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Results and details of the Saturday June 18, 2022 CPL game between York United FC and Pacific FC played
at York Lions Stadium in North York at 4:00pm ET.
York United FC (all blue uniforms, gold names and numbers)
.......................1 Niko Giantsopoulos
23 Chrisnovic N'Sa...5 Dominick Zator (cpt)...4 Jordan Wilson...20 Diyaeddine Abzi
16 Maximillian Ferrari...10 Mateo Hernandez...44 Isaiah Johnston...8 Sebastian Gutierrez
............24 Osaze De Rosario...9 Lisandro Cabrera
Subs:...12 Gianluca Catalano (gk)...2 Eduardo Pinto De Jesus...17 Mouhamadou Kane...19 Noah Verhoeven
...30 Aidan Hugo...88 Dante Lomangino
team officials:...head coach Martin Nash...assistant coaches Barry Smith and Mauro Antunes...goalkeeper coach Camilo Benzi
physiotherapists Cesar Cruz and Peter Tsarev...doctor Stephen Wong-Shue...kitman John Townsend...athletic trainer Michael Higbee
Pacific FC (all white uniforms with black pattern on chest, black names and numbers)
........................1 Callum Irving
13 Kunle Dada-Luke...55 Amer Didic...5 Abdoulaye Samake...11 Joshua Heard
........22 Jamar Dixon (cpt)...26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguere...66 Matthew Baldisimo
........10 Marco Bustos...9 Alejandro Diaz Liceaga...8 Matteo Pollisi
Subs:...21 Emil Gazdov (gk)...7 Gianni Dos Santos...14 Luca Ricci...23 Djenairo Daniels
...33 Nathan Mavila
team officials:...head coach James Merriman...assistant coach Armando Correia De Sa...goalkeeper coach Mark Village
...team manager Kira Starr...kitman Renato Caruso Vieira...athletic trainer Aaron Balson
Game officials:...referee Filip Dujic...assistant referees Melissa Sneddon and Peter Pendli
...fourth official Fabrizio Stasolla (aqua shirts, black shorts and socks)...referee assessor Gord Arrowsmith
First Half:...game starts 4:07pm...York defend north end on this mild day with a bright sun in the west. There's a strong
gusty wind from the north.
2 min...Pac make passes to Pac Bustos who has York Wilson poke ball away in York box. The referee is not falling for
a Penalty kick call this early.
3 min...York Abzi cross from left near end linne has York Cabrera connect on flying header at 7 yards just wide left of post.
5 min...York Ferrari bends 35 yarder from right well wide left of net.
6 min...York Abzi cross from left has retreating Pac Didic stop and clear.
7 min...Pac YELLOW card...Dixon earns it for tackle on York Ferrari at Pac 25 yard line on right.
8 min...York Abzi curls inswinging 30 yard freekick from right is wide left and high of net.
12 min...Pac Bustos rush down right and low cross into box has York Wilson stop and clear.
15 min...Pac Bustos 25 yard freekick from left has York Cabrera on shot side head away.
17 min...The York subs are warming up already!
18 min...York N'Sa low cross from right has Pac Meilleur-Giguere clear at 10 yards in center.
21 min...York goalie makes clearance. A York player upfield flicks a header at Pac 30 yard line that tips to Pac goalie.
23 min...York Ferrari cross from 20 yards on right has York De Rosario flick header from 13 yards over bar.
24 min...York Abzi cross from 20 yard line on left sideline has defender clear ahead of York Cabrera.
25 min...York Hernandez 33 yard freekick from left hits head in one-man Pac wall!
26 min...York N'Sa cross from right has York Johnston touch ball at 18 yards too far forward and ball is cleared.
28 min...York Gutierrez is injured on Pac end in center circle while play carries on up field. He needs trainer once
play finally whistled down.
31 min...York sub...Kane replaces injured Gutierrez.
32 min...York Hernandez makes key header to clear Pac cross from right that's into box.
35 min...York N'sa chips pass from right forward and to center for York Hernadez too far forward and goalie gets to it first.
35 min...York Cabrera chips 50 yarder up middle that retreating goalie catches.
37 min...Pac defenders make two stops in a row to break up York rushes in from center line.
41 min...York N'Sa is tapped back pass and his 30 yard chip from right is well over net.
43 min...York Kane one-touches Pac clearance from 35 yards in middle that he bounces to goalie.
45 min...Pac Heard cross from left has York Hernandez head ball away while just inside box.
