April 25, 2018 Toronto FC II USL--Richmond Kickers VS Toronto FC II review (from richmondkickers.com)

  
IMURA LEADS KICKERS RALLY OVER TORONTO
By Patrick Wood, 04/25/18, 10:45PM EDT 

Richmond Kickers 2, Toronto FC II 1

TEAM
SCORE
GOALSCORERS
RICHMOND KICKERS                                           TORONTO FC II
(2-3-1, 7 points, 10th East)                               (0-4-1, 1 point, 15th East)  
2                                                          1       
Imura (Kelly) 11’, Own Goal (Onkony) 55’                   Daniels (Hundal) 9’   

RICHMOND, VA — (Wednesday, April 25, 2018) — The Richmond Kickers (2-3-1) came from behind to down 
Toronto FC II (0-4-1) Saturday night at City Stadium. Aidan Daniels opened the scoring for Toronto 
in the 9th minute, as Yudai Imura responded two minutes later to level the score. An own goal 
by Brandon Onkony was enough to give the Kickers their second victory of the season. 

Toronto broke the deadlock just after nine minutes through Aidan Daniels. Malik Daniels controlled 
the ball right at the midfield line and made a run up the right flank, having enough pace to get 
around Yudai Imura. As he reached the end line, Johnson played a cross in for Shaan Hundal in front 
of goal. He could not control the ball enough for a shot and left it for Daniels, who came in and 
snuck inside the near post and past Travis Worra for the opener. 

The Kickers would respond right away as Yudai Imura scored his second of the season in the 11th 
minute. Raul Gonzalez sent the ball in towards the near post from the right corner to Dane Kelly, 
making his Kickers debut. Kelly turned for a shot on goal and had it blocked by Romeo Rocco. 
He pounced on the rebound and turned to pass it back for Yudai Imura. He would go for the top right 
corner from about 25 yards out to level the score with a rocket. 

Malik Johnson looked to put the Toronto back in the lead in the 24th minute. Gideon Waja took control 
of the ball at the top of the Richmond box. Looking for a shot, Waja elected to make a short pass 
for Johnson just to the right of goal, and playing a shot to the right of Travis Worra as he dove 
to make the save. 

A pair of chance for Richmond nearly gave them the lead, starting with one from Brian Shriver 
as came close to his third goal of the season in the 32nd minute. Koby Osei-Wusu switched the field 
getting a cross over to Shriver up the left flank. He took two touches to get enough space for a shot 
that ended up going wide by inches of the far post. Two minutes later, Austin Yearwood found space 
on the left side of the field that nearly found the head of Osei-Wusu. 

A own goal from Brandon Onkony in the 55th minute gave the Kickers the breakthrough. A team effort 
moving the ball up the field, Raul Gonzalez touched the ball to Imura, who in turn fed the ball 
up for second-half substitute Giuseppe Gentile. He flicked the ball over for Gonzalez as he was 
continuing his run up the right side. Gonzalez cut in towards goal and sent in a low, fast cross 
trying to pick out either Brian Shriver or Gentile. He ended up finding the feet of Onkony, as he 
redirected the ball into his own net.

Toronto pushed for an equalizer in the 60th minute through Malik Johnson. Steffen Yeates played 
the ball out wide right for Johnson in front of the Toronto bench. Johnson looked for options 
to play to, and as he found no one in space, took a shot from the top of the Richmond 18-yard box 
that forced Travis Worra to tip the ball over the net to concede a corner kick. 

Raul Gonzalez came close to getting a third goal for the Kickers in the 68th minute. Brian Shriver 
found an opening and fed the ball through for Raul Gonzalez charging up the right side. 
Before Robert Boskovic could slide in for the stop, Gonzalez tried to sneak the ball through 
Angelo Cavalluzzo’s legs, but the keeper was quick to make the stop.

The Kickers have another 11-day break before they return to action as they hit the road against 
Bethlehem Steel FC Sunday, May 6 for a 5:00 p.m. kickoff. That match will be available on the 
the Kickers Official Television Partners WTVR CBS 6 via their 6.3 sub channel (Comcast 206, 
Verizon FiOS 466) and streaming online on ESPN+. Following that match, the Kickers will return 
home to City Stadium Saturday, May 12 as the Tampa Bay Rowdies come to town for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff. 
Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for Bark and Brew Fest with live music by Rear View Mirror, pet-centric 
vendors and RVA food trucks including legendary burgers from Carytown Burgers & Fries, 
Mediterranean-inspired kebobs and sandwiches from Sticks Kebob Shop and all-natural smoothies 
from Pulp Fiction. Tickets are available now at RichmondKickers.com. 
 
BOX SCORE

Team                 Richmond Kickers          Toronto FC II            
First Half              1                          1       
Second Half             1                          0     
Final                   2                          1            

LINEUPS
Richmond 
GK Travis Worra, 
Braeden Troyer, Conor Shanosky, Mekeil Williams, Austin Yearwood, Oscar Umar, Yudai Imura (87’ 
- Heviel Cordovés), Raul Gonzalez, Brian Shriver (90’ 
- Luiz Fernando), Koby Osei-Wusu, Dane Kelly (45’ 
- Giuseppe Gentile)

Unused Substitutes: Trevor Spangenberg, Fred Owusu Sekyere, Neil Hlavaty, Mallan Roberts

Toronto 
GK Angelo Cavalluzzo, 
Brandon Onkony, Romeo Rocco, Robert Boskovic, Kyle Bjornethun (79’ 
- Luca Petrasso), Steffen Yeates, Noble Okello (66’ 
- Olakunle Dada-Luke), Gideon Waja, Malik Johnson, Shaan Hundal (58’ 
- Aikim Andrews), Aidan Daniels

Unused Substitutes: Gianluca Catalano, Luca Uccello, Lars Eckenrode, Ayo Akinola

STATISTICS

Team                    Richmond Kickers          Toronto FC II     
Shots                          10                        7      
Saves                           2                        1             
Fouls                          10                        8         
Corners                         5                        4           

 
SCORING SUMMARY
 9' TOR   Aidan Daniels (Shaan Hundal)                  
11' RIC   Yudai Imura (Dane Kelly)                    
55' RIC   Own Goal (Brandon Onkony)                   
 
CAUTIONS SUMMARY
78' RIC   Koby Osei-Wusu
81' RIC   Giuseppe Gentile
 
EJECTIONS SUMMARY
None.

MATCH INFORMATION
Referee: Marcos Deoliveira
Assistant Referees: JC Griggs, Nickrod Fateh
Fourth Official: Robert Velbis
Attendance: 2,623
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 64 ºF  

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