May 28, 2018 USL Toronto FC II--Ottawa Fury vs Toronto FC II preview (from torontofc.ca)

  
Know your opponent: Toronto FC II vs. Ottawa Fury FC
May 28, 2018
11:25AM EDT

Adam Krueger
TorontoFC.ca


Toronto FC II travel to Ottawa for a midweek clash with their Canadian rivals. To get you set 
here is everything you need to know about the Fury.

2018 Season
The Fury struggled out of the gate this year going winless in their first six matches however 
they have seemingly turned a corner going undefeated over their last five games.

Over those five games, the Fury have been lights out not defensively not conceding a single goal. 
The team from the nation’s capital currently sits in 11th place in the eastern conference 
on 12 points with a negative eight goal-differential.

Current Form
Win vs. Bethlehem Steel FC (1-0)
Draw at Charleston Battery (0-0)
Win vs. Atlanta United 2 (2-0)
Win at Penn FC (1-0)
Draw vs. NYRB II (0-0)

All-time record
The two clubs split their inaugural season series. The clubs drew the first match 0-0, 
TFC II took the second at home 1-0 on a Luca Uccello goalazo and Ottawa closed out 
the series with a 2-0 victory in July.

Key Players
The Fury retooled quite a bit following their inaugural season in the USL however holdover 
Jamar Dixon is still playing a key role in the midfield.

The 28-year-old native of Ottawa is in his third season with the Fury. Before joining Ottawa 
Dixon plied his craft in both Finland and Sweden.  The central midfielder has appeared 
in all 10 games for Ottawa this year registering two key passes.

A newcomer that has been having quite the impact is Spanish midfielder, Christian Portilla. 
Portilla joined Ottawa after spending 2017 with the now defunct San Francisco Deltas. 
The 29-year-old journeyman has played for 13 different teams and spent time on the Spanish U-16 
and U-17 national teams. Portilla leads the Fury in passing with 421 total passes 
and has recorded one goal on the season.

The final key player for Ottawa is in goal with Maxime Crepeau. Crepeau is currently on loan 
from the Montreal Impact where he has been since 2010. The highly touted keeper has already 
had two caps with the Canadian national team. This season Crepeau has started eight games 
and has recorded eight clean sheets.

Canadian Content
A lot. Sixteen in total.

One to watch for Toronto FC fans is the potential of former Reds defender Doniel Henry appearing. 
The former TFC homegrown player is on loan from the Vancouver Whitecaps but did not appear 
in the 18 in Ottawa most recent game. He has made three starts for Ottawa. 

You can catch all the action from Ottawa on Wednesday night right here on TFC2.ca. 
Kickoff is set for 7:00 PM.

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