August 17, 2018 League 1 Ontario--Darby FC vs Alliance United FC game review (by Rocket Robin)

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Result of the Friday August 17, 2018 League 1 Ontario game between Darby FC and Alliance United
played at Whitby Soccer Centre in Whitby at 8:00pm.

Darby FC (all navy, white numbers)

...................1 Matt Zaikos
3 Vincenzo Sasso...5 Taejon Mikle-Ryan...15 Cameron Brooks (cpt)...12 Amrik McFarlane
14 Marcellus Paul...6 Raphael Reynolds...4 Jonathan Parolini...23 Shaun Lawson...11 Nashon Campbell
.................9 Le Rohne Young

Subs:...0 Ile Naumoski (gk)...7 Trevon McInnis...8 David Reilly...10 Kashiff DeJonge
...16 Michael Marioaro...18 Adrian Gallo...21 Cale Loughrey
team officials:...assistant coaches Billy Pachis and Sanford Carabin...equipment manager Bill Sidsworth
...therapist John Berry

Alliance United FC (all white, black numbers)

....................1 Mark Rogal
11 Russel Rodrigues...4 Nikola Stakic (cpt)...10 Jesse Assing...3 Devon Bowyer
.........15 Connor McFall...17 Nicholas Osorio...18 Daniel Da Silva
..........9 Anthony Sousa...13 Farrell Francis...19 Koosha Nazemi

Subs:...30 Tristan Martino (gk)...5 David Colelli...7 Nirunthan Sivananthan...8 Justin Yarde
...12 Bogdan Poliakhov...16 Djimi Guedei
team officials:...team head coach Ilya Orlov...assistant coaches Denys Rylskyi, Richard Alexander, and Roman Rashchuk

Game officials:...referee John Vlahos...referee's assistants Kim Lee and Michael Heuthe
...fourth official Nicolas Piperino...(watermelon shirts, black shorts and socks)

First Half:...game starts 8:00pm...Darby defends east end at this indoor facility.
1 min...Darby goalie beats AU Sousa to pick up bouncer down the right side at 15 yards.
2 min...AU goalie catches high cross on edge of box.
4 min...AU Nazemi 30 yard freekick from right is high and has AU Sousa flick 8 yard header down middle that diving goalie
pushes wide right of post.
7 min...Darby Sasso long throw-in from right has AU players head out of box in two parts.
9 min...Darby goalie outjumps AU Da Silva on edge of box to make catch.
10 min...Darby Brooks dummies 35 yard freekick down middle and Darby Reynolds blasts freekick high and over net.
11 min...AU Francis gets spun around after dribbling but doesn't fall over in Darby box and the defenders clear.
13 min...AU Sousa and AU Rodrigues work ball into right side of box but defenders clear.
14 min...AU Da Silva receives centering pass from AU Sousa on right but blasts 20 yarder high over net.
15 min...Darby Brooks clears ball for a throw-in from AU Da Silva on rush down middle into Darby box.
15 min...AU Nazemi cornerkick has Darby Brooks head away in crowd of players in box.
16 min...AU Nazemi rush down left when given a backheel pass. He then runs along end line and AU Da Silva blasts 15 yard
shot deflecting off defender for cornerkick.
17 min...AU Da Silva cornerkick from right has AU Stakic cross from left cleared by defenders.
18 min...AU player's low 20 yard shot stopped by goalie.
19 min...Darby goalie smothers through ball at 15 yards on right ahead of AU Da Silva.
20 min...Darby Brooks 50 yard freekick from left is headed on edge of box but ball cleared.
24 min...Darby Sasso 35 yard freekick from right has goalie drift left in crowd of players to clear.
25 min...Darby Brooks low 35 yard freekick from left is over to right and Darby Paul has cross caught by goalie.
27 min...AU Sousa rolls 15 yard shot wide left of post on play started with AU goalie clearance that hit a wire strung
across the field and deflected to the open Sousa to make a run.
28 min...Darby Campbell blasts 35 yarder from left well high and wide right of net.
29 min...Darby Parolini rolls through ball pass past sliding defender at 15 yards but too far for charging Darby Paul
and ball is out for goalkick on right.
31 min...AU Rodrigues shoots 25 yarder from right well over net.
35 min...Darby Young rolls pass to left and Darby Campbell shoots 22 yarder high and wide right.
38 min...Darby YELLOW card...Parolini earns if for kick on player near center line.
39 min...Darby Brooks 30 yard freekick from far right has defender at 6 yards head ball wide left.
40 min...Darby Lawson cornerkick from right has Darby Campbell head ball down near left post but defender clears.
42 min...Darby Sasso 30 yard freekick from left must be retaken as Darby Campbell is knocked in box.
43 min...Darby Sasso 30 yard freekick is headed away on edge of box and two Darby player fall over on cross
from left jumping for headers.
44 min...AU Osorio cuts into box from right but ball pops up and hits him on hand.
45 min...half ends 8:45pm with no added time.

