Due to a series of inexplicable bus delays and road construction, I'm a bit late. Pre-kick-off but post-warm-up. So you're spared my pre-game musings.
Teams:
UKC: Bishop, Spessot, Kraus, Skinner, Anderso, McKenze, Crothers, Miesner, Cousens, Flatley, Smith.
HC (note: online roster is incorrect, Holland College website is outdated, so these may be incorrect): Wheatley, MacEachern, Younker, #22, MacKay, Bernard, MacPhee, McKenna, Robinson, Jewell, MacLeod.
1min: Nothing happening off the kick-off. Holland College with the early pressure.
4min: Pretty even game so far, though Holland have looked a lot sharper than STUdid yesterday. HC put Kings' out of the playoffs last year,and drew hem 1-1 in the season opener.
6min: Cousens controls a spilled clearance and should have a go from the top of the box, but she hesitates and loses out to MacPhee.
8min: Kraus gets rid of a dangerous pass before Robinson could get a touch. Solid from Kraus.
10in: Interesting 3-4-3 formation from Holland College. it's a rather attacking approach compared to Kings' defensive 3-5-2.
11min: MacLeod gets around Spessot wth a craftystep but her cross meets only Kraus' head.
13min: Flatley collides with Robinson and comes up limping. Kings' have no substitutes today, as Dowler, Trueland, Yang, Cutler, Bowen, and possibly the water carrier are nursng injuries.
15min: Anderson makes way early for Cutler, who appears healthy enough to play. Infurther injury news, Trisha MacKay s down and not putting weight on her right leg. She's getting treatment on the near sideline now and it looks like she might be done for the day.
19min: Holland bring MacKay off for Stephanie LeBlanc. MacKay looks a bit better now--she walked off--but she probably won't return.
23min: Half a chance for Kings' as Wheatley and Flatley go for the same ball and both lose out. Nothing comes of the confusion, though.
25min: Free kick 34 yards out for Holland College. It's wafted into Bishop's waiting arms.
31min: Holland College have a definite technical advantage over Kings'. They're fast and skilled on the counter. Yet to really test Bishop, but they look capable.
35min: Holland settling into a spell of pressure. They win a corner. It's put in very well by Robinson but Kraus beats Jewell to the ball and then MacLeod can't finish the follow-up shot.
38min: The through ball tactics for Holland College are pretty, but they ahve yet to solve Kraus, who is breaking up every forward move at the moment.
39min: Holland College win a corner and Robinson sends a dangerous header well wide. Kraus,a gain, was the boss in that challenge, spillign Robinson before she could get much on the ball.
44min: Feisty tackle from McKenzie, who takes out Jewell hard, but fairly. Holland College retaliate and concede a free kick.
45min: Half-time called with few true scoring opportunities. Kings' have conceded quite a few corners, which may worry them a bit.
It's obvious Kings' are missing Yang. She holds the ball in the midfield so well, and she can find players going forward, which allows Smith and Flatley to run off of defenders instead of having to run around defenders.
Down behind the Kings' goal, Stacey Stocco is grilling her team loudly enough that I can hear her over the wind way up hear in the stands. Expect a small singed patch to be left on the turf after she's done down there.
45min: Second half icks off with Holland swapping McKenna for MacKay. And Hye-Yeon Yang makes an appearance after all, replacing Smith. Robinson comes off for McEwen, too. Yang will really help Kings' through the middle, assuming she can bring her best game coming off an injury.
47min: A corner comes in from MacEachern, which everyone misses in the box. Kings' have dropped to more of a 4-5-1 with Yang in, although she's quite high in the midfield behind Flatley.
49min: Bishop hurt! She'll keep playing, though, so Kings' still have a goalkeeper.
50min: Kings' give away two more corners, struggling to clear both. It's a dangerous game to play. It's too easy to lose a mark or give away a penalty.
51min: Holland free kick, 29 yards out. MacEachern hits it with authority and it's out of Bishop's reach, but just over the bar, too.
54min: Kraus saves Kings' again, breaking up a 3 on 1 as Skinner whiffed on a clearance. They repay her by conceding a needless free kick, 20 yards out.
55min: Fantastic double save off the free kick! First Bishop palms away MacEachern's low shot and then she denies MacLeod's rebound try at close range. This game would be over without Kraus and Bishop. Kings' can't seem to get over half way at the moment, and it's constant pressure from Holland College.
59min: This is an ugly 0-0, at least for Kings'. It'll be ugly for Holland College if they fail to score, too.
61min: Yang's been a bit invisible so far. She's probably not 100% at the moment, but I also suspect she's not quite clicking with Flatley. there have been a couple misplaced passes, some miscommunication and some lack of positional understanding, too.
63min: There really does seem to be a goal in the cards for Holland. Kings' are playing desperate. Stocco might want to consider more than 3 at the back right now--Kings' are looking overwhelmed.
64min: Yang makes a decent run, but receives no support. It eventually goes out for a goal kick.
67min: Flatley tests Wheatley from 25 yards out. It was never going in, but Wheatley was careful with it. In the spirit of trying hopelessly to score, Cousens goes for goal from 35 yards. It's wide.
73min: Miesner is brought off and replaced by Smith as Stocco looks for offense. Yang drops back into a deeper role, which she tends to do better in.
74min: Good defending from Spessot, who holds MacLeod off on the break.
75min: Again Spessot denies MacLeod, this time on the turn. Kings' may be inept in the final two thrids of the field, but they've defended very, very well today.
80min: Smith rolls a shot to Wheatley for fun.
82min: Spessot gets beaten by MacLeod this time, but LeBlanc can't get on the end of her cross, which was pretty good.
84min: MacEwen sends LeBlanc in alone, but she takes way too many touches and Bishops strips her. At this point, Holland can only blame themselves for not scoring.
85min: Kings' give away a mystery foul 24 yards out. MacEachern can score from here.
86min: MacEachern beast the wall but puts it three feet over the net. Not her best free kick.
90min: Smith goes down on the wing, but McKenzie floats a cross in. Cousens gets her head on it and Wheatley does very well to save it.
90+min: The resulting corner is whipped in and Wheatley gets only her palms on it. Yang has an open goal from two yards out but somehow contrives to hit the post. As Holland clear the ref calls time.
Kings' can count themselves quite lucky to come out 0-0, though they defended well and nearly snatched a goal at the death. Not a game they'll take much encouragement from, but they can rally for the game against MSVU.
Holland must be ruing that they didn't score today. 3 points were their's to take.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Match Report: UKC (M) 5 - 0 STU(M)---Round 3 ACAA
The men's Blue Devils rolled to another easy victory on Saturday, scoring 5 goals for the second time in four days against St. Thomas.
This time, they didn't give up a goal, though, after conceding an own goal against NSAC on Wednesday in a 5-2 win.
It was the second half which again gave Kings' their win, as they scored 4 of their 5 in the second frame.
Sam Karkilins started the scoring off in the 30th with a brilliant stepover to fool Tommies' 'keeper Aaron Ahier, before rolling his shot home as Brendan Wile tried to block it.
Then Neil MacIntyre entered the game in the second half, taking up a wing position.
The usually defensive player made an immediate impact in the 52nd minute, taking down a long diagonal pass with a deft first touch and striking a curler into the bottom corner with his second.
In the 54th minute, he did it again. Again a masterful touch set his shot and this time he fooled Ahier by pulling across the net and finding the side netting, to put Kings' 3-0 up.
The game began to get chippy and four yellow cards were handed out in the last 30 minutes and a few more might have been given by a stricter referee.
Mark Higgins scored a header in the 80th minute, off a MacIntyre cross. Then Michael Curci scored another header in the 90th to make it 5-0.
"The STU team, if we were to face them in the semi-final or the final, they wouldn't play like they did tonight," said coach C.J. Young. "They'd play more gritty. They're not really trying to show themselves. A lot of teams do that. Where in the league they won't show their strengths, they'll just sort of coast through and hope they make the playoffs and surprise other teams."
Unofficial Stats
Goals: UKC-5; STU-0
Shots on Targert: UKC-6; STU-1
Attempts: UKC-12; STU-5
Fouls: UKC-22; STU-13
Cautions: UKC-3; STU-2 (15' Brendan Parsley; 76' Brandon Wile; 78' Andreas Straatof; 79' Neil MacIntyre; 90' Daniel Steeves)
Ejections: UKC-0; STU-0
Corners: UKC-6; STU-3
Offsides: UKC-2; STU-2
This time, they didn't give up a goal, though, after conceding an own goal against NSAC on Wednesday in a 5-2 win.
