August 23, 2016 League 1 Ontario--TFC Academy vs Oakville Blue Devils (by Rocket Robin)

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Result and details of the Tuesday August 23, 2016 League 1 Ontario game between TFC Academy and Oakville Blue Devils played at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan at 8:00pm.

Toronto FC Academy (all red, white numbers)

...................1 Brogan Engbers
7 Steven Furlano (cpt)...4 Malik Smith...14 Rocco Romeo...2 Riley Ferrazzo
8 Nicholas Osorio...10 Glenn Muenkat...20 Marko Mandekic...16 Andranik Kagramanyan...18 Amando Caracciolo
.......................11 Richie Ennin

Subs:...12 Gianluca Catalano (gk)...3 Afram Gorgees...6 Klaidi Cela...16 Cyrus Rollocks...17 Dante Campbell
team officials:...team head coach Stuart Neely...assistant coach Phil Boerger...therapist Samra Hebtom

Oakville Blue Devils (all white, black numbers)

.....................1 Karman Saini
......12 Quante Abbot Hill Smith...18 Christian Young...5 Eric Crawford
20 Hitesh Hoshi...8 Judah Hernandez...15 Anthony Doran...14 Taylor McNamara (cpt)...6 Tarik Roberts
...............9 Filie Velila...16 Khody Ellis

Subs:...26 Daniel Voci (gk)...13 Jean Paul Lyons...17 Parv Nagra...21 Blake Jones...23 Rahim Thorpe
...25 Shamar Wright...11 Stephen Malcolm
team officials:...team head coach Duncan Wilde...assistant coaches Billy Steele and Glenn McNamara...manager Kim Ashton

Game officials:...referee John Vlahos...referee's assistants Braeden Krampert and Jason Thomas
...fourth official Davie Barrie...(all black uniforms)

1st Half:...game starts 8:01pm...TFCA defends north end on this mild evening.
1 min...TFCA Ennin receives pass at 22 yards on right and rolls shot that goalie smothers on left side of net.
4 min...TFCA Kagramanyan cornerkick from left has TFCA player head down at 15 yards but defender clears.
6 min...OBD Khody Ellis given long pass upfield at 20 yards and TFCA goalie Brogan Engbers who was out to 15 yards bumps him over on left side of box. Referee John Valhos awards OBD a Penalty kick.
........TFCA YELLOW card...Engbers earns it for last play.
7 min...OBD Judah Hernandez GOAL...Hernandez blasts Penalty kick to left as goalie crumples in center of net.
12 min...TFCA Muenkat is tapped pass and his 25 yard shot down middle is between players and over net.
15 min...OBD Joshi nutmegs defender on run into right side of box but another defender checks him at 8 yards.
17 min...TFCA Ferrazzo 25 yard chip from left is just a step in front of TFCA forwards and goalie catches on bounce.
19 min...TFCA Kagramanyan freekick from 25 yards on left has goalie palm ball to right for cornerkick.
20 min...TFCA Mandekic cornerkick from right has TFCA player chest ball down at 8 yards on left but a defender clears it away.
22 min...TFC Ennin breaks into box and spins to turn around but loses control of ball.
23 min...OBD Ellis gets pass up middle and rolls 20 yarder that's under diving goalie and hits outside of right post for cornerkick.
24 min...OBD Doran cornerkick from right has OBD Young chest at 6 yards on left but knock it over end line.
24 min...TFCA Mandekic 35 yard freekick from sideline has defender head away.
26 min...TFCA Ferrazzo pokes midair shot from 15 yards on left that goalie catches.
28 min...OBD Doran is injured as he and TFCA player kick ball at same time at OBD 45 yard line. He needs a trainer and the referee calls a water break.
30 min...play resumes.
31 min...TFCA Furlano cross from 30 yards on far right just step ahead of charging TFCA Ennin at 10 yards.
32 min...TFCA player's cornerkick from left is cleared from box.
33 min...TFCA Smith clips OBD Hernandez at 20 yards in middle.
34 min...OBD Tarik Roberts GOAL...With OBD Taylor McNamara acting as a decoy, Roberts lofts 20 yard freekick down middle into top left corner of net out of the reach of the goalie.
37 min...TFCA Ennin rush up middle but second defender checks him at 20 yards conceding cornerkick.
38 min...TFCA Kagramanyan cornerkick from left has defender clear ball on header at 15 yards.
39 min...OBD sub...Jones replaces Joshi.
39 min...TFCA goalie leaps to catch OBD Abbot Hill Smith chip from 25 yards on right behind crowd of players.
41 min...TFCA Kagramanyan 35 yard freekick from left has goalie catch at 5 yards in front of TFCA Romeo.
42 min...OBD Abbot Hill Smith chips partially cleared ball from 25 yards on right wide right of post.
43 min...TFCA Kagramanyan 30 yard freekick from left has defender clear in box.
44 min...TFCA Mandekic blasts 35 yard down middle between players and over net.
47 min...TFC goalie runs out to 35 yards to head ball away as OBD Velila closing in on him.
48 min...half ends 8:49pm.