Second Half:...starts 9:01pm.
Halftime sub:...AU Poliakhov replaces Osorio.
46 min...AU Sousa blasts shot low from 20 yards from right that Darby Brooks blocks at 15 yards.
46 min...AU McFall crosses chip from right that has AU Da Silva even with left post pop header from 8 yards wide left of net.
48 min...AU Poliakhov long run down right and shoots low 20 yarder on tight angle wide left ahead of charging AU Da Silva
down middle.
49 min...AU goalie catches Darby Brooks chip down left from 30 yards.
50 min...AU McFall low 30 yard shot between players is caught by goalie.
50 min...AU goalie steps to edge of box to catch bouncer.
52 min...Darby Sasso 55 yard freekick from right has Darby Young flick header while his back is turned from 18 yards
in crowd of players wide left of net.
53 min...A Darby player's clearance off the stadium lights causes a freekick.
54 min...AU Nazemi gets ball in Darby box but loses possession.
55 min...AU Nazemi cornerkick from left has AU Stakic on right head ball across box but wins another cornerkick.
56 min...AU Nazemi cornerkick on right has scarmble on left which defenders can't clear. Darby goalie catches 8 yard shot on his knees.
.....AU YELLOW card...Stakic earns it for kicking the Darby goalie after he'd caught ball.
57 min...AU sub...Sivananthan replaces Da Silva.
58 min...Darby Paul blasts 25 yarder up middle well over net after AU Bowyer chest ball down.
60 min...Darby YELLOW card...Reynolds earns it for sliding tackle that injured AU Sousa.
61 min...AU Nazemi 40 yard freekick from left into crowd of players in box has goalie punch ball away.
62 min...AU Poliakhov rush on right and cetnering pass roller has Darby Brooks clear at 15 yards.
62 min...Darby Young on 1 on 2 rusn down left rolls 15 yarder to goalie.
65 min...Darby sub...DeJonge replaces Paul.
65 min...AU Nazemi cornerkick from right is cleared on left side of box.
65 min...AU Rodrigues dribbles up middle eluding three players on run from center line. He then rolls pass forward from 25 yards
to an AU player at 12 yards who steps forward and shoots low 10 yarder that goalie flies over and pushes wide right of post.
66 min...Darby Sasso ends Darby pressure with a 25 yard shot from right that's wide lefft of net.
66 min...AU sub...Guedei replaces Nazemi.
69 min...AU Sousa dribbles up middle and passes to AU Bowyer on left who shoots 28 yarder wide right of net.
70 min...Darby Campbell receives ross from right and bicycle kick from 15 yards up middle is caught by goalie.
73 min...Darby Lawson 25 yard freekici near left end line is over players in box and Darby Mikle-Ryan header on right can
only tip it further right.
74 min...Darby Parolini is injured at Darby 50 yard line.
75 min...Darby player's cross from 22 yards is blocked by AU Bowyer and wins cornerkick.
76 min...Darby Lawson cornerkick from right has AU Assing head ball away for fast break.
77 min...Darby sub...Gallo replaces Parolini.
.........Darby sub...McInnis replaces Campbell.
78 min...AU plaeyrs are offside twice in the last two minutes.
80 min...Darby Reynolds rolls pass in crowd of players at 25 yards and Darby DeJonge blasts 22 yarder well over net.
82 min...AU Sivananthan is off balance and can't connect on AU Poliakhov centeirng pass after Au Bowyer had sent him throw-in from left.
84 min...Another off the ceiling clearance.
84 min...AU Sousa is injured near left sideline and needs trainer.
86 min...AU McFall makes key clearance of Darby cross into box.
86 min...AU sub...Colelli replaces Francis.
87 min...Darby Brooks long throw-in has defender head away inside AU box.
89 min...AU Sivananthan flicks header from 25 yards that bounces to Darby goalie.
90 min...Darby Trevon McInnis GOAL...Darby Cameron Brooks takes throw-in from near right cornerflag that Darby player heads down
but ball tips off AU players foot and back over to Brooks who sends high cross from just outside box for Darby Raphael Reynolds on left
who heads ball back across box and over goalie Mark Rogal who ran left of post to challenge. McInnis heads 8 yarder down middle
into open net.
91 min...Darby Brooks pops up header and AY Colelli has 10 yard headere up middle that goalie dives right to smother.
93 min...There's a multi-player dust up in the AU left corner near the flag when the Darby players were timewasting with short cornerkicks
and throw-ins. I saw the referee give out at least two Yellow cards on this action but they don't show up on the league's game summary.

