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After missing a significant amount of starters in their midweek contest against rivals Red Bulls II, Head Coach Marlon LeBlanc’s squad was back to full strength for the second showdown against Toronto. Goalkeeper Mike Sheridan started between the sticks with the defensive pairing of Neil Pierre and Olwethu Makhanya as center back anchors. Sanders Ngabo, CJ Olney and David Vazquez returned to the lineup as well in the midfield to provide some sparks which was noticeable from the jump.
Union II came out flying in the first half as they broke into the scorebook in the eighth minute on a finish from captain Kyle Tucker. Going direct in the attack, Ngabo sprayed a diagonal pass to the left side for Frankie Westfield who took a touch forward before threading the ball to the feet of Olney. The midfield turned and whipped in a cross for Eddy Davis III that beat the keeper but crashed off the post but right to Tucker for the tap in finish.
Four minutes later Davis III would get on the board with defensive pressure giving Toronto FC II issues. Pressing high up the pitch, a poor pass was intercepted by Vazquez in the offensive third. He shot a pass to the boots of Olney at the top of the box and took the full attention of the scrambling Canadian backline. Seeing space open up, Olney flicked an inside out pass to Davis for the one-timer and he converted for his seventh goal of the 2024 campaign.
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