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Result and details from the MLS game of Wednesday May 21, 2008 between Toronto FC and DC United played at BMO Field in Toronto at 7:30pm.
Toronto FC (all red, white names and numbers)
.................1 Greg Sutton
16 Marvell Wynne...4 Marco Velez...14 Tyrone Marshall...11 Jim Brennan (cpt)
10 Rohan Ricketts...6 Maurice Edu...20 Amado Guevara...33 Carl Robinson
..............9 Danny Dichio...32 Laurent Robert
Subs:...18 Brian Edwards (gk)...3 Julius James (def)...5 Kevin Harmse (mid)...12 Todd Dunivant (def)...23 Jarrod Smith (fwd)...28 Olivier Tebily (def)
...96 Jeff Cunningham (fwd)
team officials:...head coach John Carver
DC United (all black, white names and numbers)
.................1 Zach Wells
.........26 Bryan Namoff...2 Gonzalo Peralta...23 Gonzalo Martinez
18 Devon McTavish...25 Santino Quaranta...99 Jaime Moreno (cpt)...19 Clyde Simms...7 Fred
.............11 Luciano Emilio...10 Marcelo Gallardo
Subs:...12 Jose Carvallo (gk)...4 Mark Burch (def)...5 Quavas Kirk (fwd)...6 Domenic Mediate (mid)...16 Dan Stratford (mid)...22 Ryan Cordeiro (mid)
...30 Francis Doe (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Tom Soehn
Game officials...referee Alex Prus...referee's assistants C.J. Morgante and Hector Vergara...fourth official Silviu Petrescu...(yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)
1st Half:...game starts 7:42pm...TFC defend south end on this cool, rainy night. (the rain made note-taking difficult in the 1st half so I had to play back the game after I got home to fill in the details)
2 min...DCU Gallardo 30 yard freekick from left bounces wide right.
3 min...TFC Robert cornerkick from right has TFC Robinson keep ball in play on left end line by heading it back along front of goal. DCU defender heads it away from box. TFC Robert on right takes 20 yard shot well wide right of net.
5 min...TFC Dichio crashes into DCU Simms injurying him at DCU 30 yards.
7 min...TFC Danny Dichio GOAL...Dichio shakes off DCU McTavish who slipped up giving a back-pass and then grabs shoulder of Dichio who checked him off ball. McTavish pulls Dichio down but Dichio gets foot to ball and rolls it between goalie Zach Wells and defender into right corner of net from 8 yards.
11 min...DCU Namoff run on left has him cross into box from 20 yards but defender clears.
11 min...DCU Emilio tripped up at edge of box sliding tackle by TFC Marshall but has time to get up and flip 16 yard shot from left just over net.
15 min...DCU McTavish sends in 40 yard pass from right to edge of box but defender heads it away.
16 min...DCU Fred holds off TFC Guevara and makes a headed backpass to goalie to break up TFC rush into box.
18 min...DCU Martinez blasts 40 yard shot from left over crowd and well high and wide right of net.
20 min...DCU Guevara 40 yard freekick down middle has DCU McTavish just inside box head away and TFC Wynne charge for ball and from 25 yards on right taps over to TFC Edu who blasts 25 yard roller wide left as it deflects off defender.
20 min...TFC Guevara cornerkick from left has goalie step forward in crowd of players and swat ball away from box.
21 min...DCU Quaranta gets ball passed to him on edge of box from DCU Emilio and his 15 yard shot is blocked by TFC Marshall.
22 min...DCU Simms blasts 30 yard shot up the middle well over net.
23 min...TFC Guevara quick freekick from DCU 40 yards rolls unplayed wide left of net.
25 min...DCU Gallardo 30 yard freekick from left right bounces to TFC goalie.
26 min...TFC Wynne long run on right side retaining possession and rolls cross from 15 yards along right end line that goalie picks up.
26 min...DCU Moreno gets ball passed to him on left side of box but he pushes it over end line when he tries to turn direction.
28 min...DCU Fred YELLOW card...Fred draws card for tackle on TFC Robert on right sideline at DCU 30 yards.
29 min...TFC player's freekick from 35 yards on right has play whistled down for pushing in the box.
30 min...DCU Quaranta YELLOW card...Quaranta draws card for sliding tackle from behind on TFC Brennan at DCU 40 yards.
