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LUDLOW, Mass. \u2014 A couple of weeks ago, the New England Revolution U-23s posted a 3-0 shutout win in a friendly at Seacoast United Phantoms, who are currently sitting atop the PDL\u2019s Northeast Division table.<\/p>\n

When the Revs U-23s squad made their first visit to historic Lusitano Stadium in Ludlow last Saturday night, they walked away with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Western Mass Pioneers in another friendly played before a large crowd.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought we competed very well against a very good Revolution U-23 team, who\u2019s been playing and practicing together for a very long time,\u201d said Pioneers head coach Federico Molinari. \u201cWe did have a lot of scoring chances, especially during the first half, but we just couldn\u2019t convert them. Everyone who played for us in tonight\u2019s match performed very well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Pioneers, who are sitting in second place in the Division standings with a 3-1-1 overall record, will be playing their next three regular season matches away from the friendly confines of Lusitano Stadium. Their road trip begins with a date with GPS Portland at 4:00pm on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be another very big game for us,\u201d Molinari said. \u201cI\u2019m glad that we have the entire week off before playing that match. It\u2019ll give our players the opportunity to practice and get some rest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next week will be a very busy one for the Pioneers, as they\u2019ll also be playing road matches at FC Boston on June 14, and at Westchester on the 17th.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do have a busy week coming up, so in order for us to be successful, we\u2019ll need everyone on the team to contribute,\u201d said Pioneers defender Alex Wrona. \u201cWe\u2019ve already beaten Portland this season, so they\u2019re probably going to be looking for a little bit of revenge in that match. We just need to continue winning our games in order to make the playoffs this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Three minutes into last Saturday\u2019s home match, the Pioneers took a 1-0 lead following a goal by forward Chae Brangman, which was assisted by midfielder Carlos Ruiz.<\/p>\n

Brangman, who\u2019s from Pembroke, Bermuda, is a second-year member of the Pioneers. He\u2019s planning to join the U.R.I. men\u2019s soccer team in the fall. He\u2019s also dreams about playing for a professional soccer team someday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI decided to come up here because I thought it would give me a better opportunity to play for a good soccer team,\u201d he said. \u201cI just need to keep working hard every day in order to achieve my goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brangman also gave the Pioneers an early 1-0 lead by scoring a goal on a corner kick in last Wednesday night\u2019s match at F.C. Boston, which finished in a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur game at FC Boston the other night was very competitive,\u201d Brangman said. \u201cI also scored the first goal in that game, but unfortunately, they were able to score the game tying goal against us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Pioneers were unable to hold onto the lead in the exhibition match against the Revs U-23s, who now has a perfect 3-0 record.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe came into tonight\u2019s match with a four game unbeaten streak and we were hoping to keep it going,\u201d said Pioneers forward Dan Fabian. \u201cThe Rev\u2019s are very organized and they also play at a very fast tempo. It just forced us to play at a higher level and we did get a little bit tired during the second half.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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