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Result and details of the Wednesday September 27, 2017 USL game between Toronto FC II and Louisville City FC
played at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan at 7:30pm.
Toronto FC II (all red, white names and numbers)
.................80 Angela Catalano
52 Julian Dunn-Johnson...42 Mitchell Taintor (cpt)...35 Lars Eckenrode
46 Jordan McCrary...50 Matthew Srbely...63 Liam Fraser...55 Aidan Daniels...58 Anthony Osorio
.............64 Shaan Hundal...56 Malik Johnson
Subs:...70 Gianluca Catalano (gk)...20 Sergio Camargo (mid)...45 Luca Uccello (mid)...61 Rocco Romeo (def)
54 Ryan Telfer (fwd)...67 Danielo Da Silva (mid)...77 Brandon Onkony (def)
team officials:...head coach Jason Bent
Louisville City FC (all purple, white names and numbers)
...................1 Gregory Ranjitsingh
4 Sean Totsch...15 Sean Reynolds...24 Kyle Smith...18 Paco Craig...19 Oscar Jimenez
11 Niall McCabe...36 Paolo DelPiccolo (cpt)...80 Devon Williams...10 Brian Ownby
...................9 Cameron Lancaster
Subs:...28 Tim Dobrowolski (gk)...6 Tarek Morad (def)...7 Mark-Anthony Kaye (mid)...8 Guy Abend (mid)
...12 Luke Spencer (fwd)...22 George Davis IV (mid)...23 Richard Ballard (mid)
team officials:...head coach James O'Connor
Match Officials:...referee Yusri Rudolf...referee's assistants Peter Pendli Fabrizio Stasollo
...fourth official David Barrie...(teal shirts, black shorts and socks)
1st Half:...games starts 7:36pm...TFC defends north end on this cool night with a strong wind from the north
that picks up in first half.
2 min...TFC goalie picks up loose ball at 15 yards on right.
3 min...LC Jimenez low cross from 25 yards on left is stopped by defenders and cleared.
4 min...LC Craig chips ball from 22 yards and LC Ownby flicks header from 10 yards on left that goalie catches
on bounce a step ahead of LC Smith on right post.
5 min...TFC Dunn-Johnson heads away cross into box from right.
6 min...LC McCabe 35 yard freekick from right is headed away on edge of box.
11 min...LC Ownby has shot from 20 yards up middle that's blocked by defender.
12 min...TFC Srbely steals ball off defender and races in on right from 45 yard line. Srbely cuts in to middle
but defender catches him and goale falls on ball at 12 yards wth no shot taken.
13 min...TFC Hundal s tackled at 16 yards losing ball and falling but can't win penalty kick.
15 min...TFC McCrary low cross from 25 yards off defender at 12 yards for cornerkick.
16 min...TFC Daniels cornerkick from right has TFC Taintor on left at 10 yards head ball wide left.
17 min...LC Craig chips 45 yarder down left and ball is stopped on end line but LC player's cross is blocked
for cornerkick.
18 min...LC Jimenez cornerkick from left is into box and TFC Dunn-Johnson pops ball across box on header from left.
LC McCabe on right blasts roller into 6 yard box and LC DelPiccolo shot deflects off defender for cornerkick.
19 min...LC Smith cornerkick from right has LC Lancaster head 12 yarder in crowd of players down middle wide left.
20 min...TFC Johnson blasts 35 yarder down middle well wide right of net.
21 min...TFC Osorio gets back to clear ball in TFC box at 3 yard line on right and clear it away for throw-in.
25 min...TFC McCrary gets pass at 25 yards on right and his cross into box is caught in the wind and blows high
and wide left.
26 min...TFC Dunn-Johnson heads away cross from right at 15 yards.
26 min...TFC Dunn-Johnson heads away chipped shot at 8 yards.
27 min...LC Ownby long run on left and low cross from 15 yard line is cleared by defender on right.
28 min...LC Ownby has cross from 25 yards blocked by TFC Dunn-Johnson.
30 min...LC Smith gets pass at 15 yards up middle and TFC Eckenrode slides to poke away ball. No Penalty kick call.
31 min...LC Lancaster is tipped up on sliding tackle by TFC Eckenrode just inside box also with no Penalty kick call.
