MLS

FT Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Toronto FC WDWWW 1
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New England Revolution LDWWD 0
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Match Report

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Akinola's goal enough to lift Toronto FC over New England

Ayo Akinola's first-half strike gave Toronto FC a 1-0 win over the New England Revolution in Foxborough, Mass., on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
7
6
Saves
2
40.3
Possession
59.7
6
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
278
Accurate Passes
436
373
Passes
531
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
7
7
Crosses
30
0.3
Cross %
0.2
69
Long Balls
69
24
Accurate Long Balls
43
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
2
20
Effective Tackles
9
27
Tackles
10
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
20
Interceptions
6
17
Effective Clearances
1
17
Clearances
1

Head to Head

TOR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Matt TurnerG
  2. 4Henry KesslerCD-L
  3. 2Andrew FarrellCD-R
  4. 24DeJuan JonesLB
  5. 15Brandon ByeRB
  6. 42Lee NguyenAM
  7. 26Thomas McNamaraLM
  8. 6Scott CaldwellRM
  9. 9Adam BuksaF
  10. 14Diego FagundezAM-L
  11. 17Tajon BuchananAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Kelyn RoweSUB
  2. 16Seth SinovicSUB
  3. 70Cristian PenillaSUB
  4. 18Brad KnightonSUB
  5. 10Teal BunburySUB
  6. 19Antonio Dalamea MilnarSUB
  7. 31Kekuta MannehSUB
  8. 28Alexander BüttnerSUB
  9. 13Michael MancienneSUB

TOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Alex BonoG
  2. 23Chris MavingaCD-L
  3. 26Laurent CimanCD-R
  4. 6Tony GallacherLB
  5. 22Richie LaryeaRB
  6. 10Alejandro PozueloAM
  7. 21Jonathan OsorioLM
  8. 8Mark DelgadoRM
  9. 20Ayo AkinolaF
  10. 18Nick DeLeonAM-L
  11. 7Pablo PiattiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 44Omar GonzálezSUB
  2. 80Jayden NelsonSUB
  3. 27Liam FraserSUB
  4. 31Tsubasa EndohSUB
  5. 9Erickson GallardoSUB
  6. 3Eriq ZavaletaSUB
  7. 16Quentin WestbergSUB
  8. 13Patrick MullinsSUB
  9. 96AuroSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! New England Revolution 0, Toronto FC 1. Ayo Akinola (Toronto FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 40' Tommy McNamara (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 48' Henry Kessler (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 56' Substitution, Toronto FC. Auro replaces Tony Gallacher.
  5. 63' Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 68' Substitution, New England Revolution. Kelyn Rowe replaces Brandon Bye.
  7. 68' Substitution, New England Revolution. Cristian Penilla replaces Lee Nguyen.
  8. 69' Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) left footed shot is too high. Adam Buksa should be disappointed.
  9. 70' Substitution, Toronto FC. Liam Fraser replaces Nick DeLeon.
  10. 71' Auro (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 80' Substitution, New England Revolution. Teal Bunbury replaces Diego Fagundez.
  12. 80' Substitution, New England Revolution. Alexander Büttner replaces DeJuan Jones.
  13. 85' Substitution, Toronto FC. Patrick Mullins replaces Ayo Akinola.
  14. 85' Substitution, Toronto FC. Omar González replaces Pablo Piatti.
  15. 90'+3' Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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