{"id":24600,"date":"2014-03-23T00:20:10","date_gmt":"2014-03-23T04:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=24600"},"modified":"2014-03-23T09:06:50","modified_gmt":"2014-03-23T13:06:50","slug":"first-goal-contines-to-elude-revs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=24600","title":{"rendered":"First Goal Continues to Elude Revs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. \u2013 At some point, the Revolution offense will score. And score. And score again. After all, even the dreadful 2010 D.C. United \u2013 which set the standard for offensive futility – found the back of the net 21 times.<\/p>\n

But even though the Revolution know that the goals will eventually arrive, they couldn\u2019t help but be frustrated following another attacking shutout, Saturday\u2019s 0-0 draw to the Vancouver Whitecaps the most recent.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a tough game,\u201d Revolution midfielder Diego Fagundez said. \u201cIt could\u2019ve gone either way. I think both teams worked hard. All week, we worked so hard to try to get that last pass, to get that last goal, to get that first goal for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t for lack of trying that the local XI came up short on the offensive end. In fact, they nearly put their goal drought \u2013 which reached 180 minutes going into Saturday\u2019s contest \u2013 to bed not long after the opening whistle.<\/p>\n

Inside of five minutes, Chris Tierney whipped a corner kick near post for Andy Dorman, whose header spun toward the upper 90 before David Ousted pushed it out of harm\u2019s way.<\/p>\n

But Tierney\u2019s fifth minute corner wasn\u2019t the only occasion afforded to the Revolution in their quest to end their scoring woes.<\/p>\n

Through the first 12 minutes, New England collected four corner kicks, and registered a total of nine on the afternoon. Additionally, the offense found a way to fire 18 shots against an unremarkable Vancouver defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we definitely had a lot of chances today,\u201d Fagundez said. \u201cI think it\u2019s always because (when) we come home and we feel comfortable and we want to get a victory here.\u201d<\/p>\n

For all their efforts, though, the Revolution couldn\u2019t clear the hurdles set in front of them. Dorman\u2019s fifth minute header was the only shot on target that came directly from a corner. Only three of the 18 shots were on target, with seven of them blocked by Whitecap defenders.<\/p>\n

In fact, one of the final opportunities the Revolution found met its doom well before it could reach frame. With just over ten minutes remaining, Andrew Farrell went sent it inside the box for Fagundez, who whiffed badly before it rolled to Daigo Kobayashi.<\/p>\n

For a split second, it appeared that Kobayashi\u2019s shot could be the one that, finally, ended the drought. That thought promptly died, though, when Andy O\u2019Brien blocked its path before it escaped beyond the end line.<\/p>\n

The offense undeniably performed better than it did a week before at PPL Park, where the Revolution only collected five total shots. But the end result was the same as it was there, and the output identical to that seen at BBVA Compass Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have your full roster and the full players, I thought we did well at times, but (we\u2019re) still coming together a bit in that final third,\u201d Revolution coach Jay Heaps said. \u201cThat\u2019s always the hardest part early in the year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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