For the first time in the United States, a regulation amputee soccer match was played in a professional sports stadium. Nico’s New England Revolution amputee soccer team faced the New York Metros at Gillette Stadium. Off the field, Nico has worked tirelessly to elevate the popularity of his sport and worked with the Revolution management to make this event happen. On the field, he delivered two goals and an assist to help secure a 4-2 victory for his team.
The full match video with commentary can be viewed at the link below.
Photos I took can be found at following link.
Before the match, Nico met with Austin who he met through his work with the Bionic Project. Austin is this evening’s honorary captain for the Revolution and will be on the field to flip the coin at the start of the match. I predict that Austin will become a future amputee soccer star and I told him that Nico was about the same age when he started playing.
Nico and US National teammates Jovan and Kavi give a great perspective on the US amputee soccer program in the pre-game interview shown below.