July 9, 2021...Match Report: Rivera Lifts Revolution II Past Toronto FC II (from USLLeagueOne.com)
Match Report: Rivera Lifts Revolution II Past Toronto FC II By USLLeagueOne.com Staff, 07/09/21, 9:00PM EDT THE ONLY GOAL OF THE GAME ARRIVED IN THE FIRST MINUTE OF THE SECOND HALF FOR NEW ENGLAND FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - A goal right at the start of the second half saw the New England Revolution II record a 1-0 win over Toronto FC II on Friday night at Gillette Stadium. The Revolution II had more of the ball and more of the chances throughout the first half, but the game remained scoreless heading into halftime. Despite New England's control, the best chance of the opening stages fell to Toronto's Julian Altobelli, who was denied by a sprawling Joe Rice in a 1v1 situation with the goalkeeper. However, it took less than a minute of second half action for the Revolution II to find a well-deserved breakthrough goal. A ball into the box by Noel Buck initially looked to have been miscontrolled by Damian Rivera, but the New England attacker thought creatively to poke it home and give his side the lead. TFC II made substitutions in pursuit of an equalizer, and were handed a golden opportunity to draw level when Rice brought down Rohan Goulbourne in the box. But the New England goalkeeper atoned for his mistake with an excellent, diving save to his left, and the Revolution II preserved its clean sheet until the final whistle to earn a win. Both teams are back in action on the road next Saturday, with TFC II facing North Carolina FC and New England heading west to take on FC Tucson. USLLeagueOne.com Player of the Match Ryan Spaulding, New England Revolution II: Spaulding continued his strong season, playing a major role in New England's clean sheet. He won a game-high 6 of his 8 duels, made three clearances, two tackles, and passed at a 90 percent success rate. Goal Summary NE (46') - Rivera, assisted by Buck 4-3-3 New England Revolution II 1 - 0 Toronto FC II 4-3-3 4-4-2 July 9, 2021 7:00 PM Venue Gillette Stadium Attendance 100 Referee Christian Centeno New England Revolution II 51 Rice Yellow 83 GK 41 Quinones DF 34 Spaulding DF 35 Verfurth DF 44 Cayet DF 32 Rozhansky (C) Yellow 83 MF 48 Michel out 78 MF 61 Buck out 86 MF 19 Kizza out 86 FW 12 Rennicks out 66 FW 72 Rivera GOAL 46, out 78 FW Substitutes 50 Puckerin Sub 54 Freitas Sub 40 O'Hearn in 86 Sub 53 Fujiwara in 78 Sub 37 Ramirez in 86 Sub 99 R. Sierakowski in 78 Sub 52 Tsicoulias in 66 Sub Manager - Peay MAN Toronto FC II 40 Patterson-Sewell GK 58 Franklin DF 38 Petrasso DF 34 Maples DF 64 Politz (C) DF 71 Bernat out 63 MF 52 Thompson out 68 MF 35 Essoussi missed PK 84 MF 81 Antonoglou out 63 MF 82 Altobelli FW 85 Carlini FW Substitutes 70 Vaikla Sub 48 Campbell Sub 62 Goulbourne in 63 Sub 33 Higgins Sub 65 Curic Sub 72 Yeates in 63 Sub 49 McLaughlin in 68, Yellow 87 Sub Manager - Muñoz MAN New England Revolution II Toronto FC II Possession 56.3% 43.7% Duels success rate 45.1% 54.9% Aerial duels won 55.0% 45.0% Interceptions 6 13 Offsides 2 1 Corners 9 4 Passes 547 427 Long passes 54 58 Passing accuracy 88.5% 83.6% Passing accuracy in opponents' half (%) 80.4% 76.7% Crosses 25 9 Crossing accuracy 40.0% 22.2% Goals 1 0 Shots 21 12 Shots on target 7 4 Blocked shots 3 4 Shots outside the box 7 6 Shots inside the box 14 6 Shooting accuracy 33.3% 33.3% Tackles 11 16 Tackles success rate 45.5% 25.0% Clearances 9 14 Fouls conceded 13 6 Yellow cards 2 1 Red cards 0 0
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