---"This game was absent of the bad giveaways and poor possession play that characterize MLS and are less prevalent but still numerous in USL-1." ---
Sorry but that's not the truth. USL1 teams are much worse at possessing the ball than Major League Soccer teams. Usually the need to possess when they play MLS teams which draws a good response from the USL1 team, but USL1 league games are horrible possession wise.
You took 1 maybe two examples to prop up a pretty poor argument.