32 min...LC Williams rolls pass to LC Smth who one-touches roller from 25 yards that goalie picks up.
33 min...TFC Srbely rolls pass from 22 yards over to right but TFC player is afraid of offside so lets ball roll
over end line.
34 min...LC Jimenez cornerkick from right is popped up on header in crowd of players and cleared.
35 min...LC McCabe chip from 30 yards on right has LC Lancaster flick header from 15 yards that bounces to goalie.
36 min...LC Lancaster almost blocks TFC goalie's clearance then with offside fear he stays out of play. LC players
rush ball back into box again and win cornerkick.
37 min...LC Jimenez cornerkick from right has defenders clear.
37 min...TFC Eckenrode flying header at 15 yards n TFC box to clear cross.
38 min...TFC Johnson low 15 yarder from left is into outside webbing of net.
41 min...LC Ownby has 20 yard shot blocked by defender.
41 min...TFC Johnson 35 yard shot from left bounces to goalie.
42 min...TFC goalie runs out to 35 yards to make clearance.
44 min...TFC McCrary 25 yard cross from right is dropped on left side of box and defender concedes cornerkick
from 5 yard line.
44 min...TFC Hundal cornerkick from left has defenders clear.
45 min...half ends 8:21pm.
Halftime Entertainment: There's another KIA car key winner. The winner may win a one year lease on a car
at the final home game of the season against other contestants.
Kids from Islington Rangers play an 11 on 11 game on a half field using mini-nets.
2nd Half:...starts 7:38pm. The weather is much colder than at the start of the game.
47 min...LC Ownby low cross from 25 yards on right and LC players left ball roll through and LC DelPiccolo
charges forward and shoots 20 yarder high and wide left.
48 min...LC Ownby draws freekick on tackle just outside box.
49 min...LC Lancaster 20 yard freekick from slight left hits outside of right post.
50 min...LC Lancaster turns and blasts 20 yarder well over net down middle.
51 min...TFC YELLOW card...Fraser earns it for tackle at TFC 25 yard line.
51 min...LC Lancaster 25 yard freekick is over wall and dips and caught low by goalie.
53 min...LC Jimenez cornerkick from right has LC player head ball back across box from 8 yards on far left
and defenders clear.
53 min...LC Totsch threads long pass up right from 70 yards for LC Smith at 30 yards who rolls pass forward
to LC Ownby at 12 yard line but lets ball run to end lne and TFC Osorio clears.
55 min...TFC Srbely wins cornerkick on rush up middle eluding defenders but sliding LC Craig pokes ball away at 6 yards.
56 min...TFC Daniels cornerkick from right is partially cleared and chargng TFC Srbely is not able to draw Penalty kick
for trip/fall in box.
57 min...LC Smith low 15 yard shot is cleared by defender.
57 min...LC Smith cross from right end line has LC Lancaster not win Penalty kick on clearance by TFC defender.
58 min...LC Totsch cross from 25 yards near rght cornerflag has LC Ownby at 8 yards head in ball to right side
of net but play is called offside.
59 min...LC sub...Kaye replaces McCabe.
60 min...TFC sub...DaSilva replaces Johnson.
61 min...TFC sub...Telfer replaces Osorio.
63 min...TFC Daniels 22 yard freekick from right is wide left of net.
63 min...LC sub...Spencer replaces Lancaster.
65 min...LC Kaye 12 yard shot in crowd of players on left is deflected by defender.
65 min...LC player's cornerkick from left is headed wide right for cornerkick.
66 min...LC player's cornerkick from right has defenders clear.
68 min...LC Smith centers pass from rght and LC Ownby blasts shot up middle that flying goalie palms over net.
68 min...LC DelPiccolo cornerkick from right is over to left and cleared.
71 min...TFC Daniels 35 yard freekick from right has TFC DaSilva head ball and flying goalie pushes ball
wide left of post.
72 min...TFC Daniels cornerkick from left has TFC Telfer rush over from right and head 10 yarder between crowd
of players that goalie catches in center of net.
73 min...TFC Shaan Hundal GOAL...TFC Jordan McCrary receives a pass at the center line on the right and runs
downfield and sends low pass forward from 35 yard line. Hundal outruns LC Paco Craig to get to ball
at 15 yard line inside box on right side and carries forward to 7 yard line and rolls 12 yard shot into left corner
of net past sliding goalie Gregory Ranjitsingh who came out to challenge.
