A pair of goals from Jesus Padilla and additional strikes from Justin Braun and Blair Gavin lifted visiting Chivas USA to a 4-0 win over Khano Smith and the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium.
For the second time in just four days, New England was forced to play much of the match shorthanded following the 29th-minute ejection of playmaking midfielder Marko Perovic. The red card compounded an already difficult situation for the Revolution, which was also without the suspended Kheli Dube and Joseph Niouky.
After using identical starting lineups for the first two games of the home-stand, head coach Steve Nicol was forced to ring in the changes to his starting 11. As a result, Nicol switched from a 4-4-2 setup to a 4-5-1 formation, with Chris Tierney returning to the lineup to join Pat Phelan in central midfield, while Perovic played just ahead of them. Smith earned his first start of the season, filling in for Perovic on the left wing, while rookie Zack Schilawski was deployed as a lone striker.
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