The New England Revolution, the first MLS team to formally begin training, won its first exhibition game of the season when it beat the Raleigh Flyers of the A-League 1-0 before about 3,000 fans in Raleigh, N.C., Jan. 11.
Darren Sawatzky had the game’s only goal on an assist from Imad Baba to give new coach Thomas Rongen the win in his debut with the Revs.