September 16, 2018 USL Toronto FC II--FC Cincinnati vs Toronto FC II game review (from uslsoccer.com)
Gameday Report: September 16, Week 27 By NICHOLAS MURRAY - nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, 09/16/18, 6:53PM EDT Ledesma outduels Endoh as FCC downs TFC II; Orange County, Portland grab late road victories THREE THINGS THAT MATTERED 1. Sunday night’s clash between FC Cincinnati and Toronto FC II before a crowd of 27,275 at Nippert Stadium got a pair of standout displays from Emmanuel Ledesma for FCC and Tsubasa Endoh for Toronto, but it was Ledesma and the hosts who ended up coming out on top in a thrilling 4-3 victory that saw both teams hold the lead twice. Endoh’s superb hat trick, which saw him find the net from outside the penalty area on each of his three goals, was the standout performance for the visitors, but the star of the show for the hosts once again was Ledesma, who recorded three assists – including the helper on Corben Bone’s late game-winner – to not only provide his side the chances it needed to hold off a game Toronto side but more significantly make him the USL’s single-season assists record-holder, breaking the tie with Reno 1868 FC’s Chris Wehan (2017) and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC’s Matt Dallman (2013), each of whom recorded 12 assists in their stellar seasons. Ledesma’s first of the night to Forrest Lasso on what has become a typical sight from set pieces of a perfectly-flighted delivery from the Argentine set the record, and the two after for Fanendo Adi and Bone took him to 15 for the season, well ahead of the chasing pack. FC CINCINNATI (4), TORONTO FC II (3) CINCINNATI – Corben Bone scored twice and Emmanuel Ledesma recorded three assists while becoming the USL single-season record holder for helpers in a wild 4-3 victory before 27.275 fans at Nippert Stadium that saw FCC’s undefeated streak stretch to 18 games. Toronto grabbed the lead in the 24th minute when Tsubasa Endoh found space in the left channel and unleashed a shot that found the top-right corner, which ran his scoring streak to three games. Cincinnati hit back seven minutes later, though, as Ledesma recorded his 13th assist of the season on a free kick that was headed home by Forrest Lasso at the top-right corner of the six-yard area. Ledesma almost gave FCC the lead three minutes before halftime as he rang the left post with a curling shot from the top-right corner of the penalty area, but Fanendo Adi put the hosts ahead in the first minute of stoppage time with a clever piece of skill to beat his marker before finishing past advancing TFC II goalkeeper Caleb Patterson-Sewell into the right corner. Toronto immediately hit back as Endoh produced his second long-range strike of the half into the bottom-left corner, and the visitors held onto their lead two minutes into the second half when Patterson-Sewell produced an outstanding save to deny a close-range header by Adi. Endoh completed his hat trick in the 73rd minute with another spectacular finish to the top-right corner from 25 yards to put Toronto back ahead, but FCC again got back on level terms with 12 minutes to go as Bone finished off a lifted through-ball by Jimmy McLaughlin. Bone then put Cincinnati ahead in the 88th minute on his second goal of the night as Ledesma picked up his third assist with a curled cross from the left to the back post that Bone headed in unmarked, providing the final twist to a second compelling contest between the clubs this season. USLSoccer.com Man of the Match Emmanuel Ledesma, FC Cincinnati – Ledesma’s trio of assists took him to 15 for the season and in the process set a new single-season mark for helpers in the USL’s modern era. 4-2-3-1 4-2-3-1 FC Cincinnati Toronto FC II 4 3 September 16, 2018 4:30 PM Referee Lorant Varga Venue Nippert Stadium Attendance 27,275 FC Cincinnati 18 Richey GK 32 Hoyte DF 23 Smith DF 29 Barrett (C) DF 3 Lasso DF 31' GOAL 13 Lahoud MF 70' subbed out 45 Ledesma MF 6 Walker MF 5 Albadawi MF 62' subbed out 19 Bone MF 78' GOAL, 88' GOAL 9 Adi FW 45+2' GOAL, 75' subbed out Substitutes 1 Newton 2 Bahner 21 Keinan 4 Gibson 70' subbed in 20 McLaughlin 62' subbed in 11 Konig 75' subbed in 10 Welshman Manager Koch Toronto FC II 28 Patterson-Sewell (C) GK 36 Kübel DF 57 Mohammed DF 35 Eckenrode DF 49 Boskovic DF 48 Campbell MF 56 Johnson MF 29' Yellow card, 45' subbed out 59 Okello Ayo MF 50 Srbely MF 85' subbed out 46 Endoh M 24' GOAL, GOAL 45+4', GOAL 73' 64 Hundal FW 63' Yellow card, 67' subbed out Substitutes 30 Angoitia 38 Bjornethun 55 Daniels 85' subbed in 58 Faria 45' subbed in 51 Hamilton 77 Perruzza 67' subbed in Manager Rabasca Team Statistics CIN TOR 64.2% Possession 35.8% 58.8% Duels success rate 41.2% 84.0% Aerial duels won 16.0% 12 Interceptions 10 7 Offsides 1 8 Corners 4 543 Passes 304 67 Long passes 69 83.4% Passing accuracy 70.1% 71.8% Passing acc in opp half 58.7% 27 Crosses 13 29.6% Crossing accuracy 15.4% 4 Goals 3 12 Shots 10 6 Shots on target 4 0 Blocked shots 2 3 Shots outside the box 6 9 Shots inside the box 4 50.0% Shooting accuracy 40.0% 26 Tackles 23 80.8% Tackles success rate 69.6% 17 Clearances 26 10 Fouls conceded 10 0 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
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