August 21, 2011 CSL--York Region Shooters vs TFC Academy (by Rocket Robin)

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Result of the Sunday August 21, 2011 CSL game between York Region Shooters and TFC Academy played at St Joan of Arc Catholic High School in Maple at 6:00pm.

York Region Shooters (black socks, shorts and numbers, white shirts)

....................1 Camilo Benzi
........4 Marcelo Capazolo...8 Chris Turner...2 Rick Titus
77 Desmond Humphrey...10 Mario Orestano...16 Carlos Rivas...17 Matthew O'Connor...99 Ryan Dummett
.............11 Kadian Lecky (cpt)...9 Jason DeThomasis

Subs:...00 Adam Majer (gk)...7 David James (fwd)...13 Aundrae Rollins (def)...14 Dino Gardener (mid)...19 Moses Kgasa (fwd) ...21 Ricky Herron (def)...22 Miguel Knox (fwd)
team officials:...coach Brian Bowes...director Tony Dithomasis...manager John Pacione...massage therapist Eric Yuill

TFC Academy (all red, black shoulders, white numbers)

.....................30 Chad Bush
21 Dimitrius Omphroy...47 Evan Brandon John...24 Deon Rose...5 Tyler Pasher
..........20 Jay Chapman...10 Sergio Camargo (cpt)...17 Matt Gold
..........16 Omario Morris...9 Stefan Vukovic...11 Tristan Jackman

Subs:...50 Filip Ljubevski (gk)...7 Joshua Gross (def)...8 Michael Petrasso (mid)...14 Charles Dakar (def)...18 Michael Bilak (fwd) ...19 Sebastian Arangio (fwd)...43 Michael Wagenknecht (mid)
team officials:...head coach Danny Dichio...assistant coach Michael Stefano...goalkeeping coach Paolo Ceccarelli...physio Carlo Di Nardo ...massage therapist Sebastian Bultragio

Game officials:...referee Dave Barrie...assistant referee Vito Curalli and Michael Bradley...fourth official Leo Monaco...(all black uniforms, neon green trim)

1st Half:...game starts 6:06pm...YRS defends south end on this mild, overcast and damp evening. There'd been a pregame rain.
1 min...YRS Rivas 22 yard freekick from left is short and player crosses into box that's offside.
4 min...YRS DeThomasis flicks kick cross pass to 5 yards on right that goalie catches.
9 min...TFCA Tristan Jackman GOAL...TFCA Stefan Vukovic in middle rolls ball forward and to left for Jackman to take a 15 yard shot from the far left into the top right corner of the net past goalie Camilo Benzi.
10 min...TFCA YELLOW card...Jackman earns it for tackle at YRS 50 yards.
12 min...TFCA Morris rolls pass up middle from 25 yards that sliding goalie beats sliding TFCA Vukovic to grab at 15 yards.
It starts to rain.
15 min...TFCA goalie charges to edge of box to clear through ball pass from YRS Orestano.
17 min...YRS player's quick cornerkick from corner has short ball crossed into box and YRS Orestano jabs 8 yard shot that goalie catches.
17 min...YRS goalie charges out to clear through ball from YRS Lecky on edge of box.
20 min...TFCA Jackman blasts 22 yard shot from left is well over net when ball rolled across field.
It stops raining.
21 min...TFCA goalie catches cross into box from right in front of YRS Orestano.
23 min...TFCA Camargo charges to take 30 yard lob up middle that's caught by goalie.
24 min...TFCA Stefan Vukovic GOAL...TFCA Sergio Camargo feeds pass down middle from 40 yards to Vukovic at 22 yards and he shoots from right to mid-high left side of net over sprawling goalie.
25 min...TFCA goalie charges forward to clear from YRS Lecky through ball.
The sun has actually come out.
25 min...TFCA Morris rush up right and blasts 25 yard shot well high and wide right of net.
27 min...TFCA Morris crosses ball from right is cleared from box.
28 min...YRS player's cross from near right end line is behind net.
32 min...YRS sub...Herron replaces Capazolo.
........YRS sub...Gardener replaces Orestano.
33 min...TFCA Jackman rolls 20 yarder from left that YRS goalie picks up.
34 min...TFCA YELLOW card...John earns it for injurying YRS Lecky on run that YRS Lecky chips 35 yard shot down middle wide right of net.
35 min...YRS DeThomasis blasts 35 yard freekick dwon middle that falling goalie palms over net.
36 min...YRS Rivas cornerkick from left has defender on right heads ball out of box.
37 min...YRS goalie comes out to 20 yards to beat TFCA Morris to ball.
39 min...YRS Humphrey bends 28 yard shot from left is wide right of net.
43 min...TFCA YELLOW card...Jackman earns it for sliding tackle at TFCA 50 yard line.
43 min...YRS Rivas chips 50 yard freekick from right that YRS Lecky heads down at 12 yards in crowd of players and defender clears.
44 min...YRS Lecky eluding defender but trips on heel of TFCA player and falls in left of box.
46 min...TFCA Gold cross from 35 yards on right has TFCA Vukovic head ball on left from 8 yards across box and charging TFCA Camargo miss connecting on 2 yard header on right post.
46 min...end 6:53pm.