It was the second half which again gave Kings' their win, as they scored 4 of their 5 in the second frame.
Sam Karkilins started the scoring off in the 30th with a brilliant stepover to fool Tommies' 'keeper Aaron Ahier, before rolling his shot home as Brendan Wile tried to block it.
Then Neil MacIntyre entered the game in the second half, taking up a wing position.
The usually defensive player made an immediate impact in the 52nd minute, taking down a long diagonal pass with a deft first touch and striking a curler into the bottom corner with his second.
In the 54th minute, he did it again. Again a masterful touch set his shot and this time he fooled Ahier by pulling across the net and finding the side netting, to put Kings' 3-0 up.
The game began to get chippy and four yellow cards were handed out in the last 30 minutes and a few more might have been given by a stricter referee.
Mark Higgins scored a header in the 80th minute, off a MacIntyre cross. Then Michael Curci scored another header in the 90th to make it 5-0.
"The STU team, if we were to face them in the semi-final or the final, they wouldn't play like they did tonight," said coach C.J. Young. "They'd play more gritty. They're not really trying to show themselves. A lot of teams do that. Where in the league they won't show their strengths, they'll just sort of coast through and hope they make the playoffs and surprise other teams."
Unofficial Stats
Goals: UKC-5; STU-0
Shots on Targert: UKC-6; STU-1
Attempts: UKC-12; STU-5
Fouls: UKC-22; STU-13
Cautions: UKC-3; STU-2 (15' Brendan Parsley; 76' Brandon Wile; 78' Andreas Straatof; 79' Neil MacIntyre; 90' Daniel Steeves)
Ejections: UKC-0; STU-0
Corners: UKC-6; STU-3
Offsides: UKC-2; STU-2
Match Report: UKC (W) 1 - 0 STU (W)---Round 3 ACAA
The Kings' Blue Devils got a win on Saturday, but they missed a number of easy chances against St. Thomas.
Irene Flatley, though, managed to snag a winner in the 71st minute.
"The scoreline should have been four or five-nil," said Blue Devil's coach Stacey Stocco. "But you don't finish your chances you're given, you end up with a 1-0 result, which, you know, I'm not complaining. It's a win."
Flatley was at the heart of a lot of chances, using her pace to get onto long passes. She struggled at times to finish, though, and had difficulty getting it by Tommies' 'keeper Sarah Wardell.
She also won a number of free kicks, giving Kelly Cousens a chance to test Wardell in the 23rd minute. Cousens sent her shot over Wardell and off the bar, though.
After 71 minutes, Flatley managed to score, rounding Jessica Bruce and rolling her shot low past Wardell for a 1-0 lead.
Cousens then hit the bar again in the 77th minute, with a wonderful curling shot that deserved a goal.
Stocco employed a 3-5-2 formation all game, using Sarah Kraus as the lone true centre-back, and moving Cousens higher, into an attacking midfield role. It marks a change from Gillian Costelo's 4-1-4-1 system last year.
St. Thomas had almost no offensive pressure and Krista Bishop had a quiet night for Kings'. Although she commanded her box well and gathered several crosses, she was never tested with a shot.
Unofficial Stats
Goals: UKC-1; STU-0
Shots on Target: UKC-9; STU-0
Total Attempts: UKC-19; STU-0
Fouls: UKC-2; STU-7
Cautions: UKC-0; STU-1 (30' Samantha Silver)
Ejections: UKC-0; STU-0
Corners: UKC-6; STU-0
Offsides: UKC-1; STU-0
Irene Flatley, though, managed to snag a winner in the 71st minute.
"The scoreline should have been four or five-nil," said Blue Devil's coach Stacey Stocco. "But you don't finish your chances you're given, you end up with a 1-0 result, which, you know, I'm not complaining. It's a win."
Flatley was at the heart of a lot of chances, using her pace to get onto long passes. She struggled at times to finish, though, and had difficulty getting it by Tommies' 'keeper Sarah Wardell.
She also won a number of free kicks, giving Kelly Cousens a chance to test Wardell in the 23rd minute. Cousens sent her shot over Wardell and off the bar, though.
After 71 minutes, Flatley managed to score, rounding Jessica Bruce and rolling her shot low past Wardell for a 1-0 lead.
Cousens then hit the bar again in the 77th minute, with a wonderful curling shot that deserved a goal.
Stocco employed a 3-5-2 formation all game, using Sarah Kraus as the lone true centre-back, and moving Cousens higher, into an attacking midfield role. It marks a change from Gillian Costelo's 4-1-4-1 system last year.
St. Thomas had almost no offensive pressure and Krista Bishop had a quiet night for Kings'. Although she commanded her box well and gathered several crosses, she was never tested with a shot.
Unofficial Stats
Goals: UKC-1; STU-0
Shots on Target: UKC-9; STU-0
Total Attempts: UKC-19; STU-0
Fouls: UKC-2; STU-7
Cautions: UKC-0; STU-1 (30' Samantha Silver)
Ejections: UKC-0; STU-0
Corners: UKC-6; STU-0
Offsides: UKC-1; STU-0
As it Happened: University of Kings' College Blue Devils v. St. Thomas Tommies---Round 3 (ACAA)
Hi, here are the teams. Don't you hate interviews that take too long?
UKC: Pyne, Straatof, Poulton, possibly Downes, Wallingford, Peacock, Kovacevic, Burleton, Boudreau, Parsley, Karkilins.
STU: Ahier, Higgins, Wile, Noel, Blizzard, Gregory, LaBrech, Olaya, Greer, Steeves. That's only 10, but I can't find the last guy.
1min: Parsley fires inches wide as I try to figure the teams out.
5min: Kings' get a corner and Parsley puts it off the bar. STU struggle to clear, but do.
9min: Karkilins streaks in and rounds Ahier, but Wile slides and clears off the line.
14min: Parsley gets bookedfor arguing a nothing foul.
15min: Parsley is dropped in the box with a really hard--and firmly illegal--challenge. No penalty. Maybe the ref remembered Parsley? Maybe?
20min: Karkilins gets on the end of a long throw and puts his cross out of play.
21min: Karkilins gets in behind but he's whistled for a shoulder barge initiated by the defender. How strange.
24min: A STU free kick floats past three waiting heads, none of whom can put it in. Kings' were lucky and Pyne might want to advise his back line next time.
28min: Wallingford with some good defending down the right, with Higgins pounding towards him. Excellent poise from the rookie.
30min: GOAL! More pace from Karkilins, who runs onto a long ball, pulls a brilliant step-over to fool Ahier and rolls in, this time before Wile can slide it clear, although he tried and nearly made it.
32min: Kovacevic with a some excellent control, but it's deflected wide.
37min: Kings' begin to take this game over with marc Boudreau forcing Ahier into a solid save.
41min: Karkilins drill a cross past Ahier but by the time Parsley gets to it his angle is horrible and he misses the goal with the shot.
44min: Great chance for Steeves, but Poulton clears, narrowly missing his own net. The corner comes to nothing.
45min: Olaya finds space in the box test Pyne but it doesn't matter because he'd been ruled offside.
Half-time: Solid showing from Kings' so far, who are slowly taking this over. STU had a good last 10 minutes, though, which tends to be a pivotal time. We'll see.
45min: Kings' start the second half with an enthralling back pass.
47min: Kings' win a corner with a shot Ahier tipped over. It pings around the box and Karkilins nearly breaks free, but he can't quite get away.
51min: STU free kick, 30 yards out. Kings' clear it.
52min: GOAL! MacIntyre scores, after coming on at half-time. He streaks onto a ball down the right and strikes a lovely low curler on his second touch. Great goal and a great finish.
54min: GOAL! MacIntyre again! Another ball down the right, and another superb second touch strike, hard across the net and into the side. 3-0. STU bring off Cedric Noel and replace him with Donald Peters.
63min: STU aren't showing much now, and this game is basically over.
69min: Kings' make a change, with Poulton coming off for Downes, who may have come out at half-time. Curci, who came in at half-time for Kovacevic, gets the armband.
71min: Karkilins and Peacock off for Mark Higgins and Boudreau.
75min: MacIntyre drills his hat trick attempt miles wide and high. That was never, ever going in.
76min: Wile is booked for a niggly foul in midfield. Nothing comes of the free kick.
77min: Straatof gest booked for pulling down Olaya, who's not very happy wish the challenge. This is getting a little chippy.
78min: Free kick to STU on the left. La Brech sends it into the wall. The follow-up is unspeakably bad.
79min: MacIntyre pulls through by getting himself booked for a challenge on Olaya that can only be described as senseless. 65 ayrds from goal, near the touchline, and two-footed.
