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September 17, 2023 CPL York United FC vs Pacific FC game report (by Rocket Robin)
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Result and details of the Sunday September 17, 2023 Canadian Premier League game between York United FC
and Pacific FC played at York Lions Stadium in North York at 5:00pm ET.
York United FC (green socks and shirts, blue shorts, white names and numbers)
....................1 Niko Giantopoulos
2 Paris Gee...3 Tass Moudoukoutas...6 Roger Thompson...16 Max Ferrari (cpt)
..............37 Trivine Esprit...28 Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare
.......12 Clement Bayiha...22 Austin Ricci...11 Kevin Santos
.....................9 Brian Wright
Subs:...67 Eleias Himaras (gk)...7 Jonathan Grant (def)...8 Elijah Adekugbe (mid)...24 Osaze De Rosario (fwd)
...30 Kadin Martin-Pereux (mid)...32 Brem Sourmaoro (def)...33 Matthew Baldisimo (mid)
team officials:...head coach Martin Nash...assistant coach Mauro Eustaquio...doctors Jim Niu and Hrishov Sarker
...kitman John Townsend...athletic trainers Michael Higbee and Laura Ozoria
Pacific FC (white socks and shorts, black & white patterned chests, gold names and numbers)
.....................1 Emil Gazdov
13 Kunle Dada-Luke...55 Amer Didic...26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguere...2 Georges Mukumbilwa
...........7 Steffen Yeates...20 Sean Young...34 Manuel Aparicio (cpt)
..........10 Adonijah Reid...31 Kekuta Manneh...23 Djenairo Daniels
Subs:...12 Kieran Baskett (gk)...4 Paul Amedume (def)...9 Easton Ongaro (fwd)...11 Josh Heard (fwd)
...14 David Brazao (fwd)...16 Zakaria Bahous (mid)...21 Ayman Sellouf (fwd)
team officials:...head coach James Merriman...assistant coach Amando Sa...goalkeeper coach Pedro Guerreiro
...physiotherapist Julian Micella...kitman Cliff Glendale
Game officials:...referee Myriam Marcotte...referee's assistants Marko Kalic and Melissa Snedden
...fourth official David Barrie...(all black uniforms)
First Half:...game starts 5:08pm...York defends south end on this mild evening.
3 min...York Wright is injured at Pac 40 yard line.
4 min...York Gagnon-Lapare 40 yard freekick from left has Pac player pop header from 15 yards away and Pac start
fast break out. York Esprit recovers ball on 2 v 1 when Pac Reid slips on right side of box before getting pass over to open man.
7 min...Pac Aparicio rushes forward when York Gagnon-Lapare is squeezed off ball at 25 yards and goalie makes diving save
at 10 yards to smother his heavy first touch.
9 min...Pac Reid low cross from 20 yards along 15 yard line has Pac Menneh shoot 15 yarder that deflects off sliding York Gee
and sails over net.
9 min...Pac Mannah high cornerkick from left has ball drop unplayed on right side of box and York player clears.
10 min...Pacific Thomas Meilleur-Giguere GOAL...Pac Kunle Dada-Luke chips partially cleared ball at 35 yards on right
back into box where Pac Amer Didic from 6 yards on left post heads ball across to right side where Meilleur-Giguere
shoots 2 yarder with foot raised on right post with goalie Niko Giantsopoulos falling backwards into net getting a hand
to it swatting at ball but it was already over the line.
The York goalie is treated for an injury but stays in the game. He hit the back of his head on the turf or the metal goal supporting
the net on his fall.
12 min...game resumes.
13 min...Pac goalie is out to 20 yards to head away on right to beat York Wright to clear high bouncing ball.
15 min...Pac goalie is out to 20 yards to boot away through ball before York Bayiha can get to it.
17 min...Pacific Sean Young GOAL...Pac Kunle Dada-Luke runs up right sideline eluding two York players including
sliding tackle attempt by York Max Ferrari. He stops at 5 yards then passes back to Pac Adonijah Reid who runs
in from right along edge of 18 yard box to center and taps ball forward to Pac Djenairo Daniels who backheels ball
to charging Young who shoots low 10 yarder into left side of net beyond goalie diving at 5 yards.
19 min...Pac Young heads York Santos cross behind end line as he retreats.
