FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution (7-12-9; 30 pts.) defeated the Colorado Rapids (11-5-10; 43 pts.), 2-0, at Gillette Stadium on Saturday. With the win, New England moves within two points of D.C. United for the sixth slot on the Eastern Conference table with six matches remaining in the regular season.
Juan Agudelo opened the scoring for the Revolution in the 12th minute with his fourth goal of the season, which would also prove to be the game winner. Lee Nguyen, making his first career MLS start at forward, registered his eighth assist of the season on the goal, while Gershon Koffie set a personal season-high with his fourth assist.