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Results and details of the Friday April 29, 2022 CPL game between York United FC and Atletico Ottawa played
at York Lions Stadium in North York at 7:30pm ET.
York United FC (all dark blue, gold names and numbers)
.......................1 Niko Giantsopoulos
23 Chrisnovic N'Sa...5 Dominick Zator...6 Roger Thompson (cpt)...20 Diyaeddine Abzi
8 Sebastian Gutierrez...19 Noah Verhoeven...4 Jordan White...7 Oliver Minatel
.......................44 Isaiah Johnston
...........................24 Osaze De Rosario
Subs:...12 Gianluca Catalano (gk)...2 Eduardo Jesus (def)...3 Daniel Obbekjaer (def)...17 Mouhamadou Kane (fwd)
...22 Austin Ricci (fwd)...28 Cedric Toussaint (mid)...80 Lowell Wright (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Martin Nash...assistant coaches Barry Smith and Mauro Antunes...goalkeeper coach Camilo Benzi
physiotherapists Cesar Cruz and Antonio Petrolo...doctor Stephen Wong-Shue...kitman John Townsend
...athletic trainer Michael Higbee
Atletico Ottawa (red socks, shorts, and backs, red & white striped chests, white names and numbers)
..........................29 Nathan Ingham
17 Miguel Acosta...4 Diego Espejo...15 Maxim Tissot...3 Macdonald Niba
13 Ballou Tabla...8 Ben McKendry (cpt)...10 Oliver Bassett...16 Zachary Verhoven
...................9 Brian Wright...19 Malcolm Shaw
Subs:...1 Sean Melvin (gk)...6 Chris Manella...7 Keven Aleman...11 Valdimir Moragrega
20 Abdou Sissoko...22 Zakaria Bahous...46 Zachary Roy
team officials:...head coach Carlos Gonzalez...assistant coaches David Galan and Kwesi Loney...goalkeeper coach Boja Montero
physiotherapists Ivan Navarro and Jose Luis Schneider...kitman Bruce Hartill, althletic trainer Jonathan Banks
Game officials:...referee Filip Dujic...assistant referees Jason Vaillancourt and Bradley Doubrough
...fourth official Fabrizio Stasolla (mauve shirts, black shorts and socks)...referee assessor Steve Mortimer
First Half:...game starts 7:45pm...York defends south end. It's a cool evening with the temperature dropping fast. The setting
sun in the north west is already behind the stands by game time. A moderate wind is coming in from the north.
2 min...AO Espejo header clears York Verhoeven cross from right into box.
2 min...AO Tabla is injured by trip from York Minatel at AO 25 yard line on left.
4 min...AO Acosta and AO Espejo are injured along the edge of the AO box about 12 yards apart. Espejo needs the trainer.
7 min...game restarts with AO playing two men short.
7 min...York Abzi cross from 40 yards has York Minatel make flying header at 12 yards up middle that goalie catches in center of goal.
8 min...AO sub...Sissoko replaces injured Espejo. Acosta returns to game with a bandage wrapped around his forehead.
9 min...York Zator holds off AO Wright rush on right and has ball roll over the end line on right.
11 min...York Abzi long run on left and pass is rolled centerally to York Gutierrez who backheels to center of box but defender stops
and clears.
12 min...York Johnston run down right and cross into box has defender pop header over York Gutierrez keeping him away from it in box.
14 min...York Wilson chips 55 yard pass down middle is too far ahead of forwards and goalie catches ball on bounce.
18 min...York Minatel is injured at AO 50 yard line and play continues for almost a minute upfield in York end.
20 min...York sub...Kane replaces injured Minatel.
21 min...AO goalie jumps at 15 yards to catch ball ahead of York De Rosario charging for long chipped ball.
22 min...AO Shaw can't draw Penalty kick on collision on right side that's just inside box.
23 min...York Gutierrez is checked off ball near AO left end line.
24 min...York Abzi long high cross from left is over players in box.
28 min...AO Niba heads away ball for cornerkick on long cross from York Gutierrez from left.
29 min...York cornerkick from left is cleared.
30 min...York Johnston receives ball in middle from York Gutierrez and steps around defender to chip 18 yard shot over net.
31 min...AO goalie charges forward to catch chip ahead of charging York Kane at 15 yards.
32 min...York N'Sa wins freekick when he checked AO Tissot off ball on his run and Tissot turns and pulls him over.
33 min...AO Basset lasts 28 yard freekick from left is over the bar.
36 min...AO Shaw blasts low 35 yard shot from right that goalie pushes forward and smothers.
38 min...AO Tabla shot from 28 yards is well over the net.
39 min...York YELLOW card...Abzi earns it for being upended but then him gestering at the referee for the non-call.
40 min...York Verhoeven 28 yard freekick from left hits two man wall. York Gutierrez shanks his 22 yard shot from the middle.
42 min...York N'Sa high cross from 20 yards on right is cleared on left.
43 min...York Johnston in middle takes low shot between players at 15 yards that's stopped by goalie.
44 min...Two AO defenders are able to keep York Johnston from ball at 6 yards on York Abzi's cross.
