HOOKSETT – New England Revolution II (3-5-2; 13 pts.) battled New York City FC II (3-3-3; 13 pts.) to a 3-3 draw on Sunday afternoon at Ouellette Stadium on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University, securing the additional point with a 4-3 shootout victory.

Forward Liam Butts and Academy midfielder/defender Eric Klein each tallied their first professional goals to equalize the match in the second half, while goalkeeper Max Weinstein made two saves in the penalty kick shootout.

New York City found the scoresheet first with a goal from Christopher Tiao in the sixth minute. New England battled back with Marcos Dias tallying his fifth goal of the season in the 23rd minute. Maciel sailed the ball from just past midfield into the middle of the box where Dias was waiting to send a right-footed shot past the far post to equalize the contest. New York City retook the lead with a penalty kick tally in the 34th minute and extended its lead in the 52nd minute with a goal from Taylor Calheira.

Butts, a newcomer to New England’s roster in 2024, entered the match in the 70th minute to mark his professional debut and quickly made his presence known, tallying his first professional goal just 10 minutes later, tapping home a cross from Gevork Diarbian to bring his team within one.

“Yeah, I think we have a pretty deep team,” he said. “I think at any given moment, anybody that comes on the field is more than capable of making a difference. Today, it just happened to be me and [Eric] Klein, but it can be anybody. So, we just had to keep that belief and keep on working, and hopefully string some more wins along.”

Revolution II found the equalizer in the 87th minute, with Klein heading in a corner kick from Patrick Leal to mark his first professional goal in his ninth career appearance with New England’s second team.

Battling to a 3-3 draw through 90 minutes, the match headed to a shootout where Weinstein made two stops on New York’s Piero Elias and Klevis Haxhari while Dias, Diarbian, Alex Monis, and Klein all tallied for New England to secure the additional point in the match.

Revolution II continue the MLS NEXT Pro season next weekend, hitting the road on Saturday, June 1 to take on Chattanooga FC for the first time in 2024. The 7 p.m. ET match kicks off from Finley Stadium and streams live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV with Matt Pederson on the call.

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