Revolution Extend Winning Streak to 4 Games After 2-1 Win in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, Ohio (June 22, 2024) – The New England Revolution (6-10-1; 19 pts.) extended their winning streak to four consecutive matches with a 2-1 victory at FC Cincinnati (12-4-3; 39 pts.) on the road at TQL Stadium on Saturday night. Forward Giacomo Vrioni netted both goals to raise his tally to five goals on the league campaign, while midfielder Carles Gil, making his 150th MLS appearance, tallied two assists in the victory.
New England opened the match on the front foot and Vrioni rewarded the early onslaught when he found the back of the net in the 21st minute. Gil found the Albanian near the top of the penalty area and the 25-year-old capitalized with a left-footed strike past a diving Roman Celentano. Vrioni, who also drew a team-high five fouls on the night, then completed his brace in the 41st minute by converting a header, assisted by Emmanuel Boateng and Gil. Vrioni’s fourth multi-goal game for New England in all competitions gave the Revolution multiple first-half goals for the second straight game.
With his 11th career multi-assist game, and his first of the 2024 campaign, Gil has now set up a goal in four consecutive games for the third time in his Revolution career. Through a player’s first 150 MLS games, the 31-year-old Spaniard ranks fourth all-time with 69 assists and tied for second with 25 game-winning helpers.
FC Cincinnati cut into New England’s lead in the 65th minute, with Yamil Asad converting on Luciano Acosta’s assist from a corner kick. Four minutes later, the hosts were limited to 10 men when a second yellow card was issued to Obinna Nwobodo. Head Coach Caleb Porter, who improved to 98-13-33 (.795) in his career when his teams score first, deployed multiple substitutions to close out the match, including the long-awaited return of defender Brandon Bye, who came off the bench in the 88th minute for his first action since suffering an ACL tear last August.
Aljaž Ivačič bolstered the back end for New England, making three saves to improve to 5-3-0 on the season as the Revolution limited a Cincinnati side, which had tallied four goals in back-to-back games entering tonight, to only four shots on target. Ivačič was protected by a defensive line including Dave Romey and Xavier Arreaga in central defense, and DeJuan Jones and Nick Lima on the wings, all of whom went the full 90 minutes in the win.
New England will look to extend its winning run to five games next weekend when the Revolution return home to face the Columbus Crew on Saturday, June 29. The Revolution’s annual Pride Night match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET at Gillette Stadium, free to watch on the Apple TV app in English and Spanish. Listen to the Revolution’s local radio calls on 98.5 The Sports Hub (WBZ-FM), with Brad Feldman and Charlie Davies, and on 1260 AM “Nossa Radio USA” in Portuguese.
