The New England Revolution (11W-5L-6D, 39 points) took over the lead in the race for the Supporter’s Shield on Taylor Twellman’s 72nd-minute goal. Twellman made a back post run to finish Khano Smith’s cross, the sequence initiated by an Andy Dorman-Shalrie Joseph combination in a match played in near-90 degree temperatures and high-90 percent humidity. [Read more…] about Aug. 19, 2007 – Kansas City 0:1 Revolution at Arrowhead Stadium (Att. 9,035)
CMGI Field opened with a New England Revolution 2-0 win over Dallas, Taylor Twellman scoring both goals, on May 11, 2002. Gillette took over naming rights from College Marketing Group Information, an internet venture company, in early August.
Aug. 18, 2002 – Revolution 0:2 Chicago Fire at Gillette Stadium (Att.: 15,336) [Read more…] about Aug. 18, 2002 – First game at (renamed) Gillette Stadium
The U.S. produced several high-scoring forwards in the early 1900s, and Bert Patenaude might have been the best of his generation. Patenaude converted a hat trick for Fall River against the Wonder Workers and a year later became the first player to produce a hat trick in the World Cup. Patenaude’s hat trick was in a 3-0 win over Paraguay on July 17, 1930.
Aug. 17, 1930 – Brazil 4:3 U.S. at Rio de Janeiro [Read more…] about Aug. 17, 1929 – Boston Wonder Workers 1:3 Fall River Marksmen at Fenway Park. Bert Patenaude hat trick
James Brown apparently was such a good prospect, British managers, including Manchester United’s Scott Duncan, raced out to sea to get his signature. [Read more…] about Aug. 16, 1932 – James Brown signs with Manchester United
Roma presented star players such as Aldo Bet, Franco Cordova, Elvio Salvori and Valerio Spadoni, and was coached by Helenio Herrera, who had guided Inter to the 1966 European Champions Cup title. [Read more…] about Aug. 15, 1972 – Ujpest Dozsa 2:0 AS Roma, preseason match at Nickerson Field (Att.: 5,000)
A 37th-minute goal by Al Trost, making his international debut, made the difference in the last of four matches between the U.S. and Poland (after Lodz, Chicago and San Francisco) in 1973. The U.S. had a 3W-9L-0D record (also defeating Bermuda and Canada) in ‘73. [Read more…] about Aug. 12, 1973 – U.S. 1:0 Poland at Willowbrook Park (Att.: 10,000), New Britain, Conn.
New England Revolution coach Steve Nicol tried to make it work, but MLS’ haphazard attempt to send a team to compete against Real Madrid resulted in disappointment.
As I wrote in The Boston Globe: “If the MLSers are routed, nobody should be shocked …” [Read more…] about Aug. 11, 2005 – Steve Nicol named MLS All-Star team coach for Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu at Real Madrid
Billy Gonsalves celebrated his 22nd birthday playing alongside James Brown (21), Arnie Oliver (23) and Bert Patenaude (20), a group of young players that could have formed the base of the U.S. national team for years to come, though only Gonsalves remained in the picture for the 1934 World Cup. [Read more…] about Aug. 10, 1930 – Sao Paulo FC 5:3 U.S., international friendly at Chácara da Floresta
The 2001 team was probably the Revolution’s most inconsistent. The ‘01 Revolution varied from capable to incompetent, sometimes in the space of 90 minutes. Ted Chronopoulos scored twice as the Revolution had taken a 5-1 victory over the Dallas Burn on Aug. 4, 2001. [Read more…] about Aug. 8, 2001 – Revolution 1:5 San Jose (Att.: 11,822). Revolution’s highest-scoring home loss
Diego Fagundez (b. Feb. 14, 1995) had played in two U.S. Open Cup road matches before making his MLS debut for the New England Revolution. Fagundez replaced Zach Schilawski in the 66th minute, earned a penalty kick less than two minutes later (Shalrie Joseph converted a team-record 10th PK), then his 86th-minute goal concluded the scoring.
“We wanted to get a spark,” Revolution coach Steve Nicol said after the game. “We had thoughts of playing him at some stage. He’s been doing great in training and you can just see his enthusiasm, he’s got a footballer’s brain. He did a fantastic job, he gets the penalty, he gets the goal.”
Fagundez signed a contract Nov. 15, 2010, then made his first Revolution appearance as a substitute for Ousmane Dabo in a 3-2 win over D.C. United in a U.S. Open Cup match in Boyds, Md., on April 26, 2011. Fagundez made his first Revolution start alongside 22-year-old current Atlas Guadalajara striker Milton Caraglio (probably the youngest starting forward pairing in Revolution history) in a 2-1 loss to Seattle on Oct. 1, 2011.
The previous youngest scorer at Gillette was Canada’s Kara Lang (Romero/16 years, 11 months) in a 3-1 win over Japan in the 2003 Women’s World Cup.
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