From Revsnet.com:
Revs Get a Point Against the Odds

Dempsey goal helps Revs to 1-1 draw with MetroStars.

Tom Hill · April 25, 2004

If you haven’t won a game, have given up three goals in your first two
outings, looked sluggish and flat in your home opener, and had injuries
piling up faster than a mutton vindaloo passes through a lager lout’s
colon, you wouldn’t be feeling too optimistic. Especially if you are
playing away to a high-flying team who are unbeaten, having scored
three goals in each of their victories. But sometimes funny things
happen along the way.

The Revolution managed to tough-out a draw with a makeshift lineup on
the plastic grass in the cold, dreary rain of the New Jerseyswamp. It
was hardly an artistic masterpiece, but at this stage, the Revs were
happy to take it.

When you have a striker as your playmaker (Joe-Max Moore), your left
back as your left midfielder (Joe Franchino), your holding midfielder
(Shalrie Joseph) and your left side midfielder (Brian Kamler) in
central defense, and reserves Marshall Leonard at left back and Clint
Dempsey as the defensive midfielder, a point on the road to a first
place team is a pretty good result.


Despite this, the Revs had their chances to win it, especially late in
the second half. The defense absorbed pressure all afternoon long, it
bent but did not break, at least not to the degree of the two previous
games. Despite a much better overall effort in the back, the post-goal
siesta is still with us, as the Revs surrendered the equalizer within
two minutes of taking the lead.  

Revs rookie Clint Dempsey, in only his second career start, scored his
first professional goal in the 12th minute, Joe-Max Moore’s corner kick
from the left side found Jay Heaps in the box, who was able to use his
basketball leaping ability to knock the ball down to Dempsey, who
blasted a volley past Jonny Walker to give New England a 1-0 lead.

In a sight that has become all too familiar in this young season, the
MetroStars came right back on the attack, and equalized in the 14th
minute. Newly acquired Argentine striker
Sergio Galvan Rey chipped a ball into the box from the right side, but 
last week’s hero for the Metros, Fabian Taylor could only get a piece
of it. Unfortunately for New England, the ball fell to Amada Guevara,
who bent a shot to the far post, just past the outstretched hand of
Adin Brown.

The home side had the better of the play, outshooting the Revs 21-12,
but the Revs did a solid job of absorbing the pressure. Jay Heaps also
absorbed a shower of beer, just before halftime, courtesy of some New
Jersey knuckleheads seated in the corner. However, the Revs never
appeared rattled and for the most part, were able to calmly diffuse
each Metro attack wave.

New England also managed to create a number of chances and half-chances
on the counter, but weren’t able to capitalize. The Revs best
opportunities to win it came from a Franchino free kick just outside
the box in the 71st minute, where he bent the ball around the wall, but
Walker was well-placed to make the save.

The best chance that got away was in the 86th minute, when Pat Noonan
found Taylor Twellman in the box. Although he was in traffic with two
defenders at arms lengthy, Twellman did well to get a shot off at the
six, but his shot went about six inches over the crossbar.
 
Despite having their chances to take three points, it was a good result
for the Revs, all things considered. The defense was much better
organized, even with a makeshift lineup. Ultimately, however, this will
mean little if next Saturday’s performance against the still unbeaten
Los Angeles Galaxy (who beat Columbus, 2-0 Saturday), reverts to the
defensive horror shows of the first two games.

Thanks for nothing

About 100 New England fans made the trek to the New Jersey Swamplands
to support the Revs. While most of the 8,000 Metro fans ran for cover
under the upper deck when the clouds opened up, the Rev supporters
stood defiantly in the rain, to cheer for the boys.

You would have thought that the Rev players would have acknowledged and
thanked the fans, but not one player even so much as turned in the
general direction of the New England supporters to give a “Queen
Elizabeth” wave or an over-the-head hand clap. The fans deserve better.
New Jersey is the only “derby” trip away fans can make in a single day,
and some fans wondered what the point of making a trek to support the
players is, if the players don’t give a damn.

