September 18, 2011 CSL--York Region Shooters vs Brampton City United (by Rocket Robin)

...........................................

Result of the Sunday September 18, 2011 CSL game between York Region Shooters and Brampton City United played at St Joan of Arc Field in Maple at 6 :00pm.

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

......................1 Camilo Benzi
4 Marcelo Capazolo...8 Chris Turner...12 Rick Titus...6 Fitzroy Christey
77 Desmond Humphrey...10 Mario Orestano...99 Ryan Dummett...20 Taylor Lord
..............9 Jason DeThomasis...11 Kadian Lecky (cpt)

Subs:...00 Adam Majer (gk)...5 Nicolas Martinez (def)...13 Aundrae Rollins (def)...14 Dino Gardener (fwd)...18 Armando Garcia (mid) ...21 Ricky Herron (def)...22 Jalen Brome (mid)
team officials:...coach Brian Bowes...manager John Pacione...massage therapist Eric Yuill...director Tony DiThomasis...club official Matt O'Connor

Brampton City United (all white, blue numbers)

.....................00 Roy Blanche
3 Denny Velastegui...4 Cameron Medwin...12 Kevin McIntosh...2 David Ferreira
8 Judah Hernandez...6 Andrew Da Silva...17 Jose Moreira...11 Andy Garcia (cpt)
...............7 Oswald Adu...10 Marcos Nunes

Subs:...1 Kozo Awitor (gk)...5 Mohamed Diaby (def)...14 Michael Odhomer (def)...15 Quante Abbott-Hill-Smith (def)...16 Tarik Robertson (mid) ...18 Jonathan Singh (mid)...19 Jeremy Shepherd (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Armando Costa...assistant coach John J Barreto and Pernell Mason...manager Michael DiMatteo

Game officials:...referee Archie Korbiel...referee's assistants Ljbub Vrlges and Zac Taylor...fourth official Jeff Fearnall...(yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 6:11pm...YRS defends south end on this cool evening with the sun in the north west.
2 min...YRS Jason De Thomasis GOAL...YRS Desmond Humphrey long throw-in from right at 30 yards finds De Thomasis wide open in middle at 20 yards and he shoots low blast into left corner of net.
3 min...YRS Turner 35 yard freekick from left crossed just step ahead of charging YRS DeThomasis trying for header at 8 yards on right.
6 min...BCU Garcia checked off ball at YRS 12 yards before taking shot.
9 min...BCU goalie beats two defender from getting to freekick sent into box.
9 min...YRS Christey rush to knock pass down on left and quick 22 yard cross is well over net.
13 min...YRS Lecky bounces 45 yard shot from right to goalie.
15 min...YRS Christey eludes three guys cutting to middle at 40 yards and pass to YRS Orestano has his 30 yard shot down middle deflect to goalie.
17 min...YRS Humphrey long run to rescue ball on left end line then 10 yard cross is behind net.
18 min...BCU Garcia 30 yard freekick from extreme right is over players in box.
19 min...YRS Humphrey 35 yard pass from left has goalie catch on bounce wide right of net.
19 min...BCU Nunes pokes ball from 15 yards on 1 on 1 on left that goalie blocks at 12 yards.
21 min...BCU Velastegui 40 yard shot from right is over crowd of players and caught by goalie.
22 min...YRS YELLOW card...Christey earns it for pushing BCU Hernandez on run for ball at 30 yards on right on long pass.
23 min...BCU Adu blasts 35 yard freekick off shoulder in wall. BCU Hernandez is checked off ball at 20 yards before getting shot up middle.
26 min...YRS YELLOW card...Lecky earns it for dissent before BCU freekick at BCU 50 yards.
29 min...YRS Turner 35 yard freekick from right has YRS Titus on left head from 8 yards near end line across box but defender clears at 3 yards.
32 min...YRS Lecky cross from 12 yards on left end line is cleared from box.
33 min...YRS DeThomasis injured on edge of BCU box. BCU players run up field and YRS goalie dives on ball onr right side and BCU Adu bumps him over and rolls 12 yard cross that defender clears as referee's assistant waves flag. The YRS goalie is down for quite awhile.
37 min...play finally resumes.
38 min...BCU Medwin 40 yard shot from left through players and is caught by goalie.
39 min...YRS Lecky rescues ball on left end line squeezes by two defenders and 6 yard shot is over top right corner.
41 min...YRS Dummett on right sideline taps to YRS Orestano and 35 yard shot is well high and left of net.
42 min...YRS Lord taps pass in middle forward from 25 yards to YRS Lecky and low 12 yarder is partially blocked by sprawling goalie and ball rolls wide right of post.
43 min...YRS Humphrey cornerkick from right is low to YRS DeThomasis who turns at 18 yards on right and shot deflects off defender just wide left of post.
44 min...YRS Humphrey cornerkick from left has leaping YRS DeThomasis on left head ball wide left of net from 8 yards.
45 min...BCU Moreira is injured at BCU 35 yards.
46 min...BCU Garcia dekes two defenders on right but cross to 6 yard box is cleared by defenders.
47 min...BCU Nunes taps up ball while not facing net and bicycle kick from 15 yards is wide left.
50 min...YRS Humphrey taps freekick on left edge of box to YRS DeThomasis who blasts 20 yarder high and so far wide right it's a throw-in.
50 min...half ends 7:01pm.

