Tomás Chancalay honored with starting spot in MLS Team of the Matchday 30

Tomás Chancalay honored with starting spot in MLS Team of the Matchday 30

FOXBOROUGH, MA– New England Revolution forward Tomás Chancalay has made the MLS Team of the Matchday 30 following Saturday night’s 2-2 draw with Austin FC.

This is Chancalay’s first career appearance in MLS Team of the Week.

MLS Team of the Matchday 30. Image Courtesy of Major League Soccer.

Tomás Chancalay obtained a position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 30 for his spectacular performance on Saturday night. Chancalay, who played 86 minutes finished the match with an 8.7 rating according to Fotmob and was named Man of the Match. Offensively, Tomás had 2 goals on 5 shot attempts (100% accuracy). Chancalay had 39 touches and 3 passes into the final third. The forward went 15/22 (68%) on accurate passes throughout the match with 5/7 accuracy on long balls (71%) and 0/1 (0%) on accurate crosses. He went 2/4 (50%) on successful dribbles and was dispossessed 1 time during the match. Chancalay defensively was 1/1 (100%) on tackles won with 4 defensive actions and 3 recoveries. He was dribbled past 3 times. He went 3/12 (25%) on ground duels and went 2/4 (50%) on aerial duels won. He was fouled 0 times and committed 3 fouls during the match. He also received 1 yellow card throughout the match.

Foxboro, Massachusetts: New England Revolution midfielder Tomas Chancalay (5) and New England Revolution defender Omar Gonzalez (3) celebrate a score in an MLS game between the New England Revolution and Austin FC at Gillette Stadium on September 2, 2023. (c) Burt Granofsky

The New England Revolution (13-8-5, 47 pts.) head out to Saint Paul, Minnesota to face MLS Western Conference side Minnesota United (9-9-8, 36 pts.) in an MLS Match on Saturday, September 9th. The match kicks off in Allianz Field at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.

(Editor’s Note: For more of Burt Granofsky’s photos, click on the link)

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