October 8, 2021...Match Report: Toronto Tops Revs II With First Half Header (from USLLeagueOne.com)
Match Report: Toronto Tops Revs II With First Half Header By USLLeagueOne.com Staff, 10/08/21, 5:45PM EDT KEVIN POLITZ'S GOAL HELPED THE YOUNG REDS PULL BACK INTO THE PLAYOFF RACE TORONTO - Toronto FC II earned an important 1-0 win over the New England Revolution II on Friday afternoon at BMO Training Ground. Revs II controlled the ball early, but it was the Young Reds who opened the scoring in the 24th minute from a set piece. Luca Petrasso whipped in an excellent corner kick, which Kevin Politz rose to head into the net. The visitors continued to have more of the possession throughout the match, but TFC II did well to prevent New England from creating many scoring opportunities. Ultimately, Politz's header held up as the winner, and Toronto pulled to within a point of the playoff line, snapping the Revs' three-game winning streak. New England will now return home to prepare for a Tuesday matchup with Forward Madison FC, while TFC II has the midweek off before traveling to take on Chattanooga Red Wolves SC next Saturday. USLLeagueOne.com Player of the Match Kevin Politz, Toronto FC II - Politz scored the game's only goal, won three duels and made six recoveries in a winning effort. Goal Summary TOR (24') - Politz, assisted by Petrasso xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Toronto FC II 1 - 0 New England Revolution II 4-3-3 4-2-3-1 October 8, 2021 4:00 PM Venue BMO Training Ground Referee Michael Venne Toronto FC II 70 Vaikla GK 58 Franklin DF 38 Petrasso DF 34 Maples Yellow 4 DF 64 Politz GOAL 24 DF 48 Campbell (C) MF 82 Altobelli out 90+3 MF 85 Carlini out 85 MF 73 Rothrock FW 52 Thompson out 77 FW 62 Goulbourne FW Substitutes 40 Patterson-Sewell Sub 81 Antonoglou Sub 65 Curic in 90+3 Sub 83 Mbongue Sub 51 Ovalle Sub 72 Yeates in 85 Sub 49 McLaughlin in 77 Sub Manager - Muñoz MAN New England Revolution II 51 Rice Yellow 86 GK 41 Quinones Yellow 89 DF 34 Spaulding DF 35 Verfurth DF 44 Cayet DF 32 Rozhansky (C) out 62 MF 47 Bajraktarevic MF 54 Freitas Yellow 39, out 63 MF 61 Buck Yellow 59 MF 72 Rivera MF 12 Rennicks FW Substitutes 70 Oettl Sub 60 Dulysse Sub 40 O'Hearn in 62 Sub 53 Fujiwara in 63 Sub 37 Ramirez Sub Manager - Peay MAN Toronto FC II New England Revolution II Possession 34.1% 65.9% Duels success rate 43.5% 56.5% Aerial duels won 45.5% 54.5% Interceptions 11 13 Offsides 3 5 Corners 5 5 Passes 304 574 Long passes 71 56 Passing accuracy 70.1% 86.4% Passing accuracy in opponents' half (%) 57.7% 74.4% Crosses 11 28 Crossing accuracy 18.2% 21.4% Goals 1 0 Shots 6 7 Shots on target 4 2 Blocked shots 0 0 Shots outside the box 2 3 Shots inside the box 4 4 Shooting accuracy 66.7% 28.6% Tackles 17 19 Tackles success rate 82.4% 78.9% Clearances 11 6 Fouls conceded 17 16 Yellow cards 1 4 Red cards 0 0
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