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Result of the Friday May 13, 2011 CSL game between SC Toronto and Montreal Impact Academy held at Lamport Stadium in Toronto at 8:00pm.

SC Toronto (all black, white numbers, yellow trim)

..........................1 Mike Silva (cpt)
6 Daniel Fabrizi...20 Domninic Roberts...5 Gerard Ladiyou...3 Luca Gasparotta
7 Ilya Orlov...15 Richard Asante...8 Carlos Nogueira...23 Alon Badat
...............9 Alexandros Halis...11 Massimo Mirabelli

Subs:...18 Matt Dias (gk)...2 Casey D'Mello (def)...4 David Alva (mid)...13 Sergio De Luca (mid)...14 Jarek Whiteman (fwd)
...22 Brennan McNicoll (mid)...25 Parker Seymour (def)
team officials:...head coach Carmin Isacco...assistant coach Patrice Gheisar

Montreal Impact Academy (all white, blue numbers and trim)

.........................1 Dominic Provost
2 Hugo Lapointe-Senecal...3 Ismail Benomar...12 Karl W Ouimette (cpt)...15 Maxim Tissot
8 Zakaria Messoudi...16 Felix Cardin...10 Wandrille Lefevre...23 Amine Meftouh
................9 Michelot Hyacinthe...21 Chris-Michel Rumuri

Subs:...22 Samuel Dufort (gk)...14 Kevin Ouidio Luarca-Echeverria (mid)...19 Alessandro Riggi (mid)...24 Francesco Augustin (def)
...25 Dominique Morin (mid)...27 Marco Lapenna (mid)...31 Kai Morton (def)
team officials:...head coach Philippe Eullaffroy...club officials Andre Beltran, Julie Bertrand and Alexis Pinard.

Game officials:...referee Silvio Petrescu...referee's assistant Zack Taylor and Jeff Fearnell...fourth official Mike Anthony Izzo (neon yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 8:11pm...SCT defends south end. The SCT players kick balls to the crowd after the national anthem.
3 min...SCT Gasparotta 20 yard freekick from left edge of box is rolled across box but defender clears on left side of box.
5 min...MIA Meftouh 25 yard freekick from left is over players and bounces out right side of box.
10 min...MIA goalie catches high 25 yard cross from near left sideline.
15 min...MIA have another offside call against them on edge of box.
16 min...SCT Roberts low cross from 22 yards on left end line finds SCT Mirabelli who blasts low 12 yarder from left that sprawling goalie at 3 yards and ball deflects for cornerkick.
17 min...SCT Massimo Mirabelli GOAL...SCT Alexandros Halis takes cornerkick from left that has charging Mirabelli chest 3 yarder from left post into right side of net beyond goalie guarding center of net.
17 min...SCT goalie smothers long shot after restart.
18 min...MIA Meftouh cornerkick from right is cleared from box by defender after it falls in middle of box at 7 yards.
19 min...MIA Meftouh cornerkick has ball hit foot of MIA Messoudi at 6 yards but ball deflects to sprawling goalie who grabs for save on goal line.
20 min...SCT Asante rolls 30 yard freekick from right to center and SCT Halis chips in 28 yarder up middle that bhounces to goalie.
21 min...MIA Meftouh rush on left and kicks 12 yarder just over bar.
22 min...SCT Halis receives cross in from left sideline and has ball taken off him at 8 yards in middle when he takes too long to shoot. SCT Halis regains possession of ball and rolls short pass to SCT Mirabelli who taps over to SCT Badat at 15 yards on left. SCT Badats shot is blocked by defender.
23 min...SCT Asante sends cross from 45 yards on right that finds SCT player at 25 yards on left. He has deke attempt deflect off defender but ball richochets off another defender and rolls forward for SCT Mirabelli at 15 yards on left who has his deke attempt deflect off his own leg and bounce behind defender and he takes 12 yard shot that's saved by sprawling goalie and SCT Nogueira pokes 4 yard shot into goal but ball had deflected off his arm on goalie's save so goal is not allowed.
26 min...MIA Meftouh gets pass across box in open on left and his shot is deflected off defender at 8 yards and flies for cornerkick.
26 min...MIA Meftouh cornerkick from left has goalie punch ball away in crowd of players in box. MIA Messoudi blasts low 19 yard partial clearance down middle that sprawling goalie saves at 10 yards between crowd of players including a few defenders behind him.
28 min...SCT Alexandros Halis GOAL...MIA defender at 25 yards on left rolls ball forward for MIA Cardin at 35 yards who taps ball back to him but SCT Halis gets between them and intercepts at 30 yards. Halis takes on the defender and has ball deflect off defender and then off Halis's chest and drop to suddenly find him in alone at 25 yards on left. He cuts towards goal and takes low 12 yard shot through goalie Dominic Provost's legs standing at 6 yards and ball rolls into center of net.
29 min...MIA YELLOW card...Lefevre earns it for foot up challenge of SCT Asante at SCT 30 yards charging for ball.
31 min...MIA Meftouh run on left and 25 yard low cross is fumbled by goalie but he has time to smother ball.
33 min...MIA sub...Augustin replaces Benomar.
33 min...SCT Halis freekick from left end line from 15 yards and rolled out of box for SCT Orlov to blast 28 yarder well over net (freekick had been called after short cornerkick resulted in SCT player being grabbed).
34 min...MIA Lefevre 35 yard roller is wide left of net.
37 min...SCT Halis cornerkick from right is high and caught by goalie on left side of net in front of crowd of players.
38 min...SCT Nogueira gives up cornerkick from MIA Messoudi at 10 yards to break up play.
39 min...MIA Meftouh cornerkick from right has SCT Ladiyou head ball away from right side of net.
43 min...SCT Roberts wins cornerkick on 1 on 4 rush at 25 yards on left on deflection.
43 min...SCT Asante blasts partially run-out cornerkick from left is just over net from 20 yards.
46 min...half ends 8:57pm.

