MLS New England Revolution

Revs Aim for Back-to-Back Wins

Published on June 1, 2009 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
New England Revolution News Release


FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Following last weekend's win over rival D.C. United, the New England Revolution will look to extend its success against the New York Red Bulls on Sunday, June 7. To prepare, the Revs will train in Foxborough five times this week.

The Revs will train on the Lower Practice Field at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, while they will also train on Saturday at a location that is yet to be determined. All five sessions are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., while a full schedule for the week is below.

Media wishing to attend any training session on the Gillette Stadium grounds must notify the Revolution Communications office (media@revolutionsoccer.net) by 5 p.m. the day before to RSVP and guarantee admittance. Media availability usually begins between 11:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. for 10 a.m. sessions, although the length of training sessions can and will vary.

All media who plan on attending Sunday's match against New York must submit their requests to the Revolution Communications office (media@revolutionsoccer.net) by 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, to be considered.

Please note that the schedule is subject to change.

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION SCHEDULE: June 1-7

Monday, June 1 - OFF

Tuesday, June 2 - Training on Lower Practice Field (Gillette Stadium), 10 a.m.

Wednesday, June 3 - Training on Lower Practice Field (Gillette Stadium), 10 a.m.

Thursday, June 4 - Training on Lower Practice Field (Gillette Stadium), 10 a.m.

Friday, June 5 - Training on Lower Practice Field (Gillette Stadium), 10 a.m.

Saturday, June 6 - Training at Gillette Stadium (Location TBD), 10 a.m.

Sunday, June 7 - vs. New York Red Bulls (Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.), 6 p.m. ET ... TV: TV38 ... Radio: WEEI Radio Network

NEW ENGLAND VS. NEW YORK SERIES INFORMATION

The Revs lead the all-time, regular-season series with the New York Red Bulls (formerly the New York/New Jersey MetroStars), 23-16-10 ... the Revs are 15-4-4 against New York in Foxborough - including 8-1-3 at Gillette Stadium - while they're 8-12-6 on the road. Saturday night's match will be the second of three meetings between the Revs and Red Bulls this regular season, and the only one at Gillette Stadium ... the teams played to a 1-1 draw at Giants Stadium on March 28, while the regular-season series will conclude at the same facility on Sept. 18. The Revolution is undefeated against New York in the teams' last 11 regular-season meetings (6-0-5) dating back to the end of the 2005 season, while the unbeaten run spans 13 games (7-0-6) including postseason matches ... New York's last victory in the regular-season series came on Sept. 17, 2005 - a 5-4 victory at Giants Stadium. The Revs are 8-0-3 in their last 11 home games against the Red Bulls dating back to 2002 ... New York hasn't won in Foxborough since June 29, 2002 - a 2-0 win in the club's first-ever visit to Gillette Stadium. New England's home winning percentage of .739 (15-4-4) against the Red Bulls is the club's best home winning percentage against any team it has faced more than five times ... the Revs are 3-0-1 at home against Chivas USA and 3-0-0 against Toronto FC. Each of the last three meetings between New England and New York have ended in 1-1 draws (April 19, 2008 at Giants Stadium; June 18, 2008 at Gillette Stadium; March 28, 2009 at Giants Stadium) ... overall, four straight regular-season matches have finished with the teams level. New England and New York have met in the postseason three times - 2003, 2005 and 2007 - and the Revs have eliminated the Red Bulls on each occasion ... the clubs' most recent playoff encounter was in the 2007 Eastern Conference Semifinals, won by the Revs, 1-0, on aggregate. PLAYER NOTES VS. NEW YORK

Taylor Twellman is New England's all-time leading scorer against New York with 12 goals, while he's also added five assists in 18 appearances. Steve Ralston is the Revolution's career leader in assists against New York with 20, more than he has recorded against any other team ... 12 of those assists have come in 22 appearances with the Revolution. Shalrie Joseph has four assists in 20 career appearances against New York, matching the most assists he's recorded against any team ... Joseph assisted on Kenny Mansally's game-tying goal in the 1-1 draw on March 28. Kenny Mansally scored his only goal of the season in the 1-1 draw on March 28, converting Shalrie Joseph's pass in the 90th minute. Matt Reis is 9-2-6 in his Revolution career against the Red Bulls, posting a 1.33 goals against average and five shutouts ... Reis missed the first meeting of the season on March 28 at Giants Stadium with right knee inflammation. LAST MEETING New England 1, New York 1

March 28, 2009 - Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.)

