FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – An “emotional” halftime team talk sparked the New England Revolution to life on Friday night at Gillette Stadium, where they secured their first victory of 2016, a hard-fought 1-0 win over the rival New York Red Bulls.
The Revs were out-possessed, out-dueled and out-shot through the opening 45 minutes, and Revolution head coach Jay Heaps knew he needed to light a fire under his group before re-taking the field.
“Halftime was not an easy halftime,” Heaps said. “It was emotional.”
“It was very emotional, but we stuck together as a team,” said Diego Fagundez, who scored the game’s only goal in the 55th minute.