LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisville City FC sits as the lone undefeated side in the Eastern Conference when it welcomes a Toronto FC II side that has held opponents scoreless in each of its past two contests to Slugger Field on Saturday night. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
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Louisville City FC news and notes
Current record: 3-0-2, 11pts
Louisville extended its undefeated streak with a 1-1 draw in the first River Cities Cup game of the season against FC Cincinnati at Nippert Stadium last Saturday night.
Brian Ownby scored his first goal for Louisville to give the side the lead, and claimed the USL Fans’ Choice Goal of the Week for his well-struck finish from 25 yards.
Louisville’s undefeated streak in regular-season action has now reached 10 consecutive games dating back to the end of the 2016 USL regular season.
City sits third in the USL with 76 shots this season, trailing only Sacramento Republic FC (87) and the Tampa Bay Rowdies (85).
Toronto FC II news and notes
Current record: 1-2-2, 5pts
Toronto earned a second consecutive point last Saturday when they played to a 0-0 draw against Ottawa Fury FC.
Angelo Cavalluzzo recorded four saves against Ottawa to earn his second consecutive shutout, and Toronto’s third overall this season.
Saturday’s contest could see Canada U23 National Team colleagues square off, with Toronto’s Jordan Hamilton and Louisville’s Mark-Anthony Kaye both part of the squad that claimed the Aspire U-23 Tournament in Qatar in March.
TFC defender Brandon Aubrey has recorded a team-high 25 clearances, 11 interceptions and has won 19-of-31 duels this season.
Series Notes
Squads
Louisville – GK: Greg Ranjitsingh, Tim Dobrowolski, Micah Bledsoe; D: Sean Totsch, Paco Craig, Oscar Jimenez, Tarek Morad, Sean Reynolds, Kyle Smith; M: Guy Abend, Paolo DelPiccolo, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Niall McCabe, Brian Ownby, Devon Williams, George Davis IV, Sean Russell, Richard Ballard; F: Ilija Ilic, Luke Spencer, Cameron Lancaster
Toronto – GK: Angelo Cavalluzzo, Brogan Engbers; D: Jelani Peters, Brandon Onkony, Brandon Aubrey, Oyvind Alseth, Jason Hernandez, Mitchell Taintor, Anthony Osorio, Jordan McCrary; M: Marky Delgado, Malik Johnson, Sergio Camargo, Aidan Daniels, Luca Uccello, Brian James, Liam Fraser, Tsubah Endoh, Jay Chapman; F: Ryan Telfer, Ben Spencer, Shaan Hundal, Raheem Edwards, Ricardo John, Aikim Andrews, Jordan Hamilton
Discipline
Louisville – None
Toronto – None
Officials
REF: ISMIR PEKMIC
AR1: Cory Richardson
AR2: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
4TH: Johann Pedolzky
Game hashtag:
#LOUvTOR
Twitter social handles
Louisville City FC – @LouCityFC
Toronto FC II – @TorontoFCII
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