May 5, 2018 USL Toronto FC II--Toronto FC II vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds game recap (from uslsoccer.com)
Brett, Riverhounds SC Hold Off Toronto By USLSoccer.com Staff, 05/05/18, 8:30PM EDT Pittsburgh extends unbeaten streak to seven with 2-1 win ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Neco Brett and Kevin Kerr each found the back of the net as the Bob Lilley-led Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC extended its league-leading unbeaten streak to seven matches with a 2-1 victory over Toronto FC II on Saturday at Marina Auto Stadium. Brett opened the scoring in the 12th minute, notching his team-leading fifth goal of the season when a ball played back from the end line by Kevin Kerr found its way to his foot and enabled him to slot his shot into the far corner. In the 36th minute, Brett returned the favor when his first-time ball found a streaking Kerr at the top of the box and the veteran found the bottom right for his first goal of the 2018 campaign. The Hounds would need no more insurance as a stoppage-time strike from substitute Shaan Hundal proved too little, too late for the hosts. Pittsburgh improved to 4-0-3 (15pts) overall while Toronto fell to 0-5-2 (2pts) in the first of four games to be hosted at Rochester’s recently renamed Marina Auto Stadium this season. Scoring: 12’ – PGH – Neco Brett 36’ – PGH – Kevin Kerr (Neco Brett) 90+1’ – TOR – Shaan Hundal (Mariano Miño) #TORvPGH: Highlights and Opta Box Score Three Things That Matter: 1. One of the premier defensive sides in the league, Pittsburgh has now allowed just three goals in seven matches under head coach Bob Lilley, who is in his first season in the Steel City. The Hounds fell just short of their sixth shutout of the season, and their second against Toronto after securing a 4-0 home win on April 7, despite limiting TFCII to just three shots on target. 2. After being limited to just seven appearances with Portland Timbers 2 in 2017, Neco Brett has exploded onto the scene in Pittsburgh, accounting for five of the team’s 10 goals through seven matches. The Jamaican earned 22 starts for Portland in 2016 and now owns 12 goals in his USL career. 3. Laurent Guyot’s Toronto side continued to struggle offensively as Hundal’s stoppage time strike marked just the team’s third goal in seven matches this season. TFC has allowed their opponent to score first in five of seven outings to this point of the season and has played from in front for only 53 of a possible 630 minutes, 51 of which came in a season-opening loss to New York Red Bulls II. USLSoccer.com Man of the Match Neco Brett, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC – Brett continued to lead from the front for Pittsburgh, notching the opening goal and assisting on the game-winner. The 26-year-old has now directly factored into seven of the team’s 10 goals on the season. Upcoming Games: Toronto FC II vs. Penn FC – May 9, 11 a.m. ET, BMO Field Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC vs. Indy Eleven – May 11, 7 p.m. ET, Highmark Stadium 4-1-4-1 4-2-3-1 Toronto FC II Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1 2 May 5, 2018 6:00 PM Referee Elvis Osmanovic Venue Marina Auto Stadium Attendance 1,074 Toronto FC II 28 Patterson-Sewell GK 77 Onkony DF 38 Bjornethun DF 52 Dunn-Johnson DF 49 Boskovic DF 59 Okello Ayo MF 79' subbed out 56 Johnson MF 45 Uccello MF 68' subbed out 88 Miño MF 55 Daniels (C) MF 19 Spencer FW 65' subbed out Substitutes 80 Cavalluzzo GK 61 Romeo 32 Dada-Luke 65' subbed in 50 Srbely 68' subbed in 37 Waja 43 Andrews 64 Hundal 79' subbed in, 90+1' GOAL Manager Guyot Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 33 Lynd GK 5 Dover DF 16 Lubahn DF 23 Pratzner DF 6 Roberts DF 13 Zemanski MF 72' subbed out 7 François MF 25 Vancaeyezeele MF 10 Kerr (C) MF 36' GOAL, 86' subbed out 11 Forbes MF 90+2' subbed out 9 Brett FW 12' GOAL Substitutes 22 Kirk 2 Tobi Adewole 86' subbed in 14 Franke 3 Lee 8 Goodman 90+2' subbed in 4 Holland 72' subbed in 27 Parkes Manager Lilley Toronto Pittsburgh 33.0% Possession 67.0% 59.4% Duels success rate 40.6% 58.3% Aerial duels won 41.7% 16 Interceptions 20 1 Offsides 4 5 Corners 6 330 Passes 682 44 Long passes 67 72.1% Passing accuracy 85.9% 56.6% Passing acc in opp half 76.9% 11 Crosses 13 27.3% Crossing accuracy 30.8% 1 Goals 2 10 Shots 11 3 Shots on target 5 2 Blocked shots 3 4 Shots outside the box 0 6 Shots inside the box 11 30.0% Shooting accuracy 45.5% 19 Tackles 16 68.4% Tackles success rate 62.5% 20 Clearances 15 9 Fouls conceded 11 0 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
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