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August 10, 2019 CPL--York 9 FC vs Valour FC game report (by Rocket Robin)
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Result and details of the Saturday August 10, 2019 CPL game between York 9 FC and Valour FC
played at York Lions Stadium in North York at 3:30pm.
York 9 FC (olive socks and shirts, black shorts, names and numbers)
......................29 Nathan Ingham
3 Morey Doner...13 Luca Gasparotto (cpt)...6 Roger Thompson...20 Diyaeddine Abzi
.........14 Emmanuel Zambazis...8 Joseph Di Chiara...23 Wataru Murofushi
.........22 Rodrigo Gattas...18 Ryan Telfer...19 Kyle Porter
Subs:...1 Matthew Silva (gk)...2 Daniel Gogarty (def)...7 Austin Ricci (fwd)...11 Emilio Estevez (mid)
...12 Simon Karlsson Adjei (fwd)...17 Cyrus Rollocks (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
...physical trainer Derek Salvador...kitman Luca Forno
Valour FC (maroon socks and shirts, white shorts, names and numbers)
....................26 Mathias Janssens
2 Raphael Garcia...15 Adam Mitter...25 Yohan Le Bourhis...6 Martin Arguinarena
22 Marco Bustos...8 Diego Gutierrez...21 Jose Galan...5 Louis Beland-Goyette (cpt)
...............17 Michele Paolucci...9 Michael Petrasso
Subs:...0 Svyatoslav Artemenko (gk)...10 Dylan Carreiro (mid)...11 Glenn Muenkat (fwd)...12 Calum Ferguson
...16 Tyler Attardo (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Rob Gale...assistant coach Damian Rocke...goalkeeper coach Patrick Di Stefani
...physiotherapist Derek McLennan...kitman Tony Mazza
Game officials:...referee David Barrie...assistant referee Andre Pickler and Jason Olinski*
...fourth official Fabrizio Stasolla...assessor Steve Mortimer...(teal shirts, black shorts and socks)
*Olinski was listed on our game sheets but Sean Hornsby was listed on television. I am not sure as both
officials have shaved heads! I'll go with Olinski!...***See notes at the end of this report for what happened.
First Half:...game starts 3:31pm...York defends north end on this mild day with partial cloud cover
blocking the sun in the west for some of the game.
1 min...York Telfer chests down header sent in by York Porter from middle of box over to him on right
and 6 yard shot is deflected wide right by sliding goalie on near post.
2 min...York Telfer cornerkick from right has York Thompson in crowd of players pop 6 yard header over net
but whistle is blown for bashing through defender.
5 min...York Di Chiara rolls 25 yarder too far forward down middle and wide right ahead of charging York Telfer for goalkick.
5 min...York Gattas bounces 28 yard cross which goalie beats York Telfer to grab at 5 yards.
6 min...Valour Michaele Paolucci GOAL...Valour Louis Beland-Goyette pushes over York Emmanuel Zambazis
at 45 yards in middle. Paolucci picks up loose ball at 40 yards and runs forward on 3v2 and shoots 22 yarder
that deflects off sliding York Luca Gasparotto coming over from left and ball pops into lower right side of net
with goalie Nathan Ingham welded to center of net.
8 min...York Telfer rush down right and rolls cross along 15 yard line for York Porter in middle but defender cuts off pass
and blocks York Gattas shot attempt and teammate clears.
8 min...York Abzi long run up left and rolls ball into box along 6 yard line but defender stops and clears at top left of 6 yard box.
9 min...VFC Paolucci is injured on check by York Gasparotto that resulted in Valour freekick.
10 min...VFC Gutierrez 25 yard freekick from right deflects off head in player wall and pops up and out for cornerkick.
11 min...VFC Bustos rolls short cornerkick from right into box and VFC Gutierrez pivots and 12 yard shot from right is blocked
by defender. VFC Petrasso recovers and passes out of box. Ball is passed back into box for Gutierrez who rolls 15 yarder from
right that goalie smothers on near post.
11 min...VFC Petrasso shot from just outside top left of box is blocked by head of York Gasparotto just inside box.
14 min...VFC goalie steps forward to 8 yards to pick up header bounced into box ahead of York Telfer.
