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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Report: Nepean Hotspurs 3, Ottawa Royals 4
Royals win the Ottawa Cup with defiant display
August 19, 2007
A Ryan Devereaux hattrick paved the way for the Ottawa Royals to win the Ottawa Cup on Sunday, defeating a brave Nepean Hotspurs side at the last and helping the Blues come back from a two-goal deficit.
The Royals were struggling to field a starting eleven at the beginning of the match, but could at least count on Antoine Lagarec in the nets, restoring Sylvain Clouthier to his striker’s role after his heroics in Thursday’s game against the Rockers.
With Alan Farant, Dom Rochon, Thierry Ntwari and Dimitri Koutras all playing injured, until Richard Boyle’s arrival ten minutes before kick off, the Royals had eleven players. Boyle’s arrival was timely, because within 90 seconds of the start, Rochon’s injury flared up again and he had to leave the field.
The Royals started brightly and Dimitri Koutras, playing out right, had the first opportunity to score on 4 minutes, following some good work from Thierry Ntwari on the left. Ntwari was having a bright opening on the left flank, causing Nepean’s right back all sorts of problems with his pace. On 7 minutes, his incisive pass to Steve Kowlessar almost produced the opening goal.
The Royals play followed a similar pattern to most games this season. Inventive and bright approach play that created chances for the hardworking attacking players. The Royals midfield, comprising Jorge Gutierrez, Steve Kowlessar and Richard Boyle, was winning most of the challenges, and not allowing the Hotspurs to settle.
On 25 minutes, the Royals almost opened the scoring. Ryan Devereaux had drifted out right to retrieve a ball, beat his man, cut to the by-line and then whipped in a cross for Richard Boyle. Boyle’s first time volley cannoned off the cross bar and went out for a goal kick.
Within two minutes though, the Royals were a goal down. Having started very well, the defence for once failed to deal with a bouncing ball and Mackey was on hand to belt the ball past the blameless Lagarec.
The Royals responded – and within four minutes, the excellent Devereaux almost found the equalizer, forcing an excellent save out of Rassi in the Nepean goal.
But on 35 minutes, the Royals went further behind following a well-taken goal by Allard.
This time, the Royals sparked into life – and within five minutes, they were back on level terms. First, on 38 minutes, Clouthier’s precise and powerful free kick from 20 yards out left Rassi no chance – and then sixty seconds later, Steve Kowlessar’s perfectly weighted pass released Ryan Devereaux at the edge of the box, and the Halifax striker curled the ball around the advancing keeper into the roof of the net.
The tide seemed to have turned, and the Royals mounted the pressure, stretching Nepean on the flanks and penetrating through the middle. On 40 minutes, late arrival Dan Deganutti had a powerful shot well saved and then sixty seconds later, Clouthier missed by inches following more excellent approach work.
The Royals were not to be denied, however, and on 44 minutes, Devereaux scored his second of the afternoon, converting at the second attempt from a Sylvain Clouthier pass.
In the second half, the game continued its frantic pace and somewhat against the run of play, Nepean managed an equalizer on 53 minutes, well taken by Barbosa.
The game was then dominated by the Royals, who probed and pushed, looking for their fourth goal. Clouthier and Devereaux both came close, but were denied by last-gasp defending or good goalkeeping.
Any counter attacks from the Hotspurs team were snuffed out by the excellent defensive core of James MacMillan, Frank Zegers, Alan Farant and Dan Deganutti.
As both teams began to tire in the merciless sun, it looked as if extra time would be needed to decide the final.
But from somewhere, the Royals found a little extra strength. Thierry Ntwari was awarded a free kick to the left of the penalty area, which Jorge Gutierrez stood over and took. He whipped in the ball with pace to the penalty area, where Devereaux twisted in mid-air to glance a header over the defenders into the roof of the net.
On the balance of play, it was no more than the Royals deserved – and was a fitting reward for the courage and strength shown by the team under very difficult and testing circumstances.
