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Result and details of the Wednesday May 22, 2019 Canadian Championship game between York 9 FC and A.S. Blainville
played at York Lions Stadium in Toronto at 7:00pm. This was the second leg of the First Qualifying Round for the Voyageurs Cup.
The game in Blainville last week ended 0-0.
York 9 FC (olive socks and shirts, black shorts, names, and numbers)
............................29 Nathan InghamA.S. Blainville (all white, navy blue names and numbers)
.............................30 Erwann Ofouya
20 Mohamed Farsi...4 Nafi Dicko-Raynauld (cpt)...8 Bila Dicko-Raynauld...33 Idir Rediradi
5 Wandrille Lefevre...10 Hoshang Noor Ali...11 Mitchell Syla
14 Nicolas Bertrand...7 Hugo Chambon...18 Omar Kreim
Subs:...6 Ramzi Saim (mid)...9 Stefan Karajovanovic (fwd)...13 Bilal Lachouri (fwd)...16 Maxim Leconte (mid)
19 Jacques Chupin (mid)...26 Raphael Isiaka (mid)
team officials:...head coach Emmanuel Macogno
Game officials:...referee Mathieu Souare...referee's assistants Chantal Boudreau and Peter Pendli
fourth official Fabrizio Stasolla (all black uniforms)
First Half:...game starts 7:07pm...York defends north end. The weather is overcast with the temperature dropping and a wind from the east.
It starts to spit rain right after the warmups.
2 min...ASB Redjradj is injured and leaves field having to go around the endzone to get treatment.
5 min...York Adjei actually beats ASB goalie trying to pick up on edge of box and turns back and cross is blocked.
6 min...York Furlano holds off ASB Syla trying to beat him along left end line and wins freekick.
8 min...York Furlano on right takes 50 yard chip upfield too far forward for charging York Gattas.
9 min...ASB Syla rush to left and passes into box over ASB Bertrand at top right corner of box who can't away shot.
10 min...York YELLOW card...Gasparotto earns it for pulling on ASB Chambon who'd checked him off ball and was ready for breakaway run.
11 min...ASB Lefevre 40 yard freekick up middle is caught by goalie in center of box.
15 min...ASB Chambon breaks down right and rolls centering cross to ASB player who has shot from 20 yards stopped by defender at 10 yards.
16 min...York Porter cross from 25 yards on left has York Gattas flicks 15 yard header wide right.
16 min...York Porter taps ball back from 20 yards up middle and York Adjei shanks blast high and wide left from 25 yards.
19 min...York Estevez cross from right is into box has ASB Noor Ali make midair scissor clearance at 6 yards to keep ball from two York guys.
20 min...ASB Lefevre blasts 30 yarder from slight right well high and wide left of net.
21 min...ASB Kreim gets away 18 yard shot that goalie catches.
22 min...Retreating ASB Bila Dicko-Raynauld gets back in box to clear through ball before York players can get to it.
23 min...York Telfer at 28 yards on right crosses to York Porter at 10 yards on left and goalie flies to short side to catch shot.
24 min...ASB Kreim taps pass to ASB Chambon who takes 20 yard shot down middle just wide left of net.
26 min...York Telfer passes left for York Porter who taps ball over to York Abzi in clear on far left whose cross drifts high and behind end line.
29 min...York Abzi gets up after slip and shoots 35 yarder from left well wide right of net.
30 min...York Abzi run up left and pass left sideline for York Porter and his cross from the 10 yard line near sideline has defender head
away at 8 yards on right.
31 min...ASB YELLOW card...Syla earns it for tackle on York Aparacio which almost starts melee at York 50 yard line.
32 min...ASB Syla breaks into left side of box but play is whistled down for him pushing over York Furlano to get that far.
33 min...ASB Farsi clears ball away from York Porter on run on left side of box.
34 min...York player's cross from left has York Gattas on right head ball to center of box and York Adjei lets ball bounce once then
shoots 10 yarder that goalie flies to right and bats away. Gattas recovers and sends ball from right end line back into 6 yard box but
defender clears.
36 min...ASB YELLOW card...Bertrand earns it for upending York Gogarty injurying him at York 28 yard line.
38 min...York Telfer rolls ball from 10 yard line on right too far forward for York Porter and defender shield ball over end line.
39 min...York Furlano low cross forward from 28 yard line is too far forward for charging York Adjei running into box.
40 min...ASB Redjradj 30 yard high chip from left is caught by goalie at 12 yards on left by goalie behind crowd of players.
43 min...York Telfer and Gattas are stopped from getting clear shot on net both from right side of box.