17 min...York Morey Doner rush on right and two cross attempts just outside box are blocked by VFC Arguinarena.
18 min...York Gasparotto makes sliding tackle on VFC Bustos clean check at 15 yards on right before he can get away shot.
18 min...York Abzi 22 yard roller from left is wide right of net.
20 min...VFC Arguinarena prevents through ball rolled pass into box from reaching York Telfer.
20 min...York Gattas turns and fires 25 yarder down middle just over bar.
22 min...VFC Bustos run down middle with York Gasparotto blocking his path and 22 yarder pops off Gasparotto and goalie catches.
22 min...York Telfer chips cross from 35 yards on right into box but VFC Mitter at 10 yards on left pops up header behind end line
to prevent charging York Gattas from getting to ball.
23 min...York Porter cornerkick from left is high over to York Gattas who chests it down on right edge of 6 yard box and chips
it up into middle of box where York Di Chiara gets partial header forward battling defenders and goalie catches. (VFC Paolucci
suffers head injury on play and needs trainer).
25 min...York Gattas 50 yard chip down middle into box is too far left no one there.
27 min...York Gasparotto long chip up right has York Telfer head from 22 yards in middle over to York Porter on right edge of box
but he's tripped up by sliding tackle by VFC Le Bourhis and ball is out for goalkick.
28 min...York Abzi cross from 22 yards on far left has York Porter nod 8 yard header downward in middle and bounces for goalie
to catch.
29 min...York Telfer holds off VFC Mitter in box and blasts low 10 yarder from left wide left.
30 min...VFC Bustos on 3 on 3 cuts to middle and 20 yard blast has goalie dive and push ball wide for throw-in on left.
31 min...York Abzi low cross from 15 yards on left deflects off defender's leg and sliding VFC Beland-Goyette at 10 yards
concedes cornerkick.
32 min...York Porter cornerkick from left has leaping York Gasparotto in middle head ball high wide right from 7 yards.
33 min...York Gattas low cross from 22 yards on right has goalie beat York player to catch on bounce at 7 yards.
34 min...York Thompson is injured for second time within a minute at own 30 yard line and needs trainer.
36 min...York sub...Gogarty replaces Thompson before play resumes.
38 min...York Telfer gets to long pass on left near end line and centers on cross that charging York Gattas not able connect
on header at 8 yards.
40 min...VFC Le Bourhis is injured at own 30 yard line in collision with York Telfer.
42 min...York Zambazis rolls 35 yarder up middle between defenders and teammates for goalie to pick up.
46 min...York Gattas wins cornerkick on deflection off defender on 18 yard shot from left.
47 min...York Porter cornerkick from left has VFC Le Bournhis pop header on left side of 6 yard box heads behind end line
for another cornerkick but halftime whistle blown.
47 min...half ends 4:18pm.
Second Half:...starts 4:34pm.
45 min...York Di Chiara can't win Penalty kick on run into right side of box when he's tripped up.
46 min...York Abzi high cross from 25 yard cross from left has VFC Arguinarena lead out on right side of box for throw-in.
46 min...York Telfer chips from 30 yards on right into box and York Porter heads down in crowd of players and 10 yards
and bounces ball to goalie.
48 min...York Doner low cross from 25 yards on right has VFC Garcia kick ball to left out of box.
48 min...VFC Galan chips 30 yarder from left between players and well wide right for goalkick.
49 min...York Abzi cross from 50 yard line on left has ball bounce to goalie at 15 yards between players.
50 min...York Abzi cross from 25 yards on left is over players in box.
51 min...VFC Arginarena is injured on ankle kick by York Porter at VFC 17 yard line on right.
54 min...York Telfer 25 yard freekick from far right has York Di Chiara flick header up middle from 10 yards that's
partially cleared and York Gogarty has 15 yard shot blocked.
56 min...York Telfer is injured by VFC Garcia and wins freekick on top left of box. VFC Garcia steps away from play
and collapses injured in middle of box.
57 min...York Porter 22 yard freekick from left has goalie punch ball away under bar near left post.
58 min...York Telfer run on right to end line and low cross blocked by VFC Le Bourhis.
58 min...York YELLOW card...Zambazis earns it for pull down at center line to break up 3 on 3.
