St. Anthony's game switched again
The Royals home game, originally scheduled for early July and then rescheduled for August 5, has once more been changed.
The current date for this fixture is Sunday, July 29, 2007 at MLA.
This may well change, but for the time being circle the date in your calendars.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Discipline Statistics
Cards Obtained
Capital United - Yellow: Roberto Gutierrez (1)
Gloucester Hornets - None
Internationals (Ontario Cup) - Yellow: Sylvain Clouthier (1)
Internationals - None
UNIDOS - Yellow: Roberto Gutierrez (2)
Hearts Azzurri (Ontario Cup) - Red: Jon Brooks (suspension 2nd game vs. St. Anthony's - served)
Lions de Hull - Yellow: Steve Kowlessar (1), Thierry Ntwari (1), Jeff Dennis (1)
Capital City Ambassadors (Ottawa Cup) - Yellow: Marc Labrom (1), Dom Rochon (1)
Limestone City (Ottawa Cup) - Yellow: Ryan Devereaux (1)
St. Anthony's: Yellow: Richard Boyle (1), Steve Kowlessar (2), Dom Rochon (2); Red: Jeff Dennis (probable three-match suspension)
St. Anthony's: Clouthier (2), Deganutti (1), J. Gutierrez (1), Labrom (2)
Please note, I have taken these from the official copies of the game sheets. Please advise me if you have received a card that is not shown here.
Capital United - Yellow: Roberto Gutierrez (1)
Gloucester Hornets - None
Internationals (Ontario Cup) - Yellow: Sylvain Clouthier (1)
Internationals - None
UNIDOS - Yellow: Roberto Gutierrez (2)
Hearts Azzurri (Ontario Cup) - Red: Jon Brooks (suspension 2nd game vs. St. Anthony's - served)
Lions de Hull - Yellow: Steve Kowlessar (1), Thierry Ntwari (1), Jeff Dennis (1)
Capital City Ambassadors (Ottawa Cup) - Yellow: Marc Labrom (1), Dom Rochon (1)
Limestone City (Ottawa Cup) - Yellow: Ryan Devereaux (1)
St. Anthony's: Yellow: Richard Boyle (1), Steve Kowlessar (2), Dom Rochon (2); Red: Jeff Dennis (probable three-match suspension)
St. Anthony's: Clouthier (2), Deganutti (1), J. Gutierrez (1), Labrom (2)
Please note, I have taken these from the official copies of the game sheets. Please advise me if you have received a card that is not shown here.
OCSL Results so far
Round 1, May 24
UNIDOS 0 - 2 Lions de Hull (default)
Capital United 2 -2 Royals
Rockers 2 - 2 St. Anthony's
Gloucester 2 - 3 Internationals
Round 2, May 31
Lions de Hull 2 - 1 Capital United
Round 2, June 7
UNIDOS 3 - 1 Capital United
Internationals 1 - 2 St. Anthony's
Gloucester 2 - 0 Royals
Round 3, June 14
Lions de Hull 1 - 1 Gloucester
Royals 5 - 2 Internationals
St. Anthony's 3 - 0 UNIDOS
Capital United 1 - 1 Rockers
Round 4, June 21
UNIDOS 2 - Royals 2
Hornets PP Rockers
St. Anthony's 13 - Lions de Hull 0
Internationals 0 - 0 Capital United
Round 5, June 28
Lions de Hull 0 - 0 Internationals
Royals PP St. Anthony's
Rockers 2 - 2 UNIDOS
Capital United 4 - 1 Gloucester
Round 6, July 5
UNIDOS 2 - 1 Gloucester
Royals 4 - 1 Lions de Hull
St. Anthony's 2 - 0 Capital United
Internationals 1 - 2 Rockers
Round 14 (advanced), July 15
Capital United 1 - 3 St. Anthony's
