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Result and details of the Sunday July 23, 2017 League 1 Ontario match between
Woodbridge Strikers and Pro Stars FC played at Vaughan Grove in Woodbridge at 7:00pm.

Woodbridge Strikers (all blue, white numbers)

.................1 Quillan Roberts
11 Stephen Almeida...2 Quante Abbott-Hill-Smith...3 Kyle Watson...22 Michael Krzeminski
10 Christian Cavallini...13 Saul Campos...7 Dylan Carreiro (cpt)...6 Joshua Paredes-Procter
...........15 James Baker...17 Emmanuel Issac

Subs:...12 Michael Scavone (gk)...4 Francesco Sinopoli...8 Oscar Cordon...16 Mikateko Zwane
...21 Claudio Sereno...23 Luca Baldassarre
team offcials:...team head coach Peter Pinizzotto...assistant coach Marco Reda...manager John Scarleto
...therapist Justin Miranda...equipment manager Amedeo Pellegrino

Pro Stars FC (all white, blue numbers)

.................1 Jonathan Albanese
2 Briam Lopez...3 George Owusu...5 Luke Kim...6 Owen Carter
16 Nickolas Lakatos...7 Nathanial McAuley...4 Muhammaed Ashim...15 Damani Tenn...8 Jeremy Jodah
.................10 Maan Slewa

Subs:...9 Jonathan Majoris
team officials:...head coach Indrit Fortuzi...other team offcials Gabriel Pop, Stiven Mikhail, Danny Costa,
and Larry Muntean

Game officials:...referee Michael Stenbring, referee's assistants Nicolas Piperno and Pawel Horoszczak,
fourth official Filip Dujic...(watermelon shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 7:03pm...WS defend south end on this mild evening with a strong wind from the east.
2 min...WS Carreiro 30 yard freekick after tap over is caught by goalie.
7 min...WS Carreiro 30 yard blast up middle between players is batted away by goalie.
9 min...PS Slewa 40 yard freekick down middle bounces wide left of net.
10 min...WS Cavallini on right at 20 yard line rolls pass to WS Carreiro who shoots 25 yarder wide right.
12 min...Woodbridge Emmanuel Issac GOAL...Isssac intercepts pass and shoots 20 yarder into
center of empty net as goalie Jonathan Albanese was out to 15 yards for clearance attempt.
13 min...WS goalie runs out to 22 yards to beat PS Slewa to clear ball up middle.
17 min...Woodbridge James Baker GOAL...WS Cristian Cavallini rolls pass forward at 25 yards
to Baker who rounds goalie on left at 10 yards and shoots tough angle 10 yard shot into right corner
of net.
22 min...WS Krzeminski run up left but defender pokes ball away for cornerkick.
23 min...PS sub...Majoris replaces Lakatos.
23 min...WS Carreiro cornerkick from left has defenders head ball out right side of box.
24 min...WS Issac shoots 12 yarder from left well over net.
25 min...PS Slewa 33 yard freekick from left is just over bar.
26 min...WS Campos receves cross on short cornerkick from left and has 20 yard shot up middle blocked.
27 min...WS Paredes-Procter blasts 25 yard loose ball in middle well over net.
28 min...WS Baker gets ball up middle but retreating defenders catch him and prevent shot.
30 min...WS Carreiro holds up on left at 20 yards and cross has WS Baker slip on scissor kick shot from 12 yards
on right over net.
31 min...PS Slewa is called offside at 22 yards up middle.
32 min...WS Cavallini cornerkick from right is short and his low recross is stopped and cleared at 5 yards
on right post.
33 min...WS Carreiro cornerkick from right is headed down by leaping WS player and defender clears away
inside 6 yard box.
35 min...WS James Baker wins Penalty kick call from referee Michael Stenbring after breaking in on left
side of box after long run upfield and being pulled down by retreating defender Briam Lopez.
36 min...Woodbridge Dylan Carreiro GOAL...Carreiro blasts Penalty kick low to left corner of net beyond
sprawling goalie.
37 min...PS YELLOW card...Ashim earns it for argueing with referee after goal.
38 min...WS Cavallini cornerkick from right is short and then crossed where WS Baker makes diving header
on left and saved on line. WS player has low rebound from 10 yards also stopped.
42 min...WS defender recovers from giveaway and pokes ball from PS Slewa inside left side of box preventing shot.
43 min...WS Issac bends 28 yard chip shot from left that goalie steps wide right of post to catch.
45 min...half ends 7:48pm...actually the scoreboard was still counting down and had 30 seconds to go.

