August 24, 2012 CSL--Mississauga Eagles FC vs TFC Academy (by Rocket Robin)

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Result of the Friday August 24, 2012 CSL game between Mississauga Eagles FC vs TFC Academy played at Hershey Fields in Mississauga at 8:00pm.

Mississauga Eagles FC (all black, white names and numbers)

....................1 Daniel Botlik
24 Darian Bygrave...16 Thomas McLean...13 Antoine Paul...48 Zoltan Szekely
34 Kunie Fayehun...41 Darragh Roe...14 Sanjar Kairosh...30 Bohdan Sulypka
..............2 Shaun MacDonald...10 Jose Melo (cpt)

Subs:...9 David James (fwd)...21 Colin Jefferson (mid)...22 Andrew Samuels (mid)...26 Adam Simon (mid)...35 Stanley Emeka Ugochukwu (mid)
...36 Aleksander Zwierzynski (fwd)...50 Adalbert Harvat (mid)
team officials:...assistant coaches Ricahrd Machado and Paul Dhillon...massage therapist Jesse Asiedu...director Josef Kolodi ...president Susan Rossiter

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

......................1 Quillan Roberts
2 Roberto Galle...3 Nikola Paunic (def)...4 Deon Rose...5 Tyler Pasher
16 Ryan Sciaccitano...10 Sergio Camargo...18 Nicholas Lindsay...20 Mario Orestano
................9 Mario Kovacevic...11 Joshua Janniere

Subs:...12 Adam Street (gk)...8 Michael Wagenknecht (mid)...14 Eli Roubos (def)...17 Adrian Avila (--)...21 Francisco Motbya (--) ...23 Christina Campanella (mid)
team officials:...head coach Danny Dichio...goalkeeping coach Paolo Ceccarelli...massage therapist Stefan Coming...director Thomas Rongen

Game officials:...referee Archie Korbie...referee's assistants Matt Dogar and Mike McCready...fourth official Justin Tasev...(neon yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 8:06pm...MEFC defends south end.
3 min...MEFC goalie slides out to left of box to clear ball pushed forward by TFCA Kovacevic blocking TFCA Janniere trying to cross it in near left end line.
4 min...TFCA Pasher low cornerkick from left has MEFC Kairosh stop at 8 yards on left but has it deflect for another cornerkick.
5 min...TFCA Pasher cornerkick from left has goalie miss but MEFC MacDonald clears.
5 min...TFCA Galle 35 yard cross from right is caught by goalie.
6 min...MEFC Roe bends 22 yard shot from right is just over top right corner of net.
6 min...TFCA Sciaccitano 25 yard freekick from right has ball is knocked down for TFCA Camargo but defender clears it away at 5 yards.
7 min...MEFC Melo cornerkick from left has partial clearance drop for MEFC Paul who misses connecting on 25 yard kick up middle.
9 min...TFCA Galle cross from 25 yards on right has MEFC MacDonald head ball through box for throw-in on left.
11 min...MEFC Sulypka makes a low centering pass from 28 yards on the extreme left that has MEFC Roe take a low shot from the left that is smothered by the diving goalie at 5 yards.
13 min...MEFC Kairosh is injured when he crashes heads with TFCA Rose at TFCA 40 yards on high downfield kick from MEFC end.
15 min...TFCA Lindsay cross from near right cornerflag is over box and defender clears when TFCA players try to set up recross on left.
18 min...TFCA Camargo rolls 30 yard pass upfield just step ahead of TFCA Kovacevic and goalie dives at 15 yards to smother.
20 min...MEFC Melo cornerkick from left is quick and passed back. MEFC players pass back and forth along edge of box but don't get away shot.
21 min...MEFC MacDonald takes a long throw-in from the right and MEFC Melo leaps and makes a 12 yard header down the middle that the leaping goalie palms over the bar.
21 min...MEFC Melo cornerkick from right has TFCA Pasher head ball away on right side of box. MEFC Melo crosses back in from 30 yards on right but ball bounces to goalie.
22 min...MEFC McLean makes sliding check inside MEFC box to knock ball away from TFCA Janniere on left at 15 yards.
25 min...MEFC defenders clear TFCA players trying repeatedly to rush into left side of box.
28 min...MEFC Sulypka gets pass forward to 25 yards and his hestitation causes his shot to be deflected up and bounce to goalie.
30 min...TFCA Pasher 30 yard freekick from right has defender head ball away to start fast breakout.
30 min...TFCA Camargo has first cross blocked from 20 yards on right and then his rebound is crossed high wide left of net.
34 min...MEFC Sulypka beats defender on rush to left end line but pushes ball out of play when he turns to run across end line.
35 min...TFCA Sciaccitano cornerkick from left has TFCA Paunic not fully connect on header and ball is partially cleared. TFCA Lindsay blasts 30 yarder down middle well over net and back fence into other field.
39 min...TFCA Pasher rushes to left MEFC line to cross from 15 yards and goalie bats down cross on left post. TFCA Camargo 18 yard low blast up middle is wide left.
42 min...TFCA Camargo 25 yard shot from left is caught by goalie.
43 min...MEFC Melo 35 yard freekick chip from left has defender head away at 10 yards on right.
44 min...TFCA Lindsay and TFCA MacDonald crosses from right are both cleared from MEFC box.
45 min...MEFC McLean chips 55 yard freekick down middle has defender at 15 yards head ball away.
46 min...MEFC Roe 45 yard shot from right is caught by goalie.
46 min...half ends 8:52pm.

