October 13, 2017 USL Toronto FC II--Toronto FC II vs FC Cincinnati game preview (from uslsoccer.com)
USL Match Preview – #TORvCIN
By USLSoccer.com Staff, 10/13/17, 9:07AM EDT
Cincinnati looks to boost position ahead of postseason
VAUGHAN, Ont. – FC Cincinnati will try to improve its USL Cup Playoffs seeding in the Eastern Conference
on Saturday night with a win against Toronto FC II when the teams meet at the Ontario Soccer Centre.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Matchcenter: Click Here | Tickets: Click Here | Broadcast: WSTR (CIN)
Toronto FC II news and notes
•Current record: 6-18-7, 25pts
•Toronto fell 4-2 against Bethlehem Steel FC last Friday night in an outing that produced some high
spots as the club's third season neared its end.
•Canada U20 international Shaan Hundal continued his recent run of good form, scoring both goals for
TFC II after Bethlehem has put itself ahead by three goals over the opening hour of the match.
•Hundal, the No. 4 selection in the USL 20 Under 20 in 2017, has scored in three consecutive games,
which has allowed him to equal his goal total of a year ago with six tallies this season.
•Toronto has claimed four of its six victories on home turf this season, including wins against
playoff-bound sides Louisville City FC and the Charleston Battery at the Ontario Soccer Centre.
FC Cincinnati news and notes
•Current record: 11-10-10, 43pts
•FCC fell to a heavy 4-0 defeat to Ottawa Fury FC last Sunday afternoon to remain in eighth place
in the USL Eastern Conference.
•Cincinnati conceded three goals in the first half to be well off the pace before conceding early
in the second half. A 69th-minute red card to Fury FC defender Kyle Venter didn't offer a way
for Cincinnati to work back into the match as it was unable to find a way past Ottawa goalkeeper
Callum Irving.
•The defeat at Ottawa was the third time FC Cincinnati had conceded four or more goals this season,
with goalkeeper Mitch Hildebrandt having faced 142 shots against so far this season.
•Cincinnati clinched a playoff place on Thursday night thanks to the Tampa Bay Rowdies' victory against
Orlando City B, which eliminated OCB from the playoffs. FCC could finish as high as sixth
in the Eastern Conference should it take victory, and both the New York Red Bulls II and
Bethlehem Steel FC fail to win in their final games of the regular season.
Series Notes
•FCC has won all three previous meetings between the two sides, with the most recent a 1-0 win
on May 27 at Nippert Stadium.
Squads
•Toronto –
GK: Angelo Cavalluzzo, Mark Pais, Gianluca Catalano;
D: Antonio Romeo, Lars Eckenrode, Brandon Aubrey, Julian Dunn, Jordan McCrary, Mitchell Taintor,
Brandon Onkony, Noble Okello, Ashtone Morgan;
M: Sergio Camargo, Liam Fraser, Anthony Osorio, Brian James, Tsubasa Endoh, Malik Johnson, Tsubasa Endoh,
Aidan Daniels, Luca Uccello, Matthew Srbely, Ryan Telfer;
F: Dante Campbell, Shaan Hundal, Ricardo John, Ben Spencer, Jordan Hamilton
•Cincinnati –
GK: Mitch Hildebrandt, Dan Williams, Dallas Jaye;
D: Matt Bahner, Tyler Polak, Harrison Delbridge, Pat McMahon, Austin Berry, Garret Halfhill, Justin Hoyte,
Sem de Wit, Mele Temguia, Josu;
M: Aodhan Quinn, Paul Nicholson, Aaron Walker, Corben Bone, Jimmy McLaughlin, Marco Dominguez,
Kevin Schindler;
F: Kadeem Dacres, Djiby Fall, Danni König, Kyle Greig, Andrew Wiedeman
Discipline
•Toronto – None
•Cincinnati – Accumulation warning: Austin Berry
Officials
•REF: FABRIZIO STASOLLA
•AR1: Chantal Boudreau
•AR2: Gianni Facchini
•4TH: Alexis Vaughan
Game hashtag: •#TORvCIN
Twitter social handles
•Toronto FC II – @TorontoFCII
•FC Cincinnati – @FCCincinnati
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