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July 17, 2019 CPL--York 9 FC vs Pacific FC game report (by Rocket Robin)
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Results and details of the CPL game between York 9 FC and Pacific FC played at York Lions Stadium at 7:00pm.
York 9 FC (black socks, short, names and numbers, olive shirts)
...................1 Matthew Silva
3 Morey Doner...13 Luca Gasparotto...2 Daniel Gogarty...20 Diyaeddine Abzi
...................14 Emmanuel Zambazis
22 Rodrigo Gattas...10 Manuel Aparicio (cpt)...19 Kyle Porter...18 Ryan Telfer
..................92 Michael Cox
Subs:...31 Colm Vance (gk)...5 Justin Springer (def)...7 Austin Ricci (fwd)...8 Joseph Di Chiara (mid)
...11 Emilio Estevez (mid)...12 Simon Karlsson Adjei (fwd)...77 Steve Furlano (def)
team officials:...head coach Jimmy Brennan...assistant coaches Ryan Brennan, Sergio Deluca, and Carmine Isacco
...goalkeeper coach Camilo Benzi......doctor Stephen Wong-Shue...physiotherapist Carlo Di Nardo...kitman Luca Forno
Pacific FC (all purple, white names and numbers)
....................1 Nolan Wirth
7 Kadin Chung...20 Emile Legault...5 Hendrik Starostzik...4 Blake Smith
10 Ben Fisk (cpt)...28 Alexander Gonzalez...21 Alessandro Hojabrpour...23 Victor Blasco
................19 Noah Verhoeven...14 Terran Campbell
Subs:...26 Mark Village (gk)...6 Lukas MacNaughton (def)...13 Ahmed Alghamdi (mid)...15 Jose Hernandez (fwd)
...16 Zachary Verhoven (mid)
team officials:...head coach Michael Silberbauer...assistant coach James Merriman...physical trainer Jamie Neill
...kitman Renato Caruso
Game officials:...referee Filip Dujic...assistant referees Philippe Bettez-Quessy and Brad Doubrough
...fourth official Giancarlo Pavone...(all black uniforms)
First Half:...game starts 7:00pm...York defenders south end on this hot evening with a bright sun in the north west.
The grass is wet after the afternoon rain.
20 sec...PFC give up cornerkick on unforced error.
45 sec...York Telfer cornerkick from left has defender head ball away on right side of 6 yard box.
1 min...PFC Fisk cross from right edge of box is over players and defender heads away and another clears rolled cross back
to edge of 6 yard box.
1 min...PFC Gonzalez 35 yard shot down middle rolls ball wide left.
3 min...York Aparicio chips pass from 25 yards down middle but wide left missing York Telfer running to left end line.
6 min...York Abzi bends 35 yard shot from left wide right of net.
7 min...York Porter cornerkick from right is headed away by PFC Starostzik. Porter gets ball back but is checked off ball
on right edge of box.
8 min...PFC goalie catches 65 yard ball in crowd of players on edge of box between crowd of players.
9 min...York Gogarty makes key header to clear cross by PFC Fisk near cornerflag on far left into 6 yard box.
10 min...York Porter pushes 25 yard pass up left too far forward to York Telfer and goalie picks up.
11 min...PFC Campbell charges forward with defender for pass and chips 15 yard shot from left well wide right of net.
12 min...York Abzi long run down left eludes PFC Chung and Blasco and PFC Legault knocks him over and pushes ball out
of bounds for throw-in at 15 yard line.
13 min...York Telfer receives cross from 55 yards on right to him at 15 yards on left and PFC Chung clears ball off him
and it deflects for goalkick.
14 min...York Telfer low cross from left side of box has PFC Starostzik clear.
14 min...York Abzi throw-in down left line has York Telfer spin and deke two guys then run across box to middle where
his 8 yard shot is blocked.
15 min...York Abzi cross from 22 yards on left is over box and defender clears off York player for goalkick.
19 min...PFC Blasco 65 yard chip from right is caught by goalie at 12 yards.
19 min...York Cox receives centering cross from right and takes 10 yard one-touch shot off PFC Starostzik who blocks.
20 min...York Manny Aparicio GOAL...York Diyaeddine Abzi rolls centering pass from left sideline and Aparicio
takes a few steps to middle and blasts 30 yard shot forward that bends into high left side of net beyond reach
of flying goalie Nolan Wirth.
20 min...York YELLOW card...Aparicio earns it for pulling off his shirt to celebrate scoring.
21 min...PFC Verhoeven chips 40 yard freekick from left is wide right of net for goalkick.
23 min...York Cox receives tapped pass from right and 20 yard blast up middle spins off defender and rolls wide right
for goalie to pick up.
25 min...York Aparicio cross from 25 yards on left and York Cox can't turn leaping header at 8 yards up middle and ball
flies out of box wide right. York Telfer rescues on right end line and cross has Cox lean back and head 10 yarder up middle
that goalie catches.