73 min...LC sub...Ballard replaces Ownby.
74 min...LC Spencer low 25 yard shot between defenders bounces to goalie.
75 min...LC Kaye has defender take ball off him at 12 yards before he can get shot on right.
76 min...LC Jimenez 28 yards freekick down middle hits head in player wall and LC Smith shoots 15 yarder wide right.
78 min...TFC sub...Onkony replaces Eckenrode.
79 min...TFC goalie dives forward to take ball sent up middle from 25 yards by LC DelPiccolo to 8 yards to LC Kaye.
The goalie is hurt on the play and needs the trainer.
82 min...LC Ballard long run up left and low cross is smothered on left post just in front of LC player.
84 min...TFC Telfer rush up left and shoots 25 yarder just wide left as he's jostled by defender.
85 min...LC YELLOW card...Craig earns it for smashing into TFC Srbely on right sideline at 35 yard line injurying him.
89 min...Louisville RED card...Paco Craig earns his second Yellow card within four minutes from referee
Yusri Rudolf for following through on a tackle of TFC Matthew Srbely bumping him over after Srbely had given a short
pass at LC 50 yard line upfield to TFC Shaan Hundal.
90 min...LC Kaye has 10 yard shot is blocked on right.
91 min...LC DelPiccolo cross from 28 yads on left lands on top of the net.
92 min...TFC Dunn-Johnson makes clearance at 16 yards.
93 min...TFC Daniels is injured at TFC 40 yard line.
96 min...LC DelPiccolo cornerkick from right has LC Spencer in crowd of players head 10 yarder over net.
97 min...TFC DaSilva blasts 30 yarder down middle well over net.
98 min...game ends 9:31pm.
Final Score:...Toronto FC II.....1.....Louisville City.....0.....
Attendance was announced as 726 on this cool night with the heatwave which drew the hottest temperatures of the year in the GTA finally dispersing and the weather getting back to being like a Fall night should be at the end of September. Some folks weren't dressed warm enough. Referee Yusri Rudolf gave out only three cards this game (two to Louisville) which didn't get rough. He didn't fall for Penalty kick calls by either team. He gave two Yellow card to LC Paco Craig within four minutes. The first one was for his challenge on TFC Matthew Srbely smashing him over at the LC 35 yard sideline and resulting in a lengthy delay for an injury. His second Yellow was much tamer but was also against Srbely. TFC goalie Angelo Cavalluzzo was injured at 79 minutes when he dived forward to break up a pass that found LC Mark-Anthony Kaye in at 8 yards. These two delays which both required the trainer were the major reason six minutes of added time was announced. Another injury, this time to TFC Aidan Daniels at 93 minutes extended time to 98 minutes. Louisville's frantic injury time action had LC Mark-Anthony Kaye have a 10 yard shot on the right blocked by a defender, LC Paolo DelPiccolo's cross land on top of the net, and Delpiccolo took a cornerkick from the right that had LC Luke Spencer in a crowd of players at 10 yards head a ball over the bar. TFC Angelo Cavalluzzo earned the shutout. He had less to do then most games but the save on Brian Ownby's blast at 68 minutes where he flew to the right and palmed the ball just over the bar probably saved the game for TFC when the score was still 0-0. TFC Julian Dunn-Johnson looked really good in the first half with some spectacular defending. This included two headers at 26 minutes at 15 yards to clear a cross from the right then at 8 yards to clear a chipped shot. In the second half I didn't notice him as much as LC may have been avoiding him. Another defender, Lars Eckenrode made some key stops in the first half as well. I thought midfielder Matthew Srbely (first pro-player announced in League 1 Ontario as he had a contract that allowed him to play for TFC III (ie L1O) and TFC II) played his best game of the time I've seen him with TFC II. He had some good runs and passes. The best was at 12 minutes when he stole the ball off a defender and raced in on the right from the 45 yard line and cut to the middle but another defender caught him and the goalie fell on the ball at 12 yards without him getting a shot away. Midfielder Aidan Daniels was suddenly taking all the freekicks and cornerkicks tonight. With no Sebastian Endoh nor Brian James in the lineup, Daniels fit in quite well with some threating drives. The TFC forward line was Shaan Hundal (age 18) and Malik Johnson (age 19) which the team has never paired up at the start of a game before. Tonight's game page with the recent TFC III signings included, the TFC II