May 9, 2018 USL Toronto FC II--Toronto FC II vs Penn FC game recap (from pennfc.com)

  
Penn FC earns its first road win at Toronto FC II
By Nathan Heintschel, 05/09/18, 2:00PM EDT 

Miguel Jaime’s 87th minute strike lifts Penn FC into eighth place in the Eastern Conference
 
TORONTO – A year after graduating from Florida Gulf Coast University, Miguel Jaime delivered 
Penn FC (2-3-4) its first road win of the season at Toronto FC II (0-6-2) with an 87th minute 
strike to earn the 1-0 result.

Down to 10 men after a red card was issued to Shaan Hundal in the 43rd minute, Toronto played 
deep in their defensive half to earn the draw. Kyle Venter took advantage of the space conceded 
by the opposition and he passed the ball from midfield to Jaime on the left wing. Jaime 
dribbled up the wing and lobbed a shot from 30-plus yards out. The ball drifted high 
and the 5-foot-10 keeper, Angelo Cavalluzzo, barely got his fingertips on the ball, but he could 
not make the save as the ball bounced off the crossbar and into the back of the net.

Jaime’s match-winner was his first professional goal and it earned him the Man of the Match award 
from the Penn FC supporters.

The goal was long a time coming after Hundal’s dismissal. Hundal led with his elbow in an aerial 
duel with Haruna Shaibu and made contact with Shaibu’s head.

With the man advantage, Rush Soccer’s First Team pressed offensively to break the stalemate. 
The team shot 15 times and earned four corners in the second half. Penn FC nearly broke through 
in the 58th minute after Tommy Heinemann was fouled in the box during a corner kick attempt. 
The newly-minted USL Player of the Week -- sporting the captain’s armband for the first time 
this season -- played a low driving penalty kick towards the right post. Cavalluzzo made the 
right read and got his left hand on the ball just in time to make the save.

Sean Lewis earned his second clean sheet in three starts as the Penn FC backline held Toronto 
to two shots with zero on goal. Harri Hawkins was active in the defense and midfield 
-- winning 11-12 duels and completing 68 passes. Hawkins’ performance earned 
the USL’s Man of the Match award.

The victory at Toronto marked the Blue and White’s second win in three matches. The team 
earned six crucial points during its stretch of three matches in six days, despite significantly 
changing up its lineup for all three contests. The fluidity of the team’s formations 
and depth will prove useful as it prepares for its first match in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup match 
one week from Wednesday.

Penn FC earned a well-deserved break and will resume league duties when it heads 
to Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on Saturday, May 26 for 2018’s second iteration of the Keystone Derby. 
Before the match at Pittsburgh, Penn FC will face the winner of FC Motown 
and New York Red Bulls U23 on Wednesday, May 16.

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