2nd Half:...Maritimo sub ten players at halftime. This 'second' team plays better as maybe they were hungrier to earn a starting position. It turns into a shooting gallery as they dominate the rest of the game. Supra played the first half in a 4-5-1 with poor Samuel Afriyie the lone man up. The second half they were 3-5-2 but couldn't get the ball up front.
They subbed many players in the second half but just don't have the depth.
Toronto Supra lineup at start of 2nd Half
.................................................1 Garrett Caldwell
...........6 Peyvand Mossavat...3 Leonardo Simon...20 Francis Righault
18 Selmir Sehic...7 Paulo Waldez...21 Jason Faria (cpt)...8 Christian Lombardo...16 Steven Coito
.........................11 Ryan Gamble...13 Samuel Afriyie
Maritimo 2nd Half lineup
...........................................1 Nelson
2 Albertino...10 Bruno...4 Paulo Sergio...5 Jorge Soares
11 Iliev...8 Dinda...21 Brievel...18 Luis Olim
........................13 Gaucho...20 Quim
47 min...Mar Briguel blasts 30 yard shot that hits top of crossbar after deflection.
49 min...TS goalie catches long bouncer on edge of box.
54 min...Mar Olim passes over to Mar Quim and his 15 yard one-touch shot is stopped point blank by goalie and defender clears.
57 min...Maritimo GOAL Dinda...Mar Gaucho on left passes over to Mar Quim who touches back to Dinda who blasts 15 yard shot into net.
59 min...Mar Dinda cornerkick from left is headed away.
60 min...TS goalie dives out to grab through ball ahead of charging Mar Iliev.
62 min...Mar Quim lifts 20 yard shot wide left of net from 15 yards.
64 min...Mar Quim misses connecting on 7 yard shot when Mar Olim passes from left into box.
64 min...TS sub...Pexioto who may have been #15 or #22 (I wrote both players as having this name and they both came in at the same time), Valenzuela, and Wrobel all enter game. They replace Waldez, Gamble, Afriyie, and someone else.
66 min...Mar Dinda rolls 45 yard freekick well wide left of net.
67 min...Mar Olim makes good play keeping ball in play on left end line but pass back to Mar Quim is shot well over net from 12 yards.
68 min...TS goalie makes pointblank save on Mar Quim by sliding out to 15 yard line.
71 min...Mar Bruno 40 yard freekick is headed for corner by TS Mossavat.
71 min...Mar Bruno cornerkick from left, Mar Olim heads from 5 yards on left into side webbing of net.
75 min...Mar Olim cross to mar Gaucho in box and point blank header blocked by flying goalie.
76 min...Mar Dinda 35 yard shot well over bar.
77 min...Mar Gaucho passes over to Mar Quim who passes over to Mar player whose 12 yard shot is saved point blank by goalie.
81 min...Mar player's freekick 30 yards on right is headed away.
83 min...Maritimo GOAL Quim...Quim lifts 12 yard shot over sprawling goalie into net. (about time as this guy had lobbed about six sitters over the net or shanked kicks; won't be surprized if he misses the cut)
85 min...Mar Briguel 15 yard shot over net.
87 min...Mar Gaucho pulled down in box after getting to through ball and saving it from crossing end line then cutting to goal. Penalty shot called. He deserved this chance as he broke for through ball on left and made great stop from it crossing end line, got up, deked goalie running back out and defender who blew by him and was tripped up by
goalie's hand.
88 min...Maritimo GOAL Gaucho...Gaucho converts penalty kick by rolling ball into left corner of net.
89 min...Mar Gaucho slides his body into net but just misses getting cross from right.
91 min...game ends 6:39pm.
Final Score:.......Toronto Supra........0.......Maritimo of Portugal.......5.......
How good are Maritimo? Do they have any national team players? 'no' said a Portuguese journalist but they do have two on the Under 20 team.
My opinion:
They finished tied for 10th place last year. Seem to be a second tier of their top division. Portugal is somewhat like Scotland where the same two teams buy the best players. I knew more about them when I tracked the standings to see how Alex (Bunbury, Canadian International) did when he played for them.
Rocket Robin
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