The Chattanooga Red Wolves (10-8-10) drew with Toronto FC II (9-10-10) 1-1 on Saturday night at David Stanton Field. The match marked the team’s final competition of its 2019 Inaugural Season.
The Red Wolves came out firing and took the lead early. On a counter attack, defender Tony Walls found Greg Hurst at the top of Toronto’s 18-yard box. Hurst slipped a through ball deep into the box to SitoSeoane, who fired the ball past goalkeeper Eric Klenofsky and into the bottom left corner of the net to give Chattanooga a 1-0 lead. The goal marked Seoane’s seventh of the season.
The teams traded chances for the rest of the half with Greg Hurst coming the closest to double the lead. Goalkeeper Alex Mangels kept Toronto out of the net for the half, recording four saves.
Toronto came out hot in the second half and kept Chattanooga on the defensive for the majority of the 45 minutes.
The Red Wolves did have their chances, however, and managed to put the ball in the back of the net in the 78th minute, but Juan Mare was called offsides. Just moments later, the game was tied as Toronto’s Jordan Perruzza fired a ball past Mangels to equalize.
Chattanooga created chances in the final minutes of the match but was ultimately unable to capitalize.
With the draw, the Red Wolves conclude their 2019 season with a 10-8-10 record and 40 points, just three shy of a playoff spot. Alex Mangels finished the season for the Red Wolves first in USL League One in saves with 85. Steven Beattie led the team in goals with nine, and VangjelZguro led the team in assists with seven.
GAME SUMMARY
First Half:
- 7’ –Attempt saved. Luca Petrasso (Toronto FC II) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the center of the goal.
- 8’ –Goal! Chattanooga Red Wolves 1, Toronto FC II 0. SitoSeoane (Chattanooga Red Wolves) left footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Greg Hurst.Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 1, Toronto FC II 0.
- 13’ –Attempt saved. Ualefi (Chattanooga Red Wolves) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner
- 26’ –Attempt blocked. Greg Hurst (Chattanooga Red Wolves) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by SitoSeoane.
- 27’ –Attempt missed. Julian Dunn-Johnson (Toronto FC II) header from very close range is close but misses the top left corner.
- 28’ –Attempt missed. Greg Hurst (Chattanooga Red Wolves) left footed shot from outside the box is closebut misses to the right.
- 30’ –Attempt missed. Noble Okello (Toronto FC II) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 36’ –Attempt blocked. Luca Petrasso (Toronto FC II) right footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box is blocked.
- 41’ –Attempt saved. Julian Dunn-Johnson (Toronto FC II) right footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the top center of the goal.
- 45+1’
–Attempt missed. Noble Okello (Toronto FC II) right footed shot from outside
the box is too high. Assisted by Adolfo Ovalle.
- Second Half:
- 55’ –Attempt saved. Jordan Perruzza (Toronto FC II) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top center of the goal.
- 58’ –Attempt saved. Jordan Perruzza (Toronto FC II) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top center of the goal.
- 60’ –Attempt missed. VangjelZguro (Chattanooga Red Wolves) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close but misses to the right.
- 68’ – SitoSeoane (Chattanooga Red Wolves) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high.
- 71’ – Antonio Carlini (Toronto FC II) header from the center of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 86’ –Goal. Chattanooga Red Wolves 1, Toronto FC II 1. Jordan Perruzza (Toronto FC II) left footed shot from the center of the box to the center of the goal.Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 1, Toronto FC II 1.
- 90’ –Attempt missed. Rocco Romeo (Toronto FC II) header from the center of the box is close but misses to the left.
