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September 17, 2021...League1 Ontario Men's Premier--North Mississauga SC vs Guelph United game report (by Rocket Robin)

Result and details of the Friday September 17, 2021 League1 Ontario Men's Premier League game between North Mississauga SC
and Guelph United played at Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga at 8:00pm.

North Mississauga SC (all red uniforms, white numbers)

.........................1 Thomas Arbitrio
21 Davier Walcott...18 Tristan Watson...5 Tremayne Julien...4 David Mutembezi
........6 Damion Scott (cpt)...13 Aaron Reeves...7 Sean Merrick
.........11 Lee-Victor Massunda...24 Christopher Simm...16 Deshawn Palmer-Agyemang

Subs:...22 Paul Simionescu (gk)...2 Damian Koscielniak...8 Khubaib Mahboubullah...10 Hayden Clarke
...15 Rowan Starr...19 Adnane Elidrissi...23 Bradley Ogvevuon
team officials:...team head coach Sanford Carabin...assistant coaches Cormac Cleary and Julian Carr
...therapists Kyle Chung and Mubashir Naeem

Guelph Union (black socks, shorts, and numbers, amber shirts)

..................1 Svyatoslav Artmenko
4 Amardo Oakley...15 Dion Stergiotis...12 Brandon Wellington...19 De Vante Walker
11 Evan Dick...16 Jack Sears...7 Alexander Zis...5 Harvey Marchant
..........8 Tomasz Skublak...10 Jace Kotsopoulos (cpt)

Subs:...20 Carter Robart (gk)...20 Leighton Jull (gk)...2 Dylan Rennie...3 Colin Gander
...6 Parmpreet Johal...9 Jared Agyemang...13 Gray Yates...18 Denilson Clamp
team officials:...team head coaches Keith Mason and Justin Springer...assistant coach Don Ferguson

Game officials:...referee Phil Benevides...referee assistants Kevin McEleney and Amanda Kwan
...fourth official not listed...(all black uniforms)

First Half:...game starts 8:01pm...North Miss defends north end.
12 seconds! Guelph Alexander Zis GOAL...Zis on right chips 50 yarder from near right sideline that drops into
left corner of net over goalie Thomas Arbitrio.

1 min...NM Palmer-Agyemang low 28 yard shot from middle has diving goalie stop on left post.
2 min...Guelph Zis pass from right across is deflected but goalie dives to 8 yards on left to smother before a Guelph player
can get to ball.
3 min...Guelph player's cornerkick from left has defender head away on near post.
8 min...NM goalie is out to right end line to kick away for throw-in a step ahead of charging Guelph forward.
8 min...Guelph Alexander Zis GOAL...Sears receives pass from Guelph Jack Sears in box at 12 yards on left and blasts
roller into center of net.

9 min...Guelph Skublak and NM goalie both miss ball at 12 yards and defender makes midair goal line clearance.
10 min...NM goalie is out to 15 yards to catch through ball bouncer before Guelph players can get to it.
11 min...NM Massunda runs long 20 yard line from left and blasts 20 yarder over top left corner of net.
12 min...Guelph Kotsopoulos ends Guelph pressure with low 22 yard shot wide left of post.
14 min...N Miss David Mutembezi GOAL...NM Sean Merrick 50 yard freekick from left has leaping Mutenbezi
head 8 yarder from right into left corner of net.

15 min...Guelph Oakley 50 yard cross from right into box has Guelph player on left head wide right of net.
18 min...NM YELLOW card...Palmer-Agyemang earns it for pull down near center line.
20 min...Guelph Skublak wins freekick when trippe at 20 yards.
21 min...Guelph Kotsopoulos rolls 25 yard rebound through crowd of players that diving goalie smothers.
22 min...NM Merrick 35 yard freekick from left has defender step in front of goalie to head ball away.
24 min...Guelph YELLOW card...Dick earns it for trip at NM 35 yard line that injured NM Merrick.
25 min...A Guelph goal is called back offside.
27 min...Guelph Jace Kotsopoulos GOAL...Guelph Amardo Oakley crosses from 40 yards on left finds Kotsopoulos alone
at 25 yards up middle and he steps forward and rolls 15 yard shot to right side of net freezing goaltender.

