Dániel Gazdag’s 83rd-minute goal gives New England a 3-2 MLS win

Gazdag settles a five-goal turnaround

New England Revolution beat New York Red Bulls 3-2 in Major League Soccer, with Dániel Gazdag scoring the decisive goal in the 83rd minute. The result followed a match in which New England led 2-0 before New York levelled, then recovered late to take the win.

New England opened the scoring in the 9th minute when Dor Turgeman finished with an assist from Carles Gil, making it 1-0. Turgeman struck again in the 46th minute, assisted by Luca Daniel·Langoni, to put the hosts 2-0 ahead.

New York responded quickly after half-time. Cade Cowell scored in the 51st minute, with Ronald Donkor providing the assist, to reduce the score to 2-1. Julian Hall then made it 2-2 in the 64th minute after Emil Forsberg’s assist. Gazdag’s 83rd-minute goal, with no assist listed, restored New England’s lead and proved to be the last goal of the match.

New York created more but could not convert the advantage

The statistics suggested a more productive attacking display from New York. They recorded 20 shots, including 11 on goal, compared with New England’s 9 shots and 4 on goal. New York also had the higher expected-goals figure at 2.68 to New England’s 1.97. Yet New England held 51% possession, completed 447 accurate passes to New York’s 408 and finished with the winning goal. New England goalkeeper M. Turner made 8 saves.

Post-match Eastern Conference picture

The post-match table lists New England at #2 with 58 points from 32 games, carrying an 18W 4D 10L record. New York are #9 with 39 points from 32 games, at 11W 6D 15L. New England are 19 points ahead. Turgeman was the standout performer, rated 9.0 after 89 minutes and 2 goals.