May 19, 2018 USL Toronto FC II--Charlotte Independence vs Toronto FC II game review (from uslsoccer.com)
Independence Deny Toronto Comeback By CHRIS HOCKMAN - chris.hockman@uslsoccer.com, 05/19/18, 10:15PM EDT Clinical performance pushes Charlotte to second consecutive victory CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte Independence survived a scare with a clinical defensive performance to defeat Toronto FC II 2-1 at Sportsplex at Matthews on Saturday night. Charlotte went for the match from the opening whistle, but some wayward passing would stop promising build up as the TFC II defense picked off interceptions. The pressure from the Independence would finally tell in the 28th minute when captain Jorge Herrera drew a foul, before dusting himself off and played it calmly down the middle to get his side a deserved lead. That goal didn’t stop the Independence, who kept pushing trying to find more goals but the Toronto defense held firm to force the hosts to settle for the one goal lead at the break. Just four minutes into the second half Charlotte doubled its lead after Eamon Zayed was able to back off his defender, creating space to get on the end of Mutaya Mwape’s cross and easily head it home across the face of goal. Now two goals down, the visitors responded, making attacking changes and changing shape to try and force their way back into the match. That would pay off in the 66th minute when one of those substitutes Jordan Faria would get on the score sheet, poking home Kyle Bjornethun’s cross. That focused the Independence attention on the need to tighten up at the back, with Toronto pushing late for an equalizer the hosts defense held firm to hold on for all three points. Scoring 28’ – CLT – Jorge Herrera (Penalty) 49’ – CLT – Eamon Zayed (Mutaya Mwape) 66’ – TOR – Jordan Faria (Kyle Bjornethun) #CLTvTOR: Highlights and Opta Box Score Three Things That Matter: 1. After scoring three goals through the first nine weeks of the season Toronto FC II finally started showing scoring form this week, with five goals in the two matches of week ten. While that will be encouraging for Toronto, it has done little to help its situation, losing both matches, meaning defense still needs to be a focus. 2. After a difficult run of form, the Independence appear to be back in form, now with two straight wins. This win was built on accurate shooting, as Charlotte managed a 75 percent shooting accuracy in the match, heading to Richmond next week, that will surely test a defense that has been porous at times this season. 3. Yet again Toronto lost the possession battle, giving up 59.9 percent of possession to the Independence, being the last winless team in the USL Eastern Conference TFC II is going to need to find a way to see more of the ball if it is going to break that duck. USLSoccer.com Man of the Match: Jorge Herrera, Charlotte Independence – Herrera was lively all night at the top of the Charlotte Independence attack. Drawing and then scoring the penalty was only part of a strong performance that saw Herrera win five duels and finish with an 88.6 percent passing accuracy. Upcoming Games: Charlotte Independence vs. Richmond Kickers – May 26, 7p.m. ET, City Stadium Toronto FC II vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies – May 26 2p.m. ET, BMO Field Charlotte Independence Toronto FC II 2 1 4-5-1 May 19, 2018 7:30 PM Referee Gustavo Solorio Venue Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance 987 Charlotte Independence 50 Dykstra GK 22 Johnson DF 31 Vines DF 27 Watson DF 14 Lee Jung-Soo DF 7 Ekra MF 11 Mwape MF 71' subbed out 8 Voser MF 80' subbed out 23 Martinez MF 10 Herrera (C) FW 28' PK GOAL 9 Éamon Zayed FW 49' GOAL, 68' subbed out Substitutes 1 Miller 15 Doum 25 Kalungi 4 Areman 71' subbed in 13 George 68' subbed in 20 Pérez 80' subbed in 21 Steedman Manager Jeffries Toronto FC II 70 Catalano GK 11' Yellow card 77 Onkony DF 87' Yellow card 38 Bjornethun DF 35' Yellow card 61 Romeo DF 52 Dunn-Johnson DF 50 Srbely MF 81' subbed out 56 Johnson MF 57' subbed out 48 Campbell MF 45 Uccello MF 55 Daniels (C) MF 20 Akinola FW 56' subbed out Substitutes 40 Drew Shepherd 49 Boskovic 36 Kübel 59 Okello Ayo 81' subbed in 58 Faria 57' subbed in, 66' GOAL 39 Petrasso 56' subbed in 37 Waja Manager Guyot CHR TOR 59.9% Possession 40.1% 47.6% Duels success rate 52.4% 45.8% Aerial duels won 54.2% 8 Interceptions 19 4 Offsides 1 2 Corners 2 577 Passes 384 60 Long passes 40 87.3% Passing accuracy 83.3% 77.2% Passing acc in opp half 75.4% 18 Crosses 15 33.3% Crossing accuracy 26.7% 2 Goals 1 8 Shots 8 6 Shots on target 2 0 Blocked shots 2 1 Shots outside the box 3 7 Shots inside the box 5 75.0% Shooting accuracy 25.0% 22 Tackles 18 63.6% Tackles success rate 83.3% 17 Clearances 15 11 Fouls conceded 12 0 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
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