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Jerry Bengtson got the Revs off to the start they needed, putting away the winner off a good sequence to defeat the Chicago Fire 1-0 in Chicago. It was the Revs' first win there since 2007.

The New England Revolution didn't play a great or entertaining match, but they nonetheless pulled off a gritty 1-0 victory over the Montreal Impact in Canada on Saturday. A.J. Soares scored the match's only goal in the 88th minute.

The New England Revolution are in Canada to take on the Montreal Impact in the 2012 season finale. Join us for our usual live blog, done jointly with the guys from New England Soccer Today.

It'll all be over soon: the Revolution are closing out their 2012 season against the Montreal Impact this afternoon at Stade Saputo. Get the injury report and game notes for the clash here.

After a bright start, Jay Heaps is now just 7-17-8 in his MLS head coaching career. With the Revolution out of the playoffs and the team showing only nominal improvement over 2011, the question has to be asked: does Heaps come back next year?

The Revolution will welcome the Fire to Gillette Stadium on Saturday night for a rivalry match between two clubs at the opposite ends of the table. The match will be the Revs' last home fixture of the 2012 season, with considerable pride on the line.

Benny Feilhaber's sending-off against Philly will have further repercussions for him as MLS just announced that they have fined him an additional undisclosed amount for the incident.