June 22, 2023...Revolution II Game Preview: New England Hosts Toronto FC II on Friday Night (from www.revolutionsoccer.net)
Revolution II Game Preview: New England Hosts Toronto FC II on Friday Night
Thursday, Jun 22, 2023, 02:23 PM
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Revolution II (8-5-2; 28 pts.; 3rd in East) are set to host
Toronto FC II (3-8-3; 14 pts.; 13th in East) on Friday night at Gillette Stadium. The match kicks off at 8:00 p.m. ET
and streams live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
New England heads into Friday’s match following a 2-1 loss to FC Cincinnati 2 on Sunday. Jordan Adebayo-Smith tallied
his team-leading sixth goal of the season in the 93rd minute and recorded four shots, two on target, in his 27-minute
shift off the bench. Adebayo-Smith leads MLS NEXT Pro with 19 shots on target, while Revolution II holds its position
as the top-scoring team with 32 tallies on the year.
“We needed to look at some changes and Jordan [Adebayo-Smith] is a guy who has logged a lot of minutes, so we felt
like it was an opportunity for him to be a reserve tonight and maybe give us a lift off the bench and obviously
he provided that with a goal,” Head coach Clint Peay said following Sunday’s match.
New England owns a 4-3-1 record in the all-time series against Toronto, as Friday’s match marks the ninth meeting
between the two sides since 2020. The teams last met on May 14, when New England completed a come-from-behind 3-2 victory
led by Homegrown midfielder Damian Rivera. The Cranston, R.I. native, who returned to New England this week after
featuring for Costa Rica’s U-23 side on international duty, secured the victory with goals in the 84th and 85th minutes
at York Lions Stadium.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR AGAINST TORONTO FC II:
Revolution II improving upon their 5-1-2 home record this season.
New England adding to their league-leading 32 goals scored through 15 matches.
Forward Jordan Adebayo-Smith adding to his team-leading six goals so far in 2023.
Forward Marcos Dias making his 35th appearance with New England’s second team.
Defender Pierre Cayet adding to his 38 interceptions, ranking second in MLS NEXT Pro.
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