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Revolution II Defeats Forward Madison FC, 1-0

October 1, 2021 - United Soccer League One (USL1)
New England Revolution II News Release


FOXBOROUGH, Mass. ‚¬" New England Revolution II (9-9-4, 31 pts.) defeated Forward Madison FC (6-4-11, 29 pts.), 1-0, on Friday night at Gillette Stadium. Edward Kizza scored the lone goal of the match for New England midway through the second half, tapping home a rebound for his fifth tally of the season.

With the teams knotted at 0-0, Damian Rivera strode toward the box in possession, seeing his shot blocked before Noel Buck picked up the loose ball at the top of the penalty area. Buck fired in a cross that was headed on frame by Justin Rennicks. Madison goalkeeper Phil Breno parried away the shot, but Kizza tucked home the rebound.

Goalkeeper Joe Rice and the New England defense recorded a second consecutive clean sheet and extended their shutout streak to 268 minutes dating back to Sept. 17. Rice collected four saves to record his seventh shutout of the season and improve his record to 8-3-4 on the year.

Five first-team players featured in the contest for New England, with Justin Rennicks, Damian Rivera, Collin Verfurth, Edward Kizza, and Maciel all starting. Maciel, who was the only Revolution II player to start all 16 games during the 2020 season, made his first League One appearance of the year. Maciel started alongside fellow Brazilian and Botafogo academy teammate Michel for the first time as professionals.

Six former Revolution Academy players made an appearance for New England in the match ‚¬" Justin Rennicks, Damian Rivera, and Noel Buck all started with Colby Quiñones, Tyler Freitas, and Meny Silva coming off the bench ‚¬" as well as current Academy midfielder Esmir Bajraktarevic.

New England returns to action next Friday, Oct. 8, embarking on their first of two trips this month to face Toronto FC II. Friday's kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

POSTGAME NOTES

New England Revolution II 1, Forward Madison FC 0

October 1, 2021 ‚¬" Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)

New England Revolution II defeated Forward Madison FC on Friday night in Foxborough, 1-0, improving their record to 10-9-4 (34 pts.) on the season.

Revolution II improved to 7-4-2 at Gillette Stadium this season, moving their current unbeaten streak at Gillette Stadium to three straight games (2-0-1).

Forward Edward Kizza scored his fifth goal in his last four appearances for Revolution II dating back to Aug. 5 and added a pair of shots in 82 minutes.

Defender Colby Quiñones played 74 minutes as a sub, recording team highs in duels won (12) and tackles won (7) as well as seven recoveries, three interceptions, and two clearances.

Defender Collin Verfurth won all seven of his duels, including five aerials, and had a team-high eight clearances.

Defender Ryan Spaulding recorded team highs in recoveries (9) and interceptions (4).

Midfielder Maciel made his first appearance of the season for Revolution II after featuring on 17 occasions for New England's MLS side this season. Maciel played 45 minutes alongside his compatriot Michel as the two Botafogo products appeared together for the first time as professionals.

Michel finished the night with a team-best five chances created to go with eight recoveries and three tackles.

Revolution II Head Coach Clint Peay made three changes to the Starting XI from New England's last match on Sept. 25 at Chattanooga, with Maciel, Michel, and Edward Kizza all starting in place of Colby Quiñones, Jake Rozhansky, and Esmir Bajraktarevic, respectively.

GAME CAPSULE

Referee: Thomas Snyder.

Assistant Referees: Tom Felice (AR1), Amilcar Sicaju (AR2).

Fourth Official: Jessica Carnevale.

Weather: 64 degrees and partly cloudy.

Scoring Summary:

NE ‚¬" Edward Kizza (Unassisted) 59'

Misconduct Summary:

NE ‚¬" Colby Quiñones (Yellow Card ‚¬" Bad Foul) 26'

MAD ‚¬" Tyler Allen (Yellow Card ‚¬" Bad Foul) 61'

MAD ‚¬" Aaron Molloy (Yellow Card ‚¬" Bad Foul) 64'

New England Revolution II: Joe Rice; Ryan Spaulding, Collin Verfurth ©, Pierre Cayet, Connor Presley (Colby Quiñones 16'); Maciel (Tyler Freitas 45'), Michel (François Dulysse 90'+1), Noel Buck; Justin Rennicks, Damian Rivera (Esmir Bajraktarevic 82'), Edward Kizza (Meny Silva 82').

