Revolution right back Brandon Bye pressures D.C. United left back Joseph Mora. (David Silverman)
Playing before fans at Gillette Stadium for the first time in 414 days, the New England Revolution secured a 1-0 win over Eastern Conference rival D.C. United on Saturday evening.
After a cagey first half, the Revolution (1-0-1) broke the scoreless deadlock in the 48th minute when right back Brandon Bye's cross forced an own goal from D.C. United (1-1-0) center back Brendan Hines-Ike.
The game was extremely physical – the teams combined for 39 fouls and seven yellow cards – and short on high-quality chances. But the Revolution secured all three points, so consider the job completed.
