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Result and details of the Friday July 7, 2017 League 1 Ontario game between
Durham United FA and Sanjaxx Lions played at the Pickering Soccer Centre in Pickering at 7:30pm.

Durham United FA (all black, yellow numbers)

..................00 Ben Cowman
2 Vince Sasso...5 Joe Zupo...6 Cameron Brooks...3 Jonathon Parolini
15 Tyrell Rayne...11 Stefan Lamanna...8 Taylor Lord (cpt)...17 Joseph Roccasalva...7 Christian Moncrieffe
..................16 Jumbo Iyowuna

Subs:...1 Michael Canam (gk)...13 Michael Maiorano...10 Kashiff DeJonge...12 Tajmir Ashraq
...9 La Rohne Young...19 Hayden Clarke...18 Duwayne Ewart
team officials:...head coach Sanford Carabin...other team officials Felix Dirienzo and Desmond Warner

Sanjaxx Lions (white socks and shirts)

...................01 Tayjon Campbell
2 Nick Charles...18 Nathaniel Rodney-Scarlett...5 Drai Gordon...4 Mahamat Abdellatif
7 Simon Allovic...16 Kemar Rowe...12 Stefi Nikolic...3 Aamil Kanji
.............17 Samyr Oshin...14 Antonio Downey

Subs:...none!
team officiasl:...head coach Laza Lowe...other team officials Nicki Bonafede, Devon Porter, and Remberto Luna

Game officials:...referee Braedan Krampert, referee's assistants Nicolas Piperno and Niquita Amirikhanian
fourth official Stefan Dusciuc...(watermelon shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 7:31pm...DUFA defends east end at this indoor venue.
1 min...DUFA Lord low cross from 25 yards on left is headed away on right side of box.
4 min...DUFA Brooks 33 yard freekick from left has goalie drift right to catch ball over his head.
7 min...the sound of thunder can be heard outside.
10 min...SJ Abdellatif is injured at SJ 35 yard line.
12 min...DUFA Iyowuna blasts low 22 yard shot from right that diving goalie saves and defender clears.
16 min...SJ Downey 22 yard shot from left is just over net.
18 min...DUFA Lamanna on run rolls ball from 30 yards too far forward and goalie picks up as teammate
doesn't make run.
19 min...SJ Downey and SJ Nikolic have opportunities on left but don't get clear shots.
20 min...DUFA Lamanna is knocked over on run into box.
21 min...DUFA player's cornerkick from left is flick headed through box but defender clears.
22 min...SJ Kanji 15 yard shot is stopped point blank by sliding goalie and ball deflects over net.
23 min...SJ Nikolic cornerkick from right has DUFA Lord on right head ball out across to left.
25 min...SJ Rodney-Scarlett long run up right and DUFA Brooks makes sweeping leg check to break up play just
inside DUFA box.
26 min...DUFA Rayne long run from own side of center on left and regains possession at 20 yards and 15 yard
shot from far left has goalie push wide right of post.
26 min...DUFA players waste cornerkick not getting ball into box.
27 min...DUFA Iyowuna heads 10 yarder is over net on cross from right.
28 min...DUFA Brooks 40 yard freekick from right has defender flick header wide right for cornerkick.
29 min...DUFA Moncrieffe cornerkick from right is deflected out left side of box.
33 min...DUFA Moncrieffe cornerkick from left has closest defender on left head ball away for throw-in.
34 min...DUFA player's cornerkick from left has DUFA Iyowuna not able to turn header at 10 yards in middle.
35 min...SJ Nikolic 35 yard freekici from left is headed away and SJ Rowe sends sky ball of partial clearance
from 30 yards that goalie catches.
36 min...DUFA Iyowuna has goalie beat him to catch bouncer at 12 yards then turns to pick it up.
38 min...DUFA Sasso blasts 25 yarder from right well over net.
39 min...SJ Oshin holds off defenders and low 15 yard shot near right end line is smothered by goalie.
40 min...DUFA Lord cornerkick from right has DUFA Zupo pop 20 yard header from left wide right of net.
41 min...SJ player's cross from right near end line deflects off defender and skies. Goalie outjumps
SJ player to punch away at 12 yards.
43 min...SJ Oshin receives long pass at 30 yards in middle and chests ball down, turns and shoots off-balance
forward but well wide left.
45 min...half ends 8:16pm with no injury time.

