Major League Soccer: Toronto crushes Charlotte 4-0 with an outstanding performance
TORONTO. Toronto demolishes Charlotte 4-0 with goals of
TORONTO. Toronto demolishes Charlotte 4-0 with goals of J. Osorio (4′), M. Bradley (10′), F. Bernardeschi (32′) and M. Bradley (45′).
The match was played at the BMO Training Ground & Academy stadium in Toronto on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Filip Dujic who had the assistance of Oscar Mitchell Carvalho and Lyes Arfa. The 4th official was Ramy Touchan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 26 degrees Celsius or 78.73 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 68%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Toronto was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Charlotte that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Charlotte was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Toronto found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Toronto shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Charlotte shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Toronto received 1 yellow card (M. Kaye). On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Charlotte.
Also, Charlotte didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after C. Fuchs (Charlotte) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (65′).
After playing this encounter, Toronto will have 19 points to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Charlotte will stay with 26 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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4'4'
J. Osorio
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10'10'
M. Bradley
F. Bernardeschi
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29'29'
J. Jiménez Núñez (Goal Disallowed)
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32'32'
F. Bernardeschi
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45'45'
M. Bradley
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46'46'
J. Lindsey
A. Walkes
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46'46'
O. McKinze Gaines II
A. Shinyashiki
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46'46'
D. Henry
S. O\'Neill
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46'46'
Jayden Nelson
Lorenzo Insigne
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46'46'
J. Nelson
L. Insigne
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62'62'
K. A. Calderon Vargas
Y. Reyna
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65'65'
C. Fuchs
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67'67'
M. Kaye
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70'70'
S. Ruiz
K. Jozwiak
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76'76'
Ayo Akinola
Jesús Jiménez
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76'76'
Jan Sobocinski
Quinn McNeill
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77'77'
Luca Petrasso
Domenico Criscito
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Toronto will play away against New England on the 31st of July with a 14-10 head to head stats in favor of New England (11 draws).
Charlotte will host Columbus Crew on the 30th of July with a 0-0 head to head.
Toronto and Charlotte will play the return match on the at the
Toronto: Formation and Lineups
Toronto started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Bob Bradley chose to play with the following team: Alex Bono , Kosi Thompson , Shane O’Neill , Lukas MacNaughton , Domenico Criscito , Jonathan Osorio , Michael Bradley , Mark-Anthony Kaye , Federico Bernardeschi , Jesús Jiménez and Lorenzo Insigne .
Substitutes
Toronto made 5 changes: S. O’Neill for D. Henry (46′), F. Bernardeschi for D. Kerr (46′), L. Insigne for J. Nelson (46′), D. Criscito for L. Petrasso (77′) and J. Jimenez for A. Akinola (77′).
Top player: Michael Bradley
The player who no doubt impressed Toronto the most was Michael Bradley.
His rating is with 2 goals, 65 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Charlotte: Formation and Lineups
Charlotte started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Christian Lattanzio played with: Kristijan Kahlina , Anton Walkes , Guzmán Corujo , Christian Fuchs , Joseph Mora , Andre Shinyashiki , Brandt Bronico , Quinn McNeill , Yordy Reyna , Karol Świderski and Kamil Jóźwiak .
Substitutes
Charlotte made 5 changes: A. Walkes for J. Lindsey (46′), A. Shinyashiki for J. Lindsey (46′), Y. Reyna for K. A. Calderon Vargas (62′), K. Jozwiak for S. Ruiz (70′) and Q. McNeill for J. Sobocinski (77′).
Top player: Jaylin Lindsey
Probably the most impressive player in Charlotte was Jaylin Lindsey.
His rating is with 34 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.
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