80min: GOAL! Kings' make it 4 with a nice cross from MacIntyre which Higgins heads in.
82min: Olaya lunges into Curci with both feet and from behind. That was pretty malicious, butthe ref shows no card.
86min: Corner to Kings'. It's bananaed in, but Pyne catches it.
90min: GOAL! Steeves is booked for something or other and the resulting free kick finds the head of Curci, who nods it into the top shelf. 5-0.
Full-time: Solid showing from Kings', including from Pyne. Two five goal games in a row and this time, they don't concede. They look like they could take anybody right now.
UKC: Pyne, Straatof, Poulton, possibly Downes, Wallingford, Peacock, Kovacevic, Burleton, Boudreau, Parsley, Karkilins.
STU: Ahier, Higgins, Wile, Noel, Blizzard, Gregory, LaBrech, Olaya, Greer, Steeves. That's only 10, but I can't find the last guy.
1min: Parsley fires inches wide as I try to figure the teams out.
5min: Kings' get a corner and Parsley puts it off the bar. STU struggle to clear, but do.
9min: Karkilins streaks in and rounds Ahier, but Wile slides and clears off the line.
14min: Parsley gets bookedfor arguing a nothing foul.
15min: Parsley is dropped in the box with a really hard--and firmly illegal--challenge. No penalty. Maybe the ref remembered Parsley? Maybe?
20min: Karkilins gets on the end of a long throw and puts his cross out of play.
21min: Karkilins gets in behind but he's whistled for a shoulder barge initiated by the defender. How strange.
24min: A STU free kick floats past three waiting heads, none of whom can put it in. Kings' were lucky and Pyne might want to advise his back line next time.
28min: Wallingford with some good defending down the right, with Higgins pounding towards him. Excellent poise from the rookie.
30min: GOAL! More pace from Karkilins, who runs onto a long ball, pulls a brilliant step-over to fool Ahier and rolls in, this time before Wile can slide it clear, although he tried and nearly made it.
32min: Kovacevic with a some excellent control, but it's deflected wide.
37min: Kings' begin to take this game over with marc Boudreau forcing Ahier into a solid save.
41min: Karkilins drill a cross past Ahier but by the time Parsley gets to it his angle is horrible and he misses the goal with the shot.
44min: Great chance for Steeves, but Poulton clears, narrowly missing his own net. The corner comes to nothing.
45min: Olaya finds space in the box test Pyne but it doesn't matter because he'd been ruled offside.
Half-time: Solid showing from Kings' so far, who are slowly taking this over. STU had a good last 10 minutes, though, which tends to be a pivotal time. We'll see.
45min: Kings' start the second half with an enthralling back pass.
47min: Kings' win a corner with a shot Ahier tipped over. It pings around the box and Karkilins nearly breaks free, but he can't quite get away.
51min: STU free kick, 30 yards out. Kings' clear it.
52min: GOAL! MacIntyre scores, after coming on at half-time. He streaks onto a ball down the right and strikes a lovely low curler on his second touch. Great goal and a great finish.
54min: GOAL! MacIntyre again! Another ball down the right, and another superb second touch strike, hard across the net and into the side. 3-0. STU bring off Cedric Noel and replace him with Donald Peters.
63min: STU aren't showing much now, and this game is basically over.
69min: Kings' make a change, with Poulton coming off for Downes, who may have come out at half-time. Curci, who came in at half-time for Kovacevic, gets the armband.
71min: Karkilins and Peacock off for Mark Higgins and Boudreau.
75min: MacIntyre drills his hat trick attempt miles wide and high. That was never, ever going in.
76min: Wile is booked for a niggly foul in midfield. Nothing comes of the free kick.
77min: Straatof gest booked for pulling down Olaya, who's not very happy wish the challenge. This is getting a little chippy.
78min: Free kick to STU on the left. La Brech sends it into the wall. The follow-up is unspeakably bad.
79min: MacIntyre pulls through by getting himself booked for a challenge on Olaya that can only be described as senseless. 65 ayrds from goal, near the touchline, and two-footed.
80min: GOAL! Kings' make it 4 with a nice cross from MacIntyre which Higgins heads in.
82min: Olaya lunges into Curci with both feet and from behind. That was pretty malicious, butthe ref shows no card.
86min: Corner to Kings'. It's bananaed in, but Pyne catches it.
90min: GOAL! Steeves is booked for something or other and the resulting free kick finds the head of Curci, who nods it into the top shelf. 5-0.
Full-time: Solid showing from Kings', including from Pyne. Two five goal games in a row and this time, they don't concede. They look like they could take anybody right now.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
University of Kings' College Blue Devils (W) 1 - 0 St. Thomas University Tommies
This is the first game I've covered in the rain, so this could be tricky, especially in Dal Physics' official wind tunnel otherwise known as Wickwire Field.
The ACAA rosters came out this morning, so most of the names should be right. Aside from elite midfielder Allie Akers, Kings' is mostly intact from last year. STU have a massive women's team this year. The men are sitting in front of me complaining about the large women's roster. Apparently it's caused them to have to downgrade thier bus for the trip. It does look a little more like a Metro Transit bus than most teams would like. One guy termed it a "prison bus," which is a pretty accurate description.
Kings' still only has one goalkeeper. Krista Bishop is very skilled (with the notable exception of during last year's playoffs, which I think she'd like to forget), but if she gets hurt we could be watching Sarah Kraus play goal.
Kings' also have a new coach, in Stacey Stocco, who hailed from Adelaide, Australia. She replaces Gillian Costelo for Kings'.
And last year's striker of choice, Neesha Madhvani has also departed. Irene Flatley scored against NSAC mid-week. Yang can score, as can Cutler, but both of them are hurt today. Look for Allison Smith to start with Flatley. For the record, defender Jamie Trueland is also hurt.
Teams are coming out, looking quite proper. No clock, so all times are estimates.
UKC (3-5-2): Bishop, Spessot, Kraus, Skinner, Miesner, Cousens, McKenzie, Anderson, Crothers, Flatley, Smith.
STU (4-4-2): Wardell, McCulloch, Gallie, Bruce, Alisah Benedict, Del Frate, McKinnon, Waddell, Cross, Firlotte, Silver.
1min: Kick-off. Kings' have initial possession. They loop one to Wardell, but it's an easy save.
5min: Lots of midfield battling and little forward movement so far.
6min: Free kick to UKC out wide right. Miesner puts it in short. Flatley nearly getys space, but her attemp to win a corner results in a goal kick.
7min: Flatley breaks in and slides to shoot. It beats the keeper but rolls wide.
9min: STU have brought maybe 35 fans and a banner! Yes, a banner. This sets new levels for a Kings' home game. It's actually a terrible banner, but that's not the point. It reads "Go Team Go." There might be 4 Kings' fans here. They're either press (me) or they work for the program.
11min: Corner to Kings' after a good foray by Cousens. They work some box play and there's a whiff of handball, but the STU defense holds.
14min: Kings' are missing Yang's creativity in midfield. The link-up is still quite smooth, but not as deadly.
15min: Kings' are also playing into a considerable wind. They've been putting long balls in to get their strikers running onto as the wind holds them up. Wardell is also struggling with the wind and she miscommits before scampering back to recover.
18min: Kings' win a corner. It's initially cleared, then sent back in, but Flatley was ruled offside. That might be a bit of a harsh call--she looked on to me, although I don't have the best angle.
19min: Flatley dashes in again. Wardell wins the race to the ball but Flatley makes sure to kick her in the gut on her way by.
21min: Smith cuts inside after Flatley is cut down. Flatley gets up and looks for a return pass, but Smith elects to shoot, and misses.
22min: STU concede a free kick very near the box as Flatley is dropped again. Her pace is causing real problems for STU. And Kings' hit the bar as Cousens loops the wide free kick in with Wardell looking rather helpless.
26min: STU are getting nothing past the monster otherwise known as Sarah Kraus. She pops up wherever STU have space and devours it.
29min: Flatley in again and she shoots low into Wardell's arms. There's a good chance that if she doesn't score, she'll win a penalty with her pace.
30min: STU get a chance in the box. Bishop claims the ball and Samantha Silver clatters her in competition for it. The ref shows her a yellow, but that play was fair game for Silver. Tough decision, there.
34min: Flatley in again, trying this time to poke it past Wardell. She doesn't get anywhere near enough on it and Wardell holds on.
36min: Flatley bangs her way past Gallie and goes down in the area, but the ref waves her up.
38min: Smith gets between the two centrebacks and goes for goal. Wardell stops the shot with her face and STU find a way to clear it.
45min: Smith finagles down the left, gets on her right foot, and fires over from twelve yards.
