June 19, 2022 League1 Ontario game report (by Rocket Robin)

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Results and details of the League1 Ontario Men's Premier Division game of Sunday June 19, 2022
between Woodbridge Strikers and Masters FA played at Vaughan Grove in Vaughan at 7:00pm.

Woodbridge Strikers (all blue uniforms, white numbers)

........................25 Shafique Wilson
4 Alex Meczarski...10 Ignazio Muccilli (cpt)...5 David Mutembezi...3 Matthew Trasente
..........15 Daniel Tereke...11 Dante Pavan...8 Armaan Wilson
...........22 Satninto De Bartolo...9 Abdou Raouf Mohamed...7 Aziah Reid

Subs:...1 Holger Xhameta (gk)...16 Kubaib Mahboubullah...17 Joseph Fini...19 Tyler Miranda
...20 Kadiebue Kadiebue...24 Sheikh Mehboob...26 Daniel Kim
team officials:...head coach Peter Pinizzotto...assistant coach Michael Aquino...manager John Scarlato
...therapists David Lisi and Muhammet Furkan Demir
suspended player Keegan Wilson

Masters FA (all red uniforms, white numbers)

........................1 Spiridon Koskinas
2 Jayden Meikle...15 Nolan Karuta...4 Tareq Hamad...13 Terrell Spencer
12 Matthew Morris...18 Joel Anderson...90 Shaquille Agard...14 Triston Frankson (cpt)...7 Zion Richards
........................9 Tom Akinola

Subs:...0 Jesus Jose Carbajal Flores (gk)...3 Luis Eduardo Flores...8 Samer Hamade...16 Isaac Galan Quinteros
...17 Nathan Ferguson...19 Cameryon Stewart...20 Romeo Mian...23 Devonte Brown
...70 Matthew Groves
team officials:...team head coach Hubert Groves...assistant coach Devon Porter...manager Rob Meikle
...therapist Samira Razavi suspended player Francis Ameyaw

Game officials:...referee Ryan Schwenger...referee's assistants Nivin Raizada and Kurtis Portengen
...fourth official Gianluca Di Carlo...(neon chautreuse socks and shirts, black shorts)

First Half:...game starts 7:04pm...W defends south end on this the coolest evening in a few weeks with a wind
like it's been all weekend. It's a strong wind from the north.
4 min...W Reid dekes into Masters box but sliding defender blocks shot. W Muccilli recovers rebound at 10 yards but pushes
it over end line.
5 min...Masters Morris rush down right and chips cross to middle which goalie catches in middle in front of charging player.
9 min...Masters Agard low 22 yard shot from left has golaie dive right to smother.
10 min...Masters Morris rolls through ball pass up middle but Masters Akinola is offside.
11 min...W Meczarski 35 yard pass rolled up right has goalie pick up.
12 min...W De Bartolo can't win Penalty kick on right edge of box.
13 min...W Reid chips cross from 25 yards on left tha goaglie catches on right side of box.
14 min...W Pavan is tapped back pass and at 30 yards on right takes shot that's high and wide left.
16 min...Masters Spencer rolls ball forward too far for Masters Akinola and goalie smothers it.
20 min...Masters Akinola is injured in W box as play moves upfield and needs trainer. All the Masters subs start warming up.
22 min...Masters Spencer has quick breakout and passes upfield to Masters Richards who gets a 25 yard low shot from left that
goalie smothers near left post.
23 min...Masters sub...Groves replaces injured Akinola.
25 min...W win cornerkick on deflection of shot near end line.
26 min...W player's cornerkick from right has W player pop up 6 yard ball and W De Bartolo heads from left that goalie
catches at top left corner.
31 min...W Mutembezi heads ball back to goaloie to prevent Masters Groves gettting to it on right.
33 min...W Pavan 33 yard freekick from slight right has goalie bat down on right post and goalie runs out to smother ball
at 7 yards.
35 min...W Reid wins freekick on run crossfield when knocked down.
36 min...W Muccilli chips 30 yard freekick that charging W Raouf Mohamed on left leaps and heads wide left from 10 yards.
37 min...Masters Morris long run down right to endline and wins cornerkick on cross.
38 min...Mastgers Frankson cornerkick from right is whistled down in box.
39 min...W goalie is out to 30 yards on right to beat Masters Morris to through ball pass.
41 min...W Raouf Mohamed wins cornerkick when defender pushes over end line on right on rush.
42 min...W Pavan cornerkick from right has W Mutembezi not able to turn header on flick at 7 yards on left post and out
for goalkick.
44 min...W Raouf Mohamed blasts 10 yard shot on right that sliding goalie. W De Bartolo can't win Penalty kick on fall in box.
45 min...Masters Matthew Morris GOAL...Masters Triston Frankson rushes down right and sends low cross
from 25 yards near end line into box. Masters Shaquille Agard is tangled up with defender at 7 yards and taps ball back
to Morris at 10 yards and he shoots 15 yarder from left into right corner of net beyond diving goalie Shafique Wilson.
48 min...W Trasente 25 yard blast between players is up middle and wide right.
48 min...half ends 7:52pm.

