June 7, 2019 League 1 Ontario--Durham United FA vs Aurora FC (by Rocket Robin)

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Result and details of the Friday June 7, 2019 League 1 Ontario game between Durham United FA and Aurora FC
played at Kinsmen Park in Pickering at 8:00pm.

Durham United FA (black socks, shorts, and numbers, white shirts)

.................1 Kheder Caesar-Thompson
6 Orville Malcolm...4 Drai Gordon...5 Mahadi Mahadi...11 Terence Linatoc
10 Mitchell Wong...8 Maleik De Freitas...7 Mitchell Wong...12 Jae Jin Lee...17 Liam Salmon
......................23 Michael Thornton

Subs:...0 Kevon Grant...9 Esau Powell...15 Kevin Thibodeau...16 Jovante Etienne
...18 Gary Canam...19 Derrick Amankwa...20 Barrington Smith
team officials:...team head coach Paul Martin...assistant coach Francis Etienne...manager Brendan Ford
...therapist Alex Hawkins

Aurora FC (yellow socks and numbers, black shorts and shirts)

.....................12 Nicholas Frenati
7 Nicholas Machado...16 Alex Meczarski...5 Michael Fayehun (cpt)...3 Riley Ferrazzo
6 Joseph Vitulli...8 Max Ferrari...15 Ian Vidovich...17 Youssef Zaghloul
................11 Johnson Amoo...10 Felipe Vilela

Subs:...18 Ryan Collins (gk)...2 Dylan Rennie...4 Kwame Opoku...9 Iyowuna Jumbo
...13 Niklas Bauer
team officials:...team head coach Michael Aquino...assistant coaches Alex Sabatini and Marco Ciampa
...managers Mario De Lucia and Ralph Aquino
Suspended player: Conor O'Callaghan

Game officials:...referee Filip Dujic...referee's assistants Kurtis Portengen and Michael Heuthe
...fourth official Derrick Farwell...(watermelon shirts, black shorts and socks)

