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July 26, 2024 CPL York United FC vs Atletico Ottawa game report (by Rocket Robin)
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Result and details of the Friday July 26, 2024 Canadian Premier League game between York United FC and Atletico Ottawa
played at York Lions Stadium in North York at 7:00pm ET.
York United FC (white socks and shorts, green & blue checkered shirts, white names and numbers)
...............................1 Thomas Vincensini
.......23 Noah Abatneh...5 Frank Sturing...4 Oswaldo Leon
.............16 Max Ferrari...6 Orlando Botello Linares
7 Juan Cordova...20 Jorge Guzman...8 Elijah Adekugbe...10 Molham Babouli (cpt)
...............................9 Brian Wright
Subs:...18 Eleias Himaras (gk)...17 Markiyan Votsekhovskyy (mid)...19 Olusoal Jimoh (fwd)...22 Austin Ricci (fwd)
...24 Tomas Giraldo (mid)...30 Kadin Martin-Pereux (mid)...33 Matthew Baldisimo (mid)
team officials:...head coach Benjamin Mora...assistant coach Mauro Eustaquio...goalkeeper coach Camilo Benzi
physiotherapist Eric Yoo...doctor Jim Niu...kitman Eduardo Rodas...athletic trainer Furkan Demir
Atletico Ottawa (red socks, navy shorts, red & white striped chests, red backs, white names and numbers)
...........................29 Nathan Ingham
23 Kristopher Twardek...55 Amer Didic...5 Luke Singh...22 Matteo De Brienne
...........................21 Alberto Zapater (cpt)
10 Ollie Bassett...33 Aboubacar Sissoko...34 Manuel Aparicio...13 Ballou Tabla
...........................19 Ruben Del Campo
Subs:...99 Rayane Yesli (gk)...2 Zachary Roy (def)...4 Tyr Walker (def)...6 Liberman Torres (fwd)
...8 Dani Morer (def)...9 Samuel Salter (fwd)...11 Gabriel Antinoro (mid)
team officials:...head coach Carlos Gonzalez...assistant coaches David Galan and Gonzalo Escudero
...goalkeeper coach Borja Montero...kitmen Bruce Hartill and Tala Brant-Barry...athletic trainer Drew Clark-Brewin
Game officials:...referee Renzo Villanueva...referee's assistants Peter Pendli and Bradley Doubrough
...fourth official Fabrizio Stasolla...(black socks and shirts, chartruese shirts)...referee asssessor Gord Arrowsmith
First Half:...game starts 7:07pm...York defends north end. Jorge Campos brought out the game ball.
45 sec...AO Zapater is injured near the center line.
2 min...York Babouli cornerkick from right has header popped up in 6 yard box and play is whistled down.
6 min...Atletico Ottawa Ollie Bassett GOAL...AO Ballou Tabla sends pass from center to him on left and blasts
an 18 yard shot from left that's bent into the top left corner beyond flying goalie Thomas Vincensini.
8 min...AO Aparicio is given a break away from 30 yard but retreating defender causes him to stop and roll weak shot
to goalie from 20 yards.
11 min...AO goalie catches ball popped back to him from 20 yards on header beating York Wright to ball.
11 min...York YELLOW card...Adekugbe earns it for sliding tackle just outside the York 18 yard box.
13 min...AO Bassett freekick blast from 20 yards on slight left is into player wall. AO Del Campo gets rebound stepping
around defenders and firing a low 18 yard shot that goalie smothers in center of goal.
14 min...York Babouli 35 yard freekick from right is behind charging York players and a defender clears.
15 min...York Cordova steals ball on two defenders bumping each other. He rounds goalie who was squatting for ball and retreating
defender comes over from left and kicks ball over net. Cordova was jostled and wanted a Penalty kick call.
16 min...York Babouli cornerkick from right drops into box and defenders clear out left side.
17 min...AO Tabla is injured stubbing leg at AO 40 yard line in front of AO player bench.
18 min...AO goalie punches away cross on left post.
19 min...AO defender gives up cornerkick on cross into box to prevent shot on net.
20 min...York Babouli works out short cornerkick from left and ends with a low 25 yard shot from left that's wide left of short
side post.
23 min...AO Aparicio is given pass at 40 yards for run up middle and he rolls 20 yard shot just wide left of post.
27 min..York Botello chips 30 yarder up middle high and wide left of net.
29 min...York Ferrari is ordered off the field so he can be treated for a bloody elbow.
31 min...York Babouli cornerkick from left is caught by goalie after initial bobble in crowd of players in box.
34 min...A York player's long pass up field has AO goalie swat ball away.
35 min...York Babouli and York Guzman work short cornerkick out from left that wins another cornerkick.
35 min...York Babouli cornerkick from left has AO Tabla get fast breakout on right.
37 min...AO YELLOW card...Singh earns it on delayed call for tackle on York Wright at AO 50 yard line but advantage was
initially played.
38 min...York Botello chip from 35 yards in middle. York Wright heads ball from 12 yards on right wide left for goalkick.
