October 12, 2019 Canadian Premier League--PREVIEW: York9 FC vs Forge FC - Match #91 (from canpl.ca website)

    
PREVIEW: York9 FC vs. Forge FC – Match #91 
2019-10-11 
by 
CanPL.ca Staff


Canadian Premier League — Match #91
York9 FC vs. Forge FC
October 12, 2019 — (3:30 p.m. ET)
Watch Live: OneSoccer.ca

The 905 Derby may be coming to a close on Saturday, but with three wins in their last four 
encounters, Forge FC has already earned the edge in this Ontario rivalry over York9 FC, 
which comes to its conclusion with a fifth and final tilt at York Lions Stadium.

A 1-0 win just one week prior gave Forge FC the “win” in this battle for Ontario, but it wasn’t 
necessarily an assured victory. In fact, it took a controversial penalty to give the Hamiltonians 
that slim-margin win, which Tristan Borges tucked away to earn his 12th goal of the season – and, 
thus, to lead the Golden Boot race. Of course, if not for a Rodrigo Gattas penalty miss 
at the last second, perhaps that encounter would have ended 1-1.

So, the Nine Stripes will be feeling confident that a result is possible against Forge, 
who themselves will be wary of losing key contributors for Finals 2019 through yellow card 
accumulation. Kwame Awuah is suspended for this particular tilt, but with both Anthony Novak 
and Marcel Zajac on three yellow cards, and Bertrand Owundi suspended for Leg 1, perhaps 
Bobby Smyrniotis will hold his side back with one eye on the bigger prize, two weeks 
down the road.

Forge next heads back to Tim Hortons Field to play hosts to familiar competition in this 
second Finals 2019 preview tilt, with Cavalry FC coming to Hamilton to cap off Forge’s 
regular season campaign (Oct. 16, 7:00 p.m. ET/5 p.m. MT, available on OneSoccer). York9 has 
a pair of tilts to go in 2019 before their end-of-season home tilt against HFX Wanderers FC, 
with a trip to Winnipeg to take on Valour FC next on the docket 
(Oct. 16, 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT, available on OneSoccer).

KEYS TO THE MATCH

Play the long game: Whether or not Forge will admit to it, this isn’t a match that this team 
needs to win unless the Fall title is a high-priority from within the club. Whether the Fall 
is won or lost, Forge is playing in Finals 2019, after all. So, the Hamilton-based outfit 
ought to play conservatively. Keep the risk of injuries as low as possible. Don’t accumulate 
yellow cards, or, worse yet, a multi-match red card offense. There’s absolutely no pressure 
on Forge here. Use it.

Take advantage of Key 1: If our first key to the match is true, then the second, naturally, 
gives York9 the window of opportunity needed to earn a win of their own. Forge will want 
to manage the long-term, but for York9, an all-out assault could yield a win, especially with 
their last performance instilling confidence in camp.

Finish your chances: It goes without saying, but York9 can’t afford to leave chances begging 
against Forge; they’ll come at a premium, regardless. The Nine Stripes managed five shots on goal 
in their last encounter with Forge, but couldn’t convert any … including a missed penalty 
at the last. This time around? Those chances have to find the back of the net.

PROJECTED LINEUPS

York9 FC: 
Nathan Ingham; 
Morey Doner, Luca Gasparotto, Daniel Gogarty, Diyaeddine Abzi; 
Joe Di Chiara, Wataru Murofushi, Manny Aparicio; 
Rodrigo Gattas, Simon Adjei, Kyle Porter

Forge FC: 
Triston Henry; 
Dominic Samuel, David Edgar, Daniel Krutzen, Klaidi Cela; 
Elimane Cisse, Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson, Kyle Bekker; 
Chris Nanco, Anthony Novak, Marcel Zajac

HEAD TO HEAD
April 27 – Forge FC 1-1 York9 FC
May 25 – York9 FC 0-2 Forge FC
September 8 – Forge FC 2-1 York9 FC
October 6 – Forge FC 1-0 York9 FC

STATS LEADERS
Rodrigo Gattas – 8 goals (York9 FC)
Tristan Borges – 12 goals (Forge FC)

INJURIES
Roger Thompson (York9 FC) – Doubtful
Cyrus Rollocks (York9 FC) – Doubtful
Michael Cox (York9 FC) – Questionable
Kadell Thomas (Forge FC) – Out
Jonathan Grant (Forge FC) – Questionable

INTERNATIONAL DUTY
Ryan Telfer (York9 FC) – Trinidad and Tobago
Justin Springer (York9 FC) – Saint Kitts and Nevis
Emilio Estevez (York9 FC) – Chinese Taipei

SUSPENSIONS
Kwame Awuah (Forge FC) – Yellow card accumulation

ACCUMULATION
(Players are suspended for one match 14 days after accumulating a 4th Yellow Card)
Bertrand Owundi Eko’o (Forge FC) – 4 (will miss Oct. 26 vs. Cavalry)
Luca Gasparotto (York9 FC) – 3
Steven Furlano (York9 FC) – 3
Marcel Zajac (Forge FC) – 3
Anthony Novak (Forge FC) – 3 

REFEREES
Referee: Filip Dujic
ARs: Philippe Bettez-Quessy & Melissa Snedden
4th Official: Scott Bowman

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