September 25, 2011 CSL--York Region Shooters vs SC Toronto (by Rocket Robin)

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Result of the Sunday September 25, 2011 CSL game between York Region Shooters and SC Toronto played at St Joan of Arc Field in Maple at 6:00pm.

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

.......................1 Adam Majer
21 Ricky Herron...4 Marcelo Capazolo...12 Rick Titus...6 Fitzroy Christey
10 Mario Orestano...8 Chris Turner (cpt)...14 Dino Gardener...77 Desmond Humphrey
............19 Alex Trujillo...9 Jason DeThomasis

Subs:...0 Hosiko Yosuto (gk)...5 Nicolas Martinez (mid)...13 Aundre Rollins (def)...17 Matthew O'Connor (mid)...18 Carlos Rivas (mid) 10 Taylor Lord (fwd)...99 Ryan Dummett (mid)
team officials:...coach Brian Bowes...manager John Pacione...massage therapist Eric Yuill...director Tony DiThomasis

SC Toronto (all white, black numbers)

......................1 Scott Cliff
18 Douglas Sereti...19 Richard Asante (cpt)...26 John Louis Perruza...22 Dominic Roberts
3 Dane Roberts...15 Brennan McNicoll...27 David Guzman...16 Alexandros Halis
...........23 David Alva...11 Massimo Mirabelli

Subs:...12 Mathew Silva (gk)...2 Sherwin Emmanuel (def)...6 Daniel Fabrizi (mid)...7 Emmanuel Garcia (mid)...14 Raphael Reynolds (mid) ...20 Shane Satar (def)...25 Jorgo Nika (mid)
team officials:...head coach Carmine Isacco...assistant coach Patrice Gheisar...manager Mario Dias...assistant manager Michael Reynolds

Game officials:...referee David Barrie...referee's assistants Armando Pereira and Mark Henoud...fourth official Mack Meloche...(yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 6:02pm...YRS defends south end on this mild evening.
5 min...YRS Humphrey cornerkick from left has defender head. YRS Humphrey cross has YRS Trujillo leap from 8 yards on right is injured when he falls. (I found out later he dislocated his elbow).
6 min...YRS Mario Orestano GOAL...Orestano intercepts a pass at 30 yards in the middle and took a low 18 yard shot is into the left corner of the net beyond diving goalie Scott Cliff.
9 min...SCT Mirabelli low 25 yard shot from left rolls just wide right of net.
10 min...YRS sub...Martinez replaces injured Trujillo.
12 min...SCT YELLOW card...Dominic Roberts earns it for tackle from behind on YRS Orestano at SCT 45 yards.
14 min...YRS Gardener receives short pass and cuts 30 yard shot up middle that's wide left of goal.
15 min...SCT Sereti injured making check attempt on YRS Humphrey at SCT 35 yards.
17 min...SCT Guzman 40 yard freekick from right is cleared on edge of box. SCT Sereti collapses again in own end on play.
18 min...SCT sub...Fabrizi replaces injured Sereti.
22 min...YRS Christey one time blast from 15 yards on left is blasted through box.
23 min...SCT Halis low 25 yard shot from left is stopped by goalie.
25 min...YRS YELLOW card...Herron for hand in face of SCT Mirabelli near left cornerflag.
26 min...SCT Alexandros Halis GOAL...SCT Dominic Roberts blasts 35 yarder up middle over crowd of players and ball drops to hit bar. Halis blasts rebound from 18 yards from left into right side of net.
27 min...YRS Orestano 35 yard blast up middle is wide right.
28 min...SCT RED card...David Alva earns a direct ejection from referee David Barrie for a sliding tackle on YRS Fitzroy Christey at YRS 50 yards.
31 min...SCT Halis gets pass up midddle and turns to shoot low 22 yarder to goalie.
32 min...SCT goalie slides to 5 yards on left to block YRS Christey shot point blank and defender clears off YRS player for goalkick.
35 min...SCT Dane Roberts chips 30 yard cross from right that charging goalie catches ahead of charging players.
35 min...YRS Gardener cross from 45 yards on left has goalie catch and YRS DeThomasis misses bashing into him and lands on ground at 5 yards injured in box.
38 min...YRS Gardener cuts 33 yard shot up middle that flying goalie saves on left post.
42 min...SCT Guzman 35 yard freekick from left has YRS Herron head ball over bar from 20 yards.
43 min...SCT Guzman takes second cornerkick short and ball is worked out but YRS players clears from box.
46 min...SCT Massimo Mirabelli GOAL...Mirabelli blasts shot off YRS Ricky Herron who slid into block at 25 yards down the middle. Mirabelli steps beside the fallen Herron and blasts a low 22 yarder into the right side of the net beyond goalie Adam Majer.
47 min...YRS Christey crosses from 15 yards on left end line has goalie catch on left post.
49 min...half ends 6:51pm.