The rain was still belting down outside but the sun can be seen in the north west. Fans in the lobby are watching
the baseball Blue Jays losing 9-0 to Houston instead of the Gold Cup game between the Canadian Nats vs French Guiana.

2nd Half:...starts 8:32pm.
47 min...DUFA Sasso long throw-in from rght near cornerflag iis headed around but cleared from box.
48 min...The ball is rolled too far forward for charging DUFA Parolini who can't get to it before it rolls
over the end line on left.
49 min...DUFA Sasso is injured near SJ left cornerflag.
52 min...After treatment, DUFA Sasso steps on field and collapses.
53 min...SJ Downey blasts 28 yarder down middle well over net.
54 min...DUFA sub...DeJonge replaces injured Sasso.
55 min...SJ Oshin is injured at DUFA 50 yard line.
57 min...SJ goalie catches chipeed bouncer from 30 yards on right.
57 min...DUFA Iyowuna is injured at center line.
58 min...DUFA Brooks freekick from center line has DUFA Zupo at 18 yards on left head ball that
SJ goalie catches.
59 min...DUFA player's cornerkick from left is worked out but can't get into box. A DUFA player does run
in but has 12 yard shot blocked.
62 min...DUFA Lamanna run on left and low cross from 20 yards has goalie dive forward and save at 6 yards.
63 min...DUFA sub...Ewart replaces Moncrieffe.
63 min...DUFA Lord 40 yard freekick from left is just over head of DUFA Ewart at 10 yards on right.
64 min...SJ Alilovic cross from 35 yards on right has SJ Kanji scissor kick at 15 yards on right is back across
field for SJ Alilovic to shoots over net.
65 min...DUFA Parolini chests cross from right behind own lne for SJ cornerkick on left.
66 min...SJ Nikolic cornerkick on left has SJ Alilovic knock down but ball is cleared.
67 min...DUFA sub...Young replaces Roccasalva.
68 min...SJ Alilovic rolls pass forward to SJ Charles but he loses control on right and balll rolls out for goalkick.
69 min...DUFA Ewart gets cross from left in middle and 20 yard one-touch scissor kick is well over net.
71 min...DUFA Parolini lont throw-in from right has DUFA Iyowuna chest ball down and ball is cleared.
71 min...DUFA Parolini throw-in from right has DUFA Ewart head 18 yarder wide right of net.
72 min...SJ Kanji 25 yard shot along left end line is into outside webbing of net.
73 min...SJ Nikolic rolls ball forward from 30 yards and SJ Oshin tumbles over goalie injured who dives on ball. SJ Rowe
is then injured upfield and treated on sideline for an eye injury.
78 min...DUFA Ewart long run up riight but last defender iin box gives up cornerkick.
79 min...SJ Rowe long chip upfield has SJ Oshin not able to get shot on net from right siide of box.
80 min...DUFA sub...Clarke repplaces Iyowuna.
81 min...DUFA Rayne gets to long pass at 18 yards on right has one-touch shot wide and high right of net.
82 min...SJ Oshin long cross from left and SJ Aliloviic has 15 yard shot deflected for cornerkick.
82 min...SJ Mikolic cornerkick from right has SJ Gordon head wide from 5 yards in crowd of players.
83 min...DUFA YELLOW card...Zupo earns it for bondy check on SJ Mikolic at DUFA 50 yard line.
84 min...SJ YELLOW card...Abdellatif earns it for dissent on freekick call.
86 min...DUFA Stefan Lamanna runs into left side of box and is body checked by SJ Nick Charles
and goes down. Referee Braedon Krampert calls for a Penalty kick.
87 min...DUFA La Rohne Young GOAL...Young rolls his Penalty kick to left corner of net just out
of reach of diving goalie Tayjon Campbell.
90 min...DUFA sub...Ashraq replaces Parolini.
90 min...SJ Nikolic freekick from 30 yards on right after tap over is blocked in player wall.
91 min...DUFA goalie dives to get piece of shot and push wide right.
91 min...DUFA goalie punches ball through box on cornerkick.
94 min...DUFA Lord rolls freekick from 40 yards forward to DUFA Clarke who shoots low and wide right of post.
95 min...SJ goalie 55 yard freekick from left has DUFA goalie punch away in crowd of players.
95 min...game ends 9:22pm.

Final Score:.....Durham United FA.....1.....Sanjaxx Lions.....0...