2nd Half:...starts 7:22pm...the temperature is cooling fast.
48 min...YRS Lecky on run on left and rolls centering pass to YRS Orestano but shot attempt and pass for YRS Lecky are blocked.
48 min...BCU Adu low 35 yard shot up middle is smothered by goalie.
50 min...BCU Adu turns and shoots 28 yard shot high and wide left of net.
52 min...YRS Lecky intercepts BCU Ferreira pass at BCU 35 yards and run into BCU box on right but checked off ball at 15 yards.
55 min...YRS Orestano 40 yard freekick from right sideline has ball cleared on left end line.
56 min...YRS Lecky runs ball over left end line.
58 min...YRS Lecky intercepts BCU goalie clearance turns and blasts low 15 yard shot that goalie stops low and deflects for throw-in on right.
60 min...BCU Hernandez cornerkick from left has YRS Capazolo leap and head outof box.
61 min...BCU Da Silva 35 yard freekick from right sideline has defender clear.
62 min...YRS sub...Herron replaces Capazolo.
64 min...BCU Hernandez is injured at 30 yards when YRS Herron puts arm in back on freekick which catches him offside.
65 min...YRS Humphrey 35 yard freekick chip down middle finds YRS players charging offside.
66 min...YRS sub...Gardener replaces Orestano.
67 min...YRS Lecky and BCU McIntosh is injured on crash of heads on BCU edge of box. BCU McIntosh hurt much worse and needs trainer.
69 min...BCU Moreira 35 yard freekick has defender head ball out of box.
70 min...YRS Gardener low 20 yard roller on left is smothered by goalie.
71 min...BCU Adu 20 yard shot on extreme right is stopped by goalie at 12 yards.
72 min...YRS Dummett rush on left and rolls cross that YRS Lecky boots well over net and back fence.
73 min...YRS Kadian Lecky GOAL...YRS Jason De Thomasis on left gets to high chip down field at 25 yards and short pass to Lecky who shoots low from 18 yards over sliding goalie Roy Blanche into right corner of net.
75 min...BCU Nunes shoots into right webbing of net on long run.
75 min...BCU Da Silva cornerkick from right has goalie catch in crowd on left post.
76 min...YRS goalie dives wide left of net to beat BCU player to ball.
76 min...YRS RED card...Kadian Lecky earns his second Yellow card from referee Archie Korbiel for diving outside the box when the BCU goalie well out of his box on right slides to check the ball off Lecky and Lecky dives over him. This one had to be confirmed by the referee's assistant because it initially appeared it might be a Red card to goalie Roy Blanche.
77 min...YRS Herron long run down left and pass through box is unplayed.
78 min...YRS Gardener rush to ball in middle and cuts 18 yard shot that's caught by goalie as it flies to top left corner of net.
79 min...BCU YELLOW card...Garcia earns it for something.
80 min...YRS sub...Brome replaces Humphrey.
81 min...YRS DeThomasis bends 30 yard freekick down middle which flying goalie pushes wide left of post.
82 min...YRS Christey cornerkick from left pinballs off players in box.
82 min...YRS YELLOW card...Turner earns it at BCU 45 yards for something.
82 min...BCU sub...Singh replaces Garcia.
83 min...BCU Marcos Nunes GOAL...BCU Denny Velastegui 65 yard freekick down middle has Nunes at 25 yards in open one-touch with his foot midair to tip ball over goalie Camilo Benzi at 12 yards into open net. YRS swarming around the officials claiming Nunes was offside didn't change the decision to award the goal.
84 min...BCU sub...Abbott-Hill-Smith replaces Velastegui.
85 min...BCU goalie gets hand in to stop YRS Brome from 5 yard header on cross sent in from right.
86 min...BCU Hernandez is now wearing #11 jersey as there was blood on the #8 jersey.
88 min...YRS YELLOW card...Brome earns it for push of defender.
89 min...BCU Hernendez 28 yard freekick down middle hits face in player wall.
89 min...YRS YELLOW card...DeThomasis earns it for dissent in player wall.
90 min...YRS Herron throw-in from right eventually wins cornerkick.
91 min...YRS Herron wins another cornerkick for defender pushes ball behind end line while checking him near cornerflag.
92 min...BCU YELLOW card...McIntosh earns it for not giving 10 yards on freekick.
93 min...BCU YELLOW card...Adu earns it for pushing player over.
94 min...game ends 8:11pm.