45 min...York Wilson high cross from 25 yards on right has goalie leap and punch ball away over players at 7 yards.
48 min...York player's high cross from right has York Abzi hold off high kick that may have hurt AO Acosta who already was wearing
a head bandage.
49 min...AO Bahous 22 yard shot from slight left after receivng pass is just over bar.
49 min...half ends 8:34pm.
Second Half:...starts 8:51pm.
45 min...AO Acosta is injured at AO 35 yard line on left.
47 min...AO sub...Manella replaces injured Acosta.
48 min...York Kane is sent in cros from 30 yard on right has York player pop up ball with chest. York Gutierrez bicycle kick from 12 yards
on left is just wide right of post.
50 min...Atletico Ottawa Brian Wright GOAL...AO Oliver Bassett rolls pass forward to AO Zachary Verhoven at 15 yards. Wright
shoots low 7 yarder from left into right corner of net past goalie Nikolas Giantsopoulos.
53 min...AO Tissot low cross from 20 yards on left has AO Shaw not able to turn to get away shot.
55 min...York Verhoeven 35 yard cross from right has York Gutierrez pop header from 12 yards wide right of net for goalkick.
58 min...AO Tissot high 75 yard punt is ahead of AO players and bounces to goalie.
61 min...York Gutierrez turns and shot fro left edge of box is well over bar.
62 min...York De Rosario gets through ball pass and goalie trips him up just inside box. AO Bassett had made a poor pass slip up in middle.
.....AO Yellow card...Goalie Nathan Ingham earns it for upending York De Rosario.
63 min...York Osaze De Rosario GOAL...De Rosario blasts his Penalty kick into center of net as goalie dives left.
66 min...York sub...Wright replaces Verhoeven.
............York sub...Toussaint replaces Wilson.
67 min...York Wright races up right and rolls centering pass for York Johnston whose shot down middle deflects off sliding defender
and over net.
67 min...York Verhoeven high cornerkick from right has York Abzi take 22 yard blast that hits defender and deflects out.
67 min...York Abzi blasts 12 yarder from left well high and wide right of net.
70 min...York N'Sa can't win Penalty kick on pull on jersey on right side on charge into box.
71 min...York Gutierrez has play whistled down for high boot in AO box.
72 min...AO sub...Aleman replaces Verhoven.
72 min...AO Niba wins freekick on panic clearance with York De Rosario barrelling in on him on right edge of box.
73 min...York sub...Ricci replaces Gutierrez.
76 min...York Abzi cross from left has AO Sissoko head bat way in center of box.
77 min...York Verhoeven cornerkick from right is over everyone in box.
78 min...AO sub...Bahous replaces Shaw.
80 min...York Verhoeven cornerkick from left has defender on right head ball away.
82 min...York Verhoeven turns and rolls ball between defenders that goalie dives forward to smother.
84 min...York Abzi taps pass back on left to York Ricci who blasts 25 yarder over bar.
84 min...Atletico Ottawa Ballou Tabla GOAL...AO goalie takes long goalkick upfield and has ball bounce and York Jordan Wilson
raises left and pops ball back to York Diyaeddine Abzi. Abzi bounces ball back on kick and Tabla charges for loose ball in alone
and takes 10 yard shot into right side of net.
87 min...York Toussaint low cross from right has goalie dive forward to smother ball as no player runs forward.
88 min...AO sub...Moragrega replaces Tabla.
..........AO sub...Roy replaces Wright.
..........York sub...Eduardo replaces Johnston.
89 min...York RED card...Cedric Toussaint earns it for stepping on AO Chris Mannella at York 35 yard line although York was
awarded freekick.
91 min...York YELLOW card...Ricci earns it for pushing AO player from behind on run down middle.
94 min...York Dominick Zator GOAL...York Noah Verhoeven freekick from 22 yard line from right has AO Vladimir Moragrega
slide to stop ball at 22 yards on slight right. Zator takes ball off fallen player and turns and fires 22 yarder into left side of net
on deflection off Moragrega on gound and ball is into right side of net out of reach of goalie in center of net.
96 min...AO YELLOW card...Tissot earns it for dissent on the kickoff.
97 min...game ends 9:43pm even though York had just won a freekick.
Final Score:...York United FC........2........Atletico Ottawa.........2.......