2nd Half:...starts 7:08pm.
47 min...SCT Mirabelli 35 yard blast down middle deflects off defender at 25 yards and rolls to goalie.
49 min...YRS DeThomasis 40 yard freekick from left is high wide right of net.
50 min...SCT Guzman 40 yard spinner kick from left bounces to goalie.
51 min...YRS Gardener flicks chipper at 30 yards down middle and SCT Trujillo is injured in eye.
53 min...YRS Gardener rolls ball from right through 6 yard box but defender beats YRS player to clear.
55 min...SCT Guzman cornerkick from left is over players in box.
55 min...YRS Dummett (didn't notice when he came into game) cross from right 20 yards finds YRS 15 on left and 12 yard low shot is blocked by sliding goalie.
56 min...SCT Guzman cross from 20 yards on left end line on rush is caught by goalie.
56 min...YRS Dummett gets pass on right and 15 yard shot is into right webbing of net.
57 min...SWE McNicoll 35 yard freekick from right is wide left of net.
59 min...YRS player's cornerkick from right has defender on left concede cornerkick.
60 min...YRS Humphrey cornerkick from left has YRS DeThomasis head ball over bar from 8 yards.
61 min...YRS Capazolo chips 35 yarder down middle but another YRS player running for it has hand ball end play.
64 min...SCT Mirabelli pokes ball forward and goalie beats SCT McNicoll to catch ball at 8 yards.
64 min...YRS Humphrey 35 yard freekick from right has SWE concede cornerkick.
65 min...An SCT player is called for handball in the box after a YRS cornerkick.
65 min...YRS Chris Turner GOAL...Turner kicks his Penalty kick to right side of the net as the goalie moves left.
67 min...YRS Humphrey cornerkick from right has YRS DeThomasis nod down header that goalie palms over bar.
68 min...YRS player cornerkick from left has header across box but ball is out of play.
69 min...SCT sub...Nika replaces Halis.
72 min...YRS Humphrey steps up and blasts 28 yard shot through crowd of players and over net.
74 min...YRS Dummett cross from 25 yards has defender head behind line for cornerkick.
75 min...YRS Humphrey cornerkick from left is cleared from box then chipped back into box ruled offside.
76 min...SCT Nika rolls 30 yard shot down middle that goalie smothers.
77 min...YRS goal is flagged back as offside.
78 min...SCT YELLOW card...Mirabelli earns if for tackle on YRS DeThomasis at 40 yards.
78 min...YRS Humphrey 45 yard freekick from right has goalie catch in crowd of players.
80 min...YRS Martinez catches goalie outside box and takes shot that misses net.
81 min...YRS Capazolo heads 15 yarder over net getting to cornerkick cross.
81 min...SCT Guzman 25 yard shot from right is high wide left.
82 min...YRS Gardener 8 yard shot in crowd of players is just over net.
83 min...SCT sub...Reynolds replaces Guzman.
84 min...SCT Reynolds 25 yard shot from right is high and wide right of goal.
85 min...YRS Orestano slides on kick to send over bar from 6 yards started on hand ball unseen by YRS player.
86 min...YRS YELLOW card...Martinez earns it for hand in face of SCT Reynolds.
87 min...SCT Mirabelli rolls cross from 30 yards on left that SCT Reynolds blasts 28 yard down middle that goalie catches.
90 min...YRS Martinez kicks 20 yard shot from right that goalie catches high on left side of net.
91 min...YRS YELLOW card...DeThomasis earns it for tackle or complaining.
91 min...YRS Martinez slides to take 20 yard shot.
92 min...YRS DeThomasis taps pass back to YRS player who has shot over bar from 12 yards.
92 min...SCT Mirabelli cuts around two defenders and 25 yard shot has flying goalie catch.
93 min...SCT Dominic Roberts is injured on jumping for ball.
93 min...SCT sub...Satar replaces Dominic Roberts.
95 min...YRS player concedes cornerkick from 20 yards when threatened by SCT players.
93 min...SCT Reynolds cornerkick from right has defender clear.
95 min...game ends 8:58pm.

