June 14, 2016 USL Toronto FC II--Toronto FC II vs FC Montreal preview (torontofc.ca)

Match Preview: TFC II vs. FC Montreal
June 14, 2016
4:12 PM EDT
Colin Crawford

Who: TFC II (3-7-3, 12 pts) vs. FC Montreal (1-10-0, 3pts)
When: Wednesday, June 15th at 11:30am
Where: Ontario Soccer Centre, Vaughan, ON
Livestream: tfc2.ca

Toronto FC II will not be resting on their laurels after their win on Saturday evening
as they play host to FC Montreal in a school day kickoff.

The Young Reds got back into the winning habit in spectacular fashion on Saturday night
with two late goals, Luca Uccello's first on the season and a sensational finish from
Malik Johnson, guaranteeing a 2-1 win over Rochester Rhinos and three more points.

Uccello was jubilant following the win and his goal in front of his hometown fans,
but remained focused when discussing the game;

“We gave a goal away and that's something we're going to look at on the video” the Woodbridge
native said, “we're going to improve for next time so we can get a 2-0 result instead
of a 2-1.”

The team will be hopeful of continuing their run against FC Montreal, a team they
vanquished earlier in the season in dramatic fashion when Raheem Edwards scored the
winning goal late in regulation time. Edwards will likely play a role on Wednesday,
but Malik Johnson is the man in form at present and his blistering shot on Saturday
was the sign of a player who is full of confidence.

FC Montreal suffered another loss on the weekend, their 10th of the season. They currently
hold up the table and have rarely bothered the scoreboard operators, netting only
six goals this season.

The travails of Alessandro Riggi no doubt play a large part of this. While he only has
one goal in eight games this year, the TFC II backline can't afford complacency
as he scored nine last year, so could be ready to spark into life at any time.

Players to Watch:

Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla: In 2014 the youngster was named Canadian U-17 player of the year,
despite his only being 15 at the time. He leads the team in scoring this year with two
goals thus far, and his talent and technical trickery has earned him a place with the
Canadian U-20 set-up when they beat England 2-1 earlier in the year.

Marco Dominguez: Marco Leonel Dominguez-Ramirez is the beating heart of the FC Montreal
team. He shields the back four, reads the game well, and passes the ball efficiently
and smartly. It says a lot that he lists Xabi Alonso and Samuel Piette as his favourite
players. This past winter he spent time training with Bologna, and the sturdy midfielder
saw more of the world when, in 2013, he represented Canada at the CONCACAF U17
Men's Championships in Panama, and again at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

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