June 28, 2024...Union II hit the road to take on Toronto FC II on Sunday afternoon (from philadelphiaunion.com)
Union II hit the road to take on Toronto FC II on Sunday afternoon
Friday, Jun 28, 2024, 08:30 AM
Philadelphia Union II wraps up June as they hit the road to take on Toronto FC II in a conference clash on Sunday
afternoon that will be streamed for free on MLNEXTPro.com.
The Eastern Conference leading Union II are coming off a difficult 4-1 setback to New York Red Bulls II where
the club's biggest rival were able to avoid the season sweep. Head Coach Marlon LeBlanc put forth a young lineup
with regular starters Andrew Rick, Olwethu Makhanya, CJ Olney, Neil Pierre and David Vazquez unavailable for
the contest. Despite the missing pieces, Union II put up a fight against the club from New Jersey but saw high-potential
scoring efforts just come up short. Eddy Davis III provided the lone goal for Union II as the Academy graduate notched
his sixth goal of the season late in the match, flicking home a cross from Frankie Westfield.
Sunday's contest is the second of three regular season meetings between the two sides with Union II taking the first win
of the series in the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro seaon opener. Toronto opened th scoring as they struck on the counter
in the 41st minute as Julian Altobelli threaded a ball to Jesús Batiz who converted on his second chance of the afternoon
to make it 1-0 in favor of the visiting side. Union II responded in the 51st minute as Vazquez served up a perfectly
placed volley into the box that Westfield got a header on first to float it into the back of the net. Three minutes
later Union II found itself in the lead courtesy of that synchronized pressure from the front three. As Toronto sought
to slow down the match, they turned to backline passes that saw Olivas, Vazquez and Davis seek out. A back pass to the
keeper forced an arrant clearance that Davis intercepted inside the 18. A quick move later set up the Union Academy
forward’s first-ever MLS NEXT Pro goal to make it 2-1 in favor of Union II.
Toronto FC II has played two fewer matches this season and currently sits in 11th place in the Eastern Conference table
with 17 points. Sporting a 5-5-2 mark, Head Coach Gianni Cimini's Young Reds snapped a three-game slide on Wednesday
with Nathaniel Edwards strike in the 53rd minute helping the team knock off Inter Miami CF II.
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