2nd Half:...starts 9:08pm. There's lightning in the south.
45 min...SCT Badat run on left and flubs 20 yard shot that rolls to goalie.
46 min...MIA Meftouh cornerkick from left is punched out by goalie and MIA Lefevre blasts 13 yard shot down middle well over net.
47 min...SCT Mirabelli cornerkick from right has nearest defender head away from right side of box.
48 min...SCT Halis and SCT Mirabelli work out cornerkick on right but roller into box is cleared.
51 min...MIA sub...Luarca-Echeverria replaces Meftouh.
.........MIA sub...Riggi replaces Hyacinthe.
51 min...MIA goalie charges out of box to clear through ball on left ahead of SCT Badat.
52 min...MIA YELLOW card...Cardin earns it for tackle on SCT Asante at SCT 40 yards.
53 min...SCT Mirabelli cornerkick from right has defender head ball down and clear from middle of box.
54 min...SCT Orlov is suffers head injury on knock by leaping MIA Cardin catching him with elbow as they jumped for header at center line sideline.
56 min...MIA Ouimette run up right and cutting to goal has ball knocked for cornerkick by sliding SCT Gasparotta at 7 yards near end line.
56 min...MIA Tissot cornerkick from left is high and cleared on right.
58 min...MIA Lefevre rolls 20 yard sharp cross from left that goalie smothers on left post.
59 min...MIA sub...Lapenna replaces Cardin.
........MIA sub...Morin replaces Messoudi.
59 min...SCT Halis cuts low cross from 15 yards that defender stops and clears from 6 yards.
61 min...MIA Lefevre cuts in from left 20 yard sideline and is finally checked off ball at 7 yards near end line for cornerkick by SCT Gasparotta.
61 min...MIA Tissot cornerkick from left has SCT goalie punch out by diving goalie and MIA Riggi wins freekick on left edge of box when bumped by SCT Asante.
62 min...MIA Lefevre 18 yard freekick from left has flying goalie palm ball wide right for cornerkick.
62 min...MIA player's cornerkick has SCT defenders eventually roll ball out of box and MIA Riggi blasts 22 yard shot from left just over net.
64 min...SCT sub...De Luca replaces Halis.
65 min...MIA Rumuri wins cornerkick when finally checked off ball after long run from right cutting towards goal through defenders.
65 min...MIA Lapenna cornerkick from right is caught by goalie in front of crowd of players.
68 min...SCT Asante 35 yard low shot up middle deflects off defender's leg but ball is smothered by goalie.
69 min...SCT sub...Whiteman replaces Mirabelli.
.........SCT sub...McNicoll replaces Asante.
70 min...MIA Lefevre long cross from 25 yards on left has MIA Lapenna nod 12 yard header from right that goalie catches on bounce.
71 min...MIA Riggi 30 yard roller from left has defender block and clear.
71 min...MIA goalie 65 yard freekick up middle is over players and has SCT goalie catch.
73 min...SCT Whiteman cross from 20 yards has MIA defender concede cornerkick to prevent 5 yard shot.
73 min...SCT sub...Seymour replaces Fabrizi.
73 min...SCT players work out short cornerkick from right to top left of box but low shot from 20 yards is rolled wide right.
76 min...SCT sub...D'Mello replaces Badat.
77 min...SCT YELLOW card...Seymour earns it for sliding tackle on SCT left end line then locking legs that upends MIA Tissot.
78 min...MIA Lefevre rolls 20 yard freekick from left end line out to MIA Riggi to deke defender at 18 yards but have 15 yard shot blocked by another defender SCT Seymour on fast break on right chips goalie off his line from 30 yards and shot is wide left of net.
78 min...SCT Orlov is hurt after jumping for header with MIA Ouimette and catching elbow in head in center circle.
83 min...SCT YELLOW card...D'Mello earns it for trip of MIA Lefevre at SCT 40 yards.
84 min...MIA Tissot chips 35 yard freekick from left that has MIA Ouimette head 12 yarder down middle and SCT goalie flies to right post to save.
85 min...MIA player chips 35 yard shot down middle that bounces to goalie.
87 min...SCT Whiteman on rush pushes ball over end line on run up right.
87 min...MIA Lefevre 40 yard shot from left is over crowd ov players and is smothered by goalie after first fumbling it.
89 min...MIA Riggi 25 yard bouncer from left through group of players and is caught by goalie on bounce.
89 min...MIA Luarca-Echeverria cuts 22 yard shot up middle that goalie catches.
92 min...MIA Ouimette can't get away shot from 8 yards in SCT box while surrounded by defenders.
92 min...MIA Lefevre cross from left from 25 yards on left sideline has defender at 6 yards in middle of box head ball out right side and MIA awarded cornerkick.
93 min...MIA Lefevre cornerkick from right has defender head ball over net.
93 min...MIA Lefevre gets cross on cornerkick from right is over on left and cross is cleared by defender.
93 min...MIA Luarca-Echeverria on rush cuts around defender and takes low 22 yard shot from right that has goalie catch.
94 min...game ends 9:57pm.

