There is no worse outcome to any match than a 0–0 draw. It’s against the very spirit of the sport itself.

NCFC is better than TFC II, but the team went into a dead atmosphere for their second road game in a row and didn’t show enough life. Four points from two road games is good, but TFC II isn’t going to get many points this year, and it’s a shame they got one off us.

The one thing that alarmed me is that we got outshot by TFC II 17–9.

Considering we had 57% of the possession, that never should have happened, but Toronto found a way to threaten the goal, especially at the beginning of the second half.

I am right back to wondering just how good this team actually is.

The turning point

What turning point? We had all of the ball but couldn’t generate shots.

Three who mattered

Alex Tambakis, North Carolina FC: Two straight shutouts for the Dead Whale keeper. Faced four shots on target, took care of business when called upon. Angelo Cavalluzzo, Toronto FC II: At the very end of the game, we looked likely to steal the game on the road. The Canadian backstop stood tall and preserved a point for his team. It’d make sense that the two keepers were amongst the key players in a scoreless draw, but Cavalluzzo especially earned the nod. Ulrich Ewolo, North Carolina FC: With five touches in the box by himself and a heat map showing a ton of work in central attacking areas compared to our other forwards this year, Ewolo did a lot of things right that make me look forward to the rest of this year.

Up Next

North Carolina FC finishes a rough three-game away stretch with another game in Canada on Saturday, April 21 against the Ottawa Fury.

Toronto FC II heads to Richmond to face the Kickers on Wednesday the 25th.