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July 27, 2019 CPL--York 9 FC vs HFX Wanderers FC game report (by Rocket Robin)
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Results and details of the July 27, 2019 CPL game between York 9 FC and HFX Wanderers FC played at York Lions Stadium
at 4:00pm.
York 9 FC (olive socks and shirts, black shorts, names and numbers)
....................29 Nathan Ingham
3 Morey Doner...13 Luca Gasparotto...6 Roger Thompson...20 Diyaeddine Abzi
.........8 Joseph Di Chiara...Emmanuel Zambazis
.......22 Rodrigo Gattas...10 Manuel Aparicio (cpt)...19 Kyle Porter
...................18 Ryan Telfer
Subs:...1 Matthew Silva (gk)...2 Daniel Gogarty (def)...7 Austin Ricci (fwd)...11 Emilio Estevez (mid)
21 Stefan Lamanna (mid)...77 Steve Furlano (mid)...92 Michael Cox (fwd)
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
...physical trainer Derek Salvador...kitman Alexander Bizzarri
HFX Wanderers FC (navy socks and shirts, white shorts, light blue names and numbers)
....................21 Jan Michael Williams (cpt)
3 Andre Bona...2 Peter Schaale...23 Matthew Arnone...24 Alex De Carolis
...............18 Andre Rampersad...6 Chrisnovic Nsa
......12 Mohamed Kourouma...17 Tomasz Skublak...25 Zachary Sukunda
....................10 Luis Alberto Perea
Subs:...50 Christian Oxner (gk)...4 Chakib Hocine (def)...5 Elton John (mid)...7 Juan Diego Gutierrez (fwd)
...9 Kodai Iida (mid)...11 Akeem Garcia (mid)...15 Scott Firth (mid)
team officials...head coach Stephen Hart...assistant coach Michael Hunter and Derek King...physiotherapist Alex Marshall
...kitman Angelo Cianfaglione and Quinn Martin
Game officials:...referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere...referee's assistants Philippe Bettez-Quessy and Melissa Snedden
...fourth official Carly Shaw-MacLaren...(all black uniforms)
First Half:...game starts 3:31pm...York defends south end on this very hot and humid afternoon. I touched the field
before the warmups with my hands. The track and field turf were very hot but the grass was OK. The sprinklers came
on before the game to cool the field. It was overcast at game time.
3 min...York Aparacio knocks into HFX Bona injurying him at HFX 15 yard line, changing a cornerkick winning decision
to a HFX freekick. Bona required the trainer.
9 min...York Abzi cross from left end line has defender HFX Arnone on near post pop ball up and header and HFX Rampersad
heads away from 15 yards.
10 min...York Ryan Telfer GOAL...HFX Luis Alberto Perea receives short throw-in from left at 40 yards and surrounded
by two York players roll pass back for HFX Peter Schaale at 30 yard line but ball gets by him. Telfer pushes him aside
and Schaale falls over as Telfer runs forward on left wing and picks up ball at 15 yard line just inside box. Telfer now
in alone cuts slightly towards goal and shoots 8 yarder from left between legs of sliding goalie at 3 yards protecting
the near post.
12 min...York Gattas runs down right sideline to get to long pass down field and crosses from near cornerflag. HFX Schaale
heads ball away from edge of 6 yard box.
12 min...HFX Perea bumps defender off ball to get to long pass upfield and send back pass from 15 yard line on left back to charging
HFX Kourouma who blasts low 22 yarder up middle that diving goalie stops on left post. HFX Skublak charges forward and pushes
York Thompson off ball. He rolls cross past Thompson on left edge of 6 yard box but York Aparicio deflects ball over end line.
13 min...HFX De Carolis cornerkick from left has ball knocked around on right side of box but York wins goalkick.
16 min...York Porter sends low cross from 20 yard line on left into middle of box at 15 yards and defender in crowd of players
skies clearance at 8 yards. HFX Nsa jumps for header and knocks into York Telfer who needs trainer.
18 min...HFX YELLOW card...Nsa earns it for pulling down York Telfer at HFX 50 yard line.
19 min...York Abzi is injured in collision with HFX Rampersad at York 25 yard line.
20 min...York Gattas chips one-touch cross from right edge of 18 yard box to charging York Telfer up middle but goalie intercepts
at 3 yards.
20 min...York Doner at 12 yard line on far right crosses over players in box and ball bounces out left side of box.
21 min...York Rodrigo Gattas GOAL...York Joseph Di Chiara receives pass at HFX 40 yard line in middle and rolls ball
forward and right between two defenders to charging York Ryan Telfer who high crosses from right edge of box.