Half-time comes scoreless, but Kings' should really be winning this game. Chance after chance hasn't quite gone in. It'll interesting to see if (fairly) new coach (she's three games in) Stacey Stocco can motivate them to perform better.
45min: Kings' kick-off. Anderson on for Crothers.
48min: Kings' win a corner off of a STU defensive mistake. It's underhit and wasted.
51min: Flatley gets in behind Wardell, but the ref calls her for a foul on the Tommies' 'keeper. Probably the right call.
59min: King's are bossing this, but still not finishing well.
66min: A boring game livens up a bit as Kings' win a free kick wide right. It's straight to Wardell, who catches easily.
69min: Kings' are looking a bit tired. They played mid-week against NSAC and the pace is beginning to edge away. Yang would help here.
71min: GOAL! Flatley finally finishes! She dances (pardon the bad Riverdance pun) around Bruce, takes a moment to size it up, edges around Wardell and slots home very nicely.
73min: Kings' will almost definitely sit back now, they have the resources in Cousens and Kraus to lock this game down.
75min: Kings' nearly get caught on the counter, though. There are only three at the back which seems a tad risky, given the score.
77min: Kings' win a debatable free kick, which Cousens loops over Wardell and off the bar again. She's unlucky today. Two stunning free kicks and two crossbars.
79min: Flatley evades Bruce again andtries to pick out Smith, but she overhits the pass and Wardell claims.
85min: Kings' should go 2-0 up, but Flatley misses two great opportunities. She managed to find a rebound inches from goal and succeeded only in wafting it over the bar.
88min: No subs in this game, which is odd, though understandable. Kings' onlyhave 12 healthy players. Keeping 11 on the pitch has been hard enough.
90min: Haley Anderson goes down inured. Kings' lack a sub option at this point, so Sarah Dowler--who's also hurt--comes on.
Full-time: Kings' locked it down alright, and they take 3 points as a result. They play again tomorrow.
18min: Kings' win a corner. It's initially cleared, then sent back in, but Flatley was ruled offside. That might be a bit of a harsh call--she looked on to me, although I don't have the best angle.
19min: Flatley dashes in again. Wardell wins the race to the ball but Flatley makes sure to kick her in the gut on her way by.
21min: Smith cuts inside after Flatley is cut down. Flatley gets up and looks for a return pass, but Smith elects to shoot, and misses.
22min: STU concede a free kick very near the box as Flatley is dropped again. Her pace is causing real problems for STU. And Kings' hit the bar as Cousens loops the wide free kick in with Wardell looking rather helpless.
26min: STU are getting nothing past the monster otherwise known as Sarah Kraus. She pops up wherever STU have space and devours it.
29min: Flatley in again and she shoots low into Wardell's arms. There's a good chance that if she doesn't score, she'll win a penalty with her pace.
30min: STU get a chance in the box. Bishop claims the ball and Samantha Silver clatters her in competition for it. The ref shows her a yellow, but that play was fair game for Silver. Tough decision, there.
34min: Flatley in again, trying this time to poke it past Wardell. She doesn't get anywhere near enough on it and Wardell holds on.
36min: Flatley bangs her way past Gallie and goes down in the area, but the ref waves her up.
38min: Smith gets between the two centrebacks and goes for goal. Wardell stops the shot with her face and STU find a way to clear it.
45min: Smith finagles down the left, gets on her right foot, and fires over from twelve yards.
Half-time comes scoreless, but Kings' should really be winning this game. Chance after chance hasn't quite gone in. It'll interesting to see if (fairly) new coach (she's three games in) Stacey Stocco can motivate them to perform better.
45min: Kings' kick-off. Anderson on for Crothers.
48min: Kings' win a corner off of a STU defensive mistake. It's underhit and wasted.
51min: Flatley gets in behind Wardell, but the ref calls her for a foul on the Tommies' 'keeper. Probably the right call.
59min: King's are bossing this, but still not finishing well.
66min: A boring game livens up a bit as Kings' win a free kick wide right. It's straight to Wardell, who catches easily.
69min: Kings' are looking a bit tired. They played mid-week against NSAC and the pace is beginning to edge away. Yang would help here.
71min: GOAL! Flatley finally finishes! She dances (pardon the bad Riverdance pun) around Bruce, takes a moment to size it up, edges around Wardell and slots home very nicely.
73min: Kings' will almost definitely sit back now, they have the resources in Cousens and Kraus to lock this game down.
75min: Kings' nearly get caught on the counter, though. There are only three at the back which seems a tad risky, given the score.
77min: Kings' win a debatable free kick, which Cousens loops over Wardell and off the bar again. She's unlucky today. Two stunning free kicks and two crossbars.
79min: Flatley evades Bruce again andtries to pick out Smith, but she overhits the pass and Wardell claims.
85min: Kings' should go 2-0 up, but Flatley misses two great opportunities. She managed to find a rebound inches from goal and succeeded only in wafting it over the bar.
88min: No subs in this game, which is odd, though understandable. Kings' onlyhave 12 healthy players. Keeping 11 on the pitch has been hard enough.
90min: Haley Anderson goes down inured. Kings' lack a sub option at this point, so Sarah Dowler--who's also hurt--comes on.
Full-time: Kings' locked it down alright, and they take 3 points as a result. They play again tomorrow.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
ACAA run-down
--Dylan Matthias
Source Material: www.acaa.ca
Men:
HC 1 - 1 MSVU
UNBSJ 1 - 1 NSAC
STU 1 - 1 NSAC
HC 2 - 3 UKC
NSAC 2 - 5 UKC (Kings' scored 5 unanswered goals in the second half after going down 2-0)
Women:
STU 1 - 2 ABU
UNBSJ 3 - 1 NSAC
HC 1 - 2 MSVU (Sarah Parker with both Mount goals)
STU 0 - 2 NSAC
ABU 1 - 6 UNBSJ (three goals by Jennifer Bergeron for SJ)
HC 1 - 1 UKC
NSAC 0 - 2 UKC (Flatley and Jang scored for UKC)
Men's Standings:
(from www.acaa.ca)
Women's Standings
(from www. acaa.ca)
Source Material: www.acaa.ca
Men:
HC 1 - 1 MSVU
UNBSJ 1 - 1 NSAC
STU 1 - 1 NSAC
HC 2 - 3 UKC
NSAC 2 - 5 UKC (Kings' scored 5 unanswered goals in the second half after going down 2-0)
Women:
STU 1 - 2 ABU
UNBSJ 3 - 1 NSAC
HC 1 - 2 MSVU (Sarah Parker with both Mount goals)
STU 0 - 2 NSAC
ABU 1 - 6 UNBSJ (three goals by Jennifer Bergeron for SJ)
HC 1 - 1 UKC
NSAC 0 - 2 UKC (Flatley and Jang scored for UKC)
Men's Standings:
(from www.acaa.ca)
| Team | GP | Wins | Ties | Losses | PF | PA | Points | Rank |
| UKC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| NSAC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| MSVU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| UNBSJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| STU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| HC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
(from www. acaa.ca)
| Team | GP | Wins | Ties | Losses | PF | PA | Points | Rank |
| UNBSJ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| UKC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| MSVU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| ABU | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| NSAC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| HC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| STU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Weekend Scores (Men)
--Dylan Matthias
St. FX 2 - 0 Acadia: Despite the win on goals by Michael Marousek, the team's own website declared St. FX's play as "shaky" and published a quote from their coach expressing his disappointment with his team. X prevail along with journalistic objectivity.
UPEI 2 - 1 Moncton: UPEI overcame a one-goal deficit to win 2-1. Jimmy Mayaleh scored a free kick goal to erase Maxime Furlotte's early second half goal. Nathan Snowie then won the game for UPEI in stoppage time.
MTA 2 - 1 MUN: Mount Allison countered Steven DeLong's goal for MUN with goals from Femi Adehidi and Iain MacLeod. MUN also lost starting goalkeeper Luke Olmstead to an "arm injury," according to www.mun.ca.
DAL 1 - 0 CBU: Cape Breton lost on a 69th minute Kerry Weymann header.
UPEI 0 - 1: UNB: UPEI dropped three points at home, giving up a goal to UNB's Kenny Morrison in the 63rd minute.
Moncton 1 - 2 MUN: Steven DeLong notched his second and Zach Wade also scored for MUN. Matt Breen played goalkeeper for MUN.
SMU 0 - 0 CBU: Neither team could find a goal as CBU failed to score on their road trip to Halifax.
MTA 1 - 1 UNB: Each team scored a goal in the only game we can't find a summary of. Sorry.