2nd Half:...starts 8:03pm.
halftime subs:...WS Cordon replaces Cavallini.
...............WS sub...Zwane replaces Campos.
47 min...Woodbridge Michael Krzeminski GOAL...WS Dylan Carreiro on run holds up ball when challenged
by defender and taps pass over to Krzeminski at 20 yards on left and he shoots 12 yard shot into top right
corner of net. He then does barrel roll celebration into corner flag.
49 min...WS Issac is tapped pass and he tries to get by goalie that ball then hits him and deflects for goalkick.
50 min...PS Majoris is injured on run at WS 30 yard line on check from behind.
52 min...WS Carreiro gets chipped through ball pass and quick rolled shot is deflected for cornerkick.
53 min...WS Carreiro and Peredes-Procter take short cornerkick from right has low shot is saved on short side
by goalie on 18 yard shot.
54 min...Pro Stars George Owusu wins a Penalty kick when he checks WS goalie Quillan Roberts off ball wide
left of net then has Roberts push him over.
55 min...Pro Stars Maan Slewa rolls Penalty kick to left post but diving goalie pushes ball wide of post.
56 min...WS sub...Baldassarre replaces Baker.
58 min...WS Carreiro pinpoint pass from 55 yards from right to WS Issac charging on left and he rolls 15 yard
shot wide right of net.
60 min...WS Carreiro can't win freekick or card when pulled down at PS 35 yard line by last man back.
60 min...PS Ashim is injured at WS 45 yard line and wins freekick.
61 min...WS Sereno replaces Issac.
63 min...WS Cavallini 30 yard freekick down middle is over player wall and caught by goalie.
65 min...WS Carreiro is injured at PS 50 yard line away from play and needs trainer.
67 min...WS sub...Sinopoli replaces injured Carreiro. Almeida becomes captain.
69 min...WS Paredes-Procter stretches for pass and loses balance and possession at PS 15 yard line in middle of box.
70 min...WS Cordon taps pass and PS Carter shot from 20 yards that's caught by goalie.
72 min...WS Zwane runs to rescue pass on right end line but pushes ball over line with defender closing.
76 min...WS players had dribbled in from right through set of defenders and WS Krzeminski ends pressure with 25 yarder
over net from middle.
79 min...PS Jodah 40 yard freekick down middle is chipped to right but it's intercepted.
It now starts to rain lightly.
82 min...WS Abbott-Hill-Smith checks PS Owusu after long run up left when he slips up cutting towards goal.
83 min...WS Almeida short pass to WS Krzeminski who centers for WS Baldassarre who blasts 22 yarder up middle over net.
85 min...WS Zwane cornerkick from right has defender partially clear and WS Watson 25 yard shot is well over net.
87 min...PS Slewa long run up rght and eludes defenders to end line and passes back and goalie picks up at 5 yards
on right post.
89 min...WS Krzeminski dribbles through defenders on run up right and ends with him stopped.
90 min...WS Baldassarre low cross from right end line through box unplayed.
90 min...game ends at 8:49pm with no time added. It starts to rain again.

Final Score:....Woodbridge Strikers......4.......Pro Stars.......0......