44 min...York Abzi long cross from 25 yard line on far left is over box and out right side of box.
45 min...half ends 7:52pm. (no added time)
Second Half:...starts 8:08pm It's still not dark yet.
45 min...York Telfer and ASB Lefevre are both injured as they slide for ball from opposite directions at York 53 yard line.
49 min...ASB Nafi Dicko-Raynauld breaks up 2 on 1 play between York Adjei and Porter with stop of pass at 25 yard line.
50 min...ASB Bertrand rolls through ball pass up right but goalie beats ASB Noor Ali to smother it.
50 min...York Gogarty makes key clearance of low cross to box.
52 min...York Porter charge into box on run but defender even with him bumps him over in box but it's ASB who are awarded a freekick.
53 min...York YELLOW card...Telfer earns it for tackle on ASB Bila Dicko-Raynauld at ASB 50 yard line.
54 min...ASB Chambon rush on left and shot from 15 yards on tough angle is knocked down by goalie. Chambon gets to ball
but defender clears for throw-in.
55 min...ASB Lefevre gets to partial clearance and blasts 30 yarder down middle is well over net.
56 min...ASB Chambon runs fdown right and cross is well over players in box.
59 min...ASB Farsi cross from 35 yards on right has defender head ball away at 15 yards in center of box.
60 min...ASB sub...Leconte replaces Bertrand.
62 min...York Telfer 55 yard cross from left is ahead of all players and caught by goalie wide right of net.
65 min...York Furlano 50 yard freekick from 45 yards on right has frantic action on left side of box until it is cleared.
67 min...York Furlano cross from 40 yard on right is cleared.
67 min...York sub...Murofushi replaces Furlano.
.............ASB sub...Karajovanovic replaces Chambon.
68 min...York Telfer 45 yard pass is just too far for charging York Abzi at 12 yards on left and out for goalkick.
70 min...York Ryan Telfer GOAL...York Kyle Porter rolls pass from 30 yard on right forward. York Manuel Aparicio after continuing
run centers pass for York Simon Adjei to shoot 10 yarder that sprawling goalie Erwann Ofouya stops a 3 yards and ball poppin up.
Telfer beats defender Nafi Dico-Raynauld to jab in 3 yard rebound from the near right post.
72 min...York Adjei on run up left is checked off ball by sliding ASB Nafi Dicko-Raynauld but cornerkick is surrendered.
73 min...York Telfer cornerkick from left has York Adjei lean back and head 10 yarder in crowd of players over bar.
74 min...York Telfer 40 yard freekick from left has ball cleared from box.
76 min...York Gogarty makes big clearance to prevent ASB Karajovanovic from getting to through ball.
78 min...ASB YELLOW card...Bila Dicko-Raynauld earns it for hip check on York Abzi on rush at center line.
79 min...ASB Nafi Dicko-Raynauld gets foot out to clear ball from York Adjei at 10 yards in right side of box.
80 min...ASB Leconte rush up right and rolls 15 yard shot between defenders legs but goalie smothers it at 5 yards.
80 min...Two York defenders inside box prevent ASB player from 12 yard shot.
81 min...ASB Syla crosses in from left and ASB 9 flicks shot over net from 10 yards.
82 min...ASB sub...Lachouri replaces Syla.
..............York sub...Rollocks replaces Gattas.
82 min...ASB Kreim cornerkick from right is cleared in box.
83 min...ASB Farsi rush on right and low cross has York Gasparotto clear away.
85 min...York Porter 33 yard freekick from slight left bends wide left of box but wins a cornerkick on the deflection.
86 min...York Telfer cornerkick from left has York Gasparotto outjump goalie on right to pop up header at 8 yards on right and York player
at 3 yards called offside.
88 min...ASB Lefevre 55 yard freekick up middle has ball bounce through box and just wide left of net.
89 min...ASB goalie out to 28 yard line on left to clear through ball pass.
89 min...ASB Nafi Dicko-Raynauld makes big sliding stop in box to break up low cross and prevent 8 yard shot.
90 min...York Aparicio 30 yard cross from right is well over net.
91 min...York sub...Springer replaces Estevez.
93 min...game ends 8:56pm.
It looked like the referee gave out a RED card to an ASB player or official after the game.
Final Score:...York 9 FC.......1.......A.S. Blainville......0.......
(York 9 FC wins series 1-0 on aggregate).