Attendance wasn't announced and still does not show up on the league website (as of Tuesday). I'm not at a great angle from my position but it looked more than last week and a few others with me and on message boards confirmed that opinion. The weather was cold but at least there was no rain. We still need to wear a parka at night even though May starts this weekend. Referee Filip Dujic gave out four Yellow cards (two to each team) plus the direct Red. One Yellow to each team was for dissent as tempers boiled over a few times. York started off strong at the beginning of the game in possession playing much at the start in the Ottawa end. That carried on at different times with them holding a 2-1 advantage in time spent with the ball according to game stats. Atletico were put in a tough spot at the beginning of the game when they had two defenders injured along the edge of the Ottawa box about 10 yards apart at only the 4 minute mark. When the game restarted they were actually two players short. Diego Espejo was subbed out right away and Miguel Acosta returned to the game with his head wrapped in a bandage. Acosta was reinjured near the start of the second half and was replaced. York's Oliver Minatel was injured at 18 minutes and he needed to be replaced. There was a time in the second half where York had three strikers on the field with Osaze De Rosario pushing over to a wing to allow Lowell Wright to play in the center when he came on at 66 minutes. 73 minutes had Austin Ricci come on too to press up front. Fans must have loved that but as coach Martin Nash said after the game, it left them thin in the defence and a second defensive mistake led to Ottawa taking the lead at 84 minutes. This was De Rosario's third start in a row (after his first week substitution appearance)and a goal in his third straight game which may be a record for new players to the league. He was the one who was brought down in the box and he took the Penalty kick. Head coach Martin Nash answered after the game that the club has not set a specific Penalty taker so he appreciated the confidence of De Rosario grabbing the ball that he'd take the kick. Cedric Toussaint also subbed on at the same time as Wright to play in the midfield but he only lasted until 89 minutes when he was shown a direct Red card for what looked like stepping on a fallen AO Chris Mannella at the York 35 yard line even though York were awarded a freekick. That made a York comeback even more of a surprise. Midfielder/forward Max Ferrari missed the game for York because of a knock. York VP Eoin O'Callagan was in the press box calling the game with Jessica Lisi for Sauga 960 radio after a week of being pre-empted because of the OHL hockey playoffs. Lisi is a striker for Woodbridge Strikers in League1 Ontario. I plan on attending their men's team opener on Sunday night. This game was the OneSoccer game of the week so it got a full three hour time slot with pre and post game shows. York's other home games have been squeezed for time and cut off moments after the final whistle to not miss the start of a game in the Mexican League. This should be fun to play back and hear the praise for Osaze De Rosario etc. Some of the post game press conference may actually be broadcast instead of just being edited down to 30 second blips to squeeze onto their website. When leaving the game after the press conferences, I was informed that the ambulance parked outside the fence in the north end was used to take an Ottawa player to the hospital because of a head injury suffered during the game. Because the player still did not feel right and had been vomiting it was decided after the game that something was not right. During the radio broadcast it was mentioned that Canadian soccer Hall of Famer Dwayne De Rosario was in attendance to see his son and I bumped in to him on my way out. I mentioned I watched him play with the 1997 Toronto Lynx and he answered my question about his reality show (who no one that I've ever met remembers it) that it was Osaze as the son who was on camera in the series. Something like The Osbournes where not every member of the family was filmed. Tonight's tie would have almost been expected based on previous results between these two teams. Until tonight they'd met six times and five of their games had ended in ties. York has the only victory. York's record improves to 1 win, 2 ties, 1 loss and moves them up two spots to third place with 5 points passing Forge FC and Valour FC. With first game of the weekend, it's easy to see they may lose a few sports but not against Forge nor Valour as the game Sunday between those teams has been postponed because an outbreak of Covid has broken out among the Valour players and coaches. A tie at home chews up another game in their three game home stand but the last minute goal was a minimum for getting by. The last game of their home stand is against Forge next Friday night at 7:00pm so we know Forge will be well rested. Atletico Ottawa improves to 2 wins, 1 tie, 1 loss and keeps them in second place with 7 points. This was their first game on the road this season. They return home next Saturday to play Pacific FC. Rocket Robin robing@eol.ca twitter @RocketRobin01
York United FC starters
Atletico Ottawa starters
Atletico Ottawa's Brian Wright (9) takes opening kickoff.
Atletico Ottawa's Diego Espejo (4) is treated for an early injury and must be subbed out.
York's Roger Thompson (6) passes forward.
Atletico Ottawa's Miguel Acosta (17) sporting a head bandage from injury suffered at 4 minutes takes throw-in.
Atletico Ottawa's Oliver Bassett (10) takes freekick.
York's Osaze De Rosario (24) takes second half kickoff.
Atletico Ottawa's Brian Wright (9) looks to send pass forward.
Action in Atletico Ottawa box.
York's Noah Verhoeven (19) sends in cornerkick from left.
Match stats provided by FotmobTeam stats (from Fotmob app) York United FC Atletico Ottawa ball possession 64.4% 35.6% totals shots 11 6 chances created 9 4 big chances 2 2 accurate passes 442 231 pass success 83% 77% fouls 17 14 corners 4 0 offsides 0 0 total shots 11 6 shots on target 6 3 shots off target 3 3 blocked shots 2 0 shots off woodwork 0 0 shots inside box 7 2 shots outside box 4 4 accurate passes 442 231 ........in opposition half 218 98 ........in own half 224 133 passes 533 301 pass success 83% 77% long balls 72 59 accurate long balls 40 33 crosses 17 1 accurate crosses 8 1 duels 117 117 duels won 61 56 duels lost 56 61 dribbles attempted 29 19 dribbles succeeded 14 7 tackles attempted 28 26 tackles succeeded 19 13 aerials won 6 7 interceptions 10 7 disipline yellow cards 0 0 disipline red cards 1 0 keeper saves 1 1back to 2022 York United FC menu
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