May 24, 2024 CPL York United FC vs HFX Wanderers FC game report (by Rocket Robin)

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Result and details of the Friday May 24, 2024 Canadian Premier League game between York United FC and HFX Wanderers FC
played at York Lions Stadium in North York at 7:00pm ET.

York United FC (blue socks and shorts, green & blue checkered shirts, white names and numbers)

...............................1 Thomas Vincensini
16 Max Ferrari...23 Noah Abatneh...32 Brem Soumaoro...5 Frank Sturing...6 Orlando Botello Linares
..............15 Josue Martinez...33 Matthew Baldisimo...32 Brem Soumaoro (cpt)
.............22 Austin Ricci...9 Brian Wright...11 Dennis Salanovic

Subs:...18 Eleias Himaras (gk)...4 Oswaldo Leon (def)...7 Juan Cordova (def)...8 Elijah Adekugbe (mid)
...17 Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy (mid)...21 Christian Zeppieri (mid)...30 Kadim Martin-Pereux (mid)
team officials:...head coach Mauro Eustaquio...assistant coach Camilo Benzi
physiotherapist Eric Yoo...doctor Jim Niu...kitman John Townsend...athletic trainer Furkan Demir

HFX Wanderers FC (white socks and shirts, blue shorts, names and numbers)

.........................1 Yann Fillion
3 Zachary Fernandez...2 Dan Nimick...4 Julian Dunn...17 Wes Timoteo
10 Aidan Daniels...6 Lorenzo Callegari...18 Andre Rampersad (cpt)...27 Giorgio Probo
................19 Tiago Coimbra...8 Massimo Ferrin

Subs:...13 Aiden Rushenas (gk)...5 Cale Loughrey (def)...7 Ryan Telfer (def)...11 Vitor Dias (mid)
...23 Riley Ferrazzo (def)...41 Camilo Vasconcelos (mid)...47 Remi Agunblade (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Patrice Gheisar...assistant coaches Jorden Feliciano and Jed Davies
...goalkeeper coach Jan-Michael Williams...physiotherapist Tyler Kent...kitman Will Harrison

Game officials:...referee Sebastian Noshinravani...referee's assistants Andre Pickler and Sean Hornsby
...fourth official Fabrizio Stasolla...(all black uniforms)...referee asssessor Stephen Cahoon

After the national anthem there was a pre-game presentation to the Hogtown Originals Supporters Group.

First Half:...game starts 7:06pm...York defends nort end on this warm evening with a bright sun in the north west.
1 min...Retreating York Soumaora clears ball across own 6 yard to to prevent goal when HFX Coimbra who had gotten
by York Abatneh on slight right rolls over a tap-in pass.
3 min...York Ricci receives short pass from right but runs ball over end line on right before he can cross.
6 min...HFX YELLOW card...Dunn earns it for sliding tackle into York Ferrari at HFX 30 yard line injurying him near York bench.
7 min...York Botello and York Salanovic work out short freekick up right and win throw-in on deflection near cornerflag.
9 min...York Sturing heads ball back to goalie to break up play.
9 min...York Salanovic is held off getting away shot by HFX Nimick while breaking into left side of box.
13 min...York Martinez makes big clearance at 12 yards before HFX player can get away shot.
14 min...HFX Coimbra in middle bends 22 yard shot low and wide right.
18 min...HFX YELLOW card...Fernandez earns it for a knock down that happened two minutes sooner but York was allowed to play on.
19 min...York Austin Ricci GOAL...York Brem Soumaoro at 28 yards rolls ball forward and left for Ricci on edge of 18 yard
box. Ricci has two defenders to beat so holds up and then chips 22 yarder between them to top left corner of net banking
it in off the post with goalie Yann Fillion caught at 6 yards staring into the sun.
23 min...HFX Probo shoots low wide left from 15 yards as HFX Fernandez chipped him pass from right side of box.
27 min...York Ricci cross from right along 12 yard line is just behind charging goalie and wins cornerkick on follow up.
28 min...York Salanovic high cornerkick from left is headed across box out right side. Salanovic gets ball back but tips it over end line.
30 min...York Ricci wins ball at 45 yards and runs up right and centers cross that the goalie caught just inside the 18 yard box
with HFX Dunn helping to keep York Wright from getting to it.
31 min...York Dennis Salanovic GOAL...York Max Ferrari runs up slight right and rolls pass forward to charging
York Brian Wright who receives it at 25 yards and continues runs and sends low cross along 7 yard line for wide open
Salanovic who shoots low 6 yarder into center of open net eluding sliding HFX Dan Nimick. The goaiie had come out
to 5 yards guarding right post.
33 min...HFX Ferrin chips pass from left edge of box that defender chests down and clears on edge of 6 yard box.
34 min...HFX Timoteo chips 40 yard freekick from left that defenders stop and clear from box.
35 min...HFX Daniels rolls pass down right that HFX Caeelgari can't get to before ball rolls over end line.
37 min...York Salanovic is injured on tapping pass forward at HFX 40 yard line.
38 min...HFX Probo low 22 yard shot from left has goalie smother.
42 min...HFX Timoteo sends dangerous pass from left side of box and HFX Fernandez 8 yard shot from right is into outside
webbing of net.
44 min...HFX Probo ends HFX pressure with 25 yard blast from left well high and wide right of net.
44 min...York Salanovic is injured at York 35 yard line and needs trainer.
46 min...York players on 3 on 2 break has York Salanovic knocked over on middle for no call at 18 yards and York Martinez
cross from right into box has defender sky clearance for throw-in on left.
48 min...half ends 7:54pm.
.......HFX YELLOW card...head coach Gheisar earns if for argueing with fourth official.

