By Zachary Baru
The result may not have been what the New England Revolution were looking for, but fans flocked to Foxborough Saturday night as the Revs tied the Houston Dynamo 1-1 before a season-high crowd of 21,297.
Large crowds are not uncommon for Revs late in the season, as many of their promotions and ticket plans fill seats in these final home games. This on top of the Revolution's push for the last playoff berth helped bring a large crowd and a playoff-like atmosphere to Gillette Stadium.
As the top rows of the lower bowl are typically tarped off for Revolution home games, on Saturday much of the lower bowl was sold. It was an opportunity for the Revs to have an "official" sellout, but it is hard to be disappointed with a crowd of 20,000-plus, especially with many Major League Soccer stadiums only holding 18,000-20,000 fans.
The Revs finished the 2012 season with an average of 14,001 fans per home game, which was up 5.9 percent from 2011.
The Revolution have one more home game remaining, October 19 against Columbus. A decent amount of tickets have been sold, in what should be another large crowd for the Revolution.
Source: Sports Business Journal
Zach Baru can be followed on Twitter @zbaru and reached at zachbaru@gmail.com.
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