October 3, 2009 CSL Quarter Final TFC Academy vs Serbian White Eagles (by Rocket Robin)

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Result of the Saturday October 3, 2009 CSL game between TFC Academy and Serbian White Eagles played at Centennial Stadium at 3:30pm. This was the second game of their Quarter Final playoff round.

TFC Academy (all red, white numbers)

....................1 Garrett Cyprus
2 Casey D'Mello...6 Jordan Kotstopoulos...24 Daniel Fabrizi...11 Ashtone Morgan
20 Josh Janniere...7 Jonathan Lao...15 Matt Stinson (cpt)...23 Brennan McNicoll
..................9 Allando Matheson...25 Justin Maheu

Subs:...50 Angelo Cavaluzzo (gk)...5 Vincenzo Sasso (def)...10 Keith Makubuya (fwd)...4 Jordan Murrell (def)...8 Oscar Gordon (mid)...18 Nicholas Linsdsay (mid/fwd)...13 Andre Verdugo (fwd)
team officials:...head coach jason Bent...assistant coach Anthony Capotosto...goalkeeping coach Paolo Ceccarelli...trainer/physio Carlo DiNardo...equipment manager Ryan Young...assistant physio Sebastian Buitrago

Serbian White Eagles (white socks and shirts, blue shorts and numbers)

...................1 Dan Pelc
14 Uros Stamatovic...6 Mirko Medic...5 Marc Jankovic...3 Dragorad Milicevic
22 Adrian Tismenar...8 Johnathan Hurtis...10 Alex Braletic...4 Milos Vucinic
...............99 Sasa Viciknez (cpt)...29 Daniel Baston

Subs:...27 Marko Petrovic (gk)...20 Milan Janosevic (mid)...19 Kiril Dimitrov (mid)...18 Velzko Lukovic (mid)...16 Viktor Anastasov (mid)...15 Mihailo Bacanin (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Dusan Prijic...assistant coach Igor Ciric...manager Ken Stanojevic...trainer/physio Milenko Matic

Game officials:...referee David Barrie...referee's assistants Richard Olivara and Julien Doria...fourth official Scott Decker (all black, white and yellow trim)

1st Half:...game starts 3:38pm...TFCA defend north end on this cool afternoon with a wind from the south. There'd been a overnight rain keeping conditions wet.
50 sec...TFCA Lao 30 yard freekick down middle taps ball over to charging TFCA Stinson who boots ball wide right of net.
2 min...SWE YELLOW card...Tismenar for tackle on TFCA Matheson at 43 yards down middle.
4 min...SWE Vucinic 25 yard mid-air blast from left is well over net.
7 min...SWE goalie leaps to catch popped up header after long throw-in from right.
8 min...SWE Viciknez 30 yard freekick cross from left has TFCA player head ball out of box for throw-in.
8 min...SWE Milicevic long throw-in from left has goalie leap to catch popped up header in crowd of players.
10 min...SWE Hurtis rolls cross from right that defender kicks behind endline.
10 min...SWE Viciknez cornerkick from right has ball knocked back to him and he trips up giving TFCA a fast break-out.
13 min...SWE Stamatovic 40 yard freekick from left has goalie catch ball in front of SWE charging player.
14 min...SWE Viciknez intercepts TFCA Kotstopoulos cross and shoots low 25 yard shot that's trapped by goalie.
16 min...SWE Medic knocks down TFCA Matheson at 20 yards on left side and TFCA wins freekick.
16 min...TFCA Lao 22 yard freekick from left hits right post and deflects to left post and goalie catch ball on bounce.
19 min...SWE goalie charges to edge of box to catch bouncer.
23 min...TFCA Maheu bashes into SWE box but can't get away shot.
24 min…TFCA Allando Matheson is hip checked as he tries to jump past SWE Adrian Tismenar inside the SWE box and referee David Barrie signals a Penalty kick.
25 min…TFCA Allando Matheson GOAL…Matheson takes low Penalty kick to left side of net and goalie Dan Pelc dives right.
25 min…SWE Johnathan Hurtis GOAL…Hurtis gets the ball on a break on right wing and his 15 yard low shot is into the left of net behind goalie Garrett Cyprus who came out to 10 yards to cut down the angle. This play was right after the restart.
26 min...TFCA Lao blasts midair shot from 28 yards well wide left.
27 min...SWE Medic good tackle on rush on right and ball rolls for cornerkick.
28 min...TFCA Lao cornerkick from right has TFCA McNicoll shank ball at SWE 25 yards.
28 min...TFCA Matheson 28 yard blast up middle through crowd wide right.
29 min...TFCA goalie charges out to edge of box to stop through ball.
31 min...TFCA Lao cornerkick from left has goalie punch ball away.
33 min...TFCA Lao 32 yard freekick from right chips has defender head ball away.
36 min...TFCA Janniere hurt in collision at SWE 45 yards when ball hits him in face.
37 min...it starts to rain but not more than spitting.
38 min...TFCA Lao chips ball back into box from right but SWE player controls it.
40 min...TFC goalie beats SWE Baston to slide and trap through ball pass from right.
41 min...TFCA D'Mello cross from 40 yards on right has TFC Maheu pop up 12 yarder over net.
43 min...SWE Hurtis cross from right on run and SWE Stamatovic in TFCA box can't get away shot in box.
45 min...SWE Hurtis injured at SWE 45 yards.
47 min...SWE goalie charges up to kick ball away from TFCA Maheu.
48 min...half ends 4:26pm.

