July 22, 2012 CSL--North York Astros vs Kingston FC (by Rocket Robin)

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Result of the Sunday July 22, 2012 CSL game between North York Astros and Kingston FC played at Esther Shiner Stadium at 4:30pm.

North York Astros (orange socks and shirts, black shorts and numbers)

............................1 Enea Perego
16 Jongwon Jung...14 Kurt Damian Ramsey...2 Justin Blake Rogers...6 Steven Craig
8 Michael Tischer...5 Brian Lucas Alcantara...4 Davier Walcott...15 Carlos Amorim
................9 Jorge Ernesto Perez Soto...10 Vasileios Liagkos (cpt)

Subs:...3 Maxim Dorneval (def)...7 Joseph Yakub Matti (mid)...11 Mikateko Zwane (fwd)...13 Allan Fernando Cordon (mid) ...17 Francisco Nicholas Medina Mendez (mid)...19 Lorence Notaro (def)
team officials:...head coach Gerardo Lezcano...assistant coach Gabriel Lezcano...assistant manager Jenrry Lezcano...directors Jorge Collazo and Bruno Ierullo...president Thomas Boljkovac

Kingston FC (all red, white numbers, black shoulders)

............................00 Shane Lopez
4 Jacob O'Connor (cpt)...3 Julien Edwards...5 Ryan McCurdy...19 Fayaz Al-Wadaan
..........10 Ali Al-Badry...21 George Anthony El-Asmar...12 Edgar Soglo
...........9 Mademba Ba...7 Alex Campbell...8 Stephane Emard

Subs:...11 Olivier Rieutord (fwd)...13 Moosa Ashrafi (mid)...14 Jordan Brooks (mid)...15 Mintcha MIntchev (mid)...16 Federico Arenas (def) ...32 Jean Michel Paulin (def)
team officials:...manager Colm Muldon...assistant managers Lorne Abugov and Quinn Abugov

Game officials:...referee Scott Decker...referee's assistants Jeff Fearnall and Jennifer Arstikaitis...fourth official Alex Hearn...(all black uniforms, noen green trim)

1st Half:...game starts 5:45pm...Astros defend east end.
3 min...A KFC player takes a 30 yard freekick from the right that has KFC Al-Badry fly to flick head a 10 yarder down the middle just wide left of the net.
7 min...Astros goalie catches sky ball that's sent in from 30 yards.
9 min...KFC El-Asmar cornerkick from right is cleared away.
12 min...it starts to rain.
12 min...Astros Liagkos takes a 35 yard freekick down the middle that has Astros Ramsey pop up a 6 yarder and the goalie grabbed it before Ramsey could head it again.
13 min...Astros Craig 50 yard freekick from left is stopped.
14 min...KFC Soglo is tripped up on left side of box at full gallup.
15 min...KFC Emard taps over to KFC El-Asmar who blasts shot into Astros defender.
18 min...KFC YELLOW card...someone (Soglo?) earns it for tackle on Astros Amorim at Astros 45 yards.
19 min...game delayed for 23 minutes for the lightning that's come closer. It's now raining quite hard but stops at 6:15pm.
the game restarts at 6:27pm.
20 min...KFC Al-Badry low 25 yard shot is caught by goalie.
20 min...Astros defenders make two blocks in box. KFC Campbell is hurt in box as play carries on upfield.
22 min...KFC YELLOW card...someone (Soglo?) earns it for kicking ball away after Astros are awarded a freekick.
23 min...Astros Liagkos 30 yard freekick from right bounces to goalie.
26 min...Astros Liagkos rush down field to 30 yards down middle through traffic, holds up, then shoots well wide right of net.
27 min...Astros YELLOW card...Jung earns it for tackle at Astros 35 yards on left sideline.
28 min...KFC El-Asmar chips 40 yarder down left too far for KFC player and goalkick called.
29 min...Astros goalie beats KFC Ba to dive on through ball.
30 min...KFC Ba charges to try to get to KFC Al-Badry's cross and runs right into the net and almost tips it over as he crashed into the back of it but he emerged unhurt.
33 min...Astros goalie catches 30 yard bouncer from right.
34 min...KFC El-Asmar receives throw-in and 30 yard shot from right is well over net.
36 min...Astros Carlos Amorim GOAL...Amorim takes over rush when Astros Vasileios Liagkios was knocked over at 30 yards on left. Amorim takes 25 yard shot from between two defenders and into low right side of net beyond goalie Shane Lopez.
38 min...Astros Craig 55 yard freekick up middle is caught overhead by goalie at 6 yards.
42 min...KFC Ba rusn by defender and low 8 yard cross on left end line is deflected for cornerkick by another defender. KFC Soglo is injured by Astros Ramsey when he tripped on check on sideline at 40 yards.
43 min...Astros Soto gets through defender but ball is poked away for cornerkick.
44 min...Astros Liagkos swings in a cornerkick from the right that has Astros Ramsey heads a 7 yarder from the left that a defender heads away on a leap on the goal line just under the bar.
45 min...KFC Ba 22 yard blast deflects off a defender's head over the net.
45 min...KFC El-Asmar cornerkick from right is over goalie and defender heads away on left.
half ends 6:54pm. The KFC players stay on their own bench during halftime.

