Well, the first round of games is in the books, so it's high time for a new thread. It usually takes a few rounds for the quality of play to ramp up from preseason form and as usual there was some sloppiness on opening day. Fortunately, the sloppiness was of the high-scoring variety and not the dour 0-0 draw type.
The Revs came away from Houston with a 3-3 draw after a last-minute equalizer when Daigo Kobayashi headed home a Diego Fagundez cross deep into injury time. The Revs looked capable of scoring plenty of goals, especially in a road match, but the defense and Bobby Shuttleworth did not have good games. Heaps started a 4-2-3-1 with Kelyn Rowe moved deeper in the midfield to pair with new arrival Gershon Koffie. I'm not sure whether that configuration, which would bench Scott Caldwell, will stick around.
Elsewhere, Orlando scored goals at 90+3' and 90+4' to tie RSL 2-2 in a game that finished 10v10. NYCFC traveled to Chicago and won a 4-3 shootout. LA fell behind DC in the first half, before pounding them to the tune of four goals in the second. Montreal (sans Drogba) managed a 3-2 away win over Vancouver and Toronto (sans Altidore) took three points in NY after two late goals at Red Bull Arena.
Next up for the Revs is the home opener against DC on Saturday.
The Revs came away from Houston with a 3-3 draw after a last-minute equalizer when Daigo Kobayashi headed home a Diego Fagundez cross deep into injury time. The Revs looked capable of scoring plenty of goals, especially in a road match, but the defense and Bobby Shuttleworth did not have good games. Heaps started a 4-2-3-1 with Kelyn Rowe moved deeper in the midfield to pair with new arrival Gershon Koffie. I'm not sure whether that configuration, which would bench Scott Caldwell, will stick around.
Elsewhere, Orlando scored goals at 90+3' and 90+4' to tie RSL 2-2 in a game that finished 10v10. NYCFC traveled to Chicago and won a 4-3 shootout. LA fell behind DC in the first half, before pounding them to the tune of four goals in the second. Montreal (sans Drogba) managed a 3-2 away win over Vancouver and Toronto (sans Altidore) took three points in NY after two late goals at Red Bull Arena.
Next up for the Revs is the home opener against DC on Saturday.