2nd Half:...starts 9:06pm.
halftime subs:...TFCA Rollocks replaces Caracciolo.
.................TFCA Cela replacdes Kagramanyan.
46 min...OBD Abbot Hill Smith 35 yard freekick from far right is caught by jumping goalie at 6 yards.
46 min...TFCA Osorio wins cornerkick on rush to right end line.
47 min...TFCA Rollocks rolls cross unplayed along 6 yard line from left but no one gets to it.
49 min...OBD Doran cornerkick from right is low and OBD Velila gets foot to pass back to OBD Doran but is checked off ball.
51 min...OBD YELLOW card...Velila earns it for check at OBD 40 yard line.
51 min...TFCA Mandekic 40 yard freekick up middle is low and goalie smothers charging forward to 8 yards.
52 min...TFCA Rollocks rush to pass at 7 yards on left and low shot is stopped by goalie doing the splits on left post. Rollocks shoots 7 yard rebound that has goalie block as well.
53 min...OBD Abbot Hill Smith cross from near right cornerflag drifts behind net.
54 min...OBD Ellis receives pass and 12 yard shot on left is saved by sprawling goalie. OBD Doran shoots 15 yard rebound on right over net.
54 min...OBD YELLOW card...Jones earns it for bump on TFCA Cela at TFCA 40 yard line.
57 min...TFCA Mandekic 35 yard freekick from right has TFCA Romeo chest up at 8 yards on left post but defenders head away.
60 min...OBD Jones 35 yard freekick from left dips and is caught by goalie on left post.
60 min...TFCA YELLOW card...Muenkat earns it for tackle on OBD Abbot Hill Smith at OBD 15 yard line on far left.
61 min...TFCA Ennin pass to TFCA Osorio who can't win Penalty kick on fall in box.
62 min...OBD Velila misses connecting on 10 yard cross from left down middle.
63 min...TFCA Cela 45 yard cross from right has goalie catch on left ahead of TFCA Ferrazzo.
64 min...OBD Doran cornerkick from right is through players in box and out left side.
65 min...TFCA Muenkat cuts in along 22 yard line from left and his shot deflects off defender catching two TFCA players offside.
67 min...TFCA sub...Gorgees replaces Osorio.
68 min...OBD Doran survives bump at 22 yards to roll shot up middle wide left of net.
69 min...TFCA Richie Ennin GOAL...Ennin dribbles in from right side of box between defenders and past goalie Karman Saini to roll 8 yard shot into left side of net.
72 min...OBD player's chip from 15 yards on left is over players in box.
74 min...OBD Doran cross from 22 yards on right has goalie catch on left post in crowd of players.
74 min...TFCA Romeo chips 30 yard pass downfield that bounces wide right of net.
75 min...OBD sub...Thorpe replaces Doran.
76 min...OBD Jones 25 yard shot from left is between playes and and caught by goalie.
77 min...TFCA Furlano 30 yard freekick from left after a few taps is blasted at OBD McNamara injurying him.
81 min...TFCA Richie Ennin GOAL...TFCA Afram Gorgees gives Ennin short pass on right and he rushes between defenders and his 10 yard shot is into the left side of the net.
82 min...TFCA YELLOW card...Ferrazzo earns it for holding at TFCA 25 yard line.
83 min...OBD Roberts blasts 22 yard freekick into wall. OBD McNamara eventually gets 18 yard shot from right wide left of net.
84 min...OBD Blake Jones GOAL...OBD Tarik Roberts on rush from 30 yards on left passes ball to Jones in open who blasts 15 yard shot down middle over goalie and just under bar in center of net.
87 min...TFCA player's cornerkick from right has goalie punch ball forward in crowd of players at 10 yards on right.
88 min...OBD Ellis pass and 12 yard shot is into outside webbing of net.
89 min...OBD YELLOW card...Young earns it for body block on TFCA Ennin just outside left side of box.
90 min...TFCA Muenkat 20 yard freekick from left misses top right corner of net.
91 min...OBD Velila rush on left and 12 yard shot is palmed across box by goalie and defenders win goalkick on deflection clearance.
92 min...TFCA Mandekic 55 yard freekick from right has defenders clear on edge of box.
93 min...game ends 9:54pm.