Attendance was about 40 on this mild overcast evening with the temperature 
dropping quickly. I walked out to the parking lot at halftime to put 
on a windbreaker. It started a light rain at 80 minutes and then harder 
as the game ended.

Quillan Roberts earned the shutout for Woodbridge. He had very little 
to do but took a backpass from WS Quante Abbott-Hill-Smith and was slow 
to clear it and then pushed over PS George Owusu when he was checked off 
the ball. He recovered well by saving the Penalty kick that PS Maan Slewa 
aimed rather than hit with a lot of power.

Roberts was the starting goalie on the L1O All Stars that beat their 
counterparts from Quebec. Other Strikers were midfielder Dylan Carreiro 
and forward Cristian Cavallini and they were also starters in that game.

Jonathan Albanese was back in net for Pro Stars after having his nose broken 
two weeks ago in their game against Masters. He wore a mask and told 
me before the game that he was confident he could see alright.

Referee Michael Stenbring gave out only one Yellow card that I noticed 
(to Pro Stars for complaining about the Penalty kick goal scored against them)
plus one Penalty kick against each team.

I was expecting Strikers would increase their score in the second half 
against the depleted Pro Stars roster but Strikers had cycled though 
their five subs by 67 minutes and tonight their second stringers and 
remaining starters did have a lot of possession but didn't have a lot 
of chances on net.

Before the game I was watching Pro Stars warm up and I was wondering 
if they'd have enough guys. I noticed a photographer dressed in a Woodbridge 
warmup suit counting them too. It turned out to be WS defender Michael Fayehun 
who said he is acting as the team photographer as he recovers from 
a concussion.  He said PS only had nine guys...I counted ten as one 
had gone behind the fence to retrieve a ball. He said a PS player who 
was watching from the stands because of injury was summoned to suit 
up and play to fill the roster as a lot of their players were away on tour. 
I figured that must have been Nickolas Lakatos who started and was then 
subbed off at 23 minutes when Jonathan Majoris took his spot. They had 
a full bench last week when Vaughan Azzurri shellacked them 11-1 so what 
happened? After the game I asked PS midfielder Owen Carter for more details. 
He answered that their Under 18 team went on a tour of the Czech Republic 
and some of their senior team players went as well so they could try out 
for local teams. Finding a pro club would be an important career move for 
any of these players. I know all the L1O teams fill in their rosters with 
younger players to make up the numbers but now I have an answer for why 
that couldn't happen tonight. I didn't realize until the next day that 
Fayehun played for Pro Stars last year.

The win improves Woodbridge's record to 9 wins, 1 loss, 2 ties for 29 points 
and first place in the Eastern Conference with a six point lead over second 
place North Toronto Nitros. They've only allowed a L1O lowest 9 goals 
against in league play so far this season.

Pro Stars record falls to 0 wins, 11 losses, 1 tie for 1 point and last 
place (eighth) in the West. Their 55 goals against is the league worst. 
Next week they have a chance against the East's worst—Toronto Skillz who 
couldn't hold a lead tonight and eventually lost and now have a 0-12-0 record! 
Pro Stars home Avondale Stadium is only a short drive from Hershey Centre 
where I hope to be next Saturday after watching the Sigma FC vs Durham United 
match so should be able to get there in time. Somebody should be able 
to win their first game of the season shouldn't they? Tie? Thunderstorm?

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca
twitter RocketRobin01

Woodbridge Strikers starters

Pro Star FC starters

Pros Stars Muhammed Ashm (4) and Maan Slewa (10) take first half kickoff.

Woodbridge Christian Cavallini (10) taps back pass.

Woodbridge Dylan Carreiro (7) lines up Penalty kick.

Woodgridge Dylan Carreiro (7) shoots Penalty kick low to left side.

Woddbridge James Baker (15) and Emmanuel Issac (17) takes second half kickoff.

Pro Stars Chrstian Cavallini (10) takes Penalty kick.

Woodbridge Dylan Carreiro (7) gets up after injury.

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