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Revs Humiliated at Home by Union

Photo credit: Kari Heistad/capturedimages.biz

Photo credit: Kari Heistad/capturedimages.biz

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – An early CJ Sapong goal put the Revolution in an early hole that only sank deeper in a 4-0 loss to the Union on Saturday at Gillette Stadium.

Sapong scored inside of two minutes after he beat Jose Goncalves to a Fabinho cross before tapping it through to put the Revolution on the wrong side of the scoreline just as the home supporters settled into their seats. It was Sapong’s third goal against New England this season.

The early deficit failed to spur the Revolution to get an equalizer before the half, and the hosts went into halftime with a deficit in front of the Foxboro faithful for the first time this season.

Chris Pontius widen the margin in the 51st minute after a sequence of sloppy defensive work that opened the door for the Union winger, who did not miss from point blank range.

Three minutes later, Richie Marquez made it a three-goal gap when he knocked through a ball originally orchestrated by Keegan Rosenberry that was redirected by Pontius before it found Marquez at the far post.

Recently-traded striker Charlie Davies, who was dealt to Philadelphia by New England less than two weeks ago, entered the match in the 83rd minute for Ilsinho as the supporters in the Fort chanted the former Revolution striker’s name. He went on to assist on Roland Ohlberg’s 90+2 minute goal.

The 4-0 loss was the Revolution’s worst home defeat since a 4-0 loss to Chivas USA in May 2010.

The Revolution return to action on Saturday, Aug. 20 when they host Columbus Crew SC at 7:30pm. New England beat Columbus in their first meeting of the season on Jul. 9.

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