October 18, 2008 MLS Toronto FC Reserves vs Chicago Fire Reserves (by Rocket Robin)

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Result of the Saturday October 18, 2008 MLS game between the reserves teams of Toronto FC and Chicago Fire played at BMO Field in Toronto at 6:00pm.

The game actually didn't start until 6:27pm because after the main game which ended at 5:42pm, the TFC players walked around the circumferance of the field to applaud all the fans. Nice touch just like last year! Security forces insured that there would be no pitch invasion this year. A few who tried were soon tackled by security.

Toronto FC Reserves (all red, white names and numbers)

.........18 Brian Edwards
29 Nana Attakora-Gyan...4 Marco Velez...3 Julius James...24 Marco Bedenikovic
34 Daniel Nascimento...17 Joey Melo...15 Tyler Rosenlund...27 Gabe Gala
...........28 Johann Smith...7 Abdus Ibrahim

Subs:...?? David Monsalve (gk)...8 Marcus Marshall...26 Derek Gaudet...35 Marco Terminiesei.

Chicago Fire Reserves (all white, black names and numbers, red trim)

.......................28 Nick Noble
32 Dasan Robinson...2 CJ Brown...23 Lider Marmol...24 Daniel Woolard
16 Marco Pappa...29 Peter Lowry...39 Neil Hlarty...33 Stephen King
.............26 Andy Herron...18 Mike Banner

Subs:...0 Tyler Kettering (gk)...12 Patrick Nyardo (fwd)...38 Angel Rivillo

Game officials:...referee Carol Anne Chenard...referee's assistants Isaac Raymond and Bedik Charchafian...fourth official Domenic Scali (neon green shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 6:27pm on this cold evening. The sun has set behind the stands.
5 min...TFC Nascimento blasts 30 yard shot well over net on skyball pass to him.
7 min...Fire Banner pops up 20 yard kick from left that's caught by leaping goalie.
13 min...TFC Attokora-Gyan long throw-in from right (second in a row) are both headed away by defenders.
17 min...TFC Attokora-Gyan 30 yard cross from right has goalie catch on left side of box.
19 min...Fire Banner cross from 20 yards on left has TFC Melo head away ball from box.
22 min...Fire Lowry run on right and cross from 20 yards is caught by goalie.
23 min...TFC Nascimento 30 yarder from left into box has leaping defender head away.
24 min...TFC YELLOW card...Melo for bump on Fire Lowry injurying him.
25 min...Fire Lowry 25 yard shot through crowd of players up midle is wide left of net.
27 min...TFC Johann Smith injured crossing ball on right end line and defender pops up header and goalie catches on way down.
28 min...Fire Pappa cornerkick from right has TFC James head ball away from box.
29 min...TFC Abdus Ibrahim GOAL...Fire Daniel Woolard made a bad header backpass from 35 yards to goalie Nick Noble and Ibrahim kept running forward to intercept it and rounded goalie at 15 yards and on right rolled sharp angle shot into left corner of open net.
31 min...TFC Rosenlund pushes ball forward to TFC Ibrahim who is well wide on touch then gets away 10 yard shot into left outside webbing of net.
32 min...Fire Pappa cross from 25 yards on right has TFC goalie miss slapping ball away but ball bounces out left side.
34 min...TFC Nascimento rolls cross from right to TFC Johann Smith but he runs along edge of box and doesn't get away shot.
36 min...Fire Banner rolls cross from 15 yards through box from left and TFC James boots ball away for cornerkick.
37 min...Fire Pappa cornerkick from left has goalie catch.
38 min...Fire Pappa 20 yard blast from right has flying goalie push ball wide right of net but defender clears.
38 min...Fire Dasan Robinson was knocked over in the TFC box by Julius James and the referee Carol Anne Chenard called a penalty kick.
39 min...Fire Andy Herron GOAL...Herron tapped penalty kick ball to right corner of net as goalie Brian Edwards dived to left side.
40 min...TFC Melo 30 yard balst down middle deflects off defender for throw-in.
41 min...TFC Attakora-Gyan long throw-in from right has defender clear.
42 min...TFC goalie dives on through ball just before Fire Banner gets to ball.
43 min...TFC Rosenlund injured near center line.
45 min...TFC goalie dives for ball ahead of Fire Herron.
46 min...TFC sub...Gaudet replaces injured Rosenlund.
46 min...TFC Velez 55 yard chip bounces to goalie.
47 min...half ends 7:14pm.

