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Result of the Sunday July 26, 2009 CSL game between TFC Academy and Portugal FC played at Downsview Park in North York at 3:00pm.

TFC Academy (all red, white numbers)

................1 Sotiri Varlokostas (cpt)
2 Casey DiMello...24 Daniel Fabrizi...6 Jordan Kotstopoulos...11 Ashtone Morgan
7 Jonathan Lao...15 Matt Stinson...25 Justin Maheu...20 Josh Janniere
.........9 Allando Matheson...10 James Stamopoulos

Subs:...50 Garrett Cyprus (gk)...14 Ryan McLeod (mid)...23 Brennan McNicoll (mid)...4 Daniel DiBiago (def)...32 Matias Naalband (fwd) ...18 Nicholas Lindsay (mid)
team officials:...head coach Jason Bent...assistant coach Anthony Capotosto...goalkeeping coach Pauolo Ceccarelli...trainer/physio Carlo DiNardo...team official Earl Cochrane

Portugal FC (all white, green numbers)

................12 Adrian Ibanez
22 Taylor Lord...5 Giovanni Annissi (cpt)...3 Andre Stewart...2 Jaroslaw Radzinski
7 Selmir Sehic...8 Carlos Nogueira...15 Kevin McIntosh...19 Gustavo Serrano
............10 Danny Amaral...11 Jarvin Skeete

Subs:...1 Mike Silva (gk)...23 Andrew Leite...18 Biruk Nida...13 Seung Bok Lee...21 Yonnik Thompson...9 Joseph Philip...17 Jaime Carvalho
team officials:...head coach Danny Amaral...assistant coach Jaime Carvalho...manager Tony Maia...trainer/physio Mike Peters

Game officials:...referee Mike Lambert...referee's assistants Richard Oliviera and Vito Curalli...fourth official David DiPasquale...(all black, white and yellow trim)

1st Half:...game starts 3:08pm...TFCA defends south end...as there is no scoreboard, all times are converted from my wristwatch.
1 min...TFCA Stamopoulos cornerkick from left has TFCA Kotstopoulos head ball down at 5 yards which bounces over PFC net.
2 min...TFCA Stamopoulos cornerkick from left has defender head ball away.
4 min...TFCA Lao cornerkick from right has goalie punch ball away in crowd of players.
7 min...TFCA Lao cornerkick from right has TFCA Fabrizi head ball away from goal and then cleared.
10 min...TFCA Maheu twists 15 yard header well wide right of net.
11 min...TFCA Morgan pokes ball from PFC Sehic conceding cornerkick.
12 min...PFC Sehic low cornerkick from right is behind player in box.
13 min...PFC Sehic 35 yard high kick bounces high and left of net. There's a second ball thrown onto the field.
15 min...PFC Sehic cross from 20 yards near right end line is caught by goalie.
17 min...TFCA Stamopoulos 25 yard freekick from left has PFC Stewart clear ball away.
22 min...PFC Sehic low cross from near right flag is smothered by goalie.
23 min...TFCA Maheu checks to gain possession and his 20 yard shot from right is well over net.
24 min...TFCA Stamopoulos cross from 30 yards on left has TFCA Maheu pop up 15 yard header well over net.
25 min...TFCA Stamopoulos injured at TFCA 25 yards on collision clearing ball.
27 min...PFC McIntosh 35 yard blast of partial clearance has diving goalie block ball on left post.
28 min...PFC Amaral and PFC Nogueira give-and-go checked by sliding tackle on edge of TFCA box.
33 min...TFCA Stamopoulos 25 yard shot from left is caught by goalie when ball is pushed over to him from crowd of players in center.
35 min...PFC Serrano rush to ball on left and 22 yard shot bounced right through box.
36 min...PFC Annissi 55 yard high cross from right has goalie punch ball away colliding with PFC forward on left side of net.
37 min...PFC Serrano chips 12 yard shot in crowd of players left of net over bar.
38 min...PFC Amaral on right runs out of room with defender for shot to goalie from 12 yards.
40 min...TFCA Stamopoulos cornerkick from right is behind players in box.
41 min...PFC player chips cross from 15 yards fromleft but bounces wide right that PFC Amaral can't get to.
42 min…TFCA Josh Janniere GOAL…TFCA James Stamopoulos threads a pass from left from 25 yards to TFCA Allandro Matheson who shoots from 12 yards and diving PFC goalie Adrian Ibanez saves. Janniere follows in to kick 10 yard shot over fallen goalie into left side of net.
43 min...TFCA Stamopoulos 28 yard shot from left is stopped in box.
44 min...TFCA Janniere lofts 22 yard shot off tip is just over net.
44 min...TFCA Lao cornerkick from left is headed out right side of box.
46 min...TFCA James Stamopoulos GOAL…Stamopoulos gets to loose ball and sends 28 yard blast down middle is into left side of net behind flying goalie.
46 min...half ends 3:54pm.

