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September 28, 2019 CPL--York 9 FC vs Cavalry FC game report (by Rocket Robin)
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York 9 FC (olive socks and shirts, white shorts, black names and numbers)
..................29 Nathan Ingham
3 Morey Doner...5 Justin Springer...13 Luca Gasparotto...20 Diyaeddine Abzi
8 Joseph Di Chiara...23 Wataru Murofushi...22 Rodrigo Gattas...10 Manuel Aparicio (cpt)
..............12 Simon Karlsson Adjei...18 Ryan Telfer
Subs:...31 Colm Vance (gk)...2 Daniel Gogarty (def)...6 Roger Thompson (CB)...11 Emilio Estevez (mid)
...19 Kyle Porter (mid)...21 Stefan Lamanna (mid)...77 Steve Furlano (mid)
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
Cavalry FC (orange socks, black shorts, red shirts, white names and numbers
....................1 Marco Carducci
4 Dominick Zator...15 Joel Waterman...5 Mason Trafford (cpt)...3 Nathan Mavila
........8 Julian Buscher...18 Mauro Eustaquio...11 Jose Escalante
.......17 Nico Pasquotti...7 Oliver Minatel...23 Dominique Malonga
Subs:...22 Niko Giantsopoulos (gk)...6 Nik Ledgerwood (DM)...9 Jordan Brown (CF)...10 Sergio Camargo (CM)
21 Malyk Hamilton (RW)
team officials:...head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr...assistant coach Martin Nash...goalkeeper coach Jordan Santiago
...physical trainer Harley Thwaites
Game officials:...referee Filip Dujic...referee's assistants Peter Pendli and Lyes Arfa
...fourth official Alexis Vuaghan...assessor Amato De Luca...(teal shirts, black shorts and socks)
First Half:...game starts 6:01pm...York defends south end on this cool overcast early evening. A lot of rain
had fallen overnight making a wet field.
45 sec...York Telfer 35 yard freekick from right falls in box and is kicked around in crowded box with lots
of deflections that finally ends with York Adjei getting 7 yard shot from left that deflects off Cav Trafford
for cornerkick.
1 min...York Telfer cornerkick from left has goialie step forward to punch ball away at 5 yards. Telfer eventually
crosses in from 25 yards on far left side and defender on right side of box heads away for a throw-in.
3 min...Cav Buscher deflected shot from 25 yards on right pops up on deflection off defender and goalie catches
at 3 yards outjumping Cav Pasquotti.
3 min...York Di Chiara pushes over Cav Minatel to prevent him getting shot down middle at 22 yard line. Minatel had
received York goalie's kick at 30 yards.
5 min...Cav Buscher 22 yard freekick down middle is caught by goalie stepping to right side of goal.
7 min...York Doner high cross from 30 yards on right has York Telfer at 10 yards on left head ball into 6 yard box
but sliding defender clears ball away.
7 min...York Abzi long run down left has and low cross from near end line from 15 yards deflects off Cav Waterman
for cornerkick.
8 min...York Aparicio cornerkick from left is over players in box and out for Cav throw-in.
9 min...York Aparicio steps to middle from left and takes low 30 yard shot through crowd that bounces to goalie.
9 min...Cav Malonga wins cornerkick on short shot from 8 yards on deflection off sliding goalie.
10 min...Cav Escalante high cornerkick from right is over players in box and bounces for goalkick.
13 min...Cav Escalante is injured at York 20 yard line and needs trainer.
15 min...York Gattas cross from 35 yards on left sent through box and Cav Mavila heads out right side of box for throw-in.
15 min...York Telfer low cross from 20 yards along right end line has defender clear away.
17 min...York Murofushi chips 35 yard ball from right that a defender popped up a header at 15 yards and York Adjei's
bicycle kick from 12 yards flies wide left.
19 min...Cav Escalante intercepts pass and quick chip attempt of goalie from 35 yards is wide left.
20 min...Cav Escalante 33 yard freekick from right drops in box after York Di Chiara heads ball down and Cav Malonga runs
right by him and York Adjei clears downfield to start fast breakout.
