September 8, 2017 USL Toronto FC II--Toronto FC II vs New York Red Bulls II game preview (from uslsoccer.ocm)
USL Match Preview – #TORvNY
By USLSoccer.com Staff, 09/08/17, 9:02AM EDT
NYRBII looks to solidify playoff place in Toronto
TORONTO – Sitting in the USL Cup Playoffs places by just one point, the New York Red Bulls II travel
to BMO Field on Saturday night to take on Toronto FC II aiming to push higher in the
Eastern Conference standings. Kickoff is set for at 8 p.m. ET.
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Toronto FC II news and notes
•Current record: 5-15-7, 22pts
•Toronto FC II saw a good run of form end on Saturday as it fell 1-0 to the Rochester Rhinos
at the Ontario Soccer Centre.
•The loss to Rochester ended a two-match undefeated streak, which gave the Reds hope of jumping
off the bottom of the USL Eastern Conference.
•With just five wins on the season, Toronto FC II is looking to play spoiler through their final
five matches in the regular season, and could have a big say in the final standings
of the Eastern Conference.
•Goalkeeper Angelo Cavalluzzo is eighth in the USL with 65 saves this season, and the club
has recorded eight shutouts for the season, tied for ninth in the league.
New York Red Bulls II news and notes
•Current record: 10-11-5, 35pts
•The New York Red Bulls II come into this match following an impressive 4-2 win against
the Tampa Bay Rowdies last Saturday evening at MSU Soccer Park.
•Andrew Tinari, Noah Powder and Junior Flemmings sending each recorded a goal and an assist
in the victory, while Tinari and Florian Valot scored in their second consecutive contest.
•Flemmings has now scored eight goals on the season, only one back of Brandon Allen,
who is currently on loan with Major League Soccer's Minnesota United FC, for the team lead.
•The Red Bulls II are undefeated in their last five games, and have scored 10 goals across
their last three outings as they look to improve a road record that has seen the side win
only once away from home this season.
Series Notes
•The Red Bulls II have never lost to Toronto, holding a 3-0-1 record against them.
This is the second, and final meeting between the two this year, with NYRBII winning
the first meeting 1-0.
Squads
•Toronto –
GK: Angelo Cavalluzzo, Mark Pais, Clint Irwin, Gianluca Catalano;
D: Lars Eckenrode, Brandon Aubrey, Oyvind Alseth, Julian Dunn, Jordan McCrary, Anthony Osorio,
Mitchell Taintor, Brandon Onkony;
M: Brian James, Liam Fraser, Dante Campbell, Jay Chapman, Malik Johnson, Sergio Camargo,
Tsubasa Endoh, Aidan Daniels, Luca Uccello, Matthew Srbely, Ryan Telfer;
F: Shaan Hundal, Ben Spencer, Ricardo John, Aikim Andrews, Jordan Hamilton
•New York –
GK: Rafael Diaz, Evan Louro, Sam Ilin;
D: Jordan Scarlett, David Najem, Tim Schmoll, Andrew Lombard, Hassan Ndam, David Abidor,
Jordan Bailon, Noah Powder, Ethan Kutler;
M: Dan Metzger, Arun Basuljevic, Florian Valot, Dilly Duka, Andrew Tinari, Ben Mines, Kazu Shigenobu,
Junior Flemmings, Zaire Bartley, Vincent Bezecourt;
F: Derrick Etienne Jr., Zeiko Lewis, Alex Muyl, Stefano Bonomo, Douglas Martinez
Discipline
•Toronto – Accumulation warning: Liam Fraser
•New York – Accumulation warning: David Abidor, Andrew Tinari
Officials
•REF: PIERRE-LUC LAUZIERE
•AR1: Peter Pendli
•AR2: Melissa Sneddon
•4TH: Yusri Rudolph
Game hashtag: •#TORvNY
Twitter social handles
•Toronto FC II - @TorontoFCII
•New York Red Bulls II- @NYRBII
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