Revs’ Fagundez, Tierney Could Break Open Cup Games Played Record Wednesday at PC
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Two New England Revolution players could make history by playing in Wednesday's Open Cup match against Rochester at Providence College.
If midfielder Diego Fagundez and/or defender Chris Tierney play in the game, they would pass Jay Heaps, New England's current head coach, and Andy Dorman for the most Open Cup games played.
Fagundez, Tierney, Heaps and Dorman have all made 12 U.S. Open Cup appearances.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTTierney has made seven starts, while Fagundez has made nine starts.
"Obviously, everyone wants to play in that game, but also the game on the weekend. I think guys realize that there are a lot of spots in the lineup for that Wednesday Open Cup game in Providence so training is very competitive," Tierney told the media last week during his press conference.
The match will take place on Wednesday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. at PC’s Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium. GoLocalProv is teaming up with the Revolution for complete coverage including live from the game.
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Chris Tierney
Tierney is the longest-tenured player on the Revolution, now in his tenth season after being drafted in the second round of the 2008 MLS Supplemental draft.
He ranks in the top five in team history in assists, games played, games started, and minutes played.
This season, he is currently tied for fourth on the team with three assists, and fifth on the team with one goal.
Diego Fagundez
Fagundez is the only Revolution player to appear in all 34 games during the 2016 season. In those games, he scored six goals and recorded six assists.
He is the first MLS homegrown field player to go over 10,000 regular season minutes played. He is also the second longest tenured player on the team behind Tierney.
So far this season, Fagundez has netted four goals to go along with four assists, ranking him second and third on the team in those respective categories.
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