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

Result and details of the League 1 Ontario game between Sigma FC and Kingston Clippers played Saturday June 25, 2016 at The Hershey Centre Field #1 in Mississauga at 4:00pm.

Sigma FC (blue socks and shirts, black shorts, white numbers)

....................1 Triston Henry
2 Faisal Ghaffur...3 Jerome Smith...4 Kyle Walton...5 Duran Lee
7 Kwame Awuah...10 Alex Halis...6 Christian Samaniego...21 Justin Stoddart
............9 Leaford Allen...17 Chris Nanco (cpt)

Subs:...31 Joseph Kuta (gk)...11 Marcel Zajac...12 Arlick Ntabana...14 Lucas Scorzafave
...15 Daniel Whyte...18 Mark Wahid...22 Kadell Thomas
team officials:...head coach Bobby Smyrniotis...team officials John Zervos, James Haloulos, and Mike Matic

Kingston Clippers (yellow socks and shirts, blue shorts and numbers, white shoulders)

......................1 Chris Withers
16 Kristian Zanette...2 Jeremy Arnold...5 Eric Koskins...3 Julian Piccioli
11 Chris Wellsman...10 Andrew Martin (cpt)...6 Joey Pineo...7 Mackenzie Roach
..............15 Patrick VanBelleghem...8 Lucas Blain

Subs:...12 Adrian Soyic (gk)...4 Brody Warren...9 Andrew Whiteman...14 Rory McParland
...2 Jeremy Arnold...17 Taylor Nelson...13 Brevin MacKay
team officials:...head coach Christian Hoefler...assistant coaches Chris Eveleigh and Paul Quinnell
...team manager Rebecca Cowan...physio Natalie Volpini

Game officials:...referee Jason Olinski...referee's assistants Kevin C Read and Cyrus Eshafi
...fourth official Phil Benevides...(teal shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 4:05pm...Sigma defends south end on this hot and humid afternoon with a bright sun in the west. There's a breeze from the south.
7 min...Sigma Samaniego 30 yard low shot up middle has goalie dive and push ball wide left of post.
8 min...Sigma Allen short cornerkick from left to Sigma Awuah who crosses over players in box wide right for goalkick.
10 min...Sigma Chris Nanco GOAL...Sigma Alex Halis gives short centering pass from right to Nanco at 25 yards and and he rolls 20 yard shot into right side of net past goalie Chris Withers sliding out.
15 min...KC Martin skies midair headed cross well over Sigma net from 12 yards after a multi heading play on edge of box.
17 min...Sigma Ghaffur wins cornerkick on deflection on cross along right end line from 18 yards.
17 min...Sigma Awuah rolls out cornerkick from right has Sigma Allen shoots 25 yarder from right over net.
19 min...Sigma Nanco pokes ball from left through box and cross from right is blocked.
20 min...Sigma Lee run down left then tries to deke KC Warren but pushes ball over end line.
23 min...Sigma Nanco rolls pass to Sigma Awuah who takes low 25 yarder up middle that diving goalie has deflect over him wide right.
24 min...The KC goalie is injured on the play and the referee orders a water break white his treatment continues. It looked like a hand or finger injury. Play resumed six minutes later.
30 min...Sigma player's cornerkick from right is worked out short and Sigma Awuah cross from 25 yards from right is high and wide left of net.
32 min...Sigma Lee run down left and rolls pass from 20 yards is into 6 yard box and Sigma Allen boots 6 yarder on right post well over net.
34 min...Sigma Alex Halis GOAL...Sigma Kwame Awuah flics pass from 20 yards down middle that Halis from 10 yards one-touches shot into top right corner of net.
35 min...KC goalie dives left to smother through ball pass at 7 yards.
36 min...Sigma Halis 22 yard freekick from left is rolled along 10 yard line and Sigma Lee lets it roll through his legs. Sigma Smith on right recovers ball and his 25 yard cross has goalie at 8 yards in crowd of players bat ball down and defender clears.
40 min...Sigma YELLOW card...Ghaffur earns it at Sigma 45 yard line for tackle.
43 min...Sigma Awuah cross after run down right has Sigma Allen pop up header but wide left of net.
44 min...Sigma Nanco on left sends through ball from 30 yards to left that Sigma Allen can't quite rescue ball on right end line.
48 min...KC Zanette long throw-in from right is knocked down and cleared at 8 yards in box.
50 min...KC Blain cross from 28 yards on right sideline has goalie catch under no pressure.
51 min...KC player's long throw-in from left has defender head ball away.
53 min...half ends 4:58pm.