Attendance was not announced. I couldn't see how many were there from my angle in the press box. Estimates on the message boards
say there were 700 to 1000 people at most. The East side stands were NOT occupied tonight but I was told by league staff that they would
be open on Saturday for York 9's first home game of the CPL. The opponents will be Forge FC and there is supposed to be some kind of ticket
giveaway just as we were given tickets to the CPL inaugural game in Hamilton last month. [late news--The league site published 1723]
I'd advise fans coming by the TTC subway to use the 'Pioneer Village' station NOT the 'York University' station as it is a long zig-zag walk
from there to this stadium.
This game was tense until the end. Even with York scoring at 70 minutes the result could have been flipped if Blainville had scored the critical
away goal as a 1-1 tie would have seen the visitors advance. I counted crucial chances missed at 81 and 88 minutes that would have let that happen.
ASB Mitchell Syla was sending in some excellent crosses from the left in the second half.
The temperature was cooling from the afternoon and a slight rain even fell. I turned back home and changed into my parka because I expected it would
be colder tonight. Winter coats near the end of May?
The result means York 9 FC move on to the next round against FC Edmonton. That series will be played on Wednesday June 5 at York Lions Stadium
and the following Wednesday in Edmonton.
In the other series, Vaughan Azzurri won 1-0 in Halifax but they lost out to HFX Wanderers on the away goal rule as they lost their home game 3-2
on an added time Penalty kick goal. In the only battle of CPL teams, Cavalry FC beat Pacific FC 4-1 on aggregate. The team from Calgary has also
won all their league games too to take a commanding lead in the short ten game Spring Season and a guaranteed spot in the League Championship
in October.
The CPL must have sighed in relief that both their clubs advanced but it was a good showing from both the lower division teams.
York Lions Stadium has a nine lane track between the stands and the field. The premium priced 'race car' seats were pushed against the stands
making my front row seat in the elevated stands a better view as it was about 10 feet above the ground. I expect from illustrations that those
seats will be moved by fork lift closer to the sidelines and the player benches will be on the west side for future games. The opening two thirds
of this first season was going to be played at Alumni Field elsewhere on the campus but the team moved directly to this location and rushed some
renovations so they could move in so not everything was quite ready. This field is on natural grass but is short and narrow. Measuremants were
given on the OneSoccer broadcast as 100 yards by 58 which just meets the FIFA standards. A strip of what I've heard is artificial turf is surrounding
the field to make throw-ins easier than standing on the tough track surface.
Jim Brennan said after the game that tonight was the first time that his players had played on this field. He said the field was nice but will take
a little while to get used to and is a little bit narrow. He expects a chippy game against Forge FC this Saturday. He praised his defenders and said
they love to defend unlike some of today's players who are just looking to get forward.
First song played after the win was 'All We Do Is Win' by DJ Khaled. I've heard that at other events but I don't know yet if it will become the victory
song like TFC playing Depeche Mode's 'Just Can't Enough' when they win. At least it's 'newer' from 2010 than the 1981 Depeche Mode song.
The Toronto Star sports section today made their first attempt at listing the scores in the Canadian Championship. They made two bloopers of the three
results. York 9 possibly because of their name were listed as having a 9-0 lead in their series and Vaughan Azzurri were listed as having a 3-2 lead over
HFX Wanderers...put that down to North American sports editors always seeing the winner's name first rather than the home team. It made for some
laughs when I showed this at the game. Most troubling is my twitter post including a screen capture disappearing until the third time when I finally
did not put @StarSports. I wonder if they have a twitter post killer that can delete anything they don't like?
Both teams line up for national anthem
York 9 FC starters
A.S. Blainville starters
York 9 FC Manny Aparicio (10) and A.S. Blainville Nafi Dicko-Raynauld (4) at coin toss.
A.S. Blainville Hugo Chambon (7) takes opening kickoff.
York 9 FC goalie Nathan Ingham catches Blainville Wandrill Lefevre (5) freekick.
York 9 FC Emilio Estevez (11) in midfield action
York 9 FC Steven Furlano (77) throw-in to top of box.
York 9 FC Emilio Estevez (11) takes second half kickoff.
action just inside Blainville box.
York 9 FC Kyle Porter (19) freekick will deflect off players and win cornerkick.
York 9 FC Diyaeddin Abzi (20) leaves the field after hugging former teammates.
Match Stats (given out at the game) York 9 FC A.S. Blainville 1 Goals 0 9 Total Shots 11 4 Shots on Target 4 3 Shots off Target 5 2 Blocked Shots 2 7 Shots from inside box 7 2 Shots from outside the box 4 2 Headed Shots 1 1 Corners taken 1 15 Fouls conceded 18 18 Open Play crosses 7 6 Offsides 0 69 Duels won 51 57.0% Duels won % 42.5% 534 Total passes 347 75.5% Passing accuracy 63.1% 61.3% Possession 38.7%
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