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MLS NEXT Pro New England Revolution II

Revolution Ii Shut Out Columbus Crew 2, 2-0

May 25, 2023 - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
New England Revolution II News Release


FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - New England Revolution II (6-3-1; 20 pts.) defeated Columbus Crew 2 (6-2-1; 20 pts.), 2-0, on Thursday night at Gillette Stadium for the team's third consecutive victory. Goalkeeper Nico Campuzano made three saves to earn New England its' first clean sheet victory of the season as Revolution II improved their 2023 home record to 3-1-1.

New England found the scoresheet first after Jordan Adebayo-Smith capitalized on a defensive error by Columbus and walked the ball into an empty net. Adebayo-Smith's 12 shots on target place him tied for fourth in the league at the conclusion of tonight's match. Revolution II doubled the advantage in the 67th minute. Midfielder Ben Awashie stayed alert on a Jake Rozhanksy free kick and put home a pass from Victor Souza, making it a 2-0 advantage.

Tonight's game also saw forward Gianluca Armellino record his professional debut in the second half as he entered in the 60th minute for Peyton Miller. Armellino becomes the 28th player from the Revolution Academy to make their debut for the MLS NEXT Pro side to date.

New England returns to action on Sunday, May 28 to host Inter Miami II at Gillette Stadium. The 6 p.m. match will stream live on MLSNEXTPro.com.

New England Revolution II 2, Columbus Crew 2 0

May 25, 2023 - Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)

Revolution II secured their sixth win of the season and now lead the league with 26 goals scored.

With the victory, New England now owns a 3-1-1 home record on the 2023 season.

Revolution Academy forward Gianluca Armellino entered in the 60th minute of the match, becoming the 28th Revolution Academy player to make their pro debut with Revolution II since 2020.

Ben Awashie scored his first professional goal in the 67th minute to put Revolution II up 2-0. The midfielder led his team with four shots, two on target in the match.

Revolution II goalkeeper Nico Campuzano made three saves to record his first clean sheet of the season.

Forward Jordan Adebayo-Smith recorded three shots, two on target to extend his team lead to 27 shots with 12 on target so far this season.

GAME CAPSULE

Referee: John Griggs

Assistant Referees: Eric Schreiber, Jessica Carnevale

Fourth Official: Stephanie McFarland

Weather: 62 degrees and sunny

Scoring Summary:

NE - Jordan Adebayo-Smith (Peyton Miller) 34'

NE - Ben Awashie (Victor Souza) 67'

Misconduct Summary:

CLB - Charles Roberts (Yellow Card) 62'

CLB - Ariel Mbumba (Yellow Card) 66'

NE - Jake Rozhansky (Yellow Card) 82'

NE - Weverton (Yellow Card) 86'

New England Revolution II: Nico Campuzano; Colby Quiñones, Pierre Cayet, Victor Souza, Santiago Suarez; Jake Rozhansky; Peyton Miller (Gianluca Armellino 60'), Ben Awashie, Marcos Dias, Malcolm Fry (Nakye-Greenidge-Duncan 86'); Jordan Adebayo-Smith (Weverton 71').

Substitutes Not Used: Max Weinstein, Brandonn Bueno, Ítalo, Ezra Widman, Olger Escobar, Jacob Akanyirige.

Columbus Crew 2: Brady Scott; Ariel Mbumba, Xavier Zengue (Mateo Bunbury 76'), Jacob Erlandson, Clay Holstad (Charles Roberts 46'); Coleman Gannon (Gibran Rayo 46'), Cole Mrowka (Taha Habroune 73'), Giorgio De Libera (Jordan Knight 46'), Abdirizak Mohammed; Marco Micaletto, Noah Fuson.

Substitutes Not Used: Ty Nero, Brent Adu-Gyamfi, Stuart Ritchie, Stanislav Lapkes.

New England Revolution II Team Statistics Columbus Crew 2

11 (5) Shots (on Target) 11 (3)

1 Blocked Shots 3

3 Saves 3

3 Corner Kicks 6

2 Offsides 0

12 Fouls 19

523 (86%) Passes Attempted (% Completed) 589 (87.6%)

46.2% Possession 53.8%

POSTGAME QUOTES: New England Revolution II 2 vs. Columbus Crew 2 0

Revolution II Head Coach Clint Peay

On earning the victory vs. Columbus Crew 2:

Peay: "I thought the guys played incredibly brave with the ball, took care of it well, and I think that we were able to find some joy with breaking them down and eliminating their press, so that was positive, and very opportunistic on the first goal. I think as the game went on, we were defending a little bit more, but good defensively in a low block and transitioning out of that and we got the second goal. Great effort, great team effort. I thought everyone was disciplined in their roles and executed the job."