lineup has bloated to 35 (that includes nine TFC dropdowns). That can be contrasted with the Louisville roster of only 20 (which is a bit low from other USL team game rosters I've seen). So many players make it difficult to keep a consistent roster week by week. TFC didn't use any players with MLS experience. They had no one with a number less than '35' although #20 Sergio Camargo was an unused sub but except for playing during the Canadian Championships he has not played an MLS game. One of the soccer dad's after the game agreed with me that TFC II played better without the dropdown players from the MSL team. "Yes", he said, "some of these kids have been playing together for five years!". I was at Saturday night's League 1 Ontario game and defender Rocco Romeo was a halftime sub in that game but at the USL level was an unused sub tonight. Another recently signed to a USL contract player, Dante Campbell, was back down to L1O and played the entire 90 minutes but was not on the bench tonight. Back up goalie tonight, Gianluca Catalano played the complete game on Saturday. Daniel DaSilva who came in as a sub at 60 minutes played the first 60 minutes in the L1O game too. The players didn't have much time to come to the fence and talk to fans as they had to disappear for a meet-and-greet inside to thank fans who'd donated used soccer equipment for a drive the team was holding. I was looking forward to seeing Louisville for two players. Goalie Gregory Ranjitsingh I used to watch in L1O in 2014 play for Sigma FC. Web bios skip this and only include his time at Mercer University in Georgia. He's not been capped by T & T because of his father's heritage but I still consider him a Toronto guy (OK Pickering like singer Shawn Mendes). Second is Mark Anthony Kaye who didn't get the start tonight but he came on at 59 minutes. I was surprised he came in as a forward and was double teamed most of the time. I used to watch him play on TFC Academy in 2014 and TFC II in 2015. He used to wear #44 and was used as a defender. I made sure to say hello to him by the fence before the game and gush about how I watched him play at BMO Field earlier this month with the Canadian Nats against Jamaica (used as a midfielder in that game). Louisville has only been operating since 2014. From what I'd heard Orlando City had a championship USL team and they were rewarded an MLS team. They moved their USL team out of state to Louisville. Orlando later decided they did want a USL team in their city and in 2016 started Orlando City B. Louisville kept the purple colour uniform scheme from their Orlando days. Just last week Louisville councillors and investors agreed to a promised new stadium and will move out of Slugger Field, a minor league baseball stadium. This was the third last game for TFC II at the Ontario Soccer Centre. Next year they will play at BMO Field (I'll assume after the MLS team games) and Lamport Stadium (I'll assume stand alone games). I'm warming up a little to that idea as today's drive to get here during the rush hour took over an hour. Weekend games and driving home at 9:30pm are a breeze and certainly beat downtown transit. Louisville City is the first place team and would have clinched the Eastern Conference with a win tonight said Mark-Anthony Kaye before the game. TFC has had good results against first place teams before getting results aganst Charleston and Charlotte in two games in a row in a tough part of their schedule yet other times lose to the fourteenth place Richmond which keep them in fifteenth. The result improves TFC II's record to 6 wins, 17 losses, 7 ties for 25 points. They remain in fifteenth place (last) in the Eastern Conference. The loss drops Louisville City's record to 16 wins, 6 losses, 7 ties for 55 points. They stay in first place but don't clinch the East. The difference in their records is contrasted in that this was TFC's sixth win and Louisville's sixth loss and TFC has a minus 24 goal difference and Louisville has a plus 24 goal difference. Rocket Robin robing@eol.ca twitter @RocketRobin01
Toronto FC II starters
Louisville City FC starters
Louisville Cameron Lancaster (9) takes opening kickoff.
midfield action
TFC Aiden Daniels (55) takes second half kickoff.
Louisville Cameron Lancaster (9) freekick on edge of box.
Louisville Cameron Lancaster (9) freekick hits outside of right post.
TFC Aidan Daniels (55) lines up freekick.
Referee orders TFC Aiden Daniels (55) and trainer off the field.
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