Second Half:...starts 8:12pm...the weather is a lot cooler now. I use the break to get a warmer jacket from my car. Many other
fans do the same or bring out blankets.
halftime sub:...W Fini replaces Tereke.
..................W Kadiebue replaces De Bartolo.
prestart:...Masters YELLOW card...Tareq Hamad earns it for crossing field returning from dressing room and grabbing
water bottle to drink downfield. Already two Masters players had come back late but took their positions immediately.
The referee gave Hamad a card for delaying the game.
46 min...W Pavan low 28 yarder from right has goalie dive left to smother.
47 min...W Trasente cross from right sideline is over net and hits back fence.
48 min...Masters Richards rush to 30 yards and cuts towards center and shot has goalie catch on left side of net.
49 min...W Pavan 35 yard freekick from right has Masters defender in crowd of players on left pop up header to right
where another defender clears.
53 min...Masters Anderson rolls 28 yard shot from right is well wide left with others waiting for pass.
54 min...Masters players are called offside twice in a minute.
55 min...W Muccilli 33 yard freekick chip from left has W Armaan Wilson flick ball over net but not ruled a cornerkick.
Masters players take a quick freekick as W players are arguing with referee.
57 min...W Pavan blasts 45 yard roller up middle wide right of net.
58 min...Masters sub...Stewart replaces Agard.
58 min...W Kadiebue wins cornerkick when trying to beat two defenders near end line.
59 min...W Pavan cornerkick from right has W Raouf Mohamed heads 10 yarder off defender for cornerkick.
59 min...W Muccilli cornerkick from left has masters Tareq Hamad leap to head away on left post.
61 min...Masters sub...Mian replaces Morris.
61 min...W Trasente crosses centering pass but defender gives up cornerkick.
62 min...W Pavan cornerkick from right has W Raouf Mohamed head over bar.
63 min...Masters Spencer can't win freekick on edge of box.
63 min...Masters goalie is out to edge of box to clear away ball before W player can get to it.
64 min...W Pavan long chip from 50 yards has W Kadiebue raise leg at 15 yards and ball is tipped
to goalie to catch on left side of net.
68 min...Masters Stewart rolls pass between defenders at 25 yards on left to center but goalie dives forward to beat
Masters Mian to ball at 10 yards.
69 min...Masters Stewart 30 yard freekick from right is cleared.
70 min...W YELLOW card...Trasente earns it for pushing Masters Richards out of the way to get to a freekick awarded
at W 30 yard line near sideline.
72 min...W Kadiebue intercepts clearance and low cross from right has W Raouf Mohamed tangle with defender so rolls ball
to W Muccilli who rolls 10 yard shot that goalie smothers on left side of net.
73 min...W Pavan cornerkick from right has ball headed forward in crowd of players and defender clears near right post.
W Raouf Mohamed blasts midair shot off face of Masters Karuta who needs trainer.
76 min...W Armaan Wilson 35 yard freekick up middle is over net.
77 min...Masters sub...Samer Hamade replaces Richards.
78 min...Masters Frankson long run up right and shoots 30 yard cross well high and left of net.
79 min...W Muccilli 30 yard freekick from slight left is low between players and goalie dives to smother in middle
of 6 yard box and give up no rebound.
80 min...Masters Mian 20 yard shot on left is blocked by defender.
81 min...W sub...Mahboubullah replaces Pavan.
82 min...Masters Tareq Hamad recovers other player's giveaway and wins freekick in Masters box when W Kadiebue drags
him down.
83 min...W goalie is out to edge of box to beat Masters Samer Hamade to through ball pass.
84 min...Woodbridge Kadiebue Kadiebue GOAL...Kadiebue and Abdou Raouf Mohamed are on a 2 on 2 rush
and Kadiebue shoots 15 yard roller from right to left corner of net past goalie Spiridon Koskinas.
85 min...W goalie is out to clear ball at 20 yards and deflects it off Masters player. A W defender swings and whiffs
on a clearance attempt and Masters Samer Hamade gets chip to tip and goalie grabs when sky ball drops.
87 min...W YELLOW card...Muccilli earns it for knock down in Masters box when W player loses possession.
89 min...W Fini heads ball back to goalie to prevent Masters players getting to ball.
90 min...W goalie dives on loose ball.
90 min...Masters goalie catches bounced ball ahead of charging W player.
90 min...Masters Spencer rushes up left and rolls centering pass that Masters player has shot saved.
91 min...Masters Mian shoots 28 yarder well high and left of net.
92 min...Masters Anderson blasts 18 yard shot from right that hits back fence.
93 min...game ends 9:00pm.