47 min...York YELLOW card...Hernandez earns it for push over on Pac Heard at Pac 50 yard line.
47 min...half ends 4:54pm.
Halftime entertainment: This wasn't the first time this season I'd seen the Pizza Pizza delivery guy mime to lucky fans
that they'd won a pizza for their row called out by the PA announcer. This schtick was used at BMO Field for years. I noticed
that one of the seats called was "Section 500, Row 1, Seat 21" which was just six seats away from my SSH seat which
I've never used.
I also noticed that only the Pacific subs stayed on the field to warm up.
Second Half:...starts 5:09pm...Now York has to run into the wind.
halftime sub:...Pac Ricci replaces Baldisimo (the Pac coach said later it was because of an injury).
48 min...Pac Dada-Luke chips cross from right that's over all players in box.
49 min...Pac Bustos screen shot from 20 yards after Pac Ricci pass from right is up middle that goalie dives right to smother.
51 min...York Abzi low 30 yard cross from left has York Hernandez miss with connecting on left post at 8 yards and is over
to York Ferrari who slides on right post and misses open net as goalie is stuck on left post to guard against York Hernandez.
53 min...York N'Sa rush on right and high cross has York Hernandez head from 12 yards around defender and goalie saves
on near post.
55 min...York Abzi receives pass at 30 yards and eludes two defenders and 12 yard shot is rolled wide left from slight left.
57 min...York Abzi can't break past three guys while breaking in on left side of box.
58 min...York Abzi 40 yard freekick roller from slight left has goalie easily smother.
62 min...York Abzi cornerkick from lefft is high over box to York Wilson who chests it down at 15 yards on far right
and fires shot well over net.
67 min...York Abzi 25 yard shot/cross from left has goalie catch and bobble ball but hold on as he fell.
69 min...York Kane pops up header at 15 yards on left over to Pac goalie to catch.
73 min...York N'Sa long run down middle and passes to York Abzi who crosses over head of leaping York Cabrera at 6 yards
on right post. York Ferrari cross from 22 yards on right end line has goalie swat ball down and pick it up on bounce.
75 min...Pac Bustos cornerkick is over head of players in box. Pac Meilleur-Giguere 25 yard shot up middle is saved by goalie
on bottom right corner.
75 min...Pac goalie is out to 25 yards to beat York Cabrera to clear ball in middle.
75 min...Pac YELLOW card...Heard earns it for tripping York N'Sa just right of Pac box.
76 min...Pac sub...Mavila replaces Samake.
76 min...York Abzi 28 yard freekick from right has defender clear out of box.
77 min...Pac Dixon passes to Pac Bustos whose 30 yard shot from right has goalie push wide left and then rushes to left
to pick it up.
78 min...York sub...Pinto De Jesus replaces De Rosario.
81 min...Pac sub...Dos Santos replaces Ricci (who had come in at halftime).
...........Pac sub...Daniels replaces Diaz Liceaga.
82 min...York Abzi bumps Pac Dada-Luke causing him to kick 15 yarder on right endline behind the net.
83 min...York YELLOW card...Johnston earns it for bumping over Pac Bustos injurying him at York 50 yard line on sideline.
Bustos needs trainer.
86 min...York Hernandez and Pac player are injured on back York freekick at Pac 45 yard line. Pac Heard ends up bumping
over York goalie shielding ball as it rolls over endline.
91 min...York Verhoeven replaces Hernandez.
92 min...York N'Sa can't win Penalty kick on run into Pac box to endline.
93 min...game ends 5:57pm.
Final Score:...York United FC........0........Cavalry FC.....1.......
