FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Saturday night’s meeting with the New York Red Bulls wasn’t quite a “must-win” for the New England Revolution, but with a stretch of three road games in nine days looming, it was certainly a match that carried a bit of extra weight.
New England dealt with that weight expertly, overcoming Bradley Wright-Phillips’ early goal to secure a come-from-behind, 2-1 win at Gillette Stadium and pull themselves level with the Red Bulls on 22 points in the crowded Eastern Conference standings.
“This one was huge,” said Jalil Anibaba. “It was intense from minute one.