Substitutes Not Used: Yannik Oettl, Hikaru Fujiwara.

Forward Madison FC: Phil Breno; Cyrus Rad, Connor Tobin ©, Eric Leonard; Tyler Allen, Audi Jepson (Christian Diaz 65'), Aaron Molloy, Christian Enriquez (Carlos Gomez 82'), Derek Gebhard; Jake Keegan (Josiah Trimmingham 69'), Ryan Sierakowski.

Substitutes Not Used: Aidan Hogan, Gustavo Fernandes, Noah Fuson, Justin Sukow.

New England Revolution II Team Statistics Forward Madison FC

10 (3) Shots (on Target) 14 (4)

4 Blocked Shots 3

4 Saves 2

8 Corner Kicks 5

0 Offsides 2

16 Fouls 13

497 (80.5%) Passes Attempted (% Completed) 452 (78.3%)

51.4% Possession 48.6%

POSTGAME QUOTES:

New England Revolution II 1 vs. Forward Madison FC 0

New England Revolution II Head Coach Clint Peay

On dissecting Forward Madison's defense:

Peay: "I thought it played out kind of the way I thought it would. They're a hard team to break down. I thought we'd have a decent amount off the ball, which we did. We were trying to probe and they made it tough. They do a good job of cutting down passing lanes and protecting the spaces behind, so all in all, it looked the way I thought it would, but we were just trying to find ways to penetrate them."

On Maciel and Michel playing together for the first time:

Peay: "Obviously, I think there's a comfort level between the two players. They've played together before at Botafogo. Maciel, for us, I think he provides a good presence in the midfield. He's calm, he's composed, he's able to move the ball into good places. He's intelligent with his movement so he helps us dictate tempo."

On the halftime message:

Peay: "I thought we needed to be a little bit more opportunistic. We thought we needed to put some more balls into the box and that's how we finally scored our goal. And we just needed to take care of the ball better, and though we were towards the end of the first half we were sloppy with our play. ‚¬Â

On the scoring play:

Peay: "Again, there was a moment I think Tico [Damian Rivera] was isolated, he tried to create something, maybe the shot was blocked, glanced off Noel [Buck]. Noel had the presence of mind to pick his head up and put a good ball into the box for some guys, and I think [Justin] Rennicks got a little diving head on it and forced the keeper to make a good save and [Edward] Kizza was, as you would want in a forward, very opportunistic, on the prowl and was there to put the ball in back on that first [goal]."

On having six 1-0 wins this season:

Peay: "Goals are hard to come by in certain games and this was one of them. And when you get that lead, you got to make sure you protect it. And at this point in the season, games are going to be tight. We know that and so I think for our guys it was do what you had to do defensively to get the result."

On the team's defensive mindset:

Peay: "Again, I think there's urgency about us. There's an understanding of what's at stake, and I'll go back to the North Carolina game [on Sept. 11] which I think we were all pretty disappointed in. I think that was a wakeup call for everybody. ‚¬Â

New England Revolution II Defender Colby Quiñones

On what he's learned this season with competition for minutes at right back:

Quiñones: "Yeah, this year has been challenging. I think you have to come in every day with a good attitude, no matter if you've been playing or if you haven't been playing, and just try to get better every day and ask a lot of questions. I think, to get on the field to get on the starting 11, you need to be engaged, you need to show the coaches that you really want to be here, and just keep working every day. Whether you're starting or not, just keep getting better every day and you'll slowly improve."

On growing into the match after coming off the bench early:

Quiñones: "It was tough. It was very early in the game. Unfortunately, Connor [Presley] went down and as soon as I saw him, I got immediately right up. Mentally, I think I was ready to come into the game. Physically, I had to grow into the game a little bit. I needed to make sure I can get my runs in so I didn't pull anything, but I think if you're a sub, if you can be mentally in it, you can come into a game at any minute."

On Forward Madison's shifting formation:

Quiñones: "Yeah, they defended well. It was hard to break them down. But I think we, at times, were sloppy with the ball. As soon as we got our groove and kept the ball and slowly started penetrating them, it was going to come and the goal was going to come."

On the team's defensive mindset:

Quiñones: "Collectively, we know after the North Carolina game [on Sept. 11], we got put in check, and if you don't give your all defensively then you won't be playing. We've just kind of had that mentality. Now, as a group, in order to win games, in order to move up in the rankings, you have to defend."

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