May 27, 2021...Match Report: Tucson Bounces Back, Beats Toronto FC II (from USLLeagueOne.com)
Match Report: Tucson Bounces Back, Beats Toronto FC II By USLLeagueOne.com Staff, 05/27/21, 12:00AM EDT TWO GOALS IN FOUR FIRST HALF MINUTES HELPED FC TUCSON PICK UP ITS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON CASA GRANDE, Ariz. - Propelled by a pair of goals four minutes apart, FC Tucson earned its first win of the 2021 League One season on Wednesday night, beating Toronto FC II 2-1 at Grande Sports World. Toronto had more of the play early on, but a quick-fire double for Tucson saw the visitors take a two-goal lead midway through the first half. João Delgado opened the scoring with a sensational chip in the 24th minute, and Deri Corfe added to the advantage moments later when he poked in a loose ball during a corner kick scramble. TFC II didn't waste time pulling themselves back into the game. Last Saturday, it was Themi Antonoglou setting up Garrett McLaughlin for the Young Reds, but those roles were reversed on Wednesday night. McLaughlin flicked a clever ball to Antonoglou following a turnover, and the 19-year-old Canadian took a great touch to put himself through before firing a precise low strike to the far post. It was Antonoglou's first professional goal, four days after picking up his first professional assist. TFC II continued to have more of the possession in the second half, but both sides enjoyed their fair share of scoring chances. Despite some late pressure, Tucson was able to hold on to claim all three points, a vital bounce back performance after a heavy defeat to Fort Lauderdale CF in Week 6. The two teams will meet again in 10 days' time in Tucson, but each is back in action this Saturday as well. Toronto heads to the Lone Star State for a rematch from their first game of the season against North Texas SC, while Tucson travels east to play North Carolina FC. USLLeagueOne.com Man of the Match Deri Corfe, FC Tucson - Corfe scored the goal that would wind up being the match winner, and the Englishman had an excellent all-around outing as well. He won 5 of his 6 duels, created two chances while passing at a 91 percent success rate, and completed two dribbles. Goal Summary TUC (24') - Delgado (second), unassisted TUC (28') - Corfe (second), unassisted TOR (37') - Antonoglou (first), assisted by McLaughlin Match Stats: Toronto FC II 1 - 2 FC Tucson 4-4-2 5-4-1 May 26, 2021 10:00 PM Venue Grande Sports World Referee Samantha Martinez Toronto FC II 40 Patterson-Sewell GK 58 Franklin DF 38 Petrasso DF 33 Higgins (C) DF 64 Politz DF 71 Bernat out 63 MF 52 Thompson out 63 MF 35 Essoussi MF 81 Antonoglou GOAL 37 out 79 MF 72 Yeates out 87 FW 49 McLaughlin FW Substitutes 70 Vaikla Sub 62 Goulbourne in 87 Sub 34 Maples Sub 82 Altobelli in 63 Sub 65 Curic Sub 83 Mbongue in 79 Sub 73 Rothrock in 63 Sub Manager - Muñoz MAN FC Tucson 1 Lapsley GK 3 Alex Knox DF 19 Schenfeld Yellow 15 DF 24 Barnathan (C) DF 27 Pena DF 5 Fox DF 9 Corfe GOAL 28 MF 10 Dennis Yellow 52 out 69 MF 21 Ferriol out 33 in 39 out 83 MF 20 Delgado GOAL 24 MF 91 Calixtro Out 73 FW Substitutes 13 Guerrero Sub 6 Biek in 83 Sub 23 Lawrence Sub 22 Hurtado Sub 42 Odenbeck in 69 Sub 17 Adams in 33 out 39 Sub 37 Pérez in 73 Sub Manager - Galas MAN Toronto FC II FC Tucson Possession 62.2% 37.8% Duels success rate 44.0% 56.0% Aerial duels won 38.5% 61.5% Interceptions 8 13 Offsides 0 2 Corners 5 1 Passes 563 349 Long passes 57 70 Passing accuracy 88.6% 76.8% Passing accuracy in opponents' half (%) 79.1% 69.5% Crosses 28 8 Crossing accuracy 35.7% 12.5% Goals 1 2 Shots 19 13 Shots on target 5 6 Blocked shots 4 4 Shots outside the box 6 3 Shots inside the box 13 10 Shooting accuracy 26.3% 46.2% Tackles 13 17 Tackles success rate 69.2% 47.1% Clearances 11 18 Fouls conceded 8 7 Yellow cards 0 2 Red cards 0 0
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