August 11, 2024...League1 Ontario...Woodbridge Strikers vs Scrosoppi FC game report (by Rocket Robin)

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Result and details of the Sunday August 11, 2024 League1 Ontario Men's Premier Division game between
Woodbridge Strikers and Scrosoppi FC played at Vaughan Grove in Woodbridge at 7:00pm.

Woodbridge Strikers (all blue uniforms, white numbers)

........................1 Dante Ferraro
4 Alex Meczarski...6 Jacob Spizzirri...25 Keegan Wilson...3 Gianluca Condello
22 Santino De Bartolo...2 Luca Pinto...8 Joe Mac...27 Sebastian Cochrane
...............9 Ronaldo Marshall...10 Ignazio Muccilli

Subs:...76 Nicholas Turchiaro (gk)...5 Carmen Fiore...11 Franz Mella...13 Alexander Santillian
...14 Santiago Almada...15 Duon Martin...16 Stenzel Mtienjem...20 Exosse Kadiebue...23 Jordan Hendriks
team officials:...head coach Peter Pinizzotto...team manager John Scarlato...physiotherapist David Lisi

Scrosoppi FC (all white uniforms, black numbers)

.......................1 Andreas Vaikla
5 Tristan Marshall...4 Brayden Borutskie...16 Matthew Paiva...6 Joshua Paredes
9 Noah Dedomincis...13 Manveer Gill (cpt)...20 Jacob Carlos...14 Ryan James...11 Faris Ammari

Subs:...99 Jared Maloney (gk)...2 Marcus Channer...7 Omari Cotterell...15 Nathaniel Susnik
...17 Paiman Sultani...18 Muneer Kinani...21 Alexander Zis...22 Danial Rafisamii...27 Miles Green
team officials:...head coach John Yacou...assissstant coach Manuel Corona...goalkeeper coach Shayne Griffin
...athletic trainer Uros Urosevic...physiotherapist Michael Wong

Game officials:...referee Marko Grubisic...referee's assistants Roshan Mendonca and Daniel Jacob
fourth official Ryan Schwenger...(red socks and shirts, black shorts)

First Half:...game starts 6:58pm...Woodbridge defends north end on this mile evening with the temperature cooling
Windbreakers are required. There is the occasional bright sun in the north west but storm clouds are overhead.
2 min...WS Cochrane high cross from 15 yard line is over players in box and out for goalkick.
4 min...Scr Carlos 25 yard freekick from slight left is well over net and back fence.
8 min...Scr Carlos taps ball forward on run and Scr Skublak kicks 20 yarder over net.
8 min...Scr Skublak on 1 v 1 rolls pass to left over end line as no player joins in on run.
9 min...Scr Dedomincis and Scr Carlos on give and go win cornerkick on blocked shot.
10 min...Scr James high cornerkick from right has Scr players charge and bash into goalie on left post. WS has freekick
awarded to them.
12 min...Scr James makes dangerous header across own box to left giving up cornerkick.
13 min...WS Mac high cornerkick from left has goalie catch in crowd of players in 6 yard box.
14 min...Scr James 35 yard freekick from right near sideline hangs in wind and defender heads away from 12 yards.
16 min...Scr Carlos rush to save through ball pass on left has him backheel and scr Ammari shoot off defenders on short side post
deflect over net.
16 min...Scr James cornerkick from right is headed away. An Scr player chips back into box and has Scr James head ball off
teammate at 5 yards for goalkick.
22 min...WS Muccilli chips 40 yard freekick from right that goalie catches at top left corner.
23 min...Scr Marshall rush to right end line and cross is behind net.
25 min...WS Mac cornerkick from left is low and WS De Bartolo ducks and ball spins off him on edge of 6 yard box and over
end line.
27 min...Scr Marshall long throw-in from right is worked around outside of box and Scr James chips 25 yarder from left wide right.
29 min...Scr Skublak on breakaway from 25 yards has low 12 yard shot saved by sliding goalie. WS Wilson clears rebound chance.
WS Mac had slipped at WS 45 yard line which left Scr break-in with short pass to Scr Skublak. The goalie is injured on the play
and needs the trainer.
32 min...play resumes.
33 min...Scr YELLOW card...Gill earns it for tripping WS Marshall who was ready to break in at Scr 50 yard line.
33 min...Scr Skublak breaks up left and saves on end line by tapping it to stop it that lets goalie pick it up.
37 min...Scr player chips from left finding Scr Skublak who chips 10 yarder that goalie catches without having to move.
37 min...WS Marshall flies to cross ball from 15 yards but wide left of goal.
38 min...WS YELLOW card...Mac earns it for bashing into Scr Skublak as both jumped for ball. Scr Skublak needs trainer
at WS 50 yard line.
41 min...Scr Dedomincis has shot blocked by sprawling defender at 7 yards on left after a long set up play.
42 min...Scr Marshall chipss cross from right into box which goalie catches on bounce.
44 min...Scrosoppi Jacob Carlos GOAL...Scr Ryan James at 35 yards on left passes forward to Carlos near
end line. He cuts along left end line until on edge of 6 yard box then steps back upfield but instead
of tapping pass turns and shoots low 6 yarder that deflects off defender into short side of net with
goalie out to 5 yards expecting pass to Scr Noah Dedomincis.
46 min...WS Spizzirri 22 yard shot up middle deflects off defender for goalie to pick up.
47 min...Scr YELLOW card...Paredes earns it for tackle on player at Scr 40 yard line.
48 min...WS Cochrane 40 yard freekick is headed away on edge of box for fast breakout.
49 min...half ends 7:47pm.

