CHARLOTTE. Toronto overcomes Charlotte with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Insigne (49′) and a goal from F. Bernardeschi (66′). Charlotte lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Bank of America Stadium stadium in Charlotte on Saturday and it started at 8:10 pm local time. The referee was Timothy Ford with the help of Jason White and Ryan Graves. The 4th official was Marcos de Oliveira. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.2 degrees Celsius or 75.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Charlotte was in firm control of the ball 59% while Toronto was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Charlotte was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Toronto was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Charlotte shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Toronto shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Charlotte received 2 yellow cards (C. Fuchs and K. Jozwiak). On the opposite side, Toronto didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this encounter, Charlotte will stay with 32 points to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Toronto will have 33 points like Atlanta United to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Charlotte will play away against New York RB on the 8th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Charlotte (0 draws).
Toronto will play away agasint Philadelphia Union on the 8th of October with a 13-10 head to head record in favor of Toronto (7 draws).
Charlotte – Formation
Charlotte adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Christian Lattanzio decided to play with the following team: Kristijan Kahlina , Jaylin Lindsey , Adilson Malanda , Anton Walkes , Christian Fuchs , Brandt Bronico , Derrick Jones , Benjamin Bender , Kerwin Calderón Vargas , Karol Świderski and Kamil Jóźwiak .
The home team had on the bench: Yordy Reyna , Daniel Rios , George Marks, Harrison Afful, Joseph Mora , Jordy Alcivar, Andre Shinyashiki , Quinn McNeill and Christopher Hegardt.
Substitutions
Charlotte made 4 changes: K. A. Calderon Vargas for A. Shinyashiki (57′), Bender Ben for D. Rios (79′), C. Fuchs for J. Mora (80′) and K. Jozwiak for Y. Reyna (85′).
Best player: Karol Świderski
The most impressive player for Charlotte was Karol Świderski.
His rating is with 24 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Toronto – Formation
Also Toronto adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Bob Bradley played with: Alex Bono , Richie Laryea , Lukas MacNaughton , Chris Mavinga , Domenico Criscito , Deandre Kerr , Michael Bradley , Jayden Nelson , Federico Bernardeschi , Ayo Akinola and Lorenzo Insigne .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Kosi Thompson , Doneil Henry, Jesús Jiménez , Shane O’Neill , Noble Okello, Luca Petrasso, Ifunanyachi Achara and Gregory Ranjitsingh.
Toronto could not rely on the presence of K. Thompson (injured).
Substitutions
Toronto made 5 changes: D. Kerr for K. Thompson (37′), L. Macnaughton for S. O’Neill (71′), J. Nelson for I. Achara (71′), A. Akinola for J. Jimenez (71′) and L. Insigne for D. Henry (90′).
Best player: Federico Bernardeschi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Toronto was Federico Bernardeschi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (67% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Charlotte – Toronto – 0-2
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Nashville SC – 0-3
- Sporting KC – SJ Earthquakes – 1-0
- Chicago Fire – Montreal Impact – 0-2
- Orlando City – New York City – 2-1
- Atlanta United – DC United – 3-2
- Dallas – Real Salt Lake – 1-1