Final Score:....Darby FC......1......Alliance United.....0.......

Attendance was about 40 on this rainy night however as this was an indoor stadium that can't be used
as an excuse although I heard driving was dangerous from certain directions.

This was a very even game with chances about equal for both sides and I was expecting a scoreless draw
with all the missed opportunities by both teams.

Best scoring chances were at 4 minutes when AU Koosha Nazemi taking a high 30 yard freekick from
the right and AU Anthony Sousa flicked an 8 yard header down the middle that the diving goalie
pushed wide right of the post. 56 minutes had AU Nazemi take a cornerkick from the right resulted
in a scramble on the left side of the box which the defenders couldn't clear and the Darby goalie
Matt Zaikos caught an 8 yard shot while on this knees on the left post. AU Nikola Stakic earned
a Yellow card for kicking at the goalie after he'd caught the ball. 70 minutes had Darby Nashon Campbell
receive a cross from the right and took a bicycle kick from 15 yards up the middle that was caught
by the goalie.

Alliance almost scored an equalizer in the 3 minutes of added time when one minute after the
Darby goal Darby's Cameron Brooks popped up a header in his own box and AU David Colelli had
a 10 yard header up the middle that the goalie dove to the right to smother the ball near the post.

Because this stadium is indoors, there were some stoppages for balls hitting the ceiling but
only near the sideline where the curvature of the dome is lower. Referee John Vlahos had
to rule for a few dropped balls. Something different than other indoor facilities though
is wires stretching across the field like clotheslines so they slide curtains across the field
and divide the field into three for small sided games. A ball hitting the rather low hanging
wires would draw a whistle but there was at least one occasion where a strange deflection was
not called and resulted in a breakaway along the sideline which to be fair didn't result
in a goal.

These two teams were tied before tonight's game with both on the edge of the playoffs positions.
The win improves Darby's record to 5 wins, 5 losses, 2 ties for 17 points and moves them
to seventh place. Alliance's record falls to 4 wins, 5 losses, 2 ties for 14 points and they hold
at a tie for ninth place with Sanjaxx. With most of the other teams still to play this weekend
Alliance will probably drop from that ninth spot which is the last playoff spot. TFC III
is currently second but are leaving the league at the end of the month to play in the USSDA league
and will not participate in the L1O playoffs.

Both Darby and Alliance are new teams to the league although they have experienced players
from 2017 teams. Darby have some players and team officials from last year's Durham United FA
who aren't operating a men's L1O team although they've kept their women's L1O team. Alliance has
three players I recognize from the TFC Academy organization—goalie Mark Rogal, defender Nikola Stakic,
and midfielder Nicholas Osorio (younger brother of both Jonathan Osorio from the TFC MLS team,
and Anthony Osorio from L1O Vaughan Azzurri).

Rocket Robin
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Darby FC starters