Source Material: AUS, stfx.ca, upei.ca, mun.ca, The Chronicle-Herald,
St. FX 2 - 0 Acadia: Despite the win on goals by Michael Marousek, the team's own website declared St. FX's play as "shaky" and published a quote from their coach expressing his disappointment with his team. X prevail along with journalistic objectivity.
UPEI 2 - 1 Moncton: UPEI overcame a one-goal deficit to win 2-1. Jimmy Mayaleh scored a free kick goal to erase Maxime Furlotte's early second half goal. Nathan Snowie then won the game for UPEI in stoppage time.
MTA 2 - 1 MUN: Mount Allison countered Steven DeLong's goal for MUN with goals from Femi Adehidi and Iain MacLeod. MUN also lost starting goalkeeper Luke Olmstead to an "arm injury," according to www.mun.ca.
DAL 1 - 0 CBU: Cape Breton lost on a 69th minute Kerry Weymann header.
UPEI 0 - 1: UNB: UPEI dropped three points at home, giving up a goal to UNB's Kenny Morrison in the 63rd minute.
Moncton 1 - 2 MUN: Steven DeLong notched his second and Zach Wade also scored for MUN. Matt Breen played goalkeeper for MUN.
SMU 0 - 0 CBU: Neither team could find a goal as CBU failed to score on their road trip to Halifax.
MTA 1 - 1 UNB: Each team scored a goal in the only game we can't find a summary of. Sorry.
Source Material: AUS, stfx.ca, upei.ca, mun.ca, The Chronicle-Herald,
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Capers win Sunday at SMU (and other scores) (Women)
--Dylan Matthias
St. FX 1 - 0 Acadia: Amy McKinnon scored the only goal the St. FX women would need to defeat Acadia 1-0 in Antigonish.
UPEI 1 - 0 Moncton: A goal from Kinza Baker gave UPEI three points last Friday, as they took on Moncton in PEI.
UPEI 2 - 0 UNB: Saturday's game followed Friday's for UPEI, who managed to take six points from the weekend with goals from Kinza Baker (her second on the season) and Rachel Graham.
MTA 3 - 2 MUN: Kailey Bower twice countered MUN goals from Heather Williams before Sara Laking scored in stoppage time to secure a 3-2 win for Mount A.
MTA 5 - 1 UNB: The Mounties took apart the Varsity Reds 5-1 with four goals from Sara Laking, taking her total to 5 on the season after only two games.
DAL 0 - 0 CBU: Dalhousie wasted numerous opportunities to win and Jessica MacDermid made several key saves to preserve a 0-0 draw for both teams.
Moncton 1 - 0 MUN: Moncton sent Memorial home with zero of six points from the weekend with Stephanie Leahy's goal.
SMU 0 - 3 CBU: The Cape Breton Capers women put a positive spin on the end of their weekend road trip, putting three goals past Saint Mary's to win 3-0. The Capers have yet to allow a goal this year, while the Huskies have yet to score, even in preseason. Alyssa Kavanaugh, Alyssa Budhoo, and veteran midfielder Hannah Abenheimer scored for CBU.
--Source Material: AUS, The Chronicle-Herald, stfx.ca, mun.ca, upei.ca
St. FX 1 - 0 Acadia: Amy McKinnon scored the only goal the St. FX women would need to defeat Acadia 1-0 in Antigonish.
UPEI 1 - 0 Moncton: A goal from Kinza Baker gave UPEI three points last Friday, as they took on Moncton in PEI.
UPEI 2 - 0 UNB: Saturday's game followed Friday's for UPEI, who managed to take six points from the weekend with goals from Kinza Baker (her second on the season) and Rachel Graham.
MTA 3 - 2 MUN: Kailey Bower twice countered MUN goals from Heather Williams before Sara Laking scored in stoppage time to secure a 3-2 win for Mount A.
MTA 5 - 1 UNB: The Mounties took apart the Varsity Reds 5-1 with four goals from Sara Laking, taking her total to 5 on the season after only two games.
DAL 0 - 0 CBU: Dalhousie wasted numerous opportunities to win and Jessica MacDermid made several key saves to preserve a 0-0 draw for both teams.
Moncton 1 - 0 MUN: Moncton sent Memorial home with zero of six points from the weekend with Stephanie Leahy's goal.
SMU 0 - 3 CBU: The Cape Breton Capers women put a positive spin on the end of their weekend road trip, putting three goals past Saint Mary's to win 3-0. The Capers have yet to allow a goal this year, while the Huskies have yet to score, even in preseason. Alyssa Kavanaugh, Alyssa Budhoo, and veteran midfielder Hannah Abenheimer scored for CBU.
--Source Material: AUS, The Chronicle-Herald, stfx.ca, mun.ca, upei.ca
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Dalhousie Tigers (M) v. Cape Breton Capers (M)---Round 1 AUS---As It Happened
1min: Hi. Women's game just ended, so we're about to kick-off for the men.
Teams: Dal: Haughn, Daoust-Wheatley, Dalziel, Afani, Haegn, Al-Awaid, Mazurkewich, Rogers, Negulic, Ur.
CBU: Lowe, Whitting, Rajkovic, Rigby, Hollis, Harbis, Cox, Vassell, Bean, Robinson, Tournidis.
2min: Dal work a chance with Daoust-Wheatley crossing for Mazurkewich, who misses.
3min: CBU test Ur early. Hollis launches from close range and Ur makes a phenomenal reflex save to deny him the top corner.
5min: Mazurkewich breaks in again, but Whitting slides it out for a throw.
6min: CBU have 11 internationals in their roster, mostly from Bermuda. It gives them a very different style than most AUS teams, so Dal have to be careful. A bit of a culture clash, if you will.
10min: Ur is forced to tip a CBU corner behind now. CBU look sharp. Sadly, they foul on the next corner and Dal clear.
13min: Ur collides with Whitting, who clearly gets the worst of it. He's slow to get up, but alright.
15min: Corner to Dal as Daoust-Wheatley makes a solid run on the right. He then competes in the box, but can't make much happen.
18min: Chippy so far, but after a fast beginning, it's settled into a sort of mediocre sloppiness. It's competitive mediocre sloppiness, mind.
21min: Daoust-Wheatley opens things up with another run down the right. He tries to cut onto his left foot but his shot is blocked.
24min: Mazurkewich is booked for putting his elbow through the back of Whitting's head. That won't be the last card tonight.
26min: Afani generates Dal's first real chance by cutting inside from the left. He rolls his shot disappointingly wide, though.
30min: CBU win a free kick. Cox smashes it into the wall and scrappiness ensues.
31min: Mazurkewich is coming off for Nathan Beck. I can't help but think that's precautionary in a game that is chippy enough to get out of hand.
33min: Rigby fouls Nathan Rogers and gets a stern warning from the ref. Could have easily been a card.
35min: CBU withdraw Hollis and Seion Darrell replaces him.
37min: Haughn is flagged offside while he was in acres of space. That was close and Haughn might have been onside that time. CBU counter quickly and Lewers beats Ur to a long ball, but he's offside, too.
39min: Dal are slowly beginning to boss this game; CBU are, slowly, starting to have difficulty keeping up with Dal and are starting to foul them a lot.
40min: Afani pops up again, breaking in alone but he's dispossessed by Cox.
41min: Daoust-Wheatley breaks in but is called offside—wrongly. Close, but he was level with where I'm standing and he was on.
42min: Corner to CBU. It's an outswinger and Lewers drives a header to the top corner. A flying Ur denies him spectacularly.
44min: Daoust-Wheatley should just about be getting frustrated now. He looks carefully along the CBU back line to make sure he's onside, makes his run, and is flagged offside.
Half-time: 45 minutes and it's still 0-0, and we still haven't seen a goal today. Very close fought, though. Dal should be taking CBU apart—they're the better team—bet they seem to lack a killer touch.
We're back for the second half. Dal kick-off and here's us hoping for a goal.
46min: Dal have dealt well with CBU's flair—that Caribbean through-ball style that can trip teams up sometimes—well tonight. The Tigers have contained the pace and energy of the Bermudans.
48min: Negulic does his thing, jumping two tackles down the left and crossing. Daoust-Wheatley misses it, Beck misses it, and Afani falls over as they all try to shoot.
52min: A Dal free kick results in a header which Tournidis punches wide. Good save.
56min: A CBU corner results in a punch by Ben Ur. It's really pretty routine, but I needed something to write.
57min: Lewers works Ur—though it was straight at him and it turns out Lewers was offside so it wouldn't have counted even if it had gone in.