60 min...VFC Bustos cuts to middle but bends 22 yard shot wide left of post. VFC Garcia is injured earlier in play and needs trainer.
62 min...York Telfer is pulled down running up middle at VFC 22 yard line.
64 min...York Gattas 25 yard freekick up middle is chipped over net.
65 min...York Abzi runs between three guys on run into left of box and wins hand ball on shot with sliding VFC Mitter at 8 yards.
Referee David Barrie awards York a Penalty kick.
.........VFC YELLOW card...Mitter earns it for having the ball hit his hand on slide to block shot.
66 min...York Gattas blasts Penalty kick up middle and goalie bats down at 1 yard. Gattas then blasts rebound from 7 yards
that goalie blocks at 5 yards. York Porter runs across box from left to get to ball but VFC Mitter trips him up with scissor-legs
check at 7 yards and gets foot to ball and clears from box.
67 min...VFC Garcia is injured at VFC 40 yard line away from play collapsing after whistle.
............VFC sub...Carreiro replaces Garcia before restart.
70 min...VFC Paolucci run on left and rolls pass from 20 yards on far left over to open VFC Bustos whose 5 yard shot far right
is saved by sliding York Abzi on near post.
70 min...VFC Bustos cornerkick from right is short and VFC Beland-Goyette in top right of box crosses over players where
VFC Le Bourhis heads ball downward at 8 yards in crowd of players wide left on bounce.
71 min...York sub...Estevez replaces Murofushi.
72 min...York Gattas dribbles in from left and bends 20 yard shot from just inside box that goalie catches.
73 min...VFC Petrasso rush from 45 yards on left and eludes checks and 22 yard shot from slight left is just over bar.
75 min...VFC goalie smothers ball as York Estevez and York Telfer close in at 8 yards to get to pass chipped forward by York Di Chiara.
VFC goalie and York Porter are injured on play as goalie rolled into him. Goalie needs trainer.
78 min...York sub...Adjei replaces Porter.
79 min...York Telfer cross from 28 yards on far right is into box and VFC Mitter makes important clearance in front of two York players
waiting for pass.
80 min...York Di Chiara crosses from 12 yards along right end line has York Adjei jump and tip ball with foot from 5 yards that goalie
saves on near post. VFC defender can't clear from right side end line and York Telfer charges up and has 5 yard shot blocked in crowd
of players and ball is deflected out of box.
81 min...VFC YELLOW card...Galan earns it for bumping over York Di Chiara at VFC 30 yard line.
82 min...York Telfer 33 yard freekick from left is caught by goalie under bar.
83 min...VFC sub...Attardo replaces Paolucci.
84 min...VFC Attardo 30 yard cross from far right is over net but he wins cornerkick on deflection.
84 min...VFC players work out short cornerkick from right. VFC Beland-Goyette wins another cornerkick when ball is poked away
by York Telfer at 8 yards along right end line.
84 min...VFC players work out another short cornerkick from right and VFC Carreiro rolls shot from 12 yards on right
that goalie smothers.
85 min...York Estevez slides for 15 yard shot on right that deflects off defender and is caught by goalie on bounce.
87 min...VFC Gutierrez checks York Di Chiara off ball just inside left edge of VFC box near end line. VFC Bustos is injured
earlier in play.
89 min...York Telfer dekes two guys on run up left and low cross from 22 yards on far left has VFC Mitter on left edge
of 6 yard box make key clearance.
90 min...VFC Le Bourhis makes key header on cross into box from left giving up cornerkick.
91 min...York Telfer high cornerkick from left has VFC Attardo on right side of 6 yard box flick header backwards almost
out of box. York Gattas chips ball from top right corner of box back in and defender clears in crowd of players on edge
of 6 yard box.
91 min...VFC Attardo charges forward on left sideline to get to ball with York goalie caught on the VFC side of center
but slides into timer's table.
92 min...VFC sub...Muenkat replaces Bustos.
92 min...York Doner long throw-in from left has York Gasparotto get head to it in crowd of box but ball deflects for cornerkick.
92 min...York Telfer cornerkick from left has ball cleared from box with York goalie just missing header at 3 yards on near post.
