May 24, 2019...Toronto FC II vs FC Tucson game report (from USLLeagueOne.com)
Gameday Report: May 24, Week 9 By USLLeagueOne.com Staff, 05/24/19, 6:00PM EDT Perruzza’s first-half goal earned Toronto victory in its home opener Toronto FC II celebrated victory in its home opener as Tucson’s road struggles continued. TORONTO FC II (1), FC TUCSON (0) VAUGHAN, Ontario – Toronto FC II earned victory against FC Tucson in its home opener on Friday evening as it broke a three-game losing streak. Toronto took the lead in the 37th minute on the first big chance of the game as Jordan Perruzza slid Jacob Shaffelburg in behind the Tucson defense on then left and then made a run to the back post where Shaffelburg picked him out with a clipped cross Perruzza headed home. The Reds almost added to their lead early in the second half as Perruzza was denied by Tucson goalkeeper Philip Ejimadu after breaking in behind the back line, and moments later Griffin Dorsey fired wide of the left post. Tucson almost leveled the game with 16 minutes to go when Jamael Cox hit the right post on a first-time finish, while Toronto’s Jordan Faria curled a finish just wide of the right post for the hosts moments later, but despite some missed late opportunities for TFC II to ice the game Perruzza’s goal proved enough to see it home. USLLeagueOne.com Man of the Match Jordan Perruzza, Toronto FC II – Perruzza set up and then finished the only goal of the game to get Toronto back in the win column in its home opener. 4-1-4-1 4-2-3-1 Toronto FC II FC Tucson 1 0 May 24, 2019 4:00 PM Referee Scott Bowman Venue BMO Training Ground Toronto FC II 90 Silva GK 48 Campbell DF 88' Yellow card 57 Mohammed DF 17' Yellow card 52 Dunn-Johnson DF 42 Bunk-Andersen DF 43 Ovalle (C) MF 19 Dorsey MF 31' Yellow card 59 Okello MF 86' Yellow card, 86' subbed out 50 Srbely MF 52' subbed out 84 Shaffelburg MF 77 Perruzza FW 37' GOAL, 60' subbed out Substitutes 80 King 72 Peters 35 Essoussi 58 Faria 60' subbed in 39 Petrasso 52' subbed in 51 Swartz 37 Waja 86' subbed in Manager Rabasca FC Tucson 24 Ejimadu GK 13 Hauswirth DF 3 Terrón DF 77' subbed out 33 Wakasa DF 12 Venter (C) DF 17 Hanlin MF 72' subbed out 19 Wright MF 65' subbed out 14 Stripling MF 9 Delgado MF 16 Jambga MF 99 Jones FW Substitutes 18 Merancio Valdez 26 DeVoss 27 Sousa 77' subbed in 11 Cox 65' subbed in 10 Martínez 8 Eti Tavares 15 Vega 72' subbed in Manager Sawatzky Game statistics TFC Tuc 61.2% Possession 38.8% 53.1% Duels success rate 46.9% 51.3% Aerial duels won 48.7% 14 Interceptions 14 0 Offsides 6 2 Corners 3 544 Passes 326 61 Long passes 81 81.1% Passing accuracy 68.1% 72.1% Passing acc in opp half 21.2% 10 Crosses 24 10.0% Crossing accuracy 20.8% 1 Goals 0 15 Shots 7 4 Shots on target 0 2 Blocked shots 0 6 Shots outside the box 5 9 Shots inside the box 2 26.7% Shooting accuracy 0.0% 17 Tackles 9 70.6% Tackles success rate 88.9% 15 Clearances 18 18 Fouls conceded 10 4 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
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