Giacomo Vrioni scored twice within the first half to steer the New England Revolution to a 2-1 win over visiting Atlanta United on Wednesday in Foxborough, Mass.
The Revolution (7-11-1, 22 factors) are 5-1-0 of their final six matches, however Wednesday’s victory was a robust rebound after their 5-1 loss to the Columbus Crew on Saturday.
Atlanta United (6-9-6, 24 factors) absorbed their first loss underneath interim coach Rob Valentino. The 5 Stripes have been 2-0-2 since Gonzalo Pineda was fired on June 3.
Daniel Rios related on a header within the first minute of second-half additional time to offer Atlanta United some late momentum. Rios’ objective was all Atlanta may muster regardless of a 20-12 pictures benefit (7-5 in pictures on track).
New England goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic made six saves, together with a pair of spectacular stops to disclaim Bartosz Slisz and Ajani Fortune simply earlier than halftime.
Vrioni has 5 objectives in his final 4 matches, together with one other brace within the Revolution’s 2-1 win over FC Cincinnati on June 22. Vrioni leads New England with seven objectives for the season.
Within the eleventh minute, DeJuan Jones’ lengthy go related with Vrioni because the striker approached Atlanta’s field. Vrioni made a slick transfer to evade defender Derrick Williams and enter the field, then transformed a high quality left-footed shot to place New England forward.
Vrioni struck once more within the forty fifth minute, ending a well-designed Revolution passing sequence. Noel Buck’s nice cross from exterior the nook of the field discovered Vrioni transferring towards the web, and he made a leaping contact along with his left foot to deposit the objective.
New England’s 20 objectives are the fewest of any MLS workforce, however a revived assault has powered the Revolution’s current good type. They’ve 11 objectives of their final six matches.
Revolution captain Carles Gil did not play as a consequence of a lower-leg damage. Thiago Almada wasn’t in Atlanta’s lineup, as experiences point out Almada is on the verge of leaving the workforce as a part of a switch deal.
–Discipline Stage Media