Postgame Notes | Revolution II fall to Columbus Crew 2, 2-1

COLUMBUS, Ohio (April 18, 2026) – New England Revolution II (2‑2‑2; 10 pts.) fell to Columbus Crew 2 (4-2-1; 14 pts.), 2-1, in its first highway contest of the 2026 marketing campaign on Saturday afternoon at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field. ahead/winger Myles Morgan supplied the scoring for Revolution II, tallying his second aim of the season with Homegrown defender Damario McIntosh and midfielder Carlos Zambrano every incomes an help on the play. Crew 2 tallied objectives on both facet of halftime to safe the three factors.

New England opened the match robust, tallying two photographs on course within the first 10 minutes of motion. Midfielder Allan Oyirwoth rifled a shot from outdoors the 18-yard-box six minutes into the competition, however Columbus’s goalkeeper tipped the ball over the crossbar to maintain the match scoreless. Two minutes later, a pair of Academy merchandise linked, as midfielder Judah Siqueira crossed the ball to ahead Makai Wellswho noticed his near-post effort saved. Wells, 17, earned his fourth consecutive begin within the assault as we speak, though his afternoon was reduce brief due to an harm within the twenty eighth minute.

Crew 2 broke the impasse within the forty third minute, with Kevin Gbamblé curling a shot into the again of the web. Revolution II practically discovered a right away equalizer in first-half stoppage time, as Homegrown ahead Malcolm Fry He juked two defenders and delivered a cross to Siqueira for a one-touch effort that bent large of the suitable put up. Three minutes into the second half, Columbus pushed its benefit to 2-0 when Zach Zengue capitalized on a transition alternative for the hosts.

New England broke by way of within the sixtieth minute, reducing the Crew 2’s lead, 2-1. Midfielder Carlos Zambranocontemporary off profitable Goal of Matchweek 6 honors, linked with McIntosh, who lofted a well-placed ball into the field proper to the pinnacle of Morgan. The Canadian agreed to house the trouble inside the suitable put up for his second aim of the season. McIntosh, a Revolution Academy graduate, himself assists in three straight appearances throughout all competitions, together with in his senior staff season debut final Tuesday within the US Open Cup Round of 32 match.

Goalkeeper Donovan Parisian stored the sport inside attain for New England, scooping up Columbus’s close-range shot with 5 minutes remaining in regulation, however the house facet held robust to safe the win. Parisian, who’s coming off a penalty shootout win in his first staff debut in Tuesday’s US Open Cup match, completed the night time with two saves.

Revolution II stay on the highway, touring to face regional foe CT United FC on May 3 at Morrone Stadium. The 6:00 pm ET kickoff is offered to stream stay on MLSNEXTPro.com and the OneFootball platform.

• F/W Myles Morgan scored his team-leading second aim of the season. The 20-year-old has appeared in six of New England’s matches to open the 2026 marketing campaign, together with three begins.
• M Carlos Zambrano acquired on the scoresheet for the second consecutive recreation, distributing his first skilled help in his 37-minute shift this afternoon.
• Homegrown D Damario McIntosh notched his third straight help in his final three appearances throughout all competitions, together with US Open Cup motion this previous Tuesday.
• F/W Shuma Susaki suited up for his second straight membership and MLS NEXT Pro look as a late second-half substitute, tallying one shot try.
• D Schinieder Mimy recorded a team-high three key passes and tallied one shot in his full 90-minute efficiency as we speak.

GAME CAPSULE
Revolution II Match #6
New England Revolution II 1 vs. Columbus Crew 2 2
April 18, 2026 – ScottsMiracle-Gro Field (Columbus, Ohio)

Referee: Igor Bych
Assistant Referee: Jake Brochu
Assistant Referee: Miklos Hendricks
Fourth Official:Andrew Stefanick

Weather: 68 levels and cloudy

Scoring Summary:
CLB – Kevin Gbamblé (Zachary Zengue, Johann Chirinos) 43′
CLB – Zachary Zengue (Unassisted) 47′
NE – Myles Morgan 2 (Damario McIntosh 2, Carlos Zambrano 1) 60′

Misconduct Summary:
CLB – Tristan Brown (Yellow Card) 40′
CLB – Christopher Rogers (Yellow Card) 52′
NE – Carlos Zambrano (Yellow Card) 55′
NE – Malcolm Fry (Yellow Card) 75′
NE – Javaun Mussenden (Yellow Card) 86′
NE – Gabriel Dahlin (Yellow Card) 90’+6

New England Revolution II: Donovan Parisian; Mimy Schinieder, Chris Mbai-Assem, Gabe Dahlin, Damario McIntosh; Allan Oyirwoth, Javaun Mussenden, Judah Siqueira (Carlos Zambrano 53′); Makai Wells (Myles Morgan 28′), Malcolm Fry, Jayden Da © (Shuma Sasaki 80′)

Substitutes Not Used: Jared Smith, Jake Shannon, Sharod George, Matthew Tibbetts

Columbus Crew 2: Luke Pruter; Tristan Brown (Anthony Alaouieh 67′), Isaac Heffess, Christopher Rodgers, Quinton Elliot, Brent Adu Gyamfi (Rui Aoki 84′); Zach Zengue (Moses Nyeman 76′), Nico Rincon, Johann Chirinos (Oneal Taylor 84′), Kevin Gbamble ©; Chase Adams

Substitutes Not Used: Gio De Libera, Alex Zochowski, Alex Gimple