Halftime Entertainment was The Eagles Dance Team who also danced before the game.

2nd Half:...starts 9:11pm.
halftime sub:...MEFC James replaces Roe.
45 min...TFCA Lindsay cross from 25 yards on far right is caught by goalie.
46 min...TFCA Sciaccitano bends 25 yard shot down middle around defender and ball is caught by goalie.
46 min...TFCA Sciaccitano is injured near center line.
49 min...MEFC MacDonald low cross from 15 yards on right past fallen defender has MEFC James not able to get away shot.
50 min...TFCA Orestano takes a 25 yard shot down the middle through a crowd of players and the goalie palms the ball over the net.
50 min...TFCA Pasher cornerkick from right has defender head ball away on left side of box.
51 min...MEFC YELLOW card...McLean earns it for tackle from behind on TFCA Pasher at MEFC 20 yards on left.
52 min...TFCA Sciaccitano 28 yard freekick from left has TFCA Orestano head 8 yarder that flying goalie reaches back and catches.
54 min...TFCA Sciaccitano cornerkick from left is over players in box. TFCA Camargo rolls 15 yard shot along right end line that goalie smothers.
57 min...TFCA Sciaccitano is tapped over pass and 28 yard roller down middle is wide left of net.
57 min...TFCA sub...Avila replaces Janniere.
58 min...TFCA Sciaccitano cornerkick from right has MEFC James head ball away in crowd in box.
59 min...TFCA Camargo eludes defender on left to get away 20 yard shot that bends high right of top corner.
61 min...MEFC sub...Ugochukwu replaces Kairosh.
61 min...MEFC Melo backheels pass on edge of TFCA box but MEFC James is called offside.
62 min...TFCA Galle cross after run on right wing is high and behind net.
63 min...TFCA Kovacevic races to a punt from downfield and his 15 yard first-touch shot has the goalie push the ball wide right on a flying dive.
64 min...TFCA Pasher cornerkick from right has TFCA Orestano nod a header from 8 yards on the left wide left of net.
65 min...MEFC Melo cornerkick from right has MEFC MacDonald not able to get away shot on right side at 8 yards.
66 min...MEFC Melo takes a low pass from 25 yards on the right that has MEFC James stop and turn and shoot a 15 yard roller from the left that the sprawling goalie stops.
67 min...MEFC Melo low 30 yard shot through crowd of players has goalie dive left to save at 6 yards.
68 min...MEFC MacDonald long throw-in up right side has MEFC James take 15 yard shot on extreme right that's saved by goalie.
69 min...TFCA Camargo cuts low shot up middle from 18 yards wide left of net.
69 min...TFCA sub...Wagenknecht replaces Sciaccitano.
71 min...MEFC goalie is out of the box and playing off a charging TFCA Avila and they avoid a collision but it was close to being a handball call on the goalie.
72 min...TFCA Lindsay takes 35 yard freekick from the right that's into the player wall. His rebound cross finds TFCA Paunic alone on left for 8 yard shot into net but it's called back as offside.
73 min...MEFC James can't win Penalty kick when he cuts back while on right side of box beating TFCA Rose on long run up wing.
76 min...TFCA Rose and MEFC Melo both are injured separately causing a break in the action.
78 min...MEFC sub...Simon replaces Sulypka.
78 min...TFCA Wagenknecht blasts 40 yarder down middle high and wide right of net.
79 min...MEFC Szekely is injured at MEFC 45 yards.
81 min...MEFC Bygrave chips from 40 yards on right that has MEFC Melo up header from left across for MEFC James but ball is just over his head as he charges up middle to 10 yards.
81 min...MEFC Melo slips connecting on 20 yarder up middle when receiving cross from the right and ball rolls to goalie.
82 min...MEFC sub...Harvat replaces Szekely.
83 min...TFCA Camargo 25 yard freekick on extreme right is over players in box and cleared.
84 min...TFCA YELLOW card...Lindsay earns it for holding back MEFC player at 40 yard while he was on ground.
85 min...MEFC James holds off TFCA Rose but 18 yard shot along right end line is picked up by goalie.
86 min...MEFC Ugochukwu is injured at MEFC 40 yards in tangle of legs with TFCA Kovacevic.
87 min...MEFC Melo cornerkick from left has leaping MEFC Paul pop up header at 8 yards over and out right side of box.
87 min...MEFC goalie dives back and grabs the ball as TFCA Lindsay runs past him when sent a long ball into the box. Both players are injured on the play. TFCA employs the long ball a few times near the end of the game having forwards charge through the upfield hoping to get by the MEFC defenders.
88 min...TFCA sub...Campanella replaces Lindsay.
89 min...TFCA Orestano blasts 30 yarder up middle that's well over net.
91 min...MEFC goalie catches long punt into right side of box with three TFCA players charging into box.
92 min...TFCA Avila cornerkick from right has defender head ball away from edge of box.
92 min...TFCA Camargo 12 yard shot from left is low and into outside webbing of net.
93 min...MEFC Harvat cross from 25 yards on right has MEFC Melo just miss connecting on 10 yard header down middle.
93 min...game ends 9:59pm.