60min: Free kick to Dal, wide right. Hagen will put it in. Tournidis claims it, but he collides with Afani in the process and it look's like he's hurt his back. He keeps playing, though.
63min: Negulic steals a ball, but Hagen mutilates the offensive move with a horribly timed tackle. Daoust-Wheatley, who's been lively if ineffective tonight, is replaced by Wes Hawley, who isn't always as attractive in his play as Daoust-Wheatley, but he gets the job done.
64min: Dal win a corner and Tournidis is clobbered again. CBU then counter five against two, but Dal somehow survive to work a chance of their own. Hawley can't get a shot off first time, but he hangs around and gets his head on the ensuing cross, forcing Tournidis to punch clear.
65min: Dal force a save and keep the pressure on. Corner, again.
66min: Negulic screams it in and Afani puts it wide from his head. Whitting off for Darrell, who I think came off at half-time. Dal are really pressing now, and CBU looks tested just to get out of their defensive third and hold any kind of possession.
68min: A corner to Dal finds Hawley, 10 yards out. He hesitates and pounds the shot wide, apparently off a defender.
69min: GOAL! (Weymann 1): The corner is smashed in by Negulic and this time there's no mistake from Weymann who bulges the top corner with his header.
71min: Corner to Dal, which results in a second. It's Negulic to take it...cleared.
73min: Pardon the pun, but the Tiger is now awake. Dale are taking over too easily. They should score again.
76min: Hagen now gets space and chips over the rushing Tournidis but the ball bounces wide. CBU sub: Lewers off for Davis.
79min: Negulic crosses and Davis puts it behind. The corner isn't very good, and Tournidis catches it.
81min: Afani is off for Hutchison and Burr replaces Negulic. CBU exchange Hollis for MacIsaac.
84min: Beck crosses for Hutchison, but he can't connect and the ball rolls away, despite a gaping goal.
86min: A thrash from Darrell sends Ur leaping across his goal, but it misses Ur and the post by inches.
89min: Whitting is brought off for Shayne Hollis, as CBU looks for offense, which they haven't had much of tonight.
90min: Vassell launches a studs up tackles which fells Jason Burr. Vassell gets a yellow.
90+min: CBU break down the right and Darrell catches Ur off his line, bit the chip shot flies just over the bar.
90+min: Solid defending from Weymann as Hollis breaks down the left. Ur does well to clear the ensuing corner.
90+min: Rigby invades the area and is brought down. The ref waves him up, incurring abuse from the CBU players and bench. Dal may have gotten just a tad lucky there. Keishen Bean gets booked for dissent.
90+min: Full-time and Dal take it on Weymann's goal. They have deserved it tonight. They've outplayed CBU, who always look dangerous, but somehow lacking in the finishing, or the composure, or the skill. They have the talent, but always seem unfocused, like they are unsure what to do with it. When they did get possession, they often failed to create through the midfield. And when they got near goal, they lacked the patience to break Dal down.
Teams: Dal: Haughn, Daoust-Wheatley, Dalziel, Afani, Haegn, Al-Awaid, Mazurkewich, Rogers, Negulic, Ur.
CBU: Lowe, Whitting, Rajkovic, Rigby, Hollis, Harbis, Cox, Vassell, Bean, Robinson, Tournidis.
2min: Dal work a chance with Daoust-Wheatley crossing for Mazurkewich, who misses.
3min: CBU test Ur early. Hollis launches from close range and Ur makes a phenomenal reflex save to deny him the top corner.
5min: Mazurkewich breaks in again, but Whitting slides it out for a throw.
6min: CBU have 11 internationals in their roster, mostly from Bermuda. It gives them a very different style than most AUS teams, so Dal have to be careful. A bit of a culture clash, if you will.
10min: Ur is forced to tip a CBU corner behind now. CBU look sharp. Sadly, they foul on the next corner and Dal clear.
13min: Ur collides with Whitting, who clearly gets the worst of it. He's slow to get up, but alright.
15min: Corner to Dal as Daoust-Wheatley makes a solid run on the right. He then competes in the box, but can't make much happen.
18min: Chippy so far, but after a fast beginning, it's settled into a sort of mediocre sloppiness. It's competitive mediocre sloppiness, mind.
21min: Daoust-Wheatley opens things up with another run down the right. He tries to cut onto his left foot but his shot is blocked.
24min: Mazurkewich is booked for putting his elbow through the back of Whitting's head. That won't be the last card tonight.
26min: Afani generates Dal's first real chance by cutting inside from the left. He rolls his shot disappointingly wide, though.
30min: CBU win a free kick. Cox smashes it into the wall and scrappiness ensues.
31min: Mazurkewich is coming off for Nathan Beck. I can't help but think that's precautionary in a game that is chippy enough to get out of hand.
33min: Rigby fouls Nathan Rogers and gets a stern warning from the ref. Could have easily been a card.
35min: CBU withdraw Hollis and Seion Darrell replaces him.
37min: Haughn is flagged offside while he was in acres of space. That was close and Haughn might have been onside that time. CBU counter quickly and Lewers beats Ur to a long ball, but he's offside, too.
39min: Dal are slowly beginning to boss this game; CBU are, slowly, starting to have difficulty keeping up with Dal and are starting to foul them a lot.
40min: Afani pops up again, breaking in alone but he's dispossessed by Cox.
41min: Daoust-Wheatley breaks in but is called offside—wrongly. Close, but he was level with where I'm standing and he was on.
42min: Corner to CBU. It's an outswinger and Lewers drives a header to the top corner. A flying Ur denies him spectacularly.
44min: Daoust-Wheatley should just about be getting frustrated now. He looks carefully along the CBU back line to make sure he's onside, makes his run, and is flagged offside.
Half-time: 45 minutes and it's still 0-0, and we still haven't seen a goal today. Very close fought, though. Dal should be taking CBU apart—they're the better team—bet they seem to lack a killer touch.
We're back for the second half. Dal kick-off and here's us hoping for a goal.
46min: Dal have dealt well with CBU's flair—that Caribbean through-ball style that can trip teams up sometimes—well tonight. The Tigers have contained the pace and energy of the Bermudans.
48min: Negulic does his thing, jumping two tackles down the left and crossing. Daoust-Wheatley misses it, Beck misses it, and Afani falls over as they all try to shoot.
52min: A Dal free kick results in a header which Tournidis punches wide. Good save.
56min: A CBU corner results in a punch by Ben Ur. It's really pretty routine, but I needed something to write.
57min: Lewers works Ur—though it was straight at him and it turns out Lewers was offside so it wouldn't have counted even if it had gone in.
60min: Free kick to Dal, wide right. Hagen will put it in. Tournidis claims it, but he collides with Afani in the process and it look's like he's hurt his back. He keeps playing, though.
63min: Negulic steals a ball, but Hagen mutilates the offensive move with a horribly timed tackle. Daoust-Wheatley, who's been lively if ineffective tonight, is replaced by Wes Hawley, who isn't always as attractive in his play as Daoust-Wheatley, but he gets the job done.
64min: Dal win a corner and Tournidis is clobbered again. CBU then counter five against two, but Dal somehow survive to work a chance of their own. Hawley can't get a shot off first time, but he hangs around and gets his head on the ensuing cross, forcing Tournidis to punch clear.
65min: Dal force a save and keep the pressure on. Corner, again.
66min: Negulic screams it in and Afani puts it wide from his head. Whitting off for Darrell, who I think came off at half-time. Dal are really pressing now, and CBU looks tested just to get out of their defensive third and hold any kind of possession.
68min: A corner to Dal finds Hawley, 10 yards out. He hesitates and pounds the shot wide, apparently off a defender.
69min: GOAL! (Weymann 1): The corner is smashed in by Negulic and this time there's no mistake from Weymann who bulges the top corner with his header.
71min: Corner to Dal, which results in a second. It's Negulic to take it...cleared.
73min: Pardon the pun, but the Tiger is now awake. Dale are taking over too easily. They should score again.
76min: Hagen now gets space and chips over the rushing Tournidis but the ball bounces wide. CBU sub: Lewers off for Davis.
79min: Negulic crosses and Davis puts it behind. The corner isn't very good, and Tournidis catches it.
81min: Afani is off for Hutchison and Burr replaces Negulic. CBU exchange Hollis for MacIsaac.
84min: Beck crosses for Hutchison, but he can't connect and the ball rolls away, despite a gaping goal.
86min: A thrash from Darrell sends Ur leaping across his goal, but it misses Ur and the post by inches.
89min: Whitting is brought off for Shayne Hollis, as CBU looks for offense, which they haven't had much of tonight.
90min: Vassell launches a studs up tackles which fells Jason Burr. Vassell gets a yellow.