Halftime Enterainment: A big game of youth soccer takes place in the north end with the U-10s from Cherry Beach SC. There are four mini nets set up on the west side sideline, four soccer balls on the east sideline, four balloon bats, four potatoe sacks, and soup cans stacked into four pyramids. Four contestants playing some kind of obstacle course racing. It looks like the impossible-to-win tiny hole in a canvas covering the soccer net with shots from well beyond the Penelty spot contest has been retired. This new contest was just played for fun with the Benny Hill theme music playing. Last night Toronto FC II played here and they didn't have a halftime contest of their 'silly games' for the first time this season. Now we know they passed them on to York United. Only problem is the games took up most of the north half so it made if difficult for the York subs to warm up.

Second Half:...starts 8:10pm...There are no shadows on the field except the north east side of the field.
46 min...York Ferrari high cross from right is cleared out left side of box.
47 min...York Wright can't get to centered cross after York Salanovic run up right and also can't draw a Penalty kick as he's
tapped over.
50 min...York goalie is out to 10 yards to beat HFX Coimbra to deflected ball that got behind defender.
51 min...York Ricci makes quick pass along 8 yard line has charging York Wright charge in to poke it forward and sky 5 yard
shot over net.
51 min...York Martinez is injured in HFX box when he slides to try to prevent clearance by HFX Rampersad and gets hand
in the face.
54 min...HFX Daniels cross from right has York Ferrari stop HFX Callegari. Callegari then has goalie slide to smother ball
before he can get to it.
56 min...HFX Ferrin high cross from left is over box and bounces over end line.
57 min...HFX Daniels rolls centering pass from 18 yards on right that York Abatneh clears away from center of box.
58 min...HFX Ferrin blasts 25 yarder from slight left well over net.
59 min...HFX sub...Ferrazzo replaces Coimbra.
............HFX sub...Telfer replaces Daniels.
60 min...HFX Ferrazzo rolls forward pass to HFX Telfer but defender intercepts near edge of 18 yard box and ball rolls
for goalie to smother.
64 min...HFX Telfer can't draw Penalty kick on his bumping York Sturing for possession in box.
64 min...York YELLOW card...Botello earns it for foul on HFX Fernandez at York 30 yard line on right.
65 min...York sub...Adekugbe replaces Baldisimo.
71 min...HFX Timoteo chips freekick from 28 yards on slight left and HFX Nimick charges and heads ball downward
from 10 yards and goalie sprawls to smother it.
72 min...York Ferrari receives tap back pass on right and sends in high cross along 15 yard line into center of box.
York Martinez leaps and flicks header from 10 yards forward that leaping goalie palms up from just under bar and it hits
top of bar and deflects back into play. York Wright taps ball back for York Salanovic who shoots 10 yarder well over net
from slight left.
73 min...York Wright is injured at HFX 22 yard line away from play and play moves downfield.
74 min...York sub...Martin-Pereux replaces injured Wright.
...........York sub...Cordova replaces Salanovic.
75 min...HFX sub...Dias replaces Fernandez.
77 min...HFX Timoteo chips 50 yard freekick down middle and HFX Dunn pops up header on charge to 12 yards on right
with ball landing on top of net.
80 min...HFX Timoteo chips 40 yarder from left and ball lands in box and bounces wide right for goalkick.
81 min...HFX Ryan Telfer GOAL...Telfer on give and go up the middle with HFX Massimo Ferrin who taps him
pass on edge of 18 yard box and he runs by falling defender and slides at 10 yards on slight left to roll ball
past sliding goalie Thomas Vincensini at 8 yards into right side of empty net.
82 min...York sub...Leon replaces Botello.
............York sub...Cordova replaces Salanovic.
83 min...York Cordova cornerkick from right is high and goalie catches in crowd of players as whistle blown as HFX player
knocked over.
83 min...HFX sub...Vasconcelos replaces Probo.
84 min...York Cordova 35 yard freekick from left sideline has nearest defender head ball clear.
84 min...York YELLOW card...Cordova earned it for kicking ball into net from 25 yards after whistle.
86 min...HFX Nimick chips 45 yard cross from right. HFX Vasconcelos bashes into York goalie making catch on leap
at 8 yards on left and both are injured.
88 min...HFX Callegari at 22 yards on right rolls pass forward to HFX Nimick who sends low cross from right along 4 yard line.
Goalie dives forward from right post and gets hand to it popping it up. York defender heads it out of 6 yard box. HFX Ferrazzo
takes midair shot from 12 yards bouncing it up the middle and HFX Rampersad and York Adekugbe slide in opposite directions
at 4 yards and goalie smothers on dive to left post.
90 min...HFX Callegari 50 yarder from left is over players bounces to goalie.
91 min...York Leon 55 yard cross from left lands on top of net.
91 min...HFX Timoteo has 15 yard shot blocked by York Ferrari
93 min...York Leon makes big clearance header from 10 yards on HFX Telfer cross from left.
93 min...HFX Ferrazzo high cross from right. HFX Vasconcelos flying scissor kick at 10 yards on left is well over net.
94 min...HFX Vasconcelos charges long pass over to left and rush to 10 yard line on left and high cross drifts behind net.
95 min...game ends 9:00pm.