39 min...AO defender gives up cornerkick to prevent York Ferrari getting to ball on right end line.
40 min...York Elijah Adekugbe GOAL...York Orlando Botello starts with short cornerkick from left for Mo Babouli
who passes roller back upfield to York Jorge Guzman who from 30 yards on left sends high cross into box where
Adekugbe steps forward in crowd of players and sends header from 8 yards in alignment with left post forward that
tucks in between near post and flying goalie.
43 min...York Guzman ran ball over end line on right on 1 v 1 with defender after receiving long chip from center line.
45 min...AO Tabla bteaks in from 30 yards on left but flubs shot from 12 yards wide right for goalkick.
46 min...half ends 7:53pm.
Halftime Entertainment: There are youth mini-games in each end. The York subs warm up in the south end midfield but
no AO subs are out warming up. Eventually there's contest in the middle to win a signed Jose Campos jersey with 6 kids
and 6 adults playing soccer golf--kicking a soccer ball from the sideline as close to the center circle spot as they can.
Second Half:...starts 8:10pm...There is now no sun's shadows on the field.
47 min...AO Singh whiffs on a clearance of centered pass anad York Babouli slides to get weak 12 yarder up middle that
goalie smothers.
49 min...AO Bassett 33 yard freekick from slight left is over head of AO Sissoko at 8 yards and AO Didic can't get to it on end line.
50 min...York Juan Cordova GOAL...Cordova blasts 35 yarder up middle between players and goalie flubs ball on bounce
and ball bounces over his shoulder and into net. York Elijah Adekugbe had sent him centering pass.
51 min...York Babouli has ball popped up and deflects off York Guzman at 8 yard line and over left end line.
53 min...AO YELLOW card...Twardek earns it for pulling on York Guzman on run at AO 40 yard line.
55 min...AO YELLOW card...Zapater earns it for delayed call.
58 min...AO sub...Morer replaces Twardek.
...........AO sub...Salter replaces Zapater.
61 min...AP Didic tries to chip goalie from 65 yard line on right but goalie steps back to 10 yards to make easy catch.
63 min...AO Didic 50 yard shot from right is between players and well wide left.
64 min...AO Morer cross into box on run up right is cleared out left side of box.
65 min...AO Salter 30 yard low shot from far left has goalie dive forward to smother ball in middle preventing AO players
on right side getting to it.
66 min...AO Tabla 18 yard shot from far right has goalie punch ball away.
68 min...AO Salter rusn up left wing and centers pass that AO Bassett blasts 20 yard shot up middle off the cross bar. AO Tabla
can't get rebound shot from right.
68 min...AO YELLOW card...Aparicio earns it for tackle on York Guzman at York 35 yard line after referee gave him a warning
just a minute earlier.
71 min...AO Bassett 40 yard freekick from left has offside flag go up at 15 yard line.
73 min...AO Tabla hits right post on 22 yard shot on left and York Leon twists header away off rebound at 8 yards. York Leon
was injured near the left cornerflag and needs the trainer for a leg injury. Both teams take a water break and get a pep talk
while the trainer is on the field.
75 min...York Botelo lets ball roll out for goalkick rather than rush off the line against AO Tabla.
77 min...York Mo Babouli GOAL...Babouli is give a short throw-in on the right and at 10 yard line starts cutting in to center.
He beats a defender on the right end line and dribbles for a better angle then dribbles along 5 yard line and shoots
from 12 yards that hits the hip of AO Luke Singh at 5 yards and deflects into net over sprawling goalie.
78 min...AO sub...Antinoro replaces Tabla.
80 min...York Botello is injured in front of the York players' bench and needs trainer.
80 min...AO YELOW card...Bassett earns it for his part of the dustup that takes place because of the injury.
...........York YELLOW card...Leon earns it for his part in the dustup.
83 min...York Babouli cornerkick from right is cleared.
85 min...AO Morer cross from 25 yard line on right has AO Salter head 12 yarder forward that goalie catches on left post.
86 min...York sub...Baldisimo replaces Babouli.
..........AO sub...Torres replaces Sissoko.
87 min...York Brian Wright GOAL...York Juan Cordova starts long run up left wing. AO De Brienne clears ball off him
at AO 40 yard line but it deflects off Cordova and futher downfield giving him a clear break down the side. He continues
run and rolls centering pass to York Jorge Guzman charging to top left corner of 18 yard box. Guzman continues run forward
and rolls pass across box for Wright to shoot forward from 7 yards into open right side of net.
89 min...York sub...Ricci replaces Wright.
90 min...York Guzman is injured and need trainer.
.........AO YELLOW card...Morer ears it for the tackle from behind.
91 min...York sub...Jimoh replaces Guzman.
93 min...AO Bassett pass chip to AO Salter who falls but no call is made.
94 min...game ends 8:59pm.
Final Score:...York United FC.........4................Atletico Ottawa............1......
