September 15, 2017 USL Toronto FC II--Harrisburg City Islanders vs Toronto FC II game preview (from uslsoccer.com)
USL Match Preview – #HARvTOR
By USLSoccer.com Staff, 09/15/17, 9:01AM EDT
Harrisburg looks for win to get back in Playoff hunt
HARRISBURG, Pa. – With both clubs sitting outside the race for the 2017 USL Cup Playoffs, the Harrisburg City Islanders
welcome Toronto FC II with a chance to close the gap in the USL Eastern Conference in Saturday’s match
at 7 p.m. ET at FNB Field.
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Harrisburg City Islanders news and notes
•Current record: 7-14-7, 28pts
•Harrisburg gave up a stoppage-time goal against FC Cincinnati on Tuesday night at FNB Field as it was forced
to settle for a 1-1 draw that kept the side in 13th place in the Eastern Conference.
•Jonny Mendoza put the City Islanders ahead with a well placed strike in the 51st minute and a strong defensive
performance appeared to be earning the win until the stoppage-time equalizer from former City Islanders player
Jimmy McLaughlin earned a point for Cincinnati.
•The City Islanders are now eight points out of the playoff positions with four games to go in the regular
season, and appear set to miss the postseason for a third consecutive year after reaching the USL Cup Final
in 2014.
•Goalkeeper Brandon Miller sits 10th in the USL with 65 saves this season, a new single-season high for
the third-year goalkeeper.
Toronto FC II news and notes
•Current record: 5-16-7, 22pts
•Toronto FC II squandered a first-half lead in its last outing against the New York Red Bulls II last
Saturday night, conceding two penalty kicks to fall to a 2-1 loss at BMO Field.
•The defeat to the Red Bulls II saw Toronto officially eliminated from playoff contention this season
as the side sits last in the USL Eastern Conference.
•TFC II will be without Jordan Hamilton on Saturday night as he serves a one-game suspension for his
red card against the Red Bulls II. Hamilton leads Toronto with five goals this season.
•Defender Brandon Aubrey is third in the USL this season with 82 interceptions, trailing only the
Pittsburgh Riverhounds' Taylor Washington (93) and FC Cincinnati's Harrison Delbridge (91).
Series Notes
•The City Islanders have only lost one match to TFC II in their history with a 4-1-1 record all-time.
Squads
•Harrisburg –
GK: Nick Noble, Brandon Miller, Sean Lewis;
D: Griffin Libhart, Travis Brent, Tiago Calvano, Lee Nishanian, Jake Bond, James Thomas, Abass Mohammed,
Chris Hill, Shawn McLaws;
M: Mouhamed Dabo, Jonny Mendoza, Paul Wilson, Rasheed Olabiyi, Danny DiPrima, John Grosh, Pedro Ribeiro;
F: Manolo Sanchez, Aaron Wheeler, Michael Olla, Cardel Benbow, Ropapa Mensah, Fredrick Opoku
•Toronto –
GK: Angelo Cavalluzzo, Mark Pais, Gianluca Catalano;
D: Antonio Romeo, Lars Eckenrode, Brandon Aubrey, Julian Dunn, Jordan McCrary, Anthony Osorio,
Mitchell Taintor, Brandon Onkony;
M: Brian James, Liam Fraser, Dante Campbell, Daniel Da Silva, Malik Johnson, Sergio Camargo, Tsubasa Endoh,
Aidan Daniels, Luca Uccello, Matthew Srbely, Ryan Telfer;
F: Shaan Hundal, Ben Spencer, Ricardo John, Aikim Andrews, Cyrus Rollocks
Discipline
•Harrisburg – Accumulation warning: Abbas Mohammed, Pedro Riberio, Ropapa Mensah
•Toronto – Suspended: Jordan Hamilton; Accumulation warning: Liam Fraser
Officials
•REF: GUSTAVO SOLORIO
•AR1: Ben Pilgrim
•AR2: Kevin Lock
•4TH: Joshua Encarnacion
Game hashtag: •#HARvTOR
Twitter social handles
•Harrisburg City Islanders – @City_Islanders
•Toronto FC II – @TorontoFCII
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