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. Forward/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 sturdy, tallying two pictures heading in the right direction within the first 10 minutes of motion. Midfielder Allan Oyirwoth rifled a shot from exterior 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 Wells, who noticed his near-post effort saved. Wells, 17, earned his fourth consecutive begin within the assault at the moment, although his afternoon was minimize brief due to an damage 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 online. Revolution II practically discovered a right away equalizer in first-half stoppage time, as Homegrown ahead Malcolm Fry juked two defenders and delivered a cross to Siqueira for a one-touch effort that bent vast of the best 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 via within the sixtieth minute, reducing the Crew 2’s lead, 2-1. Midfielder Carlos Zambrano, recent off successful 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 nodded residence the trouble inside the best put up for his second aim of the season. McIntosh, a Revolution Academy graduate, owns assists in three straight appearances throughout all competitions, together with in his senior workforce season debut final Tuesday within the U.S. 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 residence facet held sturdy to safe the win. Parisian, who’s coming off a penalty shootout win in his first workforce debut in Tuesday’s U.S. 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 p.m. ET kickoff is offered to stream dwell 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 obtained on the scoresheet for the second consecutive sport, 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 U.S. 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 at the moment.
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; Schinieder Mimy, 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