Halftime: Both team's subs stay on the field to warm up.

Second Half: starts 8:03pm.
Halftime sub:...WS Mella replaces Muccilli.
46 min...WS defenders break up a few plays before ball gets into their box.
47 min...Scr Skublak back heels all to Scr Ammari on left who crosses through box unplayed.
48 min...WS player runs to right end line and cross must have hit bar because of way ball deflected into box and defender gives
up cornerkick.
48 min...WS players take quick and short cornerkick from left but cross from edge of box is blocked.
52 min...WS Spizzirri 28 yard shot deflects off defender for cornerkick.
52 min...WS Mac high cornerkick from left has defender clear on left post.
53 min...WS Spizzirri gets to pass up left near end line but is checked off ball.
55 min...Woodbridge Gianluca Condello GOAL...WS Alex Meczarski rolls pass along center line to Condello
on left. He runs from 55 yard line up left and low 25 yard shot finds right corner of net on bounce
as goalie Andreas Vaikla was stuck on left side with view blocked by defenders on edge of 18 yard box.
57 min...Scr Gill chip between players from 30 yards bounces to goalie.
58 min...Scr Carlos centers pass to Scr Dedomincis who is checked off ball.
59 min...WS Mella chips pass from 35 yards on left has goalie reach in front of WS player on left end line to catch.
61 min...Scr Carlos cross fro 22 yards on right has goallie drift left to make overhead catch preventing Scr player chance.
62 min...Scr Marshall shot from right across box finds Scr Ammari and big save is made.
63 min...WS YELLOW card...Marshall earns it for trip of Scr Skublak at WS 40 yard line.
64 min...Scr sub...Cotterell replaces Ammari.
64 min...Scr James chips 40 yard freekick down middle has defender clear on edge of 18 yard box on right side.
66 min...WS Marshall gets pass on 2 on 1 rush from center line and has 15 yard shot from right is blocked by defender.
66 min...WS YELLOW card...Spizirri earns it for tackle on WS 30 yard line on right sideline to top run in.
68 min...SCR player's high freekick from right has SCR Marshall on left head across box but defender heads away.
69 min...WS defender clears ball from Scr Skublak before he can take 12 yard shot.
70 min...Scr players quick freekick from left has defenders clear from box.
71 min...WS sub...Kadiebue replaces De Bartolo.
............WS sub...Martin replaces Marshall.
72 min...Scr Marshall long throw-in from right. Scr Skublak sends back header across box. Scr James has blast from 12 yards on left
tipped off sliding defender over back fence. WS Mella is injured on play and needs trainer.
74 min...Scr players work out short cornerkick and into box and Scr player shoot 7 yarder that's stopped.
75 min...Scrosoppi Omari Cotterell GOAL...Scr Noah Dedomincis recovers loose ball at WS 45 yard line
on left and rolls centering pass across to Joshua Paredes who rolls ball forward down middle
and Cotterell charging forward one-touches ball at 16 yards past sliding goalie Dante Ferraro who
came out to 15 yards to clear it and ball rolls into center of open net.
76 min...WS Kadiebue has shot on right blocked on 1 v 2 rush at 20 yards.
78 min...Scr Dedomincis can't win Penalty kick on check on left end line.
............Scr YELLOW card...head coach John Yacao earns it for complaining about no Penalty kick call.
............Scr Dedomincis is injured on the play.
79 min...Scr sub...Channer replaces injured Dedomincis.
82 min...WS sub...Fiore replaces Pinto.
86 min...WS YELLOW card...Mella earns it for midair swing out at Scr Channer who jostled him on his rush. WS earns freekick
on play out at Scr 35 yard line.
..........Scr YELLOW card...Channer earns it for argueing call.
91 min...Woodbridge RED card...Franz Mella picks up his second Yellow card (first at 86 minutes)
for bashing into Scr Omari Cotterell at WS 35 yard line injurying him.
93 min...WS goalie smother shot from 25 yards.
94 min...Scr Skublak cross to Scr Paredes who chips 22 yarder that goalie catches.
95 min...Scr players take time wasting freekick tapping it around at WS 35 yard line on right sideline.
96 min...game ends 8:54pm.