21 min...York Gattas short run down right and 25 yard blast is over net.
23 min...York Aparicio short run into left side of box and 12 yard shot is blocked by Cav Waterman.
24 min...York Telfer 40 yard freekick down middle is chip to right side of box and leaping York Gasparotto in crowd of players
flicks 12 yard header wide right.
25 min...Cav Escalante chip from 45 yards on left forward into box and charging Cav Malonga can't control ball on slide
at 10 yards and charging Cav Pasquotti gets foot to pop up cross from 8 yards on right and goalie catches when it drops at 3 yards.
27 min...Cav Minatel quick 28 yard shot is wide right.
28 min...York Telfer long run from left cuts to right and chips from 22 yards where York Adjei has Cav Zator beat him to header
at 8 yards.
29 min...York Telfer rush to right end line and 8 yard low shot has goalie slide to clear away. York Aparicio follows up with
low cross from 22 yards on right that flying Cav Eustaquio heads away at 10 yards beating York Adjei in middle.
30 min...York Abzi run down left and low cross has goalie smother on bounce at 3 yards in middle.
32 min...York Gattas taps ball back to York Murofushi who blasts 22 yarder that goalie palms over net.
32 min...York Telfer cornerkick from right has Cav Minatel pop up header in crowd in box and goalie steps forward to catch.
35 min...Cav Escalante cornerkick from right has Cav Zator head 10 yarder just over bar in crowd of players in middle.
36 min...Cav Minatel wins cornerkick on cross from right that deflects off defender.
37 min...Cav Escalante cornerkick from right has York Aparicio able to clear on left side of box after flick through middle.
37 min...Cav Pasquotti long throw-in from 30 yard line is over leaping players at 10 yards and goalie flies forward to catch.
38 min...York Abzi cross from 15 yard line near left sideline is caught by goalie stepping forward to 5 yard line in middle.
38 min...York goalie run to edge of box to chest ball outside box sent downfield from 70 yards.
39 min...York Telfer low cross from right side of box is over or between three York players in box and out left side.
41 min...York Gattas cross from left is out right side of box. York Doner cross from right is stopped in middle of box then
cleared by defenders.
42 min...York YELLOW card...Di Chiara earns it near center line for check from behind on Cav Buscher. Di Chiara had been
warned a few times in the last few minutes.
43 min...Cav Zator heads 15 yarder from right that goalie catches on bounce.
44 min...Cav Buscher low 25 yarder up middle is just wide left of net.
45 min...York Telfer 35 yard freekick from middle has charging York Gasparotto in crowd of players head from 15 yards
on left across box and charging York Di Chiara dives forward at 6 yards on right post that goalie sprawls to stop but play
was flagged offside.
46 min...half ends 6:47pm.
Second Half:...starts 7:03pm.
45 min...Cav Malonga wins cornerkick on right when squeezed on 1 on 2 rush into right side of box.
46 min...Cav Escalante cornerkick from right has York Springer head away at 10 yards in front of crowd of players.
47 min...Cav Buscher 40 yard freekick from left has York Doner head away at 10 yards in middle and York Di Chiara
stops rebound shot just outside box.
48 min...Cav Escalante 35 yard freekick from right has goalie punch ball away at 6 yards in front of charging Cav player.
48 min...Cav Zator and York Springer are injured at York 25 yard line in two separate collisions. Zator needs trainer.
50 min...York Telfer and Cav Trafford get into dustup in Cav box after ball is cleared away.
.........York YELLOW card...Telfer earns it for his part in the dustup. Telfer had ran into Cav Waterman who blocked
his way from getting to ball into right side of box.
54 min...York Di Chiara is injured at York 50 yard line on check and wins freekick.
56 min...York Gasparotto and Cav Pasquotti are both injured in clash of heads at York 40 yard line while jumping for header.
57 min...Cav Escalante chips freekick that was tapped to him at 45 yards on right into box and leaping York Gasparotto
heads it down at 10 yards as he's pushed over, charging Cav Zator blasts 15 yarder down middle well over net.
59 min...York goalie out to 15 yards to catch bouncer ahead of two charging Cav players.