On the confidence a clean sheet gives Nico Campuzano:

Peay: "I think for everybody; a clean sheet. It's been a while, so very happy for him [Nico Campuzano]. I thought he played well. And again, the team's effort, I thought defensively they were very solid for the most part, a good team [Columbus Crew 2] that usually creates a lot of havoc they limited them to very little."

On Ben Awashie scoring his first professional goal:

Peay: "Ben [Awashie] was good today. Took care of the ball, worked really hard defensively, and great goal. Kind of the right place, right time. I think for him, it's just a matter of duplicating that and being consistent with performances like that."

On Gianluca Armellino's professional debut:

Peay: "We just thought in the role that we were asking of a player that he [Gianluca Armellino] was probably the guy that fit, so it was a good game for him to come into. He trains hard every day and I believe he's got the talent to be able to help us and he showed it today."

Revolution II Midfielder Ben Awashie

On scoring his first professional goal:

Awashie: "It's pretty amazing. It's my first goal of the season. I'm hoping to score more, but it is an awesome feeling to get onto the scoresheet."

On the confidence a clean sheet gives the team:

Awashie: "It's a confidence builder for us. We worked on that, because during the beginning of the season we gave up a lot of goals. Even though we were scoring goals, we gave up too many goals, so now we're working on keeping a clean sheet while trying to score goals and doing good at the end of the game."

Revolution Academy Forward Gianluca Armellino

On making his professional debut:

Armellino: "It was exciting. Got to fulfill a dream, and it's a big moment for me and my family."

On how the New England Revolution Academy has prepared him up to this point:

Armellino: "They [New England Revolution Academy] prepared me by, first of all, giving me a place to stay with our residency program, and all of the good training got me prepared for this moment."

On which Academy teammates helped him the most leading up to this moment:

Armellino: "Max Weinstein, Steban Lopera, Gabriel Chávez, all my roommates helped me along the way."

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POSTGAME NOTES: Revolution II Shutout Columbus Crew 2, 2-0 Jordan Adebayo-Smith and Ben Awashie tally in Revolution II's sixth win of the season

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - New England Revolution II (6-3-1; 20 pts.) defeated Columbus Crew 2 (6-2-1; 20 pts.), 2-0, on Thursday night at Gillette Stadium for the team's third consecutive victory. Goalkeeper Nico Campuzano made three saves to earn New England its' first clean sheet victory of the season as Revolution II improved their 2023 home record to 3-1-1.

New England found the scoresheet first after Jordan Adebayo-Smith capitalized on a defensive error by Columbus and walked the ball into an empty net. Adebayo-Smith's 12 shots on target place him tied for fourth in the league at the conclusion of tonight's match. Revolution II doubled the advantage in the 67th minute. Midfielder Ben Awashie stayed alert on a Jake Rozhanksy free kick and put home a pass from Victor Souza, making it a 2-0 advantage.

Tonight's game also saw forward Gianluca Armellino record his professional debut in the second half as he entered in the 60th minute for Peyton Miller. Armellino becomes the 28th player from the Revolution Academy to make their debut for the MLS NEXT Pro side to date.

New England returns to action on Sunday, May 28 to host Inter Miami II at Gillette Stadium. The 6 p.m. match will stream live on MLSNEXTPro.com.

New England Revolution II 2, Columbus Crew 2 0 May 25, 2023 - Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)

* Revolution II secured their sixth win of the season and now lead the league with 26 goals scored. * With the victory, New England now owns a 3-1-1 home record on the 2023 season. * Revolution Academy forward Gianluca Armellino entered in the 60th minute of the match, becoming the 28th Revolution Academy player to make their pro debut with Revolution II since 2020. * Ben Awashie scored his first professional goal in the 67th minute to put Revolution II up 2-0. The midfielder led his team with four shots, two on target in the match. * Revolution II goalkeeper Nico Campuzano made three saves to record his first clean sheet of the season. * Forward Jordan Adebayo-Smith recorded three shots, two on target to extend his team lead to 27 shots with 12 on target so far this season.

