July 21, 2019 League 1 Ontario--Aurora FC vs Toronto Skillz game report (by Rocket Robin)

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Result and details of the Sunday July 21, 2019 League 1 Ontario game between Aurora FC and Toronto Skillz
played at Stewart Burnett Park in Aurora at 6:00pm.

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

.......................12 Nicholas Frenati
16 Alex Meczarski...18 Nicholas Machado...5 Michael Fayehun (cpt)...3 Riley Ferrazzo
19 Timothy Mahabir...7 Nuno Carvalho...8 Max Ferrari...13 Niklas Bauer
.............10 Felipe Vilela...14 Uday Arora

Subs:...1 Ryan Collins (gk)...4 Conor O'Callaghan...6 Joseph Vitulli...9 Ali El Zeir
...11 Johnson Amoo...15 Kiril Dimitrov...20 Justin Brown
team officials:...team head coach Michael Aquino...assistant coach Alex Sabatini...managers Mario De Luccia
and Ralph Aquino

Toronto Skillz (red socks and shirts, black shorts, white sleeves and numbers)

.......................0 Sunny Dhaliwal
22 Estevan Carles...24 Thanujan Jeyathilaka...12 Mladin Ruzic...21 Tajmir Ashraq
25 Elijah Manchester...16 Anorch Jeyathilaka (cpt)...10 Wadohi Fadul...5 Spencer Chapple...30 Deven Doodnath
......................34 Zef Draja

Subs:...1 Jesus Carbajal (gk)...7 Azeel Jivraj...8 Jason Muzvidziwa...9 Vithunan Sivakumar
...11 Kaylon Carimbocas...17 Austin Munroe...19 Rinat Kassimgeryev
team officials:...assistant coch Jake Doodnath...equipment manager Jose Sanchez...therapist Monique Wojcik

Game officials:...referee Brian Butler...referee's assistants Melvin Christopher and Armando Pereira
...fourth official Kuizan Weekes...(all black uniforms)

First Half:...game starts 6:03pm...AFC defends south end on this hot day with a bright sun in the north west with a breeze
from the west.
4 min...AFC Ferrazzo 30 yard freekick from left is headed away on right side of box.
8 min...AFC Ferrazzo 22 yard freekick from left has goalie double fist ball away overhead just under bar over to right.
12 min...AFC Ferrazzo from 60 yards chips cross to find AFC Ferrari at 25 yards in middle behind defenders. AFC is tripped
up on edge of box.
13 min...AFC Carvalho blasts 18 yard freekick down middle which goalie bats away. Carvalho shoots 18 yard rebound that
goalie bats up to catch but ball drifts wide left.
13 min...AFC Ferrazzo cornerkick from left has defender head away on right.
14 min...AFC Bauer run to end line on left and rolls centering pass that goalie dives forward to smother.
16 min...AFC Carvalho rolls throukgh ball pass from 25 yards but defender.
17 min...TS Jeyathilaka run in from 50 yards but AFC Fayehun catches him bumping him off ball at 22 yards.
18 min...AFC Vilela chips 30 yarder on right is too far left for AFC Carvalho to get to and out for goalkick.
19 min...TS Carles high 55 yard freekick from right is caught by goalie.
21 min...TS Jeyathilaka steps in front of AFC Vilela to prevent him receiving short pass alone in box.
22 min...A water break is called.
28 min...AFC YELLOW card...Back up goalie Ryan Collins earns it for both complaining about being warned for stretching
too close to the narrow space between the sideline and the fence then being told to move by the fourth official.
30 min...AFC Vilela turns around defender and gets 12 yard shot from right that flying goalie deflects wide right of post.
31 min...AFC Fayehun misses full connection of scissor kick on cornerkick from right.
33 min...AFC Ferrari is checked off ball at 6 yards on swarm by two defenders.
36 min...TS YELLOW card...Kraja earns it for tackle on defender.
37 min...Aurora Felipe Vilela GOAL...AFC Max Ferrari is knocked over at TS 20 yard line on left. While most
players stopped to wait for a call, Vilela took the ball and dribbled over to the right and rolled an 8 yarder
into the left corner of the net beyond sliding goalie Sunny Dhaliwal.
38 min...TS Kraja runs into goalie picking up ball on edge of box.
40 min...AFC Meczarski pops up freekick from 30 yards from right at 15 yards in middle and goalie catches wide right
of goal ahead of charging AFC Fayehun at 6 yards.
42 min...Aurora Niklas Bauer GOAL...AFC Riley Ferrazzo sends pass in to Bauer at 10 yards and runs forward
and to left and shoots 6 yarder from sharp angle. A defender gets his hand on it to keep the ball out but swipes
at it with his arm and brushes it into the inside webbing on the left. (The ball was ruled to have already crossed
the line or there would have been a Penalty kick and a Red card given out).
45 min...TS Manchester cross from 15 yards along right near end line has TS Fadul scissor kick that pops up from 6 yards
and lands behind end line.
46 min...AFC Ferrari cornerkick from left has AFC player with leg raised to deflect 8 yarder on back heeler that's
caught by goalie.
46 min...TS Doodnath blasts 25 yarder from left is well over net.
47 min...half ends 6:50pm.

