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July 20, 2022 League1 Ontario...Vaughan Azzurri vs Hamilton United Elite game report (by Rocket Robin)

Results and details of the League1 Ontario Men's Premier Division game of Wednesday July 20, 2022 between
Vaughan Azzurri and Hamilton United Elite played at North Maple Regional Park in Vaughan at 8:00pm.

Vaughan Azzurri (all navy uniforms, white numbers)

...................1 Christian Calabro
25 Jaytin Pabla...6 Justyn Thomas...2 Christian Curti...3 Riley Ferrazzo
5 Raheem Rose...23 Andron Kagramanyan...21 Dylan Carreiro (cpt)...8 Massimo Ferrin
............10 Jason Mills...24 Koisochukwu Nwafornso

Subs:...12 Anthony Furrieri (gk)...7 Jahsua Mills...11 Joe Mack...13 Joseph Stocchetti
...14 Trevor Carabin...16 Dilman Grewal...17 Alejandro Portal Oliva...18 Baldwin Thomas Cerros
...22 Omar Marzouk
team officials:...team head coach Patrice Gheisar...assistant coaches Anthony Vadori and Carmine Isacco
...manager Antonio De Palma...equipment manager Tony Chiovitti...therapist Katie Bartley

Hamilton United Elite (all white uniforms, black numbers and sleeves)

......................1 Simon Grande
2 Perry Zorbas...5 Ahmad Mansour (cpt)...4 Nolan Bosetti...19 Matthew Hargest
15 Anand Sergeant...14 Kyle Cordeiro...12 Jacob Geyer...9 Elton Nyumah
..............10 Amir Shirazi...11 Miles Green

Subs:...3 Jamu Iluya...6 Dylan Serpa...7 Sebastian Guerrieri...8 Noah Dedomincis
13 Grant Slater...16 Milio Philopater...17 Brandon Oracko...18 Sachin Sergeant
team officials:...team head coach Kamran Deyayeh...assistant coach Andrew Derayeh
...therapist Joe Rotella

Game officials:...referee Ryan Schwenger...referee's assistants Bradley Doubrough and Daniel Jacob
...fourth official Anthony Dimanmbro...(red shirts and socks, black shorts)

First Half:...game starts 8:03pm...Vaughan defends south end on this overcast, hot night with a strong breeze from the west.
At least the wind keeps the insects away.
1 min...VA Jason Mills rolls ball forward from 25 yards for VA Nwafornso but goalie is out on right to pick up ball.
2 min...VA Rose wins cornerkick on a low cross from the right.
3 min...VA Carreiro cornerkick from right has VA Thomas head ball back to him and his recross is stopped on edge of box.
4 min...HU Green shanks one-touch 15 yarder receiving cross well wide left from left.
9 min...VA Ferrin cross from near left end line has VA Nwafornso checked off ball.
10 min...VA Ferrin 25 yard freekick up middle is well over net.
11 min...VA Rose needs to be checked for head injury off field when knocked down in HU box.
13 min...VA Ferrin 25 yard freekick down middle is well over net.
15 min...An HU player crosses from 25 yards on the right and VA goalie drifts left to puch ball away from two HU players
waiting on left post.
16 min...VA Ferrazzo is injured at HU 53 yard line.
17 min...VA Ferrin 28 yard freekick up middle is over the net. (but not as off target as his previous kicks!)
19 min...VA Rose run to right end line and 15 yard shot eludes goalie. VA Carreiro at 10 yards on left shoots low and goalie
on left post sprawls to save.
21 min...HU Cordeiro 30 yard freekick on slight left has defefnder head away on right side of box at 8 yards.
22 min...HU Green blocks clearance attempt after he was checked off ball and rolls 22 yarfder up middle that goalie dives
left to smother.
24 min...HU Green given through ball passed at 30 yards up middle and two defenders catch him at 18 yards squeezing him off ball.
No Penalty is called.
26 min...VA Jason Mills eludes defender and shoots low 25 yarder up middle bwtween players wide left.
30 min...HU Nyumah cross from left about 18 yards alone end line has goalie palm over box away from HU players.
36 min...VA Ferrin cornerkick from left short, VA Rose low shot tips off defender for cornerkick on right.
37 min...VA Carreiro cornerkick from right is partially clear. VA Ferrin fires 15 yarder into ground and it bounces over net.
38 min...VA Rose low cross from 25 yards is cleared by defender.
40 min...VA players have about four shots in 30 seconds most hitting defenders. HU goalie makes a good save on the right post.
41 min...VA Rose pass forward to VA Nwafornso and his cross has defender head away.
42 min...VA Pabla cross has goalie punch ball forward to keep VA Nwafornso from connecting at 8 yards.
45 min...VA Nwafornso and VA Ferrin rush o left wing has slidingn defender stop cross.
46 min...half ends 8:49pm.