“It’s not like we are asking for a lot, just a little thanks and
acknowledgement,” said a disgusted Monty Rodrigues, president of the
Midnight Riders, The Revolution Independent Supporters Association. It
was an 18-hour day, with some fans not getting home until 1 am on a
work/school night. Fans making a trip like this invest their time and
money in the team, and it isn’t too much to ask for a little
appreciation from the players.

“We’ve got another trip [to New Jersey] planned, plus a train trip to
DC on August 14th, but it’s hard enough to convince people to come on
these trips, but if we get dissed by our own players…” Rodrigues said.

A similar incident happened in 1999, when about 50 Rev fans drove 16
hours each way to Columbus Ohio for the grand opening of Crew Stadium.
The Revs lost a disappointing game, 2-0, but none of the players came
over to acknowledge their traveling support. This is a worldwide
convention that goes across all footballing cultures. Especially given
the great distances in the US and the fact that away fans are a
relatively rare occurrence, one would think that would be all the more
reason for players to appreciate away support when they get it.

Craig Tornberg, Revolution General Manager, said that the players
wanted to get out of New Jersey as quickly as possible. Sorry Craig, we
don’t buy that. Any living, breathing human being with half their brain
cells left would also want to leave New Jersey as soon as possible, but
that’s no excuse for taking a few seconds to wave or clap to the fans.
There is a reason why all the bridges and tunnels from Manhattan let
you go to New Jersey for free, but you have to pay double the toll to
leave.


Scoring Summary:
NE -- Clint Dempsey 1 (Jay Heaps 1, Joe-Max Moore 2) 12
MET -- Amado Guevara 2 (unassisted) 14


New England Revolution -- Adin Brown, Jay Heaps, Shalrie Joseph, Brian
Kamler, Marshall Leonard, Steve Ralston, Clint Dempsey, Joe-Max Moore
(Richie Baker 86), Joe Franchino, Pat Noonan, Taylor Twellman.

Substitutes Not Used: Daouda Kante, Matt Reis, Luke Vercollone.

TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Taylor Twellman 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Joe Franchino
2); FOULS: 15 (Shalrie Joseph 4); OFFSIDES: 3 (Taylor Twellman 3);
CORNER KICKS: 8 (Steve Ralston 4); SAVES: 9 (Adin Brown 9)

MetroStars -- Jonny Walker, Craig Ziadie, Jeff Parke, Eddie Pope, Chris
Leitch, Joselito Vaca, Ricardo Clark (Mark Lisi 67), Amado Guevara,
Eddie Gaven, Sergio Galvan Rey (John Wolyniec 72), Fabian Taylor
(Cornell Glen 79).

Substitutes Not Used: Tenywa Bonseu, Michael Bradley, Joey DiGiamarino,
Mike Magee, Tim Regan, Zach Wells.

TOTAL SHOTS: 21 (Amado Guevara 6); SHOTS ON GOAL: 10 (Amado Guevara 4);
FOULS: 5 (5 tied with 1); OFFSIDES: 4 (Sergio Galvan Rey 3); CORNER
KICKS: 13 (Amado Guevara 8); SAVES: 2 (Jonny Walker 2)

Misconduct Summary:
NE -- Shalrie Joseph (caution; Professional Foul) 31
NE -- Joe-Max Moore (caution; Pushing, Holding) 68



From Revolutionsoccer.net:
Revolution Earns 1-1 Draw With MetroStars at Giants Stadium

4/26/04 0:15 AM

East Rutherford, N.J. - The New England Revolution battled their I-95
rivals the MetroStars to a 1-1 draw Sunday night at Giants Stadium to
earn their first points of the 2004 season. Revs rookie Clint Dempsey
scored his first career MLS goal in the 12th minute of the game.