Second Half:...starts 7:08pm. It is still hot, humid, and sunny.
halftime sub:...TS Munroe replaces Ruzic.
................TS Kassimgeryev replaces Kraja.
45 min...AFC Ferrari low cross from right at 25 yards has defender clear just inside box.
47 min...TS Doodnath long throw-in from left has defenders clear.
48 min...AFC Ferrari run down right and pass from 20 yards to AFC Vilela has defender stop and clear.
49 min...TS defender stops low cross from left preventing AFC Vilela from getting ball at 10 yards up middle.
50 min...TS Fadul hits right post from 10 yards when TS Manchester sends in low cross from right.
51 min...TS YELLOW card...Kassimgeryev earns it for tackle at AFC 35 yard line on AFC Mahabir.
53 min...AFC Ferrazzo high cross from left 30 yard sharp angle is over box and wide right.
54 min...AFC Carvalho slides and low 28 yarder between players is wide left.
56 min...TS Doodnath cross from 25 yards on left bouncces to goalie as TFC Fadul tangles with defenders.
57 min...TS Manchester blasts 22 yarder from right is wide right of net.
57 min...AFC sub...Dimitrov replaces Ferrari.
59 min...T Skillz Rinat Kassimgeryev GOAL...A TS player blocks an AFC player's shot on the edge of the box.
The ball deflects upfield and Kassimgeryev receives a pass at 75 yards. He runs to 60 yards and spots goalie
Nicholas Frenati well off his line and chips from that distance over the retreating goalie's head and the ball lands
inside the middle of the net.
60 min...AFC Dimitrov cornerkick from left is short and player crosses into box and AFC Vilela twists 10 yard header
wide left but play was whistled down.
60 min...TS Doodnath shoots 8 yarder in alignment with right post high and wide right over back fence when centered
pass from right.
61 min...TS sub...Sivakumar replaces Doodnath.
62 min...AFC Dimitrov blocks clearance attempt off right and cross to AFC Vilela in center who jabs 10 yarder that bounces
to goalie.
64 min...AFC Kiril Dimitrov takes 25 yard freekick up the middle and the goalie two-fist bumps the ball forward.
AFC Felipe Vilela chips shot from 15 yards and a defender covering an AFC player at 6 yards on the right gets
his arm to it. Referee Brian Butler calls for a Penalty kick.
65 min...AFC Felipe Vilela GOAL...Vilela blasts his Penalty kick mid-high to the right corner of the net
as the goalie dives left.
66 min...AFC Arora cross from right corner comes after run has AFC Bauer shoot 12 yarder wide left of post.
67 min...TS Kassimgeryev centered pass and shoots 10 yarder wide right.
68 min...A water break is called.
70 min...AFC sub...El Zeir replaces Bauer before game restarts.
71 min...AFC Dimitrov cornerkick from right has AFC Vilela not quite able to turn header.
72 min...AFC El Zeir can't win Penalty kick on push over on run to left side of box.
73 min...TS Sivakumar ducks and heads centering cross from right up middle and over bar from 12 yards.
74 min...AFC El Zeir rush to 20 yards along left end line andn high cross has AFC Arora on right post head ball back over
to right side of box and ball is cleared.
76 min...AFC player can't win Penalty kick on fall in TS box.
76 min...TS Kassimgeryev rescues long cross from right on left end line but dribbling toward middle pushes it over end line.
77 min...AFC Vilela low dross from 25 yards on far left is cleared from box.
78 min...TS Manchester cross from far right has TS Kassimgeryev take midair shot into ground that bounces wide right.
78 min...TS sub...Carimbocas replaces Fadul.
79 min...AFC Vilela rush to end line and centers cross that AFC Ferrazzo knocks down with foot then shoots 15 yarder over net.
80 min...TS Carimbocas cross from 25 yards on right has goalie catch.
80 min...AFC El Zeir has 25 yard shot blocked.
82 min...AFC sub...Amoo replaces Arora.
82 min...TS Kassimgeryev recovers ball in middle and turns and blasts 45 yarder up middle to catch goalie off line but shot
is low and wide left.
84 min...AFC Carvalho and AFC Velela play give and go up left and Carvalho finishes with 12 yard shot from far left wide
right of post.
85 min...TS sub...Muzvidziwa replaces Manchester.
86 min...AFC Machado rolls 20 yarder wide left.
88 min...TS Vithunan Sivakumar had a ball crossed into the middle of the box strike his hand on a bounce.
Another Penalty kick is called.
90 min...AFC Felipe Vilela GOAL...Vilela shoots Penalty kick low to right corner of the net as the goalie dives left.
92 min...AFC Amoo throw-in from right has AFC Vilela fick header to middle and AFC Machado shoot 15 yarder that flying
goalie palms over net.
92 min...AFC Dimitrov cornerkick from left is cleared. Kassimgeryev run up left and cuts to middle and 30 yard shot is wide left.
93 min...AFC El Zeir cross from 12 yards on left has AFC Vilela not able to turn header.
95 min...TS Chapple slides at 12 yards to ball and AFC goalie steps forward to smother.
95 min...game ends 7:58pm.

