Foxborough, MA (Sports Network) - Saer Sene scored once and added an assist to
help the New England Revolution snap a three-game losing skid with a 2-1 defeat
of the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday.
The French striker helped the Revs overturn Jaime Castrillon's 21st-minute
goal, equalizing in the 27th minute before setting up Fernando Cardenas for the
game-winner just before the close of the first half.
Colorado jumped out to a first-half lead when Martin Rivero's corner kick was
met by a powerful header from Castrillon. The Colombian made a darting run to
the near post, beat his mark and nodded the delivery past Matt Reis for his
second goal of the season.
The lead was short-lived as Sene leveled the score just six minutes later.
Clyde Simms sent a long cross to the back post where Stephen McCarthy rose
above his defender to head the ball back across goal. Sene was unmarked and
made the Rapids pay, firing a shot through traffic and into the back of the
net.
Sene turned provider for New England before the close of the first half,
slipping a ball to the outside of the box for Cardenas to chip a lofty shot
over the head of Matt Pickens.
That goal turned out to be all New England would need to claim its first win in
over a month as a tame second half saw the home side collect all three points.
New England (3-5-0) improves to nine points on the season and climbs from ninth
to fourth in the Eastern Conference. A big test looms for the Revs on Saturday
as they head to Rio Tinto Stadium to face Real Salt Lake.
Colorado (4-5-0) has lost four of its last five league contests, but returns
home for a match against Western Conference foes FC Dallas on Sunday at Dick's
Sporting Goods Park where the Rapids will look to get back to winning ways.
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