The Revolution seized the attacking initiative from the opening
whistle. In the sixth minute, defender Jay Heaps served a ball in from
the right flank to midfielder Dempsey at the top of the penalty box.
Dempsey then dumped the ball to midfielder Joe-Max Moore, whose first
time shot went just wide of the goal.

In the 12th minute, Moore swerved an outswinging corner kick from the
left corner flag. Heaps leapt over Metros rookie defender Jeff Parke
and knocked the ball down for Dempsey who volleyed a powerful shot off
the bounce to score his first career MLS goal and give the Revs a 1-0
lead.

The Metros came right back on the attack, and in the 14th minute
Argentine forward Sergio Galvan Rey - making his MetroStars regular
season debut - served a ball into the box from the top right corner of
the area to forward Fabian Taylor. Taylor miskicked his first time shot
attempt, resulting in an accidental deflection back to Amada Guevara.
Guevara took a well-placed, bending shot to the far post past the
diving save attempt of Revs goalkeeper Adin Brownto even the score at
1-1.

In the 24th minute, the Revs had another opportunity when Steve Ralston
passed a ball through several Metros to the feet of forward Taylor
Twellman. Twellman took a one-touch shot from five feet off the goal
line that went wide of the post to Metros goalkeeper Jonny Walker’s
left.

After going into halftime at 1-1, the Revolution and the MetroStars
came out of the intermission actively pursuing a break in the deadlock,
though the Revs were often content to defend in their defensive third
and look to hit on the counterattack.

In the 71st minute, the Revs had their first legitimate chance of the
second half when captain midfielder Joe Franchinotook a direct free
kick over a MetroStars wall. The ball took a wicked bend to the near
post but Walker was well positioned to make a standup save.

In the 78th minute, the MetroStars had their first strong scoring
opportunity of the second half. The Revs defense attempted to clear
their lines after a corner kick, but the ball fell to Guevara, who
collected the ball at the top off the box and took a low, powerful shot
that sailed just wide of the goal to the right of Brown.

In the 86th minute, the Revs had another chance when Twellman collected
a pass inside the penalty arc and created enough space to release a
shot, but whistled his attempt inches above the crossbar.

Two minutes later, Metros substitute forward Cornell Glen collected the
ball near the end line to the keeper’s left and cut a pass back to
Eddie Gaven in the middle of the box. Gaven took a shot that deflected
off of the Revs’ Heaps, but Brown’s diving reaction save allowed him to
get down low and slap it out of the goalmouth.

The Revolution had two stoppage time chances off of corner kicks.
First, Ralston served a corner across the goal to the far post, where
Heaps gathered the ball and took a shot that was deflected wide left
and resulted in a second corner kick. With added time waning, Ralston
took the ensuing corner but an unmarked Shalrie Joseph couldn’t get a
head to the ball and the final whistle blew.

New England (0-2-1) will play the Los Angeles Galaxy for the second
time this season at 7:30 on Saturday, May 1st at Gillette Stadium. The
MetroStars (2-0-1) next travel to Chicago to take on the Fire at 8:30
on May 1st.

SCORING SUMMARY

NE - Clint Dempsey (Jay Heaps, Joe-Max Moore) 12’.
MET - Amado Guevara (unassisted) 14’.

NE - Brown, Heaps, Joseph, Kamler, Leonard, Ralston, Dempsey, Moore
(Baker, 86’), Franchino ©, Noonan, Twellman.
Substitutes Not Used: Reis, Kante, Vercollone.

TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Taylor Twellman 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Joe Franchino
2); FOULS: 15 (Shalrie Joseph 4); OFFSIDES: 3 (Taylor Twellman 3);
CORNER KICKS:
8 (Steve Ralston 4); SAVES: 9 (Adin Brown 9)
MET - Walker, Ziadie, Parke, Pope ©, Leitch, Vaca, Clark (Lisi, 67’),
Guevara, Gaven, Galvan Rey (Wolyniec, 72’), Taylor (Glen, 79’).

Substitutes Not Used: Wells, Bonseu, Regan, Bradley, DiGiamarino, Magee.