James MacMillan, stand-in captain for Dominic Rochon, lifted the trophy, which provides some consolation to the team for its efforts during a difficult season.
Man of the Match: 3 points – Ryan Devereaux, 2 points – James MacMillan, 1 point – Sylvain Clouthier
Statistics
Ottawa Royals
1-Antoine Lagarec; 8-Frank Zegers, 3-James MacMillan, 16-Alan Farant (4-Thierry Ntwari, 68); 21-Dimitri Koutras (9-Dan Deganutti, 35), 15-Steve Kowlessar, 14-Jorge Gutierrez, 11-Dom Rochon (17-Richard Boyle, 1), 4-Thierry Ntwari (21-Dimitri Koutras, 56); 20-Sylvain Clouthier, 23-Ryan Devereaux
Yellow Cards: Richard Boyle, James MacMillan
Goals: Sylvain Clouthier (38 mins), Ryan Devereaux (39, 44, 90 mins)
Nepean Hotspurs
1-Alex Rassi, 21-Adam Knight, 4-Sean Mackey, 5-Mahmoud Matar, 6-Bryan Fracassi, 7-Matt Akehurst, 9-Feraidon Yary, 10-Ramon Canales, 11-Paul Seymour, 12-Brendan Potter, 14-Tokunbo Ojo, 16-Jamie Allard, 21-Luis Barbosa, 18-Matthew Ouies, 20-Nikolay Belevski, 230-Mario Maniscallo, 15-Richard Poulton
Yellow Cards: Feraidon Yary, Ramon Canales, Richard Poulton
Goals: Sean Mackey (27 mins), Jamie Allard (35 mins), Luis Barbosa (53 mins)
Season Tally:
Goals: Devereaux, 14; D’Angelo, 11; Boyle 8; J. Gutierrez, Kowlessar 5; Clouthier, 4; Koutras, MacMillan, Ntwari 3; Brooks, 1
Assists: Brooks, 10; Boyle, Deganutti, 5; Koutras, Kowlessar, Rochon 4; Clouthier, J. Gutierrez, 3; D’Angelo, Devereaux, Donnard, 2; Dennis, Lyttle, Ntwari 1
August 19, 2007
A Ryan Devereaux hattrick paved the way for the Ottawa Royals to win the Ottawa Cup on Sunday, defeating a brave Nepean Hotspurs side at the last and helping the Blues come back from a two-goal deficit.
The Royals were struggling to field a starting eleven at the beginning of the match, but could at least count on Antoine Lagarec in the nets, restoring Sylvain Clouthier to his striker’s role after his heroics in Thursday’s game against the Rockers.
With Alan Farant, Dom Rochon, Thierry Ntwari and Dimitri Koutras all playing injured, until Richard Boyle’s arrival ten minutes before kick off, the Royals had eleven players. Boyle’s arrival was timely, because within 90 seconds of the start, Rochon’s injury flared up again and he had to leave the field.
The Royals started brightly and Dimitri Koutras, playing out right, had the first opportunity to score on 4 minutes, following some good work from Thierry Ntwari on the left. Ntwari was having a bright opening on the left flank, causing Nepean’s right back all sorts of problems with his pace. On 7 minutes, his incisive pass to Steve Kowlessar almost produced the opening goal.
The Royals play followed a similar pattern to most games this season. Inventive and bright approach play that created chances for the hardworking attacking players. The Royals midfield, comprising Jorge Gutierrez, Steve Kowlessar and Richard Boyle, was winning most of the challenges, and not allowing the Hotspurs to settle.
On 25 minutes, the Royals almost opened the scoring. Ryan Devereaux had drifted out right to retrieve a ball, beat his man, cut to the by-line and then whipped in a cross for Richard Boyle. Boyle’s first time volley cannoned off the cross bar and went out for a goal kick.
Within two minutes though, the Royals were a goal down. Having started very well, the defence for once failed to deal with a bouncing ball and Mackey was on hand to belt the ball past the blameless Lagarec.