2nd Half:...starts 4:44pm.
46 min…SWE Sasa Viciknez GOAL…Viciknez takes 30 yard freekick from the left that hits the right post and drops down over goal line and linesman signals goal as defender clears after blocking 5 yard rebound.
50 min...SWE Viciknez 37 yard freekick from right has defender head away from edge of box.
52 min...TFCA goalie charges out to catch cross from left ahead of charging SWE Hurtis at 12 yards.
53 min...SWE Baston 22 yard mid air soft shot caught by goalie on left post on bounce.
53 min...SWE sub...Dimitrov replaces Hurtis.
55 min...TFCA Maheu has SWE goalie charge out to grab through ball bounce.
59 min...TFCA sub...Makubuya replaces Morgan.
60 min...TFC Lao 28 yard freekick from left has SWE Milicevic head behind own line on right.
61 min...TFC Lao cornerkick from right has TFCA Stinson head ball downward from 8 yards and goalie catches on bounce.
62 min…SWE Sasa Viciknez GOAL…Viciknez 30 yard freekick up the middle is over wall of players and into top left corner of net over flying goalie.
65 min...SWE Viciknez cornerkick from right has SWE player head ball over net from 7 yards.
65 min...SWE sub...Janosevic replaces Braletic.
68 min...TFCA Lao 35 yard freekick from right has defender clear and TFCA Lao recross has goalie palm ball over bar.
69 min...TFCA Lao cornerkick from left has goalie punch ball out. TFCA player rebound has defender head behind own net.
69 min...TFCA Lao cornerkick from right has TFCA player head ball that flying goalie catch on left post in front of defender guarding post.
70 min...SWE Medic long run on right has leaping goalie palms ball to left edge of box over SWE player.
71 min...SWE Milicevic goalie slides to deflect TFCA Maheu cross shot from 12 yards.
72 min...TFCA Lao cornerkick from right has defenders clear.
73 min...SWE Viciknez shot blocked at 22 yards and SWE Vucinic rebound blast high and wide left of net from 25 yards.
74 min…SWE Adrian Tismenar GOAL…SWE Kiril Dimitrov cross from right has leaping Tismenar head ball downwards from 6 yards and it bounces into net.
76 min...SWE sub...Bacanin replaces Viciknez.
78 min...SWE sub...Lukovic replaces Vucinic.
78 min...SWE Dimitrov cross from right has defender head ball away ahead of SWE Bacanin waiting at 8 yards.
The wind really starts to whip in now.
79 min...TFCA Lao cornerkick from right has TFCA Stinson kick in from 35 yards as ball drifts away.
80 min...SWE YELLOW card...Jankovic knocks TFCA Maheu knocked over on sliding tackle.
81 min...SWE Dimitrov gets intercepted ball and shoots 20 yarder over net down middle.
83 min...TFCA YELLOW card...Makubuya for sliding tackle from behind on SWE Dimitrov on 28 yards sideline.
84 min...SWE Dimitrov 35 yard freekick from right has SWE Anastasov leap and head 12 yarder over net.
88 min....thunder and lightning are now in the distance.
88 min...SWE Dimitrov cross from 20 yards on right end line has goalie catch.
90:25 min...game is called now despite 4 minutes of signalled extra time when bolt of lightning is seen in the south.

Final Score:……..TFC Academy………..1………….Serbian White Eagles…………4………….

Attendance was about 150 on this cool day with the threat of rain in the air even though it had rained most of the night before. Centennial Stadium had its field covered with field turf so there was no mud. This was considered a home game for the Academy and a big e-mail was sent to the TFC mailing list but it had a minimal effect on attendance with many of the fans being White Eagles fans. A few spits of rain fell at 37 minutes but nothing more until near the end of the game when lightning could be seen in the distance. The fourth official signaled for four minutes of time added but when a big bolt of lightning lit up the south end at 90:25 the referee stopped the game. The players fled to the dressing rooms and the fans fled to their cars but everyone got soaked.

One turning point of the game was at 16 minutes when TFCA Jonathan Lao took a 22 yard freekick from the left after Allando Matheson was knocked down by SWE defender Mirko Medic. Lao’s shot hit the right post and deflected to the left post and the goalie caught the ball on the bounce after not knowing where it was when it hit the first post. A goal there and their Penalty kick goal might have changed the whole game. Sasa Viciknez did score on his attempts that proved the difference. Adrian Tismenar scored after missing the first game last week while attending the funeral of his mother in Serbia.

Both goalies Garrett Cyprus and Dan Pelc had to be aggressive coming to the edge of their box or outside to make clearances of through balls.

White Eagles won both ends of the Quarter Finals and now wait their next round opponents. A ‘tie’ would have been a good enough result today to carry them through but a loss would have resulted in an overtime mini game played right after regulation time and that would have been awkward with the downpour at the end of the regulation time.

A TFCA father confirmed to me that about six or seven players listed for today’s Academy game will play in the CSL Reserve Final in Maple on Sunday at 2:00pm. This game will be played before the Italia Shooters vs. St Catharines Wolves game at 5:00pm.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

Academy starters

White Eagles starters

Academy players ready to kick off.

Academy throw-in.

Academy Allando Matheson scores on his penalty kick.

White Eagles #8 Johnathan Hurtis passes to #14 Uros Stamatovic.

Academy Jonathan Lao takes freekick.

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