Ottawa Royals have named the 18-man squad for the game against the Internationals in the first round of the Ontario Cup. The game takes place at Uplands at 3 pm. Players should be there at 2 pm.
Ryan Devereaux has recovered from a knee injury, Sylvain Clouthier has successfully passed his neo-natal classes, Antoine Lagarec has been called in to replace Francesco Decaria, who is unavailable for the game.
The squad in full:
Jonathan Brooks
Richard Boyle
Sylvain Clouthier
Matt D'Angelo
Dan Deganutti
Jeff Dennis
Ryan Devereaux
Greg Donnard
Alan Farant
Jorge Gutierrez
Roberto Gutierrez
Steve Kowlessar
Antoine Lagarec
James MacMillan
Dom Rochon
Marc Anthony Viscosi
Tyler Wallace
Frank Zegers
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Friday, June 8, 2007
Report: Gloucester Hornets 2, Royals 0
Royals stumble to surprise loss at Gloucester
June 7, 2007
Ottawa Royals stumbled to a surprise and unwelcome 2-0 defeat against Gloucester Hornets at Tauvette Park last night. Nick Stoitsis and Dave Francoeur were the scorers for the home team. Gloucester improves to 1-0-1 with the win, while the Royals slip to an 0-1-1 record.
In a match that the Royals dominated from start to finish, two individual defensive errors allowed Gloucester to snatch the points.
The Royals opened the game well, spraying the ball around the pitch comfortably and never looking in danger. The initial 15-20 minutes was particularly impressive, with Jonathan Boyle on the right getting into numerous good positions, and Ryan Devereaux and Jeff Dennis making good moves up front. Matt D’Angelo took a while to settle into the unfamiliar deep striker role, but once he did, his contributions were also good.
Gloucester’s opening goal came from Dave Francoeur on 35 minutes. From defending a corner, the ball was cleared to the striker, who outpaced Frank Zegers and slipped the ball assuredly under the advancing Frank De Caria.
With the Gloucester keeper acting as a sweeper, the Royals started to take the wrong options. Lofted balls from the middle were easily cut out and despite the Royals high possession rate, Gloucester managed to finish the half off solidly.
In the second half, the Royals went about their business just as efficiently. With Rochon replacing D’Angelo in the middle, the midfield looked more balanced and the balls were coming out to the wings a little more quickly.
On 65 minutes, Gloucester somehow managed to score a second goal. James MacMillan headed what seemed like an innocuous ball back to De Caria, who was distracted by the run of Stoitsis in the box and misjudged the flight of the ball, leaving the striker with a simple task of finding the net.
From then on, the Royals threw everything at the Gloucester team but couldn’t find the back of the net. Ryan Devereaux had a number of good chances but the score remained 2-0 to Gloucester.
The Royals now have to pick themselves up for Sunday’s important Ontario Cup match against the Ottawa Internationals, who narrowly lost 2-1 to St. Anthony’s last night.
Statistics
Man of the Match: Kowlessar – 3 points; Viscosi – 2 points; Rochon – 1 point.
In a game where Ottawa seemed destined never to score, Steve Kowlessar was a solid and determined figure in the defensive midfield position. Simple and uncomplicated, Kowlessar was accurate in his distribution and solid in his covering.
Gloucester Hornets
Cyril Dehopere, Andrew Gilchrist, Francis Kwok, Stephan Lemay, Matt Lemieux, Ben Makuch, Haydn Morton, Andrew Petersen, Nicko Stoitsis, Pat Violette, Brendan Walker, Pat Wellington, Dave Francoeur, Joe Schatter, Nick Sawadias
Ottawa Royals
1-Frank De Caria; 4-Roberto Gutierrez (12-Marc Antony Viscosi, 35), 3-James MacMillan, 2-Frank Zegers (4-Roberto Gutierrez, 75); 16-Jonathan Brooks (6-Greg Donnard, 46; Jonathan Brooks, 85), 7-Steve Kowlessar, 9-Jorge Gutierrez (15-Matt D’Angelo, 76), 15-Matt D’Angelo (11-Dom Rochon, 46), 19-Richard Boyle (18-Alan Farant, 35; 8-Dan Deganutti, 67); 23-Ryan Devereaux, 13-Jeff Dennis (20-Dimitri Koutras, 67)
Substitutes not used: 22-Alan Morgan, GK-Tyler Wallace
Goals: Ottawa Royals, none
Yellow Cards: none
Season Tally:
Goals: D'Angelo, Devereaux 1
Assists: D’Angelo, Devereaux 1
June 7, 2007
Ottawa Royals stumbled to a surprise and unwelcome 2-0 defeat against Gloucester Hornets at Tauvette Park last night. Nick Stoitsis and Dave Francoeur were the scorers for the home team. Gloucester improves to 1-0-1 with the win, while the Royals slip to an 0-1-1 record.
In a match that the Royals dominated from start to finish, two individual defensive errors allowed Gloucester to snatch the points.