TOTAL SHOTS: 21 (Amado Guevara 6); SHOTS ON GOAL: 10 (Amado Guevara 4);
FOULS: 5 (5 tied with 1); OFFSIDES: 4 (Sergio Galvan Rey 3); CORNER
KICKS: 13 (Amado Guevara 8); SAVES: 2 (Jonny Walker 2)

Misconduct Summary: 
NE -- Shalrie Joseph (caution; Professional Foul) 31 
NE -- Joe-Max Moore (caution; Pushing, Holding) 68 

Referee: Kevin Stott 
Referee's Assistants: -Chris Strickland; Emiliano Monje 
4th Official: Tony Crush 
Attendance: 8,129 
Time of Game: 1:50 
Weather: Rain-and-47-degrees 

--REVOLUITION--


From Majorleaguesoccer.net:
Rookie Clint Dempsey leads makeshift Revs lineup in 1-1 tie against the
Metrostars

East Rutherford, NJ. - The winless New England Revolution (0-2-1) were
missing several key players to injury, but a goal by rookie Clint
Dempsey gave them their first point in the standings with a 1-1 tie
against the first place Metrostars. Despite missing defenders Carlos
Llamosa and Rusty Pierce as well as playmaker Jose Cancela, the Revs
managed to get a very good result on the road.

The Revs played with a makeshift back-line of Jay Heaps, Marshall
Leonard, Brian Kamler and Shalrie Joseph. Their midfield was just as
thrown together starting Joe-Max Moore, Clint Dempsey, Steve Ralston
and Joe Franchino. Adin Brown was solid in goal as usual making 9 saves
and earning Man of the Match honors. Pat Noonan and Taylor Twellman led
the Revs attack up front.

The Revs came out energized and took the lead just 11 minutes into the
match. Jay Heaps headed a Joe-Max Moore corner kick to Clint Dempsey,
who one-timed a powerful shot past Metrostars goalie Jonny Walker for
the first goal of his rookie campaign.

The Revs lead was short lived, however, as the Metrostars equalized
just two minutes later. Jamaican International, Fabian Taylor sent an
Eddie Gaven cross to Amado Guevara. Guevara sent a hard shot from near
the edge of the box past Brown and into the upper-right corner of the
net, tying the score at 1-1.

The Metrostars took control of the match after equalizing and forced
Brown to make several saves as they outshot the Revs 10 to 3 in the
first half. The Metrostars remained in control throughout the second
half and forced Brown into two great saves on Joselito Vaca and Eddie
Gaven in the 80th and 88th minutes, respectively.

Jay Heaps almost earned the Revs the full three points in the standings
in the last seconds of stoppage time, when he received a Steve Ralston
corner kick and sent a hard low shot that went just wide of the goal.

The Revs travel back to Foxboro as they host the Los Angeles Galaxy at
7:30PM on Saturday, May 1st.

25 Apr 2004 by Sean Donahue




From MLSNet.com:
One-on-one: MetroStars, Revs tie

MLSnet.com Staff

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- MetroStars midfielder Amado Guevara scored two
minutes after New England rookie Clint Dempsey netted his first career
MLS goal Sunday afternoon as the New England Revolution (0-2-1, 1 pt.)
earned their first points of the season in a 1-1 road tie with the
MetroStars (2-0-1, 7 pts.) at Giants Stadium. It was the first matchup
between the two teams since the Revolution eliminated the MetroStars in
the MLS Cup Playoff Eastern Conference semifinal last year.

The Revolution opened the scoring in the 11th minute on a corner kick
taken by Joe-Max Moore from the left side. At the far post Revolution
right back Jay Heaps headed the ball down for Dempsey who sent a
right-footed, first-time shot from the top of the six-yard box inside
the right post for his first professional goal.

