Carles Gil and Omar Gonzalez honored with spots on Team of the Matchday 31

FOXBOROUGH, MA– New England Revolution midfielder Carlos Gil and defender Omar Gonzalez have made the MLS Team of the Matchday 31 following Saturday night’s 1-1 draw with Minnesota United.

This is Omar Gonzalez first appearance in MLS Team of the Week this season.

This is Carlos Gil’s seventh appearance in MLS Team of the Week this season. He has previously featured in Matchday 6, Matchday 7, Player of the Matchday 16, Matchday 18, Matchday 25, and Matchday 26.

Carles Gil obtained a position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 26 for his marvelous performance on Saturday night. Gil, who played all 90 minutes finished the match with an 8.3 rating according to Fotmob. Offensively, Carles had 1 goals on 2 shot attempts (50% accuracy). Gil had 63 touches and 9 passes into the final third. The midfielder went 40/49 (82%) on accurate passes throughout the match with 3/6 accuracy on long balls (50%) and 1/3 (33%) on accurate crosses. He went 0/1 (0%) on successful dribbles and was dispossessed 0 time during the match with 3 chances created. He also took 1 corner during the match. Gil defensively was 1/2 (50%) on tackles won with 9 recoveries. He went 4/5 (80%) on ground duels and went 0/0 (0%) on aerial duels won. He was fouled 2 times and committed 0 fouls during the match.

Foxboro, Massachusetts: New England Revolution midfielder Carles Gil (10) in a MLS game between the New England Revolution and Atlanta United FC at Gillette Stadium on July 12, 2023. (c) Burt Granofsky

Omar Gonzalez obtained a position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 26 for his defensive performance on Saturday night. Gonzalez, who played all 90 minutes finished the match with an 7.1 rating according to Fotmob. Offensively, Gonzalez had 0 shot attempts during the match. Gonzalez had 43 touches and 1 pass into the final third. The defender went 25/28 (89%) on accurate passes throughout the match with 1/2 accuracy on long balls (50%). Gonzalez defensively was 0/0 (0%) on tackles won with 1 clearance off the line, 4 blocks,  9 clearances (5 of them headed clearances) with 3 recoveries. He went 0/2 (0%) on ground duels and went 0/1 (0%) on aerial duels won. He was fouled 0 times and committed 1 foul during the match.

Foxboro, Massachusetts: New England Revolution defender Omar Gonzalez (3) heads back towards his keeper in a MLS game between the New England Revolution and Austin FC at Gillette Stadium on September 2, 2023. (c) Burt Granofsky

The New England Revolution (13-9-5, 48 pts.) head out to Commerce City, Colorado to face MLS Western Conference side Colorado Rapids (3-10-13, 19 pts.) in an MLS Match on Saturday, September 16th. The match kicks off in DSG Park at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.

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