Final Score:....Mississauga Eagles FC.....0......TFC Academy.....0......

Attendance was about 125 on this warm evening with the temperature falling as the sun set.

A scoreless tie was a fair result as both teams had about an equal amount of chances although the TFCA tries were harder to stop.

Quillan Roberts earned the shutout for TFCA. He appears to have found a way to keep busy now that the MLS team has signed Freddy Hall as a backup and as he's only 17 there's nothing wrong with putting him on their CSL team. In 2011 he played for their CSL Reserves League team (a division below this team). Nicholas Lindsay, the other MLS team signing has been playing the last few months for tonight's team while recovering from an injury.

Daniel Botlik earned the shutout for the Eagles with a few more spectacular saves to earn his team a draw. Eagles best player was their captain Jose 'Joey' Melo (played for MLS Toronto FC in 2007) who was their one true forward and often held the ball up for charging wingers and took quite a few dead ball kicks.

Referee Archie Korbiel had an easy game to call with only one Yellow card on each side that I counted. He ignored a few Penalty kick requests that had players going down too easy although a lot of freekick calls were made.

Best scoring chances were at 11 minutes when MEFC Bohdan Sulypka made a low centering pass from 28 yards on the extreme left that had MEFC Darragh Roe take a low shot from the left that was smothered by the diving goalie at 5 yards. 21 minutes had an MEFC player take a long throw-in from the right and MEFC Joey Melo leap and make a 12 yard header down the middle that the leaping goalie palmed over the bar. 49 minutes had TFCA Mario Orestano take a 25 yard shot down the middle through a crowd of players and the goalie palmed the ball over the net. 63 minutes had TFCA Mario Kovacevic race to a punt downfield and his 12 yard first touch shot has the goalie push the ball wide right on a flying dive. The resulting cornerkick from TFCA Tyler Pasher had Orestano nod a header from 8 yards on the left wide left. 66 minutes had MEFC Melo take a low pass from 25 yards on the right that had MEFC David James stop and turn and shoot a 15 yard roller from the left that the sprawling goalie stopped. 70 minutes had the MEFC goalie out of the box and playing off a charging TFCA Adrian Avila and they avoided a collision but it was close to being a handball call on the goalie. 87 minutes had the MEFC goalie dive back and grab the ball as TFCA Nicholas Lindsay ran past him when sent a long ball into the box. Both players were injured on the play. TFCA employed the long ball a few times near the end of the game having forwards charge through the upfield hoping to get by the MEFC defenders.

Pregame and halftime shows had entertainment provided by 'The Eagles Dance Team' a group of nine women who did dance routines like cheerleaders (but not during the game). The music was a bit arbitrary with it being cut off halfway through a song. Dark olive coloured costumes were also unusual but they'd provide good camouflage if needed.

The tie improves TFCA record to 9-3-3 which would put them alone in 3rd place pending the outcome of the SC Toronto vs York Region Shooters game being played in Toronto at the same time. Shooters were tied with TFCA before the games began but had played two more games. The CSL Reserves League TFCA team were playing at the same time a home game at Downsview Park against SC Waterloo B team (which is an unusual scheduling glitch as it ruled out their bringing up any of their players for the subs bench).

Mississauga improves to 7th with a 7-6-3 record, one point better than Montreal Impact Academy although now they've played two more games than that team.

This game was being filmed by Rogers TV Community Channel for broadcast in the Mississauga area on Saturday night while Toronto will see the SC Toronto vs York Region match shown on Sunday night. Now it is possible that Toronto will eventually see it as we recently saw the Mississauga vs Serbian White Eagles 6-4 shootout from three weeks earlier just last week as no game was broadcast from Downsview Park for a TFC Academy match which was on the schedule.

Rocket Robin
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