19 min...York Santos cornerkick from left is short for York Gagnon-Lapare and he works give and go with York Ricci who has
his 12 yard shot blocked.
20 min...Pac Aparicio after long run rolls pass forward to right and Pac Daniels shoots low 22 yarder from right wide right of net.
24 min...York Santos cornerkick from left is sent upfield to York Gagnon-Lapare who sends it further out to York Gee who chips
from 30 yard line
on left into box and has Pac Meilleur-Giguere makes big header in crowd of players in box to clear at 10 yards.
24 min...I notice the Pacific subs start to warm up.
25 min...The York subs go out to warm up.
30 min...Pac Reid 35 yard freekick down middle has York Mourdoukoutas head away in crowd of players in box.
30 min...Pac Reid rolls centering pass from left along 18 yard line and York Gagnon-Lapare clears.
33 min...York YELLOW card...Esprit earns it for something although it was Pac Reid and York Ferrari who crashed together
away from play at York 28 yard line.
34 min...York Gee cross from 33 yards on right has Pac Dada-Luke head ball away in box.
35 min...York Esprit makes sliding poke check to knock ball away from Pac Daniels before he got into box/
38 min...Pac Dada-Luke cross from 25 yards on right over to Pac Reid who at 7 yards on left heads ball into ground but
play is whistled down as he knocked down York Gee.
39 min...Pac YELLOW card...Aparacio earns it for knocking over York Gee at York 50 yard line who was jumping for header
near left sideline.
41 min...York Gee cross from 28 yards near right end line is cleared by Pac Meilleur-Giguere header before it gets to center of box.
42 min...York Gee 22 yard shot from slight right is partially blocked and cleared in box.
43 min...York Ricci has ball passed too far forward on right and is over end line as goalie watches.
45 min...York Santos can't win Penalty kick just inside top right of 18 yard box.
46 min...Pac Yeates doesn't get away shot when Pac Reid gives him pass inside box on right.
48 min...half ends 5:55pm.
Halftime: The subs for both teams warm up but there are kids from "New Six" playing a 6 on 6 game near the west sideline
in front of the grandstand. While this is going on a video plays on the scoreboard of the group's history and a band is playing
pop songs in the south end zone including putting 'York United' into the song 'Seven Nation Army'. After the 6 v 6 game,
there is a Penalty kick contest to the open mini-net for the really young kids.
Second Half:...starts 6:11pm.
halftime subs:...York Grant replaces Ferrari. Thompson takes over as captain.
.......................Pacific Sellouf replaces Manneh.
45 min...Pac Sellouf gets pass at 7 yards on left and cross has York Mourdoukoutas clear ball away for cornerkick.
45 min...Pac Reid bends shot at 12 yards on right over top left corner of net after cornerkick works its way over to him.
47 min...York Gagnon-Lapare and York Santos run in 40 yard freekick from right but don't get into box.
48 min...York goalie is out to 25 yards to clear ball before Pac Daniels can get to it.
50 min...York Ricci jabs foot out at 30 yards on right to try to intercept cross and deflects ball for Pac goalie to catch on bounce.
52 min...Pac Sellouf freekick from left has defender head away in crowd of players at 6 yards on right.
53 min...York Gagnon-Lapare chips ball from 40 yards that York Wright chests down but Pac Mukumbilwa blocks 10 yard shot.
54 min...York Gee is injured at Pac 45 yard line in collision by elbow from Pac Dada-Luke. He has a mouth injury and needs trainers.
55 min...Pac sub...Heard replaces Daniels.
57 min...play resumes.
58 min...York goalie is out along left end line to smother ball.
60 min...York sub...Marin-Pereux replaces Santos.
..........York sub...De Rosario replaces Wright.
61 min...Pacific Manuel Aparicio GOAL...Pac Steffen Yeates short chipped pass from 22 yards on slight right
has charging Aparicio head forward from in 8 yarder up middle into right corner of net.
62 min...York YELLOW card...Ricci earns it for throwing the ball down when he didn't win throw-in call at Pac 45 yard line.
66 min...Pac Heard is fed breakaway from Pac Reid at 12 yards on right but his low shot is stopped point blank by goalie.
67 min...Pac Mukumilwa slides to concede cornerkick on right on York Bayiha run up right.
