game well. Obviously, [we] got the first goal and in the end, I think we'll be disappointed giving that goal up. I think Djordje [Petrović] is a fantastic keeper. I think we have to do a better job keeping the ball out of the box. There's nothing you can do up close like that. The guy hit it pretty well. So, I think when we look back at that goal, we'll be a bit disappointed. But I think all in all to not lose and keep our [unbeaten] streak, and, you know, we get a point, keep moving up the table. So, we have to look at the positives."

On his individual performance in tonight's match: Altidore: "I'm feeling great, man. I just, you know, I'm eager to get on the field more. You come to a new club, you want to get those minutes with the guys, especially a team like this. And I think definitely with the group we had out there if I can get some more time, I think I'll get some more chances and just get comfortable. But I thought I did okay. I tried to play within the game and had that one chance. I didn't hit it great, but I think it'll come with more minutes. So hopefully I can keep showing the [coaching] staff that I deserve to play and get some starting minutes."

On New England's struggles to hold leads: Altidore: "Obviously, it's good and bad, right? You start winning the game and then giving up the goals. I think we have to look at how we are giving up goals and I think tonight was a good goal on their part. But if you look at the play as a whole, I think we'll be disappointed, right? It's a second ball, I think a recycled ball and then he fires one in there from the top of the six. So, it's a little frustrating but like I said earlier, [we] get points. I think a game like this maybe we lose a few weeks ago. We need to look at the positives and we are certainly moving in the right direction. Sunday is another opportunity."

On Adam Buksa departing the Revolution for French Ligue 1 club RC Lens: Altidore: "Yeah, it's bittersweet because as a striker you love playing and having strikers like that on your team. They just light a fire under you. The training, the quality is higher. You know, everything's just better when you have good players around, right? So disappointing on that end. But on the other side of it, you know, talking to him these past six months, he really wanted this for a long time. So just really, really delighted for him that he got what he wanted. We're all cheering him on, maybe to watch him in France and speak a little French to him and wish him well. He's a great player, great kid."

New England Revolution Defender Jon Bell

On the team's performance tonight: Bell: "Yeah, it was a tough game on both ends. I think for us, we showed a lot of positives and showed a lot of negatives. I think we're a little bit rusty, moving forward, connecting passes, finishing the last play of the game. So, overall, I thought it was a hard-fought match. We were able to keep them down to one goal, which is always good, especially at home."

On returning to full strength after battling through leg injury: Bell: "Yeah, just had to be patient honestly. Listening to the trainers and focusing on my body recovery- wise, doing everything they asked me and wanted me to do. You know, just making sure that I was ready for these moments to come back in and play a full 90."

On building on his performance in tonight's match: Bell: "I think I did alright. I think it was pretty sloppy passing-wise. I didn't connect on a lot of passes that I think I can do a lot better on. It's all part of it, just coming back into the game. [I'm] Trying to shake that rust off but obviously I can't use that excuse too long. So, overall, yeah, I think I'd probably give myself a C-plus."

On Orlando's goal in the 35th minute: Bell: "Yeah, it was, I feel, a back-post corner. Matt [Polster] tried to get the ball initially, the first ball. [It] didn't happen. He pushed forward down the line, and then it was just one of those goals where it just slips through his legs and gets in the back of the net."

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