TORONTO. Toronto prevails over New England 1-0 after P. Osei scored just 1 goal (66′). New England was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
Federico Bernardeschi missed a penalty (76′) for Toronto.
The match was played at the BMO Field stadium in Toronto on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Mark Allatin with the support of Jeremy Kieso and Adam Garner. The 4th official was Renzo Villanueva. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.72 degrees Celsius or 69.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 15 Total 17
- 8 On Target 6
- 2 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 7
- 75 Attack 120
- 33 Dangerous attack 50
- 68 Ball safe 74
- 1 Penalties 1
- 0 Corners 8
Fouls
- 11 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
New England was in firm control of the ball 61% while Toronto was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New England was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Toronto managed to find the solution to win this match.
Toronto shot 15 times, 8 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, New England shot 17 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Toronto received 3 yellow cards (Matt Polster, Matty Longstaff and Raoul Petretta). On the opposite side, New England received 2 yellow cards (Jonathan Osorio and Nacho Gil).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Toronto has 13 points like Philadelphia Union to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, New England will stays with 4 points to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
Toronto – Formation
Toronto
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Toronto started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager John Herdman decided to play with the following team: Sean Johnson , Sigurd Rosted , Nicksoen Gomis , Raoul Petretta , K. Franklin , Matty Longstaff , Deybi Flores , Tyrese Spicer , Federico Bernardeschi , Jonathan Osorio and Prince Osei Owusu .
The home team had on the bench: Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Ayo Akinola, Cassius Mailula, Deandre Kerr, Kosi Thompson, A. Dumitru, Luka Gavran and Aimé Mabika.
Toronto could not rely on the presence of Deandre Kerr (injured).
Substitutions
Toronto made 4 changes: Raoul Petretta for Aimé Mabika (62′), K. Franklin for Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (62′), Matty Longstaff for Tomás Chancalay (71′) and Prince Osei Owusu for Deandre Kerr (85′).
Player of the match: Federico Bernardeschi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Toronto was Federico Bernardeschi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 26 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.
New England – Formation
New England
New England started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Caleb Porter played with: Henrich Ravas , Nick Lima , Andrew Farrell , Henry Kessler , Ryan Spaulding , N. Buck , Matt Polster , E. Bajraktarević , Carles Gil , Nacho Gil and Giacomo Vrioni .
These were the players on the bench: Bobby Wood, Emmanuel Boateng, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Earl Edwards Jr., Dave Romney, Ian Harkes and Tomás Chancalay.
New England could not rely on the presence of Mark-Anthony Kaye (injured).
Substitutions
New England made 4 changes: N. Buck for Mark-Anthony Kaye (44′), Giacomo Vrioni for Bobby Wood (72′), Nacho Gil for Kosi Thompson (72′) and Ryan Spaulding for Emmanuel Boateng (85′).
Player of the match: Carles Gil
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for New England was Carles Gil.
His rating is with 69 passes (96% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Atlanta United – Cincinnati – 1-2
- Columbus Crew – Portland Timbers – 2-2
- Inter Miami – Nashville SC – 3-1
- CF Montréal – Orlando City – 2-2
- New York City – DC United – 2-0
- Toronto – New England – 1-0
