July 16, 2015 Toronto FC II--preview of Toronto FC II vs Saint Louis FC (from torontofc.ca)
Match Preview: Toronto FC II vs. Saint Louis FC TFC II look to get the offence going against St. Louis July 16, 2015 Anthony Campos torontofc.ca Toronto FC II continue their eight-game home stand at the Ontario Soccer Centre this Saturday as they take on Saint Louis FC at 8PM. The team is hoping to pick up some points after a second consecutive loss at home this past weekend, a 2-0 defeat against Eastern Conference leaders Rochester Rhinos. TFC II has been struggling offensively as of late, managing to score only one goal over their last six matches. Your Reds currently sit 10th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 3-7-3 over 13 matches. The Opposition Saint Louis FC continues their Canadian road trip against Your Reds following their 5-2 loss against FC Montreal on Wednesday. This will be the second time this season the two teams clash. Goals from Edwin Rivas and Massimo Mirabelli gave TFC II the victory at World Wide Technology Soccer Park back on May 14th. St. Louis has been quite successful away from home, picking up 12 of their 18 points this season on the road. The team has a respectable 3-2-3 record in away matches. Players to Watch While Head Coach Jason Bent has primarily focused on the team’s own game plan going into Saturday’s match, he did mention a few Saint Louis players that could pose problems for Your Reds. “Fink, at the back, who is pretty good at set pieces,” he mentioned to media following training on Wednesday. “[Jamiel] Hardware is very explosive in the transition game. So they look to break quickly with him and [Jermie] Lynch.” “Brian Gulls is another player who played striker the last time we played them but has been playing in the midfield so we have to be wary of him linking the play,” he continued. “As well as Brandon Barklage, former DC United player, in midfield who is pretty experienced and is a good player,” he added. Player Availability for Saturday Wesley Charpie is out with an ankle injury and will not be available for selection on Saturday. Quillan Roberts returned to the team on Wednesday after Canada was eliminated from the Gold Cup this past week. Roberts did not make an appearance during the tournament. Chris Mannella, Mo Babouli, Raheem Edwards, Manny Aparicio, and Adam Bouchard are still with the Canadian Men’s U23 squad competing in the 2015 Pan Am Games and will not be available for Saturday’s match. Friendly Against AS Roma Primavera Announced Toronto FC II announced Monday that the club will host a friendly match against Campionato Nazionale Primavera club AS Roma Primavera on Tuesday, July 28 at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan. The entire club is looking forward to the challenge of facing AS Roma’s youth squad, including TFC II forward Stefan Vukovic. “They have loads of experience there playing against big teams across Europe so it’s going to be a good challenge and we’re all looking forward to it,” he said to media following training on Wednesday. TFC II takes on the Saint Louis FC this Saturday, July 18th at the Ontario Soccer Centre at 8:00PM ET. Follow along on Twitter @TorontoFCII using the hashtag #TFCLive and watch the action via livestream at torontofc.ca/live
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