MLS New England Revolution

Revolution Host Columbus Crew on Saturday

Published on May 6, 2022 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
New England Revolution News Release


FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Revolution (3-5-1; 10 pts.) will host the Columbus Crew (3-3-3; 12 pts.) on Saturday night for a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff at Gillette Stadium. Brad Feldman and Charlie Davies will call the action locally on WSBK-TV38, myRITV in Rhode Island, and Cozi TV in Western Massachusetts. Saturday's contest also airs on the radio via 98.5 The Sports Hub and 1260 AM Nossa Radio in Portuguese. CBS Boston's exclusive pregame coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. with Revolution Kickoff on TV38.

The Revolution have won back-to-back games at home following Saturday's 2-0 win over Inter Miami CF on April 30. Midfielder Damian Rivera, a 19-year-old Homegrown Player from Cranston, R.I., opened his MLS account with a goal less than one minute into his first career start. Forward Adam Buksa added a header in the 64th minute, marking the Polish international's third consecutive match with a goal to move into a tie with Carles Gil for the team lead in scoring. Since the start of 2020, the Polish striker ranks second among all MLS players with 21 goals from open play.

Gil, Matt Polster, and defender DeJuan Jones each logged an assist in last weekend's win. Gil earned his second consecutive appearance on the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for his performance. He has now registered one goal and three assists over his last four games. Meanwhile, Jones' three helpers this season are tied for the league lead among defenders.

Last Saturday's victory also marked the return of reigning MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Matt Turner. The United States international tallied three saves en route to the shutout victory in his 50th league appearance at Gillette Stadium. The shutout marked New England's third clean sheet in six home games across all competitions in 2022. Turner and defender Brandon Bye, who owns one goal and one assist in his last three outings, could both make their 99th MLS regular season starts on Saturday.

Columbus visits Gillette Stadium following a 3-0 win over D.C. United last weekend, snapping a five-match winless streak that dated back to March 12. Prior to the victory, the Crew were shutout in four consecutive contests. Argentinian midfielder Lucas Zelarayán leads Columbus with four goals scored this season, while goalkeeper Eloy Room has logged clean sheets in his last two appearances. Forward Jozy Altidore leads New England with seven career goals in 12 career appearances against the Crew.

Match 10 vs. Columbus Crew

Date: Saturday, May 7

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET

Location: Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

TV: WSBK-TV38, myRITV (Rhode Island), Cozi TV (Western Mass.)

Pregame Coverage: "Revolution Kickoff" begins at 7:00 p.m. ET on TV38.

Talent: Brad Feldman (play-by-play), Charlie Davies (analyst), Naoko Funayama (sideline)

English Radio: 98.5 FM The Sports Hub

Portuguese Radio: WBIX 1260 AM "Nossa Radio USA"

STORYLINES: Here are a few top storylines to watch for on Saturday's match:

New England recording a third straight win at home and improving on a 3-2-0 record in Foxborough this season.

F Adam Buksa scoring in a fourth consecutive match for the first time in his MLS career.

Buksa (21) scoring one goal to tie Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez (22) for the most goals from open play since 2020.

D Henry Kessler making a second straight start in central defense after helping pitch a clean sheet alongside Andrew Farrell last weekend.

GK Matt Turner building on his three-save performance in his season debut last Saturday and improving upon his 1-1-3 career record against Columbus.

Turner and D Brandon Bye each making their 99th MLS regular season start.

M Carles Gil adding to his one goal and three assists over his last four games played.

Gil continuing to lead the league in chances created (T-1st - 35).

Homegrown Player M Damian Rivera (Cranston, R.I.) building on his first career MLS goal and start last Saturday.

M Sebastian Lletget making his 10th MLS appearance in a Revolution uniform.

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