2nd Half:...starts 7:08pm.
halftime subs:...Astros Dorneval replaces Jung.
.............KFC Mintchev replaces someone.
46 min...KFC Camppbell shot from 10 yards along right end line has Astros Rogers pops up and goalie catch.
48 min...KFC El-Asmar rolls 30 yard ball through defenders but too far for charging player and wide left for goalkick.
50 min...KFC Ba blasts 30 yard shot from left into webbing of net.
52 min...KFC Alex Campbell GOAL...KFC Stephane Emard crosses 30 yard freekick from left that KFC Ali Al-Badry heads from 6 yards on right across box for Campbell to blast low 10 yarder down middle into right side of net.
53 min...Astros Liagkos 40 yard freekick from left lands in box but fallen Astros player can't make play at 8 yards.
54 min...KFC Al-Badry rush on right and 20 yard shot is caught by goalie.
57 min...KFC defender clears ball off Astros Amorim and 10 yarder deflects back to goalie.
58 min...Astros goalie charge out on left to clear away from KFC Soglo.
60 min...KFC O'Connor 40 yard chip from right is caught by goalie.
61 min...KFC sub...Arenas replaces O'Connor.
..........KFC sub...Brooks replaces Mintchev.
63 min...Astros sub...Zwane replaces Soto.
65 min...Astros Amorim rush down the left and gives a short pass to Astros Zwane whose 6 yard shot on left was high and wide left.
67 min...Astros Liagkos splits defenders but pushes ball too far and goalie picks up.
67 min...Astros YELLOW card...Maxim Dorneval earns it for pushing over KFC Edgar Soglo on right edge of box. Referee Scott Decker rules that the knock over was inside the box and awards a Penalty kick.
68 min...KFC Mademba Ba GOAL...Ba rolls Penalty kick to left corner of net beyond diving goalie Enea Perego.
69 min...KFC goalie picks up ball on right as Astros player flips over him.
71 min...Astros sub...Mendez replaces Liagkos.
71 min...Astros RED card...Davier Walcott earns a direct ejection from the game with a kick on KFC Alex Campbell just outside right edge of Astros box.
73 min...KFC Emard 22 yard freekick from right has nearest defender head away.
76 min...KFC sub...Paulin replaces Campbell.
.........KFC sub...Rieutord replaces Ba.
78 min...KFC Al-Badry chips up ball at 22 yards on right and gets second chance to cross and goalie charges to catch it.
79 min...KFC Al-Badry rolls ball on right forward to KFC Paulin and rolls 15 yarder that goalie smothers.
80 min...KFC Rieutord has a 12 yard shot that the goalie makes a point blank save on at 6 yards.
82 min...KFC Al-Badry blasts a 20 yard shot from the left that has the goalie fly backwards to palm over the bar at 5 yards.
83 min...Astros sub...Matti replaces Tischer.
86 min...KFC Paulin rush to ball on right but crosses ball over box to no one making run.
87 min...Astros Craig 65 yard freekick from right has Astros player at 15 yards head wide left of net before another Astros player can get to ball.
88 min...KFC Soglo sharp 22 yard low shot from left is smothered by goalie.
89 min...KFC Paulin rush on right and rolls cross that retreating defender clears.
89 min...Astros sub...Cordon replaces Amorim.
91 min...Astros Craig 40 yard freekick from right is caught by goalie.
91 min...Astros YELLOW card...Mendez earns it for complaining about KFC 50 yards away.
92 min...Astros Dorneval 50 yard freekick from left to right and ball is cleared on right side of net.
92 min...Astros Dorneval breaks up a four on one breakaway when he cut off KFC Al-Badry's cross from the left.
93:10 min...game ends 7:55pm.