61 min...York Doner throw-in to York Aparicio in Cav corner but Cav wins goalkick when ball knocked over end line.
62 min...Cav YELLOW card...Eustaquio earns it for knock down of York Di Chiara at York 50 yard line.
63 min...York Telfer charges up middle into box and crashes into defender just inside box and ball is cleared although it first
deflects off hand of fallen defender.
63 min...York Abzi bumps charging Cav Escalante over as they both race into right side of York box.
64 min...Cav Minatel flies forward on left side of box to try to redirect long cross from right edge of box but deflects
it into chest of defender who clears at 6 yards.
65 min...Cav YELLOW card...Mavila earns it for check on York Telfer at Cav 30 yard line.
.........Cav RED card...Escalante earns a direct ejection for push on York Telfer before play resumes. Telfer had stepped
on his foot and Escalante then swatted him as the referee separated them.
68 min...York player's 75 yard freekick bounces to Cav goalie.
68 min...Cav Buscher is injured at Cav 35 yard line when York Murofushi steps on him while trying to get to Cav player
nearby. Buscher needs trainer.
70 min...Cav Pasquotti long throw-in from 30 yard line on right has ball popped up in box and finally cleared without a shot.
71 min...Cav RED card...Mavila earns his second Yellow card for tackle on charging York Telfer who started long solo
run up the middle from York 35 yard line and was just at Cav 40 yard line when Mavila slid and clipped him breaking
up two man breakaway with Manny Aparicio and Telfer cartwheels a full 10 yards downfield on hit.
72 min...York player's freekick from 40 yards has Cav players win freekick inside box after two York tries that were blocked shots.
74 min...Cav goalie charges forward to 15 yards to smother ball before York Adjei can get to cross chipped forward from 40 yards.
75 min...York Doner sends high cross in from 30 yards on right that Cav Pasquotti knocks behind end line on left for cornerkick.
75 min...Cav sub...Brown replaces Malonga.
.........Cav sub...Ledgerwood replaces Buscher.
76 min...York Telfer rolls cornerkick from left over to York Murofushi near edge of box on left and his 22 yard shot is just
over bar.
77 min...York Telfer recover partial clearance at 25 yards on left and charges into box and takes 15 yard shot from far left that
wins cornerkick on deflection off Cav Zator at 10 yards into outside left mesh of net.
77 min...York Telfer cornerkick from from left is cleared out right side of box. Eventually York Di Chiara sends low cross
from 25 yards on far right into box but defender clears.
78 min...York Adjei slides forward to try to stop through ball pass to him but deflects off defender than him on left end line
to roll for goalkick.
81 min...York Doner cross from just outside top right of box has sliding York Adjei get foot to popping up ball high wide left
at 6 yards and then slide and crash into goalpost moving the structure over the end line.
81 min...Cav Nico Pasquotti GOAL...Cav Dominick Zator at 35 yards in middle dribbles forward and to left and sends
short chipped cross from just outside 18 yard box towards center where Cav Jordan Brown who chests it down but can't
get around defender. Brown stops just outside left edge of 6 yard box and sends low pass back to Cav Nik Ledgerwood
who falls in box as he's checked at 15 yards. Pasquotti recovers at 10 yards in middle and runs away from net then
runs along to right just inside 18 yard box. While running forward and to left he cuts low 15 yard shot into left
corner of net beyond diving goalie Nathan Ingham at 3 yards in middle of net.
82 min...York goalkeeping coach Camilo Benzi is ejected from their bench before play resumes and on his way off along
the track he bangs on the plexiglass behind the Cav bench.
82 min...York sub...Estevez replaces Adjei.
84 min...York Aparicio blasts 30 yarder from slight right well over net.
85 min...York Abzi low 33 yarder between defenders is caught by goalie on bounce.
86 min...York Estevez on left passes forward to York Murofushi running into box is called offside.
87 min...York Gattas receives long pass from 30 yards on far left into box but is called for a hand ball when he knocks
it down at 12 yards on right side of box.
87 min...York sub...Lamanna replaces Di Chiara.
88 min...Cav YELLOW card...Ledgerwood earns of for stepping on foot of York Murofushi at York 40 yard line.