York Kyle Porter heads ball from just outside left side of 6 yard box over to middle and HFX Andre Rampersad slips
and Gattas chests ball down and before it hits ground shoots low 12 yarder between defenders and bounces into
right corner of net under diving goalie.
23 min...HFX De Carolis cornerkick from left has HFX Bona head 10 yarder down in crowd of players and goalie steps forward
to catch on bounce.
25 min...HFX Kourouma finishes play with 10 yard shot deflected off sliding York Doner for cornerkick. HFX Skublak who had
dribbled ball from 40 yards on right cutting to middle and rolled ball through legs of York Thompson was injured in collision
with Thompson on edge of box.
26 min...HFX players work out short cornerkick from left has HFX Rampersad chip 25 yarder from left high and right of net.
29 min...HFX Arnone chips 50 yarder over crowd of players wide right of net.
30 min...York Rodrigo Gattas GOAL...York Emmanuel Zambazis receives short pass at center line near left sideline
and starts run down wing. He gets to 35 yards and rolls centering pass to Gattas at 30 yards on slight left. Gattas stops
ball then blasts 30 yarder into top right corner of net out of reach of goalie.
31 min...A water break is called before the game restarts.
33 min...York Gattas intercepts HFX pass at 35 yards and almost breaks away but is stopped by defender sliding at 22 yards
to deflect ball away.
34 min...York Telfer 35 yard freekick from right has goalie lean right to catch and fall over on near post.
37 min...HFX Bona long throw-in from right is over players for HFX Kourouma on left who receives it on bounce and blasts 8 yarder
that hits sliding York Doner and is cleared from box. Doner needs trainer.
39 min...York YELLOW card...Aparacio earns it for kick on HFX Bona who had checked York Telfer off ball on sliding tackle
at HFX 15 yard line outside of box.
42 min...HFX Kourouma is injured at York 40 yard line in collision with York Doner as he jumps for header and lands on Kourouma.
43 min...HFX Kourouma chips ball from 25 yards on right that goalie charges forward and leaps to catch at 7 yards in front
of HFX Arnone.
44 min...York Rodrigo Gattas GOAL...York goalie Nathan Ingham punts ball downfield after making catch and finds Gattas
at HFX 45 yard line on left. He touches centering pass back to York Kyle Porter who turns and dribbles to center
and at 40 yards chips pass over to right for charging York Manuel Aparicio gets foot up at top right corner of 18 yard box.
Aparicio controls it and from 8 yard line on right just outside of box sends high cross into middle where Gattas nods 10 yard
header down middle into left side of net just inside post on bounce out of reach of flying goalie.
45 min...York Gattas cross from 40 yard line on left has York Porter at 20 yards on right pop header towards goal and retreating
HFX Arnone heads over own line to keep ball away from York Telfer at 6 yards.
45 min...York Telfer cornerkick from right is cleared from box in crowd of players on header by HFX Schaale.
48 min...York YELLOW card...Gasparotto earns it for dissent at York 40 yard line while waiting for throw-in and pushing
match breaks out.
.........HFX YELLOW card...Perea earns it for dissent.
49 min...half ends 4:10pm.
Second Half:...starts 4:34pm. The sun has now come out in this minute.
46 min...HFX Perea low cross has HFX Sukunda whiff on shot at 10 yard line. York goalie is out to pick up ball on right side
of box.
48 min...York Abzi cross from left near cornerflag wins cornerkick.
49 min...York Porter high cornerkick from left has ball headed away on right by HFX Bona.
50 min...HFX sub...Firth replaces Nsa.
51 min...HFX Di Carolis long throw-in from right has ball cleared by nearest defender near right post.
52 min...HFX YELLOW card...Bona earns it for grab on York Abzi at York 45 yard line.
55 min...York Abzi dribbles down left wing and sends low cross along 6 yard box between players. York Telfer charging on right
shoots low 6 yard shot between legs of HFX De Carolis and goalie makes slide to near post to save and clear out right side of box.
56 min...HFX Sukunda long run down right anad cross into box is cleared.
57 min...York Gattas long cross from right has HFX Bona head away on left side of box preventing York Telfer getting to it.
58 min...HFX De Carolis receives cross from right and one-touch 15 yard shot is off the bar near top right corner of net.
59 min...HFX Tomasz Skublak GOAL...York Morey Doner makes soft backpass from 25 yards down middle has Skublak
charge to it at 12 yards and low shot pops up off sliding goalie Nathan Ingham at 8 yards. Skublak knocks down ball
as he hurdles goalie and taps in 5 yarder into middle of open net.
