New England Revolution 2, Orlando City SC 0 | 2018 MLS Match Recap

In a battle of two teams starved for wins of late, the New England Revolution tasted victory with a 2-0 result over Orlando City SC at Gillette Stadium on Saturday.

The win was New England's first since September 5, but they have won just twice in their last 15 games. Meanwhile, the misery continues for Orlando, as their winless run stretches to 12 games, and they now have won once in 22 matches. New England had been battling for a late rally at an Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs spot, but their hopes were dashed before kickoff as D.C. United's win earlier in the day eliminated them from postseason contention.

New England thought they opened the scoring after a spirited 20 minutes, but Teal Bunbury's deflected strike bounced off the post and trickled in front of the goal mouth before heading away from goal.

The first goal came a few minutes into the second half, as Cristian Penilla stroked a shot from just outside the box, through traffic, that beat Orlando goalkeeper Adam Grinwis. Four minutes later, they doubled the lead through Diego Fagundez, as he poked home a waist-high cross.