{"id":29023,"date":"2020-08-25T22:50:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T02:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/?p=29023"},"modified":"2020-08-25T22:50:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T02:50:07","slug":"revolution-dc-united-bou-bunbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2020\/08\/25\/revolution-dc-united-bou-bunbury\/","title":{"rendered":"New England Revolution secure 2-1 victory over D.C. United"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New England Revolution<\/a> overcame a slow start, rainy conditions and a man disadvantage for the final 17 minutes of play at empty Audi Field to beat D.C. United<\/a> 2\u20131 Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

In a match with plenty of twists, including a 46-minute lightning delay in the first half, the Revolution found a rhythm and snapped a four-game winless run against United dating back to June 2018.<\/p>\n

Gustavo Bou and Teal Bunbury scored on either side of the lightning delay, marking the first time this season that New England has recorded more than a single goal in a game.<\/p>\n

The result pushes the Revolution into a tie for fifth place in the Eastern Conference, while United drops down to twelfth.<\/p>\n

Revolution rally after D.C. starts strong<\/strong><\/h2>\n

United missed two clear scoring chances early on, which helped the Revolution play their way into the game.<\/p>\n

Kevin Paredes lofted an open shot over the bar from just outside the box inside the game\u2019s first 15 seconds. Then, Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner dropped low to halt Ola Kamara\u2019s breakaway after Andrew Farrell\u2019s lazy-back pass sent him clean through on net in the third minute.<\/p>\n

New England established its possession game after a sloppy start, then profited off two set pieces.<\/p>\n

Bou stripped Edison Flores of possession just outside the box in the 26th minute following United\u2019s clearance of a Revolution corner, then settled the ball and blasted a shot past Bill Hamid at the near post.<\/p>\n

Referee Guido Gonzalez stopped play for a lightning delay at 7:39 p.m. because of lightning within eight miles of Audi Field.<\/p>\n

Forty-six minutes later, play resumed. Five minutes after that, Teal Bunbury drove a powerful header from an Alex Buttner corner into the back of the net off Hamid\u2019s fingertips.<\/p>\n

“Set pieces are a big part of the game, and we have guys who can serve a good ball and guys that make good runs in the box,” Revolution assistant coach Richie Williams, who coached on the sidelines for Bruce Arena (suspension), said after the game.<\/p>\n

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Sweet Victory.#NERevs<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bRez5WV6PB<\/a><\/p>\n

— New England Revolution (@NERevolution) August 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n