88 min...York Telfer and York Murofushi work out short cornerkick from left but cross through box is unplayed
as ball is over their heads.
89 min...Cav Ledgerwood at York 45 yard line passes forward and to left for chargint Cav Brown who makes long run down left
and at 8 yard line sends low cross behind three retreating defenders to middle where Ledgerwood who one touches low 10 yard
shot up middle that sprawling goalie makes point blank save and rebound clears itself right out of box.
90 min...Cav YELLOW card...Pasquotti earns it for delaying York throw-in deep in York end.
92 min...Cav player makes foul throw-in at Cav 40 yard line.
93 min...York Aparicio 33 yard shot from near right sideline is well over net.
95 min...York Wataru Murofushi GOAL...York Luca Gasparotto at 30 yards in middle sends low pass over
to York Rodrigo Gattas on far right and he sends cross from 28 yards on far right that leaping York Stefan Lamanna
flick header from 9 yards in middle further over to left that bounces once to Murofushi at 6 yards who while in alignment
with left post one-touches shot forward into top left side of box with goalie Marco Carducci marooned in center
of net.
96 min...game ends 7:54pm without a restart after goal.
Final Score:......York 9 FC.........1.......Cavalry FC.........1...........
Attendance was not announced but on the CPL website it listed 2568. The east side stands were empty. I suppose the promotion last weekend with hundreds of children and parents from local soccer teams was just a one-off and we were back to our smallish crowds again. York hasn't won a home game since July 27th which could turn some people off more than the bleek weather we've had this weekend. A foul-filled game with a total of eight cards given out by referee Filip Dujic with six going to Cavalry and two of those were Red. I'd seen a foul filled game last night at the League 1 Ontario championship game. York avoid humiliation with the result. They held a two man advantage in a scoreless game from 72 minutes yet allowed a Cavalry goal on a great individual effort by Nico Pasquotti running through the defence then cutting a low shot into the opposite corner of the net from just inside the box. I saw Toronto FC on television a few years ago allow a goal against while up two men in San Jose and lose. That caused some fans to doubt goaltender Alex Bono and they still haven't forgiven him to this day. Wataru Murofushi scored an equalizer at 95 minutes which raised some complaints as there was only five minutes of added time announced however a lot of delays during that time including a Yellow card for delaying a York throw-in. That's why they announce "A MINIMUM of X minutes has been added..." Lots of controvesy in this game. Cavalry head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr blamed the officiating with too few calls for fouls. I saw that Ryan Telfer was victim of quite a few knocks but he had the last laugh when he drew a Cavalry player to be Red carded to hit him as the referee was separating them and later to have another player take a second Yellow to prevent a breakaway after that player took a Yellow 8 minutes earlier. Before the game if we were told it would be a tie, a lot of people would be happy drawing arguably the best team in the league however going up two men and allowing a goal will never be forgotten. A 0-0 result after being up two men wouldn't get so many people upset because we'd expect the disadvantaged team to bunker around their own box. There were all kinds of problems with the scoreboard today. There was always a black blob on the screen blacking out some of the picture. The scoreboard actually turned off a few times (to reboot?) so I was glad I have a wristwatch. Cavalry had only brought five substitutions today--four outfield players. Now they have 'lost' three more players through suspension--(the two Reds and Julian Buscher through Yellow card accumulation). One thing for next year in my opinion is the teams need to have larger rosters. I was going to ask Wheeldon if he agreed but the press conference was ended abrubtly. I was getting by with a semi-broken cell phone. It had no network connectivity but thankfully the voice recorder still worked so I was able to record the post game press conferences. Before today which was a triple-header of CPL games and this was the last game played, only HFX Wanderers had been officially knocked out of post season contention. After today four other teams joined them on the sidelines leaving only the two teams that had run away with the league both in the Spring and Fall season. York does improve their record to 5 wins, 2 ties, and 7 losses and still hold third place with 17 points. The most wins after the two frontrunners but tied with the most losses with Pacific FC and