May 22, 2008 MLS Toronto FC Reserves vs DC United Reserves (from Toronto FC Media Relations)
05/22/2008 1:11PM
TFC reserves defeat United reserves
Toronto FC reserves win third straight 2-1 vs. D.C. United
Toronto FC Media Relations
Toronto FC reserves have now won three games in a row after beating D.C. United reserves 2-1 at BMO Field, Thursday morning. Andrea Lombardo scored for the Reds in the first half and Gabe Gala doubled the lead after the break before United pulled a goal back. TFC reserves improve to 3-1-0 in the MLS Reserve Division.
Lombardo thought it was a good performance from the team. "It's always good to score," he said. "But more importantly it's always good to get the win. That's three wins in a row and that's the most important thing, not who scores. You always want to compete, whether it's with the first team or the reserve team. For the reserve league, there's a trophy to be won at the end of the season and we are taking it seriously and we want to win the league."
Lombardo believes the depth of the squad will give the reserve side a better chance to succeed this season. "We had a lot of injuries in the squad last year so there were a lot of guys coming in just for the reserve games. Now we have a core group of players. For the past five or six games for the first team, the same guys have been playing. That means the same guys are on the bench and also playing for the reserves. We're starting to build a chemistry in the reserve team and that's something we couldn't do last season. Everyone wants to play, but the games are really beneficial for fitness as well"
TFC reserves return to action on Sunday at D.C. United. Kick off 10:00 a.m.
Game Summary Toronto FC Reserves (3-1-0) - Brian Edwards, Todd Dunivant (Kilian Elkinson 46), Olivier Tebily, Julius James, Nana Attakora-Gyan, Tyler Rosenlund, Kevin Harmse, Gabe Gala, Pat Phelan, Andrea Lombardo, Jeff Cunningham (Joey Melo 60) Subs Not Used: David Monsalve D.C. United (1-2-0) - Jose Carvallo, Marc Burch (Trevor McEachron 46), Pat Carroll, Domenic Mediate (Grady Renfrow 46), Dane Murphy, Jeremy Barlow, Ryan Cordeiro, Quavas Kirk, Dan Stratford (Mike Zaher 27), Francis Doe (Damien Pottinger 60), Franco Niell Subs Not Used: James Thorpe Scoring Summary TFC - Andrea Lombardo (Jeff Cunningham) 37' TFC - Gabe Gala 47' D.C. - Quavas Kirk (Ryan Cordeiro) 76' Misconduct Summary TFC - Olivier Tebily 13' (Yellow card) D.C. - Dane Murphy 24' (Yellow card) TFC - Gabe Gala 25' (Yellow card) D.C. - Franco Niell 60' (Yellow card) TFC - Kevin Harmse 87' (Yellow card)
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