Staff Report
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The New England Revolution (7-2-3; 24 points) played to a 2-2 draw against the Columbus Crew in the first ever game at Lower.com Field on Saturday evening.
Tajon Buchanan opened the scoring in the 13th minute with a headed shot that banked in off the crossbar – and capped off a 20-pass sequence from the Revolution – before Gustavo Bou doubled New England’s lead in the 30th minute with a left-footed finish of a grounded cross from Buchanan. Columbus’ Gyasi Zardes pulled one back for the hosts shortly before halftime, and then forced a Revolution own goal in the 69th minute that knotted the game at 2-2.
Bou has now scored in five consecutive appearances, which is the longest run of consecutive games with a goal by an MLS player this season. His six goals on the year are tied with Orlando’s Nani, Kansas City’s Alan Pulido, and Houston’s Maxi Urruti for fourth most across MLS this season. The Revolution improve to 13-1-8 all-time in matches when Bou – whose goal today was the 20th of his Revolution career – scores with today’s draw in Columbus.
New England returns to action on Wednesday, July 7, when the club hosts Toronto FC at Gillette Stadium. The contest kicks off at 7:00 p.m. The Revs are 5-0 at home this season.
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