Bryce Duke makes first MLS start for Inter Miami
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (April 30, 2022) – A shorthanded Inter Miami CF fell 2-0 to the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night, falling to a two-man disadvantage in the second half.
“What I would say at the end we had nine players on the field that worked their absolute socks off and never stopped working. We suffered a lot tonight in terms of a couple players going off injured which knocked our rhythm, but the players that then stayed on the pitch competed,” said head coach Phil Neville. “Today is a day where we’ve just got to lick our wounds, take the hits a little bit and hopefully it’s just a little bump in the road and we bounce back next week at Charlotte.”
Inter Miami fielded a familiar starting XI, making two changes from its last match. Nick Marsman started in goal; DeAndre Yedlin, Damion Lowe, Aimé Mabika and Chris McVey remained at the team’s backline; Jean Mota, Gregore and Bryce Duke started in midfield; Robert Taylor and Ariel Lassiter started on the wings alongside striker Leonardo Campana.
After scoring the first goal of his MLS career in Inter Miami’s 2-1 victory over Atlanta United last weekend, Duke reached another milestone in tonight’s match, making his first MLS start for Inter Miami in place of the injured Robbie Robinson. Captain Gregore, meanwhile, returned to the starting XI after missing Inter Miami’s last fixture due to a suspension for yellow card accumulation.
New England opened the scoring in the match less than a minute into proceedings. The hosts won the ball high, and 2021 MLS MVP Carles Gil played Damian Rivera into the box, who netted for the early 1-0 lead at Gillette Stadium.
Inter Miami was then forced to make a pair of early first-half substitutions with Campana and Mabika coming off injured, and being replaced by Emerson Rodríguez and Jairo Quinteros respectively.
The match reached halftime with the one-goal difference intact, thanks in part to strong goalkeeping from Marsman. The Dutchman made three saves in the half, including a spectacular leaping save to slap away a dipping shot on target from a deflected shot by Gil’s in the 41st minute.
New England then doubled its lead in the second half moments after a second yellow card issued to Lowe saw Inter Miami fall down a man; DeJuan Jones crossed a ball into Adam Buksa in the box, who headed it home to double the lead.
Despite a second sending off for Inter Miami, the scoreline remained at 2-0 through the final whistle.
Inter Miami’s road trip will continue next weekend when it visits Charlotte FC for the first time. The sides will face off at Bank of America Stadium next Saturday, May 7 at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Individual match tickets for each remaining regular season home match on the Inter Miami CF schedule are available visiting https://www.intermiamicf.com/tickets/single. Fans can also call 305-428-0611 to learn more.
Scoring Summary:
NE – Damian Rivera (Carles Gil, Matt Polster) 1’, Adam Buksa (DeJuan Jones) 64’
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Wilfrid Kaptoum (Yellow Card 90’ + 1’)
MIA – Gregore (Yellow Card 28’), Damion Lowe (Yellow Card 54’, Red Card 60’), Jairo Quinteros (Yellow Card 55’, Red Card 76’)
Lineups/Substitutions:
New England Revolution – GK Matt Turner; D Brandon Bye, Andrew Farell, Henry Kessler, DeJuan Jones; M Matthew Polster (Wilfrid Kaptoum 72’), Thomas McNamara; Sebastian Lletget (Justin Rennicks 87’), Carles Gil, Damian Rivera (Wilfrid Kaptoum 72’); F Adam Buksa (Jozy Altidore 77’)
Unused Substitutes – GK Djordje Petrovic; D A.J. DeLaGarza, Omar Gonzalez; M Ruan Spaulding, Arnor Traustason
Inter Miami CF – GK Nick Marsman; D DeAndre Yedlin, Damion Lowe, Aimé Mabika (Jairo Quinteros 19’), Chris McVey; M Jean Mota (Kieran Gibbs 68’); Gregore ©, Bryce Duke (Mo Adams 68’); F Robert Taylor, Ariel Lassiter; Leonardo Campana (Emerson Rodríguez 12’)
Unused Substitutes – GK Drake Callender, Clément Diop; D Noah Allen; M Victor Ulloa
Details of the Game:
Date: April 30, 2022
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Stats:
Possession:
NE – 67%
MIA – 33%
Shots:
NE – 18
MIA – 7
Saves:
NE – 3
MIA – 4
Corners:
NE – 8
MIA – 1
Fouls:
NE – 8
MIA – 5