2nd Half:...starts 7:09pm.
48 min...YRS O'Connor rolls pass forward up left for YRS DeThomasis who shoots over net from 22 yards.
50 min...YRS Humphrey pass ball forward from 50 yards to charging YRS DeThomasis who blasts 22 yarder from right that crumpling goalie bats down at 10 yards and defender blocks YRS DeThomasis rebound attempt.
51 min...YRS Rivas at 50 yards rolls pass forward to YRS Lecky on left and he shoots 15 yarder that goalie saves on left post.
52 min...YRS YELLOW card...Lecky earns it for bump of TFCA goalie who rushed to 22 yards to clear through ball.
54 min...TFCA sub...Gross replaces Jackman.
55 min...TFCA goalie slides left to stop YRS O'Connor on rush on left.
56 min...TFCA goalie rush to clear YRS Lecky rushes to edge of box and clears for throw-in.
57 min...TFCA Gross gets pass on 30 yards left and 20 yard shot has goalie gets right hand to and defender clear from TFCA Vukovic getting to it at 6 yards.
57 min...Referee's assistant Vito Curali is injured in corner and fourth offical replaces him. Curali works as the fourth official with an ice park on his knee.
60 min...TFCA Gross flicks header wide left from 10 yards.
62 min...YRS Humphrey quick kick from 25 yards is over net from left.
64 min...YRS DeThomasis blasts 18 yard shot from right that goalie blocks on right post and slides down for cornerkick.
64 min...YRS Humphrey cornerkick from right has YRS player rolls ball through box unplayed.
69 min...YRS Humphrey 35 yard freekick from left sideline that goalie punches out in crowd of players.
69 min...YRS YELLOW card...Herron earns it for not giving up throw-in that TFCA team earned.
71 min...TFCA Pasher cross from near left cornerflag is over box for throw-in.
72 min...TFCA Omphroy cornerkick from left bounces through box and TFCA Vukovic misses 4 yard attempt.
73 min...YRS Humphrey chips ball from 25 yards bounces to goalie on pass attempt.
74 min...YRS YELLOW card...Rivas earns it for tackle on TFCA Camargo at YRS 40 yards.
75 min...TFCA Omphroy 45 yard freekick on left has defender head away on edge of box.
76 min...TFCA Pasher blasts 30 yard freekick down middle just over bar after tap over.
77 min...TFCA sub...Wagenknecht replaces Camargo. TFCA Vukovic becomes captain.
78 min...YRS DeThomasis rolls cross from right has YRS Rivas slide and shoot 7 yarder over net from left as injured YRS Lecky lie injured in box.
79 min...YRS sub...James replaces Rivas.
80 min...TFCA sub...Petrasso replaces Morris.
80 min...TFCA Pasher 40 yard freekick from right is rolled well wide right of net.
81 min...YRS DeThomasis blasts low 30 yarder wide left.
82 min...YRS Humphrey good dribbling on right and cross from 15 yards has defender head ball away at 3 yards.
83 min...TFCA Vukovic cross from near 20 yard right end line is behind net.
84 min...TFCA sub...Arangio replaces Vukovic.
85 min...YRS goalie outjumps TFCA Arangio to catch ball and long punts upfield has TFCA defender dangerous head back to goalie who has to make flying save.
86 min...TFCA Omphroy knocks ball behind end line has YRS Humphrey threatens him.
86 min...YRS Dummett cornerkick from left has YRS player's shot from 10 yards blocked.
87 min...YRS Humphrey cornerkick from right has leaping YRS DeThomasis not quite able to turn header at 8 yards and wide left for goalkick.
88 min...YRS Humphrey cuts back towards middle from right and blasts 22 yarder down middle over net.
89 min...YRS James has 20 yard shot on right deflected wide right for cornerkick.
90 min...YRS Ricky Herron GOAL...YRS Desmond Humphrey cornerkick from right has ball knocked down and Herron blasts low 10 yarder through crowd of players in middle into right side of net past goalie Chad Bush.
91 min...TFCA Gross on rush on left has rolled cross from 20 yards cleared by defender.
92 min...TFCA Gross rolls 30 yard ball from left that goalie picks up.
92 min...TFCA John is injured at TFCA 33 yards with hand in face.
95 min...YRS Humphrey cornerkick from right has ball cleared from box but worked back in offside.
96 min...YRS YELLOW card...DeThomasis earns it for knock on TFCA Pasher.
97 min...TFCA sub...Bilak replaces Chapman.
98 min...game ends 8:02pm.