Final Score:.....North York Astros.....1.....Kingston FC.......2.......

Attendance was about 60 on this hot but cooling, sunny, cloudy, rainy day (all during the game).

Best non-scoring chances wereat 3 minutes when a KFC player took a 30 yard freekick from the right that had KFC Ali Al-Badry fly to flick head a 10 yarder down the middle just wide left of the net. 12 minutes had Astros Vasileios Liagkos take a 35 yard freekick down the middle that had Astros Kurt Ramsey pop up a 6 yarder and the goalie grabbed it before Ramsey could head it again. 30 minutes had KFC Mademba Ba charge to try to get to KFC Al-Badry's cross and run right into the net and almost tip it over as he crashed into the back of it but he emerged unhurt. 44 minutes had Astros Liagkos swing in a cornerkick from the right that had Astros Ramsey head a 7 yarder from the left that a defender headed away on a leap on the goal line just under the bar. 65 minutes had Astros Carlos Amorim rush down the left and give a short pass to Astros Mikateko Zwane whose 6 yard shot on left was high and wide left. KFC got other chances to score late when the Astros pressed for the tieing goal even after going a man down. One was at 80 minutes when KFC Olivier Rieutord had a 12 yard shot that the goalie made a point blank save on at 6 yards. 82 minutes had KFC Al-Badry blast a 20 yard shot from the left that had the goalie fly backwards to palm over the bar at 5 yards. 92 minutes had Astros Maxim Dorneval break up a four on one breakaway when he cut off KFC Al-Badry's cross from the left.

I counted Astros with three Yellow cards plus the Red and KFC with two Yellows (although I had both going to Edgar Soglo so I must have seen it wrong) in a not overly rough game.

The game was scheduled for a 4:30pm kick off but play didn't start until 5:45pm. No reason was given to the fans but it was because the referee ruled that the colours of the uniforms clashed. Kingston wore all red with white numbers and black shoulders. Astros wore orange socks and shirts with black shorts and numbers. Orange shirts vs red shirts! What's wrong with that? Ennio the PA guy says he even saw a CSL television broadcast last season with orange vs red. It wouldn't look great for someone with a vintage 1970s colour TV but created no problems here and this wasn't a television game. Kingston was the road team but they were 260km from home. Astros have a black kit but they wore that Friday night against TFC Academy and I suppose that was still in the wash. Now what? League Administrator Pino Jazbec was in attendance and his call to the Director of Officials Tony Comacho resulted in a decision that the game would be played. 75 minutes delay for that?

Can we hear thunder in the distance? Is that lightning too? Yes and Yes. The game started but by 19 minutes it was delayed because the storm had moved overhead. The storm blew over 11 minutes later but there is supposed to be some rule that the game can't start until 30 minutes after the last bolt of lightning. Somehow the game restarted 23 minutes after the storm started and continued. The fans got drenched one more time before halftime and by the end of the game the sun came out again.

The fans were not given any reason for the delay to start the game? Do you think they'll be back? Hmm No because a small majority were Kingston fans.

The game ended at 7:55pm which was just 5 minutes before a game was starting the other side of the city between the 2nd and 3rd place teams with the winner jumping into 1st. Toronto Croatia and SC Toronto were facing off to leap over the idle TFC Academy. I decided I'd stay to see the end of this game.

Kingston's win leaves them in 14th place and the Astros loss leaves them 16th (last) in the league. Astros lost by the same 2-1 score against TFC Academy on Friday night.

Toronto FC (MLS) midfielder Oscar Cordon was here today watching his younger brother Astros midfielder Allan come in as a substitute in today's game.

Kingston FC execs were happy before the game as they've just signed a new player four days ago. He warmed up as #17 but was not on the game sheet. He's a Russian Federation attacking midfielder named Vitaliy Sidorov who played for FC Sibir and last year for FC Olimpia of Moldova.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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