Mon July 26, 2016 League 1 Ontario--League 1 Ontario Announces Men's All-Star Game Roster (from League 1 Ontario website)

League1 Ontario Announces Men's All-Star Game Roster
07/25/2016, 1:15pm EDT
By League1 Ontario staff

League1 Ontario announced its rosters today for the inaugural Men’s 
All-Star Game, which pits the best from the Eastern Division versus 
the best from the Western Division.

The 18-player rosters, selected by club coaches and league officials, 
will have a representative from every team within the League1 
Ontario Men’s Division.

"League1 Ontario is at the forefront of development for players 
in our province and for Canada," said Dino Rossi, League1 Ontario 
Commissioner. "Our first All-Star Game is an opportunity to showcase 
some of that great talent."

The coaches to lead the League1 Ontario Eastern All-Stars will 
be Peter Pinizzotto (Woodbridge) and Sanford Carabin (Durham United). 
Mario Despotovic (FC London) and Bobby Smyrniotis (Sigma FC) 
will patrol the technical area for the League1 Ontairo Western 
All-Stars.

"I think it's great for the league to be able to showcase the 
best players, so I'm happy the decision has been taken 
to do it this way this year," Carabin said. "Both myself and 
Peter (Pinizzotto) know all these players from having played 
against them, and they will obviously know each other too. 
We're going to bring them together and get on the same page 
about the role of this event, and the showcase of the league."

Despotovic shared in that excitement about the opportunity 
this will provide for League1 players and coaches.

"As a coach, you need to have a sense of what is going 
on in the other areas of the province and not just that 
of FC London for example. I am really looking forward 
to sharing this experience with the players," 
Despotovic said. "Bobby (Smyrniotis) and I will look 
closely at the final list, sit down and discuss each 
of them… we will choose the best system for that group."

Look to League1Ontario.com for full coverage.

The All-Star game will be broadcast through the League1 
Ontario Livestream channel.

What: League1 Ontario Men’s All-Star Game
Where: Ontario Soccer Centre, Vaughan
When: Aug.3 | Kick-off 7:30 p.m.
Who: League1 Eastern All-Stars vs League1 Western All-stars
Price: $10 Adult. $5 for kids under 12 accompanied by an adult

League1 Ontario Eastern Roster
GK - Matt George (Woodbridge Strikers) *
GK - Mark Rogal (North Toronto)
D - Bruce Cullen (Durham United FA) *
D – Niba McDonald (North Toronto) *
D - Nyal Higgins (Vaughan) *
D - Stephen Almeida (Woodbridge) *
D - Cameron Brooks (Woodbridge)
D - Eric Koskins (Kingston)
MF - Jonathan Lao (Vaughan) *
MF - Dylan Carreiro (Woodbridge) *
MF - Tyrell Rayne (Masters)
MF - Jarek Whiteman (Vaughan) *
MF - Stefan Lamanna (Durham United FA) *
MF - Ryan Reid (Toronto Skillz)
F - Kilian Elkinson (North Toronto) *
F - Kashiff De Jonge (Durham United FA)
F - Simon Adjei (Aurora United) *
F - Andrew Martin (Kingston)

League1 Ontario Western Roster
GK - Matt Zaikos (Sanjaxx) *
GK - Anthony Sokalski (FC London)
D - Stephen Al-Sayed (FC London) *
D - Al James (Oakville Blue Devils) *
D - Eric Crawford (Oakville Blue Devils) *
D - Jerome Smith (Sigma FC) *
D - Rocco Romeo (Toronto FC)
D - Jamar Kelly (Windsor)
MF - Chris Nanco (Sigma FC) *
MF/F - Joey Melo (North Mississauga) *
MF - Kota Sakurai (Toronto FC) *
MF - Lee Victor Massunda (North Mississauga)
MF – Kwame Awuah (Sigma FC)
MF/F - Erick Olazabal (Pro Stars)
F - Elvir Gigolaj (FC London) *
F - Leaford Allen (Sigma) *
F - Felipe Vilela (Oakville Blue Devils) *
F/MF - Mike Pio (Windsor)

Players with asterisks next to their name were the top 
vote getters at their positions.

Some players may not be able to participate in the 
All Star Game, for a variety of reason. The All Star 
Team coaching staffs will announce any replacement 
players on July 28, 2016.

About League1 Ontario

League1 Ontario is the only pro-am, standards-based, 
senior league in Ontario. Founded in 2014, the league 
began with a 10 team Men’s division, which has now grown 
to 16 teams and includes a separate 9-team women’s division.

League1 Ontario serves as a stepping stone between 
the youth, amateur ranks and the full-on professional sides.

Sanctioned by the Ontario Soccer Association, 
the league’s focus, first and foremost, is the development 
of Canada’s future stars.

League1 Ontario Media Contact

Cormac Rea | League1 Ontario Communications Coordinator 
| 613-299- 0374 | crea@soccer.on.ca

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