29 min...Guelph Oakley ends Guelph pressure he started with 20 yard blast up middle well over net.
31 min...Guelph Zis cornerkick from right is bounced through box out left side.
34 min...NM YELLOW card...Watson earns it for tripping Guelph Skublak at 20 yards. Skublak is injured on play.
35 min...Guelph player steps over freekick so Zis can shoot one just over the bar.
37 min...Guelph Kotasopoulos endsw Guelph pressure bending 18 yarder from right wide left of net.
38 min...Guelph defender concedes cornerkick on NM cross through 6 yard box.
38 min...Guelph defenders clear NM cornerkick from left.
39 min...Guelph Dick tips 10 yard header fro middle just wide left of post when he charged forward to head left on cross from right.
42 min...Guelph players cornerkick from left has goalie miss but bounces wide right for goalkick.
43 min...Guelph gaolie is out to catch bouncer at 15 yards ahead of two charging NM players.
44 min...Play is stopped on NM delayed injury to NM goaltender.
47 min...NM switch their goalies as Thomas Arbitrio missed a cornerkick swung in from left which he jumped for and the ball
bounced wide right for a goalkick but he must have landed awkwardly as the Guelph players ended up calling out for a trainer
at 44 minutes when he collapsed. Paul Simonescu came in to replace him.
48 min...Guelph Oakley rescues ball on end line with backheel then crosses to Guelph Skublack who leaps on right post to head
ball across 6 yard box.
49 min...Guelph player's freekick from 25 yards is wide right for goalkick.
50 min...Guelph player is injured in Guelph box.
50 min...half ends 8:51pm.

Halftime: Guelph players stay out at their bench while NM return to their dressing room.
halftime sub:...Guelph Agyemang replaces Dick.
47 min...Guelph Agyemang gets to ball at center for break away up left but defender catches him to poke ball away. No Penalty
kick call is made.
48 min...Guelph Kotsopoulos low cross on run up right is through box unplayed just ahead of two Guelph players.
49 min...NM player's cornerkick from left is cleared by header.
50 min...Guelph Agyemang rush on left and rolls pass to center and Guelph Kotsopoulos has defender concede cornerkick
before he can control it.
52 min...Guelph Jace Kotsopoulos GOAL...Kotsopoulos in middle rolls pass from 25 yards to Alexander Zis on left
who rolls pass back to Kotsopoulos and he rolls 12 yarder into center of net under sprawling goalie.

55 min...NM Merrick 40 yard freekick from left has defender on edge of box head ball away.
56 min...Guelph Alexander Zis GOAL...Amardo Oakley rushes down left and sends in low cross into box from 25 yard line
and Zis scores.

57 min...N Miss Lee-Victor Massunda GOAL...Massunda is given pass at 40 yards on left and he rolls 20 yarder into right
corner of net past diving goalie Svyatoslav Artmenko.

59 min...Guelph Zis cornerkick from left is cleared from box and he can't get in recross.
60 min...Guelph Zis cornerkick from left is over to right and Guelph Skublak heads across to middle and Guelph Kotsopoulos
midair kick is blocked by defender.
63 min...NM goaie punches up cross from right out left side.
63 min...NM Simm is tapped pass from left and his blast is pushed over the bar by goalie.
64 min...NM Merrick cornerkick from left is headed out of box for throw-in.
65 min...Guelph Sears cross from left corner has Guelph Skublak miss bicycle kick and Guelph Kotsopoulos shoots 10 yarder
from right wide left. NM Mutembezi is injured in box but shakes off trainer.
66 min...Guelph player's shot from 35 yards is over crowd of players and over bar.
69 min...NM sub...Elidrissi replaces Palmer-Agyemang.
69 min...Guelph Jace Kotsopoulos GOAL...NM goalie Paul Simionescu bobbles a high ball sent from 35 yards
on the right into the box at 15 yards and Kotsopoulos recovers and taps 12 yarder into the open net.

