September 26, 2017 USL Toronto FC II--Toronto FC II vs Louisville City FC game preview (from uslsoccer.com)
USL Match Preview – #TORvLOU
By USLSoccer.com Staff, 09/26/17, 9:01AM EDT
Louisville looks to extend lead in Eastern Conference
VAUGHAN, Ont. – Louisville City FC will try to extend its lead at the top of the
USL Eastern Conference to 10 points when it visits Toronto FC II for the second game
of its trip to Canada on Wednesday night at the Ontario Soccer Centre.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Matchcenter: Click Here | Tickets: Click Here | Broadcast: WBNA (LOU)
Toronto FC II news and notes
•Current record: 5-17-7, 22pts
•Toronto fell 2-1 to the Harrisburg City Islanders on Sept. 16 in its most recent
outing for the team’s third successive defeat.
•Shaan Hundal opened the scoring for TFC II in Harrisburg, but a pair of goals either
side of halftime lifted the City Islanders to victory.
•Toronto is looking for its first victory in a month on Wednesday night, with the
club’s last win having come on Aug. 26 against the Charlotte Independence.
•Goalkeeper Angelo Cavalluzzo remains among the league leaders in saves, sitting
tied for sixth with 75 stops in 18 appearances this season.
Louisville City FC news and notes
•Current record: 16-5-7, 55pts
•Louisville was held to a 1-1 draw by Ottawa Fury FC on Sunday afternoon at TD Place
as the side ran its undefeated streak to five games.
•George Davis IV opened the scoring for Louisville for his second in as many games,
but Fury FC hit back later in the second half to earn a point.
•Louisville will clinch the opportunity at two home games in the USL Cup Playoffs with
a victory on Wednesday night, and put itself within reach of claiming the No. 1 seed
in the Eastern Conference.
•Oscar Jimenez leads the USL with 67 chances created this season, and has recorded
five assists.
Series Notes
•The teams played to a 0-0 draw when they first met this season at Slugger Field,
breaking a run of four consecutive wins for Louisville since the start of the
all-time series.
Squads
•Toronto –
GK: Angelo Cavalluzzo, Mark Pais, Clint Irwin, Gianluca Catalano;
D: Antonio Romeo, Lars Eckenrode, Brandon Aubrey, Julian Dunn, Oyvind Alseth, Jordan McCrary,
Mitchell Taintor, Anthony Osorio, Brandon Onkony;
M: Brian James, Liam Fraser, Tsubasa Endoh, Dante Campbell, Malik Johnson, Tsubasa Endoh,
Aidan Daniels, Luca Uccello, Matthew Srbely, Ryan Telfer;
F: Daniel DaSilva, Shaan Hundal, Ricardo John, Ben Spencer, Jordan Hamilton
•Louisville –
GK: Greg Ranjitsingh, Tim Dobrowolski, Micah Bledsoe;
D: Sean Totsch, Paco Craig, Oscar Jimenez, Tarek Morad, Sean Reynolds, Kyle Smith;
M: Guy Abend, Paolo DelPiccolo, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Niall McCabe, Brian Ownby, Devon Williams,
George Davis IV, Richard Ballard;
F: Ilija Ilic, Luke Spencer, Cameron Lancaster
Discipline
•Toronto – Accumulation warning: Liam Fraser
•Louisville – Accumulation warning: Paco Craig
Officials
•REF: YUSRI RUDOLF
•AR1: Peter Pendli
•AR2: Fabrizio Stasolla
•4TH: David Barrie
Game hashtag: •#TORvLOU
Twitter social handles
•Toronto FC II – @TorontoFCII
•Louisville City FC – @LouCityFC
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