Gustavo Bou nets first goal of the season as Revs extend unbeaten streak to five games in MLS play
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution (4-5-4, 16 pts.) played the Philadelphia Union (6-1-7, 25 pts.) to a 1-1 draw at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night. Forward Gustavo Bou, making his first MLS start since March 5, converted a second-half penalty kick for his first goal of the season. Moments later, Philadelphia’s Mikael Uhre capitalized on a New England mistake to tie the match in the 76th minute.
New England recorded a season-high 22 shots in the match, while Bou led all players with six shots and three on target. The Argentinian forward threatened to score on numerous occasions before finally converting from the penalty spot in the 75th minute, after Dylan Borrero’s cross struck the arm of Union defender. For his MLS career including playoffs, Bou now owns 33 goals and 50 combined goals and assists, both third most in MLS since he joined the league.
Goalkeeper Matt Turner, now set to join the U.S. Men’s National Team for international duty, made one save on two shots faced in the match. Turner maintained his unbeaten in MLS this season with a 2-0-3 record. Brazilian midfielder Dylan Borerro made his home debut in the 62nd minute and recorded three shots in his 27 minutes played.
The Revolution are off next weekend for the international break and will return to action on Sunday, June 12 at 3:00 p.m. ET against Western Conference foe Sporting Kansas City. The match at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kan. airs nationally on ABC, as well as locally on the radio at 98.5 The Sports Hub and WBIX 1260 AM Nossa Radio in Portuguese.
POSTGAME NOTES
New England Revolution 1, Philadelphia Union 1
May 28, 2022 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
TEAM NOTES
- New England extended its unbeaten streak in league play to five matches, finishing the month of May with a 2-0-3 record in MLS play.
- The Revolution extended its unbeaten streak against the Union to five matches with Saturday’s draw. New England is 3-0-2 in its last five meetings with Philadelphia.
- Andrew Farrell surpassed 25,000 MLS minutes played (reg. season) for his career, the most in MLS since 2013.
- Carles Gil led the team with six chances created and five fouls won.
- Gustavo Bou suited up for his third start of the regular season and his first in MLS start since March 5. The Argentine converted from the penalty spot in the second half for his first goal of the season and closed the night with a game-high six shots, including three on target.
- Bou has recorded 50 goals and assists – including playoffs – since he joined New England on July 17, 2019, third most in MLS. His 33 goals are also third best.
- Bou’s 30 regular season goals are 10th most in Revolution history.
- DeJuan Jones surpassed 6,000 career minutes played (regular season) and recorded a team-high two blocked shots.
- Arnór Traustason made his first start in MLS play since April 9, tallying three shots in a 63-minute shift.
- Dylan Borrero made his second MLS appearance for New England and first at Gillette Stadium, logging 27 minutes and finishing with three shots.
- Wilfrid Kaptoum started his second straight league match, recording two interceptions while winning five of his seven duels.
Referee: Jon Freemon.
Assistant Referees: Jason White (AR1), CJ Morgante (AR2).
Fourth Official: Joshua Encarnacion.
Video Assistant Referee: Geoff Gamble.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fabio Tovar.
Weather: 67 degrees andpartly cloudy.
Attendance: 20,398
Scoring Summary:
NE – Gustavo Bou 1 (Penalty Kick) 75’
PHI – Mikael Uhre 7 (Unassisted) 76’
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Gustavo Bou (Yellow Card – Bad Foul) 52’
PHI – Cory Burke (Yellow Card – Bad Foul) 63’
PHI – Jack McGlynn (Yellow Card – Tactical Foul) 80’
PHI – José Martínez (Yellow Card – Bad Foul) 90’+2
New England Revolution: Matt Turner; DeJuan Jones, Omar Gonzalez, Andrew Farrell, Brandon Bye; Tommy McNamara (Matt Polster 89’), Wilfrid Kaptoum (Jozy Altidore 80’); Arnór Traustason (Dylan Borrero 63’), Carles Gil ©, Sebastian Lletget; Gustavo Bou.
Substitutes Not Used: Djordje Petrović, Jon Bell, Emmanuel Boateng, A.J. DeLaGarza, Justin Rennicks, Damian Rivera.
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes, Nathan Harriel; Dániel Gazdag, José Martínez, Leon Flach (Jack McGlynn 76’), Alejandro Bedoya ©, Paxten Aaronson (Mikael Uhre 75’); Sergio Santos (Cory Burke 57’).
