July 13, 2024...League1 Ontario...ProStars FC vs Burlington SC game report (by Rocket Robin)

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Result and details of the Saturday July 13, 2024 League1 Ontario Men's Premier game between ProStars FC and Burlington SC
played at Victoria Park in Brampton at 7:00pm.

ProStars FC (all blue uniforms, white numbers)

........................29 Samuel Diltz
4 Paolo Vaiano...24 Isaiah Noel...25 Jayden Pinheiro...12 John Ntoukas
18 Tomas Joseph...8 Giuseppe Muffolini...10 Sebastian Lopez Suarez...17 Kyse Majel
.................11 Milan Beader (cpt)...9 Taha Ilyass

Subs:...1 Sunny Dhaliwal (gk)...2 Serhii Khoma...5 Noah Bickford...14 Baldwin Cerros
...15 Mashhood Rehman...20 Darrian Sinclair...21 Patrick Vani...22 Edric Velazquez
team officials:...head coach Danny Costa...assistant coach Gabriel Pop...team manager Emilio Vaiano
...physiotherapist Antonio Petrolo...other official Noah Costa

Burlington SC (yellow socks and shirts, blue shorts and numbers)

.........................25 Callum Morrison
.........2 Perry Zorbas...5 Juan Jaramillo...14 Dilman Grewal
26 Keani Fairbanks...6 Simon Triantafillou...21 Shruthik Sivakumar...16 Antonio Pyziak
.........11 Matthew Rogers...9 Augustus Oku...10 Mauro Lulli

Subs:...1 Erik Hermanns (gk)...8 Yordan Stoyanov...12 David Gambrah...15 Leaford Allen
...18 Daniel Jodah...19 Joseph Nagnonhou...22 Christian Ferraro...24 Will Homan...92 Jameel Durhan
team officials:...head coach Darren Tilley...assistant coaches Julio Garcia and Alban Lika
...team manager Oubaida Ikharbine...physiotherapist Jade Galicia

Game officials:...referee Kevin McEleney...referee'ss assistants Vasylo Dzikh and Nick Murray
...fourth official Melvin Christopher...(red socks and shirts, black shorts)...match commisioner Dion Smith

First Half:...game starts 6:58pm...ProStars defend east end on this very hot and humid evening with a bright
sun in the north west.
4 min...PS Muffolini centers pass from right and PS Ilyass bends 18 yard shot down middle wide left of net.
8 min...PS Ilyass cross from right along 10 yard line has defender in center of box head away.
9 min...PS Beader receives centering pass from left and rolls 20 yard shot forward that goalie smothers on left post.
10 min...Burl player crosses from right high over box and out left for goalkick.
11 min...Burl Rogers receives throw-in on left and shoots low 20 yarder wide right.
12 min...PS Majel low 22 yarder from left between players is smothered by goalie on left side of net.
15 min..Burl Oku on 1 v 3 gets away low 25 yard roller from right wide right.
16 min...Burl Oku gets tapped pass and shoots 20 yarer down middle that flying goalie catches.
16 min...Burl Oku centers pass from right and PS Pinheiro boots behind net for cornerkick.
17 min...Burl Pyziak low freekick from right to Burl Lulli on short side but he's checked off ball without getting shot.
18 min...PS YELLOW card...Vaiano earns it for pulling down Burl Oku at 22 yard line.
19 min...PS Ilyass shoots low freekick around walll from 22 yards up middle that goalie dives to right post to smother.
21 min...ProStars Kyse Majel GOAL...PS Taha Ilyass chips cross from 22 yards on right over to PS Milan Beader
at 10 yards even with left post who heads ball forward and Majel cutting over from center of box leans
forward and heads in 4 yarder that squeezes between diving goalie Calum Morrison and left post.
23 min...Burl Oku low 15 yarder up middle has diving goalie stop and defender clear.
23 min...a water break is called.
25 min...play resumes.
26 min...PS Ilyass low 20 yard cross from right spins off defender who clears from 8 yards.
28 min...Burl Triantafillou cornerkick from left has PS Beader head forward away from 6 yard spot.
30 min...PS Ilyass cross from right to PS Beader but he can't get away shot.
31 min...PS Majel high cross from right has PS Joseph head 15 yarder from left that goalie catches.
32 min...Burl Lulli on left at 10 yards has PS Vaiano slides to block shot and deflection starts PS fast break out.
32 min...Burl goalie is out to 30 yards to beat PS Ilyass to ball and clear.
33 min...PS Surarez 30 yard cross from right sideline has PS Beader in crowd of players head 6 yarder over bar down middle.
34 min...Burl Triantafillou blasts 40 yarder between players and goalie palms ball over net.
35 min...Burl player's high cornerkick from right finds Burl Pyziak on left but he flubs shot over end line.
37 min...Burl Triantafillou passes forward from 35 yards. Burl Lulli blassts 22 yarder up middle that goalie flies right to stop.
39 min...PS Majel cross from 20 yards along 5 yard line has defender retreat and deflect behind end line on left.
40 min...Burl Fairbanks finishes pressure with 18 yarder from left well over net.
42 min...Burl Triantafillou pass between players and Burl Zorbas shoots low and wide left from 15 yards.
44 min...PS Suarez 28 yards freekick from left has leaping PS player at head wide of net.
45 min...PS Vaiano slides to block Burl Lulli shto from 12 yards on left.
46 min...Burl Triantafillou cornerkick from left has Burl Lulli in crowd of players head wide right from 10 yards.
46 min...PS Beader is injured at Burl 45 yard line when he jumped for long chip and is kneed in the back. Beader needs trainer.
48 min...PS Suarez 45 yard freekick down midddle bounces wide right.
48 min...half ends 7:46pm.

