September 16, 2018 USL Toronto FC II--FC Cincinnati vs Toronto FC II game review (from uslsoccer.com)

    
Gameday Report: September 16, Week 27
By NICHOLAS MURRAY - nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, 09/16/18, 6:53PM EDT 

Ledesma outduels Endoh as FCC downs TFC II; Orange County, Portland grab late road victories

THREE THINGS THAT MATTERED

1. Sunday night’s clash between FC Cincinnati and Toronto FC II before a crowd of 27,275 at Nippert Stadium 
got a pair of standout displays from Emmanuel Ledesma for FCC and Tsubasa Endoh for Toronto, but it was 
Ledesma and the hosts who ended up coming out on top in a thrilling 4-3 victory that saw both teams hold 
the lead twice. Endoh’s superb hat trick, which saw him find the net from outside the penalty area on each 
of his three goals, was the standout performance for the visitors, but the star of the show for the hosts 
once again was Ledesma, who recorded three assists – including the helper on Corben Bone’s late 
game-winner – to not only provide his side the chances it needed to hold off a game Toronto side but 
more significantly make him the USL’s single-season assists record-holder, breaking the tie with 
Reno 1868 FC’s Chris Wehan (2017) and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC’s Matt Dallman (2013), each of whom 
recorded 12 assists in their stellar seasons. Ledesma’s first of the night to Forrest Lasso on what 
has become a typical sight from set pieces of a perfectly-flighted delivery from the Argentine set the 
record, and the two after for Fanendo Adi and Bone took him to 15 for the season, well ahead 
of the chasing pack.    
  
FC CINCINNATI (4), TORONTO FC II (3)
CINCINNATI – Corben Bone scored twice and Emmanuel Ledesma recorded three assists while becoming 
the USL single-season record holder for helpers in a wild 4-3 victory before 27.275 fans at Nippert Stadium 
that saw FCC’s undefeated streak stretch to 18 games. Toronto grabbed the lead in the 24th minute 
when Tsubasa Endoh found space in the left channel and unleashed a shot that found the top-right corner, 
which ran his scoring streak to three games. Cincinnati hit back seven minutes later, though, as Ledesma 
recorded his 13th assist of the season on a free kick that was headed home by Forrest Lasso at the top-right 
corner of the six-yard area. Ledesma almost gave FCC the lead three minutes before halftime as he rang 
the left post with a curling shot from the top-right corner of the penalty area, but Fanendo Adi put the 
hosts ahead in the first minute of stoppage time with a clever piece of skill to beat his marker before 
finishing past advancing TFC II goalkeeper Caleb Patterson-Sewell into the right corner. Toronto immediately 
hit back as Endoh produced his second long-range strike of the half into the bottom-left corner, and the 
visitors held onto their lead two minutes into the second half when Patterson-Sewell produced an outstanding 
save to deny a close-range header by Adi. Endoh completed his hat trick in the 73rd minute with another 
spectacular finish to the top-right corner from 25 yards to put Toronto back ahead, but FCC again got back 
on level terms with 12 minutes to go as Bone finished off a lifted through-ball by Jimmy McLaughlin. 
Bone then put Cincinnati ahead in the 88th minute on his second goal of the night as Ledesma picked up his 
third assist with a curled cross from the left to the back post that Bone headed in unmarked, providing 
the final twist to a second compelling contest between the clubs this season.

USLSoccer.com Man of the Match
Emmanuel Ledesma, FC Cincinnati – Ledesma’s trio of assists took him to 15 for the season and in the 
process set a new single-season mark for helpers in the USL’s modern era.  
  
4-2-3-1                    4-2-3-1  
FC Cincinnati              Toronto FC II  
4                          3    

September 16, 2018 4:30 PM 

Referee Lorant Varga   Venue Nippert Stadium   Attendance 27,275

FC Cincinnati
18 Richey GK
32 Hoyte DF
23 Smith DF
29 Barrett (C) DF
 3 Lasso DF               31' GOAL   
13 Lahoud MF              70' subbed out  
45 Ledesma MF
 6 Walker MF
 5 Albadawi MF            62' subbed out   
19 Bone MF                78' GOAL, 88' GOAL   
 9 Adi FW                 45+2' GOAL, 75' subbed out  
 
Substitutes
 1 Newton 
 2 Bahner 
21 Keinan 
 4 Gibson                 70' subbed in  
20 McLaughlin             62' subbed in  
11 Konig                  75' subbed in  
10 Welshman    

Manager  Koch

Toronto FC II
28 Patterson-Sewell (C) GK
36 Kübel DF
57 Mohammed DF
35 Eckenrode DF
49 Boskovic DF
48 Campbell MF
56 Johnson MF             29' Yellow card, 45' subbed out  
59 Okello Ayo MF
50 Srbely MF              85' subbed out   
46 Endoh M                24' GOAL, GOAL 45+4', GOAL 73'
64 Hundal FW              63' Yellow card, 67' subbed out  

Substitutes
30 Angoitia 
38 Bjornethun 
55 Daniels                85' subbed in   
58 Faria                  45' subbed in   
51 Hamilton
77 Perruzza               67' subbed in  

Manager  Rabasca

Team Statistics   
CIN                               TOR  
 64.2%    Possession               35.8%
 58.8%    Duels success rate       41.2%   
 84.0%    Aerial duels won         16.0%     
 12       Interceptions            10    
  7       Offsides                  1     
  8       Corners                   4    
543       Passes                  304    
 67       Long passes              69    
 83.4%    Passing accuracy         70.1%  
 71.8%    Passing acc in opp half  58.7%   
 27       Crosses                  13   
 29.6%    Crossing accuracy        15.4%   
  4       Goals                     3   
 12       Shots                    10   
  6       Shots on target           4   
  0       Blocked shots             2   
  3       Shots outside the box     6   
  9       Shots inside the box      4   
 50.0%    Shooting accuracy        40.0%  
 26       Tackles                  23   
 80.8%    Tackles success rate     69.6%   
 17       Clearances               26   
 10       Fouls conceded           10   
  0       Yellow cards              2   
  0       Red cards                 0   

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