Attendance wasn't announced but at the post game press conference a league official said it was 2019. The crowd did look larger than any game this season since the home opener. There were travelling Atletico fans here which would have been more except the game was held on a Friday night and too early for any Ottawa natives getting here except to take the day off. Even the start had to be the club's early time because the league broadcaster One Soccer scheduled another game Vancouver FC hosting Cavalry FC at 10:00pm.
The club has had their superhero night last game (as have or will have all the CPL clubs) but tonight the club brought in former Mexican national team goalie Jorge Campos who had signed some game posters of himself and brought out the game ball to loud applause. At the post game press conference I asked head coach Benjamin Mora about the brothers/owners bringing in more former stars and was answered by 'Yes'. Prizes at halftime included some of Campos's colourful goalkeeper kits.
Finally a game without a scary weather forecast to discourage fans from coming. Not too hot and a clear sky. Of course also gradually building up attendance is the team has been undefeated at home since their home opener.
Besides the announcement of former player Jorge Campos visiting the club, another Mexican was here who has just signed for the club. New player Jose Guzman was only announced yesterday. I expected he'd take time to acclimitize and would be on the bench for a game or two unless he'd secretly been training for weeks like what turned out to be the case with young Olusola Jimoh. Well he played as a striker and started tonight's game and ended up with two assists. He's a 20 year old who is on a year long loan from Liga MX (Primera Division) side Atlas FC. After the game coach Mora said he missed practicing with the team with paperwork and a medical checkup keeping him away. If tonight's performance is any indicator, it looks like he'll have starting position lined up for many more games.
York didn't make any subs until 86 minutes. I had expected Brian Wright to be subbed out at maybe the 60 minute mark because he hadn't touched the ball much tonight but he was the player to shoot in the final goal at 87 minutes. Tonight it was the case of 'don't change a thing'. The team got better as the game went on. Stats available after the game revealed that York held the edge in cornerkicks 8-0. With so many chances they had the ability to mix them up with high balls into the box and short ones to work into the box or passed back for a chip into the box.
Midfielder Josue Martinez missed tonight through Yellow card accumulation and also were missing were still injured players Dennis Salanovic, Brem Soumaoro, and Nyal Higgins. It will be competitive to fit them into a game day roster. Forward Austin Ricci who just returned from a Red card suspension was only brought on at 89 minutes to let Brian Wright soak up the applause for his goal just two minutes earlier. Young Olusola Jimoh was subbed in during injury time to let newcomer Jorge Guzman be cheered by the fans. Captain Mo Babouli was the first brought off at 86 minutes to take a bow.
Atletico went ahead at the 6 minute mark and I had my doubts about York recovering as they did in previous seasons. Ottawa did have two great chances At 68 minutes Ollie Bassett blasts a 20 yard shot up the middle off the bar and five minutes later Ballou Tabla hit the right post on a 22 yard shot from the left. The time of those attempts would have tied the score but Mo Babouli scoring at 77 minutes to make it 3-1 to pretty much put the game away.
The win improves York's record to 8 wins, 3 ties, 5 losses for 27 points and although they stay in second place, they now trail first place Atletico Ottawa by only 2 points. York has often had to play the first game of the weekend and if they win and pass a team, the next night or two a team will pass them. This time with a point cushion over third place Forge FC now at 5 points, they cannot drop any positions this weekend no matter what the other results.
Atletico's record falls to 8 wins, 5 ties, 3 losses for 29 points which is still good for first place. Ties in three of the four league games last weekend including both Ottawa's and York's games have kept the positions the same for two weeks.
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York United FC starters
Atletico Ottawa starters
York Jorge Guzman (20) takes opening kickoff.
A York early cornerkick chance.
Atletico Ollie Bassett (10) sends freekick into player wall at 13 minutes.
York Mo Babouli (10) sends in another cornerkick.
Atletico Ruben Del Campo (19) takes second half kickoff.
Atletico Dani Morer (8) takes throw-in.
Officials are needed to break up a dust up when York Orlando Botello (6) is injured in front of the York bench.
York players work ball around the outside of the Atletico box.
York players leave field after coach's post game pep talk.
Former Mexican National team goalie Jorge Campos (wearing sandles) before the game.
Another pregame picture. This could be a future team picture.
Game stats (from canpl.ca)
York United FC Atletico Ottawa
Possession 54.3% 45.7%
Duels success rate 41.2% 58.8%
Aerial duels won 36.8% 63.2%
Interceptions 12 10
Offsides 0 1
Corners won 8 0
Passes 483 413
Long passes 53 43
Passing accuracy 91.5% 86.7%
Passing acc in opp half 83.2% 76.0%
Crosses 14 7
Crossing accuracy 14.3% 14.3%
Goals 4 1
Shots 9 12
Shots on target 5 5
Blocked shots 1 1
Shots outside the box 3 9
Shots inside the box 6 3
Shooting accuracy 55.6% 41.7%
Tackles 15 26
Tackles success rate 73.3% 61.5%
Clearances 14 17
Fouls conceded 13 15
Yellow cards 2 6
Red cards 0 0
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