The New England Revolution achieved their best home start in club history with a comeback win against Philadelphia Union, finishing 2-1. Carles Gil scored the winning goal, marking his third consecutive game with a goal.
The New England Revolution had a comeback victory against Philadelphia Union Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. The Revs allowed an own goal in the first half as Philadelphia took a 1-0 leading into the half. The Revolution made mistakes and were sloppy in times during the first half.
Carles Gil scores two late goals as Revolution extend unbeaten run to 7 with 2-1 victory over Union
The second half was a different story. Luca Langoni scored a goal in the 61âČ with a wonderful strike into the back of the net. The game was tied 1-1.
New England had life. They kept the pressure on their opponent. In the 87âČ some geta passing in the Philadelphia box led to a Carles Gil goal and the Revs took the lead late, 2-1. It was the team captainâs third straight game with a goal.
The Revolution held on to win and improved to 6-0-0 at Gillette Stadium this season. This is their best home start in club history, which was previously 5-0-0.
âI love that. We cannot ignore it,â Head Coach Marko Mitrovic said about the home start. âItâs amazing writing history, but we will get there one day to think about that.â
âItâs a very competitive group we want to win. The past few games Iâve seen the winning mentality. It doesnât matter if we are up a goal or down a goal,â Midfielder Brooklyn Raines said.
The Revolution havenât lost a Major League Soccer match since March. They have climbed up to the second spot in the Eastern Conference standings after starting the season 0-2.
New England has a big rematch with Nashville SC on Wednesday night at Gillette Stadium. Nashville beat New England 4-1 in the opening match of the year back in February. Nashville is currently the top team in the east.
The New England Revolution is currently enjoying their best home start in club history.
Carles Gil scored the winning goal for the Revolution in the 87th minute.
In the first half, the Revolution struggled and allowed an own goal, trailing 1-0 at halftime.

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