June 9, 2017 USL Toronto FC II--Toronto FC II vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds preview (from uslsoccer.com)
USL Match Preview – #TORvPGH
By USLSoccer.com Staff, 06/09/17, 8:59AM EDT
Second meeting of season sends Riverhounds north of the border
VAUGHAN, Ont. – The Pittsburgh Riverhounds will try to claim their second victory of the season
against Toronto FC II when the two teams meet on Saturday night at the Ontario Soccer Centre.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Matchcenter: http://bit.ly/2t2XSdG | Tickets: http://bit.ly/2nKf31H
Toronto FC II news and notes
•Current record: 1-7-4, 7pts
•Toronto fell 2-0 to Saint Louis FC in its last outing last Friday night, extending its winless
streak to 11 games as the side remains last in the Eastern Conference.
•TFC II has been held scoreless in each of its past three games, and has only scored three goals
overall this season.
•Luca Uccello’s goal against the Tampa Bay Rowdies is the only goal Toronto has scored in four
home games this season, where the side is 0-2-2 this season.
•Saturday’s game opens a series of four home games in the next five contests for TFC II, with
Orlando City B the next visitor to the Ontario Soccer Centre next Wednesday afternoon.
Pittsburgh Riverhounds news and notes
•Current record: 4-5-3, 15pts
•The Riverhounds slid out of the Eastern Conference playoff positions after a 2-1 defeat
to Orlando City B at Highmark Stadium last Saturday night.
•Corey Hertzog’s sixth goal of the season gave Pittsburgh the lead against Orlando, but OCB
hit back with goals either side of halftime to earn the road win.
•Pittsburgh is now winless in its last three games, but it’s last victory came in Canada when
it defeated Ottawa Fury FC 1-0 on May 13.
•Hertzog’s next goal for the Riverhounds will be his 20th in the USL regular season for the
club since arriving prior to the start of the 2016 season.
Series Notes
•The Riverhounds took a 1-0 victory through a goal by Victor Souto when the team met for the
first time this season at Highmark Stadium.
Squads
•Toronto –
GK: Angelo Cavalluzzo, Mark Pais, Brogan Engbers;
D: Ashtone Morgan, Brandon Onkony, Brandon Aubrey, Oyvind Alseth, Robert Boskovic,
Mitchell Taintor, Jordan McCrary;
M: Matthew Srbely, Malik Johnson, Jay Chapman, Sergio Camargo, Aidan Daniels, Luca Uccello,
Brian James, Liam Fraser, Tsubasa Endoh, Luis Pereira, Dante Campbell;
F: Ryan Telfer, Ricardo John, Ben Spencer, Aikim Andrews, Shaan Hundal, Jordan Hamilton
•Pittsburgh –
GK: Keasel Broome, Trey Mitchell;
D: Shane Campbell, Jack Thompson, Taylor Washington, Ryan Adleye, Nick Thompson, Jamal Jack,
Tobi Adewole, Ritchie Duffie, Gale Agbossoumonde, Lalas Abubakar, Connor Maloney;
M: Maduabuchi Obinwa, Stephen Okai, Michael Green, Kevin Kerr, Danny Earls, Kenroy Howell,
Ben Fitzpatrick, Marshall Hollingsworth;
F: Chevaughn Walsh, Corey Hertzog, Kay Banjo, John Manga, Romeo Parkes
Discipline
•Toronto – Suspended: Anthony Osorio
•Pittsburgh – Accumulation warning: Taylor Washington
Officials
•REF: ALEXIS VAUGHAN
•AR1: Peter Pendli
•AR2: Philippe Bettez Quessy
•4TH: Carol Anne Chenard
Game hashtag: •#TORvPGH
Twitter social handles
•Toronto FC II – @TorontoFCII
•Pittsburgh Riverhounds – @PghRiverhounds
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