the fewest ties of any club in the league. The three points earned for a win keeps them ahead of the group of 'the other five'. If you can believe the pregame comments, Forge FC was cheering for Cavalry FC to win as that would clinch a spot for Forge in the combined standings that is the deciding factor if Cavalry win the Fall Season title. Cavalry won the Spring title so they are assured a spot in the final. There is going to be a final series--some Eurosnobs wanted Cavalry to be given the title but I say this will be a chance for the league to earn some more publicity like getting the games on CBC and reaching more fans. I would expect Forge would have wanted York to win as they can earn the spot on their own by finishing first--expecting some easy games to finish the season to clinch the Fall title and they would clinch the second method of qualifying with a win as soon as Wednesday night. Cavalry FC and Forge FC have been finally proclaimed as the finalists in the CPL Championship series scheduled for October 26th in Hamilton and November 2nd in Calgary. A lot can be said about whether it's an advantage to play the second game at home but there was no choice as the CFL football team in Hamilton has the stadium booked November 2nd for a game against Toronto Argonauts. Remember the ownership for Forge FC are the same as owns the CFL team and when the league got started at the beginning of this year there wasn't going to be any playoffs. Rocket Robin robing@eol.ca twitter @RocketRobin01
York 9 FC starters
Cavalry FC starters
York Simon Karlsson Adjei (12) takes opening kickoff.
Cavalry has just taken a freekick.
There were scoreboard problems for much of the game.
Cavalry Jose Escalante (11) takes freekick.
York Manny Aparicio (10) dribbles past center line.
A York 9 defender clears away threat from Cavalry Dominick Zator (4).
A Cavalry freekick is whistled down in the box.
One of a few dustups in the second half.
Cavalry Jose Escalante (11) exits after his Red card.
September 28, 2019 Canadian Premier League--Post game press conference after York 9 FC vs Cavalry FC game held at York Lions Stadium (by Rocket Robin) ..............................................................................Cavalry FC right winger Nico Pasquotti, head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr, and goalie Marco Carducci
Cavalry FC Nico Pasquotti, Tommy Wheeldon Jr, and Marco Carducci...9 min 17 sec (for Wheeldon Jr) (ooh I get in the first two questions!) Have you ever coached in a game like that before, where you go down two men and then score? There was no hold back strategy and you just kept going? What made the game so rough? Was your team goaded in to retaliating? (for Pasquotti) What is it about these games against teams from Ontario that get so emotional? What is the emotion that goes through you in the back of your head when this happens? (for Wheeldon Jr) What do you think about the Championship series now that you know your opponent and also that you have to play Forge FC again in the regular season? How will you play Forge FC in these championship games? What did you think about the mentality of your team after going down to nine men? (for Carducci) What would be your strategy when you go down by two men? (for Wheeldon Jr) How has team chemistry changed since the start of the season now that other teams have played together longer? How about the Forge FC chemistry? Do you get annoyed when others say you guys have an advantage because you have been together longer?
York 9 FC forward Ryan Telfer, head coach Jimmy Brennan, and defender Justin Springer York 9 FC Ryan Telfer, Jimmy Brennan, and Justin Springer...11 min 34 sec (for Brennan) A very emotional game so what are your thoughts on the match? What did you think about just before they scored ie on your chance? (for Telfer) Do you feel like you were targeted? Was it the Mavila challenge? (for Springer) Where do you see your team's defensive organization? (for Brennan) What did you think of Murofushi's performance? (my question) Now that you're officially out of the playoffs, will there be a different strategy you will play? Do you take this performance against the best team as a positive? Can you talk about your relationship with you and your internationals and their coaches? Do you have any thoughts on the officiating?
Match Stats (given out at the game) York 9 FC Cavalry FC 1 Goals 1 19 Total Shots 15 5 Shots on Target 4 9 Shots off Target 6 5 Blocked Shots 5 13 Shots from inside box 10 6 Shots from outside the box 5 4 Headed Shots 1 6 Corners taken 4 16 Fouls conceded 18 16 Open Play crosses 2 5 Offsides 2 70 Duels won 67 51.1% Duels won % 48.9% 417 Total passes 300 77.7% Passing accuracy 66.3% 58.6% Possession 41.4%
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