62 min...York Ryan Telfer GOAL...York Diyaeddine Abzi sends low cross from 40 yards on left sideline behind players
over to Telfer in top right corner of box to chest down. He runs to 8 yards with HFX Di Carolis cutting his angle
and blasts 8 yarder into short top right corner of net.
63 min...HFX sub...Gutierrez replaces Kourouma.
66 min...York sub...Lamanna replaces Porter.
67 min...HFX YELLOW card...De Carolis earns it for sliding tackle on York Aparicio at HG 50 yard line.
68 min...HFX YELLOW card...Rampersad earns it for tripping up York Doner injurying him at HFX 45 yard line.
70 min...HFX Skublak is injured on sideline at York 25 yard line on tackle by York Thompson.
71 min...HFX De Carolis 30 yard freekick from right sideline is caught overhead by goalie who wins freekick on left post
when pushed over.
73 min...HFX sub...Iida replaces Sukunda.
74 min...HFX (York Roger Thompson own goal) GOAL...HFX Tomasz Skublak runs to right end line beating Thompson
and banks cross into net off leg of sliding Thompson at 6 yards and ball pops up and over shoulder of goalie guarding
near post.
75 min...York sub...Estevez replaces Telfer.
81 min...York sub..Furlano replaces Aparicio. (Gasparotta becomes captain)
82 min...HFX Bona gets back to head long cross downfield back to goalie from top left corner of box before York Abzi can
get to it.
82 min...York Gasparotto makes key clearance on low cross from left conceding cornerkick.
82 min...HFX players work out short cornerkick from left and cross by HFX Iida is cleared by header from York Di Chiara.
84 min...York Emilio Estevez GOAL...York Diyaeddine Abzi short low cross from 10 yards on left edge of box finds
charging Estevez who shoots low 9 yard shot up middle that sprawling goalie saves at 3 yards. Rebound bounces back
to Estevez who blasts low 7 yarder up middle that hits prone HFX Matthew Arnone at 6 yards who had dived on previous
shot. Estevez steps forward to 5 yards and shoots low chip over fallen goalie and ball crosses goal line.
HFX Peter Schaale who'd fallen behind goal line tries to swipe ball away with arm but it was already behind line.
Arnone was injured on play and needed trainer.
86 min...York Abzi is hurt at HFX 35 yard line.
90 min...HFX De Carolis 40 yard freekick from right is high over players and wide left of goal.
92 min...game ends 5:21pm.
Final Score:.....York 9 FC.......6.......HFX Wanderers FC........2......
Attendance was not announced but the game stats handed out at the end of the game listed 3154. From what I saw, it looked like the third largest crowd of the season after the season opener and the Canadian Championship game against Montreal Impact. The Vaughan Soccer Club gave out 500 tickets for their soccer family who came by their office earlier in the week. The east side stands were still not opened. This was the place where the families were supposed to sit when plans were made at the beginning of the season. Generation IX members were a little light today because Toronto FC was playing FC Cincinnati at 8:00pm. The CPL game was originally scheduled to start at 1:30pm when the schedule came out but when the TV deal arrived, CBC insisted on a certain number of western team games even through it's still morning in some places out there. Our game was flipped for the Valour FC vs Calvalry FC game in Winnipeg. That was a good choice on paper as it turned out because Cavalry had just knocked out MLS Vancouver Whitecaps on the road on Wednesday night so I'm sure there were a lot of curious people tuning in to their first CPL game. That game ended 1-1 so for excitement this was the better game. Referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere ended up giving out seven Yellow cards (two to York) in a game that could have descended into a lot of hacking tackles if it got out of control with the score out of reach. Ryan Telfer played the role of the lone striker in the middle (replacing Simon Adjei who wasn't in the 18) rather than his place on the wing and was very effective. Rodrigo Gattas was on the wing at the start. All kinds of records were set in today's game. This was the first game to have one team score more than three goals in a single game. (This game was counted as the league's 48th). It was the first game to have a player score a hat-trick with York's Rodrigo Gattas being the first. He also accomplished the feat in the first half. York scored enough goals that their two goals that were made on a bad backpass and an own-goal deflection could be overlooked. These kind of errors this season have cost the team wins and ties. Both teams would be tired having played Wednesday night in the second leg of the Canadian Championship. York 9 FC was beaten 1-0 in Montreal who won the series 3-2 and HFX Wanderers FC tied Ottawa Fury 2-2 in Ottawa but lost the series 5-4. In the standings (by the time I got home