Attendance was about 60. This game had been rescheduled for this 
facility a few weeks ago because the city of Pickering had decided 
that Kinsmen Park was still not ready (no games have been played there 
this season). Tonight it was a good thing as we could hear thunder 
at the 7 minute mark which would have stopped the game if it had 
been outdoors. The rain could be heard for the rest of the half 
pelting off the bubble we were in. With the 'game can't restart 
until 30 minutes after the last bolt of lightning' rule it would 
have meant a long delay and with the conditions of Kinsmen Park 
beside a swamp the field would have been flooded anyway.

This was the third game this week for Sanjaxx. They had lost 2-0 
to Woodbridge last Sunday night, tied Master's FA 3-3 
on a rescheduled game on Wednesday night, and then played 
again tonight. What made it worse is they had only brought 
eleven players so they had absolutely no subs to bring in. 
This obvious advantage of having a full bench was brought 
home when DUFA Vince Sasso was injured near the SJ cornerflag 
at 49 minutes. He was treated off the field for a leg injury 
and stepped back on at 52 minutes and immediately collapsed. 
He said he couldn't continue and was replaced by Kashiff DeJonge. 
DUFA would eventually max out their five subs although the one 
they made at 90 minutes was just to grind away some of the 
four minutes of injury time. Contrast that with Sanjaxx who 
at 73 minutes had Samyr Oshin injured when he lost a race 
for a through ball with DUFA goalie Ben Cowman who dove 
on the ball and Oshin fell over him as he tried to twist away. 
Play continued upfield with Cowman's quick pass and then 
SJ Kemar Rowe was injured at the other end of the field. 
When play was called the trainer treated Rowe and the assistant 
coach treated Oshin. Rowe had an eye injury the trainer told 
the bench when she came off the field. (I came home and 
replayed the Canadian national team subbing their goalie's 
for a head injury). The point of course is Sanjaxx had 
to keep them in the game or play short.

Ben Cowman earned the shutout for DUFA. He had a few key saves 
to make but Sanjaxx has only scored 12 goals in 11 games 
so there were more shots high or wide than on target. 
Durham have one of the best defensive records only 
allowing 9 goals in 11 games so the defense which tonight 
included Vince Sasso, Joe Zupo, Cameron Brooks, and 
Jonathon Parolini deserve some of the credit. Taylor Lord 
is defensive midfielder to add even more stability. He is back 
as captain after missing a few games early in the season 
because of injury.

Tayjon Campbell was more tested with about three diving saves. 
I thought at least DUFA would dominate when Sanjaxx tired 
with the three games in six days and no bench but that was 
not the case and they had a few chances in the second half 
for an upset.

Referee Braedon Krampert gave out only two Yellow cards 
(one to each team) at 83 and 84 minutes. DUFA Joe Zupo earned 
it for a body check preventing Stefi Nikolic from run up the 
middle from center (the same play three minutes later would 
give DUFA their Penalty kick—location, location, location). 
SJ Mahamat Abdellatif earned his a minute later for 
mouthing off.

I was happy that Sanjaxx wore navy numbers on white shirts 
and I could see them easier than the usual white numbers 
on yellow.

It was a comparable crowd size wise to other's I've seen 
here this season. The Gold Cup just started tonight and 
Canada played in the first game of the tournament. I was 
surprised that the one television in the lobby was tuned 
into the baseball game with Blue Jays already losing 9-0. 
I looked at my watch and decided that it must have been 
halftime in New York too but someone said the complex may 
not have more than basic cable. Yeah Canada's game was 
only on TSN 5.

DUFA's win improves their record to 6 wins, 3 losses, 2 ties, 
for 20 points and a tie for second in the East with 
North Toronto Nitros who have a game in hand which they 
will play on Sunday in a home game to Windsor.

Sanjaxx record falls to 1 win, 7 losses, 3 ties for 6 points 
and are seventh in the eight team Western Conference.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca
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Durham United FA starters

Sanjaxx Lions starters

Sanjaxx Antonio Downey (14) takes opening kickoff.

midfield action

ball is sent into DUFA box.

DUFA Jumbo Iyowuna (16) takes second half kickoff.

DUFA Christian Moncrieffe (7) dribbles across center line.

DUFA Christian Moncrieffe (7) cuts into Sanjaxx box.

DUFA La Rohne Young (9) gets ready to take Penalty kick.

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