27 min...There's an announcement over the public address system of a Land Rover illegally parked with Alberta licence plates.
29 min...PFC sub...Alghamdi replaces Hojabrpour.
29 min...PFC goalie catches 60 yard cross down middle at 15 yards in front of charging York Telfer who was called offside.
30 min...PFC Verhoevan 28 yard freekick on far left has York Porter head away at 7 yards in middle in crowd of players in box.
31 min...York Zambazis blocks PFC Campbell shot from edge of box then York Gogarty stops PFC Chung blast from 22 yards
from slight right with header away at 15 yards.
31 min...PFC Verhoeven wins cornerkick on deflected shot off York Gasparotto at 12 yards.
32 min...PFC Fisk cornerkick from left has York Gattas head ball out right side of box from edge of 6 yard box.
33 min...PFC Campbell turns and blasts 16 yard shot down middle high and wide left of net.
33 min...York Gattas is injured at York 45 yard line on check from behind by PFC Gonzalez.
35 min...PFC Blasco on left edge of box near end line tries to cut in but when blocked turns and passes upfield
to teammate who crosses in from 20 yards on left and PFC Campbell pops up header in crowd of players at 6 yards
and defender clears downfield to start fast break out.
35 min...PFC YELLOW card...Legault earns it for pulling down York Cox on left sideline.
36 min...York Porter 35 yard freekick from left has PFC Chung pop header from 15 yards over end line.
36 min...York Porter cornerkick from left has PFC Chung on right side of box in front of crowd of York players head
ball wide right for another cornerkick.
37 min...York Telfer cornerkick from right has goalie catch at 3 yards in crowd of players in box.
38 min...PFC Blasco long run into left side of York box but is surrounded and doesn't get away shot until he passes off
to teammate who taps him pass and Blasco cross from to left of box is over players and out right side for goalkick.
39 min...York Aparicio long run down left eluding two defenders trying slide tackles and passes from left side of box
and York Gattas eludes defender to shoot 15 yarder over net as he falls backwards.
42 min...York Gattas cross from left has defender in box clearat 15 yards.
43 min...PFC Smith cross from left near cornerflag has defender step in front of PFC Campbell to prevent 6 yard shot.
45 min...York Telfer run in on right and cross to York Porter who shoots low 18 yarder that spins off defender
and goalie catches on bounce.
46 min...half ends 7:46pm.
Halftime: Only the PFC subs stay out to practice.
Second Half:...starts 8:04pm. There is no longer sun on the field.
Halftime sub:...PFC MacNaughton replaces Starostzik.
46 min...York players crosses 25 yarder from left that PFC Legault clears at 10 yards in middle of box.
46 min...York Cox getting jersey tugged gets away 18 yard shot from right wide right of net.
47 min...York Gattas receives crossed pass on right at 22 yards, he runs to center and 20 yard shot is caught by goalie.
48 min...York Abzi bashes between players on left and rolls pass to York Cox but sliding defender delects out of bounds
over end line.
48 min...York Porter cornerkick from left has York Telfer leap and pop 8 yarder header over net.
51 min...York Telfer high cross from 35 yards on left has leaping York Telfer pop up header at 8 yards in middle of box
that goalie jumps and bats left of net. PFC Chung clears on end line.
52 min...York Gattas long cross from 45 yards on right has retreating PFC Chung head ball behind end line from 15 yards
to prevent TFC Telfer getting to ball.
52 min...York Porter cornerkick from left has York Gasparotto outjump defender to head 10 yarder on right that bounces
to goalie.
53 min...PFC Blasco low 35 yard blast up middle bounces wide left of net.
54 min...York Telfer chips 20 yarder from right over head of charging York Aparicio open on left side and out for goalkick.
57 min...York Abzi low cross from 25 yards on left is into box and defender clears in middle from 8 yards.
57 min...TFC Telfer on right side of box sees progress stopped by defender just outside 6 yard box so taps back to York Porter
who crosses from 10 yards on right over to left but PFC Chung heads away to prevent possible shot from left side of 6 yard box.
59 min...York Doner gets back to clear through ball pass at 6 yards for cornerkick.
59 min...PFC Fisk cornerkick from left is over players in box and out for York throw-in.
60 min...York Gattas blasts 35 yarder up middle that's deflected high and wide left for a cornerkick.
61 min...York Porter cornerkick from left has York Telfer nod off-balance 8 yarder that bounces to goalie on right post.
62 min...PFC Verhoeven cornerkick from right has PFC MacNaughton not able to completely turn header from 8 yards on left.
64 min...PFC Verhoeven 30 yard freekick from right is in front of three charging PFC players and bounces wide left for goalkick.
