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USL Match Preview – #LOUvTOR

By USLSoccer.com Staff, 04/28/17, 9:05AM EDT

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Louisville looks to remain undefeated as Toronto visits

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.

Matchcenter: http://bit.ly/2pbVJ0q | Tickets: http://bit.ly/2oaoiI1 | Broadcast: WBNA (LOU)

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

  • Louisville has claimed victory in all four prior meetings between the clubs.

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

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