August 19, 2017 League 1 Ontario--North Mississauga Panthers vs ProStars FC (by Rocket Robin)

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Result and details of the Saturday August 19, 2017 League 1 Ontario game between North Mississauga Panthers
and ProStars FC held at the Hershey Centre Fields in Mississauga at 8:30pm.

North Mississauga Panthers (black socks, shorts and numbers, red shirts)

..................1 Adam Majer
14 Daniel Whyte...3 Anthony Wright...21 Gareth Davies (cpt)... 13 Dale Cudmore
8 John Jung...2 Agustn De Medina-Fernandez...10 Doryan Botelho...18 Nathaniel Marksman
...........17 Bradley Fenton...11 Jordan Prescod

Subs:...22 Vthuran Karvannathasan (gk)...5 Johnson Luyiga...7 Nicholas Martinez...4 Endrii Begaj
...6 Evan Beutler...18 Nickeem Sparkes...19 Andi Motina
team officials:...team head coach Sem Medeiros...assistant coach Volen Parashkevov
...manager Martin Eleuteri...equipment amanger Patrick Guirguis...therapist Andy Chau

ProStars FC (all white, blue numbers)

...................22 Jonathan Albanese
2 Dario Giatti Da Silva...19 Marco Polancec-Marin...10 Mohamed Aihilo...7 Nathanial McAuley
6 Noah Costa...16 Davd Bain...17 Jacob Rodrigues...5 Luke Kim
..........8 Kibwe Dyer (cpt)...11 George Owusu

Subs:...1 Justin Barrett (gk)...13 Michael Said...3 Mohamed Ashim...15 Isgiel Noel
...4 Dario Giatti Da Silva...9 Bryson Brown...20 Marik Said
team officials:...head coach Josef Komlodi...assistant coach Indrit Fortuzi...other team officials
Gordana Polancec-Marin, Danny Costa, and Sherry Youssef

Game officials:...Braedon Krampert...referee's assistants Kuizan Weekes and Jonathan Atkinson
...fourth official Kim Lee...(all black uniforms)

1st Half:...game starts 8:45pm. NMP defends south end.
3 min...NMP player cornerkick from right is low and nearest defender clears.
4 min...PS Rodrigues takes freekick in face in one man wall at 20 yards.
5 min...PS McAuley 50 yard freekick from left has defender head away at 15 yards.
8 min...NMP Prescod shoots 12 yarder from right end line off right post. Prescod eventually gets ball
back and 12 yard shot is wide left but called offside anyway.
10 min...NMP player's cornerkick from right is over players in box. Charging NMP Marksman blasts 30 yarder
from left wide left and high over back fence.
11 min...NMP Botelho cornerkick from right is over players in box charging NMP Prescod head 12 yarder
in crowd of players in middle just over bar.
14 min...NMP Prescod cross from 12 yards has defender make key stop to prevent 6 yard tap-in.
15 min...PS goalie smothers ball at 12 yards to prevent NMP Fenton getting to it.
16 min...NMP Botelho blasts loose 35 yarder up middle that tips off defender at 25 yards and flying goalie
pushes ball wide left.
17 min...NMP Botelho cornerkick from left is between players in 6 yard box and bounces through box.
18 min...NMP Marksman long run up left and low 28 yard shot is wide left.
20 min...PS Kim run down middle and pushes ball too far forward at 25 yards and goalie smothers at 10 yards.
21 min...NMP Marksman shoots 20 yarder well over net.
24 min...NMP Marksman races on left and crosses into box.
24 min...NMP Marksman cross from 28 yards on left has defender dive at 5 yards to head ball away. NMP Botelho
shoots 22 yard rebound that's stopped.
25 min...PS Dyer rush on right and rolls cross into 6 yard box but defender clears.
25 min...PS goalie smothers through ball on left edge of box ahead of NMP Fenton.
26 min...NMP Whyte cross from 30 yards on right has goalie catch on bounce in crowd of players.
27 min...NMP Whyte shoots 22 yarder from right is over net.
29 min...NMP Prescod 28 yard shot from right is well wide left for throw-in.
30 min...PS YELLOW card...Costa earns it for a 'third' high kick as the referee reminded him.
31 min...NMP Botelho 35 yard freekick from left has ball whistled down in 6 yard box after some kicking around
in scramble.
33 min...PS Owuso is injured on center line away from play and needs trainer.
36 min...NMP Whyte cross from 30 yards on right has NMP Fenton head 10 yarder down middle just over bar.
38 min...NMP Botelho freekick from 19 yards down middle blasts roller that tips wide left for cornerkick.
39 min...NMP Botelho cornerkick from left has charging defender head away at 8 yards.
39 min...NMP Jung chips 50 yard freekick from right that has goalie to dive to end up making save on 8 yard shot
that somehow between crowd of players.
40 min...PS Polancec-Marin 60 yard freekick from right has goalie make save in middle of box.
41 min...NMP YELLOW card...De Medina-Fernandez earns it for tackle that injures PS McAuley at 40 yard line.
44 min...NMP Botelho gets 10 yard shot on right that goalie sprawls to save on right post.
45 min...NMP Botelho blasts 20 yarder on right after two players strip defenders but shot is off target.
46 min...PS goalie out to 12 yards to beat NMP player to bouncer and grab it.
46 min...NMP Marksman receives cornerkick from right that was over players in box and 22 yard shot from left is saved.
47 min...half ends 9:31pm.

