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Matchday 33
Final
New England 2-1 Chicago
Half: 1-1
Goals
  0-1C. Rolfe17'
47'E. Osei1-1  
75'S. Joseph2-1  
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New England v Chicago
Time Commentary
94' Final: New England Revolution -2 Chicago Fire - 1
The New England Revolution pick up a vital win in the first leg of this Eastern Conference Semi-Final, thanks to a 75th minute goal from Shalrie Joseph. The teams will use the next five days to regroup before squaring off in Chicago for the second leg on November 7th. Thanks for joining us today!
93' Husidic sees yellow
Baggio Husidic has been shown a yellow card for a hard challenge on Pat Phelan.
93' Revolution substitution - Thompson on, Nyassi off
The Revs have made their third and final substitution, bringing Wells Thompson on for Sainey Nyassi.
90' Three minutes of stoppage time
The fourth official has indicated we will play three additional minutes for stoppage time.
87' Fire substitution: Mapp on, Rolfe off
The Fire have made their final substitution, bringing Justin Mapp on for Chris Rolfe.
78' Nyassi hits the post
Sainey Nyassi makes a great turn at the edge of the box and hammers a shot off the post and out-of-bounds.
75' Joseph scores from close-range, 2-1 Revolution lead!
A Revs corner kick results in a scramble in the box that sees the ball fall to Shalrie Joseph just a few feet from the goal. Joseph struggles to find his footing but manages to get a foot on the ball and punches the ball into the net past Jon Busch to give the Revs a 2-1 lead with 15 minutes remaining.
74' Fire substitution: Nyarko on, Pappa off
The Fire have made their 2nd substitution, bringing Patrick Nyarko on for Marco Pappa.
71' Husidic blast comes close for Fire
Baggio Husidic hit a laser of a shot that hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced down off the goal line. The linesman ruled that the ball did not cross the line, and replays show it to be a good call. Good push for the game-winner by the Fire but they come away empty handed.
69' Revolution substitution - Castro on, Mansally off
The Revolution have made their 2nd substitution, bringing Mauricio Castro on for Kenny Mansally.
64' Fire substitution: Segares on, Banner off
The Chicago Fire have made their first substitution, bringing Gonzalo Segares on for Mike Banner.
63' Joseph strike skips wide
Shalrie Joseph is sprung free on the right wing and decides to have a go from 25 yards out but his strike skips wide of the far post.
60' Revs come close
Sainey Nyassi delivers a ball into the box for Dube, who is right in front of the goal but can't find his footing to get off a good shot. Great opportunity for the Revs but the Fire escape with no harm done.
60' Rolfe half-volley collected by Reis
Chris Rolfe lines up a half volley from 25 yards out that is struck well and on frame but collected easily by Matt Reis.
57' McBride effort denied
Brian McBride, surprised to find the ball so wide open on the far post, has his shot from five yards out blocked by Larentowicz.
52' Revolution substitution - Phelan on, Jankauskas off
The Revs have made an early substitution, bringing Pat Phelan on for Edgaras Jankauskas.
46' 2nd half underway
We're back in action as the 2nd half is underway.
47' Halftime: New England Revolution - 1 Chicago Fire - 1
An exciting half of soccer sees the New England Revolution and the Chicago Fire tied 1-1 going into the locker room. The Fire controlled play early and were rewarded with a Chris Rolfe goal in the 17th minute. But the Revolution dug in and got their equalizer with mere seconds remaining in the first half thanks to a well-executed set piece that was finished by Emmanuel Osei.
46' Osei ties it at 1-1!
A great free-kick from Kenny Mansally finds Emmanuel Osei streaking across the six-yard box and Osei nods it into the net to tie the game at 1-1.
41' Yellow card to Alston
Kevin Alston is shown a yellow card for a hard tackle on Marco Pappa.
40' Osei cracks one
New England are pushing for the equalizer and almost have it after a cracker of a shot from Emmanuel Osei that goes just wide of the net and smacks the outside of the post.
35' Dube cannon goes over
Kheli Dube gets a wide open look at goal from 25 yards out but his cannon shot doesn't stop rising and goes high of the goal.
31' Busch makes nice save
Jeff Larentowicz has another good shot on goal that Jon Busch has to dive to his right to push out-of-bounds.
25' Larentowicz hits the post
Jeff Larentowicz couldn't take advantage of an open goal as his shot from 25 yards out hits the post and rolls out-of-play. Fire goalkeeper Jon Busch was out of the net after colliding with Shalrie Joseph while challenging for a ball near the edge of the box. Best opportunity for the Revs to this point.
23' Dube shoots high
Kheli Dube strips the ball from Mike Banner and has a good look at goal from 20 yards out. He gets a lot of power behind the shot but it goes high and out-of-play for a goal kick.
20' McBride fires one off the post
Brian McBride makes a nice turn in the box and nearly gives the Fire a two-goal cushion - only to see his shot ping off the post.
17' Rolfe goal gives Fire 1-0 lead!
Marco Pappa makes a great run down the right side and gets off a low driven cross that Reis gets a paw to but gives up a rebound to Chris Rolfe, who makes no mistake from 8 yards out and gives the Fire a 1-0 lead.
