April 25, 2023 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – New England Revolution News Release
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution defeated Hartford Athletic, 2-1, in the third round of the 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday night at Gillette Stadium. Justin Rennicks and Dave Romney provided the goals for New England, as goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. made four saves to lead New England into the Round of 32.
Rennicks opened the scoring in the 13th minute with his second career U.S. Open Cup goal, heading home a cross off a tight angle a corner kick by fellow Revolution Academy product Damian Rivera in the 13th minute. Rennicks and Rivera were among a club-record five Homegrown Players to feature in the Revolution starting lineup, alongside Esmir Bajraktarevic, Noel Buck, and Jack Panayotou. Including last Saturday’s win over Sporting Kansas City in MLS play, this marks the second straight game all five players have appeared in a match.
After Hartford forward Antoine Hoppenot equalized for the visitors in the 52nd minute, the Revolution brought in reinforcements, including Carles Gil and Dave Romney, off the bench. The duo linked up for the go-ahead goal in the 70th minute. Gil crossed the ball to the center of the six-yard box where Romney buried the shot for the winner. Gil’s assist marks the Revolution captain’s third helper in three U.S. Open Cup appearances.
New England’s resumes the MLS regular season on Saturday, April 29, when the top two teams in the MLS standings face off at Gillette Stadium. The first-place Revolution will put their six-game MLS unbeaten streak to the test against FC Cincinnati, who are off to an identical 6-1-2 start through nine games as they sit second in the Eastern Conference behind New England. Watch the 7:30 p.m. kickoff on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English and Spanish. Listen to Brad Feldman and Charlie Davies on 98.5 The Sports Hub (WBZ-FM), also available as an audio option on MLS Season Pass, and available nationally on SiriusXM FC.
TEAM NOTES
New England advances to the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 for the second consecutive season with Tuesday’s 2-1 win over USL Championship side Hartford Athletic.
The Revolution improve to 5-0-1 at home across all competitions and are outscoring opponents 13-3 in Foxborough.
The Revolution improved to 10-3-3 against USL sides in Open Cup play, including a 7-2-1 mark at home.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Bruce Arena improved to 17-10-0 in U.S. Open Cup play, including a 3-2-0 mark with the…
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