{"id":42615,"date":"2016-04-20T08:31:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T12:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=42615"},"modified":"2016-04-20T08:39:58","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T12:39:58","slug":"nerevs96-the-first-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=42615","title":{"rendered":"#NERevs96: The First Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oJSlv5gf_C0\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>(Editor\u2019s note: To commemorate the Revolution\u2019s first season \u2013 which also happened to be the inaugural year of MLS play \u2013 NESoccerToday.com will be posting a brief snapshot of each of the club\u2019s first 32 games on its respective 20th anniversary. Today, we look back at the first win in club history.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>April 20, 1996<\/p>\n<p>EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. \u2013 The Revolution tasted victory for the first time in club history on Saturday thanks to a late Nicola Caricola own goal that allowed the locals to claim a 1-0 win over the NY\/NJ MetroStars in front of 46,826 at Giants Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>With a scoreless match only seconds away from going to a shootout, Caricola inexplicably chipped a Darren Sawatzky cross over a flat-footed keeper Tony Meola before it settled into the back of the net in the 89th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Reserve goalkeeper Aidan Heaney, who started in place of a suspended Jim St. Andre, registered eight saves to record the first clean sheet in club history. St. Andre&#8217;s ban stemmed from his 89th minute red card in Tampa Bay during the season opener.<\/p>\n<p>Revolution defender Michael Burns picked up his second caution of the young season in the 78th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Riding the high of their first win, the Revolution will make their home debut on Saturday at Foxboro Stadium against DC United.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matchday program:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42624\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?attachment_id=42624\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/96newmet-revs-crew-mutiny-rapids-aprmay-233x300.png?fit=233%2C300\" data-orig-size=\"233,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"96newmet-revs-crew-mutiny-rapids-aprmay-233&#215;300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/96newmet-revs-crew-mutiny-rapids-aprmay-233x300.png?fit=233%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/96newmet-revs-crew-mutiny-rapids-aprmay-233x300.png?fit=233%2C300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42624\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/96newmet-revs-crew-mutiny-rapids-aprmay-233x300.png?resize=233%2C300\" alt=\"96newmet-revs-crew-mutiny-rapids-aprmay-233x300\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roster\/club news:<\/strong> Prior to Saturday&#8217;s match, the Revolution placed forward Marquis White on waivers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Out of town scores for Apr. 20, 1996:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DC United 1, Los Angeles 2<br \/>\nColumbus 1, Tampa Bay 2<\/p>\n<p><strong>American soccer news:<\/strong> Dallas Burn forward John Kerr&#8217;s two goals and one assist put him at the top of the MLS scoring charts through the first two weeks of the 1996 season&#8230;Kerr&#8217;s teammate, Mark Dodd, leads the league with 18 saves through Burn&#8217;s first three games&#8230;Kansas City Wiz midfielder Samuel Ekeme&#8217;s three cautions in three games are tops in MLS&#8230;The U.S. Women&#8217;s National Team claims a 6-0 win over the Netherlands in Fullerton, Calif. on goals Tisha Venturini (2), Kristine Lilly (2), Michelle Akers, and Julie Foudy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42631\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?attachment_id=42631\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/jimmy-the-greek-2jpg-17ee037b7736ebe5_large.jpg?fit=432%2C244\" data-orig-size=\"432,244\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jimmy-the-greek-2jpg-17ee037b7736ebe5_large\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/jimmy-the-greek-2jpg-17ee037b7736ebe5_large.jpg?fit=300%2C169\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/jimmy-the-greek-2jpg-17ee037b7736ebe5_large.jpg?fit=432%2C244\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42631\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/jimmy-the-greek-2jpg-17ee037b7736ebe5_large.jpg?resize=432%2C244\" alt=\"jimmy-the-greek-2jpg-17ee037b7736ebe5_large\" width=\"432\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/jimmy-the-greek-2jpg-17ee037b7736ebe5_large.jpg?w=432 432w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/jimmy-the-greek-2jpg-17ee037b7736ebe5_large.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s going on? <\/strong>The Menendez Brothers are sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after they were found guilty of murdering their parents&#8230;Famous sports oddsmaker Jimmy the Greek dies at age 77&#8230;Nynex and Bell Atlantic orchestrate the largest U.S. corporate merger to date in a deal worth $22 billion&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42632\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?attachment_id=42632\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Seinfeld.png?fit=596%2C449\" data-orig-size=\"596,449\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Seinfeld\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Seinfeld.png?fit=300%2C226\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Seinfeld.png?fit=596%2C449\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Seinfeld.png?resize=596%2C449\" alt=\"Seinfeld\" width=\"596\" height=\"449\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Seinfeld.png?w=596 596w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Seinfeld.png?resize=300%2C226 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What we\u2019re watching: <\/strong><em>Seinfeld<\/em> is atop the Nielsen Ratings for the week of Apr. 15 with a 17.2 rating. <em>ER<\/em> (15.9) and <em>Friends<\/em> (14.7) are second and third, respectively&#8230;<em>Celtic Pride<\/em> and <em>The Substitute<\/em> are both released in theaters the day before MetroStars-Revolution&#8230;Following the Revolution&#8217;s first win in club history, Teri Hatcher hosts Saturday Night Live with Dave Matthews Band featured as the musical guest&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tI-5uv4wryI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>What we\u2019re listening to: <\/strong>&#8220;Champagne Supernova&#8221; by Oasis and &#8220;In The Meantime&#8221; by Spacehog are among the top rock tracks on the radio&#8230;&#8221;Nobody Knows&#8221; by Tony Rich Project and &#8220;Always Be My Baby&#8221; by Mariah Carey are both sneaking up on Celine Dion&#8217;s &#8220;Because You Loved Me,&#8221; which is holding the #1 spot on the Top 40 chart&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Part 2 of our season-long series on the 1996 Revs, we revisit win no. 1. 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