MLS New England Revolution

Revs blank Earthquakes

Published on July 7, 2013 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
New England Revolution News Release


FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Lee Nguyen assisted on goals scored by Saer Sene and Dimitry Imbongo as the New England Revolution climbed above the .500 mark with a 2-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium.

Sene scored what proved to be the game winner just 13 minutes into the match with a knuckling long-range rocket, while Imbongo came off the bench to clinch the full three points with his second goal of the season in the 78th minute. Goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth needed to make just two saves to help the Revs keep their league-leading 10th clean sheet of the season.

The win was the first for the Revs (6-5-6, 24 pts.) in more than a month and the three points keep them firmly in the thick of the playoff hunt at the season's midway point. San Jose (5-9-6, 21 pts.) finished out a two-game road trip with its second straight loss.

Sene needed two long-distance cracks to beat San Jose goalkeeper Jon Busch in the 13th minute, but eventually found the back of the net to give New England a 1-0 lead. The Frenchman's first drive was pushed away by Busch, but Chris Tierney and Nguyen combined to get the ball back to Sene quickly and his second attempt flew past the Earthquakes goalkeeper and under the crossbar.

Making his second regular-season start of the season, Chad Barrett was also involved early as the Revs pressed for a second goal. Barrett narrowly missed connecting with Diego Fagundez on a low pass through the box in the 20th minute, then chipped an effort inches wide of the far post after bursting down the left side in the 28th minute.

The Revs continued to pile on pressure throughout the first half and only an incredible kick save from Busch denied rookie Andrew Farrell from notching his first MLS goal in the 34th minute.

Halftime didn't slow down the hosts, who went close twice more shortly after the break when Nguyen and Kelyn Rowe both had shots hit the outside of the net.

It took until the 78th minute, but the Revs finally broke through for a second time as Imbongo finished off a flowing move to make it 2-0. From the right wing, Rowe slipped a clever pass into the path of Nguyen, whose low pass inside the six was slammed home by Imbongo.

The Revs will be home once again next weekend when they'll host the Houston Dynamo on Saturday, July 13. Kickoff from Gillette Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m.

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