FC Cincinnati 2 (4) – Toronto FC II (2) Postgame Summary

March 27, 2023 – MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro) – Toronto FC II News Release

March 27, 2023

FC CINCINNATI 2 (4) – TORONTO FC II (2) POSTGAME SUMMARY

SCORING SUMMARY

CIN – Jesus Castellano 7′ (Arquimides Ordonez)

TOR – Reshaun Walkes 24′ (Alec Díaz)

TOR – Alec Díaz 29′ (penalty kick)

CIN – Arquimides Ordonez 47′ (Morgan Marshall)

CIN – Gerardo Valenzuela 56′

CIN – Arquimides Ordonez 81′

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

CIN – Kai Thomas 23′ (caution)

TOR – Markus Cimermancic 57′ (caution)

CIN – Haroun Conteh 76′ (caution)

CIN – Bret Halsey 83′ (caution)

TOR – Theo Rigopoulos 85′ (caution)

TOR – Adam Pearlman 88′ (caution)

CIN – Gerardo Valenzuela 89′ (caution)

CIN – Nick McHenry 90+3′ (caution)

MLS NEXT PRO RECORDS (W-L-T)

FC Cincinnati 2 1-0-0 3 points

Toronto FC II 0-1-0 0 points

LINEUPS

FC CINCINNATI 2 – Evan Louro; Joey Akpunonu, Stiven Jimenez, Isaiah Foster; Morgan Marshall, Kai Thomas (C) (Nick McHenry 67′), Bret Halsey (Daniel Samways 85′), Gerardo Valenzuela, Jordi Goeva (Haroun Conteh 67′); Jesus Castellano (Ben Stitz 85′), Arquimides Ordonez

Substitutes Not Used: Paul Walters, Hunter Morse, Owen Noverr, Darrell Turcios, Ryder Mills

TORONTO FC II -Luka Gavran (C); Theo Rigopoulos, Adam Pearlman, Lazar Stefanovic, Rohan Goulbourne; Ethan Kang (Julian Altobelli 64′), Lucas Olguin, Markus Cimermancic (Marko Stojadinovic 64′); Jesus Batiz, Alec Díaz, Reshaun Walkes (Matthew Catavolo 80′)

Substitutes Not Used: Adisa De Rosario, Jalen Watson, Antony Curic, Adamo Pantaleo, Jordan Faria

MEDIA NOTES

A total of six players made their debut for Toronto FC II this evening: Starters Theo Rigopoulos, Ethan Kang, Lucas Olguin and Jesus Batiz along with Marko Stojadinovic and Matthew Catavolo as substitutes.

Toronto FC II’s season-opening starting XI featured nine Canadians (Luka Gavran, Theo Rigopoulos, Adam Pearlman, Lazar Stefanovic, Rohan Goulbourne, Ethan Kang, Lucas Olguin, Markus Cimermancic and Reshaun Walkes) with a further three appearing as substitutes (Julian Altobelli, Matthew Catavolo and Marko Stojadinovic).

Four players from the Toronto FC Academy started for the Young Reds – Theo Rigopoulos, Lazar Stefanovic, Ethan Kang and Lucas Olguin, with Marko Stojadinovic coming on as a substitute.

Reshaun Walkes scored the first goal of Toronto FC II’s 2023 MLS NEXT Pro campaign.

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