Final Score:....Aurora FC..........4........Toronto Skillz......1...........

Attendance was about 40 on this very hot and humid day. The fans had to stare into a bright
crossfield sun in the north west. For some reason the pathway to the field from the community
centre which has an ice rink and swimming pool was fenced in for some construction project.
Unless they are going to install a 400 yard moving sidewalk I can't see what they're do except
to pave the pathway. I'm glad that the grass was dry on the slope downwards to the field after
the thunderstorm last night or it could have been a slippery and muddy walk.

Referee Brian Butler gave out four Yellow cards (three to Toronto Skillz). The strangest was
given to AFC by the request of the fourth official when some AFC players who were stretching
on the side of the field (there's not much space between the sidelines and the fencing were
told to move into the end zone (which doesn't have much room either) and backup goalie
Ryan Collins swore at the fourth official. Both teams had problems making subs with
their socks! Aurora were supposed to be wearing yellow socks but most players wore white socks
and yellow socks with the foot cut out over the white socks but they were untucked from the shoes.
With difficulty both teams appeared to tape the overlayed 'leggings' to their shoes. The problem
delayed some of the changes for quite a few minutes. The first one meant that the Skillz first
request was held back into the start of the second half. Butler also scheduled a water break
in each half and also passed on a number of bumps and trips in the box except for the obvious
ones which hit arms and had to be called Penalty kicks.

Best non scoring chances were at 13 minutes when AFC Nuno Carvalho blasted an 18 yard freekick
down the middle which the goalie batted away straight back to Carvalho who shot again
and the goalie batted up and caught but behind the end line so a cornerkick was called. 30 minutes
had AFC Felipe Vilela turn around a defender and got away a 12 yard shot from the right that
the flying goalie deflected wide right of the post. 33 minutes had AFC Max Ferrari checked
off the ball at 6 yards when two defenders checked him off the ball without a shot. 50 minutes
had TS Elijah Manchester send in a low cross from the right and TS Wadohi Fadul took a 10 yard
shot that hit the right post. 67 minutes had TS Rinal Kassimgeryev centered a pass and shot
a 10 yarder wide right of the post. 82 minutes had Kassimgeryev try another long chip of the
goalie from 45 yards and his shot up the middle was lower but wide left of the net. Injury time
had AFC Johnson Amoo throw-in from the right that Vilela flicked a header to the middle
and AFC Nicholas Machado shot a 15 yarder that the flying goalie palmed over the bar.

Talking to Aurora FC head coach Michael Aquino the last time I was here, he mentioned the trade
deadline was coming up. Since then he's added to the AFC lineup bringing in Pro Stars forward
Kiril Dimitrov, forward Ali El Zeir from North Mississauga, and Toronto Skillz midfielder
Timothy Mahabir. Aquino said Dimitrov expressed 'an interest' in joining Aurora and asked to leave
his previous team. Well if that's all it takes! These three players all moved up to a team
in a better position to make the playoffs and make a long run. Others have expressed their
ideas that players are flocking to Vaughan, Sigma, and Aurora because of their ties to management
in the CPL league who have moved on to the new league but are rumoured to be still looking
at recruiting players from their old teams.

The field was not used earlier today because the L1O Women's Division has finished their regular
season and because Aurora didn't make the playoffs the field was empty earlier today. It would
have been cruel for anyone even to walk outside in the afternoon. There should be a break
in the weather tomorrow.

The game was being recorded with the usual camcorder on a pole which is important as I can say
I attended the game where the Goal of the Year was scored with that chip by Rinat Kassimgeryev.
It was similar to what Wayne Rooney did in MLS action earlier this season. I'd still go with
the bicycle kick by Windsor's Tyrone Mulder last Saturday but because arrangements weren't made
to record that game, it really can't even be nominated.

Hey after seeing Unionville-Milliken last night and Toronto Skillz today, that means I've seen
all 16 men's teams in the L1O a minimum of twice in the 24 games I've attended. It's been harder
this season with me being at CPL games to watch York 9 FC and USL League One to watch Toronto FC II.
A more compressed season means it's unlikely I'll be able to cycle through one more time.
By the time I got home, all the weekend's game were completed.

The win improves Aurora FC's record to 6 wins, 3 losses, 3 ties for 21 points and a share
of fourth place. They have an identical record as Sigma FC. They also have the same amount of points
as Masters FA who have played one less game. That was caused by the thunderstorm ending their game
at 53 minutes with a 2-2 score (Masters had scored two to tie it) last night against first place
Vaughan Azzurri. That game will have to be replayed.

Toronto Skillz record falls to 2 wins, 9 losses, and 1 tie for 7 points. They are all alone
in fifteenth place in the sixteen team league and prospects of finishing in the top eight and making
the post season are bleak. 17 points is the present playoff line with only four games to go.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca
twitter @RocketRobin01

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