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NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION vs. TORONTO FC
2013 MLS Season, Game 22
7:30pm ET, August 4, 2013
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Sportsnet 360
| Referee | Ricardo Salazar |
| Assistants | James Conlee, Kevin Klinger, Geoff Gamble |
| Last Meeting | 5/25/2013 (Foxborough), NER 2-0 TFC |
| All-Time Head to Head | NER 5, TFC 3, Ties 6 |
| Foxborough Head to Head | NER 5, TFC 1, Ties 2 |
| Weather | Mostly Sunny (Some Clouds), 20°C |
| Wind | NW 10 km/h |
Two wins in a row? Surely you jest. Just one was almost a pipe dream a week ago, but TFC actually ended up beating Columbus. Now they take their show on the road to the suburbs of Boston, where the Revolution await. Both teams are coming off come-from-behind wins; while the Reds were busy turning the tables on the Crew, the Revs burned DC.
But recent meetings were a little more one-sided, last time these teams met Diego Fagundez was the hero. But the Reds are a changed unit from the last time these teams met in the cauldron that is Gillette Stadium; Toronto didn't have Jonas Elmer and Alvaro Rey. And there seemed little chance of even one maximiliano, never mind a potential two. Matias Laba has racked up some solid performances as of late, and Jonathan Osorio...well, has been the awesome and handsome Jonathan Osorio. That's something to smile about in a sea of tears, no?
But the other side has something to prove as well; the Boston-area side is clinging on to one of the last playoff spots in the East despite a relatively slow start; and the massive snub of Jose Goncalves at the All-Star Game (of which many SBN writers agree was a glaring omission) and a league low 19 goals against means getting a result in a place that has only yielded one win in approximately five visits will be tough. But hey, pigs can fly...right? (If you think they can, you may be able to win, win, win...if you're smart enough to be smarter than Winter!)
Do check out our fearless skipper's preview of tonight's game, and then turn on Sportsnet 360 (or MLS Live if you have that), and follow along with us here. Start it off with all the usual lovely pre-game trappings of team news and whatnot, followed by in-game chat. Can we witness the impossible? We don't recommend holding your breath, but then again...what's another round of asphyxiation, eh?