Royals tame Lions in second straight shutout
August 30, 2007
Ottawa Royals won its third straight league game last night, recording its second straight shut out and defeating OCSL opponents by 4-0 for the second week in a row. Dimitri Koutras scored two well-taken goals, and Matt D’Angelo and Sylvain Clouthier scored the others, as the Royals dominated their Quebec opponents.
There was a distinct end-of-season feel to the game at Du Plateau, and despite their reduced numbers, the visitors were still able to field a strong side. Frank Dicaria returned in goal, and Frank Zegers, James MacMillan and Kevin Sheehan lined up in defence. In midfield, Dimitri Koutras played right and Thierry Ntwari left, with Alan Morgan getting his first start in central midfield along side Ewan Lyttle and Jeff Dennis. Matt D’Angelo and Ryan Devereaux teamed up together in attack.
The Royals pretty much dominated proceedings from the outset and opened the scoring early through an excellent goal from Dimitri Koutras. Ryan Devereaux worked well initially to get the ball to Jeff Dennis, whose fine through ball freed Koutras on the right. Koutras cut into the penalty area and let go an unstoppable shot, which cannoned in off the far post.
On 15 minutes, Matt D’Angelo doubled the score, taking advantage of Alan Morgan’s pass to calmly beat the keeper and score from 20 yards.
The game had a pleasing ebb and flow to it with the Royals doing just enough to keep the home side at bay and create chances of their own.
In the second half, the Royals had a lot more pep about their game and on 49 minutes, Sylvain Clouthier made the score 3-0. Clouthier took an eternity before rounding the keeper, but his finish was clinical.
On 81 minutes, the Royals scored their fourth thanks to Dimitri Koutras. Koutras latched onto a pass from Boyle and smashed the ball through the legs of the onrushing keeper Bignal.
All in all, it was good performance from the Royals, who have now scored twelve goals in their last three games.
Man of the Match: 3 points – Kevin Sheehan, 2 points – Dimitri Koutras, 1 point – Alan Morgan
Statistics
Ottawa Royals
1-Frank Dicaria; 8-Frank Zegers, 11-Kevin Sheehan, 3-James MacMillan; 21-Dimitri Koutras (19-Ryan Devereaux, 55 mins), 18-Ewan Lyttle, 13-Jeff Dennis (17-Richard Boyle, 22 mins), 5-Alan Morgan, 4-Thierry Ntwari (13-Jeff Dennis, 36 mins); 19-Ryan Devereaux (14-Matt D’Angelo, 36 mins, 21-Dimitri Koutras 66 mins), 14-Matt D’Angelo (7-Sylvain Clouthier, 22 mins)
Yellow Cards: none
Goals: Dimitri Koutras (4, 86 mins), Matt D'Angelo (15 mins), Sylvain Clouthier (49 mins)
Lions de Hull
1-Marc Bugras; 2-Thomas Binye, 3-Martin Lambert, 17-Mohammed Diarra, 16-Henri-Joel Anniré, 16-Mohamed Haj, 12-Moise Momkouro, 4-Ismael Domibra, 15-Dona Selega, 11-Garba Sanda, 14-Sébastien Babineau, 13-Hésham Daher, 8-Hassan-Zarry Konate
Yellow Cards: none
Goals: none
Season Tally:
Goals: Devereaux, 16; D’Angelo, 12; Boyle 8; Clouthier, Koutras, J. Gutierrez, Kowlessar 5; MacMillan 4; Ntwari 3; Brooks, Cheney 1
Assists: Boyle, Brooks, 10; Deganutti, 5; , D’Angelo, Koutras, Kowlessar, Rochon 4; Clouthier, J. Gutierrez, 3; Dennis, Devereaux, Donnard, Ntwari, 2; Lyttle, Morgan 1
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