First Half:...game starts 7:03pm...DUFA defends east end. The sun has mostly set below the tree line.
The weather is cooling and windreakers are OK for fans tonight.
90 sec...AFC Riley Ferrazzo GOAL...Ferrazzo steals ball from a defender covering a throw-in and takes 20 yard
shot from sharp angle on left that drops into top right corner over goalie Khedar Caesar-Thompson guarding
left post.
2 min...AFC Fayehun gets down to tip DUFA player's 20 yard shot wide left of goal.
2 min...DUFA player's cornerkick from left is whistled down for bumping in the box.
5 min...AFC Zaghloul 35 yard chip from left is well wide right.
6 min...AFC Fayehun 60 yard freekick from left is over players and caught by goalie wide right of post.
7 min...DUFA Djimi cross from 25 yards on far right is well over box.
8 min...DUFA player rolls 20 yard shot through crowd of players wide right of net.
11 min...AFC Zaghloul can't win Penalty kick on run into left side of box.
12 min...AFC Fayehun makes clearance on ball rolled across box from left.
13 min...DUFA Wong rush to middle and 22 yard shot is stopped by sliding AFC Fayehun flipping him over.
13 min...DUFA Wong pops ball up and over net as he was getting back up at 10 yards and all lands behind net.
16 min...DUFA Wong run between players and 15 yard shot hits AFC Fayehun in face.
16 min...AFC Meczarski heads DUFA player's cross behind own end line.
17 min...DUFA players waste short cornerkick with cross that's over box.
17 min...DUFA Linatoc 30 yard cross from left is caught by goalie.
18 min...AFC Vitulli rush up right and low cross through box in unplayed.
19 min...DUFA Linatoc blasts 45 yard partial clearance from left that's just wide right of net.
20 min...AFC sub...Bauer replaces injured Vidovich.
21 min...DUFA De Freitas 35 yard freekick up middle is just wide left of post.
22 min...AFC Ferrari cross from right after run is over box and AFC Vilela on left heads ball down into 6 yard box
and DUFA Gordon dribbles it out of trouble.
23 min...AFC Amoo steps to middle from left and blasts 28 yarder over bar.
24 min...AFC Zaghloul rusn up left and cuts over to middle and low 12 yarder from left rolls over sliding AFC Ferrari
at 5 yards on left post and deflects over to goalie.
26 min...DUFA Thornton recovers loose ball and has 18 yard shot up middle that's blocked by defender.
27 min...AFC Zaghloul cornerkick from right has AFC Vidovich pop up ball on header on left. AFC Bauer bashes
through defenders at 12 yards then into goalie resulting in DUFA freekick.
29 min...DUFA Djimi low 15 yard shot is blocked by goalie at 10 yards.
30 min...DUFA Lee 35 yard freekick from right is kicked around and deflected off defender for cornerkick on left.
31 min...AFC Zaghloul threads pass from 45 yards to AFC Vilela on left and he trips up.
32 min...AFC Amoo, then AFC Zaghloul have two clear shot at 12 yards that goalie makes point blank stops deflecting
second for a cornerkick on left side.
33 min...AFC Zaghloul cornerkick from left is headed away in box.
34 min...AFC Machado collects partially cleared cornerkick from right and 35 yard shot down middle is caught by goalie.
35 min...AFC Riley Ferrazzo 40 yard freekick from the left is headed up by an AFC player and comes down off
a DUFA defender's shoulder at 15 yards and referee Filip Dujic calls a Penalty kick. (the ball may have
continued down his arm but it was hard for me to see in the crowd of players)
36 min....AFC Felipe Vilela GOAL...Vilela blasts Penalty kick into left side of net about 3 feet high with
goalie diving right.
39 min...DUFA Linatoc 45 yard freekick on left is between upraised hands of goalie at 4 yards and deflects off
DUFA player and out for goalkick.
40 min...AFC goalie out to slide at 15 yards and causes DUFA player to deflect shot off him wide left of net.
41 min...DUFA player's cornerkick from left bends wide right and over box and out for goalkick.
43 min...AFC Zaghloul rush to middle from right and rolls 20 yard shot wide right.
44 min...AFC Ferrari on 2 on 1 break up right blasts 20 yard shot just over bar.
44 min...DUFA Salmon shoots 22 yard roller from right wide left of net.
45 min...DUFA Wong run up left sideline is covered by defender and shoots 30 yarder wide left of net.
46 min...half ends 8:49pm.

