{"id":30849,"date":"2020-11-20T22:13:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T03:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/?p=30849"},"modified":"2021-05-11T16:29:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T20:29:07","slug":"gustavo-bou-new-england-revolution-game-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2020\/11\/20\/gustavo-bou-new-england-revolution-game-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gustavo Bou sends New England Revolution through with dramatic game-winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"graf graf--p\"><strong>Foxborough, Mass.<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aAfter several turns, it all ended with a lightning bolt. Gustavo Bou\u2019s match-winner in the fifth and final minute of stoppage time Friday night served as the emphatic exclamation point to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/category\/mls\/revolution\/\" target=\"_self\">New England Revolution<\/a>\u2019s 2\u20131 victory over the Montreal Impact in the Eastern Conference play-in round of the MLS Cup Playoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Bou hit a screamer from just under 30 yards out, the ball cruising in between Montreal defenders before cratering inside the lower right corner of the goal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Impact goalkeeper Clement Diop sat stunned on the ground with the ball inside the net behind him. His teammates were facedown on the turf inside empty and cavernous Gillette Stadium, the only noise coming from a full Revolution team huddle celebrating the decisive goal in between the net and corner flag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">The Revolution signed Bou last summer on a deal worth upwards of $12 million. The dramatic, heat-seeking missile he fired to oust Montreal from the playoffs is a reminder that big players tend to score big goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p graf--startsWithDoubleQuote\">\u201cGustavo is a goal scorer, we expect him to get goals,\u201d Revolution head coach\/sporting director Bruce Arena said after the game. \u201cWe don\u2019t anticipate them all the time in 95th minute, but that\u2019s what Gustavo does: He\u2019s a goal scorer. He\u2019s a great player, but his DNA is scoring goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Immediately following the final whistle, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pehota?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@pehota<\/a> caught up with an elated @2Fast2Farrell! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NERevs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NERevs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9y4EG3HEc8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/9y4EG3HEc8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New England Revolution (@NERevolution) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NERevolution\/status\/1329984392106795008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Revolution set for next round of MLS Cup Playoffs<\/h2>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">New England has advanced to the next round of the post-season and will play away at either the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/category\/mls\/union\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Union<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/category\/mls\/tfc\/\" target=\"_self\">Toronto FC<\/a> on November 24, while Bou\u2019s strike will likely go down as one of the Revolution\u2019s most memorable goals of all-time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Meanwhile, Friday\u2019s proceedings marked Arena\u2019s 51st playoff game as a coach, the most in MLS history. The result also extended the Revolution\u2019s home unbeaten run in playoff games to 13 dating back to the 2002 MLS Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">New England started the game on the front foot, attacking with Tajon Buchanan and Teal Bunbury on the flanks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Carles Gil opened the scoring for New England in 37th minute. The play started with Bunbury taking possession on the right wing and switching field for Buchanan, who then played Bou. After settling possession just outside the box, looked up, and crossed toward the right side of the area, where Gil arrived to one-time the feed into the far corner of the net for his first goal of 2020.<\/p>\n<h2>Montreal return fire in second half<\/h2>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">After failing to halt New England\u2019s play on the flanks in the opening stanza, Montreal rallied back in the second half and equalized off a 59th minute freekick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Rudy Camacho sent a delivery from central midfield hurtling into the penalty area. Amar Sejdic rose above Henry Kessler and flicked the ball centrally, where Romell Quioto arrived to head past Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p graf--startsWithDoubleQuote\">\u201cIt came my way on the initial header, and I got a piece of it, but obviously not enough,\u201d said Kessler. \u201cThe ball went centrally. I should probably do better on the initial one. I didn\u2019t get enough on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Montreal\u2019s equalizer made several of New England\u2019s chances throughout the game loom larger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p graf--startsWithDoubleQuote\">\u201cWe won on the last play of the game, but it was clear we\u2019d score a goal throughout the second half,\u201d Gil said through a translator. \u201cTheir goalkeeper played an outstanding game.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Minuto 94: La Pantera no se va, se esconde \ud83d\ude0f<\/p>\n<p>Felicitaciones a todo el equipo de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NERevolution?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NERevolution<\/a> por este triunfo en los playoffs de la <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MLS<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ui2jhWIf23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Ui2jhWIf23<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gustavo La Pantera Bou (@gustavobouok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gustavobouok\/status\/1329968931826790406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Revolution push for decisive second goal<\/h2>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Montreal needed some luck as well. Revolution striker Adam Buksa headed off the woodwork twice\u200a\u2014\u200aonce in the 10th minute off a corner, and then in second half stoppage time off the left post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Bunbury fired inches wide of the far post following a breakaway by Tajon Buchanan (27th), flicked a corner off Diop\u2019s fingertips (36th) and shot over the bar (76th) off a feed by Gil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Diop also halted a bid from outside the box by Buchanan (29th) and Gil at the back post (87th).<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">But, as Gil predicted, his team\u2019s breakthrough eventually arrived, though with extra time beckoning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Bou\u2019s moment of brilliance came with Montreal sitting deep and hanging on to get through regulation. His heat-seeking arrow from outside the area cut through Montreal\u2019s back line and dashed their title hopes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p graf--startsWithDoubleQuote\">\u201cBoth teams played extremely hard, give Montreal credit: they battled for 95 minutes,\u201d Arena added. \u201cWe scored two outstanding goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p graf--startsWithDoubleQuote\">\u201cMontreal had a good game plan and defended well. They frustrated us at times. 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