June 8, 2012 CSL--SC Toronto vs TFC Academy (by Rocket Robin)

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Result of the Friday June 8, 2012 CSL game between SC Toronto and TFC Academy played at Lamport Stadium in Toronto at 8:00pm.

SC Toronto (all yellow, black numbers)

........................1 Scott Cliff
6 Daniel Fabrizi...7 Ilya Orlov...5 Gerard Ladiyou (cpt)...2 Casey D'Mello
8 Carlos Nogueira...15 Brennan McNicoll...13 Sergio DeLuca...16 Charles Trafford
...............11 Evryo Junior Ellis...14 Jarek Whiteman

Subs:...12 Praveen Ahilan (gk)...10 Dane Roberts (mid)...17 David Alva (mid)...18 Raphael Reynolds (mid)...19 Alon Badat (fwd) ...20 Oliver Spring (def)...22 Jay Chapman (mid)
team officials:...assistant coach Patrice Gheisar...assistant manager Michael Reynolds and Mario Dias

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

.........................1 Angelo Cavalluzzo
2 Stephen Almeida...3 Nikola Paunic (cpt)...42 Duran Lee...15 Adam Bradshaw
...........16 Ryan Sciaccitano...17 Marko Miketic...25 Ryan James
........10 Sergio Camargo...36 Mark Wadid...7 Omari Morris

Subs:...12 Adam Street (gk)...4 Deon Rose (def)...6 Christopher Mannella (mid)...23 Christian Campanella (--)...43 Derick Serquerira (--)
team officials:...head coach Danny Dichio...goalkeeping coach Paolo Ceccarelli...massage therapist Sebastian Bultragio...director Thomas Rongen

Game officials:...referee Mack Meloche...referee's assistants Alexis Vaughan and Marc Henaud...fourth official Leo Monaco ...(all black uniforms, neon yellow trim)

1st Half:...game starts 8:00pm...SCT defends south end.
1 min...SCT Ellis rush on left but 18 yard shot is wide left of net.
2 min...TFCA Miketic slides and misses TFCA Morris pass along left end line.
3 min...SCT McNicoll blasts 22 yard shot from right that goalie stops on left post but deflects behind end line.
7 min...SCT McNicoll cross from left at 30 yards has SCT Ellis have shot stopped.
9 min...TFCA Camargo receives tap over of freekick on trick play but 25 yard shot down middle is blocked by defender.
13 min...TFCA goalie outjumps SCT McNicoll for high through ball at 15 yards.
16 min...TFCA Miketic tips 30 yard shot up middle that goalie stops.
17 min...SCT Ellis rush up left to end line and 12 yard cross from end line is through 6 yard box unplayed.
18 min...TFCA Miketic rush up the right side and saves the ball on the end line and crosses across the face of the box and TFCA Morris kicks a 4 yarder off the right post and the ball is pushed over the end line for a cornerkick on the right.
19 min...SCT Whiteman bends 25 yard freekick is high wide right of net.
22 min...SCT McNicoll 25 yard freekick is high and wide right.
23 min...SCT McNicoll 30 yard chip down middle is caught by goalie.
25 min...SCT Ellis receives through pass and 15 yard chip is caught by goalie.
27 min...TFCA Morris 30 yard shot is over crowd of players from left that's wide left of net.
29 min...TFCA Wadid 28 yard shot from right is blasted well over net.
35 min...SCT Orlov chips a 60 yard ball down the middle that bounces and finds SCT Whiteman at 12 yards who shoots over the net.
38 min...SCT Whiteman 22 yard shot from right is caught by goalie.
40 min...SCT Ellis cross over box from left is well over everyone.
44 min...SCT Ellis cross through box has SCT players not able to get away shot.
45 min...SCT Ellis gets to through ball on right and 20 yard blast is caught by goalie.
46 min...SCT Ellis blasts 30 yard shot down middle that's caught by goalie.
46 min...half ends 8:46pm.

