Philadelphia Union II took on New England Revolution II at Gillette Stadium on Monday afternoon, falling 5-1. Union II took an early lead to the match, when forward Stefan Stojanovic converted a penalty kick in the 10th minute to put Union II up 1-0. New England’s Damian Rivera scored an equalizer in the 21st minute to make it 1-1. Forward Jordan Adebayo-Smith gave New England the lead minutes after, scoring in the 29th minute. Coming out of the second half, New England doubled the lead quickly, when midfielder Esmir Bajraktarevic scored from long range in the 49th minute. Forward Malcolm Fry then extended the lead in the 54th minute with Revolution II’s fourth goal. Midfielder Brandonn Bueno scored from the spot in the 89th minute to extend the lead to 5-1 and secure all three points for Revolution II.
Philadelphia Union II will travel to SeatGeek Stadium on Sunday, April 16 (7:00 p.m. ET / MLSNEXTPro.com) to play Chicago Fire FC II.
New England Revolution II (5) – Philadelphia Union II (1)
Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA)
Monday, April 10, 2023
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
REF: Jose Carlos Rivero
AR1: Claudiu Badea
AR2: Eric Schreiber
4TH: Andrew Porada
Weather: 60 degrees and sunny.
GOALS/ASSISTS
PHI — Stefan Stojanovic (PK) 10’
NE — Damian Rivera (Miller) 21’
NE — Jordan Adebayo-Smith (Akanyirige) 29’
NE — Esmir Bajraktarevic (Adebayo-Smith) 49’
NE — Malcolm Fry (Rivera) 54’
NE – Brandonn Bueno (PK) 89’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
NE — Pierre Cayet (caution) 38’
PHI — Jose Riasco (caution) 64’
PHI — Maike Villero (caution) 69’
NE — Jack Panayotou (caution) 81’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union II: Brooks Thompson; Anton Sorenson (Luke Martelli 70’), Juan Castillo, Hugo Le Guennec (Noe Uwimana 24’), Francis Westfield (Nathan Nkanji 69’) , Stefan Stojanovic, Maike Villero (Boubacar Diallo 76’), Richard Odada, Jeremy Rafanello, José Riasco (Luciano Sanchez 68’), Nelson Pierre.
Substitutes not used: Devon Stopek, Andrew Rick, Anthony Ramírez, Pedro Álvarez.
New England Revolution II: Nico Campuzano, Peyton Miller, Victor Souza, Pierre Cayet, Jacob Akanyirige, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Jack Panayotou (Brandonn Bueno 84’), Joshua Bolma (Jake Rozhansky 62’), Damian Rivera (Nakye Greenidge-Duncan 71’), Jordan Adebayo-Smith (Weverton 62’), Malcolm Fry (Marcos Dias 62’).
Substitutes not used: Ben Awashie, Santiago Suárez, Colby Quiñónes, Maxwell Weinstein.
Team Notes
- Goalkeeper Brooks Thompson made his first start of the season.
- Forward Stefan Stojanovic scored his first MLS NEXT Pro goal of the season.
Philadelphia Union II will travel to SeatGeek Stadium on Sunday, April 16 (7:00 p.m. ET / MLSNEXTPro.com) to play Chicago Fire FC II.