But the visitors' lead only lasted two minutes as the MetroStars used
their quick passing combinations to equalize. A cross from an inspired
Eddie Gaven from the right side of the box fell perfectly to forward
Fabian Taylor in the penalty area but the Jamaican international
flailed on the pass, knocking the ball back toward a wide open Amado
Guevara. The Honduran National Team midfielder had the time and space
to tee up an accurate, curling right-footed shot which found the top
right corner of the goal for his second goal of the year.

The first half was played at a fast and entertaining pace with the
MetroStars increasingly dominating the proceedings and emerging with a
10-3 shots advantage. The MetroStars threatened on long-distance
efforts but the most dangerous of the opportunities featured
Argentine-Colombian forward and former Once Caldas (Colombia) leading
scorer Sergio Galvan Rey, who was making his first career MLS
appearance. In the 16th minute Galvan Rey lobbed a header which a
backtracking goalkeeper Adin Brown was forced to tip over the bar.
Brown was again up to the task in the 42nd minute as he made an
acrobatic stop on a close-range Galvan Rey attempt.

The MetroStars maintained the initiative and ball control in the second
half, but were unable to create major threats to Brown's goal as the
makeshift Revolution back line held strong. In a second half which was
played at a decidedly slower pace, long-distance shots by Guevara in
the 63rd and 78th minutes proved the most dangerous scoring
opportunities for the home side until the final 10 minutes of the
match.

Brown preserved the result for the Revolution with several key saves in
the final stages of the match. He stopped a searing shot by Joselito
Vaca in the 80th minute and made a miraculous stop in the 88th minute,
using his full 6-foot-5 frame to parry a deflected Gaven shot in the
box.

The Revolution, who came closest to scoring on a deflected Taylor
Twellman shot in the 86th minute that finished over the crossbar,
nearly claimed all three points in second-half stoppage time. The
chance fell to Heaps, who fired a shot near the top of the box which
was deflected through a crowded penalty area and just missed the right
post.

MetroStars head coach Bob Bradley gave forwards Galvan Rey and reigning
Honda MLS Player of the Week Fabian Taylor their first starts of the
season, while Trinidadian striker Cornell Glen made his first MLS
appearance as as second-half substitute.

The Revolution presented a makeshift back line as regular midfielders
Shalrie Joseph and Brian Kamler paired up as central defenders with the
absence of Daouda Kante (right knee sprain) and Rusty Pierce (right
quadriceps contusion). Dempsey replaced Joseph in a midfield which
missed the playmaking skills of Jose Cancela, who sat out the match due
to a right calf strain. Offseason acquisition Richie Baker also made
his first MLS appearance as a second-half substitute.

Jonny Walker (MetroStars), Eddie Pope (MetroStars), Pat Noonan (New
England Revolution) and Twellman (New England Revolution) will all join
the U.S. national team for the international match against Mexico at
the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Wednesday. MetroStars players Craig Ziadie
(Jamaica) and Guevara (Honduras) will also be involved in matches with
their respective national teams on Wednesday - a FIFA international
match date.

The MetroStars return to action next Saturday when they travel to
Soldier Field to meet the Chicago Fire (8:30 p.m. ET). The Revolution
will also play on May 1 when they return to Gillette Stadium to host
the undefeated Los Angeles Galaxy (7:30 p.m. ET).

MLSnet.com Man of the Match: Adin Brown (New England Revolution)

Scoring Summary:
NE -- Clint Dempsey 1 (Jay Heaps 1, Joe-Max Moore 2) 12
MET -- Amado Guevara 2 (unassisted) 14

New England Revolution -- Adin Brown, Jay Heaps, Shalrie Joseph, Brian
Kamler, Marshall Leonard, Steve Ralston, Clint Dempsey, Joe-Max Moore
(Richie Baker 86), Joe Franchino, Pat Noonan, Taylor Twellman.

Substitutes Not Used: Daouda Kante, Matt Reis, Luke Vercollone.

TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Taylor Twellman 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Joe Franchino
2); FOULS: 15 (Shalrie Joseph 4); OFFSIDES: 3 (Taylor Twellman 3);
CORNER KICKS: 8 (Steve Ralston 4); SAVES: 9 (Adin Brown 9)

MetroStars -- Jonny Walker, Craig Ziadie, Jeff Parke, Eddie Pope, Chris
Leitch, Joselito Vaca, Ricardo Clark (Mark Lisi 67), Amado Guevara,
Eddie Gaven, Sergio Galvan Rey (John Wolyniec 72), Fabian Taylor
(Cornell Glen 79).

Substitutes Not Used: Tenywa Bonseu, Michael Bradley, Joey DiGiamarino,
Mike Magee, Tim Regan, Zach Wells.

TOTAL SHOTS: 21 (Amado Guevara 6); SHOTS ON GOAL: 10 (Amado Guevara 4);
FOULS: 5 (5 tied with 1); OFFSIDES: 4 (Sergio Galvan Rey 3); CORNER
KICKS: 13 (Amado Guevara 8); SAVES: 2 (Jonny Walker 2)

Misconduct Summary:
NE -- Shalrie Joseph (caution; Professional Foul) 31
NE -- Joe-Max Moore (caution; Pushing, Holding) 68

Referee: Kevin Stott
Referee's Assistants: -Chris Strickland; Emiliano Monje
4th Official: Tony Crush
Attendance: 8,129
Time of Game: 1:50
Weather: Rain-and-47-degrees


From Boston Herald:
Revs align with Stars: Earn first point with scrappy 1-1 draw
By Gus Martins
Monday, April 26, 2004

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The Revolution went against all odds yesterday,
playing with four players at positions they normally do not patrol.

     The result wasn't pretty, but they battled for a 1-1 tie with the
first-place MetroStars, earning their first point of the season. The
Revs fought to the stalemate despite a painful ineptness on offense
that forced MetroStars goalkeeper Jonny Walker to make two saves.

     The makeshift central defense tandem of Shalrie Joseph and Brian
Kamler was solid as the backbone of the team, and goalkeeper Adin Brown
made two spectacular saves in the final 10 minutes to preserve the tie.

     ``Today was all about being solid,'' Revolution coach Steve Nicol
said. ``When you lose goals, you have to be solid.''

     Nicol was referring to the Revs' first two games, both losses, in
which they gave up a total of six goals. Yesterday, without the
services of Rusty Pierce, Daouda Kante and Jose Cancela, the Revs
displayed an impressive resilience against the MetroStars (2-0-1).

     The Revolution took the lead 12 minutes into the game when rookie
Clint Dempsey scored his first Major League Soccer goal on a solid
volley from about 10 yards out. The ball was made available by Jay
Heaps, who leaped high over his marker to get to a Joe-Max Moore corner
kick.

     The Revs, however, couldn't handle the prosperity. Just two
minutes later, the MetroStars answered with the equalizer. The goal, an
Amado Guevara bending shot from the left side to the right corner of
the net, was made possible when Revs defender Marshall Leonard made a
mess of a completely innocent play. He turned the ball over with an
unforced error at midfield.

     The errant pass, right to the feet of Joselito Vaca, quickly was
forwarded to Fabian Taylor, who put it on the right flank to Eddie
Gaven. Taylor then fanned on the cross, but the ball continued to
Guevara, who stroked the ball past Brown.

     Revs captain Joe Franchino, who played left midfield instead of
his customary left defense, felt the team was a bit impatient.

     ``I think once we get the ball, we get forward too quickly,'' he
said. `We need to keep the ball longer and we wouldn't be at risk as
much.''

     The MetroStars had a chance to break the deadlock later in the
first half when newcomer Sergio Galvan Rey headed a ball from Gaven on
the outside that Brown had to dive to stop.

     The Revs caught a break in the 25th minute when Joseph, perhaps
the team's best player on the field despite playing with a nose that
was broken earlier this month, knocked down a cross with his left hand
while in the penalty area.

