MATCH REPORT

Carles Gil’s penalty seals New England Revolution’s 2-1 win at Philadelphia Union

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New England Revolution won despite Philadelphia Union recording more shots and a slightly higher expected-goals figure. The late penalty and immediate response defined the finish, while the result increased New England’s Eastern Conference advantage to nine points.

Match report

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Turgeman gives New England the lead

New England Revolution beat Philadelphia Union 2-1 in Major League Soccer’s Regular Season - 31, with Dor Turgeman scoring the opener in the 45th minute to make it 0-1. Peyton Miller provided the assist.

The visitors doubled their advantage in the 90th minute when Carles Gil converted a penalty for 0-2. Philadelphia responded in the same minute, Neil Pierre heading or finishing from Kai Wagner’s assist to make it 1-2, but New England held on for the win.

Philadelphia had the greater volume

The result did not fully reflect Philadelphia’s attacking output. The Union recorded 21 total shots to New England’s 12, including seven shots on goal to eight, and had the higher expected-goals figure at 0.99 compared with 0.95. New England held 58% possession, completed 332 accurate passes and earned six corners, while Philadelphia had 372 accurate passes and three corners.

Bruno Damiani and Jovan Lukic were booked for Philadelphia in the 61st and 63rd minutes. Jackson Yueill received New England’s only yellow card two minutes later. Neither side received a red card.

Revolution extend the points gap

Before kick-off, New England were third in the Eastern Conference with 52 points, six ahead of Philadelphia, who were sixth with 46. New England now have 55 points and are level with one other team, while Philadelphia remain on 46 and are provisionally sixth. The Revolution therefore lead the Union by nine points.

Turgeman was the standout performer, earning an 8.1 rating after 92 minutes, with one goal and two shots on target.

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Philadelphia Union

6th in league

13W - 7D - 10L

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New England Revolution

3rd in league

16W - 4D - 10L

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Goals/Game

2.0

1.6

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Conceded/Game

1.6

1.4

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League Context

Standings source snapshot

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6th46 pts

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3rd52 pts


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2	St. Louis City	LDWWW	30	14	9	7	56	41	51
3	FC Dallas	DWLWD	30	14	9	7	55	47	51
4	San Jose Earthquakes	DDDWD	30	13	9	8	52	42	48
5	Houston Dynamo	DDDLD	30	13	8	9	41	39	47
6	Los Angeles FC	DWDLD	31	12	10	9	48	33	46
7	Seattle Sounders	DLWWW	30	11	9	10	39	37	42
8	Los Angeles Galaxy	DWLWW	31	10	10	11	43	52	40
9	Colorado Rapids	DDDLD	30	11	6	13	41	41	39
10	Real Salt Lake	WDLWL	30	10	6	14	45	48	36
11	Portland Timbers	DLDLL	30	9	7	14	51	56	34
12	San Diego	DDLDD	30	8	10	12	53	56	34
13	Minnesota United FC	WDDLL	30	8	10	12	47	55	34
14	Austin	LLLDD	30	7	10	13	38	56	31
15	Sporting Kansas City	LLDLW	30	6	4	20	36	75	22
1	Nashville SC	WDWWW	31	21	7	3	66	23	70
2	Inter Miami	WWWLD	30	15	10	5	73	51	55
3	New England Revolution	WWLLW	30	16	4	10	49	41	52
4	Chicago Fire	LLWWW	30	14	6	10	52	44	48
5	Charlotte	DLWLW	30	13	8	9	53	45	47
6	Philadelphia Union	DWWWW	30	13	7	10	61	48	46
7	Orlando City SC	WDWLL	30	12	5	13	58	70	41
8	FC Cincinnati	WLLWL	30	10	9	11	62	71	39
9	Columbus Crew	WWWLW	31	11	5	15	50	49	38
10	New York Red Bulls	LLWLW	30	10	6	14	39	56	36
11	Toronto FC	LWDWL	31	8	12	11	48	59	36
12	New York City FC	DLLDL	30	8	10	12	43	41	34
13	DC United	LLWLD	30	7	12	11	38	53	33
14	Atlanta United FC	LWLDW	30	8	6	16	37	51	30
15	CF Montreal	LDLLW	31	6	7	18	36	62	25