2nd Half:...starts 9:47pm.
halftime sub:...NMP Motina replaces Marksman.
...........MNP Beutler replaces Prescod.
46 min...NMP Motina 25 yard freekick from left is into wall. He gets rebound and rolls ball forward and left. An NMP
player has 15 yard shot stopped.
47 min...NMP Motina gets cornerkick from right is partially cleared and NMP player blasts 22 yard shot over net.
48 min...NMP Fenton blasts 25 yard freekick up middle that's blocked in player wall. The rebound is cleared for
a fast break.
51 min...NMP Botelho cornerkick from left is cleared. Botelho gets to ball and 25 yard roller wins another cornerkick.
52 min...NMP Botelho cornerkick from left is high and defender heads wide right for another cornerkick.
52 min...NMP Botelho takes short cornerkick from right is not worked into box.
53 min...NMP Beutler 25 yard freekick from slight right is blasted over net.
55 min...PS Rodrigues gets pass on left and 30 yard roller is directly to goalie but is called offside anyway.
56 min...NMP sub...Martinez replaces De Medina-Fernandez.
57 min...NMP Anthony Wright GOAL...NMP Evan Beutler cornerkick from right is over box but NMP Nicholas Martinez
blasts 22 yarder from left that goalie Jonathan Albanese stops but Wright shoots in rebound from 8 yards to right
side of goal.
59 min...NMP player long run down middle and traps pass to NMP Motina who shoots low and wide left.
61 min...PS Dyer player called for offensive push on defence as he runs into box.
62 min...PS sub...Ashim replaces Costa.
63 min...PS Dyer receives pass from left is rolled by PS Rodrigues and cuts 12 yard shot around defender wide left of post.
PS McAuley at center lne needs treatment by trainer.
64 min...NMP Whyte gets to long pass on right that center players missed. His low cross is just a step ahead of NMP Fenton
for tap-in at 6 yards on left post.
66 min...NMP Whyte receives throw-in. NMP Martinez gets to partial clearance and 35 yard blasts is saved by diving goalie
on left post.
67 min...NMP Jung chips 40 yard cross from right that goalie catches.
69 min...NMP sub...Begaj replaces Wright.
71 min...NMP sub...Luyiga replaces Fenton.
71 min...PS Ashim 35 yard freekick up middle is weak and sent into player wall. PS Dyer recovers and spins to shoot 20 yarder
over bar.
73 min...NMP Whyte cross from right has NMP player clear.
74 min...PS Rodrigues 40 yard cross from left is caught by goalie at 12 yards.
74 min...NMP Martinez low 30 yard shot between players up middle has diving goalie save on left post.
76 min...NMP Beutler is checked but rolls 28 yarder up middle that goalie stops.
78 min...NMP Wright cross from 30 yards on left has NMP Motina not able to get away clear shot at 20 yards up middle.
79 min...PS sub...Said replaces McAuley.
79 min...PS goalie beats NMP Motina to bouncer.
83 min...PS Aihilo 33 yard freekick is caught by goalie at top right corner of net.
86 min...NMP Andi Mortina GOAL...NMP Nicholas Martinez at 28 yards is pushed by defender to lose control of ball.
Mortina gets to ball and spins to get away 25 yarder from left to top right corner of net.
87 min...PS sub...Noel replaces Kim.
87 min...PS Dyer cornerkick from left is headed away by defender at 10 yards starting fast break. NMP player ends
up with 30 yard shot from left that goalie dives to catch.
88 min...NMP Botelho shoots wide from 12 yards.
89 min...PS sub...Brown replaces Owusu.
89 min...PS player's high cross from right is bounced through box.
91 min...PS sub...Da Silva replaces Bain.
92 min...NMP Beutler passes to NMP Wright who shoots off target.
93 min...game ends 10:35pm.