65 min...PFC Terran Campbell GOAL...PFC Alexander Gonzalez steals ball at York 45 yard line and runs up left
to 12 yard line and rolls pass to center between three defenders where Campbell all alone at 8 yards fires shot up middle
over goalie sliding forward at 7 yards into left side of net.
65 min...York sub...Adjei replaces Cox.
66 min...York Simon Adjei GOAL...York Kyle Porter rolls ball from 45 yard line on right forward for charging
Adjei who bumps defender off ball just inside right edge of 18 yard box. Adjei holds off PFC Emile Legault and cuts
towards goal from near end line and on edge of 6 yard box shoots low and between goalie's legs who was guarding
near post and into left side of net just inside post.
67 min...PFC player's throw-in from right from 35 yard line is downfield and between players and rolls for a goalkick.
68 min...PFC Blasco is injured jumping over York Zambazis at 40 yard line as Blasco is trying to run up sideline.
69 min...York Adjei is called for pushing PFC Legault over at top right of PFC box to get to ball.
70 min...York Telfer long cross from 60 yard line on right finds York Gattas on left and he runs in from 25 yard line
and cuts into box and slides to get 12 yard shot that deflects off defender and pops over goalie who windmills arm to push
ball over to right as York player waiting to head ball up middle from 5 yards. Defender clears ball from right side of box.
71 min...PFC Alghamdi 20 yard shot from left has York Gasparotto duck and head ball away at 8 yards in middle.
72 min...PFC Smith upends York Telfer at PFC 50 yard line who lands on ankle of PFC Blasco who needs trainer.
73 min...York sub...Furlano replaces Gattas.
74 min...York Abzi chips 50 yard shot from left that goalie catches at 15 yards just in front of charging York Telfer.
75 min...PFC Campbell can't win Penalty kick on fall in York box on bump by defender at 10 yards.
75 min...York Aparicio chips 50 yarder down middle hoping to catch goalie off line but shot is well over net.
77 min...York Telfer long run cutting to middle and pass left to York Adjei but 18 yard shot is blocked by defender.
78 min...PFC sub...Hernandez replaces Fisk. Smith become captain.
79 min...York sub...Di Chiara replaces Aparicio. Gasparotto becomes captain.
80 min...York Abzi 55 yard pass from left is too far forward and goalie picks up at 15 yards in middle.
83 min...York Doner holds off PFC Hernandez on left winning goalkick for York on long chip downfield.
84 min...York Gasparotto leaps to head away ball at 15 yards holding off PFC player on long chip up middle
from 50 yard line.
84 min...York Gogarty sliding clearance prevents run in on right side of box.
85 min...York Porter cross from near left end line rolls along 6 yard line but unplayed.
86 min...York Furlano crosses from 30 yards on left sideline into box and PFC Smith chests ball back to goalie.
87 min...PFC Smith slides clearance of top right of box to prevent York Telfer from breaking in.
88 min...PFC Campbell stops low cross from PFC Campbell and midair shot from 17 yards is volleyed down middle
over net.
90 min...York Telfer low cross from 10 yards on right has retreating PFC MacNaughton clear at 3 yards to prevent
tap-in by York Porter.
92 min...PFC YELLOW card...Hernandez earns it for sliding tackle on York Furlano on break up right at 45 yard line.
93 min...game ends 8:52pm.
Final Score:...York 9 FC.......2.......Pacific FC.....1.......
Attendance was not announced but was listed as 1769 on the canpl.ca website. The weather was hot and humid after a pregame hard rain about two hours before game time that may have scared off a lot of fans although it only lasted half an hour. The east side stands was closed again with it only open for the season opener for travelling supporters and the Canadian Championship game against MLS Montreal Impact. I think another reason was the game down at BMO Field with Toronto FC playing against New York Red Bulls. That game really took its toll on Generation IX supporters in the north end stands and the reporters who usually cover this team. I got to move in tonight with the opening question even making a joke about it. There was another distraction as another CPL game was happening within driving distance at exactly the same time. There is some overlap of fans and it could be true that those halfway between Hamilton and Toronto were torn about which game to see. Forge FC defeated HFX Wanderers and even took the default channel on OneSoccer's website. York 9 was on an 'on-demand' channel and a replay was played overnight on the main channel. York head coach Jimmy Brennan decided to rotate his squad and for the first time used one of his 'other' goalies giving Matt Silva his first action of the season. Backup goalie was Colm Vance. York is the only team I know of in the CPL to have signed three goalies. Every other club has two and have used a short signing to fill their bench in an emergency or in the case of Forge FC when Quillan Roberts (who'd played on the Canadian National Youth teams) suddenly declared for Guyana and went off to the Gold Cup. I saw Nathan Ingham before the game walking along the track before the game still dressed in a business suit so he wasn't even on the bench tonight. A CPL official assured