Final Score:........TFC Academy.........2.........Oakville Blue Devils.........3.....

Attendance eventually climbed to about 90 by the end of the first half on this mild evening cooling enough for fans to retreat to their cars to unpack sweatshirts and windbreakers at halftime.

Referee John Vlahos gave out six Yellow cards that I counted (three to each team) in a game that was mostly wide open. Both teams were frustrated with the number of offside calls against them.

This is the Oakville team I remember last year when they won the L1O league championship while this year they are languishing with a slightly less than 50/50 record. I'm sure there have been times this year when they'd have settled for a 2-2 tie when TFCA scored late but tonight they to went back upfield and scored the winner three minutes later.

Richie Ennin looked good for TFCA scoring both their goals on very similar plays with a lot of individual dribbling between defenders that made them happen. This was Ennin's fifth game for their L1O side. The USL website lists him as appearing in four games although they add up to 90 minutes of playing time. The PDL site shows him playing 13 games out of the 14 game schedule for their team (that's where I remember seeing him the most).

I caught TFC II coach Jason Bent at halftime who was watching from the stands. He answered me that NONE of tonight's players would be playing in tomorrow night's USL game against New York Red Bulls II. I suspect that's one reason they only had five subs listed.

Best non-scoring chances were at 23 minutes when OBD Khody Ellis got to a pass up the middle and rolled a 20 yarder under the diving goalie and the ball hit the outside of the right post for a cornerkick. 47 minutes had TFCA Cyrus Rollocks roll a cross unplayed along the 6 yard line from the left that no one on either team found. 52 minutes had Rollocks rush to a pass at 7 yards on the left and his low shot was stopped by the goalie doing the splits on the left post. Rollocks' 7 yard rebound had the goalie block as well. 54 minutes had OBD Khody Ellis receive a pass and his 12 yard shot on the left was saved by the sprawling goalie. OBD Anthony Doran shot the 15 yard rebound from the right over the open net. 90 minutes had TFCA Glen Muenkat take a 20 yard freekick from the far left that missed the top right corner of the net.

This was the first TFCA home game I've seen this year. Most games are held early Sunday afternoons which I can't get to at the KIA Training Centre in Downsview. This game was rescheduled from the preliminary listing I saw as Sunday May 29th. TFCA assistant coach Phil Boerger said OBD wanted to play a night game because a lot of their players are older (working I suspect). They could not play at KIA because there are no lights. Boerger speculated it was because they are so close to the Downsview Airport which is still used for freight flights. Hmm after getting home I realized I've seen night games at Downsview Park—just outside the airport runways—which have stadium lights. One CSL game in 2012 had TFCA play the Montreal Academy (while the KIA facility was under construction) and the game had to be rescheduled because they couldn't find anyone from the city with the key to open the power box. Sheridan College where OBD play their home games doesn't have stadium lights either so their games are Sunday afternoons.

TFCA's record falls to 7 wins, 8 losses, 2 ties for 23 points which places them fifth in the eight team Western Conference.

OBD's record improves to 6 wins, 7 losses, 4 ties for 22 points in sixth position in the West.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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