July 19, 2022...Oh-Saza! Birthday Boy Grabs Sixth of the Season as Nine Stripes Deliver Superb Win Ove League Leaders (from York United FC website)

July 19, 2022...Oh-Saza! Birthday Boy Grabs Sixth of the Season as Nine Stripes Deliver Superb Win Ove League Leaders
(from York United FC website)

OH-SAZE! BIRTHDAY BOY GRABS SIXTH OF THE SEASON AS NINE STRIPES DELIVER SUPERB WIN OVER LEAGUE LEADERS

It was a monumental performance from Martin Nash's side, who played the majority of the second half
with 10 men.

York United are back in the win column at last, as they produced a gutsy 1-0 victory at ATCO Field
on Tuesday night to defeat league-leading Cavalry FC, halting the Cavs’ unbeaten streak at 11
and simultaneously snapping their own 10-match winless skid thanks to a well-taken first-half goal.

With both teams playing this match on a fairly short turnaround, the two managers each made three
changes to their starting XI. York boss Martin Nash brought Jordan Wilson and Mateo Hernández back
into the lineup after both missed the previous game with suspension, and he handed a first CPL start
to Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio on the wing. Cavalry gaffer Tommy Wheeldon Jr., meanwhile, saw David Norman Jr.
return to his backline, as Elijah Adekugbe slotted into midfield and Ben Fisk started in attack.

Cavalry opened the match with a heavy advantage in possession, looking to break down a stingy York
defence, but the visitors managed to pick off several errant passes to create transitional opportunities
for themselves. After almost half an hour of back-and-forth play, in which both sides troubled
the opposing goal on several occasions, it would eventually be York who broke through.

The Nine Stripes’ Australian debutant Lawrie-Lattanzio, playing a left wingback role, came onto
the ball at the edge of the box. He ran toward the end line and took a touch backwards to open up
some space in the penalty area, and he fed a quick pass through to Osaze De Rosario, who finished
smartly with the outside of his right foot to make it 1-0 for York United after 29 minutes
at Spruce Meadows.

Though Cavalry threw what they could at York’s end for the remainder of the first half — they produced
10 shots before the break, four of them on target — they couldn’t find their way through and ultimately
the sides headed into halftime with York leading by a goal.

Coming out of the interval, Cavalry once again took the initiative, seeking an equalizer as they
attacked toward the Foot Soldiers in the stadium’s south end. After the hosts spent some time with
the ball in York’s half, they ultimately found some good fortune: As José Escalante came down the left
touchline battling with York midfielder Wilson, the latter ultimately shoved Escalante off the ball
— too enthusiastically, in the eyes of referee Scott Bowman, who showed Wilson a second yellow card
and dismissed him for the rest of the match.

Nash turned to his bench immediately, adding midfielder Cédric Toussaint to the mix along with striker
Lisandro Cabrera, hoping his side could find another goal and hold on for a much-needed win.
Not long after, Wheeldon countered with a triple change of his own, as he injected Charlie Trafford,
Jean-Aniel Assi, and Joe Mason in hopes of leveling the score in the final half-hour.

With the extra energy now on the pitch plus a man advantage, Cavalry continued to press. Assi had
an excellent chance to level the score around the 75-minute mark, but a burst of energy from
Dominick Zator powered the York centre-back to an excellent game-saving tackle, and his side capably
handled the ensuing corner as well.

Although the Cavs threw all they had at York in the dying minutes — including once chance
in the 86th minute that trickled across the goal line twice without being finished — the Nine Stripes
somehow held firm, breaking their 10-game winless streak in gutsy fashion to procure their first
victory away from home of the 2022 season.

Charlie O'Connor-Clarke, CanPL.ca

Cavalry FC: Carducci (c), Alarcon, Yao, Norman Jr, Vliet, Adekugbe (C. Trafford, 62'),
Di Chiara (Mason, 62'), Fisk (Assi, 62'), Escalante, Camargo, Musse.

York United FC: Giantsopoulos, Zator, Thompson (c), Mourdoukoutas, C. N'sa, Wilson, Johnston,
Lawrie-Lattanzio (Petrasso, 80'), Hernandez (Toussaint, 54'), Kratt (Dos Santos, 80'),
De Rosario (Cabrera, 54').

BOX SCORE

Goals
29' — Osaze De Rosario (York United)

Discipline
30' — Yellow: Jordan Wilson (York United)
49' — Yellow: Joseph Di Chiara (Cavalry FC)
51' — Second Yellow: Jordan Wilson (York United)
75' — Yellow: Niko Giantsopoulos (York United)
90+5' — Yellow: Isaiah Johnston (York United)

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