April 9, 1978 – Tea Men 1:2 Tampa Bay Rowdies. Tea Men inaugural game (Att.: 11,360)

The crowd at Schaefer Stadium included “1,000 Lipton Tea employees bussed in from New Jersey,’’ according to The Boston Globe story. The Globe’s Joe Dineen wrote that attendance was expected to be affected by “tough competition … the Red Sox will be on the tube from Chicago. John Havlicek’s Boston Garden retirement farewell will be on TV. The Master’s tournament …”

Both Rowdies goals were chipped over Kevin Keelan, Jim Fleeting heading in from Rodney Marsh, and Dave Robb scoring the second goal in the 87^th minute. Roger Gibbins headed in after Lawrie Abrahams headed on a Dennis Wit corner in the 86^th minute to equalize for the Tea Men. Mike Flanagan made his NASL debut as a late replacement for Ringo Cantillo.

April 9, 2005 – Revolution 3:0 Columbus Crew (Att.: 9,727)

Revolution win home-opener for first time since CMGI/Gillette Stadium-opener in 2002. Goals: Dempsey, Noonan, Dorman.

April 9, 2008 – Kansas City 1:3 Revolution (Att.: 8,096)

Goals: Jewsbury; Jewsbury (og), Nyassi, Mansally

April 9, 2011 – Revolution 0:2 Real Salt Lake (Att.: 7,970)

Goals: Schuler, Paulo Junior.

April 9, 2016 – Revolution 1:1 Toronto FC (Att.: 16,985)

Goals: Rowe; Giovinco.

NEW ENGLAND SOCCER HISTORY