July 29, 2017 League 1 Ontario--Pro Stars FC vs Toronto Skillz (by Rocket Robin)
Result and details of the Saturday July 29, 2017 League 1 Ontario game between Pro Stars FC and Toronto Skillz scheduled to be played at Avondale Stadium in Brampton at 7:00pm. The game was NOT played and will have to be rescheduled. I thought I was in luck when I saw players in the parking lot after I raced here from the Hershey Centre after the Sigma vs Durham game. I didn't expect they'd be in what we called Victoria Stadium which was somehow damaged after the fire at the adjoining Victoria Park Arena last June. The team was using a practice field which suited the needs of the small crowds they attract. I learned that the City of Brampton called off the game because of the wet field. Some kids had been playing on it and stomped it up. It didn't rain at all yesterday in my city next door. I didn't go over to check it myself. Well this after praising Brampton two weeks ago with their truck logos of 'Garden City'. These were the only two teams who had not won a game this year and here we are in week 14. Nathaniel Martin, another writer for Northern Starting XI, was here too—wow coverage like this was the L1O finals. I talked with league commissioner Dino Rossi at the Sigma game this afternoon about this game—no he would not be tweeting his congratulations to the winner like he did for the first four weeks of the season. Yeah I thought so—too embarrassing. I recognized Josef Komlodi, the head coach of Pro Stars. I went over to say it was too bad about the cancelled game and he said he had some news about the trip to the Czech Republic. Hmm I'm interested. The tourney was held in Prague. He said they had three players signed by the Slovakian second division team KFC Komarno. The players are midfield brothers Adel Rahman (age 22), and Navid Rahman (age 21) and 20 year old Troy Ferreirinha-Boorman (who I looked up on L1O rosters and has not played in an L1O game so I expect he's on their U21s). He said Navid has already scored in an exhibition game for Komarno. Their regular season kicked off today. Komladi whom I've known since coaching CPSL Mississauga Eagles and North York Astros before his L1O days says he's always pushing his players to sign contracts in Europe. He boasts that he's placed more players in Europe than all the other coaches in L1O put together. He said he got Atiba Hutchinson at age 18 over to Europe. Also David Simpson and Jose Melo. He turns his players over once they turned 24. He says players just use "but my parents aren't from Europe/so I can't get a European passport" as an excuse. The Rahman brothers are actually of Pakistani heritage. I think it's great that he chooses this method balanced against other teams bragging about how many scholarships they've ensured for their players. This game will have to be rescheduled. There's still enough time in the season that it shouldn't have to go in the archives as a 0-0 tie to balance the season standings. Rocket Robin robing@eol.ca twitter RocketRobin01
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