Sene lifts Revolution past Timbers 1-0
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Saer Sene scored his first MLS goal on
his first shot in the first minute of play, and the New England
Revolution beat the Portland Timbers 1-0 on Saturday.
Sene, a native of France playing in just his second match for
New England, converted a header 28 seconds into the game for the
eighth-fastest goal in MLS history. Chris Tierney set it up with
a cross from the left side.
It was the first goal of the season for the Revolution (1-2),
who were shut out in each of their first two games. It also
snapped an eight-match winless streak dating to last season.
Portland (1-1-1) had three good scoring chances during the first
half, but Diego Chara's shot in the 13th minute went wide left
and headers from Kris Boyd in the 25th and 31st minutes also
sailed wide left of New England goalkeeper Matt Reis.
Reis, in his 15th MLS season, earned his 65th shutout and became
just the sixth MLS goalie with 1,000 career saves.
New England has won six straight home openers.
Also Saturday, Canada beat Brazil 2-1 in a women's soccer
friendly before the Timbers-Revolution match. Christine Sinclair
scored in the 12th and 78th minutes for Canada, while Gabriella
Demoiser converted a penalty kick in the 88th minute for Brazil.