Kenny Mansally scored the game-tying goal in the 90th minute and goalkeeper Brad Knighton made three saves in his MLS debut, as the Revs came from behind to extend their regular-season unbeaten streak against the Red Bulls to 11 games ... New York opened the scoring in the 35th minute, as former Revolution midfielder Khano Smith's low cross from the left wing was deflected by Jay Heaps into his own goal ... the Red Bulls maintained their advantage into the game's dying moments, but Mansally converted a pass from Shalrie Joseph with time winding down to secure a point for the Revolution.

NEWS & NOTES

RED BULL AIR FORCE TO DELIVER GAME BALL ON SUNDAY

Two members of the Red Bull Air Force will deliver the game ball to Gillette Stadium before kickoff of the Revolution's match against the New York Red Bulls on Sunday, June 7 ... Luke Aikins and Clint Clawson - who have each logged more than 10,000 skydives - will parachute directly onto the field at Gillette Stadium to deliver the ball to the match officials ... the Red Bull Air Force is an "invite-only fraternity" of canopy pilots, consisting of 12 of the most talented and experienced skydivers, BASE jumpers and paragliders on the planet.

REVOLUTION SNAPS SIX-GAME WINLESS STREAK

With their 2-1 win over D.C. United this past weekend, the Revs snapped a six-game winless streak (0-3-3) that started with a 1-1 draw at D.C. on April 17 ... the Revolution finished the 2008 season on a similar six-game skid (0-4-2) but haven't gone seven games winless since May 20 - June 24, 2006.

BACK ON TRACK WITH GAMES IN HAND

Following the club's 2-1 win over D.C. United this past weekend, the Revolution is now 3-3-4 (13 pts.) and has climbed back to the .500 mark ... although the Revs are currently tied for fifth place in the Eastern Conference with the Columbus Crew (2-2-7, 13 pts.), they have one game in hand on Columbus, while they have two games in hand on all four teams ahead of them in the standings ... New England trails Toronto (4-4-4, 16 pts.), D.C. (3-2-7, 16 pts.) and Kansas City (4-4-4, 16 pts.) by just three points each, while the club is eight points back of conference-leading Chicago (5-1-6, 21 pts.) ... with victories in their games in hand, the Revs could climb into second place in the East, just two points out of the top spot.

CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES PROVIDE A CHANCE TO REST

After snapping their six-game winless skid with a 2-1 win over D.C. United at Gillette Stadium this past weekend, the Revs will host their second straight home game on Sunday, June 7, against the New York Red Bulls ... after playing six of its first nine games on the road, this marks the first time this season that the Revolution plays back-to-back home games ... while two games may not seem significant on the face of it, the consecutive home dates give the players almost three full weeks (Sunday, May 24 - Friday, June 12) at home without having to travel ... after one game on the road (Kansas City, June 13), the stretch of games at Gillette Stadium will continue through the end of the month, as the Revs will host all three of their SuperLiga group games (June 21, June 24, June 28).

HE'S BAAAAAAACK: TWELLMAN MAKES TRIUMPHANT RETURN

Taylor Twellman made his 2009 season debut in the Revolution's 2-1 win over D.C. United this past weekend, marking his first appearance in more than seven months ... Twellman had been sidelined since the last game of the 2008 regular season (Oct. 25) while suffering from severe whiplash symptoms, stemming from the blow to the head he received from former LA Galaxy goalkeeper Steve Cronin on Aug. 30, 2008 ... although he wasn't expected to see the field until the second half, circumstances brought Twellman into the match in the 25th minute when Jeff Larentowicz was forced off with an injury ... New England's all-time leading scorer made an immediate impact upon his entrance, helping set up the game-tying goal in the 55th minute and drawing the penalty which led to the game-winning tally in the 90th minute.

TWELLMAN RESUMES QUEST FOR 100 GOALS

With his triumphant return to the field this past weekend, Taylor Twellman has resumed his quest to become the fifth player in Major League Soccer history - and the first player in Revolution history - to score 100 regular-season goals ... Twellman sits just one goal shy of the mark, as he is currently ranked fifth in career MLS goals (99), six behind fourth-place Jeff Cunningham (105), currently of FC Dallas, and 26 shy of D.C.'s Jaime Moreno (125), the league's all-time leading goal scorer ... at 29 years old, Twellman is on pace to become the league's youngest 100-goal scorer and the player to reach that mark in the fewest games.