Halftime: The temperature has now cooled thanks to breeze from north. It's 28oC now. Only the PS subs stay out to warm up.

Second Half:...starts 8:00pm.
45 min...Burl Jaramillo heads from 28 yards back to goalie who is out to 15 yards to grab bouncer before PS Ilyass can get to it.
47 min...Burl player's cross from left is just over head for Burl Ilyass at 12 yards in middle.
49 min...Burl Triantafillou chip into box from 20 yards up middle has defender head away.
49 min...Burl goalie dives to smother rolled cross along right end line. Burl Triantafillou is injured upfield at PS 40 yard line
earlier in play.
52 min...Burl Sivakumar cross from 22 yards on right along 8 yard line has Burl Lulli head 12 yarder on left popped over net.
54 min...Burl Oku almost gets to ball as PS goallie dives to left corner edge of box. The goalie was injured and wins freekick.
55 min...Burl YELLOW card...Assistant coach Alban Lika earns it for complaining.
56 min...PS Suarez runs to left end line and cuts cross over players in box.
58 min...Burl sub...Allen replaces Rogers.
............Burl sub...Nagnonhou replaces Pyziak.
............Burl sub...Ferraro replaces Fairbanks.
59 min...Burl Lulli 22 yard low shot up middle deflects off defender wide right of net.
60 min...Burl Ferraro cornerkick from right has goalie swat through box in leap in crowd of players.
60 min...PS sub...Vani replaces Beader. Ilyass becomes captain.
61 min...Burl YELLOW card...Head coach Darren Tilley earns it for complaining.
63 min...PS Joseph long run up left and runs past Burl Nagnonhou. He chips goalie along left endline but defender clears in 6 yard box.
63 min...PS Suarez high cornerkick from left is over players in box.
67 min...PS Suarez cornerkick from left is partially cleared. PS Joseph cross over box is high and over end line.
68 min...a water break is called.
70 min...play resumes.
70 min...Burl Lulli long run up middle from 50 yards. Burl Zorbas receives short pass at 18 yards and he crosses over box.
71 min...PS goalie catches cross from left.
72 min...Burl Triantafillou freekick from 35 yards up middle. Burl Jaramillo 15 yard shot up middle deflected for cornerkick.
72 min...Burl Ferraro cornerkick from right has ball cleared from box.
73 min...Two defenders collide to clear ball at 2 yards as goalie was beaten at 12 yarfds along end line.
73 min...PS sub...Cerros replaces Joseph.
74 min...PS Suarez 30 yard low chip from left has goalie catch low on right post.
76 min...ProStars Baldwin Cerros GOAL...PS Taha Ilyass who'd taken long thrown clearance from PS goalie feeds
pass up left wing for Cerros to dribble upfield and shoot 12 yarder from left along the 5 yard line over
the upraised hand of the sprawling goalie and a defender Dilman Grewal jabs at the ball with his leg
and knocks it into center of own net from 2 yards.
PS Vaiano is injured earlier in the last play.
77 min...PS sub...Bickford replaces injured Vaiano.
77 min...Burl Oku blasts 10 yarder from right is well over net and back fence.
79 min...PS Suarez cornerkick from right has PS Muffolini in crowd of players heads ball wide left.
80 min...Burl sub...Jodah replaces Zorbas.
...........Burl sub...Stoyanov replaces Sivakumar.
81 min...Burl Jodah cross from 20 yards along the right 10 yard line has Burl Oku head high wide left.
83 min...Burl YELLOW card...Triantaffillou earns it for compalining about PS freekick call at PS 40 yard line.
84 min...Burl Oku turns and blasts 25 yard shot up middle well high and wide right of net.
87 min...Burl Triantafillou 35 yard freekick from slight right is headed away by defender in center of box.
87 min...Burl Triantafillou cornerkick from right has goalie in crowd of players near post palm ball across box and defender heads away.
88 min...Burl Triantafillou rolls 12 yarder from left that goalie dives forward to smother.
88 min...PS YELLOW card...Ilyass earns it on delayed call for foul or dissent.
88 min...PS sub...Sinclair replaces Ilyass.
89 min...PS sub...Rehman replaces Muffolini.
90 min...PS Suarez taps cornerkick from right with PS Cerros but Cerros pushes ball over end line for goalkick.
91 min...Burl Jodah rush down right near sideline and sends low cross along 18 yard line. Burl Lulli has to turn back for it
from 15 yards in center. PS Pinheiro pushing him goes down very easy and ball is cleared.
92 min...PS Sinclair and Lulli on 2 v 1 break has goalie make one handed save. Sinclair gets ball back at 15 yards line
and dekes goalie on left to take low 10 yard shot that Burl Triantafillou saves on goal line.
93 min...Burl Jaramillo chips 40 yarder over players and goalie palms over net.
93 min...Burl Triantafillou cornerkick from left has PS Cerros then PS Sinclair pop up header to clear from box.
94 min...Burl YELLOW card...Lulli earns it for dissent.
95 min...Burl Jaramillo 30 yard freekick from right has Burl Ferraro shoot that deflects off teammate Allen for goalkick.
96 min...game ends 8:52pm.