Final Score:.....Woodbridge Strikers.......1.........Scrosoppi FC.........2........

Attendance ended up at about 110 on this mild but cooling evening with windbreakers required by the end of the game. A storm cloud blew over but within a few minute it was partially sunny again. A strong crossfield wind effected both teams.

Referee Marko Grubisic gave out nine Yellow cards tonight (five to Woodbridge including two to halftime substitute Franz Mella) in an at times close checking, rough game. He and the fourth official warned both coaches repeatedly for complaining but Scrosoppi head coach John Yacou was the only one carded. Good thing the players' benches are on the opposite side of the stands as Yacou was swearing up a storm--sometimes at his own players. I'd forgotten that from last season.

Both teams had their chances but by comments I heard from different league officials and the cam guy and what I saw myself, Scrosoppi could have easily had three or four goals in the first half.

Scrosoppi's lone forward Tomasz Skublak was again bashed around by defenders but he was the most threatening to get away a shot or tap a pass to a teammate.

This was only the third time I've seen Scrosoppi this season. Last year they played their home games at Ontario Soccer Centre (its property borders on Vaughan Grove) and had a long playoff run and I ended up seeing them eleven times. Now they are back in Milton with a renovated field to play on. Same dominating team and must now be favourites to repeat as first place finishers. This year, with no playoffs, if they finish first they get the L1 Ontario spot in next year's Canadian Championships.

With what I've read about last year's draw, the L1O champs will have the lowest co-efficient and will play a qualifying game on the road against the lower ranked MLS team—so CF Montreal.

This was the last game of the weekend and the standings are set but all teams will play this Wednesday and next weekend.

Scrosoppi improves to 22 wins, 5 ties, 1 loss for 38 points with five games to play (that's a game in hand on the four teams behind them). They passed Vaughan Azzurri by one point who could only manage a tie in an away game agaist Simcoe County Rovers. Scrosoppi continues to lead the league with a GF/GA of plus 30. They've only allowed 12 goals in 17 regular season games!

Woodbridge's record falls to 8 wins, 6 ties, 4 losses for 30 points four games to go. They hold on to third place.

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