90+min: CBU break down the right and Darrell catches Ur off his line, bit the chip shot flies just over the bar.
90+min: Solid defending from Weymann as Hollis breaks down the left. Ur does well to clear the ensuing corner.
90+min: Rigby invades the area and is brought down. The ref waves him up, incurring abuse from the CBU players and bench. Dal may have gotten just a tad lucky there. Keishen Bean gets booked for dissent.
90+min: Full-time and Dal take it on Weymann's goal. They have deserved it tonight. They've outplayed CBU, who always look dangerous, but somehow lacking in the finishing, or the composure, or the skill. They have the talent, but always seem unfocused, like they are unsure what to do with it. When they did get possession, they often failed to create through the midfield. And when they got near goal, they lacked the patience to break Dal down.
Dalhousie Tigers W) v. Cape Breton Capers (W)---Round 1 AUS---As It Happened
12:19: Hi, and welcome to what,with several hundred dollars worth of technical equipment, could have been/could be a live report. Such technology is not available to Dal Soccer Live at this time. As such, we're not actually “live” anymore. If you're upset about that, you can go and see our legal department, which would cost several million dollars that we don't have, either.
12:22: CBU have really nice new orange and black kits, so they look like a cross between AS Roma and Jack O'Lanterns. Snazzy.
12:25: Big news! “Eye of the Tiger” has yet to be played and we're 25 minutes into warm-up!
12:26: Pre-game stuff you actually might want to know. CBU are really good, but key striker Kristina Weatherbie has left. Dal weren't so good last year, but have 12 new players and look really good in preseason, which means we're in for a stagnating 0-0 draw here, I'm afraid. Yep, that's my official prediction.
12:33: Kate MacDonald has a substitute pinny on for Dal. Does this mean Jack Hutchison is actually going to sit his most potent offensive player to try and throw off CBU? Not sure I agree there. Let's see if she starts.
Teams: CBU: MacDermid, McNeill, Kavanaugh, Katherine Mills, Lannon, Burke, Shaw, Snow, Rogers, Budhoo, Abenheimer.
Dal: Armstrong, Morrison, Colleen MacDonald, Richard, O'Reilly, Kate MacDonald, Huck, Donald, McKilligan, Landry, Henry.
1min: Dal kick-off and we don't have a clock. For AUS play? Unconscionable!
4min: Not much to report so far. Huck loops one in, but it's high. And Alannah MacLean, who has been, but for 10 minutes against SMU last Sunday, curiously absent, is still listed on the team sheet. She's evidently not dressing today, though, since she and most of the other Dal reserves are sitting two rows in front of me. I'll try and look into that.
6min: CBU free kick, after a chop from O'Reilly, I think. Shaw sends a dangerous ball in, but everyone misses it and it goes out for a goal kick.
8min: It's rather crucial to keep an eye on Erika Lannon. That job falls to Amanda Henry today.
10min: Now a Dal free kick, about 35 yards out. Donald lays a pass for O'Reilly to chase. She never gets to it, though. Sloppy, there.
11min: O'Reilly shoots from 30 yards. MacDermid yawns before catching it.
13min: Ref's a bit whistle-happy at the moment.
17min: It's worth bearing in mind that much of this CBU roster has CIS national experience, and a lot of it at that. Dal look like they're a bit nervous. A lot of debuts today, after all.
21min: Kate MacDonald gets an elbow in the teeth and politely indicates to the ref that a foul was in order. She's right, too. Speaking of which, Dal want to make sure Lannon doesn't get a chance to win a penalty. This ref would call it.
22min: Kate MacDonald with another long range effort, which MacDermid snags.
24min: Henry forces Lannon to tackle from behind. Henry stumbles a bit and keeps running when she should have gone down. That challenge was illegal and would have felled most players—make sure the ref sees it. Any chance to get Lannon booked should be taken, especially if it's legitimate.
25min: Dal's first change, McKilligan out for Blodgett. Capers Kristine Mills in for Snow, possibly. Blodgett's a great player—now she has to conquer the debut nerves.
27min: CBU are dirty. Lots of late kicking and a lot of elbows. Ref's calling none of it.
28min: Huck gets a chance, but CBU escape with a corner. It's cleared.
29min: Great chance for Blodgett, who controls a missed opportunity, cuts to her left boot and smashes a lethal-looking shot across goal, which MacDermid just fingers away.
30min: Lannon gets through, but is inches offside.
31min: To me, Katie Richard is wasted at left back. She's so creative, but she never gets any tocuhes at the back. When Stephanie Crewe and Alannah MacLean are watching the game, it makes no sense. Without Richard linking in midfield, Dal end up booting long balls up to 5'7” Kate MacDonald, which isn't overly effective.
34min: CBU gets a free kick after the ref calls Huck for contact CBU have been getting away with all day. Huck ignores the ref's lecture. CBU's ball in is brilliant, but so is Armstrong, who claims very well.
35min: Free kick to Dal, 20 yards out after O'Reilly is hauled down.
36min: Great strike from Huck, who beats the wall. MacDermid is just able to touch it onto the bar. Capers bring Sabina Solymar in for Tara Rogers.
37min: Dal's corner slices through the six-yard box. There's no contact and it runs out.
38min: Lannon's withdrawn for a rest. Jennifer Sheppard comes in.
43min: Blodgett extends MacDermid with a long range blast. MacDermid misses, but the ball
flashes past the post. CBU bring off McNeill for Cunningham.
45+min: Morrison is plowed in the back of the head with an arm, and fails to draw a card. That was yellow, at least.
45+min: Kate MacDonald finds Landry, who tries to head home from 15 yards out. She doesn't.
45+min: Corner to Cape Breton. It's put out and they'll do it again. This one is played aorund a bit before Solymar mishits a two-yard tap-in. CBU should be 1-0 up. Great cross from Burke to find Solymar, but utterly wasted by the CBU striker.
45+min: Kate MacDonald is dropped from behind with a nasty challenge. No foul.
Half-time: The ref calls the half, which is possibly the first reliable thing he's done today.
And we're back. Here come as many subs as I can find. Santilli has replaced O'Reilly as Dal play 3 deeper midfielders. Lannon's back in, I think for Solymar. McNeill's back in, too.
48min: Armstrong robs Lannon! Dal's 4th year keeper dives to her right to deny CBU's dangerous scorer the low corner of the goal. Pure reaction at point-blank range.
50min: Richard gets lots of possession down the left, but doesn't make much of it. She's great getting forward, though.
51min: Katherine Mills just about catches MacDermid on a back pass. They survive, but concede a free kick.
52min: Morrison kind of wastes the shot.
53min: Corner to Dal, which MacDermid drops, but Dal can't convert.
56min: Landry is withdrawn for McKilligan again. Kate MacDonald gets flattened again. Free kick to Dal.
57min: Cleared off the line! Twice! The free kick comes in, MacDermid steals the first header from Santilli, and Kate MacDonald follows up only to see Cunningham clear again.
61min: Cool goalkeeping from Armstrong, claiming well under pressure from Solymar. CBU now withdraw Solymar for Sheppard and Burke replaces Lannon.
62min: Dal sub, with Kate MacDonald coming off for Emma Landry.
63min: Good-looking CBU cross flies narrowly past three attackers before Dal clear.
64min: Snow is booked for pulling back Landry in the midfield. That was deserved.
65min: Dal looks sharp—but not much like scoring.
66min: Santilli's been a beast for Dal in midfield after her concussion last week (albeit a mild one). CBU remove Sheppard for Kristine Mills.
68min: Landry has a pop, which MacDermid watches sail wide.
71min: Corner to Dal. Donald controls, but she can't get her shot through.
72min: Dal narrowly miss as Blodgett screams one across the face of goal. Dal have to be careful: wasted chances can hurt if CBU snatch a winner on a set-piece. Dal should get three points here—they deserve it—but they don't have forever. McKilligan is off Kate MacDonald. Sheppard is replaced by Solymar.
74min: Morrison has a shot, but it's off her weaker foot as MacDermid claims.
79min: Budhoo out for Lannon as CBU get a corner. Watch out: Lannon can score quickly. It only takes one mistake.
81min: CBU get a ball in the box off another corner, but Dal hustle it clear.
83min: Kate MacDonald goes down in the box. Snow throws her arms up in the air as MacDonald tumbles and the ref buys it.
85min: Santilli stings MacDermid's palms with a free kick and Landry somehow misses the wide open rebound before MacDermid can claim it.
87min: Donald takes her time, meditates on the matter, consults Aristotle's “Ethics” and thrashes a shot over MacDermid and off the bar. Landry misses another gaping rebound as MacDermid was lying helpless.