Final Score:.......York Region Shooters.......1..........TFC Academy..........2.............

Attendance was about 100 on this strange weather early evening that started with a pregame rain then standard overcast at the beginning of the game, rain again from about the 20 minute mark for just five minutes then the sun actually comes out before becoming overcast again and finally cooling off rapidly by the time the game ended. The fans was divided about 50/50. Introduced at the beginning of the game in the crowd were Adan Godoy who played in the 1962 (when they finished third) and 1966 World Cup teams of Chile as a goalie and his son in law Carlos Rivas a midfielder who played for Chile in the 1986 World Cup. Rivas runs a soccer academy in the GTA and Carlos Rivas Jr has become a midfielder for the Shooters.

TFC Academy started out fast building a quick lead and were certainly the best team of the first half. Their forwards Omario Morris, Stefan Vukovic and Tristan Jackman were quite dangerous. Shooters turned the second half around and dominated and TFCA were hanging on at the end for the long five minutes of injury time. Most of the time was added when referee's assistant Vito Curalli was injured when he fell over—he answered me after the game that his knee was tightening up in the second half and gave way at 57 minutes. Leo Monaco as the fourth official took over while Curalli worked the sub cards with his knee propped up on the sideline table wrapped in an icepack. Referee Dave Barrie gave out what looked to me as four Yellows for Shooters and three for TFCA all mostly for hard tackles.

TFCA goalie Chad Bush had to be very proactive rushing out to clear through balls. Shooters goalie Camilo Benzi became almost an outfield player for the last ten minutes playing well outside his box and coming right into the TFCA box to play Shooters cornerkicks when they were desperate at the end. TFCA made four subs one-at-a-time from 80 minutes on to stall for time.

Best non-scoring chances were at 17 minutes when YRS took a quick short cornerkick which was crossed into the box and YRS Mario Orestano jabbed an 8 yard shot that the goalie caught. 35 minutes had YRS Jason DeThomasis blast a 35 yard freekick down the middle that the falling goalie palmed over the net. First half injury time saw TFCA Matt Gold cross from 35 yards on the right that had TFCA Stefan Vukovic head the ball on the left from 8 yards across the box and the charging TFCA Sergio Camargo miss connecting on a 2 yard header on the right post. 50 minutes had YRS Desmond Humphrey pass the ball forward from 50 yards to the charging DeThomasis who blasted a 22 yard shot from the right that the crumpling goalie batted down at 10 yards and a defender blocked DeThomasis rebound attempt. Next minute found Carlos Rivas rolled a pass forward from 50 yards to the charging YRS Kadian Lecky on the left and his shot from 15 yards had the goalie save on the left post. 57 minutes had TFCA Joshua Gross get a pass open at 30 yards on the left and his 20 yard shot had the goalie get his right hand to it to knock it down and a defender clear it from 6 yards to prevent Vukovic from connecting. 64 minutes had DeThomasis blast an 18 yard shot from the right that the goalie blocked on the right post and fall over to concede a cornerkick. 76 minutes had TFCA Tyler Pasher blast a 30 yard freekick tap over down middle just over the bar. Two minutes later DeThomasis in the TFCA box rolled a cross from the right that had a sliding Rivas shoot a 7 yarder over the net from the left as an injured Lecky lay in the box. The Shooters games that I can remember this year they score on only about 10% of their chances so they need a large number of chances to ensure they score.

I asked TFC Academy head coach Danny Dichio if he would lose any players once the school year started like last year when Matt Stinson left the team. He said those players have already left. The two players are goalie Angelo Cavalluzzo who has gone to McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario and defender Jordan Murrell who has received a full scholarship at Syracuse University in New York State. I remember the last TFCA game I attended against Toronto Croatia on July 9th when I had to borrow the line up from the Syracuse scout to write down the roster. That game ended with a 2-0 win for TFCA. I thought this year that Murrell who was the team captain and dead ball taker was the most likely to join the MLS team even over forward Stefan Vukovic who now has scored 14 goals. With Toronto FC graduating defenders Doneil Henry and Ashtone Morgan last year, there wasn't really room for a somewhat short defender. Dichio said the idea would be to recall Murrell in possibly two years as they have retained his rights.

Dichio said his two centre halfs were only 15 years old. They would be Deon Rose and Evan Brandon John. TFCA used Toronto FC roster players --Demitrius Omphroy as a defender and Matt Gold as a midfielder. They weren't the most dominating players on the TFCA team today.

Shooters lose ground today as they came into the game tied for fourth place with an identical 9-4-5 record with Capital City but before the game we'd heard that the Ottawa team playing at home had beaten Montreal Impact Academy 3-0. TFC Academy moves up to a record of 5-10-1 to lead a second tier of teams from 10th to 14th that are long-shots for reaching the playoffs.

Rocket Robin
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