Dor Turgeman scored the equalizer early in the second half and Carles Gil scored the winner on a penalty kick in the 85th minute as the New England Revolution rallied to beat the Columbus Crew 2-1 on Saturday night in Foxborough, Mass., and remain unbeaten at home. The result kept New England’s home ground functioning like a sealed-off stronghold while Columbus walked away with another loss in a season already tilting badly against them.
Who Had the Upper Hand
New England improved to 4-3-0 and has won its first four home matches in its first season under coach Marko Mitrović, outscoring opponents 12-2. That home record stands in sharp contrast to the road, where the Revolution have lost all three matches by a combined 8-2 score. The numbers show a team split between a protected home setup and a far less forgiving away stretch, with the advantage concentrated where the conditions are most controlled.
Columbus, which fell to 1-4-3, took a 1-0 lead in the 25th minute when Max Arfsten scored his second goal on assists from Diego Rossi and Dániel Gazdag. It was the first assist of the campaign for Rossi and Gazdag. For a brief stretch, Columbus had the opening, but the lead did not hold against New England’s second-half push and late penalty finish.
How the Match Turned
Turgeman scored his first goal for New England in the 54th minute after taking a pass from Luca Langoni. Turgeman had three goals in three appearances last season. Langoni has six assists, trailing only the seven of league-leader Son Heung-min of Los Angeles FC, and had two assists in each of his first two seasons. The equalizer shifted the match back toward New England, and the late stages belonged to the home side.
Gil’s penalty kick winner came after Turgeman drew a foul on Rudy Camacho. The decisive moment came not from open play but from a foul that handed New England the chance to finish the job from the spot. In a game decided by narrow margins, the penalty kick became the mechanism that settled the result.
Matt Turner made three saves for New England. Patrick Schulte saved two shots for Columbus. Turner had three saves and Schulte one in the first half. The goalkeepers were left to absorb the pressure of a match that stayed close until the final minutes, with New England doing enough at home to keep its unbeaten record intact.
What the Table Says
The standings tell the rest of the story in plain terms. New England’s 4-3-0 record reflects a side that has made its home field into a reliable advantage, while Columbus’ 1-4-3 mark shows a team still searching for stability. The Revolution’s first four home wins under Marko Mitrović have come with a 12-2 scoring edge, a lopsided home balance that has not translated to the road.
Columbus hosts the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday. New England visits Atlanta United on Wednesday. The schedule moves on, but the gap between home comfort and road vulnerability remains the central fact of this result: one side protected its ground, and the other left Foxborough with another defeat.