September 22, 2018 USL Toronto FC II--Bethlehem Steel FC vs Toronto FC II game review (from bethlehemsteelfc.com)
Gameday Report: September 22, Week 28 By JOHN ARLIA - john.arlia@uslsoccer.com, 09/22/18, 5:09PM EDT BETHLEHEM STEEL FC (4), TORONTO FC II (0) BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Bethlehem Steel FC inched closer to a spot in the 2018 USL Cup Playoffs and showed no signs of rust after its bye week as the side eased to a 4-0 victory over Toronto FC II on Saturday at Goodman Stadium. The home side took the lead just 62 seconds into the match when Faris latched onto Prosper Chiluya’s through pass and held off a TFC II defender before slotting a left-footed shot past Caleb Patterson-Sewell for his second goal of the season. Brenden Aaronson looked likely to double the hosts’ advantage eight minutes later as he burst through the middle of the penalty area, but a last-second sliding block from Toronto defender Kyle Bjornethun deflected the ball safely behind. Tsubasa Endoh had Toronto’s first clear chance of the afternoon on 15 minutes when he fired a dipping drive just over Jake McGuire’s crossbar from 25 yards out. McGuire was called into action on the half hour mark as he kept out Ayo Akinola’s shot from a tight angle as the visitors searched for an equalizer. Bethlehem probably should have doubled the lead a minute before halftime, but Aaronson hesitated with a pass to a wide-open James Chambers and Robert Boskovic slid in with another last-ditch tackle for Toronto. Aaronson made up for it three minutes after the break when his incisive pass carved open the TFC II defense and found Michee Ngalina, who slotted a right-footed shot across the goalkeeper and into the bottom left corner to double the lead. Bethlehem got its third of the afternoon in the 57th minute as James Chambers kept his 100 percent record from the penalty spot for Steel FC when he fired into the bottom left corner just beyond the outstretched glove of Patterson-Sewell after Matthew Mahoney was taken down in the penalty area. Patterson-Sewell produced a brilliant kick save to deny Aaronson on a breakaway in the 70th minute to keep the deficit at three, but Bethlehem rounded out the scoring five minutes later as substitute Chris Nanco tapped in Ngalina’s pass at the back post just seconds after entering the fray as the hosts picked up a crucial three points for their playoff hopes. USLSoccer.com Man of the Match: Michee Ngalina, Bethlehem Steel SC – Ngalina was instrumental in midfield, completing 75 percent of his passes, recording an assist and scoring his side’s second goal just after halftime. Bethlehem Steel FC vs Toronto FC II 4-2-3-1 4-2-3-1 Bethlehem Steel FC Toronto FC II 4 0 September 22, 2018 3:00 PM Referee Bardhyl Pashaj Venue Goodman Stadium Attendance 2,512 Bethlehem Steel FC 29 McGuire GK 48 Mahoney DF 43 Chiluya DF 53 Ofeimu DF 44 Aubrey DF 52' Yellow card 21 Fontana MF 46 Ngalina MF 48' GOAL 45 Chambers (C) MF 57' PK GOAL 63 Aaronson MF 72' subbed out 38 Moar MF 80' subbed out 35 Pemi Moumbagna FW 2' GOAL, 74' subbed out Substitutes 64 Romero 41 Catalano 36 Holness 80' subbed in 49 Paterson 39 Skundrich 72' subbed in 42 Apodaca 37 Nanco 74' subbed in, 75' GOAL Manager Burke Toronto FC II 28 Patterson-Sewell (C) GK 36 Kübel DF 57 Mohammed DF 36' Yellow card 38 Bjornethun DF 80' subbed out 49 Boskovic DF 59 Okello Ayo MF 46 Endoh MF 61' subbed out 27 Fraser MF 50 Srbely MF 54 Telfer MF 59' subbed out 20 Akinola FW Substitutes 30 Angoitia 48 Campbell 58 Faria 61' subbed in 56 Johnson 51 M Hamilton 59' subbed in 64 Hundal 80' subbed in Manager Rabasca Team Statistics Beth TFC II 43.8% Possession 56.2% 48.9% Duels success rate 51.1% 52.2% Aerial duels won 47.8% 13 Interceptions 14 7 Offsides 3 6 Corners 6 405 Passes 531 72 Long passes 80 80.7% Passing accuracy 83.8% 70.3% Passing acc in opp half 76.1% 20 Crosses 14 10.0% Crossing accuracy 14.3% 4 Goals 0 18 Shots 14 10 Shots on target 2 2 Blocked shots 5 2 Shots outside the box 11 16 Shots inside the box 3 55.6% Shooting accuracy 14.3% 19 Tackles 17 73.7% Tackles success rate 47.1% 26 Clearances 24 13 Fouls conceded 10 1 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
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