The New England Revolution beat the New York Red Bulls 3-2 on Wednesday night, and the result tightened the top of the Eastern Conference while leaving the Red Bulls with less room for error in the wild-card race. Dániel Gazdag settled it in the 83rd minute after New York had fought back from two goals down.
Dor Turgeman gave New England the start it wanted, scoring in the ninth minute and again in the 46th to put the Revolution ahead 2-0. But the Red Bulls answered through Cade Cowell in the 54th minute and Julian Hall in the 64th, turning a one-sided night into a game that felt briefly ready to tilt their way before Gazdag restored the lead for good.
The win pushed New England to 18-10-4 and 58 points, keeping it second in the Eastern Conference and two points ahead of Miami. The Red Bulls fell to 11-15-6 with 39 points after entering the night with a one-point lead over Columbus for the Eastern Conference's final wild-card spot, so the loss mattered as much for the table as it did for the scoreline.
Carles Gil had an assist and became the eighth player in MLS history with at least 100 career assists in the regular season, the first to reach that mark since Brad Davis in 2013. That milestone sat behind the result, but it underscored how much control New England had for long stretches even as New York kept clawing back into the match.
The part that will linger for the Red Bulls is not that they conceded early. It is that they erased a 2-0 deficit and still left empty-handed. New England's home record against them now stands at 29-7-8, and the Revolution lead the series 38-34-17, which reflects how often this matchup has ended with New York chasing the game rather than finishing it.
Next comes another test with little margin for either side. The Red Bulls play Sunday at Nashville, while the Revolution host Miami on Sunday, with standings pressure still attached to both clubs and no chance to let this one fade quietly.
