{"id":44274,"date":"2017-02-25T18:30:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T23:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=44274"},"modified":"2017-02-25T19:57:13","modified_gmt":"2017-02-26T00:57:13","slug":"revs-cap-winter-slate-w-a-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=44274","title":{"rendered":"Revs Cap Winter Slate w\/ a Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_44275\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44275\" data-attachment-id=\"44275\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?attachment_id=44275\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rowe-1.png?fit=600%2C423&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,423\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rowe-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo credit: Kari Heistad\/capturedimages.biz&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rowe-1.png?fit=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rowe-1.png?fit=600%2C423&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rowe-1.png?resize=600%2C423\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"423\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rowe-1.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rowe-1.png?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Kari Heistad\/capturedimages.biz<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Fielding a lineup that should bear a strong resemblance to the one seen next week in Colorado, the Revolution staked a 2-0 win over the Red Bulls in Saturday&#8217;s preseason finale at Kino Veterans Stadium in Tucson, Ariz.<\/p>\n<p>Kelyn Rowe opened the scoring in the 52nd minute when he latched onto a Diego Fagundez through ball and beat Red Bulls reserve keeper Rafael Diaz for the cool finish. The goal was Rowe&#8217;s first of the winter.<\/p>\n<blockquoteclass=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">52&#39; &#8211; GOAL! NE 1, NYRB 0; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiegoFagundez14\">@DiegoFagundez14<\/a> feeds <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Krowe210\">@Krowe210<\/a> who knocks it home to give the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NERevs?src=hash\">#NERevs<\/a> a 1-0 lead. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QIOfErsMSb\">pic.twitter.com\/QIOfErsMSb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NewEnglandRevolution(@NERevolution) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NERevolution\/status\/835598285712855042\">February 25, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script asyncsrc=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lee Nguyen tallied the second goal of the game in the dying moments thanks to a pass from Je-Vaughn Watson, who missed much of the preseason due to international duty with Jamaica. The late strike was Nguyen&#8217;s third goal of the winter.<\/p>\n<p>As expected, the Revolution fielded a first-team lineup for Saturday&#8217;s match, with left back Chris Tierney the only noticeable absence. Tierney suffered what the team described as a &#8220;minor knock,&#8221; as Donnie Smith took up residence on the left side of the backline.<\/p>\n<p>For the second straight match, new acquisitions Benjamin Angoua and Antonio Mlinar Delamea partnered at center back on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s win sees the Revolution finish the preseason with a 4-2-1 record, with a 2-2-0 record during the Desert Diamond Cup. <\/p>\n<blockquoteclass=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We close out the game and the 2017 Preseason with a pass from Je-Vaughn Watson and a goal from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeeNguyen24\">@LeeNguyen24<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NEREVS?src=hash\">#NEREVS<\/a> WIN, 2-0! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P4hBYZUPPU\">pic.twitter.com\/P4hBYZUPPU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NewEnglandRevolution(@NERevolution) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NERevolution\/status\/835607590180573184\">February 25, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script asyncsrc=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Revolution kick off the regular season at 6:00pm ET on Mar. 4 at Colorado. 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