67 min...York Gagnon-Lapare cornerkick from right has York Ricci have 12 yard shot deflected wide left.
68 min...York Marin-Pereux heads 12 yarder up middle well wide left after York Ricci cornerkick from left.
70 min...Pac Sellouf taps pass at top left of box and Pac Yeates shoots 18 yarder over bar.
70 min...Pac sub...Brazao replaces Yeates.
............Pac sub...Ongaro replaces Reid.
............York sub...Baldisimo replaces Bayiha.
71 min...York Gee slides to prevent though ball pass on right side of box.
74 min...York YELLOW card...Gagnon-Lapare earns it for knocking over Pac Brazao at York 53 yard line.
75 min...Pac Sellouf is injured when York Grant steps on his ankle at York 50 yard line.
77 min...York De Rosario flicks 10 yarder over net on 30 yard cross from left sent in by York Gee.
77 min...York sub...Adekugbe replaces Gagnon-Lapare.
78 min...Pacific David Brazao GOAL...Pac Ayman Sellouf rushes down left and sends low cross into box where Brazao
rolls shot from 12 yards down to right side of net.
80 min...York Ricci can't win Penalty kick on fall at top right of box.
82 min...Pac sub...Bahous replaces Aparicio.
83 min...Pac Sellouf cornerkick from left has goalie punch ball away. Pac Brazao chips 25 yard rebound over net.
85 min...York Osaze De Rosario GOAL...York Johnny Grant after short run to right end line crosses from 20 yards over
to York Kadin Martin-Pereux who heads over pass from right and De Rosario one touches low 7 yarder up middle
to center of net past sprawling goalie Emil Gazdov.
87 min...Pac Bahous finishes 55 yard run by having 12 yard roller hit foot of York Grant and deflect to goalie.
89 min...Pac Sellouf shoots 22 yard freekick from left over net.
89 min...York Ricci runs pass over end line on short pass forward from York De Rosario.
90 min...Pac Brazao 10 yard shot from slight right is saved by goalie.
91 min...Pac Young is injured at York 45 yard line but referee rules play on for Pac players to complete play.
92 min...Pac Didic 22 yard freekick down middle is just over bar.
92 min...Pac YELLOW card...Ongaro earns it for kicking ball away when he is not awarded cornerkick.
93 min...York Adekugbe 33 yard freekick from right has defender head away on left side of box in crowd of players.
94 min...game ends 7:00pm.
Final Score:...York United.........1..........Pacific FC..........4..........
Attendance was not announced but one of our guys found the number posted on the CPL website in a story. It was 1151. That isn't great but the club has made an effort this game with a theme night named “Newcomers Night”. There were something like 250 children from an organization called “New Six”. It is made up of recent immigrants to the Toronto area. It looked like each child was given a York United FC scarf unlike any that were on sale or in the season ticket package. This will be a quite useful item in a few months as the kids will be wearing them for warmth but what a adversement for the team in a sport that every country in the world knows well. I didn't expect York would still be in the playoff hunt at all after losing their last game on Friday September 8th against Valour FC, the first game of that weekend. The remaining games ended with two ties and a win for last place Vancouver FC to keep York in the running. Then the midweek games took place to finally catch four of the teams up with York in number of games played and one of those ended in a tie and another first place Cavalry increased their lead and appear uncatchable. York had the last game of this weekend and it was another must win game as Cavalry pulled further ahead and Forge won just an hour before this game to make a three team runaway pack with Pacific. The HFX Wanderers vs Atletico Ottawa game scheduled for yesterday was postponed until Monday because of Hurricane Lee cutting off power to much of the city. Both teams are ahead of York but only one game can earn points (you would think) and York will be chasing the losing team for the fifth and last playoff spot...except I believe with this effort, York won't be chasing anything. This was supposed to be a celebration for Max Ferrari who today set a record for most appearances with York 9/United FC with 77...passing Diyaeddine Abzi who transferred to Pau FC in France last year. Ferrari was even given the captain's armband today but didn't have a good game, just like the rest of the defence, and was subbed off at halftime. York fell behind at 10 minutes. That time seemed vaguely familiar and I looked back and it was just one minute sooner then when they gave up the first goal against Vancouver FC right here on August 25. That game