September 26, 2017 USL Toronto FC II--Toronto FC II vs Louisville City FC game preview (from louisvillecityfc.com)
What to watch for: LouCity on the road for Toronto FC II By Alexis Chevalier / Louisville City FC, 09/26/17, 1:15PM EDT Get your updates here before watching the game Wednesday night! Louisville City FC plays game No. 2 on the road this week against Toronto FC II on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m ET. Here's what to watch for... Tune In TV: WBNA-TV 58 will air the game live and in high definition locally. Radio: TJ Walker (play-by-play) and Jeff Milby (color commentary) will voice the action on radio 790 WKRD with pregame coverage starting at 7:15 p.m. Streaming: Watch at LouCity.com. Follow Along For Starting XI information and in-game updates, check us out on social media. It’s @loucityfc on Twitter, Louisville City FC on Facebook and louisvillecityfc on Instagram. Live stats are available at the USL Match Center. Vote for the Modelo Man of the Match on Twitter starting in the 75th minute. Notes Playoff Picture: Louisville City FC remains in first place in the Eastern Conference with a playoff spot clinched. A win this weekend, combined with favorable results from other matchups, could secure LouCity a top four seed, giving them hosting privileges for the first round of playoffs. Toronto sits in last place in the Eastern Conference and have been eliminated from playoff contention. Eastern Conference Race: After Sunday’s draw, Louisville extended their lead to seven points in the Eastern Conference. Charlotte has been on a decline lately, winning just one of their last five games, and leading third place Charleston by only one point. LouCity trails the Real Monarchs SLC, who play in the Western Conference, by two points for the overall USL lead. Scouting Toronto: Toronto sits last in the Eastern Conference, and second to last in the entire USL. LouCity holds the all-time advantage against Toronto FC II with a 4-0-1 record. Goalkeeper Angelo Cavalluzzo has not allowed more than two goals in each of Toronto’s past five games, despite FC II being on a three game losing streak. Last time against Toronto FC II: The last meeting between Louisville and Toronto was relatively uneventful, resulting in a 0-0 draw in late April at Slugger Field. It was a battle of the goalkeepers, with a combined 14 saves in the game. Louisville had 19 shots that game, 11 of which were on target. Toronto had 12 shots, three of which were on target. Davis IV’s hot streak: George Davis IV scored his sixth goal of the season for Louisville City FC Sunday afternoon, making it his second goal in two games since breaking his scoring drought. Davis IV has had 32 shots in 23 appearances for LouCity, 18 of which were on target. Ranjitsingh going strong: Greg Ranjitsingh has continued to prove himself as a dominant figure in goal for LouCity, just recently making four saves against Ottawa. In his 18 games played, he has allowed 18 goals and has had seven clean sheets while saving 35 of the 53 shots he’s faced. Resilient LouCity: The boys in purple rallied from 1-1 and 2-1 scores Wednesday to secure a win against the Rochester Rhinos--with Luke Spencer scoring the winning goal off a penalty kick in stoppage time . Two previous come backs came against the Charleston Battery with the June matchup a wild one in which LouCity trailed 2-0, 3-1 and 4-2 before taking a point. The club also came back from an early deficit in July to top Saint Louis FC. Jimenez on the rise: Oscar Jimenez signed with Louisville City after attending an open tryout. From there, he has made sure that his chance in the USL does not go to waste. Jimenez currently leads the entire USL in chances created, a total that is now at 66. He has also started 25 of the 26 games he has played in this season while leading LouCity in minutes played at 2,228. Injury Update: Cameron Lancaster (broken toe) continues to be available to play for LouCity. Coach James O’Connor mentioned that a number of other players are playing through minor injuries late in the season, and they continue to be situations he manages.
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