Major League Soccer: New England draws 0-0 with Toronto on Saturday
FOXBOROUGH. New England 0-0 Toronto played out a goalless draw.
FOXBOROUGH. New England 0-0 Toronto didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the Gillette Stadium stadium in Foxborough on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ismir Pekmic with the help of Corey Parker and Charles Morgante. The 4th official was Adam Kilpatrick. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 21.5 degrees Celsius or 70.75 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 66%.
Match Statistics
New England was in firm control of the ball 55% while Toronto was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
New England was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for New England to win the match.
New England shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Toronto shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to New England. On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Toronto.
After this match, New England will have 27 points like Chicago Fire to move down in the 8th place. On the other side, Toronto will have 23 points to stay in the 13th place.
Match Events
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55'55'
G. Vrioni
J. Rennicks
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69'69'
E. Boateng
T. McNamara
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69'69'
A. Akinola
J. Jimenez
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69'69'
D. Kerr
F. Bernardeschi
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83'83'
D. Rivera
W. Kaptoum
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83'83'
A. I. Traustason
S. Lletget
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86'86'
D. Henry
C. Mavinga
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, New England will play away against Orlando City on the 6th of August with a 6-3 head to head in favor of New England (7 draws).
Toronto will play away with Nashville SC on the 7th of August with a 1-1 head to head record.
New England and Toronto will play the return match on the at the BMO Field
New England: Formation and Lineups
New England started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Bruce Arena chose to play with the following team: Đorđe Petrović , Brandon Bye , Andrew Farrell , Henry Kessler , DeJuan Jones , Wilfrid Kaptoum , Matt Polster , Sebastian Lletget , Carles Gil , Tommy McNamara and Justin Rennicks .
Substitutes
New England made 4 changes: J. Rennicks for G. Vrioni (55′), T. McNamara for E. Boateng (69′), W. Kaptoum for D. Rivera (83′) and S. Lletget for A. I. Traustason (83′).
Best player: Đorđe Petrović
The player that probably impressed the most for New England was the goalkeeper: Đorđe Petrović. His rating is 7.80. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 3 saves.
Toronto: Formation and Lineups
Toronto started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Bob Bradley played with: Alex Bono , Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty , Lukas MacNaughton , Chris Mavinga , Domenico Criscito , Jonathan Osorio , Michael Bradley , Jayden Nelson , Federico Bernardeschi , Jesús Jiménez and Lorenzo Insigne .
Toronto could not rely on the presence of D. Henry (injured).
Substitutes
Toronto made 3 changes: J. Jimenez for A. Akinola (69′), F. Bernardeschi for D. Kerr (69′) and C. Mavinga for D. Henry (86′).
Top player: Domenico Criscito
Probably the most impressive player in Toronto was Domenico Criscito.
His rating is with 41 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
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