July 25, 2017 USL Toronto FC II--Rochester Rhinos vs Toronto FC II match preview (from uslsoccer.com)
USL Match Preview – #ROCvTOR
By USLSoccer.com Staff, 07/25/17, 8:49AM EDT
Rhinos, TFC II square off for second time this season
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Rhinos will look to solidify their place in the USL Eastern
Conference playoff positions on Wednesday night when they play host to Toronto FC II
at Capelli Sport Stadium for the second meeting between the clubs this season.
Kickoff is set for 7:05 p.m. ET.
Matchcenter: http://bit.ly/2v4Ud47 | Tickets: http://bit.ly/2obvbNY
Rochester Rhinos news and notes
•Current record: 6-3-8, 26pts
•The Rhinos recorded a 0-0 draw on Saturday evening against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds
as their undefeated streak reached four games.
•Rochester has drawn three of its four contests during that streak, which has placed
the side seventh in the USL Eastern Conference.
•Tomas Gomez recorded his eighth shutout of the season against the Riverhounds, and now
leads the league in that category.
•Gomez currently holds a 0.60 goals-against average for the season as he vies for
a second consecutive USL Golden Glove.
Toronto FC II news and notes
•Current record: 3-10-5, 14pts
•Toronto fell 1-0 last Friday night to the New York Red Bulls II in its first
game of a three-game road trip.
•TFC II’s loss saw it drop back to the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings
after the Richmond Kickers’ win on Saturday night.
•Midfielder Liam Fraser was named as the No. 15 player in the 2017 USL 20 Under 20
last Thursday, with the Canada U20 international leading the team in passes/90 minutes
at 58.7 in 13 appearances this season.
•Ryan Telger is tied for the TFC II lead with 14 chances created this season, and also
leads the team with 98 duels won.
Series Notes
•The teams played to a 0-0 draw when they met for the first time this season, moving
the Rhinos to 4-1-3 all-time against Toronto.
Squads
•Rochester –
GK: Kyle Morton, Tomas Gomez, Dan Lynd;
D: Joe Farrell, Ryan Felix, Todd Pratzner, Sergio Campbell, Bradley Kamdem, Ryan James,
Ray Lee, Jordan Dover;
M: Brandon Beresford, Jalen Brown, Stefan Defregger, Christiano Francois, Wal Fall, Mike Garzi,
Kenardo Forbes, Rayanne Boukemia, Antonio Correia;
F: Darius Madison, Jochen Graf, Samuel Edoung Biyo, Sophiane Tergou
•Toronto –
GK: Angelo Cavalluzzo, Mark Pais, Brogan Engbers;
D: Jordan McCrary, Brandon Onkony, Brandon Aubrey, Oyvind Alseth, Robert Boskovic,
Mitchell Taintor, Andrew Dias, Anthony Osorio, Julian Dunn;
M: Malik Johnson, Sergio Camargo, Aidan Daniels, Luca Uccello, Brian James, Liam Fraser,
Tsubasa Endoh, Ryan Telfer, Dante Campbell, Matthew Srbely;
F: Jordan Hamilton, Ricardo John, Shaan Hundal, Aikim Andrews, Ben Spencer
Discipline
•Rochester – None
•Toronto - None
Officials
•REF: JARED SIMONS
•AR1: Christopher Trottier
•AR2: Antonio Triana
•4TH: Shawn Cummings
Game hashtag:
•#ROCvTOR
Twitter social handles
•Rochester Rhinos – @RochesterRhinos
•Toronto FC II – @TorontoFCII
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