UPON RETURN, TWELLMAN REACHES 15,000-MINUTE MILESTONE

With 65 minutes of action in his 2009 season debut this past weekend, Taylor Twellman became the fourth player in Revolution history to play 15,000 minutes for the club ... Twellman has now played 15,002 minutes of regular-season action for the Revs, trailing only Jay Heaps (20, 349), Steve Ralston (16,536) and Shalrie Joseph (15,267) ... Joseph became the third player in club history to reach the 15,000-minute mark just two weeks prior against Colorado (May 16).

REVS UNBEATEN STREAK AGAINST NEW YORK REACHES 11 GAMES

Not only did Kenny Mansally's 90th-minute equalizer in the first meeting between New England and New York this season earn the Revs a 1-1 draw (March 28), but it also extended the Revolution's regular-season unbeaten run against the Red Bulls to 11 games ... New England is now 6-0-5 in its last 11 regular-season encounters with New York, which hasn't beaten the Revolution in a league meeting since Sept. 17, 2005 (5-4 win at Giants Stadium) ... including playoff matches, the Revs are unbeaten in 13 consecutive matches against the Red Bulls, going 7-0-6.

GILLETTE STADIUM DOESN'T SERVE RED BULL

The Red Bulls have been a very welcome guest to Foxborough in recent years, as the Revs are 8-1-3 against New York at Gillette Stadium since the facility opened in 2002 ... in fact, New York hasn't won in Foxborough since June 29, 2002 - a 2-0 win in the club's first-ever visit to Gillette Stadium - as New England is 8-0-3 in its last 11 home games against the Red Bulls ... including matches at the old Foxboro Stadium, the Revs are 15-4-4 at home against New York for a winning percentage of .739, representing the Revolution's best home winning percentage against any team it has played more than five times.

REVS AND RED BULLS FIT TO BE TIED ... AT 1-1

Although New England hasn't lost to New York since 2005, the Revolution also hasn't defeated the Red Bulls since 2007 ... the last four meetings between the Eastern Conference rivals have ended in draws, including three consecutive 1-1 stalemates dating back to last season ... the clubs most recently played to a 1-1 draw on March 28 at Giants Stadium, one of four 1-1 draws that the Revolution has already played to this season.

UNDER-18 CAPTAIN SCOTT CALDWELL TO TRAIN WITH REVS FIRST TEAM

New England Revolution Under-18 captain Scott Caldwell will train with the Revolution's first team this week, giving the Braintree, Mass., native a chance to play alongside many of the players he grew up watching ... Caldwell most recently appeared for the Revolution's Under-18 team at the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Spring Showcase from May 22-25, recording three goals in a 6-1 win over North Meck Soccer Club in his only appearance of the competition ... a midfielder currently attending the University of Akron, Caldwell missed the majority of the Revolution Under-18s spring season while at school, but he has since rejoined the team ... Caldwell is also a member of the U.S. Under-18 team, playing with the team at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in January.

2009 SUPERDRAFT SELECTION LACEY DECLINES REVOLUTION'S INVITATION

The Revolution's seventh overall selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, goalkeeper Tyrel Lacey, has declined the club's invitation to join the team for a trial and will instead pursue European playing options ... drafted by New England in the fourth round (55th overall) of January's draft, Lacey originally chose to remain at Tulsa to finish his degree before declining the Revolution's invitation to join the club upon his graduation in May.

ADDITIONAL SEATS RELEASED FOR MILAN DERBY ON JULY 26

Additional premium seats have been released for the AC Milan-Inter Milan match that will be played at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, July 26 ... the newly-released seats are in the West Fidelity Investments Clubhouse, and each ticket includes a VIP pass to the teams' training sessions on Saturday, July 25 ... the special premium packages are on sale now for $125 each ... the match is part of a six-game event - the World Football Challenge - which will be played in stadiums across the country and will feature AC Milan and Inter Milan from Italy, Club America from Mexico and Chelsea from England.

SUPERLIGA 2009 CREDENTIAL INFORMATION

Media wishing to cover SuperLiga 2009 can apply for media credentials using an online accreditation form ... the deadline for applications is Wednesday, June 17 ... please note that because of the strong media interest expected for the games, credentials per organization will be limited, while no applications will be accepted after the deadline ... all media members who possess a 2009 MLS All-Season credential for the Revolution will automatically receive a credential to cover all SuperLiga matches ... for further information, please contact Kristel Valencia of MLS Communications at (212) 450-1415 or kristel.valencia@mlsnet.com.

The online accreditation form can be found at the following address: http://sum.iwebreg.com/apply

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