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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Gillette Stadium where New England Revolution play host to Inter Miami. A crowd of 19,062 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
New England Revolution are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Inter Miami appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Martin.


0.00
Inter Miami kick off!
2.14
Everett Sanders flicks a high pass forward to Javier Ackley who brings the ball under control. Javier Ackley shoots from long range. Carlos Romero gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
4.45
Sal Balboa chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Perez. Gary Perez shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
8.37
Rodrigo Cardozo flicks a high pass forward. Clifford Lewis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Clifford Lewis flicks a high pass forward. Jack Howard controls it well on his chest. Jack Howard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Morris Tavernese.
10.39
Curtis Levesque catches Rodrigo Cardozo on the ankles. The referee warns Curtis Levesque to calm down! Rodrigo Cardozo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.38
Renato Pele clumsily knocks into Clifford Lewis. The referee warns Renato Pele to calm down! Clifford Lewis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.56
Rodrigo Cardozo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dave Sesay. Dave Sesay flicks a high ball forward to Jack Howard who takes it down. Jack Howard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carlos Romero who gathers it comfortably.
26.11
Sal Balboa flicks a high ball forward to Diego Veizaga who takes it down. Diego Veizaga finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Juan Cermeño.
27.22
Renato Pele takes a quick corner, playing it short to Mitchell Roberts. Micheal Heinemann comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
30.50
Everett Sanders runs up as Milton Ream takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Everett Sanders deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jorge Villarroel. Jorge Villarroel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marco Rodriguez.
34.04
Clifford Lewis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Javier Ackley. Javier Ackley knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jorge Villarroel is offside!
36.17
Everett Sanders flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Villarroel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jorge Villarroel shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
38.56
Clifford Lewis chips the ball to his team mate, Jorge Villarroel. Jorge Villarroel shoots from outside the area but Carlos Romero reads it well. Nice keeping!
42.16
David Petrone hits a low pass to Gary Perez. Gary Perez knocks in a cross ball towards Diego Veizaga. Diego Veizaga fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Juan Cermeño manages to keep it out.
44.35
Clifford Lewis makes a beautiful solo run. Clifford Lewis whips in a cross ball towards Jack Howard. Jack Howard makes a convincing header. Carlos Romero manages to gather it effortlessly.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. New England Revolution appear unchanged since the first half. Inter Miami also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
New England Revolution kick off the second half!
47.09
Renato Pele makes an attacking run forward. Renato Pele controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Juan Cermeño gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
54.04
David Petrone passes the ball forward to Curtis Levesque. Curtis Levesque knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.58
Dave Sesay advances with the ball. Dave Sesay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.53
David Petrone hacks Dave Sesay from behind! The referee calls over David Petrone and shows him a yellow card! Dave Sesay runs off the knock.
60.56
Inter Miami have made a substitution with Samuel Williams replacing Renato Pele .
61.57
Everett Sanders knocks the ball forward to Javier Ackley. Javier Ackley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carlos Romero who gathers it comfortably.
67.18
David Petrone threads a neat ball through to Gary Perez. Gary Perez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ivan Jenkins.
69.55
New England Revolution are keeping most of the possession.
71.45
David Petrone clumsily knocks into Everett Sanders. The referee warns David Petrone to calm down! Everett Sanders stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.15
Rodrigo Cardozo threads the ball through to Clifford Lewis. Clifford Lewis threads a neat ball through to Jorge Villarroel. Jorge Villarroel advances inside the box! Some superb footwork from Jorge Villarroel provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
77.58
Inter Miami have made a substitution with Fernando Rivera replacing Diego Veizaga .
78.58
Rodrigo Cardozo flicks the ball to his team mate, Everett Sanders. Everett Sanders makes a simple pass to Javier Ackley. Javier Ackley lofts in a cross ball towards Jorge Villarroel. Jorge Villarroel jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Carlos Romero.
80.03
Corner kick to New England Revolution. Everett Sanders plays it out to the edge of the box. Samuel Williams reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
83.28
Under pressure, Morris Tavernese clears the ball far upfield. Fernando Rivera knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Perez. Gary Perez flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.37
Micheal Heinemann decides to run forward with the ball. Micheal Heinemann threads a neat ball through to Javier Ackley. Javier Ackley rushes past Morris Tavernese! Javier Ackley looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Carlos Romero reads it well. He makes it look easy!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 6 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 1 vs 0
Offsides
Offsides: 2 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 4
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 75 vs 25
Play Area
Home team third: 26.25%, Midfield: 43.75%, Away team third: 30.00%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gary Perez of Inter Miami

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
7
2. Ivan Jenkins (DEF)
6
7
5. Milton Ream (MID)
6
7
7
8. Dave Sesay (MID)
6
10. Jack Howard (ATT)
6
11. Javier Ackley (ATT)
7

12. Tiago Muniz (DEF)
0
13. Afonso Ribeiro (DEF)
0

8
3. Vasco Edmundo (DEF)
6
6
6. Renato Pele (MID)
6
7. David Petrone (MID)
5
8. Sal Balboa (MID)
7
9. Gary Perez (ATT)
9
10. Diego Veizaga (ATT)
6
11. Curtis Levesque (ATT)
5

0
13. Samuel Williams (MID)
6
14. Fernando Rivera (ATT)
6