March 17, 2018 Toronto FC II USL--New York Red Bulls II vs Toronto FC II game review (from uslsoccer.com)

 
Tinari Leads Red Bulls II Past Toronto
By NICHOLAS MURRAY - nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, 03/17/18, 2:58PM EDT 

Second-half brace sends New York to 2-1 home win to open season

MONTCLAIR, N.J. – Andrew Tinari scored twice in the second half as the New York Red Bulls II rallied 
for a 2-1 victory against Toronto FC II on Saturday afternoon at Red Bull Arena to open the 2018 USL 
regular season. Toronto took the lead in the 11th minute as Matthew Srbely seized on a pass by Liam Fraser 
to break through the Red Bulls II back line and calmly finish to the right corner and held the advantage 
to the break as goalkeeper Angelo Cavalluzzo made a pair of big saves to deny Brian White inside 
the opening 20 minutes. TFC II had the chance to add to its lead in the 51st minute from the penalty spot, 
but Ben Spencer’s low shot was saved by NYRB II goalkeeper Evan Louro diving low to his right. Buoyed by the 
reprieve, New York applied more pressure and was rewarded in the 62nd minute when a low shot by Ben Mines 
redirected off Andrew Tinari near the top of the six-yard area and into the net. Tinari bagged 
a second 10 minutes later as he was picked out by Florian Valot arriving late in the penalty area for 
a first-time finish, and that proved the difference as New York took its sixth win in seven all-time 
meetings between the sides.

Scoring:
11’ – TOR – Matthew Srbely (Liam Fraser)
62’ – NY – Andrew Tinari (Ben Mines)
72’ – NY – Andrew Tinari (Florian Valot)
#NYvTOR: Full Match and Opta Box Score

Three Things That Matter:
1. New York opened the second half aiming to get back on level terms, and attacked aggressively in the 
opening five minutes to put Toronto on its heels, but when TFC II produced a great counterattack to earn 
a penalty kick it seemed the chance the visitors needed to not only take a two-goal lead, but also try 
to take some of the steam out of New York’s sails. Instead, a great low save by Evan Louro, and another 
on a breakaway for Ben Spencer soon after, only added to the energy for the Red Bulls II. 
When Andrew Tinari’s deflected goal got the hosts back on level terms just past the hour-mark Toronto 
was unable to respond, and the hosts’ pressure earned a comeback victory.

2. TFC II had to absorb pressure in both halves from the hosts, but when it got forward there was 
a nice attacking edge that showed signs of improvement from a season ago, when the side struggled 
to find the net consistently week-in and week-out. Toronto may not have been able to come away with 
its first win against the Red Bulls II on Saturday, but there were positive signs that this side can 
produce more incisive passes in the attacking third and make itself a challenging opponent as the 
season goes on.

3. With a number of players making their professional debuts in Saturday’s game, most notably 
2017 Premier Development League MVP Brian White, who stepped into the Red Bulls II starting lineup 
after starring for the Red Bulls U23 last summer. White’s day turned into a duel with experienced 
Toronto goalkeeper Angelo Cavalluzzo, who managed to stymie the rookie’s best opportunities 
in White’s 83-minute debut. White should be happy enough with his debut, though, as he consistently 
put himself in good positions to take advantage of the service provided by Florian Valot 
and Andrew Tinari.

USLSoccer.com Man of the Match
Andrew Tinari, New York Red Bulls II – Tinari notched both goals, but also put in a stellar 
second half that saw him record five key passes and carry a major workload in the center of the park.

Upcoming Games:
New York Red Bulls II at ATL UTD 2 – March 24, 7 p.m. ET, Coolray Field
Toronto FC II at Charlotte Independence – March 24, 7 p.m. ET, Sportsplex at Matthews

Match Stats:  


3-3-3-1                            4-4-2 
New York Red Bulls II              Toronto FC II   
2                                  1      

March 17, 2018 1:00 PM 
Referee Kevin Broadley   Venue  Red Bull Arena   Attendance   717

New York Red Bulls II
24 Louro            GK    
47 Ndam      55'    DF    
35 Scarlett         DF   
21 Redding          DF     Yellow 50'      
41 Kutler           MF      
40 De Vera          MF      
36 Tinari           MF     Goals 62' and 72'  
55 Echeverria       MF     Yellow 28'           
42 White 83'        FW            
17 Mines            FW           
22 Valot (C) 73'    FW       

Substitutes
71 Sam Ilin        
 3 Politz      55'         
23 Cásseres Jr 83'      
80 Lema       
20 Moreno 
53 Murphy 
25 Bonomo      73'

Manager Wolyniec

Toronto FC II
80 Cavalluzzo        GK       
36 Kübel 67'         DF    
38 Bjornethun        DF     Yellow 7'  
61 Romeo 82'         DF       
49 Boskovic          DF          
27 Fraser (C)        MF     Yellow 90+3'  
45 Uccello           MF     
55 Daniels           MF     
50 Srbely 72'        MF     Goal 11' Yellow  58' 
54 Telfer            FW    
19 Spencer           FW     Missed Penalty 50'    

Substitutes
70 Catalano         
48 Campbell 
56 Johnson 72'
39 Petrasso 
42 Yeates 
43 Andrews 67'               Yellow  76'  
64 Hundal 82'

Manager  Guyot


New York Red Bulls II             Toronto FC II    
 59.3%  Possession                40.7%       
 54.5%  Duels success rate        45.5%           
 54.3%  Aerial duels won          45.7%        
 19     Interceptions             14  
  4     Offsides                   2     
  9     Corners                    3         
452     Passes                   321     
 34     Long passes               74   
 81.23% Passing accuracy          72.3%    
 73.2%  Passing acc in opp half (%) 58.9% 
 33     Crosses                   14    
 27.3%  Crossing accuracy         28.6%   
  2     Goals                      1      
 32     Shots                     10       
 11     Shots on target            5   
  9     Blocked shots              3      
 12     Shots outside the box      3        
 20     Shots inside the box       7   
 34.4%  Shooting accuracy         50.0%           
 24     Tackles                   17            
 70.8%  Tackles success rate      58.8%              
 19     Clearances                32    
 15     Fouls conceded            17    
  2     Yellow cards               4    
  0     Red cards                  0     

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