2nd Half:...starts 4:06pm.
halftime sub:...PFC Silva replaces Ibanez as the goalie.
48 min...PFC Skeete passes back to PFC Amaral who heads 4 yarder into net but play is flagged offside. It appeared Skeete deserved a penalty kick for an arm tug.
50 min...TFCA Matheson low 25 yard shot rolls to goalie.
51 min...TFCA Matheson threaded ball up middle and shoots 22 yarder wide left of net.
53 min...PFC McIntosh cornerkick from right has PFC Annissi pops 6 yard header over net.
54 min...PFC Skeete cross from right has PFC Amaral get ball at 18 yards but not able to get away shot.
55 min...PFC Serrano 30 yard freekick from left hits leg in two man wall and deflects for throw-in.
57 min...TFCA Maheu rush up right and blasts 30 yard roller wide right.
59 min...PFC YELLOW card...Lord for grabbing player breaking up left wing.
60 min...PFC sub...Carvalho replaces Serrano.
61 min...TFCA Lao 35 yard freekick up middle has defender head ball away.
62 min...PFC Skeete pushes ball over end line on rush on right wing.
64 min...PFC Sehic 30 yard cross from right sideline has ball curl into box.
65 min…PFC RED card…Giovanni Annissi earns this for stepping on fallen Allandro Matheson in center circle.
………..TFCA RED card…Allandro Matheson earns this for punching Giovanni Annissi when he gets back up.

68 min...TFCA sub...Lindsay replaces Janniere.
70 min...PFC Amaral fed pass up middle and 5 yard shot is tipped wide left of net.
71 min...PFC Carvalho cornerkick from left (second in a row) has PFC Sehic knock down. PFC Skeete cross from 15 yards is through box.
73 min...TFCA sub...McLeod replaces Lao.
76 min...PFC sub...Leite replaces Skeete.
77 min…PFC Taylor Lord was called on a hand ball in the PFC box when a TFCA player blasted a shot from edge of the box. Referee Mike Lambert pointed to the penalty spot.
78 min…TFCA James Stamopoulos blasts Penalty kick low that crumpling goalie Mike Silva saves and PFC defenders eventually clear the rebound from the box. (Silva had taken over as PFC goalie at the start of the second half).
79 min...TFCA sub...DiBiago replaces DiMello.
81 min...PFC Carvalho 30 yard freekick from right has diving PFC player miss and ball is caught by goalie.
82 min...PFC Carvalho 22 yard shot up middle is wide left of net.
83 min...PFC Stewart pops up header behind him at at 20 yards and reflecting goalie catches at 3 yards.
84 min...TFCA Morgan rush up left and 20 yards shot wide left.
85 min…TFCA goalie Sotiri Varlokostas misses ball on edge of box and TFCA defender Daniel DiBiago pushes over PFC Danny Amaral who was ready to head ball into empty net from 5 yards. DiBiago earns a RED card and the referee awards a Penalty kick.
86 min…PFC Danny Amaral GOAL…Amaral kicks his Penalty shot to right corner of net as goalie dives left.
87 min...TFCA Naalband replaces someone.
89 min…PFC Danny Amaral GOAL…PFC Jaroslaw Radzinski sends in low cross on rush to left end line and diving Amaral connect on header from 3 yards just off ground as low as someone doing pushups!
91 min...PFC Lord cross from center line has PFC Amaral shot wide left as he's squeezed by two defenders.
93 min...TFCA McNicoll (when did he come on?) 40 yard freekick from left has PFC Stewart clear ball from inside box.
93 min…game ends.

Attendance was about 60 with people in the stands and watching from the end zone in their cars. There had been a pregame thunderstorm and then rain for several hours this morning and then a mild shower just before the game started. The rain during the game was nowhere near as bad as the downpour in the North York Astros vs. Italia Shooters game held at the same time at this venue yesterday.

There were a few distractions in this game besides the rain/threat of rain. This game had been moved from Esther Shiner Stadium because of the City of Toronto workers strike. The field beside this one was not separated by a fence and the ball came onto the field used in this game more than half a dozen times. The referee’s whistle in that game was quite distracting as were the sometimes cheers when a goal was scored by the fans watching that game. This site was the old Downsview Airport military base and there were some civilian cargo planes taxiing and taking off. There was the faint sound of small arms fire as there was a paintball tournament going on.

TFCA Jarrett Humphreys came by the PA booth at halftime. He wasn’t listed as the backup goalie today because of a broken hand/fingers (?). He said it would be his last year on the Academy team because of his age 19. There will be more, newer players coming in. He will either have to jump directly to the Toronto FC MLS team or find another CSL team while going to university. He agreed the best competition for this Academy is within the CSL league rather than the OSL or PDL (only three month season).

Ennio the PA announcer said to Humphreys that the TFCA team has tough competition with players such as the ‘men’ of the Serbian White Eagles team but that their TFCA team would never tire out because they are teenagers. How ironic that PFC ‘retired player’, new head coach Danny Amaral put himself in as a starter and played his best in the last ten minutes of this game.

In other news, we learned that PFC dreadlocked midfield general Ramon Bailey is currently in Colombia, South America trying out for a team(s) down there. Andre Stewart (aka “DooDoo”) was a defensive stalwart in the PFC defence.

An important point each for both teams keeping them ahead of trailers North York Astros and London City.

As usually happens after a TFC Academy game, head coach Jason Bent keeps the players on the field for some post game drills. It must have seemed like punishment today unless they fled soon after because on my drive away from the site, another downpour started.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca


TFC Academy starters


Portugal FC starters


Academy kicks off.


TFCA James Stamopoulos lines up freekick.


PFC Selmir Sehic ("Pepsi") with ball.


High ball on TFCA rush.


PFC goalie Mike Silva stops penalty kick by James Stamopoulos at 78 minutes.

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