Pre-Match / Match / Post-Match Thread - Toronto FC at Philadelphia Union - July 8, 2012 (R)

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What/When

• Toronto FC (2-4-10) will pay a visit to PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania to take on the Philadelphia Union (3-2-9) on Sunday, July 8, 2012 at 4:00 pm EDT.

TV/Video

• This match will be shown live on TSN (http://www.tsn.ca/) in Canada, WPVI Channel 6 (http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/index) in Philadelphia, MLS Direct Kick and MLS Live (http://live.mlssoccer.com/, U.S. only).

Radio/Audio

• CJCL AM 590 (http://www.fan590.com/) in Toronto.

And The Match...

• http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/sites/mlsdigitalpr.drupalgardens.com/files/708phitor.pdf

Five Match Trend

• TFC: DDWDD
• PHI: DLLWL

Last Match vs. Philadelphia

• July 20, 2011 vs. PHI - TFC 0 PHI 1

Supporters Group Match Thread Links

• U-Sector: http://z15.invisionfree.com/U_Sector/index.php?s=08d4494f1f9addec21d1bd1d849951f2&showtopic=16337
• Red Patch Boys: http://redpatchboys.ca/forums/showthread.php?32229-PRE-IN-POST-GAME-TFC-PHILY-Sunday-July-8th-4-00pm
• North End Elite: http://www.kickabola.com/showthread.php?t=22890

 

Uh oh. TFC might not have Koevermans for this match. Possible knee injury.

http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/mls/story/?id=400076

 

REFEREE: Paul Ward. SAR (bench): Jason Cullum; JAR (opposite): Matthew Nelson; 4th: Mark Kadlecik
MLS Career: 35 games; FC/gm: 23.2; Y/gm: 3.7; R: 11; pens: 7

INJURY REPORT:
PHILADELPHIA UNION
OUT: FW Chandler Hoffman (L big toe fracture); FW Krystian Witkowski (concussion symptoms); DF Bakary Soumare (R knee meniscus recovery)
PROBABLE: DF Sheanon Williams (R big toe fracture recovery)

TORONTO FC
OUT: GK Stefan Frei (L lower leg); DF Doneil Henry (illness)
QUESTIONABLE: FW Nicholas Lindsay (L knee surgery recovery); DF Ty Harden (R adductor strain); DF Adrian Cann (R knee sprain)

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
SUSPENDED: none

WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD:
PHI: Carlos Valdes
TOR: none
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS:
PHI: Michael Farfan, Brian Carroll, Gabriel Gomez
TOR: Ashtone Morgan, Julian de Guzman, Richard Eckersley, Ryan Johnson, Torsten Frings

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (5 meetings): Philadelphia Union 2 wins, 10 goals … Toronto FC 2 wins, 7 goals … Draws 1
AT PHILADELPHIA (2 meetings): Philadelphia Union 1 win, 3 goals … Toronto FC 0 wins, 2 goals … Draws 1
FUTURE MATCH: 9/15: Toronto FC vs. Philadelphia Union, 1 p.m. (TSN/RDS)

* The teams are meeting for the second time this season. A goal from Danny Koevermans in the 88th minute
gave TFC their first victory of the MLS campaign, May 26 at BMO Field.
* The victory in the first meeting was the first for TFC in four meetings with Union.
* 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: Paul Mariner vs. PHI: first game … John Hackworth vs. TOR: first game

 

And, they usually pay a price for it. Remember when TFC had Alecko Eskandarian, and the headgear he had to wear because of multiple concussions he suffered? 'Nuff said.

 

OK, here's TFC's starting XI:



On the bench: Roberts, Henry, Maund, Stinson, de Guzman, Silva, Soolsma