October 1, 2021...Match Report: Toronto Earns Second-Half Breakthrough, Downs North Carolina (from USLLeagueOne.com)
Match Report: Toronto Earns Second-Half Breakthrough, Downs North Carolina By USLLeagueOne.com Staff, 10/01/21, 6:05PM EDT Share FRANKLIN RECORDS TWO ASSISTS IN ON GOALS TWO MINUTES APART IN 3-0 VICTORY FOR HOSTS TORONTO – Two goals three minutes apart sent Toronto FC II on its way to a 3-0 victory against North Carolina FC at the BMO Training Center as Kobe Franklin notched assists on tallies by Jon-Talen Maples and Luca Petrasso to boost the Young Reds’ postseason chances. After a scoreless first half, Toronto took the lead in the 65th minute as Franklin’s in-swinging free kick from the left was knocked home at close range by Maples for his first goal of the season. Two minutes later Petrasso doubled the advantage as Franklin was released into space on the right and delivered a picture-perfect cross that the midfielder volleyed into the right side of the net from 12 yards. Paul Rothrock wrapped up all three points with 17 minutes to go as Franklin was again involved. A near-post corner kick from the left by the playmaker was headed onto the near upright by Maples, and the ball went across the goal line before hitting the right post and sitting up for Rothrock to tap home. The result was a reward for a strong display by the hosts, who had 11 shots on goal to NCFC’s none, and broke a six-game winless streak for the side as it shifted back up the standings in the League One playoff race. Both teams have home matches up next weekend, with TFC II hosting the New England Revolution II on Friday, Oct. 8 and NCFC taking on Chattanooga Red Wolves SC the following day. USLLeagueOne.com Player of the Match Kobe Franklin, Toronto FC II – Franklin produced a pair of assists and almost had a third while contributing six key passes and completing 21 of 30 passes overall. Goal Summary TOR (65') – Maples, assisted by Franklin TOR (67') – Petrasso, assisted by Franklin TOR (73') – Rothrock xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Toronto FC II 3 - 0 North Carolina FC 5-3-2 4-1-4-1 October 1, 2021 4:00 PM Venue BMO Training Ground Referee Renzo Villanueva Toronto FC II 90 Silva GK 58 Franklin Yellow 23 DF 38 Petrasso GOAL 67, out 86 DF 62 Goulbourne DF 34 Maples GOAL 65 DF 65 Curic Yellow 56 DF 48 Campbell (C) MF 85 Carlini out 84 MF 82 Altobelli out 63 MF 73 Rothrock GOAL 73?, out 87 FW 52 Thompson out 84 FW Substitutes 40 Patterson-Sewell Sub 81 Antonoglou in 63 Sub 35 Essoussi in 86 Sub 68 Greenidge-Duncan in 87 Sub 51 Ovalle in 84 Sub 87 Poku in 84 Sub 72 Yeates Sub Manager - Muñoz MAN North Carolina FC 18 McGuire GK 14 Martinez DF 32 O'Ferral DF 4 Flick Yellow 79 DF 25 Fischer DF 12 Pearson out 35 MF 26 Frame MF 17 Coan (C) Yellow 69, out 84 MF 15 Steedman out 71 MF 9 Miscic out 84 MF 22 Jackson Yellow 24, out 84 FW Substitutes 24 Holliday Sub 2 Hamilton in 71 Sub 8 Arriaga in 35 Sub 27 Kerr in 84 Sub 35 Tolentino Sub 28 Mariche in 84 Sub 34 Thakur in 84 Sub Manager - Bradford MAN Toronto FC II North Carolina FC Possession 49.8% 50.2% Duels success rate 51.9% 48.1% Aerial duels won 55.0% 45.0% Interceptions 12 9 Offsides 2 4 Corners 8 0 Passes 352 375 Long passes 68 67 Passing accuracy 74.7% 77.9% Passing accuracy in opponents' half (%) 65.3% 71.6% Crosses 30 4 Crossing accuracy 50.0% 0.0% Goals 3 0 Shots 21 7 Shots on target 11 0 Blocked shots 5 2 Shots outside the box 4 6 Shots inside the box 17 1 Shooting accuracy 52.4% 0.0% Tackles 20 24 Tackles success rate 60.0% 58.3% Clearances 6 30 Fouls conceded 15 16 Yellow cards 2 3 Red cards 0 0
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