The Royals responded – and within four minutes, the excellent Devereaux almost found the equalizer, forcing an excellent save out of Rassi in the Nepean goal.
But on 35 minutes, the Royals went further behind following a well-taken goal by Allard.
This time, the Royals sparked into life – and within five minutes, they were back on level terms. First, on 38 minutes, Clouthier’s precise and powerful free kick from 20 yards out left Rassi no chance – and then sixty seconds later, Steve Kowlessar’s perfectly weighted pass released Ryan Devereaux at the edge of the box, and the Halifax striker curled the ball around the advancing keeper into the roof of the net.
The tide seemed to have turned, and the Royals mounted the pressure, stretching Nepean on the flanks and penetrating through the middle. On 40 minutes, late arrival Dan Deganutti had a powerful shot well saved and then sixty seconds later, Clouthier missed by inches following more excellent approach work.
The Royals were not to be denied, however, and on 44 minutes, Devereaux scored his second of the afternoon, converting at the second attempt from a Sylvain Clouthier pass.
In the second half, the game continued its frantic pace and somewhat against the run of play, Nepean managed an equalizer on 53 minutes, well taken by Barbosa.
The game was then dominated by the Royals, who probed and pushed, looking for their fourth goal. Clouthier and Devereaux both came close, but were denied by last-gasp defending or good goalkeeping.
Any counter attacks from the Hotspurs team were snuffed out by the excellent defensive core of James MacMillan, Frank Zegers, Alan Farant and Dan Deganutti.
As both teams began to tire in the merciless sun, it looked as if extra time would be needed to decide the final.
But from somewhere, the Royals found a little extra strength. Thierry Ntwari was awarded a free kick to the left of the penalty area, which Jorge Gutierrez stood over and took. He whipped in the ball with pace to the penalty area, where Devereaux twisted in mid-air to glance a header over the defenders into the roof of the net.
On the balance of play, it was no more than the Royals deserved – and was a fitting reward for the courage and strength shown by the team under very difficult and testing circumstances.
James MacMillan, stand-in captain for Dominic Rochon, lifted the trophy, which provides some consolation to the team for its efforts during a difficult season.
Man of the Match: 3 points – Ryan Devereaux, 2 points – James MacMillan, 1 point – Sylvain Clouthier
Statistics
Ottawa Royals
1-Antoine Lagarec; 8-Frank Zegers, 3-James MacMillan, 16-Alan Farant (4-Thierry Ntwari, 68); 21-Dimitri Koutras (9-Dan Deganutti, 35), 15-Steve Kowlessar, 14-Jorge Gutierrez, 11-Dom Rochon (17-Richard Boyle, 1), 4-Thierry Ntwari (21-Dimitri Koutras, 56); 20-Sylvain Clouthier, 23-Ryan Devereaux
Yellow Cards: Richard Boyle, James MacMillan
Goals: Sylvain Clouthier (38 mins), Ryan Devereaux (39, 44, 90 mins)
Nepean Hotspurs
1-Alex Rassi, 21-Adam Knight, 4-Sean Mackey, 5-Mahmoud Matar, 6-Bryan Fracassi, 7-Matt Akehurst, 9-Feraidon Yary, 10-Ramon Canales, 11-Paul Seymour, 12-Brendan Potter, 14-Tokunbo Ojo, 16-Jamie Allard, 21-Luis Barbosa, 18-Matthew Ouies, 20-Nikolay Belevski, 230-Mario Maniscallo, 15-Richard Poulton
Yellow Cards: Feraidon Yary, Ramon Canales, Richard Poulton
Goals: Sean Mackey (27 mins), Jamie Allard (35 mins), Luis Barbosa (53 mins)
Season Tally:
Goals: Devereaux, 14; D’Angelo, 11; Boyle 8; J. Gutierrez, Kowlessar 5; Clouthier, 4; Koutras, MacMillan, Ntwari 3; Brooks, 1
Assists: Brooks, 10; Boyle, Deganutti, 5; Koutras, Kowlessar, Rochon 4; Clouthier, J. Gutierrez, 3; D’Angelo, Devereaux, Donnard, 2; Dennis, Lyttle, Ntwari 1
Report: Rockers 1, Ottawa Royals 0
Brave Royals Go Down with a Fight
August 16, 2007
With barely eleven men left on their roster, Ottawa Royals were defeated 1-0 at Mooney’s Bay by a fine young Rockers side, their ranks swelled with Ottawa Fury players.
