Pre-Match/Match/Post-Match Thread - Toronto FC vs. New York City FC - May 18, 2016 (R)

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What/When

• Toronto FC (4-2-4) will return home to BMO Field to take on New York City FC (4-4-3) on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 7:00 pm EDT.

TV/Video

• This match will be shown live on TSN4 (http://www.tsn.ca/, English) and RDS2 (http://www.rds.ca/, French) in Canada, YES Network (http://web.yesnetwork.com/, English) in New York City, MLS Direct Kick and MLS Live (http://live.mlssoccer.com/, U.S. only).

Radio/Audio

• CHUM AM 1050 (http://www.tsn.ca/radio/toronto-1050, English) in Toronto; WFAN AM 660 (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/station/wfan/, English) and WQBU FM 92.7 (http://927nuevayork.univision.com/, Spanish) in New York City.

And The Match...

• https://app.box.com/shared/v3du6l9m7g3fuq40h5xd/1/7963687653/65828346837/1

Supporters Group Match Thread Links

• U-Sector:
• Red Patch Boys: http://forums.redpatchboys.ca/showt...Pigeon-Pie-NYCFC-TFC-Wednesday-May-18-7-30-pm

 

REFEREE: Sorin Stoica. AR1 (bench): Peter Balciunas; AR2 (opposite): Matthew Nelson; 4th: Silviu Petrescu
MLS Career: 47 games; FC/gm: 29.1; Y/gm: 4.0; R: 20; pens: 21

DISABLED LIST:
TORONTO FC
OUT: M Benoit Cheyrou (quadriceps); F Jozy Altidore (hamstring)
QUESTIONABLE: M Marco Delgado (hamstring); M Jonathan Osorio (ankle)

NEW YORK CITY FC
OUT: D Connor Brandt (core muscle repair)
QUESTIONABLE: M Jack Harrison (pelvis); M Frank Lampard (gastrocnemius inflammation)

SUSPENDED: none

WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD:
TOR: none
NYC: Mikey Lopez
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS:
TOR: Justin Morrow, Jozy Altidore
NYC: none

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (4 meetings): Toronto FC 0 wins, 6 goals … New York City FC 2 wins, 10 goals … Draws 2
AT TORONTO (1 meeting): Toronto FC 0 wins, 2 goals … New York City FC 1 win, 2 goals … Draws 0
THIS YEAR (MLS): 3/13: NYC 2, TOR 2 (Villa 24, 28 – Perquis 45+, Giovinco 76)

* The teams are meeting for the second time this season. TFC’s Sebastian Giovinco set up one goal and scored a second, overcoming a pair of goals four minutes apart in the first half by NYCFC’s David Villa, to leave the teams in a 2-2 draw March 13 at Yankee Stadium.
* The teams met three times in NYCFC’s inaugural MLS season, and TFC did not win a game. NYC won 2-0 on June 20 at BMO Field – the only meeting in Toronto – and also took a 2-0 win Sept. 16 at Yankee Stadium.
* After the first meeting this season, David Villa has scored six goals in three appearances vs. Toronto FC. Sebastian Giovinco has four goals and two assists, including a hat trick in a nine-minute span in a wild 4-4 draw between the teams last July 12 at Yankee Stadium.
* Coaches record: Patrick Vieira vs. TOR: P1 W0 D1 L0 … Greg Vanney vs. NYC: P4 W0 D2 L2