Anthony Fontana got the biggest spotlight in the Union’s season-opening 2-0 win over the New England Revolution, and understandably so. Goals pay the bills in soccer, and Fontana not only scored, but scored in his first Union game.
But the best player of the night might have been the Union’s other homegrown debutant, Auston Trusty. The 19-year-old centerback was an imposing force. He won a series of one-on-one battles with Revolution star striker Juan Agudelo in the first half, then delivered a quietly solid performance in the second half.
Trusty’s signature moment of the night came in the 21st minute, when he chased down Agudelo and made an inch-perfect, goal-saving tackle from behind.