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Revolution Rally Past Atlanta United With Late Goals in 2-1 Road Win

The result extends New England’s win streak to four.

Overview

  • New England earned a 2-1 comeback win in Atlanta on Wednesday after an earlier Alhassan Yussuf strike was overturned by video review for offside.
  • Will Sands tied the game in the 73rd minute with his first MLS goal, heading in a corner served by captain Carles Gil.
  • Eighteen-year-old Peyton Miller scored the winner five minutes later by finishing a Gil cross from close range.
  • Goalkeeper Matt Turner kept the Revolution in it with a season-high eight saves as Atlanta outshot New England 23-8 with a 9-4 edge on target.
  • The victory delivers New England’s first road points of the year and a 5-3-0 mark with four straight wins, while Atlanta falls to 1-7-1 with the league’s worst goal differential.