LOS ANGELES – Saturday afternoon’s preseason meeting with Los Angeles FC was viewed as an opportunity for the New England Revolution to measure themselves against one of the top sides in MLS, and there was plenty to take away from the 2-2 draw at Banc of California Stadium.
Both sides started strong XIs and it was LAFC who opened the game on the front foot, but a quartet of solid saves from Matt Turner kept the game scoreless at halftime. New England then exploded out of the gate with two goals inside five minutes after the break – first from Gustavo Bou and then from Adam Buksa – and had several chances to extend that lead, only for LAFC to respond with two goals of their own to leave the sides level.