Final Score:...Woodbridge Strikers......1........Masters FA Saints.........1.........

Attendance was about 70 on this cool evening for this time of the year with the temperature
dropping quickly. The wind that had blown all weekend continued tonight but did not have as much
effect as the CPL York United vs Pacific FC game yesterday afternoon. Vaughan Grove is 10 km
directly west of York Lions Stadium via Steeles Avenue West.

Referee Ryan Schwenger gave out only three Yellow cards tonight (two to Woodbridge). Masters players
were late from getting back from the locker room 300 yards away (once again, Woodbridge decided
to use one of their field turf fields while letting a city permit men's league group stomp all over
their grass field). Schwenger was ready to start play when two Masters players crossed the field
to get to their bench so the half had to be held up. Then Tareq Hamad who was a starter crossed
the field and grabbed a bottle of water and walked down the field so he was given a Yellow.
The Woodbridge cards were for the conventional knock down of opposing players.

More exciting (in a bad way) was the end of the first half when the starters were leaving for
the dressing room. Woodbridge's Aziah Reid was trailing the other players and he was involved
in a fist fight with a spectator (not in the stands but inside the fence). I didn't see the start
of it but the spectator was a young guy but as tall as an NBA starter with a huge advantage in reach.
A Masters' fan leader helped break it up and the fan didn't stick around for the second half. I used
the halftime to go back to my car and choose a warmer coat and looped around to use the washroom.
Reid was in their too checking his face in the mirror but didn't look like there was any blood
nor bruising. It wasn't a racial incident (which the league had a problem with last week during
a Women's game with fan(s) using slurs).

Lots of scoring opportunities which were always one or two passes short of being tap-in opportunities
or defenders recovering in time.

Best non-scoring chances were at 44 minutes when WS Abdou Raouf Mohamed blasted a 10 yard shot
on the right that hit the sliding goalie on the chest then WS Santino De Bartolo couldn't win
a Penalty kick on a fall. Hey back upfield and Masters scored! 72 minutes had WS Kadiebue Kadiebue
intercept a clearance and put a low cross from the right that had WS Raouf Mohamed tangling with
a defender, roll a pass to WS Ignazio Muccilli who rolled a 10 yard shot that the goalie smothered
on the left side of the net. Next minute and WS Dante Pavan sent in a cornerkick from the right that
had the ball headed forward in a crowd of players and a defender on right side of the net clear it
from the 1 yard line. WS Raouf Mohamed blasted the partial clearance from 15 yards off the face
of Masters Nolan Karuta less than two yards away and the referee blew the whistle for the head injury
and the trainer was called in. 85 minutes had the WS goalie come out to clear the ball at 20 yards
and he deflected it off a charging Masters player. The ball bounces towards the goal and a WS defender
swings and misses a clearance attempt and Masters Samer Hamad gets to the ball wide left of goal
and with a chip tip off another defender that pops up and the recovered goalie catches the sky ball
when it drops back down near the right post. Last kick of the game had Masters Joel Anderson blast
an 18 yard shot from the right that actually hit the back fence but the optical illusion of the diving
goalie fooled the Masters fans thinking it was a goal until the ball trickled out the left side wide
of the net meaning it hadn't gone in at all.

Interesting result as both teams extend their results streak to three tonight. Woodbridge now have gone
win, win, tie playing their third game in 8 days. Masters has gone tie, win, tie (that win was their
first of the season on Wednesday night).

This was the last game of the weekend so the results should stand for the next few days.

Woodbine's record improves to 5 wins, 4 losses, 1 tie (tonight was their first tie of the season)
for 16 points and seventh place just getting the place above Hamilton United on goal differential
even though Hamilton with the same W-L-T record won 10-2 last night. Not even the biggest goal spread
this weekend as a few hours before tonight's game started, Blue Devils FC were on the road and beat
Burlington SC 9-0. No other games this season have been won by more than six goals.

Masters' record improves to 1 win, 6 losses, 3 ties for 6 points which is still twenty-second
(ie last) place in the league.

Top six teams this season make the playoffs. Top twelve averaged over the next two years survive
the division split in the Premier Division with the other ten in the Championship Division.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca
twitter @RocketRobin01

Woodbridge Strikers starters