90min: Corner to CBU as Sheppard replaces Lannon, I think. Dal clear the corner and bring on McKilligan for Santilli. Landry then goes on a mazy run looking for a shot, which she never finds.
90+min: The ref's tagged two minutes on. Huck launches a cross-shot which MacDermid pulls in.
90+min: Burke is borught off for Tara Rogers.
Full-time: And my prediction comes true, with a 0-0 scoreline, although it wasn;t as boring as I predicted. Solid showing, but both teams—especially Dal—will be disappointed with a single point.
12:22: CBU have really nice new orange and black kits, so they look like a cross between AS Roma and Jack O'Lanterns. Snazzy.
12:25: Big news! “Eye of the Tiger” has yet to be played and we're 25 minutes into warm-up!
12:26: Pre-game stuff you actually might want to know. CBU are really good, but key striker Kristina Weatherbie has left. Dal weren't so good last year, but have 12 new players and look really good in preseason, which means we're in for a stagnating 0-0 draw here, I'm afraid. Yep, that's my official prediction.
12:33: Kate MacDonald has a substitute pinny on for Dal. Does this mean Jack Hutchison is actually going to sit his most potent offensive player to try and throw off CBU? Not sure I agree there. Let's see if she starts.
Teams: CBU: MacDermid, McNeill, Kavanaugh, Katherine Mills, Lannon, Burke, Shaw, Snow, Rogers, Budhoo, Abenheimer.
Dal: Armstrong, Morrison, Colleen MacDonald, Richard, O'Reilly, Kate MacDonald, Huck, Donald, McKilligan, Landry, Henry.
1min: Dal kick-off and we don't have a clock. For AUS play? Unconscionable!
4min: Not much to report so far. Huck loops one in, but it's high. And Alannah MacLean, who has been, but for 10 minutes against SMU last Sunday, curiously absent, is still listed on the team sheet. She's evidently not dressing today, though, since she and most of the other Dal reserves are sitting two rows in front of me. I'll try and look into that.
6min: CBU free kick, after a chop from O'Reilly, I think. Shaw sends a dangerous ball in, but everyone misses it and it goes out for a goal kick.
8min: It's rather crucial to keep an eye on Erika Lannon. That job falls to Amanda Henry today.
10min: Now a Dal free kick, about 35 yards out. Donald lays a pass for O'Reilly to chase. She never gets to it, though. Sloppy, there.
11min: O'Reilly shoots from 30 yards. MacDermid yawns before catching it.
13min: Ref's a bit whistle-happy at the moment.
17min: It's worth bearing in mind that much of this CBU roster has CIS national experience, and a lot of it at that. Dal look like they're a bit nervous. A lot of debuts today, after all.
21min: Kate MacDonald gets an elbow in the teeth and politely indicates to the ref that a foul was in order. She's right, too. Speaking of which, Dal want to make sure Lannon doesn't get a chance to win a penalty. This ref would call it.
22min: Kate MacDonald with another long range effort, which MacDermid snags.
24min: Henry forces Lannon to tackle from behind. Henry stumbles a bit and keeps running when she should have gone down. That challenge was illegal and would have felled most players—make sure the ref sees it. Any chance to get Lannon booked should be taken, especially if it's legitimate.
25min: Dal's first change, McKilligan out for Blodgett. Capers Kristine Mills in for Snow, possibly. Blodgett's a great player—now she has to conquer the debut nerves.
27min: CBU are dirty. Lots of late kicking and a lot of elbows. Ref's calling none of it.
28min: Huck gets a chance, but CBU escape with a corner. It's cleared.
29min: Great chance for Blodgett, who controls a missed opportunity, cuts to her left boot and smashes a lethal-looking shot across goal, which MacDermid just fingers away.
30min: Lannon gets through, but is inches offside.
31min: To me, Katie Richard is wasted at left back. She's so creative, but she never gets any tocuhes at the back. When Stephanie Crewe and Alannah MacLean are watching the game, it makes no sense. Without Richard linking in midfield, Dal end up booting long balls up to 5'7” Kate MacDonald, which isn't overly effective.
34min: CBU gets a free kick after the ref calls Huck for contact CBU have been getting away with all day. Huck ignores the ref's lecture. CBU's ball in is brilliant, but so is Armstrong, who claims very well.
35min: Free kick to Dal, 20 yards out after O'Reilly is hauled down.
36min: Great strike from Huck, who beats the wall. MacDermid is just able to touch it onto the bar. Capers bring Sabina Solymar in for Tara Rogers.
37min: Dal's corner slices through the six-yard box. There's no contact and it runs out.
38min: Lannon's withdrawn for a rest. Jennifer Sheppard comes in.
43min: Blodgett extends MacDermid with a long range blast. MacDermid misses, but the ball
flashes past the post. CBU bring off McNeill for Cunningham.
45+min: Morrison is plowed in the back of the head with an arm, and fails to draw a card. That was yellow, at least.
45+min: Kate MacDonald finds Landry, who tries to head home from 15 yards out. She doesn't.
45+min: Corner to Cape Breton. It's put out and they'll do it again. This one is played aorund a bit before Solymar mishits a two-yard tap-in. CBU should be 1-0 up. Great cross from Burke to find Solymar, but utterly wasted by the CBU striker.
45+min: Kate MacDonald is dropped from behind with a nasty challenge. No foul.
Half-time: The ref calls the half, which is possibly the first reliable thing he's done today.
And we're back. Here come as many subs as I can find. Santilli has replaced O'Reilly as Dal play 3 deeper midfielders. Lannon's back in, I think for Solymar. McNeill's back in, too.
48min: Armstrong robs Lannon! Dal's 4th year keeper dives to her right to deny CBU's dangerous scorer the low corner of the goal. Pure reaction at point-blank range.
50min: Richard gets lots of possession down the left, but doesn't make much of it. She's great getting forward, though.
51min: Katherine Mills just about catches MacDermid on a back pass. They survive, but concede a free kick.
52min: Morrison kind of wastes the shot.
53min: Corner to Dal, which MacDermid drops, but Dal can't convert.
56min: Landry is withdrawn for McKilligan again. Kate MacDonald gets flattened again. Free kick to Dal.
57min: Cleared off the line! Twice! The free kick comes in, MacDermid steals the first header from Santilli, and Kate MacDonald follows up only to see Cunningham clear again.
61min: Cool goalkeeping from Armstrong, claiming well under pressure from Solymar. CBU now withdraw Solymar for Sheppard and Burke replaces Lannon.
62min: Dal sub, with Kate MacDonald coming off for Emma Landry.
63min: Good-looking CBU cross flies narrowly past three attackers before Dal clear.
64min: Snow is booked for pulling back Landry in the midfield. That was deserved.
65min: Dal looks sharp—but not much like scoring.
66min: Santilli's been a beast for Dal in midfield after her concussion last week (albeit a mild one). CBU remove Sheppard for Kristine Mills.
68min: Landry has a pop, which MacDermid watches sail wide.
71min: Corner to Dal. Donald controls, but she can't get her shot through.
72min: Dal narrowly miss as Blodgett screams one across the face of goal. Dal have to be careful: wasted chances can hurt if CBU snatch a winner on a set-piece. Dal should get three points here—they deserve it—but they don't have forever. McKilligan is off Kate MacDonald. Sheppard is replaced by Solymar.
74min: Morrison has a shot, but it's off her weaker foot as MacDermid claims.
79min: Budhoo out for Lannon as CBU get a corner. Watch out: Lannon can score quickly. It only takes one mistake.
81min: CBU get a ball in the box off another corner, but Dal hustle it clear.
83min: Kate MacDonald goes down in the box. Snow throws her arms up in the air as MacDonald tumbles and the ref buys it.
85min: Santilli stings MacDermid's palms with a free kick and Landry somehow misses the wide open rebound before MacDermid can claim it.
87min: Donald takes her time, meditates on the matter, consults Aristotle's “Ethics” and thrashes a shot over MacDermid and off the bar. Landry misses another gaping rebound as MacDermid was lying helpless.
90min: Corner to CBU as Sheppard replaces Lannon, I think. Dal clear the corner and bring on McKilligan for Santilli. Landry then goes on a mazy run looking for a shot, which she never finds.
90+min: The ref's tagged two minutes on. Huck launches a cross-shot which MacDermid pulls in.
90+min: Burke is borught off for Tara Rogers.
Full-time: And my prediction comes true, with a 0-0 scoreline, although it wasn;t as boring as I predicted. Solid showing, but both teams—especially Dal—will be disappointed with a single point.
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