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Result of the Saturday May 22nd, 2010 CSL game between TFC Academy and Brampton Lions played at BMO Field in Toronto at 4:00pm.
TFC Academy (all red, white numbers)
..............22 Angelo Cavalluzzo
2 Casey D'Mello...24 Daniel Fabrizi...6 Jordan Murrell...14 Dino Gardner
20 Josh Janniere...8 Oscar Cordon...23 Brennan McNicoll (cpt)...19 Zaki Pera
...........9 Allando Matheson...25 Tristan Jackman
Subs:...1 Garrett Cyprus (gk)...3 Vincenzo Sasso (def)...7 Jonathan Lau (mid)...10 Keith Makubuya (fwd)...18 Nicholas Lindsay (fwd)
...29 Andrew Curci (def)...5 Arthur Casupanan (mid)
team officials:...head coaches Jason Bent, Sturart Neely, Paolo Ceccarelli...assistant coach Anthony Capotosta
Brampton Lions (white socks and numbers, blue shorts and shirts)
...............1 Roy Blanche (cpt)
22 Kevin McIntosh...14 Liam Martin...5 Giovanni Annisi...2 Chiron Robinson
11 Kevin Omokhua...7 Cam Medwin...13 Sebastian Busto...21 Blazej Skoczylas
............19 Mohammed Kanu...10 Judah Hernandez
Subs:...00 Kodzo Euloge Awitor (gk)...20 Daniel Cameira (mid)...6 Nico Poku (def)...4 Peter Petropanagos (def)...18 Matthew Rios (fwd)
...8 Nordo Gooden
team officials:...coach Goran Rapaic...assistant coaches Dragan Mladenovic and Pernell Mason...manager Phil Ionadi
Game officials:...referee Gianna Facchini...referee's assistants Matt McCready and Arthur Morriel...fourth official Hassane Rifai...(yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)
1st Half:...game starts 4:22pm...TFCA defends north end. As there was no working scoreboard, all times are converted from my wristwatch.
4 min...TFCA Janniere cross from right of box is headed away by defender.
9 min...BL Skoczylas cornerkick from right has leaping BL Kanu not quite able to turn header from 12 yards on left and sends ball wide left of net.
10 min...TFCA goalie beats BL Skoczylas to bouncer to wide right post to smother ball.
14 min...BL Omokhua run up left wing and cuts in, he regains possession on left endline, chips out short cross and BL Kanu shoots 7 yarder wide left.
17 min...TFCA McNicoll 50 yard freekick from right has TFCA player chip ball from 20 yards from right into box where defender outjumps own goalie to clear
ball on edge of box.
18 min...TFCA McNicoll 30 yard trick freekick rolled to right and cross has BL goalie clear and TFCA Cordon end pressure with chip to goalie.
19 min...TFCA McNicoll 50 yard freekick from left has defender in crowd of players head ball away.
22 min...TFCA Cordon can't win penalty kick after long run up left wing beating two defenders.
23 min...BL Kanu 30 yard shot up middle lands on top of net.
24 min...BL McIntosh is one step away from getting cross in before ball crossed right end line.
26 min...BL YELLOW card...Martin earns it for pulling down TFCA Matheson between two defender on edge of box.
27 min...TFCA Matheson blasts 22 yard freekick off head in player wall and ball deflects over net.
28 min...TFCA McNicoll cornerkick from right is headed away by nearest defender on edge of box.
29 min...TFCA McNicoll 45 yard freekick from left is over heads of players and bounces wide right for a goalkick.
30 min...BL Annisi 60 yard freekick from left bounces to goalie.
31 min...TFCA Matheson is checked off ball at 10 yards in BL box.
32 min...BL Kanu cross from 50 yards has goalie beat BL Hernandez to grab ball on right of net.
33 min...TFCA Janniere cross from right side of box is over head of TFCA Jackman on left side of box.
37 min...BL Hernandez 25 yard shot is wide right after BL goalie kicks him long ball upfield.
39 min...BL Omokhua is injured in a collision at TFCA 35 yards up middle but TFCA are awarded a freekick.
40 min...BL YELLOW card...Omokhua earns it for disruption trying to signal to get back into game on sideline.
42 min...BL goalie charges to right corner of box to beat TFCA Janniere and two defenders charging in for ball.
43 min...BL Skoczylas long run up left wing and rolls cross from 15 yards that sliding TFCA D'Mello redirects back to goalie from 10 yards.
44 min...TFCA Janniere crosses pass from 20 yards on left that TFCA player on left rolls 12 yard shot wide right of post.
45 min...half ends 5:07pm.
2nd Half:...starts 5:24pm.
halftime sub:...TFCA Lindsay replaces Jackman.
47 min...BL Hernandez blasts 25 yard shot from left that's just wide of post.
49 min...BL Skoczylas cross from right near corner has BL Omokhua blast 15 yarder well over net and high into stands.
50 min...TFCA Matheson low 22 yard blast up middle is smothered by goalie.
52 min...TFCA McNicoll 55 yard freekick from right is caught by goalie behind crowd of players.
55 min...BL Skoczylas sidesteps defender and blasts 25 yard shot from right that's caught by goalie on right post.
57 min...TFCA McNicoll chips 22 yarder from left wide righgt of net.
57 min...TFCA sub...Casupanan replaces Gardner.