This was not an abject defeat however. Far from it. With no goalkeeper and striker Sylvain Clouthier “volunteered” to go in nets, captain Dom Rochon damaging his calf in the pre-game warm up, and Dan Deganutti absent until minutes before kick off, the Royals still held their heads up high and played a solid and committed game of football. Even after Donald MacGregor’s poached goal on 38 minutes, the Royals still looked the likelier of the two teams to score.
With Clouthier in nets, Michael Adams aligned Frank Zegers, James MacMillan and Kevin Sheehan at the back, with Ewan Lyttle, Jorge Gutierrez and Steve Kowlessar in the middle, Alan Farant and Dimitri Koutras on the flanks, and Richard Boyle and Ryan Devereaux up front.
Both sides started well – and it seemed the Rockers were keen to test out Clouthier in goal. On 5 minutes, Jorge Gutierrez caught a Rockers player in the face with his elbow while jumping for the ball. Amahazion played no further part in the game, and from that time on, Gutierrez was a marked man.
The Royals were the more dominant side, slightly, and Boyle and Devereaux combined well up front, being well fed by the excellent Steve Kowlessar.
On 16 minutes, the injury curse struck again, as Ewan Lyttle had to leave the field with a hamstring strain. Still the Royals probed, and Devereaux was proving a real handful for the home side defence.
On 38 minutes, MacGregor took advantage of a moment of uncertainty in the Royals defence to head the ball home and give the Rockers the lead.
In the second half, the Royals started to gradually take command of the game, although the home side was always dangerous on the counter and was nothing less than committed. Clouthier in goal was proving to have an excellent move, and when Alan Morgan replaced him in nets on 74 minutes, it was to move Clouthier up front and play with three.
Immediately the Royals stepped it up another notch, with Devereaux and Clouthier combining extremely well.
However, the Rockers held out till the final whistle and handed the Royals their second defeat on the bounce. A disappointing result, but a good performance from the visitors.
Man of the Match: 3 points – Steve Kowlessar, 2 points – Sylvain Clouthier, 1 point – Kevin Sheehan
Statistics
Rockers
1-Andrew Fines; 5-Geoff Shitanda, 15-Chris Callander, 8-Phil Amahazion, 13-Phil Appollon, 9-Jessie Berfins, 6-Michael Daguilh, 14-Justin Dasah, 10-Jamar Dixon, 20-Dakin Drake, 7-Huffman Eta-Tabe, 3-Philip Janzen, 16-Andrew Latty, 18-Donald MacGregor, 22-Paul Kihara, 17-Musa Kargbo
Goals: Denis MacGregor, 38 mins
Yellow Card: Huffman Eja tabe
Ottawa Royals
1-Sylvain Clouthier (5-Alan Morgan, 74); 3-James MacMillan, 12-Frank Zegers, 6-Kevin Sheehan; 21-Dimitri Koutras (13-Jeff Dennis, 46 mins), 17-Richard Boyle, 16-Alan Farant, 15-Steve Kowlessar, 2-Ewan Lyttle (9-Dan Deganutti, 16 mins); 19-Ryan Devereaux, 18-Jorge Gutierrez
Yellow Cards: None
Goals: None
Season Tally:
Goals: D’Angelo, Devereaux 11; Boyle 8; J. Gutierrez, Kowlessar 5; Clouthier, Koutras, MacMillan, Ntwari 3; Brooks, 1
Assists: Brooks, 10; Boyle, Deganutti, 5; Koutras, Rochon 4; Kowlessar, 3; Clouthier, D’Angelo, Devereaux, Donnard, J. Gutierrez, 2; Dennis, Lyttle, Ntwari 1
August 16, 2007
With barely eleven men left on their roster, Ottawa Royals were defeated 1-0 at Mooney’s Bay by a fine young Rockers side, their ranks swelled with Ottawa Fury players.