Final Score:...York United.........2..........HFX Wanderers FC..........1..........

Attendance was not announced again tonight. The league put it at 1226 (so 177 better than their last home game). Their last Friday night for awhile. Next game will be on a Sunday evening. Nicest weather so far this season. HFX has a lot of players from around the GTA especially who played and coached at League1 Ontario side Vaughan Azzurri. There were quite a few fans who had personalized HFX jerseys.

Biggest news of the week was that York head coach Martin Nash was fired by the team. This was after the team gained a hard fought tie in Calgary against Cavalry FC last Saturday. The team has been a middle of the pack team since the league started and I couldn't see why he'd be dismissed after a modest two game undefeated streak. I know the new owners are ambitious so if they have someone in mind maybe it is the time to bring someone new in. This meant tonight the York coaching staff just moved up one spot. Assistant coach Mauro Eustaquio became head coach until a permanent one is chosen. Goaltending coach Camilo Benzi moved up to be assistant coach and the goaltending coach position is vacant.

Dennis Salanovic makes his second start and scores his second goal. He missed most of the preseason and start of the regular season with injuries and international duty (he plays for Liechtenstein).

It was also the first game for Oswaldo Leon who had been dealing with an injury picked up in a preseason game against Toronto FC II. He came in right after the HFX goal along with fellow defender Juan Cordova to try to steady the defence and ensure the win.

The win tonight improves York United's record to 3 wins, 1 tie, 3 losses for 10 points. That puts them into a three way tie for third with Forge and Vancouver but they are ranked fifth because they have played two more games than Forge and one more than Vancouver.

Wanderers' record falls to 0 wins, 1 tie, 5 losses for 1 point and they are last in the standings. They and Valour, just two points ahead of them have fallen behind the other six teams jockeying for the five playoff positions. They scored only their fourth goal of the season in league play. They became one of the first CPL team in the history of the Canadian Championship to be knocked out by a semi-professional team when CS Saint-Laurent beat them in Penalty kicks in Halifax. Last year they finished third in the CPL standings.

York are three games unbeaten (they tied Cavalry on the road last week for their first points away from home this season).

Mo Babouli is still injured. Next Saturday they are in Hamilton to play Forge FC. Same place as their one game run in the Canadian Championship ended 3-1. The week after that they are back home for a Sunday evening game (6:00pm) against Vancouver FC for the second time this year. That will be the team's Pride Night. Last year four players sat out that game because of political or religious views. I asked a team official about this year. There will be no special theme uniforms this year. Hmm, now I can't see any players complaining about that. We'll see!

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York United FC starters


HFX Wanderers FC starters


York Brian Wright (9) takes opening kickoff.


York Orlando Botello (6) and Dennis Salanovic (11) set up a freekick.


York Max Ferrari (16) and Wanderers Dan Nimick (2) duel for ball.


Wanderers Lorenzo Callegari (6) and Wes Timoteo (17) line up freekick.


Wanderers Giorgio Probo (27) kicks off the second half.


Wanderers Wes Timoteo (17) chips in freekick.


A York cornerkick sails into the box.


Supporters let off smoke after third home win in a row.


Before the game, there was a presentation to the Hogtown Originals supporters' group. 

Game stats (from canpl.ca)
 
                      York United FC      HFX Wanderers FC  
Possession                    46.5%                53.5%   
Duels success rate            51.7%                48.3%   
Aerial duels won              76.9%                23.1%   
Interceptions                 11                    4  
Offsides                       0                    2  
Corners won                    2                    0  
Passes                       479                  556    
Long passes                   58                   40   
Passing accuracy              86.6%                90.1%    
Passing acc in opp half       70.3%                83.0%    
Crosses                       12                   14    
Crossing accuracy             25.0%                35.7%    
Goals                          2                    1    
Shots                          5                   14   
Shots on target                2                    4    
Blocked shots                  0                    2    
Shots outside the box          0                    3    
Shots inside the box           5                   11   
Shooting accuracy             40.0%                28.6%    
Tackles                       13                   19    
Tackles success rate          76.9%                47.4%    
Clearances                    12                    7   
Fouls conceded                11                   14   
Yellow cards                   2                    2   
Red cards                      0                    0

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