June 20, 2016 USL Toronto FC II--Louisville City FC vs Toronto FC II (from uslsoccer.com)
USL Preview: Louisville City FC vs. Toronto FC II 06/20/2016, 9:17am EDT By USLSoccer.com Staff Louisville looks to build lead in East as Toronto visits Slugger Field LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisville City FC will try to extend its lead at the top of the USL’s Eastern Conference on Tuesday night when it plays host to a Toronto FC II team that is aiming to get back into the playoff hunt at Slugger Field. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. Matchcenter: http://www.uslsoccer.com/game/show/13218158 Louisville City FC news and notes •Current record: 9-1-4, 31 points •Louisville remained on top of the Eastern Conference on Saturday night as it took a 1-0 win against the Rochester Rhinos in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference Championship Game. •Andy Lubahn scored the only goal of the game for his third of the season, as Louisville took victory against Rochester for the first time in its short history. •Louisville is currently on a 12-game undefeated streak, which is the longest in the USL this season. •Tuesday night’s kickoff has been moved up by 30 minutes to avoid a conflict with the kickoff of the United States Men’s National Team’s Copa America semifinal against Argentina. Toronto FC II news and notes •Current record: 3-8-4, 13 points •Toronto took an early lead against FC Cincinnati in its, but fell 2-1 after the hosts scored twice in the second half in front of 19,112 fans at Nippert Stadium. •Raheem Edwards scored the lone goal for Toronto, and in the process set a new single-season record for TFC II with his fifth goal of the season. •Toronto has gone 1-5-2 so far on the road this season, with its lone victory coming against Montreal on April 9. •TFC II has outscored opponents 8-7 in the first half this season, but has been outscored 18-9 in the second half. 2016 Team leaders •Goals: Louisville – Chandler Hoffman, 10; Toronto – Raheem Edwards, 5 •Assists: Louisville – Kyle Smith, Niall McCabe, 4; Toronto – Five players tied with 1 Series notes •Louisville has won the three previous meetings between the teams, including a 2-0 win at the Ontario Soccer Center on May 4. Officials •REF: Rosendo Mendoza •AR1: Cory Richardson •AR2: Maggie Short •4TH: James Dumstorf Game hashtag: •#LOUvTOR Twitter social handles •Louisville City FC – @LouCityFC •Toronto FC II – @TorontoFCII
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