they were able to recover from and win. This was the fifth game in a row where York has given up the first goal. Pacific had only three days to four days to recover from their Wednesday game against Atletico Ottawa. They stayed in Ontario for the days in between. York's last game was last Friday at home against Valour FC. You'd think York would have more energy than the visiting team? York had to return young goalkeeper Adisa De Rosario to York Lions Stadium co-tenants Toronto FC II of the MLS NEXT Pro league as his loan was recalled. TFC II had their first string goalie Luka Gavran called up to the MLS team as a back up. De Ro was in net for New York City FC II on Saturday night in a 3-3 tie but lost 4-1 in Penalty kicks for the bonus point given for a shoot out victory after a tie in regulation. They only have one more game and their season is over. That will be next Sunday afternoon when they host first place Crown Legacy FC (the reserve team of MLS Charlotte FC). TFC II were knocked out of the playoff race the week before. It was expected that York's regular goalie Niko Giantsopoulos would get the start now that he's over his injury but York was using ADR's time in net to build up their 2000 required U-21 minutes. Today they had Trivine Esprit as a starting midfielder with only back up goalie Eleias Himaras and midfielder Kadin Martin-Pereux as the only U-21s of the bench. Martin-Pereux was brought on at 60 minutes but even at 90 + 30 =120 is slightly below the minutes they require to make the 2000. I asked around today and if they don't make the playoffs (less than 2000 U-21 minutes make a team ineligible to compete in the playoffs no matter what their record) they will just be subject to a monetary fine. That was a laugh as pointed out that the league temporarily own York while they search for new owners and it would be just one hand passing on the money to the other. York was without the services of U-21 defender Noah Abatneh who is serving a Red card suspension after last week's sliding tackle. Mo Babouli drew two late Yellows in that game for argueing calls and missed today which made the offense even more toothless. The second Pacific goal at 17 minutes put the game away and involved a goal-of-the-year candidate which included a backheeler pass in the box from Djanairo Daniels in a crowd of players that allowed Sean Young to roll in a shot from 10 yards. Manny Aparicio scored the third goal on a header. He was celebrating his 27th birthday today in front of relatives in his hometown. He played in the first CPL game ever in 2019 in Hamilton with York 9 FC tying with Forge FC 1-1. Aparicio had an assist and took a second Yellow for hand ball in that game. Pacific also has local Ontario players (besides Aparicaio) with Steffen Yeates, Kunle Dada-Luke, and Adonijah Reid who I watched over the years in League1 Ontario and TFC II. York loses their second game in a row in a four game homestand. Head coach Martin Nash mentioned he wished he could reschedule because they play so well on the road and I think he was only half joking. Their next game is Saturday afternoon against Cavalry and then Sunday afternoon October 1 hosting Atletico Ottawa. They finish the following Friday night away to Vancouver FC. Looks like York will finish one spot out of the playoffs even with the expansion to five teams out of eight making the post season.Rocket Robin
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York United FC starters
Pacific FC starters
York Kevin Santos (11) takes the opening kickoff.
midfield action
The ball is near the edge of the York box.
A halftime mini game with kids from the "New Six" group.
Pacific Djanairo Daniels (23) takes second half kickoff.
York Kevin Santos (11) and Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare (28) line up freekick.
The ball is popped up in the York box.
Pacific Ayman Sellouf (21) puts this freekick over the net.
York Elijah Adekugbe (8) will have his freekick headed away by Pacific defenders.
Game stats (from canpl.ca)
York United FC Pacific FC
Possession 48.1% 51.9%
Duels success rate 36.8% 63.2%
Aerial duels won 37.5% 62.5%
Interceptions 11 10
Offsides 2 1
Corners won 4 3
Passes 447 486
Long passes 60 47
Passing accuracy 81.2% 84.4%
Passing acc in opp half 67.7% 75.4%
Crosses 13 10
Crossing accuracy 38.5% 50.0%
Goals 1 4
Shots 6 14
Shots on target 2 7
Blocked shots 2 1
Shots outside the box 1 3
Shots inside the box 5 11
Shooting accuracy 33.3% 50.0%
Tackles 14 22
Tackles success rate 64.3% 72.7%
Clearances 12 11
Fouls conceded 14 13
Yellow cards 3 2
Red cards 0 0
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