Substitutes Not Used: Matt Freese, Matthew Real, Stuart Findlay, Olivier Mbaizo, Jesús Bueno, Quinn Sullivan.
| New England Revolution | Team Statistics | Philadelphia Union |
| 22 (4) | Shots (on Target) | 5 (2) |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 3.02 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.91 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Fouls | 13 |
| 457 (87.3%) | Passes Attempted (% Completed) | 329 (75.4%) |
| 59.2% | Possession | 40.8% |
POSTGAME QUOTES: New England Revolution 1 vs. Philadelphia Union 1
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New England Revolution Sporting Director & Head Coach Bruce Arena
On his overall thoughts on the game:
Arena: “We played a good game. Unfortunate that we didn’t collect three points.”
On the referee’s decision to end the game before allowing New England to take a late corner kick:
Arena: “Who knows. The referees, who knows what they do, how they’re supposed to do things. Who the hell knows.”
On Gustavo Bou’s performance:
Arena: “Good performance. Obviously, he has to get back to playing on a regular basis. You could see he didn’t have his sharpness. He had some pretty good chances that maybe three games from now, he’ll put them in the back of the net.”
On Dylan Borrero’s performance:
Arena: “Yeah, he did okay. It’s going to take him a little time. This is all new to him, but you could see there’s a lot of potential there.”
On the missed goal opportunities in the first half:
Arena: “Certainly, we had chances. What more can you say? If it doesn’t go in the back of the net. Every game with them, it’s going be a low-scoring game, and I would’ve bet that that’s just the kind of score line you’re going to see, and unfortunately we made a mistake that created their goal and we lose three points.”
On the trend of missing opportunities to win three points and the message to the team:
Arena: “Yes, I would say [it’s a trend]. What do you suggest we should do? I told them they played well tonight and obviously, we’re shooting ourselves in the foot a bit, but I think that if that’s one of the better teams in the league, then we’re making progress.”
New England Revolution Midfielder Sebastian Lletget
On his overall thoughts of tonight’s match:
Lletget: “I mean, it’s a trend this season. We do so well against a team that’s very good. We have played against some good teams and we’ve done very well. There’s been positives, but the trend is we leak goals. We just can’t hold that lead for whatever reason. It is what it is, it’s tough. In the locker room, it feels like we lost. I know we picked up a point and we haven’t lost in a while, but we know we should have walked away with three points.”
On Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Andre Blake:
Lletget: “Yeah, I mean, he’s always a presence, right? He’s one of the better goalkeepers in the league. He’s always there. He does well for that team and that’s why they are top of the table. So, he’s definitely a good keeper.”
On the end to the match:
Lletget: “Yeah, that was a bit of a weird one. I’ve never seen a corner given, and then he just calls it. It’s a bit of a weird way to end. I’d get it if we take the corner, they clear it, and then he calls it. That would be a bit more normal, but you’ve got to give us a chance there. Again, it is what it is, and we just have to deal with it.”
On Gustavo Bou’s return to the team and getting on the scoresheet:
Lletget: “Huge. He’s been training so hard and he’s done so well to get back fit. Carles [Gil] usually would take it [the penalty], he’s been doing so well. Again, it just shows how we care about our own and we want to give hm confidence, and I thought that was the right decision. I’m glad he tucked it away. Obviously, he’s a bit emotional about not winning but I am glad that on an individual standpoint he did well.”
On his assessment of Dylan Borrero’s first performances with the team:
Lletget: “Dylan just got here. I have to give him some time to get accustomed to the team and his teammates a little more. He’s technical, he’s very fast. In my opinion, I think he’s going to be a perfect fit for our group.”
New England Revolution Midfielder Dylan Borrero
(Translated from Spanish)
On his thoughts about joining the Revolution:
Borrero: “Well, first I’m very happy to be with this team and with [Bruce Arena]. We have a lot of big expectations as a group, and I think little by little as we continue to become accustomed to one another we’ll reach them. I’m happy to have my first match here with the home fans.”
On how he feels physically after joining the Revolution from Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro:
Borrero: “Well I think they’re two different leagues and the most important thing is becoming accustomed to the league and the rhythm of play. I think little by little, I’m getting better at that.”
On making his home debut:
Borrero: “I was very, very happy to debut in front of the home fans here at home. But I’m a little sad about the result, the tie. We had some chances to score a little more and win this game. But these are lessons that we can learn and hopefully take advantage of moving forward.”
On his performance in the match:
Borrero: “I’m happy because I was able to do some of the things that the coaches asked me that I had to do when I went into the game. I’m building more confidence with each game. But a little sad at the same time because we weren’t able to get those two chances. I wasn’t able to take advantage of those, but little by little we’ll be able to do more.”
On Gustavo Bou’s goal and the confidence he can build moving forward:
Borrero: “I’m very happy for him, that he was able to score a goal. I think that goal will help our team a lot. I think little by little we’ll build more confidence.”