60 min...TFCA D'Mello crosses from 40 yards on right and TFCA Cordon flicks header wide left from 12 yards.
61 min...TFCA McNicoll cornerkick from left has TFCA Fabrizi leap and head 12 yarder that's caught by goalie on right post in front of defender
guarding post.
63 min...BL Hernandez cornerkick from left has defender head ball away.
64 min...BL YELLOW card...Skoczylas earns it for bashing into goalie at 6 yards on right post after eluding two defenders on run.
65 min...TFCA Allando Matheson GOAL...TFCA Brennan McNicoll cornerkick from right has Lions goalie Roy Blanche punch out ball to partially
clear. Lions Judah Hernandez blocks the rebound of a TFCA player and the ball falls to Matheson who blasts 10 yard shot into left side of net
past a defender guarding the post.
67 min...TFCA Matheson 35 yard cross from right is caught by goalie.
67 min...TFCA Matheson is given pass up the middle and he shoots 12 yarder over the net.
68 min...TFCA Janniere low 18 yard shot from left has goalie smother.
70 min...TFCA Lindsay 30 yard shot up middle is caught by goalie.
71 min...BL sub...Rios replaces Medwin.
72 min...TFCA Nicholas Lindsay GOAL...TFCA Brennan McNicoll 30 yard freekick from right is into crowd of players in Lions box and Lindsay
on left blasts 7 yarder into net.
73 min...BL YELLOW card...Busto earns it at BL 25 yard line.
74 min...TFCA McNicoll chips 25 yard freekick up middle to TFCA Matheson who pushes defender and play is flagged down.
76 min...BL Skoczylas cornerkick from right is over all players in box.
78 min...BL Robinson run from left but can't get away clear shot from 22 yards.
79 min...BL Skoczylas 25 yard shot from right is caught by falling goalie wide right of post.
80 min...TFCA sub...Lau replaces McNicoll.
80 min...BL Skoczylas 40 yard freekick up middle bounces wide right unplayed for goalkick.
81 min...TFCA sub...Curci replaces Cordon.
82 min...TFCA Josh Janniere GOAL...TFCA Jonathan Lau passes from center at 30 yards over to Janniere on left and he shoots 18 yarder into
right corner of net over sprawling goalie 12 yards off his line to cut off the angle.
84 min...TFCA sub...Makubuya replaces Matheson.
84 min...TFCA leaping goalie catches 35 yard chip from the left.
86 min...BL McIntosh 30 yard shot from right is caught by goalie.
88 min...TFCA Makubuya rush down left and cross alone end line and BL Martin slides to p[op up cross and ball bounces to goalie.
88 min...BL Omokhua is injured in collision at TFCA 30 yards.
89 min...BL Hernandez 30 yard freekick from left is blasted just wide right and high of net.
93 min...TFCA Lau rush on right and he rolls cross and TFCA Makubuya rushes and takes 20 yard shot well over net.
94 min...game ends 6:13pm.
Final Score:.......TFC Academy..................3........................Brampton Lions.................0.............
Attendance was about 35 people on this partially sunny late afternoon. The game was only one hour after the MLS Toronto FC vs New England Revolution game that had some drizzle falling in the first half in front of an announced crowd of 20672 although there were some fans who didn't show up on this holiday weekend. For this week's game there were no announcements during the MLS game that this CSL game would take place although there were a few reminders that after the game kids could come to the sideline to meet the Kellogg's mascot Tony The Tiger and try to score goals on him. That probably had about 300 kids and parents right after the game.
Angelo Cavalluzzo earned the shutout for the Academy with a few key stops but mostly the Academy kept the pressure on throughout large patches of the game. I heard today that Angelo is the nephew of the famed local broadcaster Dino Cavalluzzo who I used to watch his sports news reports on the previous Canadian Soccer League of the 80's and 90's even though I didn't understand a word of Italian.
This was the first game this year played by TFCA forward Allando Matheson who said after the game it was because he was injured. Defender Doneil Henry and team captain/midfielder Matt Stinson are still away with the Canadian Olympic team but this could be one of the best CSL teams this year depending on how they do on the road. (three home games so far with a 2 win, 1 loss record).
TFCA's Nicholas Lindsay had only come in one minute earlier before he scored. Jonathan Lao had only been on the field two minutes before he got the assist on Janniere's goal. They made head coach Jason Bent look like a substitution genius.
The Lions missed their MVP from last year Daniel Nascimento and defender Mike Marchese who were both Red carded in last Sunday's match against North York Astros. Lions have long time CSL veteran Giovanni Annisi anchoring their defence. Lions best chance came early when at 14 minutes Kevin Omokhua ran up the left wing and cut towards goal, regained possession of the ball on the left end line, chipped out a short cross and Mohammed Kanu shot a 7 yarder wide left of the post.
Referee Gianni Facchini had an easy game to call, giving out four Yellow cards, all to Lions players.
Facilities were minimal as there was no microphone for the announcer and TFC officials said they were supplying their own who announced the starters then went home right after. A TFC official talked to the CSL League by cell phone and outlined that they would have control of the facilities for all future games that the Academy played at BMO Field (another five during the rest of the season).
Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca
TFC Academy starters
Lions starters
Lions rush
Lions player is surrounded on sideline.
TFCA Allandro Matheson dribbles.
Academy freekick.
TFCA Jonathan Lau on a rush.
Lions freekick is taken by #10 Judah Hernandez.
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