September 11, 2021...Match Report: A Close Game Sees Omaha Win at Home (from USLLeagueOne.com)
Match Report: A Close Game Sees Omaha Win at Home By USLLeagueOne.com Staff, 09/11/21, 10:30PM EDT UNION OMAHA COME OUT WITH A 2-1 OVER TORONTO II TO RECLAIM FIRST PLACE IN LEAGUE ONE STANDINGS PAPILLION, Neb. - A back a forth game sees the home side, Union Omaha, come out on top 2-1 against Toronto FC II. Union Omaha pushed hard right out of the gate and was rewarded with a goal in the 6th minute. Greg Hurst, who has nine goals on the season, notched his first assist tonight with a beauty of a chipped pass over the heads of Toronto II defenders and right to the feet of Devin Boyce, who calmly slotted the ball into the back of the net. Toronto II had a lot of problems on the defensive end during the first half. The opening goal for Omaha came off a poor pass from a Toronto defender, and there were multiple times where the home team was able to catch Toronto playing high and played through the lines for breakaways. If Omaha put the ball away on those opportunities, the score could have easily been 3-0 at the half. Although it seems like Omaha would score another goal before the game finished, it was Toronto II who found the back of the net next. Luke Singh took a beautiful free-kick right outside the 18-yard box that bounced past the goalkeeper to level the game at a goal apiece in the 53rd minute. Omaha continued to push through the Toronto II defense, determined to retake the lead. And that they did. In the 70th minute, Damia Viader sent a beautifully lofted cross into the box that found John Scearce, who was able to put the ball in between the legs of Toronto II’s goalkeeper to give Omaha the lead once again. Not a bad first goal for Scearce. With the 2-1 win, Union Omaha retakes the top spot on the League One standings, which continues to be a tight race with Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. TFC II will now return home to host Forward Madison FC next Friday, while Omaha's next fixture is a trip to North Texas SC on Sunday, September 19. USLLeagueOne.com Player of the Match John Scearce (OMA) - Scearce scored his first goal to give Omaha the win at home. In addition, the midfielder had an 85% accurate passing rate and made four interceptions. Goal Summary OMA (6’) Boyce, assisted by Hurst TOR (53’) Singh, unassisted OMA (70’) Scearce, assisted by Viader xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Union Omaha 2 - 1 Toronto FC II 4-4-2 4-4-2 September 11, 2021 8:00 PM Venue Werner Park Attendance 2,722 Referee Adorae Monroy Union Omaha 24 Nuhu GK 25 Sousa (C) out 83 DF 3 Viader I Masdeu DF 18 Malone DF 16 Crull DF 17 Scearce Yellow 21, GOAL 71 MF 20 Boyce GOAL 6, out 90+3 MF 2 Alihodzic out 70 MF 22 Doyle MF 11 Conway FW 9 Hurst Yellow 45+4, out 84 FW Substitutes 33 Piedrahita Sub 13 Knutson Sub 28 Osumanu in 84 Sub 10 Nicolas Firmino Sub 5 Otieno in 83 Sub 12 Panchot in 90+3 Sub 19 Rivera in 70 Sub Manager - Mims MAN Toronto FC II 70 Vaikla GK 58 Franklin DF 38 Petrasso Yellow 59 DF 5 Dunn-Johnson DF 63 Singh GOAL 53 DF 14 Okello out 64 MF 52 Thompson out 86 MF 48 Campbell out 74 MF 85 Carlini (C) Yellow 39 MF 49 McLaughlin FW 82 Altobelli Yellow 88 FW Substitutes 40 Patterson-Sewell Sub 62 Goulbourne Sub 34 Maples Sub 64 Politz Sub 81 Antonoglou in 86 Sub 73 Rothrock in 74 Sub 72 Yeates in 64 Sub Manager - Muñoz MAN Union Omaha Toronto FC II Possession 45.3% 54.7% Duels success rate 41.5% 58.5% Aerial duels won 13.6% 86.4% Interceptions 11 6 Offsides 0 3 Corners 3 1 Passes 382 455 Long passes 83 94 Passing accuracy 76.2% 79.1% Passing accuracy in opponents' half (%) 61.3% 69.0% Crosses 8 10 Crossing accuracy 12.5% 50.0% Goals 2 1 Shots 9 12 Shots on target 3 2 Blocked shots 2 2 Shots outside the box 4 5 Shots inside the box 5 7 Shooting accuracy 33.3% 16.7% Tackles 13 6 Tackles success rate 76.9% 66.7% Clearances 13 5 Fouls conceded 16 11 Yellow cards 2 3 Red cards 0 0
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