It's been awhile since the New England Revolution had success on the offensive end of the pitch. Going into the match against the Philadelphia Union, the Revs were sitting in last place in the I95 Corridor Cup and second to last place in the Eastern Conference. Twitter was already exploding pregame with negativity (as Twitter is prone to do).
However, there is nothing like a win to reengage fan passion. New England played their most complete game of the season, and Twitter went nuts with...joy? Whether it is Rowe's early miss, the breaking of the goal-less streak, the excitement of three points, or the appearance of Sainey Nyassi on the 18, Twitter was prepared to celebrate like we won the MLS Cup and simultaneously smash us like we "won" the Wooden Spoon.
[&amp;lt;a href="//storify.com/MindOfAbram/philadelphia-at-new-england" mce_href="//storify.com/MindOfAbram/philadelphia-at-new-england" target="_blank"&amp;gt;View the story "Philadelphia at New England" on Storify&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;h1&amp;gt;Philadelphia at New England&amp;lt;/h1&amp;gt; &amp;lt;h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h2&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Storified by &amp;lt;a href="http://storify.com/MindOfAbram" mce_href="http://storify.com/MindOfAbram"&amp;gt;Abram Chamberlain&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;amp;middot; Sun, Apr 28 2013 14:33:47&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The Pregame Emotions&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;It's a crowd of @bostonmarathon finish line volunteers, medics, and 1st responders at tonight's NE Revolution game #BostonStrong #NERevs SMU&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;There's a good story about the "Endurance" #GetWellKA caption. I'll post it tonight. #nerevsPrairie Rose Clayton&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;I am trying to preserve hope for the #nerevs. Please don't let me down tonight guys.Jereme&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The Early Work from Bobby&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Bobby comes up with a big save and Farrell almost ruins it by taking too many touches #NEREVSSeth&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;I thought a vein was about to pop out of Shuttleworth's neck! #NERevs Communication! Communication! Communication!Eric Converse&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The Rowe Sitter&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;HAH how does Kelyn manage to kick a field goal from THAT CLOSE #NERevsBen Saufley&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;How did Rowe miss that? Empty net. Three yards out and skies it over #nerevsDavid Wilson&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Rowe misses a sitter. Fagundez looking great for the #NERevs yet againJustin Churchill&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The New Revs, Now With Attacking&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Forgotten factor w/ McCarthy is his ability to score on set pieces. Could be a factor against a team that struggles with defending #NEREVSSeth&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Certainly isn't pretty soccer, but I'm not on a ledge yet. Got to do better w chances but hey I'm glad for chances at all #NERevsBen Saufley&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Team looks OK on the attack. I can deal with that. Still need a shot on target. #NERevsMind of Abram&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Oh and Cisse drags his shot wide from 6 yards out. #nerevs knocking on the door but still unable to get that elusive goalDavid Wilson&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;some shots on goal--now let's put one in the back of the net! #nerevsDrew&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;I think the #NERevs have had more chances in the first 15 minutes of this game than they've had in the past 2.Dan Louren&amp;amp;ccedil;o&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;That's what I like to see! Can't score on every set piece, but you've got to get a good chance out of it at least #NERevsBen Saufley&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Diego just made Connor Casey his bitch. #NERevsMind of Abram&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Fagundez being the pest he needs to be! #NERevsChristopher Brown&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;#NEREVS look like a different team. Need to convert these chances.The Midnight Ride&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;#NERevs gotta score to make this improved play meaningful.Renny Swan&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The Testing of <a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/129082/zac-macmath" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/129082/zac-macmath">Zac MacMath</a>&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Lot's of wide play and crosses. Clear that Heaps wants to test MacMath and hope that he mishandles the ball #NEREVSSeth&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Have we had more shots in this single game yet than all shots previously this season? #nerevsJereme&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Don't care that that was off target, test MacMath. #NERevsMind of Abram&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The 30th Minute Tribute&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;As the clock hits 30 mins, the Fort begins chanting <a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/111054/kevin-alston" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/111054/kevin-alston">Kevin Alston's</a> name and holds up "KA 30" signs. Classy. #NERevsJeff Lemieux&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;KEVIN ALSON *CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP* #KA30 #GetWellKA #NERevs #DemRevsAngry Man&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;All the Best to #KevinAlston #NERevsTheLady&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Nice tribute to Kevin Alston in the 30th minute. #NEREVS #GetWellKAThe Midnight Ride&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The Trouble With Finishing by <a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/151198/kelyn-rowe" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/151198/kelyn-rowe">Kelyn Rowe</a>&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Rowe is not a finisher. #NERevsBen Saufley&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Rowe with another good chance after a nice #nerevs move but somehow he headed the ball away from the goal!!David Wilson&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Rowe. No. Do better #nerevsDrew&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The Overall Mixed Views&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;#NERevs now being graded on U8 rules. "They're trying hard. Having fun!"Fake JP Dellacamera&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Something I like is that as a #NERevs fan I constantly feel like the opponent has more players on the field than we do&amp;amp;mdash;opposite's true nowBen Saufley&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The Return of the Union Attack&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;#NERevs being