Royals cruise past Capital United to 4-0 victory
August 23, 2007
Ottawa Royals won their second straight match on Thursday, comfortably beating Capital United by a score of 4-0. Ryan Devereaux added to his growing reputation as one of the league’s finest finishers with two well-executed goals, while James MacMillan and Dan Cheney each scored one.
With Ewan Lyttle unable to start with a recurrence of his hamstring strain and Frank Dicaria not match fit, Michael Adams named striker Sylvain Clouthier in goal, with call up Kevin Sheehan at central defence, alongside Frank Zegers and Dan Deganutti. Thierry Ntwari started at right midfield, Jeff Dennis on the left, and James MacMillan, Jorge Gutierrez and Dimitri Koutras down the spine. Canadian University star Matt D’Angelo partnered the Halifax hit-man upfront.
The Royals opened the score early in the game, when on 5 minutes, Devereaux judged the wet conditions to perfections. Standing over a free kick some 20 yards out, Devereaux thumped a skidder along the ground, which Shaienks-Desrochers was unable to keep out.
On 10 minutes, Gutierrez came close to doubling the score with a blistering shot from well outside the box that just missed the upright by inches.
The Royals were dominating the encounter, passing the ball around comfortably in midfield and not allowing the visitors to settle on the ball. On 25 minutes, MacMillan got his name on the scoreboard following some fine work by Ntwari on the right. Ntwari collected a ball deep in the box and pulled it back to MacMillan who slotted home with aplomb.
The Royals maintained their pressure and Devereaux and Di Angelo both looked threatening from set pieces and open play.
The second half was a much chippier encounter with Capital United obviously sitting and seething about having to play a game this late in the season during the interval.
But the Royals were a match for anything that Capital United threw at them. On 62 minutes, Di Angelo fed Devereaux with an excellent through ball. Devereaux advanced into the box, rounded Wasslen in the visitors goal with ease and slotted in the Royals third goal of the evening.
The visitors were brighter in the second half, playing several of their Carleton players. Dovi had a good chance on 67 minutes, but blazed high over the bar.
On 78 minutes, Cheney finished off the scoring when his electric change of pace left all the defenders for dead. Racing into the box, he blasted the ball past Wasslen into the top corner of the net.
The game finished early because of bad light, which was the only decision the referee got right on the evening.
Man of the Match: 3 points – Ryan Devereaux, 2 points – Kevin Sheehan, 1 point – Dan Cheney
Statistics
Ottawa Royals
1- Sylvain Clouthier; 8-Frank Zegers, 11-Kevin Sheehan, 9-Dan Deganutti; 14-Jorge Gutierrez, 3-James MacMillan, 4-Thierry Ntwari (12-Dan Cheney, 46 mins), 21-Dimitri Koutras (5-Alan Morgan, 30 mins), 13-Jeff Dennis; 23-Ryan Devereaux, 14-Matt D’Angelo (21-Dimitri Koutras, 75 mins)
Yellow Cards: Dan Deganutti
Goals: Ryan Devereaux (5, 62 mins), James MacMillan (25 mins), Dan Cheney (78 mins)
Capital United
1-Nicholas Shaienks-Desrochers (1-Karl Wasslen, 46 mins), 46-Ahmad Berjawi, 17-Matthew Glendenning, 7-Julien Holdrinet, 2-Christophe Perrault, 4-Nick Sonsini, 8-Mohamed Nabil Fidou, 16-George Anthony El Asmar, 18-Alex Dovi, 15-Amedeo Falsetto
Yellow Cards: none
Goals: none
Season Tally:
Goals: Devereaux, 16; D’Angelo, 11; Boyle 8; J. Gutierrez, Kowlessar 5; Clouthier, MacMillan 4; Koutras, Ntwari 3; Brooks, Cheney 1
Assists: Brooks, 10; Boyle, Deganutti, 5; Koutras, Kowlessar, Rochon 4; Clouthier, D’Angelo, J. Gutierrez, 3; Devereaux, Donnard, Ntwari, 2; Dennis, Lyttle, 1
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