Union defeat New England, 3-1
Sebastien Le Toux scored two goals to lead the Union to a 3-1 victory over the New England Revolution in Foxborough, Mass., on Saturday, giving interim manager Jim Curtin a win in his Major League Soccer head coaching debut.
Sebastien Le Toux scored two goals to lead the Union to a 3-1 victory over the New England Revolution in Foxborough, Mass., on Saturday, giving interim manager Jim Curtin a win in his Major League Soccer head coaching debut.
The Union (4-7-6) have scored three goals in four of its last five matches.
The Union scored late in the first half. New England defender Jose Goncalves headed the ball back toward goalkeeper Brad Knighton, but it was intercepted and poked into the back of the net by Le Toux in the 42d minute for a 1-0 lead.
Danny Cruz extended the Union lead to 2-0 in the 69th minute with a long-range strike.
New England (7-6-2) got on the board in the 73d minute on Saer Sene's goal, just three minutes after he entered.
Le Toux capped the scoring by scooting a well-placed roller to the far post in the 78th minute.