the game in Edmonton was almost over) at the end of the today's triple header, the win by York 9 brings them to within one point of both Forge FC and Cavalry FC who were both held to ties in their road games today. York's record for the Fall Season improves to 3 wins, 0 ties, 2 losses for 9 points, good for third place. HFX Wanderers' record falls to 1 win, 0 ties, 4 losses for 3 points. That's good for a tie for fifth place with Pacific FC who have a game in hand. HFX haven't had a home game since July 13th following up with trips to Hamilton, Victoria, and Ottawa. They still have a trip to Edmonton before playing at home August 5th against Valour FC. York's next game isn't until Saturday August 10th. Their road game on August 2nd was postponed because Forge is hosting Deportiva Antigua from Guatemala in the CONCACAF League on Thursday August 1st. Forge qualified by having the best record against Valour FC and FC Edmonton during the Spring Season. Those three teams were the only ones allowed to compete because they were either registered first (Forge and Valour because of their CFL Football ties, and FC Edmonton because of their past existence in the NASL league). The CPL had to decide on a representative quickly to enter the competition or the spot may have been taken by another country's team and not be given back. I just wish them well as a nationalistic Canadian fan! At the post game press conference, York head coach Jimmy Brennan said he advised his team to forget about soccer and just rest. I saw three players and an assistant coach the next day watching the League 1 Ontario top of the table clash in nearby Maple. Rocket Robin robing@eol.ca twitter RocketRobin01
York 9 FC starters
HFX Wanderers FC starters
HFX Wanderers FC Tomasz Skublak (17) takes opening kickoff.
York 9 FC Joseph Di Chiara (8) keeps ball in bounds.
HFX Wanderers goalie Jan Michael Williams smothers ball.
HFX Tomasz Skublak (17) and York Roger Thompson (6) play for header.
York 9 FC Ryan Telfer (18) chips freekick into box.
York 9 FC goalie Nathan Ingham leaps to make catch.
York 9 FC Ryan Telfer (18) takes second half kickoff.
York 9 FC Kyle Porter (19) takes cornerkick.
York 9 FC goaloie Nathan Ingham flies to tip shot away.
HFX Alex De Carolis (24) chips freekick.
York players greet Generation IX fans after game.
July 27 2019 Canadian Premier League--Post game press conference after York 9 FC vs HFX Wanderers FC game held at York Lions Stadium (by Rocket Robin)HFX Wanderers FC head coach Stephen Hart, forward Tomasz Skublak, and defender Matthew Arnone HFX Wanderers FC Stephen Hart, Tomasz Skublak, and Matthew Arnone...8 min 47 sec (for Hart) Is it important to put this game behind you? Take us through the game. (for Skublak) take us through your goals. (for Arnone) was there a Cup hangover? (my question for both players*) what is the feeling like to play against all the players you were with on Vaughan [when you were here a few months ago to play Vaughan Azzurri in the Cup match, the York players who were with Vaughan, and you two who played for Vaughan last year] and with your families in the stands? (to Hart) what's the biggest challenge to this long road trip? how do you cope with the injuries? what's your mentality in choosing players? (for Arnone) what do you take about today into your next game? *Arnone was also ready to answer but Duane Rollins moved on to the next question!
York 9 FC forward Ryan Telfer, head coach Jimmy Brennan, and forward Rodrigo Gattas York 9 FC Ryan Telfer, Jim Brennan, and Rodrigo Gattas...13 min 37 sec (for Gattas translated questions) Is scoring the first hattrick in league history an extra source of pride for you? Which one was your favourite goal? How have you experienced your time in Canada on York? Your feelings on the people? (for Brennan) Your thoughts on the game after the Cup game Wednesday? Your thoughts on the finishing? Did you give any inspirational speech today? (for Telfer) Was it just a matter of time for you and team to score goals? Have you noticed how your play with Manny Aparicio and Rodrigo Gattas has improved as time goes by? (for Brennan) Your thoughts about new signing Stefan Lamanna? (for Telfer) What have you learned/changed since leaving York University and your time at Toronto FC? (for Brennan) What can you take from the Wednesday Canadian Championship game moving forward? How will you spend the break?
Match Stats (given out at the game) York 9 FC HFX Wanderers 6 Goals 2 12 Total Shots 9 9 Shots on Target 3 0 Shots off Target 4 3 Blocked Shots 2 8 Shots from inside box 7 4 Shots from outside the box 2 1 Headed Shots 2 2 Corners taken 4 14 Fouls conceded 22 10 Open Play crosses 3 5 Offsides 0 58 Duels won 40 57.4% Duels won % 39.6% 591 Total passes 307 87.0% Passing accuracy 71.0% 65.6% Possession 34.4 %
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