93 min...Valour Michael Petrasso GOAL...York Ryan Telfer cornerkick from left is over players in box
and York Rodrigo Gattas chests ball down at 15 yards on right. He's dispossessed by two defenders and VFC Dylan Carriero
dribbles forward and just outside box rolls pass upfield to find charging Petrasso at center line on right sideline.
He eludes sliding York Diyaeddine Abzi and chips 55 yarder that bounces from 22 yard line into open net.
York goalie Nathan Ingham was caught well upfield.
94 min...York Telfer 40 yard freekick down middle is wide left.
95 min...game ends 5:24pm.
Final Score:...York 9 FC.......0......Valour FC.......2.........
Attendance was not announced but various on-light sites listed it as 2438. The game had been listed when the schedule first came out as starting at 1:00pm but was flipped months ago to 3:30pm when CBC television was brought in as they wanted to have more games across the country. As it turns out, the game they showed was HFX Wanderers FC (who have packed stadiums and loud crowds) and Cavalry FC who won the Spring Season and upset MLS team Vancouver Whitecaps and held their own against MLS side Montreal Impact in the Canadian Championship series. Today, that looked the better game on paper although it ended 0-0. The later start meant the game effected some fans as Toronto FC were playing downtown against Orlando with a 7:30pm which left a do-able two hour time gap to take a subway and streetcar ride to get to the game on time. It did have an attendance effect most noticeably in the Generation IX supporters section as there's an overlap of fans and many of them just didn't come out for the CPL game. I wasn't expecting York to lose. I had watched them play HFX Wanderers and finally open up with a 6-2 win and believed they'd found their scoring touch. Valour had injury problems and suspensions that only left them with four outfield players on the bench and none of them defenders. Valour scored on a bad deflection early in the game and held on effectively. York dominated possession 2-1 (had to check the stats for that but it was true). However once Gattas had his Penalty kick and rebound stopped I changed my mind as I felt it wasn't their day. Valour had Raphael Ohin and Jordan Murrell listed as suspended. Murrell made headlines after being Red carded for pushing a referee and then kicking a table on his way back to the change rooms. He was initially given a three game suspension for the referee bump but it is expected to be more once the Canadian Soccer Association reviews the incident. Murrell has given up his captaincy to fellow defender Skylar Thomas but Thomas was not listed on today's roster through injury. Today's captain was midfielder Louis Beland-Goyette. I remember both Murrell and Thomas playing in the Toronto FC Academy and Thomas continued on at Toronto FC II at the USL level. Valour had Josip Golubar (out for the season), Tyson Farago (goalie), Ali Musse, and Dylan Sacramento are also out as injured. York had midfielder/captain Manny Aparicio suspended for Yellow card accumulation. Their recent signing, forward Stefan Lamanna, who started their last game a day after the signing announcement wasn't on the bench and I found out later it was because he was injured. Valour goalie Mathias Janssens made some brilliant saves besides the Penalty kick to earn the shutout. York missing that opportunity and later chances in the game gave me flashbacks to early in the Spring Season when York had scoring problems. Just one game after scoring six had me selectively forget those problems! York had a 14 day gap since their last game and were fresh after recovering but a brutal schedule. A game in between on August 2nd had been postponed in Hamilton because Forge FC had played their the night before in CONCACAF action against Deportivo Antigua FC of Guatemala. Valour had played Monday night in Halifax. York was playing Ryan Telfer up front as a center forward rather than a winger so he was involved in play but still got to kick half the cornerkicks. York coach Jimmy Brennan answered me after the game that he had no problem with goalie Nathan Ingham coming upfield so early near the end of the game to get in the Valour box for the cornerkicks when the visitor's box was under siege. He said there's no difference whether they lose by one of two goals. This game was the second of a CPL tripleheader today with the timezone differences making it possible to play them all on the OneSoccer channel. We had heard that Cavalry FC had been held to a 0-0 tie against HFX Wanderers so this was a chance for York to vault into first place with a win knowing Forge FC had the weekend off. The third game had FC Edmonton finish the day with a win to take a share of first place although Cavalry has a game in hand. The result drops York's record to 3 wins, 3 losses, 0 ties for 9 points. After today's games they drop to fourth place. Valour with the win improve their record to 1 win, 2 losses, and 3 ties for 6 points. That moves them out of seventh (last place) to sixth ahead of Pacific FC who just happens to be York's next opponent next Saturday August 17th here at York Lions Stadium at 3:30pm. They've now had a positive result in three of their last four games. York had beaten Valour 3-1 in Winnipeg on the July 1st--the final weekend of the Spring Season. This helped York finish out of the basement. That result had them pass Valour in the standings and because of other results that final day, Valour ended up as the bottom team. There's still half of the longer Fall Season remaining. Rocket Robin robing@eol.ca twitter @RocketRobin01 [Late notes from August 17th: I talked to today's fourth official David Barrie before today's game. Last week he was the referee. It was Jason Olinsky who was a referee's assistant last week as Sean Hornsby had received a concussion in second half added time the week earlier while officiating a game in Ottawa in USL for the Fury. The OneSoccer broadcast and site didn't notice the change but our game sheets had been amended. By the Wednesday there was still some doubt so the switch was made. I saw the changed listings but was still confused because they are both bald guys! Get well soon Sean!]