Final Score:.....York Region Shooters.........2...........Brampton City United...........1.........

Attendance was about 100 on this cool evening with the cold night air closing in fast with about 50/50 support for each team.

The Shooters had the run of play overall in this game—maybe it would have been better if they slowed down a step because I estimate they were called offside something like 20 times. BCU players were called about half that often.

Best non-scoring chances at 19 minutes when BCU Marcos Nunes poked a shot from 15 yards while on a 1 on 1 on the left and the goalie blocked the shot at 12 yards. At 29 minutes YRS Chris Turner took a 35 yard freekick from the right that found YRS Rick Titus on the left near endline from 8 yards across box and a defender cleared at 3 yards. Shooters had a flurry when at 42 minutes YRS Taylor Lord in the middle tapped a pass forward from 25 yards to YRS Kadian Lecky and his low 12 yarder was partially blocked by the sprawling goalie and the ball rolled wide right of post. The resulting cornerkick from Desmond Humphrey from the right was low and Jason DeThomasis turned at 18 yards on the right and fired a shot that deflected off a defender just wide left of the post. The resulting cornerkick from Humphrey on the left had the leaping DeThomasis on the left head the ball wide left from 8 yards. Injury time had BCU Nunes flip up a ball with his back to the goal and bicycle kick from 15 yards that was wide left of the net. Just before the whistle YRS Humphrey tapped a freekick on the left edge of the box to YRS Jason DeThomasis who blasted a 20 yarder high and so far wide right it went for a throw-in. 58 minutes had YRS Lecky intercept the BCU goalie's clearance, turn and blast a low 15 yard shot that the goalie blocked and that ball deflected for a throw-in. 71 minutes had BCU Oswald Adu 20 yard shot on extreme right stopped by the goalie at 12 yards. 72 minutes had YRS Ryan Dummett rush on the left and rolled a cross that Lecky booted well over the net and the back fence (of course a minute later he made up for it by scoring). 78 minutes found YRS sub Dino Gardner rush to the ball in the middle and cut an 18 yard shot that was caught by the goalie as it flew towards the top left corner of the net. 81 minutes had DeThomasis bend a 30 yard freekick down the middle which the flying goalie pushed wide left of the post. 85 minutes had the BCU goalie get a hand in to stop YRS sub Jalen Brome from getting to a 5 yard header on a cross sent in from the right.

85 minutes also found BCU Judah Hernandez return to the field in the #11 jersey three minutes after BCU Andy Garcia who started the game as #11 was subbed out. Reason turns out that Hernandez's #8 had blood on it and the referee ordered a change. This was in the middle of a flurry of statistics action as there were six Yellow cards from the 79 minute mark on and two player changes as the Shooters successfully killed off the time after the BCU goal with short cornerkicks and throw-ins which won further kicks and retakes.

The game was mean spirited. One incident happened at 33 minutes when YRS Jason DeThomasis was injured on the edge of the BCU box and the BCU players ran the ball upfield and the YRS goalie dived on the ball on the right side of the box and BCU Oswald Adu bumped him over and rolled a 12 yard cross that a defender cleared as the referee's assistant was frantically waving his flag. The goalie was down for about four minutes.

BCU was without the CSL leading scorer Richard West who was injured more severely then what it appeared after he had to leave last Sunday's game against London City. He had an ice pack on his knee at the end of that game but a BCU official said it was an injury below the knee caused by a studs-up challenge that makes his return to action day by day.

Shooters regain sole possession of fourth place that they shared with Montreal Impact Academy who had just earned a win hours earlier to pull into a tie with 38 points. Shooters record improves to 12-6-5 for 41 points. BCU's record falls to 10-8-3 for 33 points. They fell to eighth less than one hour later when Mississauga Eagles hopped over them with an upset win over Toronto Croatia. Brantford Galaxy had a chance to tie BCU for the final playoff spot but were upset by TFC Academy. The standings may not stay like that for too much longer (without more games being played) because rumours abond that the league may finally reverse a BCU loss because Windsor Stars used three illegal players way back on May 14th when they beat BCU.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

BCU starters