The Royals opened the game well, spraying the ball around the pitch comfortably and never looking in danger. The initial 15-20 minutes was particularly impressive, with Jonathan Boyle on the right getting into numerous good positions, and Ryan Devereaux and Jeff Dennis making good moves up front. Matt D’Angelo took a while to settle into the unfamiliar deep striker role, but once he did, his contributions were also good.
Gloucester’s opening goal came from Dave Francoeur on 35 minutes. From defending a corner, the ball was cleared to the striker, who outpaced Frank Zegers and slipped the ball assuredly under the advancing Frank De Caria.
With the Gloucester keeper acting as a sweeper, the Royals started to take the wrong options. Lofted balls from the middle were easily cut out and despite the Royals high possession rate, Gloucester managed to finish the half off solidly.
In the second half, the Royals went about their business just as efficiently. With Rochon replacing D’Angelo in the middle, the midfield looked more balanced and the balls were coming out to the wings a little more quickly.
On 65 minutes, Gloucester somehow managed to score a second goal. James MacMillan headed what seemed like an innocuous ball back to De Caria, who was distracted by the run of Stoitsis in the box and misjudged the flight of the ball, leaving the striker with a simple task of finding the net.
From then on, the Royals threw everything at the Gloucester team but couldn’t find the back of the net. Ryan Devereaux had a number of good chances but the score remained 2-0 to Gloucester.
The Royals now have to pick themselves up for Sunday’s important Ontario Cup match against the Ottawa Internationals, who narrowly lost 2-1 to St. Anthony’s last night.
Statistics
Man of the Match: Kowlessar – 3 points; Viscosi – 2 points; Rochon – 1 point.
In a game where Ottawa seemed destined never to score, Steve Kowlessar was a solid and determined figure in the defensive midfield position. Simple and uncomplicated, Kowlessar was accurate in his distribution and solid in his covering.
Gloucester Hornets
Cyril Dehopere, Andrew Gilchrist, Francis Kwok, Stephan Lemay, Matt Lemieux, Ben Makuch, Haydn Morton, Andrew Petersen, Nicko Stoitsis, Pat Violette, Brendan Walker, Pat Wellington, Dave Francoeur, Joe Schatter, Nick Sawadias
Ottawa Royals
1-Frank De Caria; 4-Roberto Gutierrez (12-Marc Antony Viscosi, 35), 3-James MacMillan, 2-Frank Zegers (4-Roberto Gutierrez, 75); 16-Jonathan Brooks (6-Greg Donnard, 46; Jonathan Brooks, 85), 7-Steve Kowlessar, 9-Jorge Gutierrez (15-Matt D’Angelo, 76), 15-Matt D’Angelo (11-Dom Rochon, 46), 19-Richard Boyle (18-Alan Farant, 35; 8-Dan Deganutti, 67); 23-Ryan Devereaux, 13-Jeff Dennis (20-Dimitri Koutras, 67)
Substitutes not used: 22-Alan Morgan, GK-Tyler Wallace
Goals: Ottawa Royals, none
Yellow Cards: none
Season Tally:
Goals: D'Angelo, Devereaux 1
Assists: D’Angelo, Devereaux 1
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Royals women's team host Canada U-17
Ottawa Royals Women's Premier side, the defending Ontario Cup champion, has been invited to play a friendly against the Canadian U17 National Women’s Team.
The game will take place at 6 pm on June 8th at Keith Harris Stadium in the Carleton University campus.
Royals club president Fergus MacDonald says "it is quite an honour for the club to host this event and we would like to have as many club members and their families out to watch this exciting event as possible."
The game will take place at 6 pm on June 8th at Keith Harris Stadium in the Carleton University campus.
Royals club president Fergus MacDonald says "it is quite an honour for the club to host this event and we would like to have as many club members and their families out to watch this exciting event as possible."
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Royals duo leave squad
Ottawa Royals is sorry to announce that defenders Adam Shales and Peter Mapendere have left the club.
Shales is moving to Australia with his work in the summer and is unable to commit to the side's training and game schedule. Mapendere, who was registered with the Royals MC2 side but was based with the Premier group, has been transferred back to Ottawa Internationals.
Both players featured in the squad for last Thursday's 2-2 tie with Capital United, but did not take part in the match.
Shales is moving to Australia with his work in the summer and is unable to commit to the side's training and game schedule. Mapendere, who was registered with the Royals MC2 side but was based with the Premier group, has been transferred back to Ottawa Internationals.
Both players featured in the squad for last Thursday's 2-2 tie with Capital United, but did not take part in the match.
Capital United lose to Hull
Lions de Hull beat Capital United 2-1 last Thursday, taking pole spot in the OCSL Premier League at the same time. Lions de Hull now have 6 points from 2 games. The win also pushes the Royals up from 5th to 4th in the standings.