14' Larentowicz free-kick, rebound effort saved
Jeff Larentowicz has a free kick at the top of the 18 that deflects off the wall and rebounds back to Larentowicz. His follow-up effort is gobbled up by Busch with no worries.
8' McBride heads wide, again
Cuauhtemoc Blanco sends in a cross that finds an open Brian McBride breaking into the box. McBride is clear of the Revolution defense but his diving header goes wide of the target.
6' McBride heads wide
Marco Pappa whips a ball into the box for Brian McBride, who snaps a header towards the far post but it goes just wide.
3' Toledo issues early warning
After a hard tackle by Edgaras Jankauskas, referee Baldomero Toledo issues a stern warning to Jankauskas, waving his arms as if to say "No more!".
1' Underway in New England!
We're underway in New England! The Revolution are wearing their home blue from head-to-toe while the Fire are in their all-whites.
1' Today's Referees
Today's referee is Baldomero Toledo, with Rob Fereday and Greg Barkey serving as linesmen and Hilario Grajeda serving as the 4th official.
1' Familiar foe
This is the fifth straight year these teams have squared off in a postseason series. The teams have played six games in those four meetings, and three have finished with 1-0 scorelines - two of which were New England victories - while a third ended in a scoreless draw in the first leg last year.
0' Welcome to Gillette Stadium!
Welcome to Gillette Stadium, where the New England Revolution play host to the Chicago Fire in the first leg of their Eastern Conference Semifinal!
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Teams
New EnglandStarter
Matt Reis - 1Y
Emmanuel Osei - 5Y
Jay Heaps - 6Y
Edgaras Jankauskas - 10Y
Kheli Dube - 11Y
Jeff Larentowicz - 13Y
Shalrie Joseph - 21Y
Darrius Barnes - 25Y
Kenny Mansally - 29Y
Kevin Alston - 30Y
Sainey Nyassi - 31Y
Wells Thompson - 7N
Mauricio Castro - 16N
Pat Phelan - 28N
ChicagoStarter
Jon Busch - 1Y
C.J. Brown - 2Y
Brandon Prideaux - 6Y
Logan Pause - 7Y
Baggio Husidic - 9Y
Cuauhtemoc Blanco - 10Y
Marco Pappa - 16Y
Chris Rolfe - 17Y
Mike Banner - 18Y
Brian McBride - 20Y
Dasan Robinson - 32Y
Patrick Nyarko - 14N
Justin Mapp - 21N
Gonzalo Segares - 25N
Substitution
' - Phelan
 - Jankauskas
' - Castro
 - Mansally
' - Thompson
 - Nyassi
Segares - '
Banner - 
Nyarko - '
Pappa - 
Mapp - '
Rolfe - 
Yellow Cards
 Alston (41')
Husidic (93')  
New EnglandTeam StatsChicago
2 Goals 1
3 Assists 0
13 Shots 10
6 Shots on Goal 2
1 Saves 4
0 Penalties Scored 0
0 Penalty Kicks 0
6 Corner Kicks 8
0 Offsides 2
11 Fouls Committed 7
1 Cautions/Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
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New England
  GA SHT SHT-OG Svs SPct PKF PKS YC RC
M. Reis - 1 1 2 2 1 50.0 0 0 0 0
  SUB G Ast SHTS SOG SOG% CK FC FS Off YC RC
E. Osei - 5 1 0 2 1 50.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Heaps - 6 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 0 0 0
W. Thompson - 7 + 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Jankauskas - 10 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 0 0
K. Dube - 11 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 4 1 0 0 0
J. Larentowicz - 13 0 1 3 1 33.3 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Castro - 16 + 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 1 0 0 0
S. Joseph - 21 1 0 2 1 50.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Barnes - 25 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Phelan - 28 + 0 1 1 1 100.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
K. Mansally - 29 - 0 1 1 1 100.0 4 0 1 0 0 0
K. Alston - 30 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 1 0
S. Nyassi - 31 - 0 0 3 1 33.3 0 0 2 0 0 0

Chicago
  GA SHT SHT-OG Svs SPct PKF PKS YC RC
J. Busch - 1 2 6 6 4 66.7 0 0 0 0
  SUB G Ast SHTS SOG SOG% CK FC FS Off YC RC
C. Brown - 2 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 0 0 0
B. Prideaux - 6 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 4 0 0 0
L. Pause - 7 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Husidic - 9 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 2 0 0 1 0
C. Blanco - 10 0 0 0 0 - 8 0 1 1 0 0
P. Nyarko - 14 + 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Pappa - 16 - 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 2 0 0 0
C. Rolfe - 17 - 1 0 2 2 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Banner - 18 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 0
B. McBride - 20 0 0 4 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0
J. Mapp - 21 + 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Segares - 25 + 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Robinson - 32 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 2 0 0 0
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Goalkeepers
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SHTShots Faced
SHT-OGShots on Goal Faced
SvsSaves
SPctSave Pct.(Percentage)
PKFPenalty Kicks Faced
PKSPenalty Kicks Saved
YCCautions/Yellow Cards
RCRed Cards
Players
GGoals
SHTSShots
SOGShots on Goal
SOG%Shots on Goal %
CKCorner Kicks
CKCorner Kicks
CRCrosses
FCFouls Committed
FSFouls Suffered
YCCautions/Yellow Cards
RCRed Cards
AstAssists
OffOffsides
SUBSubstitution
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