This was not an abject defeat however. Far from it. With no goalkeeper and striker Sylvain Clouthier “volunteered” to go in nets, captain Dom Rochon damaging his calf in the pre-game warm up, and Dan Deganutti absent until minutes before kick off, the Royals still held their heads up high and played a solid and committed game of football. Even after Donald MacGregor’s poached goal on 38 minutes, the Royals still looked the likelier of the two teams to score.
With Clouthier in nets, Michael Adams aligned Frank Zegers, James MacMillan and Kevin Sheehan at the back, with Ewan Lyttle, Jorge Gutierrez and Steve Kowlessar in the middle, Alan Farant and Dimitri Koutras on the flanks, and Richard Boyle and Ryan Devereaux up front.
Both sides started well – and it seemed the Rockers were keen to test out Clouthier in goal. On 5 minutes, Jorge Gutierrez caught a Rockers player in the face with his elbow while jumping for the ball. Amahazion played no further part in the game, and from that time on, Gutierrez was a marked man.
The Royals were the more dominant side, slightly, and Boyle and Devereaux combined well up front, being well fed by the excellent Steve Kowlessar.
On 16 minutes, the injury curse struck again, as Ewan Lyttle had to leave the field with a hamstring strain. Still the Royals probed, and Devereaux was proving a real handful for the home side defence.
On 38 minutes, MacGregor took advantage of a moment of uncertainty in the Royals defence to head the ball home and give the Rockers the lead.
In the second half, the Royals started to gradually take command of the game, although the home side was always dangerous on the counter and was nothing less than committed. Clouthier in goal was proving to have an excellent move, and when Alan Morgan replaced him in nets on 74 minutes, it was to move Clouthier up front and play with three.
Immediately the Royals stepped it up another notch, with Devereaux and Clouthier combining extremely well.
However, the Rockers held out till the final whistle and handed the Royals their second defeat on the bounce. A disappointing result, but a good performance from the visitors.
Man of the Match: 3 points – Steve Kowlessar, 2 points – Sylvain Clouthier, 1 point – Kevin Sheehan
Statistics
Rockers
1-Andrew Fines; 5-Geoff Shitanda, 15-Chris Callander, 8-Phil Amahazion, 13-Phil Appollon, 9-Jessie Berfins, 6-Michael Daguilh, 14-Justin Dasah, 10-Jamar Dixon, 20-Dakin Drake, 7-Huffman Eta-Tabe, 3-Philip Janzen, 16-Andrew Latty, 18-Donald MacGregor, 22-Paul Kihara, 17-Musa Kargbo
Goals: Denis MacGregor, 38 mins
Yellow Card: Huffman Eja tabe
Ottawa Royals
1-Sylvain Clouthier (5-Alan Morgan, 74); 3-James MacMillan, 12-Frank Zegers, 6-Kevin Sheehan; 21-Dimitri Koutras (13-Jeff Dennis, 46 mins), 17-Richard Boyle, 16-Alan Farant, 15-Steve Kowlessar, 2-Ewan Lyttle (9-Dan Deganutti, 16 mins); 19-Ryan Devereaux, 18-Jorge Gutierrez
Yellow Cards: None
Goals: None
Season Tally:
Goals: D’Angelo, Devereaux 11; Boyle 8; J. Gutierrez, Kowlessar 5; Clouthier, Koutras, MacMillan, Ntwari 3; Brooks, 1
Assists: Brooks, 10; Boyle, Deganutti, 5; Koutras, Rochon 4; Kowlessar, 3; Clouthier, D’Angelo, Devereaux, Donnard, J. Gutierrez, 2; Dennis, Lyttle, Ntwari 1
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