Second Half:...starts 9:04pm. It's still not dark.
Halftime sub...DUFA Smith replaces De Freitas.
45 min...AFC Michael Fayehun GOAL...AFC Johnson Amoo takes cornerkick from left that has Fayehun
leap in crowd of players at 3 yards on right post and head into top right corner of net.
46 min...AFC player's 30 yard shot from left is stopped by leg at 15 yards.
46 min...DUFA Wong is stripped of ball at top left corner of AFC box before he can get away shot.
50 min...DUFA Salmon takes step to control ball on step to middle and his 25 yard shot is stopped.
51 min...AFC Max Ferrari GOAL...Ferrari on 2 on 2 rush has ball stopped by defenders at 30 yard line but
second AFC forward pokes ball through and Ferrari steps behind them and dribbles in and shoots 15 yarder
from slight left into right corner of net past sprawling goalie.
53 min...AFC sub...Opoku replaces Vitulli.
54 min...DUFA Wong runs to left end line to get past defender but rolls 10 yarder along end line for goalie to stop.
55 min...DUFA sub...Thibodeau replaces Wong.
56 min...DUFA sub...Anankwa replaces Djimi.
56 min...DUFA Thornton blasts 15 yarder that defender deflects away at 8 yards. DUFA player chips 25 yarder over
two other DUFA players on left.
58 min...DUFA Amankwa cross from 20 yards on far right is over box and out for goalkick.
58 min...AFC Ferrari wins cornerkick when he's pushed over on run to right end line.
59 min...AFC Michael Fayehun GOAL...AFC Johnson Amoo takes cornerkick from the right that's between
players in box. An AFC player recrosses from the left and Fayehun blasts a 22 yarder down the middle
into the right corner of the net.
62 min...AFC sub...Jumbo replaces Bauer.
62 min...DUFA Linatoc long throw-in from left is cleared on right side of box.
63 min...DUFA player's rush on left to end line and cross over to right and DUFA Amankwa heads 6 yarder that goalie
catches on right post.
64 min...AFC sub...Rennie replaces Ferrari.
66 min...DUFA Lee 20 yard shot down middle has flying goalie push ball wide left of post.
68 min...AFC Fayehun feeds through ball to AFC Opoku but he's bumped over for no call.
69 min...DUFA Linatoc cornerkick from left has DUFA Wong dive and hook 7 yard shot off heel that drops just over bar.
70 min...DUFA goalie needs trainer for injury at 30 yard line.
70 min...DUFA Kevin Grant replaces injured Khedar Caesar-Thompson in net.
71 min...DUFA Thornton pass up middle from 25 yards to DUFA Amankwa whose 12 yarder up middle is knocked down
by goalie and smothered.
73 min...DUFA player's low 22 yarder up right that deflects off sprawling goalie on right post then hits post and deflects
back for goalie to catch.
74 min...DUFA sub...Powell replaces Thornton.
75 min...DUFA Linatoc 55 yard freekick from left has leaping defender head away at 15 yards.
78 min...DUFA YELLOW card...Linatoc earns it for trip of AFC Ferrarzzo near center line.
79 min...DUFA Linatoc long throw-in from left has DUFA Salmon tip all with foot at 10 yards and ball is picked
up by AFC goalie behind him.
81 min...AFC Vilela is centered ball and low 20 yard shot is caught by goalie diving to right side.
83 min...AFC Ferrazzo blasts 40 yard freekick down middle off football goalpost bar.
84 min...AFC Opoku rush on right cutting to middle and rolls 28 yard shot wide left of post.
85 min...AFC Fayehun takes a kick in his ankle then blocks shot.
85 min...AFC sub...Collins (the back up goalie pulls on spare outfielder's jersey #18) replaces Vilela.
86 min...AFC Opoku gets by five guys on run down right and low 20 yard shot hits AFC Jumbo and deflects away.
88 min...DUFA Thibodeau swishes on 15 yard midair shot in the clear and is then overrun.
91 min...AFC Zaghloul blasts 30 yard roller from left that goalie smothers.
92 min...AFC goalie dives and takes ball off DUFA Thibodeau who'd just received pass at 10 yards.
92 min...game ends 9:51pm.

Final Score:...Durham United FA......0.......Aurora FC.......5......

