FOXBOROUGH. Real Salt Lake had a spectacular comeback against New England.
The match was played at the Gillette Stadium stadium in Foxborough on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Drew Fischer who had the assistance of Katie Nesbitt and Gianni Facchini. The 4th official was Sergii Demianchuk. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -5 degrees Celsius or 23.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 12 Total 10
- 5 On Target 7
- 7 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 111 Attack 115
- 85 Dangerous attack 90
- 111 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. New England was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Real Salt Lake that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Real Salt Lake was more aggressive with 90 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Salt Lake won the match.
New England shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Real Salt Lake shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
New England received 3 yellow cards (A. Traustason, W. Kaptoum and C. Gil). Talking about the opposition, Real Salt Lake received 3 yellow cards (P. Ruiz, S. Caldwell and J. Glad).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, New England stays with 4 points to occupy the 17th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Real Salt Lake has 7 points (4th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New England will play away against Chicago Fire on the 8th of October with a 23-18 head to head record in favor of Chicago Fire (13 draws).
Real Salt Lake will host Portland Timbers on the 9th of October with a 14-11 head to head stats in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).
New England – Formation
New England
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New England started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Bruce Arena decided to play with the following team: Earl Edwards Jr. , A.J. DeLaGarza , Andrew Farrell , Jonathan Bell , Ryan Spaulding , Wilfrid Kaptoum , Maciel , Arnór Traustason , Tommy McNamara , Emmanuel Boateng and Adam Buksa .
The home team had on the bench: Sebastian Lletget , Matt Polster , DeJuan Jones, Gustavo Bou, Jozy Altidore , Brad Knighton, Omar Gonzalez, Brandon Bye and Carles Gil .
Substitutions
New England made 4 changes: E. Boateng for J. Altidore (60′), A. Traustason for S. Lletget (60′), W. Kaptoum for C. Gil (60′) and A. Buksa for M. Polster (77′).
Best player: Adam Buksa
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for New England was Adam Buksa.
His rating is with 23 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He hit the woodwork once times.
Real Salt Lake – Formation
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Pablo Andrés Mastroeni played with: Zac MacMath , Erik Holt , Justen Glad , Marcelo Silva , Andrew Brody , Pablo Ruiz , Scott Caldwell , Tate Schmitt , Maikel Chang , Justin Meram and Bobby Wood .
They had on the bench: Sergio Córdova , Tomas Gomez, Everton Luiz , Bode Davis, Jonathan Menéndez , Christopher Garcia, Jasper Loffelsend and Johan Kappelhof.
Real Salt Lake could not rely on the presence of S. Cordova (injured).
Substitutions
Real Salt Lake made 4 changes: M. Chang for S. Cordova (14′), S. Caldwell for E. Luiz (73′), J. Meram for J. Menendez (73′) and E. Holt for J. Loffelsend (85′).
Best player: Tate Schmitt
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Salt Lake was Tate Schmitt.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- New York RB – Minnesota United – 0-1
- Portland Timbers – Austin – 1-0
- Colorado Rapids – Sporting KC – 2-0
- Atlanta United – Charlotte – 2-1
- DC United – Chicago Fire – 0-2
- Philadelphia Union – SJ Earthquakes – 2-0
- Orlando City – Cincinnati – 1-2
- New England – Real Salt Lake – 2-3
- Dallas – Nashville SC – 2-0