70 min...NM sub...Ogbevuon replaces Scott. Watson becomes captain.
71 min...Guelph sub...Yates replaces Sears.
72 min...Guelph players try trick freekick from 40 yards on right but ball is cleared on edge of box.
73 min...Guelph Oakley slides to head 12 yard header over bar upon receiving freekick.
75 min...Guelph Zis cornerkick from left has defender in middle head ball away from 6 yard box.
76 min...Guelph sub...Rennie replaces Zis.
76 min...Guelph player lobs 30 yard freekicck from right and Guelph Yates head 10 yarder deflects off defender wide left for
cornerkick.
77 min...NM sub...Koscielniak replaces Walcott.
79 min...NM Merrick 25 yard blast from right has goalie drop and sliding NM Massunda shoots 8 yarder well over bar
down middle.
80 min...Guelph Agyemang on long run up left when trying to elude NM Koscielniak rolls ball too far and diving goalie
smothers ball.
81 min...Guelph sub...Johal replaces Wellington.
.........Guelph sub...Clamp replaces Marchant.
...........NM sub... Clarke replaces Reeves.
82 min...Guelph Agyemang chases cross from right but can't redirect header from 8 yards so sends it wide left.
83 min...Guelph Agyemang rush on left centers low pass to Guelph Kotsopoulos on left closer to center and 12 yard shot hits
right post and defenders clear.
85 min...NM goalie out to edge of box to beat Guelph Kotsopoulos to through ball in middle.
88 min...NM goalie runs to right side of box to smother through ball pass.
88 min...NM Massunda dekes around goalie and rolls 12 yarder but defender clears.
89 min...Guelph YELLOW card...Skublak earns it for something at center line.
90 min...NM Massunda shoots 15 yarder between players that flying goalie pushes wide right.
91 min...NM YELLOW card...Merrick earns it for thinking he'd won cornerkick instead of a goalkeepers freekick.
92 min...Guelph goalie has to dive forward to push roller from left forward and defender clears.
93 min...NM Clarke 22 yard roller between players up middle has diving goalie smother.
94 min...game ends 9:54pm.

Final Score:....North Mississauga.......2..........Guelph United.......6.........

Attendance was about 150 on this mild evening (good thing as I'd forgotten my jacket at home at the last 
minute).  At least half I'd say were travelling fans. 

It looked like the game was over competition wise by the 8 minute mark but North Mississauga got one back 
and although they were outplayed stayed in the game until the second half. 

From what I counted there were five Yellows given out with referee Phil Benevides giving out three 
to North Miss. 

This was a rough game with many injuries.  It ended up the Guelph physio offered his services because 
the North Miss physio had left with the injured goaltender and was not around when David Mutembezi was 
injured in the NM box at 65 minutes.  Mutembezi shook off any help so he wouldn't have to leave the game 
and lose valuable time waiting to signal to be allowed back in.

Guelph improves their record to 6 wins in 6 games and were tied for first place at the start of the night 
as FC London were 5-1-0 but had played one more game.  London were hosting third place Blue Devils FC 
while this game was going on.  Guelph is probably not worried as they hammered FC London 6-0 their first 
game of the season and beat Blue Devils on the road in Oakville 5-0 (the only other time I've seen Guelph 
so far).  I'm was daydreaming well ahead thinking about them playing in the L1O championship game against 
possibly Vaughan Azzurri (right now best in the East) and wondering if they could beat their experienced 
team and thinking ahead to next year's Canadian Championship where with their few ex-CPL players Guelph 
causing an upset against a CPL team.  

This was only the second game this season Guelph has allowed a goal.  The other was when they built a 5-0 
halftime lead against ProStars Brampton and then let in four second half goals to make it close. North Miss 
had a few more chances but couldn't connect while Guelph could have doubled their score with a few breaks. 

North Mississauga had won their first game of the season last Friday night to climb into a three way tie 
for fifth with Scrosoppi and ProStars Brampton all with 1 win, 4 losses, 1 tie in the eight team conference 
but they may lose ground later this weekend.  Last week's win I believe kept them in this game with their 
confidence up that they are a competitive team. 

Sunday's only game on the schedule is Vaughan Azzurri hosting Woodbridge Strikers and is the first one 
I'm sure is a second meeting between those two this season.  Teams will cycle through their divisions for 
not quite a full second time as they only play twelve games in this pandemic shortened season.  There's 
two teams in each conference make the playoffs so I'm sure there'll be a third place team fuming 
to a second place finisher “Hey we had to play Tough Guys FC* twice and you got to play Granny United* 
and Pushovers FC* twice and Tough Guys only once”.  *names changed to protect the innocent.  


North Mississauga SC starters


Guelph United starters


North Mississauga Lee-Victor Massunda (11) takes opening kickoff.


Guelph players ready freekick.


Guelph Jace Kotsopoulos (10) is in alone to score.


Guelph Tomasz Skublak (8) takes second half kickoff.


A Guelph pass over center line.


North Mississauga Sean Merrick (7) passes upfield over to right wing.

Rocket Robin
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