{"id":23425,"date":"2014-01-01T14:36:40","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T19:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=23425"},"modified":"2014-09-19T14:24:15","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T18:24:15","slug":"photos-1-revs-moment-of-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=23425","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: #1 Revs Moment of 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOMENT #1: The Revolution reach the postseason for the first time in four years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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After missing the postseason in each of its last three seasons, the Revolution entered 2013 hopeful that they could put an end to their playoff drought.<\/p>\n

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A season-opening win at Chicago provided a promising start, but it wasn’t long after that patch of poor form nearly derailed their hopes altogether.<\/p>\n

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Despite a 2-4-4 record through mid-May, and an offense in need of serious firepower, the defense\u00a0rose the occasion as it collected clean sheets in five of its first eight games.<\/p>\n

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Just when it appeared that the postseason wasn’t meant to be in 2013, the offense came alive. Diego Fagundez and newly-acquired striker Juan Agudelo found goals aplenty, while Kelyn Rowe’s long distance blasts befuddled opposing keepers.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the defense continued to hold its end of the bargain. Jose Goncalves became\u00a0a shut down center back,\u00a0and Matt\u00a0Reis – who lost the starting job earlier in the season – re-emerged as one of the top keepers in the league.<\/p>\n

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When it was all said and done, the Revoluton earned a third place finish thanks to a 14-11-9 (51 points) record – its best since 2007. Although they were bounced from the playoffs by eventual champion Sporting K.C., the 2013 season delivered a refreshing dose of optimism to Foxborough that’ll certainly carry over into 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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