me that he was not injured and it was just fixture congestion why he wasn't dressed. Simon Adjei was brought in right after the PFC goal to replace Micheal Cox who was getting his first start of the season. That switch must have been planned whether there'd be a PFC goal or not but within a minute Adjei had restored York's lead. Also getting his first start was midfielder Emmanuel Zambazis. Today was York's second home game of the Fall Season. The standings were reset at the beginning of the month with everyone starting at 0 points for this longer 18 game run. Cavalry FC is guaranteed a spot in the season ending final series because they won the 10 game Spring Season quite handily. The win moves York to a record of 2 wins, 1 loss, 0 ties for 6 points. By the time the night was over and other scores were known, York was placed in a tie for first but listed third as Cavalry had only played two games and Forge at 6 goals for and 4 against were placed ahead of York who are 4-3 in GF/GA both with 2-1-0 records. Still York's best placing since opening day of the Spring season when they earned a tie in the only game of opening day. Pacific is now seventh with an 0-3-0 record and are in a tough spot even with the longer season. Pacific had only five on their bench including a back up goalie. They've been racked by injuries. This game marked the return of defender Hendrik Starostzik and he played the first half before being subbed out. A fiasco was caused at the end of the night with the FC Edmonton hosting Valour FC game being delayed multiple times by lightning storms but worse by the camera crews broadcasting for OneSoccer beind sent home and not showing the end of the game. I have been having my own troubles with them as for the last few days I haven't been able to watch anything on their 'Live' channel but have to wait until the days are downloaded to their archives a few days later. York's next game is Sunday afternoon away in Calgary against Cavalry FC. This will be a tough test to see if York really has improved. Rocket Robin robing@eol.ca twitter RocketRobin01
York 9 FC starters
Pacific FC starters
Pacific Terran Campbell (14) takes opening kickoff.
York Kyle Porter (19) cornerkick is coming into box.
Pacific Kadin Chung (7) ready to run up right side.
York Diyaeddine Abzi (20) ready to receive pass.
Pacific Noah Verhoeven (19) chips freekick into box.
Pacific Noah Verhoeven (19) takes another freekick.
Action in York box.
York Michael Cox (92) has taken second half kickoff.
York Kyle Porter (19) cornerkick. The ball is above the orange shirted ball boy.
The ball is put over the Pacific net.
Pacific Lukas MacNaughton (6) can't quite turn header.
Pacific Victor Blasco (23) is outnumbered on this rush.
July 17 2019 Canadian Premier League--Post game press conference after York 9 FC vs Pacific FC game held at York Lions Stadium (by Rocket Robin)York 9 FC forward Rodrigo Gattas, head coach Jimmy Brennan, and midfielder/captain Manny Aparicio York 9 FC Rodrigo Gattas, Jimmy Brennan, and Manny Aparicio...14 min 37 sec (my question for Brennan) What did you think of the game? How important is this win going forward? (for Gattas) something in Spanish that I didn't understand. (for Aparicio) How important is it to carry the momentum from your recent results with the team coming together? Will Cavalry and Montreal be a good test? Who has the better shot you or Doner? (for Gattas) another one in Spanish. (for Brennan) Will there be any more squad rotation? (my question although answered by Brennan) Do the Yellow cards for ripping off your shirts effect later play? (for Aparicio) Would you take pride in leading the league for Yellow cards? (for Gattas) What are your thoughts about leading the team in goals scored for Canadian Championships? answered in Spanish. (for Brennan) What are your thoughts on playing Montreal at Saputo Stadium? What is the difference between start of Spring Season vs Fall Season for York 9?
Pacific FC midfielder/captain Ben Fisk, head coach Michael Silberbauer, and forward Terran Campbell Pacific FC Ben Fisk, Michael Silberbauer, and Terran Campbell...6 min 31 sec (for Silberbauer) What is your preference for starting Mark Wirth over Mark Village in goal? What were your thoughts on making two subs so early? (for Campbell) What is it for your scoring goals along with other players on the team? (for Fisk) How can you transfer positive goals scoring with moving up the standings? (for Silberbauer) Is there a scenario where you can keep playing tonight's guys even if the injured players return? Thoughts on Hendrik Starostzik returning to the lineup after such a long injury? (for Fisk) Your thoughts on wearing the armband, leadership responsibilities? (for Silberbauer) Have you and the team found ways to mitigate the travel problems?
Match Stats (given out at the game) York 9 FC Pacific FC 2 Goals 1 20 Total Shots 10 7 Shots on Target 1 7 Shots off Target 6 6 Blocked Shots 3 12 Shots from inside box 5 8 Shots from outside the box 5 6 Headed Shots 1 7 Corners taken 3 7 Fouls conceded 12 8 Open Play crosses 7 2 Offsides 3 56 Duels won 40 58.3% Duels won % 41.7% 561 Total passes 538 84.1% Passing accuracy 85.1% 50.8% Possession 49.2 %
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