March 23, 2021...Match Report: Toronto FC II Wins On League One Return (from USLsoccer website)
Match Report: Toronto FC II Wins On League One Return By USLLeagueOne.com Staff, 05/23/21, 12:15AM EDT TWO GOALS FROM GARRETT MCLAUGHLIN PUSHED THE YOUNG REDS PAST NORTH TEXAS SC CASA GRANDE, Ariz. - In its first League One match since October 2019, Toronto FC II earned a 2-1 victory over North Texas SC on Saturday night thanks to a pair of goals from Garrett McLaughlin. After an uneventful opening 45 minutes, the game sparked to life thanks to two penalty kicks in first half stoppage time. McLaughlin put away the first after North Texas' Thibaut Jacquel was ruled to have handled the ball in the box, calmly sending the goalkeeper the wrong way. But just three minutes later, TFC II gave away a penalty of its own. Jacquel grabbed his chance at immediate redemption by dispatching the spot kick to level the score with the last kick of the first half. McLaughlin was back at it again to restore Toronto's lead six minutes in to the second period. A pinpoint long diagonal ball from Themi Antonoglou found McLaughlin, who beat the goalkeeper for his second goal on the night. Though North Texas increased its attacking intent as the match wore on, the TFC II defense held firm, and the Young Reds marked their return to League One play with a hard-fought victory at their temporary Arizona home of Grande Sports World. The two sides will meet again next weekend at North Texas' home ground of Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas. Before that though, Toronto FC II will face FC Tucson in a midweek matchup on Wednesday night. USLLeagueOne.com Man of the Match Garrett McLaughlin, Toronto FC II - McLaughlin scored both of TFC II's goals to spur the team to a win in its first League One game back since 2019. Goal Summary TOR (45+1') - McLaughlin (first), penalty kick NTX (45+4') - Jacquel (third), penalty kick TOR (51') - McLaughlin (second), assisted by Antonoglou Stats: Toronto FC II 2 - 1 North Texas SC 4-1-4-1 4-3-3 May 22, 2021 10:00 PM Venue: Grande Sports World Referee Isaiah Vlad Toronto FC II 40 Patterson-Sewell GK 58 Franklin DF 81 Antonoglou out 74 DF 64 Politz DF 33 Higgins (C) DF 38 Petrasso MF 72 Yeates Yellow 67 out 87 MF 35 Essoussi Yellow 90+3 MF 71 Bernat out 90+4 MF 49 McLaughlin GOALS 45+1, 51' out 87 MF 52 Thompson out 88 FW Substitutes 70 Vaikla Sub 62 Goulbourne in 88 Sub 34 Maples in 87 Sub 82 Altobelli Sub 85 Carlini in 74 Sub 65 Curic in 90+4 Sub 83 Mbongue in 87 Yellow 90 Sub Manager - Muñoz MAN North Texas SC 40 Richard Sánchez GK 32 Smith out 68 DF 18 Waldeck (C) DF 4 Caiser Gomes DF 2 Parra DF 6 Almaguer MF 27 Alisson Yellow 65 out 68 MF 11 Ale Santana out 60 MF 22 Jacquel GOAL 45+4 FW 7 Kamungo FW 14 Rayo out 83 FW Substitutes 13 Carrera Sub 88 Kazu in 68 Sub 21 van Hees Sub 15 Maldonado in 68 Sub 10 Avayevu in 60 Sub 28 Bruce in 83 Yellow 88 Sub Manager - Quill MAN Toronto FC II North Texas SC Possession 34.9% 65.1% Duels success rate 56.5% 43.5% Aerial duels won 30.0% 70.0% Interceptions 19 8 Offsides 1 2 Corners 4 8 Passes 243 454 Long passes 71 82 Passing accuracy 63.0% 78.6% Passing accuracy in opponents' half (%) 54.0% 63.8% Crosses 11 23 Crossing accuracy 36.4% 21.7% Goals 2 1 Shots 8 9 Shots on target 3 3 Blocked shots 1 1 Shots outside the box 3 4 Shots inside the box 5 5 Shooting accuracy 37.5% 33.3% Tackles 17 6 Tackles success rate 76.5% 100.0% Clearances 23 10 Fouls conceded 8 15 Yellow cards 3 2 Red cards 0 0
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