{"id":27382,"date":"2014-08-23T23:39:50","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T03:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=27382"},"modified":"2014-08-24T01:56:35","modified_gmt":"2014-08-24T05:56:35","slug":"nguyens-goal-pushes-revs-past-chivas-1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=27382","title":{"rendered":"Nguyen\u2019s goal pushes Revs past Chivas 1-0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. \u2013 Lee Nguyen\u2019s team-high 9th<\/sup> goal was enough scoring for the Revolution who defeated Chivas USA 1-0 Saturday night at Gillette Stadium.\u00a0 The Revolution move to 9-12-3 (30 points) on the season and 2-1-1 since snapping their eight-game mid-season losing streak.<\/p>\n

Lee Nguyen scored the only goal of the match in the 56th<\/sup> minute on a shot from outside the box, which was placed nicely in the top left corner.\u00a0 The Revolution now move to 6-1-1 on the season when Nguyen scores.\u00a0 The goal was assisted by Kelyn Rowe and Daigo Kobayashi.<\/p>\n

“I think tonight wasn\u2019t dominating on the scoreboard, but if you go back you look at the stats, it was close to 70 percent possession,” said Revolution head coach Jay Heaps. “At halftime we were close to 86 percent passing. So, we had our way with the ball, it just wasn\u2019t penetrating. That was our adjustment at halftime. One of the things we wanted to go was more penetration, more runs that were a little riskier and if we didn\u2019t get that ball, we wanted to jump on them. I thought some of our best chances when we tried to hit a vertical ball that penetrated and we didn\u2019t get it, we pounced on the second ball.”<\/p>\n

The Revolution controlled most of the match with strong passing accuracy and time of possession, but struggled to get clear chances on goal.\u00a0 In the first half, the Revolution only managed 1 shot on goal, despite 67.8 percent of possession and six corners. In fact, Chivas USA had the best chance of the opening half as Felix Borja, playing only his second game with the club since being acquired from Ecuadorian side Liga Deportiva, tested Revolution keeper Bobby Shuttleworth in the 20th<\/sup> minute.\u00a0 Borja controlled a cross from the wing in the center of the box before spinning and making the best shot of the night for the visitors.\u00a0 However, Shuttleworth made a diving save to his left to keep the game scoreless.<\/p>\n

The second half finally saw a break-through in the 56th<\/sup> minute as Daigo Kobayashi back-heeled while running into the box to Kelyn Rowe, who was cutting into the center of the field.\u00a0 Rowe, in motion tapped the ball to Nguyen who had space to step forward and unleash a powerful shot past the outstretched dive of Chivas keeper Dan Kennedy.\u00a0 After a long summer where the Revolution found difficulty scoring first, this was the fourth consecutive match where the Revolution opened the scoring.<\/p>\n

The rest of the game saw a controlled back and forth where Chivas pushed their offense forward, but the Revolution\u2019s possession and sloppy turnovers prevented many offensive threats.\u00a0 The best chance in the remainder of the game came from Erick Torres, Chivas\u2019 leading scorer, who was headed a cross along the far post to Shuttleworth\u2019s right. Shuttleworth made another diving save along the line.<\/p>\n

The Revolution were led offensively by Nguyen who attempted 3 of the team’s 9 shots, and 2 of the 3 shots on goal.\u00a0 Nguyen also was tied with Charlie Davies in the team lead for fouls drawn with four.\u00a0 The Revolution kept Erick Torres, who came into the match third in the MLS with 14 goals, relatively quiet as he only attempted two shots, one of which was on target. \u00a0Borja also made two shots, both on target, but could not find his way past Shuttleworth.\u00a0 Shuttleworth made four saves in total for his sixth clean sheet of the season and his 19th<\/sup> in his career.<\/p>\n

Davies was held without a shot, ending his three-game streak with a point.\u00a0 Davies did play 81 minutes, his longest outing for the Revolution to date.\u00a0 Davies came off for Tony Taylor, who made his MLS debut after being acquired by the Revolution last week.\u00a0 Taylor also did not register a shot, but was the target for a Scott Caldwell cross in the 90th<\/sup> minute, which was deflected out for a corner.<\/p>\n

The Revolution lineup remained relatively unchanged for the match, with the exception of Daigo Kobayshi moving into the starting line-up in place of Teal Bunbury, which pushed Kelyn Rowe to right midfield.\u00a0 The tactical move paid off, as those two players set up Nguyen for the goal\u2019s only score.<\/p>\n

For Chivas USA, their struggles continue as they are now winless in their last six matches and sit in last place in the Western Conference.\u00a0 Chivas also extended their scoring drought to 456 minutes without a goal, which is 24 minutes short of the longest of the season, set by the Houston Dynamo earlier this season.\u00a0 They will return back to the west coast where they\u2019ll face the LA Galaxy next Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Revolution\u2019s victory snaps an 7-game winless streak against Chivas USA, which dates back to July 19, 2009.\u00a0 The Revolution also kept pace with the Columbus Crew and New York Red Bulls, who both\u00a0won Saturday night, in the playoff hunt in the Eastern Conference standings.\u00a0 The Revolution remain one point behind the Red Bulls for the fifth and final spot and three points behind the Crew for fourth place.\u00a0 They will go on the road next Saturday to face Toronto FC, before returning to Gillette for a mid-week match on September 3rd<\/sup> against Sporting Kansas City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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