August 12, 2018 USL Toronto FC II--Toronto FC II vs Richmond Kickers game review (from uslsoccer.com)
GAME REPORTS TORONTO FC II (1), RICHMOND KICKERS (0) TORONTO – Toronto FC II struck early in the second half as it took a 1-0 victory against the Richmond Kickers at BMO Field for it second victory of the 2018 season. Richmond had an early chance in the third minute as a cross by Brian Shriver found Luiz Fernando at the top of the six-yard area only for his volley to go high of the crossbar. Toronto’s first good chance arrived soon after as Liam Fraser forced a tipped save by Kickers goalkeeper Trevor Spangenberg on a curling shot from 25 yards. Luca Uccello also went close for the hosts nine minutes before halftime as his close-range volley after a cross from the left by Kyle Bjornethun was inadvertently blocked by teammate Jordan Hamilton, but three minutes into the second half Hamilton put TFC II ahead as he lashed home a finish into the left corner off a good chipped pass over the top by Fraser. Richmond almost hit back with 13 minutes to go as Shriver broke into the penalty area and beat goalkeeper Caleb Patterson-Sewell with his finish only for TFC II defender Tim Kubel to track back and make a last-ditch clearance, and from there Toronto went on to close out the victory. USLSoccer.com Man of the Match Liam Fraser, Toronto FC II – Fraser helped the hosts control the midfield, winning 11 of 17 duels overall and completing 61 of 68 passes while providing the assist on Jordan Hamilton’s game-winning goal. Toronto FC II Richmond Kickers 1 0 4-4-2 4-2-3-1 August 12, 2018 7:30 PM Referee David Barrie Venue BMO Field Attendance 696* * an earlier report on the uslsoccer.com site listed attendance as 425. Toronto FC II 28 Patterson-Sewell (C) GK 36 Kübel DF 38 Bjornethun DF 2' YELLOW card 35 Eckenrode DF 49 Boskovic DF 27 Fraser MF 45 Uccello MF 48 Campbell MF 80' subbed out 46 Endoh MF 45' subbed out 22 Hamilton FW 48' GOAL, 78' subbed out 50 Srbely FW 85' YELLOW card Substitutes 30 Angoitia GK 47 Mohammed 61 Romeo 55 Daniels 45' subbed in 58 Faria 37 Waja 80' subbed in 64 Hundal 78' subbed in Manager Rabasca Richmond Kickers 1 Spangenberg GK 11 Bolduc DF 10 Thomsen DF 5 Shanosky DF 15 Roberts DF 60' YELLOW card 28 Boehme MF 60' subbed out 21 Shriver (C) MF 31 Troyer MF 27 Gonzalez MF 39' YELLOW card 71 Luiz Fernando MF 16 Cordovés FW 71' subbed out Substitutes 33 Barnes 55 Williams 3 Yearwood 25 Eaton 7 Hlavaty 14 Imura 60' subbed in 24 Osei-Wusu 71' subbed in Manager Bulow Game statistics TOR RIC 47.2% Possession 52.8% 46.1% Duels success rate 53.9% 50.0% Aerial duels won 50.0% 13 Interceptions 9 2 Offsides 3 7 Corners 5 396 Passes 456 51 Long passes 69 84.3% Passing accuracy 81.4% 74.8% Passing acc in opp half 70.5% 27 Crosses 11 33.3% Crossing accuracy 45.5% 1 Goals 0 21 Shots 13 7 Shots on target 3 5 Blocked shots 3 7 Shots outside the box 6 14 Shots inside the box 7 33.3% Shooting accuracy 23.1% 9 Tackles 19 77.8% Tackles success rate 68.4% 19 Clearances 15 16 Fouls conceded 10 2 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
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