September 1, 2017 USL Toronto FC II--Toronto FC II vs Rochester Rhinos game preview (from uslsoccer.com)
USL Match Preview – #TORvROC
By USLSoccer.com Staff, 09/01/17, 9:02AM EDT
Top-four chasing Rhinos visit recently-strong Toronto
TORONTO – Toronto FC II welcomes the Rochester Rhinos on Saturday night seeking to finally get off the foot
of the USL Eastern Conference, while the Rhinos will look to remain in touch with the top of the Eastern Conference.
Kickoff at the Ontario Soccer Center is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Matchcenter: Click Here | Tickets: Click Here | Broadcast: WGBT (ROC)
Toronto FC II news and notes
•Current record: 5-14-7, 22pts
•Toronto comes into this match with a two-match undefeated streak following a 1-1 draw with Saint Louis FC
on Wednesday.
•It could have been very different for TFC II as the Reds were looking like losing another match,
but in stoppage time Shaan Hundal popped up to score a late equalizer, salvaging a point.
•Toronto won possession, with 55.1 percent of the ball and led the shot count 13-8 but couldn’t get
the goal until stoppage time despite those numbers.
•The Reds are undefeated in their last four games at the Ontario Soccer Centre (2-0-2), and took victory
against both the Eastern Conference's second-place Charlotte Independence and third-place
Charleston Battery in the month of August.
Rochester Rhinos news and notes
•Current record: 10-5-8, 38pts
•The Rhinos managed a 2-1 victory last Saturday night at Capelli Sport Stadium against Saint Louis FC
to bounce back from defeat in their previous outing.
•After Saint Louis opened the scoring in the third minute, a red card for a handball to Seth Rudolph
just three minutes later reopened the door for Rochester, which scored the resulting penalty through
Wal Fall before Jochen Graf got the winner in the 55th minute.
•The Rhinos have only managed consecutive wins twice this season and will want to improve on that
as the USL Cup Playoffs approach.
•The Rhinos will have midfielder Kenardo Forbes available for selection after the completion
of a three-game suspension. Forbes leads the Rhinos with with 36 key passes this season.
Series Notes
•The Rhinos lead the overall series between the two sides 5-1-3, with Toronto looking to win its first
match against the Rhinos this year.
Squads
•Toronto –
GK: Angelo Cavalluzzo, Mark Pais, Clint Irwin, Gianluca Catalano;
D: Jordan McCrary, Brandon Onkony, Brandon Aubrey, Oyvind Alseth, Mitchell Taintor, Ashtone Morgan,
Lars Eckenrode, Julian Dunn;
M: Sergio Camargo, Matthew Srbely, Malik Johnson, Ryan Telfer, Aidan Daniels, Brian James, Liam Fraser,
Tsubasa Endoh, Luca Uccello, Dante Campbell;
F: Jordan Hamilton, Ricardo John, Shaan Hundal, Aikim Andrews, Ben Spencer
•Rochester –
GK: Kyle Morton, Dan Lynd, Tomas Gomez;
D: Joe Farrell, Ryan Felix, Todd Pratzner, Sergio Campbell, Bradley Kamdem, Ryan James, Raymond Lee,
Jordan Dover;
M: Brandon Beresford, Jalen Brown, Stefan Defregger, Christiano Francois, Wal Fall, Kenardo Forbes,
Mike Garzi, Rayanne Boukemia, Antonio Correia, Julian Buescher;
F: Samuel Edoung-Biyo, Darius Madison, Jochen Graf, Sofiane Tergou
Discipline
•Toronto – Accumulation warning: Liam Fraser
•Rochester – Accumulation warning: Wal Fall
Officials
•REF: ALEXIS VAUGHAN
•AR1: Stephanie Fortin
•AR2: Sean Hornsby
•4TH: Fabricio Stasolla
Game hashtag: •#TORvROC
Twitter social handles
•Toronto FC II - @TorontoFCII
•Rochester Rhinos - @RochesterRhinos
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