     Referee Kevin Stott, who was near the play, did not appear to
consider punishing Joseph for the infraction that calls for a penalty
kick.

     The Revs came up strong defensively in the game's waning moments.
Joseph snuffed out a Vaca pass to substitute John Wolyniec in the 75th
minute. Vaca then hit a pass from about 10 yards out off to the right
side that Brown solved.

     Gaven, in the 87th minute, took a pass from Vaca that Brown saw at
the last minute. The keeper was able to get his 6-foot-5 frame to the
ground in a hurry and make a great right-hand save.



From Boston Globe:
REVOLUTION 1, METROSTARS 1

Healthy performance

Ailing Revolution make their point

By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff  |  April 26, 2004

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Revolution were not competing from a
position of strength yesterday, but they continued to deprive the
MetroStars of points.

The Revolution performed without three starters in playing to a 1-1
tie, increasing their unbeaten streak against the MetroStars to six
regular-season games. The Revolution (0-2-1), who play host to Los
Angeles Saturday, have earned 14 of a possible 18 points in games
against the MetroStars since Sept. 21, 2002.

Along with Brian Kamler, Shalrie Joseph spearheaded the central defense
in his first game since breaking his nose in an April 9 scrimmage,
discarding a protective mask in the early minutes. The other Revolution
walking wounded -- midfielder Jose Cancela (left calf) and central
defenders Daouda Kante (knee strain) and Rusty Pierce (left calf) --
are expected to recover for Saturday's game at Gillette Stadium, but
Joe-Max Moore (right knee) could be out after falling in the final
minutes yesterday.

Though Revolution strikers Pat Noonan and Taylor Twellman had few
scoring opportunities, the team accomplished its goal of regaining its
defensive composure. The Revolution surrendered six goals in their
first two games, and have been struggling to compensate for the loss of
Carlos Llamosa (left anterior cruciate ligament).

Clint Dempsey scored the Revolution goal in the 12th minute of his
first MLS start. But the Revolution then seemed to repeat the errors of
the past two games, allowing Amado Guevara to tie the score two minutes
later.

"We had as many chances as they did," Revolution coach Steve Nicol
said. "We didn't play above ourselves. That was a good, strong team we
put on the field, and every one of them is a good player. Every player
we have thinks they should be playing every game.

"We gave the ball away more than we would like to. But we were tight
and solid, they never caught us up [field], and we limited them to a
lot of long-range shots. The defense was strong and it was a team
thing, from the forwards all the way to the back. We worked on that all
week and everyone did what they were supposed to do."

Joseph was especially effective in breaking up potential scoring
chances, and Adin Brown made some key saves, especially late in the
contest, after the MetroStars added fresh forwards Cornell Glen and
John Wolyniec. Brown blocked a volley from the edge of the goal area by
Joselito Vaca in the 80th minute and dove to his right to stop a low
roller from Eddie Gaven in the 87th.

Dempsey provided the first goal by half-volleying a shot after Jay
Heaps headed a Moore corner kick. But the Revolution failed to retain
possession and an unforced error allowed the MetroStars to attack on
the right wing. Gaven crossed for Fabian Taylor, who flubbed his shot,
but the ball slid to Guevara, who placed his shot into the right side
of the net in the 14th minute.

Joseph, who discarded a protective mask after about 20 minutes, cleared
a pass from Vaca to Wolyniec in the goal area in the 75th minute and
blocked a point-blank Craig Ziadie shot three minutes later. Joseph
also received a break when referee Kevin Stott failed to spot a
handball in the penalty area after a Sergio Galvan Rey cross in the
first half, just after Joseph had been cautioned for a hard foul.

"This was a good result and we can build on it," Brown said. "This is
the first time we have had this lineup and we have only worked on it
for a week. We broke down a couple of times but we made up for it. We
made sure we had cover, we always had an extra man in the back. That
kind of result shows the heart of this team. We had to switch things
around quick and get it right."