Attendance was about 60 on this warm night. I hadn't been to Kinsmen Park in two years as Durham didn't have a men's team in L1O last season and their first few home games this year have been held at Pickering Soccer Centre (indoor facility). The grass looked like it had been mowed in the last few days possibly for the first time in a long time as the clippings were about three inches long and they hadn't all been removed from the field. This had an effect similar to playing on wet grass as the ball would look like it was going to roll out of bounds and just suddenly stop in a pile of dried clippings. We've had a wet month including rain the night before but the field was dry after our first hot spell of the season. Although we've had a late Spring, I remembered this field required mosquito repellent so I brought mine (I may not have used it since two years ago) and was glad I did. The second half started at 9:04pm and it wasn't dark yet! Referee Filip Dujic gave out only one Yellow card besides calling the Penalty kick. (He had been the fourth official in the York 9 FC vs FC Edmonton Canadian Championship game on Wednesday). That didn't please the crowd as every play to them was 'hand ball' or 'card him ref' but I felt he let the game flow well. A lot of freekicks for the--at times--hard checking. AFC Niklas Bauer needing to replace Ian Vidovic at only 20 minutes and DUFA having to switch goalies at 70 minutes were the only noticeable injuries I could see. Nicholas Frenati earned the shutout for Aurora making some key saves and having a reliable defence blocking many shots. Backup goalie Ryan Collins even came on as a field player at the 86 minute mark. Both goalies have played three full games each and have an identical 1.33 goals against per the L1O web site! Ironic thing about Michael Fayehun's goals were the kind of action shots that make the pictures on the L1O website as goals of the game. When he's not playing he does take photos for the league. Let's hope the league photographer got those shots tonight! Best non-scoring chances were at 29 minutes when DUFA Guedei Djimi took a low 15 yard shot that the goalie was able to block at 10 yards. The next minute DUFA Jae Jin Lee took a 35 yard freekick that was kicked around in the box and deflected off a defender for a cornerkick. 32 minutes had AFC Johnson Amoo then Youssef Zaghloul have two clear shot at 12 yards that the goalie makes point blank save on. 39 minutes had DUFA Terenc Linatoc take a 45 yard freekick from the left that went through the goalie's upraised hands at 4 yards and deflect off a DUFA player on the post and deflect out for a goalkick. 63 minutes had a DUFA player rush on the left to the end line and cross over to the right where DUFA Derrick Amankwa headed a 6 yarder that the goalie caught on the right post. 66 minutes had Lee take a 20 yard shot down the middle that the flying goalie pushed wide left of the post. 69 minutes had Linatoc take a cornerkick that the diving DUFA Mitchell Wong hooked a 7 yard shot off his heel that dropped just over the bar. 71 minutes had DUFA Michael Thornton pass up the middle from 25 yards to Amankwa whose 12 yard shot up the middle was knocked down by the goalie and smothered. 73 minutes had a DUFA player take a low 22 yarder from the right that deflected off the sprawling goalie on the right post hit the post and deflect back for him to catch while still on the ground. 81 minutes had Ferrazzo being centered a ball and taking a low 20 yard shot that was caught by the diving goalie on the right side of goal. The loss leaves Durham in fourteenth with a record of 0 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie. They have three more home games at this park and hopefully they will get used to it. Beyond this field were baseball diamonds, tennis courts and lots of other soccer fields. Noticeable for me were the demographic of the baseball diamond having a beer league game of adults whereas the tennis courts and soccer fields were filled with children and teens. The win improves the Aurora record to 3 wins, 1 loss, and 2 ties for 11 points. That moves them to fifth place in the sixteen team league (later games this weekend will probably mean they will be passed by a few teams). I'd easily list Aurora as being one of the 'most improved' teams this season. They have brought in Mike Aquino as head coach who is also the head coach of Humber College the defending Canadian college champions. He has brought along Humber players Nicolas Machado, Riley Ferrazzo, Michale Fayehum and goalie Nicholas Frenati. I used to follow Aquino for years at the turn of the century as a player mostly for York Region Shooters. Also with Aurora is forward Felipe Vilela who had many successful years with Oakville Blue Devils. He decided to play for Aurora as he lives in Toronto so less driving than getting to Oakville. When I've written before that not even the best L1O players moved up to the CPL, he'd definitely be one of the examples I use to make that point. He would play for OBD on Sunday usually after playing for George Brown College the day before. He answered me that he's now an electrician, in the union, and age 27. The amount of salary the CPL offers is quite low...no insult to me as waaaay back my favourite player was a letter carrier for Canada Post. Why would (my hero) give up a career there for a chance to play in Hershey Pennsylvania where he may get cut part way through the season? Also no insult intended as Vilela's linemate last season did join the CPL and is one of their scoring leaders...Anthony Novak for Forge FC...the situation was right for him as Novak was just deciding to join the Canadian Armed Forces. Rocket Robin robing@eol.ca twitter @RocketRobin01

Aurora FC head coach Michael Aquino and assistant coach Alex Sabatini interview with Aurora FC head coach Mike Aquino and assistant coach Alex Sabatini...5 min 19 sec Aquino talks about tonight's game, how he's come over from Humber College and brought a few players, the championships won by Humber College, the attraction of players to Aurora FC as a link to CPL? Sabatini feelings about Humber/Aurora, how they could bring Felipe Vilela and his skills to this team. Rocket Robin robing@eol.ca twitter @RocketRobin01