June 26, 2021...Match Report: Late Goal Seals Win For Fort Lauderdale (from USLLeagueOne.com)
Match Report: Late Goal Seals Win For Fort Lauderdale By USLLeagueOne.com Staff, 06/26/21, 9:45PM EDT Share MITCHELL CURRY SCORED IN THE 89TH MINUTE AS FTLCF BEAT TORONTO FC II FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Mitchell Curry scored late to earn Fort Lauderdale CF a 2-1 victory over Toronto FC II on Saturday night at DRV PNK Stadium. Fort Lauderdale took a lead into halftime thanks to an early goal by Josh Penn. George Acosta recorded his league-leading sixth assist of the season, feeding the ball to Penn before the forward cut inside and fired an accurate low strike to the far post. As with the previous meeting between these two teams in south Florida, TFC II would equalize in the second half. Garrett McLaughlin drew the Young Reds level from the penalty spot in the 68th minute, the in-form striker's fifth goal of the season. The game looked to be headed for a draw, but Curry popped up to score the winner for Fort Lauderdale in the 89th minute, earning the home side all three points on the night. TFC II closes out the month of June with a visit to familiar foes South Georgia Tormenta FC on Wednesday, while Fort Lauderdale has an away meeting with FC Tucson next Saturday. USLLeagueOne.com Player of the Match Dylan Castanheira, Fort Lauderdale CF - The goalkeeper made eight saves on the night, providing the platform for his side to claim the win. Goal Summary FTL (9') - Penn, assisted by Acosta TOR (68') - McLaughlin, penalty kick FTL (89') - Curry, unassisted Fort Lauderdale CF 2 - 1 Toronto FC II 4-3-3 4-4-2 June 26, 2021 7:30 PM Venue DRV PNK Stadium Referee John Matto Fort Lauderdale CF 18 Castanheira GK 36 Bucknor out 55 DF 32 Allen DF 4 Mabika DF 5 Hardin (C) DF 6 Neville MF 30 Acosta out 75 MF 28 Azcona out 66 MF 9 Curry Yellow 84 GOAL 89 FW 16 Penn GOAL 9 FW 8 Evans FW Substitutes 1 Zamudio Sub 13 Nodarse Sub 12 Hardin Sub 34 Poplawski in 55 Sub 15 Taghvai-Najib in 66, Yellow 90+3 Sub 25 Valencia Sub 10 Hundal in 75 Sub Manager - Powell MAN Toronto FC II 70 Vaikla GK 62 Goulbourne DF 38 Petrasso DF 33 Higgins DF 64 Politz (C) DF 35 Essoussi MF 7 Marshall-Rutty out 80 MF 72 Yeates Yellow 50 MF 81 Antonoglou out 85 MF 49 McLaughlin PK GOAL 68, out 85 FW 82 Altobelli FW Substitutes 60 Engbers Sub 48 Campbell in 85 Sub 34 Maples Sub 85 Carlini in 85 Sub 65 Curic Sub 51 Ovalle Sub 52 Thompson in 80 Sub Manager - Muñoz MAN Fort Lauderdale CF Toronto FC II Possession 44.1% 55.9% Duels success rate 46.2% 53.8% Aerial duels won 45.5% 54.5% Interceptions 7 13 Offsides 3 1 Corners 5 5 Passes 401 494 Long passes 55 31 Passing accuracy 83.8% 89.1% Passing accuracy in opponents' half (%) 69.7% 81.3% Crosses 11 25 Crossing accuracy 18.2% 48.0% Goals 2 1 Shots 9 25 Shots on target 5 9 Blocked shots 0 4 Shots outside the box 3 10 Shots inside the box 6 15 Shooting accuracy 55.6% 36.0% Tackles 8 10 Tackles success rate 75.0% 70.0% Clearances 17 8 Fouls conceded 11 11 Yellow cards 2 1 Red cards 0 0
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