OCSL Premier League
1 - Lions de Hull P-2, W-2, T-0, L-0, F-4, A-1, Pts. 6
2 - Internationals P-1, W-1, T-0, L-0, F-3, A-2, Pts. 3
3 - Rockers P-1, W-0, T-1, L-0, F-2, A-1, Pts. 1
4 - Ottawa Royals P-1, W-0, T-1, L-0, F-2, A-1, Pts. 1
5 - St. Anthony's P-1, W-0, T-1, L-0, F-2, A-1, Pts. 1
6 - Capital United P-2, W-0, T-1, L-1, F-3, A-4, Pts. 1
7 - Gloucester P-1, W-0, T-0, L-1, F-2, A-3, Pts. 0
8 - Hull Unidos P-1, W-0, T-0, L-1, F-0, A-2, Pts. 0
OCSL Premier League
1 - Lions de Hull P-2, W-2, T-0, L-0, F-4, A-1, Pts. 6
2 - Internationals P-1, W-1, T-0, L-0, F-3, A-2, Pts. 3
3 - Rockers P-1, W-0, T-1, L-0, F-2, A-1, Pts. 1
4 - Ottawa Royals P-1, W-0, T-1, L-0, F-2, A-1, Pts. 1
5 - St. Anthony's P-1, W-0, T-1, L-0, F-2, A-1, Pts. 1
6 - Capital United P-2, W-0, T-1, L-1, F-3, A-4, Pts. 1
7 - Gloucester P-1, W-0, T-0, L-1, F-2, A-3, Pts. 0
8 - Hull Unidos P-1, W-0, T-0, L-1, F-0, A-2, Pts. 0
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Royals face tough Gloucester test
Round 2 of OCSL play sees fifth-placed Ottawa Royals (0-1-0) make the long trip to Blackburn Hamlet to face seventh-placed Gloucester Hornets (0-0-1).
Gloucester is a young side in transition, speedy and aggressive, with enough capability to worry many sides in the league. In their first match out, the Hornets were involved in a dramatic 3-2 defeat to the Internationals, a game in which the visiting Internationals side had three players red-carded (although two came late in the game and did not really affect the outcome).
Gloucester also had its talisman Jason Da Costa sent off, which means he will most likely miss the game against the Royals.
The Royals came through its opening-day test against Capital United well, but will be looking to avoid the same defensive errors that saw them concede two goals and a penalty.
Long-term injury carriers Greg Donnard and Dimitri Koutras are now back in training. Ewan Lyttle and Marc Labrom both did light runs on Thursday night and are rated very doubtful for the game.
Gloucester is a young side in transition, speedy and aggressive, with enough capability to worry many sides in the league. In their first match out, the Hornets were involved in a dramatic 3-2 defeat to the Internationals, a game in which the visiting Internationals side had three players red-carded (although two came late in the game and did not really affect the outcome).
Gloucester also had its talisman Jason Da Costa sent off, which means he will most likely miss the game against the Royals.
The Royals came through its opening-day test against Capital United well, but will be looking to avoid the same defensive errors that saw them concede two goals and a penalty.
Long-term injury carriers Greg Donnard and Dimitri Koutras are now back in training. Ewan Lyttle and Marc Labrom both did light runs on Thursday night and are rated very doubtful for the game.
Week One Results and Table
Gloucester Hornets 2, Internationals 3
Capital United 2, Ottawa Royals 2
Rockers 2, St. Anthony's 2
Hull Unidos 0, Lions de Hull 2
1 - Lions de Hull P-1, W-1, T-0, L-0, F-2, A-0, Pts. 3
2 - Internationals P-1, W-1, T-0, L-0, F-3, A-2, Pts. 3
3 - Capital United P-1, W-0, T-1, L-0, F-2, A-1, Pts. 1
4 - Rockers P-1, W-0, T-1, L-0, F-2, A-1, Pts. 1
5 - Ottawa Royals P-1, W-0, T-1, L-0, F-2, A-1, Pts. 1
6 - St. Anthony's P-1, W-0, T-1, L-0, F-2, A-1, Pts. 1
7 - Gloucester P-1, W-0, T-0, L-1, F-2, A-3, Pts. 0
8 - Hull Unidos P-1, W-0, T-0, L-1, F-0, A-2, Pts. 0
Capital United 2, Ottawa Royals 2
Rockers 2, St. Anthony's 2
Hull Unidos 0, Lions de Hull 2
1 - Lions de Hull P-1, W-1, T-0, L-0, F-2, A-0, Pts. 3
2 - Internationals P-1, W-1, T-0, L-0, F-3, A-2, Pts. 3
3 - Capital United P-1, W-0, T-1, L-0, F-2, A-1, Pts. 1
4 - Rockers P-1, W-0, T-1, L-0, F-2, A-1, Pts. 1
5 - Ottawa Royals P-1, W-0, T-1, L-0, F-2, A-1, Pts. 1
6 - St. Anthony's P-1, W-0, T-1, L-0, F-2, A-1, Pts. 1
7 - Gloucester P-1, W-0, T-0, L-1, F-2, A-3, Pts. 0
8 - Hull Unidos P-1, W-0, T-0, L-1, F-0, A-2, Pts. 0
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