31 min...TFC Guevara 40 yard freekick from left has goalie catch in crowd of players on right side of box.
32 min...TFC Edu gets to TFC throw-in pass from right sideline and before cross attempt from near right cornerflag has DCU Martinez check him off ball giving up cornerkick.
33 min...TFC Robert cornerkick from right has DCU Martinez as nearest defender head ball away.
34 min...DCU Fred 30 yard shot through crowd of players is bounced wide right of goal.
36 min...DCU Martinez 25 yard shot from left has leaping DCU Moreno head ball from 15 yards but TFC defender head away from 10 yards.
37 min...DCU Gallardo 35 yard shot up the middle is wide right.
38 min...DCU Quaranta rush on right and crosses pass to edge of box but DCU Moreno flagged offside.
43 min...DCU players called for two offsides in a row as they try to work ball into TFC box.
46 min...DCU Namoff beats TFC Ricketts to through ball on left of DCU box.
46 min...DCU Moreno rush on left crosses from 10 yards as he falls near end line chips ball over sliding defender and has TFC goalie catch ball.
46 min...DCU Gallardo 30 yard shot from right has ball deflect off TFC Robinson and land on top right corner of netting.
47 min...DCU Gallardo cornerkick from right has ball headed away by nearest defender.
47 min...half ends 8:29pm.
At halftime, members of the TFC Academy and TFC Academy Reserves team ie. Under 18s and Under 16s were introduced to the crowd. The TFC Academy (Under 18s) play in the CSL League and the TFC Academy Reserves (Under 16s) play in the CSL Reserves League.
2nd Half:...starts 8:45pm...it has stopped raining.
45 min...DCU Fred is pushed a pass and shoots 22 yarder over net from left.
47 min...TFC Guevara receives offside on pass into DCU box.
50 min...TFC sub...Smith replaces Ricketts.
50 min...DCU Gallardo cornerkick from left is over players in box.
53 min...DCU McTavish threads pass from cetner line but goalie picks up through ball on edge of box.
55 min...TFC Dichio is offside on pass to edge of DCU box.
56 min...TFC Dichio and TFC Smith work play into DCU box beating goalie on right side near end line and TFC Smith rolls ball across goalmouth but DCU Peralta clears from 5 yards.
56 min...TFC Smith turns to beat defender to TFC Wynne's long throw-in from right and his quick 8 yard shot from right is caught by goalie.
57 min...DCU Emilio 20 yard shot when he's touched back ball near edge of box from right is just wide left.
58 min...DCU Gallardo injured when pushed into boards and slips at TFC 35 yard left sideline.
59 min...TFC Robinson trips DCU player for freekick up middle.
60 min...DCU Gallardo 30 yard freekick from left is blocked by head in player wall.
62 min...TFC Brennan sliding tackle breaks up DCU Moreno rush.
62 min...TFC Brennan heads cross behind own net.
63 min...DCU Gallardo gets recross of cornerkick and DCU Fred 5 yard headed to sprawling goalie who blocks point blank and ball cleared wide left.
63 min...TFC sub...Dunivant replaces Robert.
64 min...TFC goalie leaps to catch 22 yard shot from left.
67 min...TFC Guevaro cornerkick from left has ball cleared.
68 min...TFC Guevaro cornerkick from right is bent over players in box and cleared.
71 min...TFC Wynne on 3 on 3 rush from center blasts 22 yard shot from right well over net.
73 min...DCU sub...Burch replaces Fred.
73 min...DCU player's shot is deflected for cornerkick.
74 min...DCU Quaranta cornerkick from right lands on top of net.
75 min...TFC Smith gets pushed pass wide right and cross from even with 5 yard line from 20 yards away saved by goalie diving forward.
76 min...DCU player injured on sliding tackle.
79 min...TFC Guevara on 2 on 1 rush with TFC Dichio has DCU player slide and check Guevara off ball. A pushing match breaks out between TFC Dichio and DCU Peralta.
80 min...TFC Guevara mid-air kicks over his head from 15 yards in DCU box and ball bounces wide left of post.
80 min...DCU sub...Mediate replaces McTavish.
82 min...TFC Dunivant on left pushes pass through to TFC Smith in box and defender slides to check him off ball at 6 yards but gives up cornerkick.