Attendance wasn't announced and doesn't show up on the league website [as of Tuesday night]. The crowd looked comparable to their last home game which was back on May 29th so in three weeks the momentum has been killed. It also doesn't help that in their two road games in between, they haven't scored a goal. After today that streak stretches to six league games. Their last game that they scored (they won 1-0 was to Forge FC on May 6th. Referee Filip Dujic gave out two Yellow cards to each team. If York could play that disciplined in the last month, they wouldn't have had such a small lineup and could have rested some players to avoid injury. York has been devastated by injuries (yes so have other teams). York didn't even have enough players to fill the subs bench (seven allowed) and that was with a guy signed from League1 Ontario that the coach only met yesterday! Aidan Hugo played for the North Toronto Nitros as a defender. His NTN coach a month ago tipped me off that he had left to try out for Atletico Ottawa. Sebastian Gutierrez only played 31 minutes before having to be subbed off for an injury but it's still uncertain if he will join the injury list. How will they play their Canadian Championship semi-final game on Wednesday against MLS Vancouver Whitecaps who must be able to draw among 50 players in their organization. York is also in a scoring slump so this game could get ugly. A video was played at halftime showing all the York goals. "This will be short" I said to a colleague. With various camera angles of the same goals, they were able to stretch it out. Besides all the injuries, York was getting by without Lowell Wright who is playing with the Canada U-20 team playing in the Concacaf Championships which will be used in Olympic qualifying. Also Cedric Toussaint received a three game suspension for his Red card in their last game in Ottawa. On the Fotmob site, Pacific had something like 72% possession in the first half and it was pulled down to 66.3% by the end of the game with York actually playing better with more chances to score. The Pacific coach said that other teams are letting Pacific hold onto the ball and trying to score on the counterattack. Pacific are the current CPL champions so other teams are looking at them with respect. The league site lists York as having eight shots but only one on target and Pacific had three with all on target. This was Diyaeddine Abzi's last home game as he's signed a deal to play for Pau FC in the French Ligue 2. (I looked that up and it is the second best league in France as opposed to England where the Second Division is actually the fourth best). Today the game started as if the players were setting him up to score but it soon became that he was setting up his teammates. Nothing worked. He will play one more game for York before leaving and that' against the MLS Vancouver Whitecaps. Today was his 75th game for the team. York has signed Canadian forward Rohan Kratt but he can't play until the transfer window opens up on July 7th. Toronto FC is having the same problem with their potential signings. Looks like three more league games before York can get some players on the field. The result for York actually raises them a point above Valour FC and into sole possession of sixth place at 11 points. With tomorrow's game between HFX Wanderers and Forge FC in Halifax and both teams tied for fourth with 14 points, I expect the bar to be raised to get that last playoff spot. York's record is now 2 wins, 4 losses, 5 ties (the most in the league) for 11 points. They hold the record for fewest goals conceded at only seven, but also the record for fewest goals scored at six. Pacific FC's record improves to 5 wins, 3 losses, 4 ties for 19 points. They are in second place but have been brought back to earth by not getting a win in their last five league games. York's next league game is a home game next Sunday against fellow struggler Valour FC. The game has moved its starting time from 2:00pm to 12:00pm (noon) so the special friendly with the Canadian Women's team playing South Korea which will start at 3:00pm. That game will be played at BMO Field in downtown Toronto. The time change will let both games play well on the OneSoccer TV schedule but won't allow enough time for fans to see both games in the city...traffic, security checks etc. Let's say as nice as the weather might be, York will not be setting any attendance records on Sunday. Rocket Robin robing@eol.ca twitter @RocketRobin01
York United FC starters
Pacific FC starters
Pacific Alejandro Diaz Liceaga (9) takes opening kickoff.
York Diyaeddine Abzi (20) takes freekick.
Pacific Marco Bustos (10) takes freekick.
midfield action
York Lisandro Cabrera (9) takes second half kickoff.
York Mateor Hernadez (10) and Diyaeddine Abzi (20) line up freekick.
A York cornerkick from the left.
Pacific Marco Bustos (10) battles with York Jordan Wilson (4) near edge of York box.
The supporters' section get to say goodbye to Diyaeddine Abzi for his last home game.
The autograph table for York players
Match stats provided by Fotmob
Team stats (from Fotmob app)
York United FC Cavalry FC
ball possession 33.7% 66.3%
totals shots 8 3
chances created 5 3
big chances 2 0
accurate passes 300 672
pass success 80% 88%
fouls 12 15
corners 1 1
offsides 2 2
total shots 8 3
shots on target 6 0
shots off target 1 3
blocked shots 1 2
shots off woodwork 0 0
shots inside box 6 0
shots outside box 2 0
accurate passes 300 672
........in opposition half 100 240
........in own half 200 432
passes 373 762
pass success 80% 88%
long balls 410 50
accurate long balls 12 25
crosses 19 8
accurate crosses 8 2
duels 118 118
duels won 54 64
duels lost 64 54
dribbles attempted 34 16
dribbles succeeded 17 9
tackles attempted 21 34
tackles succeeded 13 21
aerials won 2 9
interceptions 9 7
disipline yellow cards - -
disipline red cards 0 0
keeper saves 3 1
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