Revolution Set New Record After Defeating Toronto FC 2-1
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (June 24, 2023) – The New England Revolution (10-3-6; 36 pts.) defeated Toronto FC (7-6-10, 19 pts.), 2-1, on Saturday night with 24,596 on hand at Gillette Stadium, vaulting the team into second place in the Eastern Conference after a perfect 3-0-0 homestand. Forwards Bobby Wood and Giacomo Vrioni provided the scoring while goalkeeper Djordje Petrović made a career-high nine saves for New England. The Revolution improved to 7-0-3 at home this season, setting a new mark for the club’s longest streak without a loss at home to begin a season.
Toronto opened the scoring in the 11th minute when Deandre Kerr nodded home a cross past a diving Petrović. New England equalized with a strike from Wood in the 33rd minute, tying Carles Gil for the team lead with his seventh goal of the year. Wood added an assist on the game-winning goal in the second half, feeding a low cross to Giacomo Vrioni for his fourth tally of the season in the 52nd minute, the Albanian’s second game-winning goal of the season. Wood now leads MLS with three goal-and-assist performances on the season.
Carles Gil was credited with an assist on Vrioni’s goal, his ninth of the season – tied for the league lead. The helper was Gil’s 100th goal contribution across all competitions for New England (33 goals, 67 assists), making him the fifth player in club history to reach that mark. His 16 goal contributions on the year are tied for second most in MLS.
Petrović preserved the victory with a stellar performance in goal only two days after returning to the squad from international duty with Serbia. Thanks in part to his performance in net, which included multiple highlight-reel saves in the second half, the Revolution have now claimed nine points from losing position, third most league-wide.
The second-place Revolution hit the road next weekend to take on Supporters’ Shield leaders FC Cincinnati. The 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff at TQL Stadium airs on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English and Spanish, and airs locally on the radio at 98.5 The Sports Hub or 1260 AM Nossa Radio in Portuguese.
