June 2, 2017 USL Toronto FC II--Saint Louis FC vs Toronto FC II game recap (from saintlouisfc.com)
STLFC Earns Victory and Clean Sheet Over Toronto FC II
Posted: Jun 02, 2017
St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis FC won 2-0 over Toronto FC II in front of 4,477 people
at Toyota Stadium on Saturday in Week 11 of the USL season.
Saint Louis FC opened the scoring in the 23rd minute with AJ Cochran heading the home
side into an early lead. They would double their advantage shortly after halftime
with Volesky lifting the ball over the keeper in the 49th minute to seal the three points.
The first half started with an early Toronto FC II chance in the 11th minute
as Aikim Andrews was left clear in the box but headed his shot straight at Devala Gorrick
who made the save. Saint Louis FC then continued their streak of scoring early at home
in the 23rd minute when Emir Alihodzic floated his corner kick to AJ Cochran
at the back post who headed home his first goal of the USL season to take the lead.
STLFC almost doubled their lead shortly afterwards in the 26th minute
as Sebastian Dalgaard was found behind the defense, but his first time shot went
just wide. The last chance of the first half fell to the home side in the 33rd minute
as former STLFC goalkeeper Mark Pais came out of his box to smother a through ball
intended for the onrushing Christian Volesky.
The second half started with Saint Louis FC looking to double the advantage and they
quickly did in the 49th minute. Jose Angulo played through Volesky and he deftly
chipped Pais for his fourth goal of the season. In the 53rd minute, Toronto almost
found a way back into the game with a shot that was cleared off the line by STLFC
defender Aedan Stanley. The game would finish 2-0 and earned Saint Louis FC their
first clean sheet at home since July 2016.
Saint Louis FC will play Bethlehem Steel FC on Sunday, June 11th with an afternoon
kickoff at 4:00 pm CT at Toyota Stadium before taking on Chicago Fire
in the Fourth Round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 14th at 7:00 pm CT.
FULL MATCH STATS
Saint Louis FC
1 Gorrick GK
22 Charpie DF
3 Stanley DF
30 Cabalceta DF
4 Cochran 23' DF
24 Walls MF
8 Stojkov (C) 70' MF
28 Alihidivoc MF
7 Dalgaard 77' MF
19 Angulo 64' FW 64' Yellow card
9 Volesky 49' FW
Substitutes
99 Grinwis Sub
23 Howe Sub
6 Ledbetter Sub
13 Sheldon Sub
26 Ahmetovic 77' Sub
12 David 64' Sub
17 Guzman 70' Sub
Manager - Radosavljevic MAN
Toronto FC II
40 Pais GK
49 Boskovic DF
63 Fraser DF
46 McCrary DF
27 Alseth MF
54 Telfer MF
36 James (C) MF
88 Pereira 76' MF
64 Hundal 69' FW
20 Camargo 76' FW
43 Andrews FW
Substitutes
80 Cavalluzzo Sub
32 Aubrey Sub
48 Campbell Sub
55 Daniels 76' Sub
56 Johnson 69' Sub
50 Srbely Sub
45 Uccello 76' Sub
Manager - Bent MAN
Saint Louis 2 - 0 Toronto II
Saint Louis 4-4-2
Toronto II 3-4-2-1
United Soccer League June 2, 2017 8:30 PM
Saint Louis Toronto FC II
Possession 49.6 % 50.4 %
Duels success rate 48.0 % 52.0 %
Aerial duels won 60.0 % 40.0 %
Interceptions 19 17
Offsides 3 0
Corners 5 10
Passes 438 423
Long passes 63 56
Passing accuracy 82.6 % 78.7 %
Pas acc opps' half 72.2 % 66.7 %
Crosses 11 31
Crossing accuracy 54.5 % 9.7 %
Goals 2 0
Shots 7 12
Shots on target 3 5
Blocked shots 1 4
Shots outside the box 3 8
Shots inside the box 4 4
Shooting accuracy 42.9 % 41.7 %
Tackles 26 23
Tackles accuracy 73.1 % 69.6 %
Clearances 31 8
Fouls conceded 12 10
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 0 0
UPCOMING GAMES
Saint Louis FC vs. Bethlehem Steel FC – June 11th, 4:00 pm CT at Toyota Stadium.
Toronto FC II vs. Orlando City B – June 10th, 6:30 pm CT at Ontario Soccer Centre
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