April 28, 2017 USL Toronto FC II--Louisville City FC vs Toronto FC II Match Preview (from uslsoccer.com)
USL Match Preview – #LOUvTOR By USLSoccer.com Staff, 04/28/17, 9:05AM EDT Louisville looks to remain undefeated as Toronto visits LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisville City FC sits as the lone undefeated side in the Eastern Conference when it welcomes a Toronto FC II side that has held opponents scoreless in each of its past two contests to Slugger Field on Saturday night. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Matchcenter: http://bit.ly/2pbVJ0q | Tickets: http://bit.ly/2oaoiI1 | Broadcast: WBNA (LOU) Louisville City FC news and notes •Current record: 3-0-2, 11pts •Louisville extended its undefeated streak with a 1-1 draw in the first River Cities Cup game of the season against FC Cincinnati at Nippert Stadium last Saturday night. •Brian Ownby scored his first goal for Louisville to give the side the lead, and claimed the USL Fans’ Choice Goal of the Week for his well-struck finish from 25 yards. •Louisville’s undefeated streak in regular-season action has now reached 10 consecutive games dating back to the end of the 2016 USL regular season. •City sits third in the USL with 76 shots this season, trailing only Sacramento Republic FC (87) and the Tampa Bay Rowdies (85). Toronto FC II news and notes •Current record: 1-2-2, 5pts •Toronto earned a second consecutive point last Saturday when they played to a 0-0 draw against Ottawa Fury FC. •Angelo Cavalluzzo recorded four saves against Ottawa to earn his second consecutive shutout, and Toronto’s third overall this season. •Saturday’s contest could see Canada U23 National Team colleagues square off, with Toronto’s Jordan Hamilton and Louisville’s Mark-Anthony Kaye both part of the squad that claimed the Aspire U-23 Tournament in Qatar in March. •TFC defender Brandon Aubrey has recorded a team-high 25 clearances, 11 interceptions and has won 19-of-31 duels this season. Series Notes •Louisville has claimed victory in all four prior meetings between the clubs. Squads •Louisville – GK: Greg Ranjitsingh, Tim Dobrowolski, Micah Bledsoe; D: Sean Totsch, Paco Craig, Oscar Jimenez, Tarek Morad, Sean Reynolds, Kyle Smith; M: Guy Abend, Paolo DelPiccolo, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Niall McCabe, Brian Ownby, Devon Williams, George Davis IV, Sean Russell, Richard Ballard; F: Ilija Ilic, Luke Spencer, Cameron Lancaster •Toronto – GK: Angelo Cavalluzzo, Brogan Engbers; D: Jelani Peters, Brandon Onkony, Brandon Aubrey, Oyvind Alseth, Jason Hernandez, Mitchell Taintor, Anthony Osorio, Jordan McCrary; M: Marky Delgado, Malik Johnson, Sergio Camargo, Aidan Daniels, Luca Uccello, Brian James, Liam Fraser, Tsubah Endoh, Jay Chapman; F: Ryan Telfer, Ben Spencer, Shaan Hundal, Raheem Edwards, Ricardo John, Aikim Andrews, Jordan Hamilton Discipline •Louisville – None •Toronto – None Officials •REF: ISMIR PEKMIC •AR1: Cory Richardson •AR2: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein •4TH: Johann Pedolzky Game hashtag: •#LOUvTOR Twitter social handles •Louisville City FC – @LouCityFC •Toronto FC II – @TorontoFCII
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