Pre-Match / Match / Post-Match Thread - Toronto FC vs. Philadelphia Union - May 26, 2012 (R)

What/When

• Toronto FC (0-0-9) will return to BMO Field to take on the Philadelphia Union (2-2-6) on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 4:30 pm EDT.
• NOTE: There will be a Reserve League match between Toronto FC (0-0-2) and the Philadelphia Union (1-1-1) at BMO Field on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 6:30 pm EDT.

TV/Video

• This match will be shown live on Sportsnet One (http://www.sportsnet.ca/) in Canada, Comcast Network Philadelphia (http://csnphilly.com/pages/comcastnetwork) in Philadelphia, MLS Direct Kick and MLS Live (http://live.mlssoccer.com/).

Radio/Audio

• CHUM AM 1050 (http://www.tsn.ca/toronto/listen/) in Toronto.

And The Match...

• http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/sites/mlsdigitalpr.drupalgardens.com/files/526torphi.pdf

Five Match Trend

• TFC: LLLLL
• PHI: WLLLD

Last Match vs. Philadelphia

• October 15, 2011 at PHI - TFC 1 PHI 1

Supporters Group Match Thread Links

• U-Sector: http://z15.invisionfree.com/U_Sector/index.php?s=13d15b95456a5db6ecfdd855ff10a86d&showtopic=16178
• Red Patch Boys: http://redpatchboys.ca/forums/showthread.php?31864-Prematch-In-match-Philly-TFC-May-26-4-30-PM
• North End Elite: http://www.kickabola.com/showthread.php?t=22853

Thanx, man. It'll be interesting to see how tired the guys are after Wednesday's match against Vancouver.

REFEREE: Juan Guzman. SAR (bench): Brian Poeschel; JAR (opposite): Steven Taylor; 4th: Daniel Fitzgerald
MLS Career: 13 games; FC/gm: 26.5; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 6; pens: 4

INJURY REPORT:
TORONTO FC
OUT: FW Nicholas Lindsay (L knee surgery recovery); GK Stefan Frei (L lower leg); DF Aaron Maund (R eye hyphema); DF Logan Emory (shoulder subluxation)
DOUBTFUL: DF Miguel Aceval (L quadriceps strain)
QUESTIONABLE: DF Dicoy Williams (R knee surgery recovery); DF Torsten Frings (shoulder sprain)

PHILADELPHIA UNION
OUT: GK Chase Harrison (L ankle sprain); MF Roger Torres (L knee surgery recovery); FW Krystian Witkowski (concussion)
DOUBTFUL: DF Chris Albright (L big toe sprain)
QUESTIONABLE: MF Gabriel Gomez (L quad contusion); GK Zac MacMath (concussion symptoms); DF Carlos Valdes (head laceration)
PROBABLE: DF Gabriel Farfan (R knee contusion)

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES:
TOR: none
PHI: Porfirio Lopez (Costa Rica); Zach Pfeffer (U.S. U-18)

SUSPENDED: none

WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD:
TOR: none
PHI: Gabriel Gomez

SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS:
TOR: Julian de Guzman
PHI: Michael Farfan

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (4 meetings): Toronto FC 1 win, 6 goals … Philadelphia Union 2 wins, 10 goals … Draws 1
AT TORONTO (2 meetings): Toronto FC 1 win, 4 goals … Philadelphia Union 1 win, 7 goals … Draws 0
RETURN MATCHES: 7/8: Philadelphia Union vs. Toronto FC, 4 p.m.; 9/15: Toronto FC vs. Philadelphia Union, 1 p.m. (TSN/RDS)
LAST YEAR (MLS):
5/28: TOR 2, PHI 6 (Santos 50, 59 – G. Farfan 2; Mapp 11, 62; Nakazawa 44; Mwanga 72, 89)
10/15: PHI 1, TOR 1 (Le Toux 43 – Johnson 57)

* Union have not lost in their last three meetings with TFC.
* Union set a club record with a six-goal outburst in a 6-2 win against Toronto FC last May 28 at BMO Field.
* Coaches record: Aron Winter vs. PHI: P4 W2 L0 D2 … Peter Nowak vs. DAL: P11 W3 L4 D4

OK, here's TFC's starting XI:



On the bench: Roberts, Harden, Eckersley, Dunfield, Burgos, Koevermans, Soolsma.

If you said yes to any of these questions, it means you are more than qualified to figure out what the hell is going on with TFC right now!

Holy smokes. TFC have already had two great scoring chances.

Plata's really getting knocked around out there.

Wow. Johnson should have buried that one, as close from the goal that he was.

Well, how about that? JDG gets carded again. One more yellow and he's gonna sit a match.

0-0 at halftime.