TORONTO. Toronto manages to recover against Philadelphia Union with a goal on the A. Bedoya 1′ and a goal on the S. Santos 77′. Toronto was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the BMO Field stadium in Toronto on Wednesday and it started at 11:30 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 16 Total 15
- 5 On Target 4
- 11 Off Target 11
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 123 Attack 119
- 82 Dangerous attack 64
- 94 Ball safe 106
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Toronto had a superior ball possession 60% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Toronto was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Toronto to win the match.
Toronto shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Philadelphia Union shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Toronto received 1 yellow card (C. Mavinga). Talking about the opposition, Philadelphia Union received 1 yellow card (J. Martinez).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this contest, Toronto will have 23 points to stay in the 25th place. Regarding the opposition, Philadelphia Union will have 43 points like Atlanta United, New York RB and Montreal Impact to move up in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Toronto will play away against Atlanta United on the 30th of October with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Toronto (3 draws).
Philadelphia Union will host Cincinnati on the 31st of October with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Philadelphia Union (1 draw).
Toronto – Formation
Toronto adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Chris Armas decided to play with the following team: Quentin Westberg
, Auro , Michael Bradley , Chris Mavinga , Kemar Lawrence , Alejandro Pozuelo , Noble Okello , Jonathan Osorio , Marky Delgado , Jozy Altidore and Jacob Shaffelburg .The home team had on the bench: Nick DeLeon, Jordan Perruzza, Eriq Zavaleta, Julian Dunn-Johnson, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
, Justin Morrow , Patrick Mullins, Jayden Nelson and Alex Bono.Substitutions
Toronto made 3 changes: J. Osorio for J. Marshall-Rutty (65′), J. Shaffelburg for J. Nelson (83′) and C. Mavinga for J. Morrow (83′).
Best player: Noble Okello
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Toronto was Noble Okello.
His rating is
with 70 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 11.Philadelphia Union – Formation
Also Philadelphia Union adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Pat Noonan played with: Matthew Freese
, Olivier Mbaizo , Jakob Glesnes , Jack Elliott , Kai Wagner , Alejandro Bedoya , José Martínez , Leon Flach , Dániel Gazdag , Kacper Przybyłko and Jamiro Monteiro .These were the players on the bench: Nathan Harriel, Quinn Sullivan, Jack McGlynn
, Anthony Fontana, Paxten Aaronson, Joe Bendik, Jesus Bueno , Sergio Santos and Stuart Findlay.Philadelphia Union could not rely on the presence of J. Bueno (injured).
Substitutions
Philadelphia Union made 3 changes: D. Gazdag for S. Santos (58′), L. Flach for J. McGlynn (73′) and A. Bedoya for J. Bueno (86′).
Best player: Kai Wagner
The player that probably impressed the most for Philadelphia Union was Kai Wagner.
His rating is
with 53 passes (73% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Los Angeles FC – Seattle Sounders – 3-0
- New England – Colorado Rapids – 1-0
- Atlanta United – Inter Miami – 2-1
- Columbus Crew – Orlando City – 3-2
- Toronto – Philadelphia Union – 2-2
- Cincinnati – Nashville SC – 3-6
- New York City – Chicago Fire – 1-0
- DC United – New York RB – 1-0