MLS

FT Saturday, March 2, 2019
Toronto FC LDWLD 3
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Philadelphia Union DWWLW 1
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Match Report

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Michael Bradley nets brace as Toronto FC beats Union in MLS opener

Michael Bradley score twice to lead Toronto FC to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union in the MLS opening game of the 2019 season.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
2
38.2
Possession
61.8
8
SHOTS
17
5
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
229
Accurate Passes
410
310
Passes
503
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
66
27
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
6
10
Effective Tackles
7
15
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
9
24
Effective Clearances
17
24
Clearances
17

Head to Head

TOR leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

PHI · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 26Auston TrustyCD-L
  3. 3Jack ElliottCD-R
  4. 6Haris MedunjaninDM
  5. 27Kai WagnerLB
  6. 28Raymon GaddisRB
  7. 10Marco FabiánAM
  8. 11Alejandro BedoyaLM
  9. 25IlsinhoRM
  10. 9Fafà PicaultCF-L
  11. 19Cory BurkeCF-R

TOR · 3-4-2-1

  1. 25Alex BonoG
  2. 3Drew MoorCD
  3. 23Chris MavingaCD-L
  4. 26Laurent CimanCD-R
  5. 4Michael BradleyCM-L
  6. 8Mark DelgadoCM-R
  7. 2Justin MorrowLM
  8. 96AuroRM
  9. 7Jordan HamiltonF
  10. 21Jonathan OsorioCF-L
  11. 18Nick DeLeonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Fabrice-Jean Picault (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 34' Penalty saved! Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  3. 45'+3' Goal! Philadelphia Union 0, Toronto FC 1. Michael Bradley (Toronto FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Auro.
  4. 54' Michael Bradley (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 62' Goal! Philadelphia Union 0, Toronto FC 2. Michael Bradley (Toronto FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  6. 68' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Sergio Santos replaces Raymon Gaddis.
  7. 73' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Toronto FC 2. Marco Fabián (Philadelphia Union) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  8. 74' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. David Accam replaces Ilsinho.
  9. 74' Substitution, Toronto FC. Terrence Boyd replaces Jordan Hamilton.
  10. 81' Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 83' Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+4' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Toronto FC 3. Nick DeLeon (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Osorio.
  13. 90'+5' Substitution, Toronto FC. Jay Chapman replaces Nick DeLeon.

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