York 9 FC starters
Valour FC starters
Valour Michele Paolucci (17) takes opening kickoff.
York Ryan Telfer (18) cornerkick is sent in from right.
Valour Diego Gutierrez (8) freekick hits head in wall.
Valour Martin Arguinarena (6) takes throw-in.
midfield action
York Kyle Porter (19) sends cornerkick in from left.
York Ryan Telfer (18) takes second half kickoff.
York Ryan Telfer (18) takes freekick from far right.
York Kyle Porter (19) takes freekick from left.
Valour physio Derek McLennan is needed to help Valour Raphael Garcia (2).
York Rodrigo Gattas (22) chips freekick over net.
York Rodrigo Gattas (22) blasts Penalty kick down middle which Valour goalie Mathias Janssens saves.
York Ryan Telfer (18) cornerkick is headed in box.
August 10, 2019 Canadian Premier League--Post game press conference after York 9 FC vs Valour FC game held at York Lions Stadium (by Rocket Robin)Valour FC midfielder Dylan Carreiro, head coach Rob Gale, and forward Michael Petrasso Valour FC Dylan Carreiro, Rob Gale, and Michael Petrasso...9 min 51 sec (for Rob Gale) Your thoughts on the game and how good it feels to win? Did you use media adversity to motivate your team? How do you allow (or do you) allow your team to celebrate today's win? (for Petrasso) How important was it for your team to see out a result today? (for Gale) What are the changes to having a new captain and has there been a change in play design? What are some of the challenges of all the travel and the games coming with so few breaks? (for Carreiro) How does this win compare to other wins you've had at this stadium? (ie when you were a student). Do you have any friends and family in the stands?
York 9 FC midfielder Emmanuel Zabazis, head coach Jimmy Brennan, and midfielder Kyle Porter York 9 FC Emmanuel Zambazis, Jimmy Brennan, and Kyle Porter...10 min 30 sec (for Brennan) Your thoughts on the game? [I missed recording first 15 seconds], Was something missing without having Manny Aparicio in the lineup? How hard is it to maintain your form after the long layoff? What happened to injured Roger Thompson? (for Porter) What is the mood of the group after today? (for Brennan) Would you have done anything different if you could go back to the beginning of the game? (for Zambasis) How important is it to get minutes and how did you feel today? How special is it to play in a professional environment? (for Brennan) How does your coaching brotherhood feel about the success of the CPL teams doing so well in Canadian Championship and CONCACAF competitions? (my question for Brennan) How did you decide to bring goalie Ingham upfield so soon at 90 minutes with 5 minutes added time?
Match Stats (given out at the game) York 9 FC Valour FC 0 Goals 2 21 Total Shots 14 8 Shots on Target 5 5 Shots off Target 3 8 Blocked Shots 6 14 Shots from inside box 5 7 Shots from outside the box 9 3 Headed Shots 1 7 Corners taken 4 14 Fouls conceded 14 24 Open Play crosses 3 4 Offsides 1 53 Duels won 57 48.2% Duels won % 51.8% 539 Total passes 279 86.5% Passing accuracy 68.1% 66.7% Possession 33.3%
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