New England vs. Atlanta, Match 22 & vs. DC United, Match 23: In the Pines then on the water

Sometimes when the stars align, you have to take your shot. So when my calendar cleared up, some plans got moved, and my wife graciously offered to watch the kid, I decided it was high time to head east and pay a visit to the Razor for the midweek game against Atlanta United.

Then Saturday, I missed all four goals because family vacation. Whoops! So I’m just going to throw a bunch of stuff at the wall and hope some of it sticks.

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New England at Cincinnati, Game 20: Honors even, again

After 180 minutes of soccer, I can say one definitive thing about the budding New England/Cincinnati “rivalry”—we’re gonna need another 90 in the playoffs to decide who’s better. And barring the Philadelphia and Nashville fan bases, how many people would really mind if this was the Eastern Conference final?

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New England vs. FC Cincinnati, Matchweek 10: A point earned, points dropped, or something in the middle

Depending on how you want to look at it, the Revs either earned a valuable point last night, let two valuable ones slip away, or emerged with a result worthy of the match—that’s the kind of night it was. Had a lot of similarities to the Columbus game—funny, considering it was another Ohio opponent. But with Atlanta dropping points after getting thumped by Nashville, New England remains on top of the conference for another week.

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