Final Score:.....ProStars FC........2.........Burlington SC...........0..........

Attendance started off slow but peaked at about 120 by halftime. Fans coming out were obviously going to miss the Copa third place game between Canada and Uruguay starting right at halftime of this game. The temperature was still 30C at the start. (I've made a mental note to start checking the temperature at game time instead of just writing 'it was hot'). By halftime it had dropped to 28C but without the sun burning down directly it felt cooler that that.

Samuel Diltz earned the shutout for ProStars with a few good flying saves to catch shots destined for the corners of the net. Calum Morrison had to be sharp for Burlington to keep them in the game when they pressed for a goal leaving him exposed on a number of 2 v 1 counterattacks.

Referee Kevin McEleney gave out six Yellow cards (four to Burlington although two were to members of their coaching staff for complaining about calls or missed calls—actually looking back at my notes, all the Burlington Yellows were for dissent!). He did schedule one water break for each half.

The man operating the camcorder on a pole (coverage for the league at every game) said he thought the ProStars first goal was offside and Burlington had a legit call for a Penalty kick somewhere in the game although I don't think he meant the rather lame attempt to draw one when Daniel Jodah dribbled down the right sideline and send a low cross along the 18 yard line and Mauro Lulli turned back from 15 yards and went down maybe too easily with contact from PS Jayden Pinheiro. This turned out to be the 'Game of the Week' with Pierce Lang commentating from the league lineups on his phone (no paper copies any more) and photographer Martin Bazyl taking still-pictures of the action.

Perfect comment on the fortunes of Burlington in the last few games were on practically the last kick with Juan Jaramillo sending in a 30 yard freekick from the right over a crowd of players in the box to find an open Christian Ferraro on the left at 8 yards to blast a shot that deflected off charging Leaford Allen that bounced back off Ferraro and rolled harmlessly for a goalkick. Allen and the rest of the team had some poor/off target shooting most noticeably in the second half.

With all four games in the Men's Premier Division finished by the time I got home, the standings pause at least until tomorrow:

The win improves ProStars record to 5 wins, 3 ties, 5 losses for 18 points. That's good for tie for sixth although they are ranked seventh because Blue Devils who also won today and have an identical record, have scored more goals.

The loss for Burlington drops them to 6 wins, 1 tie, 5 losses for 19 points and fifth place. Their record since beating ProStars on June 1st is 0 wins, 1 tie, 5 losses as they continue to fall away from the title picture.

ProStars record since that June 1st game was to win their first game of the season the next weekend and now stretch to 5 wins, 0 ties, 2 losses as they pulled out of the relegation zone.

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