83 min...TFC Guevar cornerkick from left has defender on near post head ball away.
84 min...DCU sub...Doe replaces Moreno.
85 min...DCU Gallardo cornerkick from right has ball cleared back to him and his recross is headed away by TFC defender.
87 min...DCU Gallardo crosses low from right and TFC defender dives to head ball away.
89 min...DCU Gallardo 55 yard freekick from right has defender head ball away outside box.
90 min...TFC Dichio falls into end boards trying to save ball in DCU end but a goalkick is called.
91 min...TFC Smith on right rolls ball through DCU box.
92 min...DCU goalie's kick is partially blocked by head of charging TFC Dichio but ball deflects wide left for throw-in.
93 min...game ends 9:33pm.
Final Score:......Toronto FC........1.......DC United.......0.........
Attendance was announced as 19971. That may have been the number of tickets sold but I'd say at least 5% of people didn't show up for the game. I was caught in the rush hour riding the streetcar along King Street. I couldn't believe that on this four lane street, (two each way), the city allowed parking in the curb lane so all the cars ended up crushing into the streetcar lane. I got off the streetcar and walked the last four kilometres passing four streetcars stuck in traffic and made it to the stadium before game time. This is the last scheduled league game on a weeknight for the rest of this season.
It started to rain again right after the final whistle. The start of the rain was just as the game started and made note taking difficult for me for the first half. I had to play the game back on television later to fill in what happened.
The field was slippery during the game and that was one reason for the only goal of the game. Danny Dichio bulled his way past the defender to get the ball and would have been almost guaranteed a penalty kick but he got a shot away as he was being dragged down.
United only had one cornerkick in the first half so there were a lot of unthrown streamers in the south end.
Although United had a minimum of good chances thanks to the good TFC defenders, I felt uneasy when TFC couldn't score an insurance goal and some late game pressure by United could have fluked an equalizer.
The Carlsberg Man of the Match (who is always a TFC player) was Danny Dichio.
stats from MLSnet.com D.C. United (2-6-0) vs. Toronto FC (3-2-2) May 21, 2008 -- BMO Field Scoring Summary: TOR -- Danny Dichio 2 (unassisted) 7 D.C. United -- Zach Wells, Gonzalo Peralta, Gonzalo Martinez, Devon McTavish (Domenic Mediate 82), Bryan Namoff, Fred (Marc Burch 74), Marcelo Gallardo, Clyde Simms, Santino Quaranta, Luciano Emilio, Jaime Moreno (Francis Doe 85). Substitutes Not Used: Jose Carvallo, Ryan Cordeiro, Quavas Kirk, Dan Stratford Toronto FC -- Greg Sutton, Marvell Wynne, Tyrone Marshall, Marco Velez, Jim Brennan, Rohan Ricketts (Jarrod Smith 51), Maurice Edu, Carl Robinson, Laurent Robert (Todd Dunivant 64), Danny Dichio, Amado Guevara. Substitutes Not Used: Jeff Cunningham, Brian Edwards, Kevin Harmse, Julius James, Olivier Tebily Toronto FC D.C. United total shots: 6 (5 tied with 1) 11 (Fred 3, Marcelo Gallardo 3) shots on goal: 2 (Danny Dichio 1, Jarrod Smith 1) 3 (3 tied with 1) fouls: 14 (Danny Dichio 6) 9 (Fred 3, Clyde Simms 3) offsides: 6 (Danny Dichio 4) 5 (5 tied with 1) corner kicks: 6 (Amado Guevara 4) 4 (Marcelo Gallardo 3) saves: 3 (Greg Sutton 3) 1 (Zach Wells 1) Misconduct Summary: DC -- Fred (caution; Reckless Foul) 29 DC -- Santino Quaranta (caution; Tackle from Behind) 31 referee: Alex Prus Referee's Assistants: C.J. Morgante; Hector Vergara 4th official: Silviu Petrescu time of game: attendance: 19,791 weather: Rain -and- 48 degrees All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial
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TFC starters
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Jaime Moreno with ball.
Maurice Edu with ball.
Members of the TFC Academy and TFC Academy Reserves team ie. Under 18s and Under 16s were introduced to the crowd at halftime.
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