Final Score:...North Mississauga Panthers...2...Pro Stars FC...0...

Attendance was about 100 on this mild night although windbreakers were worn 
by almost everyone as it was almost dark by game time and the temperature 
was dropping.

Referee Braedon Krampert gave out only two Yellow cards (one to each team) 
that I counted, both in the first half to keep things under control. He was 
near the sideline at 30 minutes when he gave one to PS Noah Costa--"that's 
the third time" he said as if he was counting his high kicks. Well at least 
he gave him warnings until then.

North Miss dominated this game in terms of possession and shots at goal. 
Jonathan Albanese was in net for ProStars and still wearing a mask to protect 
his broken nose but was daring enough to make diving saves and take 
on any shot. It looked inevitable that North Miss would eventually score 
but finally getting one in at two thirds mark and not being able to get 
an insurance marker until near the end meant a tie was always a possibility.

Adam Majer earned the shutout for North Miss. He had all but a few routine 
saves to make and covering the angles well made it look even easier.

ProStars were always one pass away from springing a break or getting 
a clear shot. Even the parents were shouting things like "stop dithering 
in the back" when times got desperate. Panthers defensive line of Daniel Whyte, 
Anthony Wright, captain Gareth Davies, and Dale Cudmore frustrated ProStars 
with their blocks and takeaways.

ProStars use a young lineup. Tonight they had seven teenagers starting. 
Their subs bench was composed of mostly even younger teenagers. They have 
scored a league low of 11 goals in 15 league games this year.

ProStars have moved three of their older players on to Europe. Adel Rahman (22) 
and his brother Navid Rahman (21) have both signed for KFC Komarno of the 
Slovakian Second Division and Uday Arora (21) has signed for Leixoes FC 
of the Portuguese Second Division and that's just this month alone.

Black numbers on red shirts don't show up to well crossfield in the dark 
so I had to use my binoculars a lot to see what North Miss were doing.

The start of the game was delayed by 15 minutes and almost lucky it was 
played at all. The game officials found a ripped part of the field turf 
in the north end 6 yard box. There was talk of moving the game to the next 
field over which wasn't being used at that time of night but the DJ would 
have to stay where he was as he said there weren't electrical plugs for his 
equipment. Finally a maintenance guy brought over some yellow coloured duct 
tape to patch the turf back down and get the game started. It didn't look 
like the patch had any effect on the game. All the delays meant that they 
skipped the national anthems but it was nice to hear the goals and subs 
read out clearly.

It was my first time this season watching a Panthers home game although 
the fifth time I've seen them this year. I have been to the Hershey fields 
twice before but that was to watch Sigma FC home games who play here too. 
In fact the Sigma game vs Toronto FC III was supposed to be played 
at 4:00pm but it was postponed three days ago (doubtful they would have 
known about the hole).  I asked a league official and she said it was 
at TFC's request as they were in a tournament. Yes they are in a U-17 tourney 
with Vaughan, Woodbridge, and Juventus (Italy) Italy this weekend. TFC III 
usually has an older than age 16 lineup this season but that may 
be the reason.

The win moves North Mississauga Panthers to a record of 5 wins, 8 losses, 
2 ties for 17 points and fifth place in the Western Conference.

ProStars record falls to 0 wins, 14 losses, 1 tie for 1 point and last 
in the eight team West. They are now the only team that hasn't won this year 
after Toronto Skillz won on Sunday. ProStars and Skillz were supposed 
to play on Thursday night in Brampton but the game was canceled by 
'The Garden City' for wet grounds for the second time in three weeks...Thursday 
it had really rained a lot during the day and evening.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca
twitter @RocketRobin01

North Mississauga Panthers starters