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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. \u2013 If there was any question whether emotions would carry over from last year\u2019s Eastern Conference Finals, the answer couldn\u2019t be more clear in the first New England Revolution-New York Red Bulls match of the season.\u00a0 The Revolution was the victor in Round 1 of the season series, which saw some fireworks after the game.<\/p>\n

Although stars like Jose Goncalves, Lee Nguyen, Bradley Wright-Phillips and Lloyd Sam were missing from their starting lineups, both teams fought hard for not only three points, but personal pride in a rivalry that is quickly becoming one of the biggest in the MLS.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou got two teams that are emotional teams, and emotional coaches meaning we wanted to win that game and they wanted to win that game,\u201d said Revolution coach Jay Heaps.<\/p>\n

The Revolution committed 19 fouls overall, including 11 in the second half, with the Red Bulls committing nine fouls of their own.\u00a0 A total of seven yellow cards were passed out, and there were countless collisions between players fighting for loose balls across the field.<\/p>\n

But the most heated it got on Saturday night was after the final whistle, when Jermaine Jones and Felipe Martins needed to be separated.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was trying to have a conversation with Sacha [Kljestan] to get their guys back and get our guys back.\u00a0 Things are going all around and next thing you know, it\u2019s chaotic.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know exactly what happened,\u201d said Heaps.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the beginning was everything with Felipe\u2026The whole game, he talked, and after the game, he talked. And I told him, when you lose, it\u2019s better if you don\u2019t talk,\u201d Jermaine Jones said after the match.\u00a0 \u201cAnd then he said something in his language, but I played with some people from that country, so I know some words and I told him \u2018don\u2019t do that.\u2019 \u00a0I love my kids and I love my wife and that had nothing to do with here on the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although it was an ugly scene, it only goes to demonstrate the tension and the passion these teams have, and that there is no love lost from last fall.\u00a0 The two teams have found themselves near the top of the Eastern Conference standings early in the 2015 season, and the rivalry appears to be as passionate as ever.\u00a0 Heaps believes the scuffle was just a product of two teams showing a desire to win.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, that stuff always happened. \u00a0Playing the Chicago Fire.\u00a0 Playing New York Red Bulls.\u00a0 There are going to be guys going after it and I think that game showed that.\u00a0 There wasn\u2019t an inch of space because no one had any time on the ball because everyone was committed to winning that game.\u201d<\/p>\n

The game itself was entertaining from beginning to end, with the Revolution scoring early and trying to hold off the Red Bulls\u2019 pressuring attack, which has not been held scoreless throughout the 2015 season.\u00a0 It marked the fourth straight game between the teams that ended in a tie or with the teams separated by a solitary goal.<\/p>\n

While both teams are moving forward, with the Red Bulls hosting New York City FC for the first time ever and the Revolution playing a Friday night game in Orlando, don\u2019t expect teams to have a short memory when the teams meet again on July 11th<\/sup>.\u00a0 The matchup seems to be gaining steam, although both teams hope emotions will be contained on the pitch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know there\u2019s that feeling [of a rivalry], you can see the same in baseball with the Red Sox and the Yankees and maybe we have that with the New York Red Bulls,\u201d said Jones. \u201cIn one point, it\u2019s nice and you want those games, and I like those games.\u00a0 After the game, of course, both of us maybe can handle that differently.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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