May 30, 2018 USL Toronto FC II--Ottawa Fury vs Toronto FC II review (from uslsoccer.com)
Fury FC Take Chances, Down Toronto By CHRIS HOCKMAN - chris.hockman@uslsoccer.com, 05/30/18, 9:15PM EDT Dos Santos brace extends Ottawa’s undefeated run OTTAWA — Ottawa Fury FC continued its impressive run, extending both its unbeaten streak and shutout streak to six matches following a 3-0 win against Toronto FC II at TD Place on Wednesday night. There was an unfortunate start to the match as Toronto FC II goalkeeper Drew Shepherd and Ottawa Fury FC midfielder Kevin Olivera injured each other in a head clash, forcing Shepherd to leave the match, but Ottawa was awarded a penalty kick for the challenge that Steevan Dos Santos buried from the spot, sending new goalkeeper Gianluca Catalano the wrong way. Despite having such a hefty share of possession, at one point sitting over 70 percent, TFC II couldn’t convert it into chances, being held shotless through the first 45 minutes. Ottawa started the second half well and three minutes in a corner saw the lead doubled as Nana Attakora leaped highest to get on the end of Carl Haworth’s delivery to head it down and out of the reach of Catalano for his first goal since 2016, and first in the USL. Despite coming on early in the match Catalano was not daunted by his surprise entry, making some stunning saves to keep his side in the match, including back-to-back saves on Gabriel Wiethaeuper-Balbinotti in the 58th minute. A perfectly placed through-ball for Toronto's Shaan Hundal nearly pulled the visitors back into the match as he looked to round Ottawa goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau, but the Canadian U20 international couldn’t keep control of the ball with Crepeau putting him off just enough to force a goal kick. The match was wrapped up when Dos Santos used his strength to hold off his defender and send a shot powerfully across the face of goal just out of Catalano’s reach and into the back of the net with 11 minutes to go, from where the hosts saw out another solid victory. Scoring 16’ – OTT – Steevan Dos Santos (Penalty) 48’ – OTT – Nana Attakora (Carl Haworth) 79’ – OTT – Steevan Dos Santos #OTTvTOR: Highlights and Opta Box Score Three Things That Matter: 1. Ottawa Fury FC has really stepped up its defense in recent matches, a big part of what has helped the team to its successful run. Fury FC has not conceded since its clash with FC Cincinnati on April 28, and its six-game shutout streak has now stretched to 553 minutes. With the in-form Charlotte Independence coming to TD Place on Saturday that back line will surely be tested. 2. Conversely, Toronto FC II is still winless on the season so far, the last of the teams in the USL Eastern Conference looking for its first win. TFC II has not kept a clean sheet in its past seven matches and has now lost six matches in a row. 3. For just the second time this season Toronto FC II won the possession battle, holding 70.2 percent of the possession at full time. But, as has been the case all season, the visitors failed to do anything with the ball, finishing with just one shot on target as Fury FC were scarcely troubled. Upcoming Games: Ottawa Fury FC vs. Charlotte Independence – June 2, 7p.m. ET, TD Place Toronto FC II vs. Penn FC — June 9, 7p.m. ET, FNB Field 4-2-3-1 3-4-2-1 Ottawa Fury FC Toronto FC II 3 0 May 30, 2018 7:00 PM Referee David Barrie Venue TD Place Stadium Attendance 3,219 Team Stats Player Stats Ottawa Fury FC 16 Crépeau GK 3 Eddie Edward DF 7 Obasi DF 4 Attakora DF 48' GOAL 26 Meilleur-Giguère DF 5 Mannella MF 9 Haworth (C) MF 22 Dixon MF 88 Kévin Oliveira MF 28' subbed out 30 Reid MF 67' subbed out 8 Dos Santos FW 16' GOAL on PK, 79' GOAL Substitutes 12 Monsalve GK 32 Falvey 17 Luboyera 72' subbed in 6 Manesio 90 Porter 99 Tony Taylor 67' subbed in 14 Wiethaeuper-Balbinotti 28'subbed in, 72' subbed out Manager Popovic Toronto FC II 40 Drew Shepherd GK 16' subbed out 49 Boskovic DF 80' Yellow card 61 Romeo DF 59' Yellow card 77 Onkony DF 48 Campbell MF 52' subbed out 39 Petrasso MF 50 Srbely MF 70' subbed out 37 Waja MF 58 Faria FW 45 Uccello (C) FW 56 Johnson FW Substitutes 70 Catalano GK 16' subbed in 36 Kübel 32 Dada-Luke 42 Yeates 70' subbed in 51 Hamilton 64 Hundal 52' subbed in 46 Mandekic Manager Guyot Ottawa Fury FC Toronto FC II 29.8% Possession 70.2% 65.3% Duels success rate 34.7% 75.0% Aerial duels won 25.0% 11 Interceptions 4 7 Offsides 2 4 Corners 7 211 Passes 491 75 Long passes 45 61.6% Passing accuracy 85.5% 55.2% Pass acc in opp half 74.3% 12 Crosses 29 41.7% Crossing accuracy 17.2% 3 Goals 0 12 Shots 5 6 Shots on target 1 2 Blocked shots 0 3 Shots outside the box 3 9 Shots inside the box 2 50.0% Shooting accuracy 20.0% 24 Tackles 10 87.5% Tackles success rate 90.0% 30 Clearances 19 8 Fouls conceded 12 0 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
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