2nd Half:...starts 5:15pm.
halftime sub:...KC Warren replaces Roach.
47 min...Sigma Lee rushes to forward pass on left and cross through box is unplayed too far forward for three Sigma players to tap-in.
48 min...Sigma Halis cross from 25 yards on right has defender clear.
49 min...Sigma Nanco low cross from 25 yards on right is through box and Sigma Allen shoots off target.
50 min...Sigma Alex Halis wins Penalty kick on check from KC Eric Koskins on right side of box
51 min...Sigma Justin Stoddard rolls Penalty kick that diving goalie blocks on left side of net.
52 min...KC Wellsman deflects defenders clearance at 40 yards wide left of Sigma net.
54 min...Sigma Ghaffur chips pass up middle that finds Sigma Allen on left who dekes goalie at 8 yards but turns back when defenders clog his shot and he's checked off ball.
54 min...KC sub...Whiteman replaces Van Belleghem.
57 min...Sigma sub...Zajac replaces Halis.
58 min...KC sub...Arnold replaces Wellsman.
59 min...Sigma sub...Wadid replaces Allen.
60 min...KC Zanette long throw-in from left has defender head away. KC Borges blasts partial clearance up middle through crowd at 28 yards just wide right.
62 min...KC Blain intercepts pass at 35 yards on left and cuts to middle and rolls 18 yarder around defender but wide right.
65 min...Sigma YELLOW card...Lee earns it for knocking over KC Warren at Sigma 30 yard line.
66 min...KC Piccioli 30 yard freekick down middle has goalie punch ball away to right. KC player recross is offside.
67 min...Sigma Awuah blasts 28 yarder from right that goalie bats down and picks up.
67 min...KC Whiteman rolls 22 yarder from right that goalie smothers at 5 yards near right post.
68 min...Sigma Nanco rolls pass from middle over end line unplayed.
68 min...Sigma sub...Ntabana replaces Stoddart.
71 min...a water break is called.
........KC sub...Nelson replaces Blain.
76 min...KC Joey Pineo GOAL...KC Brody Warren low cornerkick from right has KC player in 6 yard box step over ball in crowd of players and Pineo standing just wide left of post shoot in 3 yarder to short left side of net between post and goalie Triston Henry.
77 min...KC Warren 30 yard shot from right is caught by goalie.
78 min...Sigma sub...Whyte replaces Ghaffur.
78 min...Sigma Awuah 25 yard freekick from left has one man wall head ball away.
81 min...Sigma Wadid long run down right is over Sigma Zajac at 8 yards in middle. Sigma Nanco shot from 18 yards on left is wide right.
83 min...Sigma Awuah shot from 20 yards has goalie stop at 8 yards then Sigma Wadid shoots 10 yard rebound on left over open net.
85 min...KC Borges long throw-in from 35 yard line on right has defender chest ball down on edge of box and KC Nelson shoots over net from 15 yards.
87 min...Sigma Wadid long run down left rolls cross from near end line but defender boots ball away.
88 min...Sigma Marcel Zajac GOAL...Sigma Chris Nanco cross from 15 yards on far right has Zajac receive ball at 8 yards wide left near end line. He stops ball and takes shot that banks off the inside of the right post with the goalie guarding left post.
89 min...KC Piccioli cornerkick from left has goalie palm ball high and through box at 2 yards in crowd of players.
90 min...KC Warren cornerkick from right is over players in box and bounces ball wide left for goalkick.
91 min...KC sub...Soyic replaces Pineo. Soyic comes on as an outfield player.
95 min...Sigma Wadid receives centering pass, turns and fires 28 yard shot over bar.
95 min...game ends 6:05pm.

Final Score:......Sigma FC.......3......Kingston Clippers.......1...........

Attendance climbed to about 75 on this very hot and humid day with one water break being called in each half.

Sigma started off the game with possession domination but they couldn't pull away and with them not opening a three goal lead at the beginning of the second half with their missed Penalty kick and then Kingston scoring at 75 minutes, it made the ending tense.

Referee Jason Olinski gave out only two Yellow cards that I counted (both to Sigma) in a game that wasn't too rough. He added eight minutes to the first half for the water break plus a long interlude for a hand injury to the Clippers goalie.

Best non-scoring chances were at 32 minutes when Sigma Duran Lee ran down the left and rolled a pass from 20 yards into the 6 yard box and Sigma Leaford Allen booted a 6 yarder on the right post well over the net. 49 minutes had Sigma Chris Nanco's low cross from 25 yards on right get through box and Allen again missed a clear chance. 54 minutes had Faisal Ghaffur chip a pass up the middle that found Allen on the left and he deked the goalie at 8 yards but turned back when defenders clogged his path to goal and he was checked off the ball. 80 minutes had Sigma Kwame Awuah's shot from 20 yards had the goalie stop at 8 yards then Sigma Mark Wadid shot the 10 yard rebound on the left over the open net.

Clippers had some players who could bomb in long throw-ins into the box that were as dangerous as the few cornerkicks and freekicks that they earned.

Leaford Allen of Sigma is the league's leading scorer with 9 goals but he couldn't increase his lead today despite having a few sitters. I remember him last year playing for Pro Stars FC and one game in particular when he was called offside at least six times and he answered me that he played in the Sigma system when he was younger and wanted to play for the best team available. (a similar answer to why all the three Mills brothers moved to Vaughan Azzurri this year after ANB Futbol decided not to return to the league this season). Allen was subbed out at 59 minutes.

Sigma's record improves to a perfect 9 wins, 0 losses, 0 ties for 27 points and first place in the Western Conference. I asked after head coach Bobby Smyrniotis after the game how long he can keep this lineup together before players start returning to NCAA schools. He said they have their lineup together until August 1st. July 30th is the final of the League 1 Ontario Cup but they were put out of the tournament in the first round in Penalty kicks by Master's FA Saints. They currently hold a six point lead in the West but I'd expect a league final in October against the winner of the East and by then the team will be using their high schoolers.

Clippers record falls to 4 wins, 2 losses, 3 ties for 15 points and fourth place* in the East (*based on me not having today's other scores yet).

My day wasn't over as I stayed where I was and watched the North Mississauga Panthers vs Vaughan Azzurri game two hours later on the same field.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

Sigma starters

Kingston Clippers starters

Clippers Patrick Van Belleghem (15) and Andrew Martin (10) take opening kickoff.

Sigma Duran Lee (5) rushing towards net.

Sigma Alex Halis (10) takes freekick.

Sigma Justin Stoddart (21) and Leaford Allen (9) take second half kickoff.

Sigma Justin Stoddart (21) low Penalty kick has Clippers goalie Chris Withers dive to save.

Clippers Julian Piccioli (3) dribbles near sideline.

Clippers Joey Pineo (6) has just scored on shot from left post.

back to 2016 League 1 Ontario Men's index

.

.