April 22, 2022...First Win of the Season as Nine Stripes Deliver Stirring Home Display to Catch the Cavs (from York United FC website)

April 22, 2022...First Win of the Season as Nine Stripes Deliver Stirring Home Display to Catch the Cavs
(from York United FC website)

FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON AS NINE STRIPES DELIVER STIRRING HOME DISPLAY TO CATCH THE CAVS

Former Cavalry FC player Oliver Minatel opened the scoring while Osaze De Rosario grabbed a second
of the campaign with a magnificent strike.

York United picked up all three points for the first time this season on Friday night, beating
Cavalry FC 2-0 at York Lions Stadium.

The beginning of the first half was end-to-end, but for most of the half the two sides struggled
to make anything happen. Four of Cavalry’s five shots came in the first half, but two of them were
from outside the box, and two shots from Ben Fisk were blocked by York defenders. York was controlling
a lot of the play in midfield, and quick counter attacks after winning the ball back led to a lot
of their chances throughout the match.

Playing for the first time against the club he spent three years with, York attacker Oliver Minatel
gave his side the lead in the 35th minute. After picking up the ball in midfield, Isaiah Johnston took
a touch to open up some space for himself, before curling a cross into the box.

Minatel ran into the area and dived to connect with it, redirecting it toward goal, and watching
it float into the back of the net.

The teams would trade chances again at the start of the second half, but neither side were able to make
the most of them. Cavalry led the possession of the ball, but York were the ones getting the majority
of the shots — outshooting them 17-5 in the match.

After scoring his first Canadian Premier League goal against FC Edmonton last week, Osaze De Rosario
doubled the lead for The Nine Stripes in the 73rd minute, with another impressive strike. After cutting
in from the left wing, he fired the ball at goal from outside the box, De Rosario’s shot found the bottom
left corner, adding some padding.

Cavalry had a chance to pull a goal back in the 86th minute, as Jean-Aniel Assi rounded former Cavalry
goalkeeper Niko Giantsopoulos, but his shot hit the outside of the post an went out for a goal kick.

The two sides came together in the final moments of the match after York weren’t pleased with a tackle
from José Escalante on Sebastian Gutierrez. After the two sides calmed down, the final minutes on the
clock ticked away, and York United held on for their first win of the season.

Benedict Rhodes, CanPL.ca.

York United XI: Giantsopoulos, C. N'sa, Zator, Thompson (c), Abzi, Wilson, Verhoeven, Ferrari,
Johnston (Toussaint, 77'), Minatel (Gutierrez, 68'), De Rosario (Ricci, 81').

Cavalry FC XI: Roloff, Klomp (Norman, 77'), Yao, M. Trafford, Aird, Loturi, C. Trafford (Adekugbe, 77'),
Fisk (Escalante, 60'), Musse, Bevan (Assi, 60'), Mason.

BOX SCORE

Goals
35' — Oliver Minatel (York United)
73' — Osaze De Rosario (York United)

Discipline
32' — Yellow: Daan Klomp (Cavalry FC)
38' — Yellow: Mason Trafford (Cavalry FC)
61' — Yellow: Jordan Wilson (York United)
72' — Yellow: Mason Trafford (Cavalry FC)
76' — Yellow: Karifa Yao (Cavalry FC)
89' — Yellow: Jose Escalante (Cavalry FC)
89' — Yellow: Osaze De Rosario (York United)
90+2' — Yellow: Chrisnovic N’sa (York United)

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