Halftime: Only the VA subs stay out at halftime.

The Second Half is delayed because lightning can be seen in the distance.

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Any YouTube coverage of the Vaughan vs Hamilton was called off before it began with the guys not even
setting up because of the threatening storm.  First half played out without a drop of rain and a 0-0 
score.  The second half was delayed because of lightning in the distance.  Should have been 
9:05pm...15 minutes after first half ended.  Every bolt of lightning restarts the countdown at 30 minutes.  
Really 9:45pm would have been the last moment to start but another bolt went off.  OK 30 minutes until 
last bolt takes it to 10:15pm.  45 minutes plus maybe 5 minutes stoppage time.  11:05pm.  Stadium lights 
are shut off at 11:05pm sharp as there's a subdivision backing onto this property. City of Vaughan 
rules!  Now the entire game has to be replayed.   

Attendance climbed to about 80 by the end of the first half.  The game was played on Soccer Field #1.  
This is the field where the stands are inside the fenced area.  All season the games have been bouncing 
between #1 and #2.  Complaints by match officials that some in the crowd were too close to the sidelines 

and some had stepped onto the field had got later games in the season moved to #2.  I'm glad it was 
field #1 tonight.  No worry about staring into the sun as it was overcast (#1 stands face West) 
and best, #1 has two geometrically 'umbrella' shaped coverings that can have about 15 people each 
cower under them to keep out of the rain.   

Referee Ryan Schwenger gave out no cards in the first half in what was a close checking game that 
had frequent whistles that broke up any momentum.  Schwenger was the one who had to call off the game 
for the reasons outlined above.  

Most of the game was played in the Hamilton end but Hamilton did have some good counterattacks.  
Simon Grande was in net for Hamilton and Christian Calabro for Vaughan.  VA Massimo Ferrin had three 
freekicks from about 25 yards out down the middle and put them all over the net.  If there was something 
to look forward to, the third one was the closest one yet to being on target.  Maybe another few 
and he would have found his range.  

Best chances were at 19 minutes when VA Raheem Rose ran to the right end line and his 15 yard shot 
eluded the goalie and VA Dylan Carreiro at 10 yards on left shot low and the goalie now on the left post 
sprawled to make the save.  22 minutes had HU Miles Green block a clearance attempt after he was checked 
off the ball and then rolled a 22 yarder up the middle that the goalie dove left to smother.  37 minutes 
had VA Carreiro's cornerkick from the right partially cleared and VA Massimo Ferrin fired a 15 yarder 
into the ground that bounced over the net.  40 minutes had the VA's have about four shots in 30 seconds 
with the HU goalie having to make a good save on the right post.  

This was the only game in the league tonight so the standings remain the same.  

Vaughan Azzurri stay in first place with a record of 11 wins, 0 losses, 3 ties for 36 points.  
That's the same number of points as North Toronto Nitros but Azzurri have played two less games. 

Hamilton stay in eighth place with 8 wins, 6 losses, 1 tie for 25 points.  

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.  
Currently to be twelfth, you need 20 points. (current table results until end of Wednesday night)

Rocket Robin
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Vaughan Azzurri starters

Hamilton United Elite starters

Hamilton Miles Green (11) takes opening kickoff.

Vaughan Massimo Ferrin (8) takes freekick.

Vaughan Jason Mills (10) taps ball back when surrounded by Hamilton defenders.

Hamilton Matthew Hargest (19) and Elton Nyumah (9) chase ball down sideline.

Hamilton goalie Simon Grande dives to left post for save.

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