2nd Half:...starts 9:02pm.
halftime sub:...SCT Chapman replaces Trafford.
46 min...SCT DeLuca cornerkick from right has play whistled down for high kick at 15 yards.
48 min...SCT McNicoll 30 yard blast down middle is through crowd of players that goalie palms over net.
48 min...SCT DeLuca cornerkick from left is cleared in box.
49 min...SCT Chapman 25 yard blast down middle is deflected wide right.
50 min...SCT DeLuca cross from right has shot blocked on edge of box.
50 min...SCT Whiteman rolls 25 yarder up middle that goalie stops.
52 min...TFCA Sciaccitano 35 yard freekick from right has defender clear at 15 yards.
53 min...TFCA Camargo rolls 22 yarder that goalie smothers near left post.
54 min...SCT DeLuca 30 yard shot from left is well wide left of net.
55 min...TFCA Lee is injured at TFCA 40 yards.
56 min...TFCA sub...Campanella replaces Miketic.
59 min...SCT Nogueira rolls 22 yarder from left that goalie smothers.
61 min...SCT Trafford 30 yard freekick down middle is well over net.
63 min...TFCA Morris on 3 on 2 receives pass on right and shoots 20 yarder over net.
65 min...SCT sub...Badat receives DeLuca.
65 min...SCT D'Mello rush down left and low cross from 20 yards wins cornerkick when defender slides to deflect at 10 yards.
66 min...SCT Ellis chips 25 yarder from right that is just high of top right corner of net.
67 min...TFCA Bradshaw 35 yard shot from left is caught by goalie.
68 min...SCT Ellis rolls centering pass to SCT Nogueira who can't win Penalty kick on sliding block at 8 yards.
70 min...TFCA sub...Mannella replaces Camargo.
........SCT sub...Roberts replaces McNicoll.
73 min...SCT Roberts is tapped back pass and low 22 yarder up middle is smothered by goalie.
74 min...TFCA Sciaccitano is injured conceding cornerkick from left.
75 min...SCT Badat cornerkick from left has SCT Whiteman head 8 yarder wide right of goal.
77 min...SCT Whiteman cross from 25 yards on right has two SCT player mistime header attempts at 8 yards on left.
79 min...TFCA Wadid 28 yard shot bent in from left has goalie catch.
81 min...TFCA player pops ball over goalie but offside flag was up at 5 yards.
83 min...SCT player's cornerkick from right has ball not recrossed from left edge of box.
84 min...SCT Roberts long dribble on right and he chips 25 yarder over net.
84 min...TFCA Bradshaw low 22 yard shot from left is smothered by goalie.
88 min...SCT Whiteman 40 yard chip from right has goalie punch ball away on left over player in box.
89 min...SCT Daniel cross from 25 yards on the right and SCT Ellis heads a 6 yarder on the left that the goalie fumbles on the left post but pushes for a cornerkick.
90 min...SCT player's cornerkick from left has SCT Fabrizi head 12 yarder over net from right.
91 min...SCT Orlov 45 yard freekick down middle has defenders clear ball away.
92:52 min...game ends 9:50pm.

Final Score:....SC Toronto......0.....TFC Academy......0......

Attendance was about 200 people on this warm evening.

Scott Cliff earned the shutout for SC Toronto and Angelo Cavalluzzo for TFC Academy. Both had to make a few good saves but were not under continuous pressure during the entire game. Most saves especially near the end were on 25 yard shots as the shooters gave up on trying to run through the opposition defences. Neither team played particularly well not being able to put away their chances and most shots and finishing passes were off target. SC Toronto had more chances throughout the game.

Best non-scoring chances were at 18 minutes when TFCA Marko Miketic rushed up the right side and saved the ball on the end line and crossed across the face of the net and TFCA Omari Morris kick a 4 yarder off the right post and the ball was pushed over the end line for a cornerkick on the right. 35 minutes had SCT Ilya Orlov chip a 60 yard ball down the middle that bounced and found SCT Jarek Whiteman at 12 yards who shot over the net. 89 minutes had SCT Daniel Fabrizi cross from 25 yards on the right and SCT Evroy Junior Ellis head a 6 yarder on the left that the goalie fumbled on the left post but push for a cornerkick. Ellis then headed the resulting cornerkick over the net from 12 yards.

Both teams tonight had scored ten goals in league play with SCT only allowing two and TFCA letting in three. SCT record moves to two wins, no losses, two ties. TFCA record is two wins, two losses, one tie. Both teams are comfortable playoff contenders so far this season.

About 60 fans were from the TFC fan groups. They were somewhat quiet in the first half but sang louder in the second half. Seeing no goals being scored by TFCA, they started lighting fireworks at 65 minutes.

After the game I asked some questions to the three TFC coaches talking to each other on the field as the players wound down. Danny Dichio (Academy First team head coach, Anthony Capotosto CSL Reserves League head coach, and Academy Director Thomas Rongen). Mostly I wanted to know what does the team do with any 18 year old player not getting a pro contract. There were five players tonight (seven on the roster I believe) playing for SC Toronto who came through their Academy. (funny that Rongen wondered if the way I asked my question was if these SCT players were "haunting" or "hunting" his players). I am interested in TFCA bridging the gap between their Under 18 team and their MLS team.

First thing confirmed is there is no mandate from the CSL league that the Academy have to stick to under 18 year old players. (Montreal Impact Academy of this league runs to age 21 and scooped up the CSL's leading scorer last year who played for TFCA the last two years).

Dichio said they had four 16 year old players in the game tonight. (I noticed that they had only five subs on their bench...later reading that Tyler Pasher and Michael Wagenknecht were away with the TFC Reserves team playing in Washington in a 4-3 loss to DC United).

This year, Dichio said, they do have some 'overage' players. They also have a team that plays in the Ontario Soccer League for overage players like those home from college for the summer. Only player I can think of right now is tonight's goalie Angelo Cavalluzzo who I've read is already 18.

Saying goodbye and mentioning that I'd missed the game rescheduled from a Friday night two weeks ago, they said they were moving permanently to Downsview Park this Monday. (Lamport Stadium is the home ground of SC Toronto). TFCA was the final GTA team in the league that I hadn't seen so far this year.

Rogers Television were at the Mississauga Eagles FC vs Toronto Croatia game tonight. That game ended 3-2 with 2011 league MVP Tihomir Maletic scoring the winning goal right at the end for Croatia. That broadcast was taped for showing on Sunday night and will be much more exciting for any neutral observer.

This is the third 0-0 game in a row that I've attended this week. The international friendly between Canada and the USA and the PDL game between Toronto Lynx and Michigan Bucks were much more nailbiting exciting.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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