Final Score:.......York Region Shooters.........2.............SC Toronto............2...........

Attendance was about 120 on this mild evening.

The game was rough with lots of fouls but there was a bad injury at only 5 minutes when YRS Desmond Humphrey took a cornerkick from the left that a defender headed and YRS Alex Trujillo jumped from 8 yards and was injured when he missed the goalie and fell awkwardly. The players on both teams immediately called to kick the ball out of play and “Dial 911” and waved for the trainer. Some concerns were that he had a dislocated shoulder was knocked out. An ambulance did finally arrive and take him to the hospital. It turned out to be a dislocated elbow.

Best non-scoring chances included at 55 minutes when YRS Ryan Dummett crossed from 20 yards on the right that found YRS Dino Gardener on the left and his 12 yard low shot was blocked by the sliding goalie. 60 minutes had YRS Desmond Humphrey's cornerkick from the left find YRS Jason DeThomasis head the ball over the bar from 8 yards. 67 minutes Humphrey's cornerkick from the right had DeThomasis nod down a header that the goalie palmed over the bar. 80 minutes had YRS Nicolas Martinez catch the goalie outside the box but somehow miss scoring. A minute later YRS Marcelo Capazolo headed a 15 yarder over the net getting to a cornerkick. A minute after that Gardener had an 8 yard shot in a crowd of players sent just over the net. At 85 minutes on a play started on a YRS handball, Mario Orestano slid on a kick to send the ball over the bar from 6 yards. Injury time found DeThomasis tap a pass back to a YRS player who shot over the bar from 12 yards. Same minute SCT Massimo Mirabelli cut around two defenders and shot from 25 yards that had the flying goalie catch.

Both teams had players out. Shooters regular goalie Camilo Benzi wasn't even on the subs bench tonight and usual captain/striker Kadian Lecky watched the games from the stands because of Yellow card accumulation. Taylor Lord was listed as a sub but didn't come into the game as he's still resting up from an injury. Dino Gardener moved up to forward after the early Trujillo injury and played well. Gardener left the TFC Academy system after not signing a loyalty agreement. His father said he tried out for a team in Cologne Germany but is now back in Canada finishing high school. After the season he will be back for more tryouts.

I don't remember seeing head coach Carmine Isacco today. Isacco has coaching commitments (and some SCT players) on the York University team. He also coaches the women's team too. From headline reading it turns out Alon Badat scored for York University away against Windsor Lancers today. Adrian Pena, Casey D'Mello, Carlos Nogueira, Gerard Ladiyou, Jarek Whiteman (who scored for SCT on Friday night), and SCT backup goalie Sotiri Varlokostas are all listed on the York U roster. Brennan McNicoll is listed on the York U roster but played in today's SCT game. There is a joke going around the league that the way to beat SCT in the upcoming playoffs is to schedule a game at the same time as a York University scheduled game. Maybe it will take something like this because SCT held back the fourth place team today playing with ten men for over an hour.

The openings in the roster gave an opportunity for 17 year old Alex Halis to start and shine. He was not called on any offsides that I noticed (as compared to the game I'd just finished seeing in Brampton this afternoon) as he would be even with the defenders and facing the pass then he'd pivot and be on his way to a rush—so he'd not rush before the pass was on its way.

SC Toronto had already clinched first place with a win over Brampton City on Friday night. Their record improves to 19-2-3. Shooters improve to 12-6-6 for fourth place, one point better than Serbian White Eagles.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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