pushed now. Smart of Jose to let it go out.Mind of Abram&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;OK, OK. Bobby is having a very good game so far. #NERevsBen Saufley&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;BOBBY! Where are the haters now? #NERevsChristopher Brown&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;BEAST MODE BOBBY #NERevsCarl Houde&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Shuttleworth is having a fantastic game #NERevsJustin Churchill&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Two huge saves from Shuttleworth late in the first half after #NERevs were on top for opening 40 minutes.Jeff Lemieux&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The Frustrating Building&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Look better attacking, but still the same problem: no one finishing. Sene at half? Release Nyassi? Bring on Imbongo from the Congo? #NERevsMind of Abram&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Can't believe I just suggested bringing on Imbongo to solve our goal scoring problem. My bad. #NERevsMind of Abram&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Just realized... we're still waiting to find out what won the vote for the #nerevs goal celebration song, aren't we? Ugh.Fake Slyde&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Maybe the #nerevs players know what the goal celebration song is, and they're not scoring because they don't like it?Fake Slyde&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Nope RT @MindOfAbram: Hey, didn't we sign a DP who was supposed to score a bucket-load of goals for us? #NERevs King Friday XIII&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The First Goal in Forever&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;FINALLY!!!!! #NEREVSDrew&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;BIEBERGUNDEZ!!!! #NErevsFake Slyde&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Go Diego, Go #NErevsDavid Tavares&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Great goal for Diego. The best offensive player this season so far #NERevsJustin Churchill&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;#NERevs have scored a goal #LongNationalNightmareOverKyle Serino&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;This thing they call a goal? It's new to me. I like it. More please! #NERevsJeff Gallagher&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Finally! 520 minutes later, we have a goal. #GoDiegoGo #NERevsNick Hemming&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;@RevsTV How gratifying is it to see the Revs score the type of goal this squad is designed to do? That was fun to watch. #NERevs #doingworkEric Pierce&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The Defense Is Pretty Good Too&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Jose is a freakin' brick wall! #NoWayJose #NERevsChristopher Brown&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;<a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/185663/jose-goncalves" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/185663/jose-goncalves">Jose Goncalves</a> with a HUGE block in the 70' minute. #NERevs #DOOPRyan Lanigan&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The One More Time&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Again? In the same match? Are you allowed to do that? #NErevsFake Slyde&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Great run into the box by Nguyen. Good one-two with Sane and its 2-0 #nerevs. Yes the Revs have scored 2 goals todayDavid Wilson&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;OMG another goal by the #nerevs? MLS cup here we come!Dan Clarke&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Four way tie for #NERevs golden boot: <a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/150411/lee-nguyen" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/150411/lee-nguyen">Lee Nguyen</a>, <a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/129862/diego-fagundez" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/129862/diego-fagundez">Diego Fagundez</a>, <a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/157925/jerry-bengtson" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/157925/jerry-bengtson">Jerry Bengtson</a>, and Own Goal.Mind of Abram&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Where's the best place to watch a rolling rally from, anyway? I wanna go stake out my spot. #NErevsFake Slyde&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The We Need A Nickname for Bobby&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Big saves by Bobby #nerevs #cleansheet so far. Don't want to jinx itDrew&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;HUGE SAVE BY BOBBY! #NERevsMind of Abram&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The Releasing of Imbongo From The Congo&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Imbongo can do a lot wrong, but what he does right is bring a big bruiser to the game. #NERevsMind of Abram&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;I still love Imbongo. I'm not even sure I could tell you why. I just do. #NERevsBen Saufley&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The Tackle&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;What the hell? Did he just clock <a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/187723/andrew-farrell" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/mls/players/187723/andrew-farrell">Andrew Farrell</a> with not even a whistle??? #NERevsBen Saufley&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;how was that NOT a card #nerevsDrew&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Once again Baldomero Toledo sucks so bad. #NERevsBen Saufley&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;You want rivalry? THAT kind of crap develops a rivalry. #NErevs Philly sucks.Mike Marshall&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;@MLS Baldomero Toledo has to go, no regard for player safety, only referee respect #NERevsGordon Brown&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Are you kidding me? No card for that? EAT DIRT YOU MLS REFS. #NERevs #DemRevs @2Fast2FarrellAngry Man&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Heaps going mental at the referee as Farrell limps off with a knee injury. Hope it is not as serious as it looks #nerevsDavid Wilson&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Farfan had Farrell's in his sights all game... the league should take a look at that #nerevsJT Chang&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Hopefully Farrell walks away healthy from that one, great win none the less #NERevsThe Foxboro Fort&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The Final Word: &amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;Three points at long last, but more importantly a stout defensive and exciting offensive performance. While some complained about the attendance, and some complained about early misses, the fact of the matter was beautifully summed up by the Bent Musket's Commander in Chief. And boy is he right.&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;And that, my friends, was the first legitimately fun #NErevs game I've watched since probably last May.Steven Stoehr&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;