Final Score:.......SC Toronto.......2.........Montreal Impact Academy.......0.....

Attendance was about 250 on this mild but wet night with a light rain starting to fall after the game started. This was the 'first' league game played by this new team (formally Portugal FC ). The crowd was mostly parents and kids of their affiliate club of Toronto Eagles. The crowd was loud when encouraged with one prize of the autographed game ball and one of a vuvuzela (the plastic horn blown at the World Cup in South Africa).

SC Toronto continuously exploited a weakness on the left side of the Impact defence for the first thirty minutes of the game until a 33 minute sub of defender Francesco Augustin to replace Ismail Benomar which put an end to it.

Mike Silva earned the shutout for SC Toronto making some good saves although most were from outside the box. Best saves were at 62 minutes when MIA Wandrille Lefevre took an 18 yard freekick from the left that Silva palmed the ball wide right for a cornerkick and at 83 minutes when Maxim Tissot took a 40 yard freekick from from the left that had an MIA player head a 10 yarder that Silva caught.

Referee Silvio Petrescu had an easy game to officiate giving out just a few Yellow cards for some rough tackles.

This game was being broadcast live on Rogers Community Channel 10 but the signal was cut off at the 25 minute mark and went to studio programming. There was some lightning in the distance over Lake Ontario and that panicked the broadcaster to wind down their mobile antenna truck and just record the rest of the game for later rebroadcast. Much the same as last week's game tape delayed for minor hockey league playoff coverage, this one is scheduled to be shown at 8:00pm on Saturday night. (running opposite of the MLS Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire game). There should be a bigger potential audience for this game on basic cable then the MLS game broadcast on the obscure GOL TV digital channel.

Carmine Isacco is back coaching SC Toronto/Portugal FC. This year's team has some TFC experience in the lineup. Daniel Fabrizi and Casey D'Mello and Brennan McNicholl were all with the TFC Academy last year but with that team doing a 'Logan's Run' every year to make room for new players, these players have come over here to play. Parker Seymour was with the TFC Junior Academy last year. Midfielder Richard Asante is also with the team and he was with the original 2007 TFC training camp. Isacco also confirmed for me that forward Adrian Pena (York University's Male Athlete of the Year for 2010...and with two more years eligibility at York University) is with them this year but recovering from injury. Alon Badat is also on this team and was named York U's Male Rookie Athlete of the Year for 2010. Defender Gerard Ladiyou is also on both teams. The team won the CIS championship last year. Isacco is the head coach of York U and was an assistant coach of Toronto FC in their first years. Isacco answered that Andrea Lombardo (Toronto FC 2007-2008) is currently on “fitness hiatus”.

Montreal now moves on to play Mississauga Eagles on Saturday. That team is in the GTA so it wouldn't be the same as last week's voyage to Windsor for them after losing at this same stadium to TFC Academy. SC Toronto's next game is next Friday at Lamport Stadium against London City.

There has been one change to the schedule for this weekend. The North York Astros vs TFC Academy game scheduled for Sunday at 6:00pm at Esther Shiner Stadium has been cancelled as the stadium is 'not ready'. How that can happen on Field Turf is beyond me but it happened last year at Centennial Stadium when the field wasn't properly refitted after a track meet and two week's of games were cancelled.

Rocket Robin
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SC Toronto starters

Montreal Impact Academy starters

Opening kickoff

MIA players pass the ball around in defence.

MIA cornerkick

SCT players charge forward.

MIA players on rush.

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