GAME CAPSULE Referee: John Griggs Assistant Referees: Eric Schreiber, Jessica Carnevale Fourth Official: Stephanie McFarland Weather: 62 degrees and sunny

Scoring Summary: NE - Jordan Adebayo-Smith (Peyton Miller) 34' NE - Ben Awashie (Victor Souza) 67'

Misconduct Summary: CLB - Charles Roberts (Yellow Card) 62' CLB - Ariel Mbumba (Yellow Card) 66' NE - Jake Rozhansky (Yellow Card) 82' NE - Weverton (Yellow Card) 86'

New England Revolution II: Nico Campuzano; Colby Quiñones, Pierre Cayet, Victor Souza, Santiago Suarez; Jake Rozhansky; Peyton Miller (Gianluca Armellino 60'), Ben Awashie, Marcos Dias, Malcolm Fry (Nakye-Greenidge-Duncan 86'); Jordan Adebayo-Smith (Weverton 71').

Substitutes Not Used: Max Weinstein, Brandonn Bueno, Ítalo, Ezra Widman, Olger Escobar, Jacob Akanyirige.

Columbus Crew 2: Brady Scott; Ariel Mbumba, Xavier Zengue (Mateo Bunbury 76'), Jacob Erlandson, Clay Holstad (Charles Roberts 46'); Coleman Gannon (Gibran Rayo 46'), Cole Mrowka (Taha Habroune 73'), Giorgio De Libera (Jordan Knight 46'), Abdirizak Mohammed; Marco Micaletto, Noah Fuson.

Substitutes Not Used: Ty Nero, Brent Adu-Gyamfi, Stuart Ritchie, Stanislav Lapkes.

New England Revolution II Team Statistics Columbus Crew 2 11 (5) Shots (on Target) 11 (3) 1 Blocked Shots 3 3 Saves 3 3 Corner Kicks 6 2 Offsides 0 12 Fouls 19 523 (86%) Passes Attempted (% Completed) 589 (87.6%) 46.2% Possession 53.8%

POSTGAME QUOTES: New England Revolution II 2 vs. Columbus Crew 2 0

Revolution II Head Coach Clint Peay On earning the victory vs. Columbus Crew 2: Peay: "I thought the guys played incredibly brave with the ball, took care of it well, and I think that we were able to find some joy with breaking them down and eliminating their press, so that was positive, and very opportunistic on the first goal. I think as the game went on, we were defending a little bit more, but good defensively in a low block and transitioning out of that and we got the second goal. Great effort, great team effort. I thought everyone was disciplined in their roles and executed the job."

On the confidence a clean sheet gives Nico Campuzano: Peay: "I think for everybody; a clean sheet. It's been a while, so very happy for him [Nico Campuzano]. I thought he played well. And again, the team's effort, I thought defensively they were very solid for the most part, a good team [Columbus Crew 2] that usually creates a lot of havoc they limited them to very little."

On Ben Awashie scoring his first professional goal: Peay: "Ben [Awashie] was good today. Took care of the ball, worked really hard defensively, and great goal. Kind of the right place, right time. I think for him, it's just a matter of duplicating that and being consistent with performances like that."

On Gianluca Armellino's professional debut: Peay: "We just thought in the role that we were asking of a player that he [Gianluca Armellino] was probably the guy that fit, so it was a good game for him to come into. He trains hard every day and I believe he's got the talent to be able to help us and he showed it today."

Revolution II Midfielder Ben Awashie On scoring his first professional goal: Awashie: "It's pretty amazing. It's my first goal of the season. I'm hoping to score more, but it is an awesome feeling to get onto the scoresheet."

On the confidence a clean sheet gives the team: Awashie: "It's a confidence builder for us. We worked on that, because during the beginning of the season we gave up a lot of goals. Even though we were scoring goals, we gave up too many goals, so now we're working on keeping a clean sheet while trying to score goals and doing good at the end of the game."

Revolution Academy Forward Gianluca Armellino On making his professional debut: Armellino: "It was exciting. Got to fulfill a dream, and it's a big moment for me and my family."

On how the New England Revolution Academy has prepared him up to this point: Armellino: "They [New England Revolution Academy] prepared me by, first of all, giving me a place to stay with our residency program, and all of the good training got me prepared for this moment."

On which Academy teammates helped him the most leading up to this moment: Armellino: "Max Weinstein, Steban Lopera, Gabriel Chávez, all my roommates helped me along the way."

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