2nd Half:...starts 7:27pm.
halftime sub...TFC Marcus Marshall replaces somebody.
48 min...Fire Banner cornerkick from left has Fire Marmol injured in TFC box but ball cleared.
49 min...TFC goalie beats Fire Pappa in race for through ball on right.
54 min...TFC Johann Smith and Fire Robinson start pushing match at center line.
55 min...TFC Bedenikovic blasts 30 yard shot from right that's well over net.
58 min...TFC Gala holds off Fire 2 on 1 rush by freezing to Fire Pappa. Pappa eventually crosses when from the right, he recovers that ball and high cross caught by leaping goalie.
60 min...TFC Gala cross from 25 yards on left has goalie stretch forward to catch.
62 min...Fire Hlarty cross from 20 yards on left is over players in TFC box.
63 min...Fire Robinson long throw-in from right corner flag has Fire Pappa knock ball over end line on right.
64 min...TFC Ibrahim cross from 20 yards on right end line drifts behind net.
65 min...TFC Ibrahim rescues ball from right end line and his cross is blocked by defender.
66 min...TFC James runs to middle from left at center line and his 30 yard blast is wide right.
69 min...Fire Pappa 25 yard freekick up middle is dipped just over bar onto top of net.
71 min...Fire Mike Banner GOAL...Fire Peter Lowry rushes on left and gets short pass to Banner and he shoots low 15 yarder over goalie into right corner of net.
72 min...TFC YELLOW card...Velez for tripping Fire King at TFC 28 yard line up middle.
73 min...Fire Marmol gets tapped freekick and his 28 yard blast rolls just wide left of net on deflection for cornerkick.
74 min...Fire sub...Rivillo replaces Banner.
74 min...Fire Robinson flicks header wide right from 10 yards on cross from left.
76 min...TFC sub...Terminiesei replaces Johann Smith.
77 min...Fire YELLOW card...Rivillo for holding TFC Melo at TFC 45 yards.
78 min...TFC Melo 50 yard freekick from right has defender leap and knock away ball for cornerkick.
78 min...TFC (Fire own goal) GOAL...TFC Joey Melo cornerkick from left has TFC Julius James chest ball in from 5 yards on left into short left side of net...(official stats give this as an 'own' goal from a Fire player).
80 min...TFC YELLOW card...Nascimento for foot-up challenge on Fire Wollard injurying him at TFC 50 yard line.
81 min...TFC Nascimento chests pass at 30 yards down middle and blasts shot well over net.
82 min...TFC Nascimento chip from 30 yards on right has Fire Robinson kick ball behind end line.
83 min...TFC Melo cornerkick from right has defender partially clear.
83 min...TFC Nascismento 45 yard blast through crowd of players and goalie blocks then picks up ball.
84 min...TFC Gala through ball to TFC Gaudet has beat him to pick up ball.
85 min...TFC Ibrahim rush on right crosses over player in box.
86 min...TFC Melo 50 yards freekick from right has TFC players called offside.
89 min...TFC Melo 30 yard freekick from right is low and goalie fumbles ball behind end line.
89 min...TFC player's cornerkick from right has TFC Terminiesei cross ball high over players in box from left.
90 min...TFC Velez blast from 22 yards is blocked on edge of box.
91 min...Fire King cross after rush to right end line is caught by goalie.
92 min...TFC Gaudet weak 22 yard shot from left is bounced to goalie.
92 min...game ends 8:14pm.

Final Score:.....Toronto FC Reserves.....2.....Chicago Fire Reserves....2....

Attendance started at 400 but dropped to about 70 at the end of the game plus about 30 on the west stands that were Fire regulars waiting for their bus and another section of suited guys. Many were friends and relatives of TFC. That's how I figured who to ask for the names of Daniel Nascimento and Marcus Marshall. The temperature was falling very fast and it was dark by the time the game ended.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

details from Toronto FC media release:

Line-ups 

Toronto FC Reserves (6-4-1) - Brian Edwards, Nana Attakora-Gyan, Marco Velez, Julius James, 
Marko Bedenikovic, Daniel Nascimento, Joey Melo, Tyler Rosenlund (Derek Gaudet 45), Gabe Gala, 
Johann Smith (Marco Terminiesei 76), Abdus Ibrahim. Subs Not Used: David Monsalve. 

Chicago Fire (5-5-2) - Nick Noble, CJ Brown, Lider Marmol, Daniel Wollard, Dasan Robinson, 
Marco Pappa, Mike Banner (Angel Rivillo 74), Stephen King, Neil Hlarty, Andy Herron, 
Peter Lowry. Subs Not Used: Tyler Kettring, Patrick Nyarko 

Misconduct Summary
TOR: Melo (yellow) 24'
TOR: Velez (yellow) 72'
CHI: Rivillo (yellow) 78'
TOR: Nascimento (yellow) 80'

TFC players wait for goalkick. TFC's #34 is guest player Daniel Nascimento who won the CSL league's MVP and top goalscorer awards.

in game action

This is me wearing the souvenir touque given out earlier in the day by KIA Motors.
With the falling temperature, by the end of the Reserves games I was glad I had it.

back to TFC menu

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