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Result of the Saturday September 19, 2009 CSL game between North York Astros and TFC Academy played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 3:00pm.
North York Astros (black socks, navy shorts and shirts, yellow numbers, white trim)
.......................1 Euloge AwitorSubs:...12 Arthur Zaxlavski (gk)...4 Victor Gallo (def)...17 Sergio DeLuca (mid)...20 Dominic Ansah (mid)
team officials:...head coach Vladimir Klinovsky...assistant coach Pavel Zaslavski...general manager Bruno Ierullo...assistant manager Milton Gonzalez
TFC Academy (all red, white numbers and trim)
.....................1 Garrett Cyprus
2 Casey D'Mello...6 Jordan Kotsopoulos...44 Doneil Henry...11 Ashtone Morgan
20 Josh Janniere...15 Matthew Stinson (cpt)...7 Jonathan Lao...23 Brennan McNicoll
...............25 Justin Maheu...9 Allando Matheson
Subs:...50 Angelo Cavaluzzo (gk)...13 Andre Verduga (fwd)...18 Nicholas Lindsay (mid)...37 Jordan Murrell (def)...42 Vioncenzo Sasso (def)...48 Keith Makubuya (mid)
team officials:...head coach Jason Bent...goalkeeper coach Paolo Ceccarelli...physio Carlo DiNardo...team official Earl Cochrane
Game officials:...referee Justin Tasev...referee's assistants Ricky Zomparelli and Hassane Rifai...fourth official Leo Monaco...(yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)
1st Half:...game starts 3:10pm...Astros defend west end on this warm day with a bright sun in the southwest and a breeze from the west.2nd Half:... starts 4:17pm...the weather is unchanged.
halftime subs...Astros Zaslavski replaces Awitor in goal.
.............Astros Ansah replaces Miodrag.
48 min...Astros Xhuti run down left wing and 30 yard blast from far left is wide right and high of net.
50 min...TFCA Lao cornerkick from right is short, recrossed downfield and cleared.
50 min...TFCA Matheson pushes his way through defenders to one-touch through ball from 18 yards just over bar.
51 min...TFCA Matheson injured on play run down right wing.
52 min…Astros RED card…Kurt Ramsey earns a direct expulsion from the game from referee Justin Tasev for pulling down TFCA Justin Maheu as last man back at 20 yards down middle.
53 min...TFCA Lao 22 yard freekick down middle hits player in player wall. TFCA Matheson blasts 22 yard rebound from right well over
net.
54 min...TFCA McNicoll heads 20 yard cross he receives from right wing over bar.
55 min...Astros Mpununu chips 40 yard shot from right after receiving partial clearance, when Astros Maradona has 15 yard poke knocked away, back into crowd of players on edge of box and leaping goalie catches.
56 min...TFCA Matheson pushes through two defenders to through ball and rolls 25 yard shot wide left.
56 min...TFCA Maheu rush down left on 2 on 1 and rolls cross from 18 yards just a step ahead of TFCA Matheson who can't get to it so a goalkick on the right is the result.
57 min...TFCA McNicoll rush down middle in crowd of players but pushes ball too far forward and goalie grabs it.
60 min...Astros Mahrady 20 yard cross from right is wide left of net.
61 min…TFCA Allando Matheson GOAL…Matheson given through ball chip from 55 yards that has him run in alone at 40 yards and kick 22 yard shot into left side of net beyond reaching goalie Arthur Zaslavski.
63 min...Astros Mpununu 35 yard blast through crowd up middle is well wide right.
64 min...TFCA Matheson on 2 on 1 with TFCA Maheu passes too far forward for goalie to grab.
65 min...TFCA Henry slides on edge of TFCA box to clear pass from the left.
65 min...TFCA McNicoll low shot from 25 yards through crowd of players has goalie save.
66 min...TFCA sub...Lindsay (with cast on his wrist) replaces McNicoll.
67 min...TFCA Morgan chips 35 yard from left over net with goalie caught out of net after having partially cleared ball just outside box.
68 min...TFCA D'Mello 35 yard blast through crowd of players has goalie catch.
69 min...Astros Xhuti blasts loose ball in crowd of players in middle wide left from 30 yards.
70 min...TFCA Maheu gets chipped pass up left at 25 yards and his 15 yard shot is into outside left webbing of net from 10 yards.
