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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 Awitor
9 Nick Miodrag...14 Kurt Ramsey...16 Alex Kawalit (cpt)...11 Alexandre Oran
22 Cedric Mpanunu...15 Shondell Busby...10 Diego Maradona...8 Alon Badat
...............18 Gersi Xhuti...7 Zakariae Mahrady

Subs:...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.
1 min...Astros Maradona cornerkick from right has TFCA Henry leap and head ball away.
3 min...TFCA Maheu gets through ball pass cutting diagonal and shot from 12 yards has goalie dive and get hand to it to push it wide of net for cornerkick.
4 min…TFCA Doniel Henry GOAL…TFCA Jonathan Lao cornerkick from left has Henry in front of crowd in box head 5 yarder on left post into left corner of net.
5 min...TFCA Lao 15 yard shot up middle deflects high off player and goalie leaps and bats away ball at 5 yards.
6 min...TFCA Lao freekick from 20 yard line on left sideline has TFCA Maheu head 7 yarder from right off right post.
7 min...TFCA Stinson blasts 20 yard from right well high and wide right of net.
11 min...Astros goalie clears ball just outside box off TFCA Maheu on right.
13 min...Astros Xhuti rush on left including stepping out of bounds and low cross to him and with TFCA Henry slipped, Astros Mahrady slides to kick 12 yard shot from left just wide left of net.
15 min...TFCA players on 2 on 0 called back on hand ball by TFCA Matheson at 20 yards to set it up.
16 min...Astros Oran 40 yard freekick blast from left hits TFCA player down middle and deflects into left side of net is called back for offside as Astros player had run three yards behind last TFCA player.
19 min...TFCA Matheson is touched back ball and his 18 yard shot from left is lofted over net.
20 min...TFCA Maheu sidesteps two defenders and cuts 15 yard shot up middle wide right of net.
23 min…TFCA Allando Matheson GOAL…TFCA Josh Janniere rush to shoot 20 yarder low from right that diving goalie Euloge Awitor pushes wide left of net. Matheson gets to 12 yard rebound on left and shoots 8 yarder to center of net over fallen goalie. Astros Alex Kawalit was injured on right side of box during play and needs two minutes of treatment.
26 min...Astros Maradona 35 yard freekick from left has defender head ball away from edge of box.
29 min...Astros Ramsey bumps TFCA Matheson off ball on run along right at 20 yards.
32 min...Astros Miodrag 40 yard freekick from left is bent over net.
34 min...Asgtros Maradona redirects low cross from 20 yards on right low and wide right of post from 10 yards.
35 min...Astros Miodrag 50 yard freekick from right is caught by leaping goalie at 12 yards with players behind him on left.
36 min...Astros Kawalit injured at Astros 30 yards on right giving TFCA Matheson a forearm to knock him off ball.
37 min...TFCA Lao rolls freekick forward from 30 yards on right and TFCA McNicoll crosses 15 yarder from right endline over players in box.
40 min...TFCA McNicoll sticks foot out to block clearance and deflects ball behind end line.
41 min...Astros YELLOW card...Kawalit for checki on TFCA Lao at Astros 42 yard line on right side.
42 min...TFCA Lao 50 yard freekick from right has TFCA Matheson head ball back on left end line but defenders clear.
45 min...Astros Xhuti cornerkick from left has Astros Maradona in box jab foot in and deflect ball wide right of net from 6 yards.
47 min...half ends 3:57pm.

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
robing@eol.ca


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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