71 min...TFCA sub...Makubuya replaces Maheu.
.........Astros sub...Gallo replaces Badat.
71 min...TFCA Makubuya gets pass up middle and ball pushed wide for 6 yard shot that's off target.
73 min...TFCA sub...Sasso replaces D'Mello.
75 min...TFCA Lao cornerkick from left has Astros Xhuti head ball behind own net.
75 min...TFCA Lao cornerkick from left has ball deflect through box and Astros defender clear on line starting a fast break out.
76 min…TFCA Allando Matheson GOAL…TFCA goalie Garrett Cyprus punts ball upfield and Matheson streaks in from 55 yards to get to ball at 45 yards and rolls 25 yard shot through goalie’s legs at 20 yards into center of net.
79 min...TFCA sub...Verdugo replaces Matheson.
.........TFCA sub...Murrell replaces Morgan.
81 min…TFCA Jonathan Lao GOAL…Lao 25 yard chip from left over crowd of players from left has ball bend into top right corner of net.
82 min…TFCA Keith Makubuya GOAL…Makubuya on breakaway from 35 yards has 22 yard shot blocked by sliding goalie but then Makubuya gets his own rebound that he lofts over fallen goalie into center of open net from 20 yards.
84 min...TFCA Murrell rush on left to cornerflag and cross has TFCA Makubuya backheel pass through box but defender clears.
86 min…TFCA Keith Makubuya GOAL…Makubuya taps in 3 yarder into open net when TFCA Nicholas Lindsay rolls ball by goalie on right side of box..
88 min...TFCA Stinson blasts 30 yard shot through center that hits left post.
90 min...TFCA Lao cornerkick from right is sent back upfield for TFCA Stinson to blast 35 yard shot over net.
91 min…TFCA Nicholas Lindsay GOAL…Lindsay given ball up middle and his low 20 yard shot is past sliding goalie into low left corner of net.
92:46 min...game ends 5:02pm.
Final Score:…..North York Astros……….0………….TFC Academy………..8……….
Attendance was about 200 on this warm afternoon with a bright sun in the south west and a light breeze from the west. The crowd included three girl’s Under 12 teams from the area which meant that family and parents were there too. Prize draws and t-shirt throws were held during halftime by team sponsor Moxie’s Classic Grill.
This game turned in to a rout at the time Astros Kurt Ramsey was red carded. He was their most experienced defender. The team didn’t adapt at bringing a player back to cover his spot and that’s what started a barrage of 2 on 1 or outright breakaways during the last 35 minutes.
Garrett Cyprus earned the shutout for the Academy although except for leaping to catch a few freekicks and cornerkicks into the box, he didn’t have much to do and nothing during the entire second half.
I was most impressed by Academy players Allando Matheson for being to capitalize on scoring chances unlike other times I’ve seen him this season. Jonathan Lao was impressive as the cornerkick and freekick taker although I’ve seen him consistently play well in other games this season.
TFC Academy coach Jason Bent did his best to not run up the score by pulling off Allando Matheson after his third goal. Jonathan Lao even took a cornerkick back upfield for TFCA Matthew Stinson to take a 35 yard blast well over the net rather than play the ball into the box. The substitutes through are playing for a spot on the main team and this was their chance to show what they can do for next year’s team as many of the season starters have left for college and university. Jason Bent said after the game he used a lot of his reserve players for this reason.
TFC Academy guarantee that they don’t finish 8th and likely avoid having to play Trois-Rivieres Attak in the first round of the playoffs. Jason Bent said it didn’t matter which team they played in the first round of the playoffs. He also said he couldn’t answer the rumour that the team would play its playoff home field at BMO Field.
There was no Danny Dichio at the game today. I said he was probably partying with the TFC team in Los Angeles. I am glad that Bent is still the coach! Let’s have Dichio start at a lower level of the Academy like the younger age groups that the team promises to start next year.
The TFC Academy has scored 15 goals in their last two games although these two games were against the only two teams that did NOT qualify for the playoffs (i.e. today and a 7-1 victory over London City).
Rocket Robin
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Astros starters
Academy starters
Astros Gersi Xhuti gets away with ball.
Academy player on rush
Astros Cedric Mpununu shields ball.
Academy Jonathan Lao takes freekick.
Academy Johnathan Lao takes cornerkick.
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