Round 7, July 19
St. Anthony's 2 - 1 Royals
Internationals 3 - 0 Lions de Hull
UNIDOS 2 - 1 Rockers
Gloucester Hornets 0 - 3 Capital United
Round 8, July 26
Ottawa Royals 6 - 2 UNIDOS de Hull
Capital United 2 - 0 Internationals
Lion de Hull o - 4 St. Anthony's
Rockers 2 - 2 Hornets
Round 5, July 29
Ottawa Royals 3 - 1 St. Anthony's
Round 9, August 2
Internationals 0 - 4 Ottawa Royals
Rockers 3 - 2 Capital United
Gloucester Hornets 3 - 2 Lions de Hull
UNIDOS 2 - 5 St. Anthony's
Round 10, August 9
Ottawa Royals 2 - 3 Gloucester Hornets
Lions de Hull 0 - 3 Rockers
St. Anthony's 4 - 1 Internationals
Capital United 2 - 1 UNIDOS
Round 11, August 16
Rockers 1 - 0 Ottawa Royals
UNIDOS 0 - 0 Internationals
Capital United 5 - 1 Lions de Hull
Gloucester Hornets 2 - 3 St. Anthony's
Round 12, August 23
Lions de Hull 0 - 3 UNIDOS
Ottawa Royals 4 - 0 Capital United
St. Anthony's 0 - 1 Rockers
Internationals PP Hornets
Round 13, August 30
Lions de Hull 0 - 4 Ottawa Royals
Rockers 1 - 1 Internationals
St. Anthony's 3 -1 Capital United (played 15 July)
Hornets - UNIDOS
Round 14
Ottawa Royals 2 - 0 Rockers
St. Anthony's - Hornets
Internationals - UNIDOS
Standings:
1) St. Anthony's P13 W10 L2 T1 F44 A14 Pts 31
2) Ottawa Royals P14 W8 L4 T2 F39 A18 Pts 26
3) Rockers P14 W7 L2 T5 F23 A17 Pts 26
4) Capital United P14 w5 L6 T3 F24 A23 Pts 18
5) Hull UNIDOS P12 W4 L5 T3 F19 A25 Pts 15
6) Internationals P12 W3 L6 T3 F14 A24 Pts 12
7) Gloucester Hornets P11 W3 L6 T2 F18 A24 Pts 11
8) Lions de Hull P14 W2 L11 T1 F10 A48 Pts 7
UNIDOS 0 - 2 Lions de Hull (default)
Capital United 2 -2 Royals
Rockers 2 - 2 St. Anthony's
Gloucester 2 - 3 Internationals
Round 2, May 31
Lions de Hull 2 - 1 Capital United
Round 2, June 7
UNIDOS 3 - 1 Capital United
Internationals 1 - 2 St. Anthony's
Gloucester 2 - 0 Royals
Round 3, June 14
Lions de Hull 1 - 1 Gloucester
Royals 5 - 2 Internationals
St. Anthony's 3 - 0 UNIDOS
Capital United 1 - 1 Rockers
Round 4, June 21
UNIDOS 2 - Royals 2
Hornets PP Rockers
St. Anthony's 13 - Lions de Hull 0
Internationals 0 - 0 Capital United
Round 5, June 28
Lions de Hull 0 - 0 Internationals
Royals PP St. Anthony's
Rockers 2 - 2 UNIDOS
Capital United 4 - 1 Gloucester
Round 6, July 5
UNIDOS 2 - 1 Gloucester
Royals 4 - 1 Lions de Hull
St. Anthony's 2 - 0 Capital United
Internationals 1 - 2 Rockers
Round 14 (advanced), July 15
Capital United 1 - 3 St. Anthony's
Round 7, July 19
St. Anthony's 2 - 1 Royals
Internationals 3 - 0 Lions de Hull
UNIDOS 2 - 1 Rockers
Gloucester Hornets 0 - 3 Capital United
Round 8, July 26
Ottawa Royals 6 - 2 UNIDOS de Hull
Capital United 2 - 0 Internationals
Lion de Hull o - 4 St. Anthony's
Rockers 2 - 2 Hornets
Round 5, July 29
Ottawa Royals 3 - 1 St. Anthony's
Round 9, August 2
Internationals 0 - 4 Ottawa Royals
Rockers 3 - 2 Capital United
Gloucester Hornets 3 - 2 Lions de Hull
UNIDOS 2 - 5 St. Anthony's
Round 10, August 9
Ottawa Royals 2 - 3 Gloucester Hornets
Lions de Hull 0 - 3 Rockers
St. Anthony's 4 - 1 Internationals
Capital United 2 - 1 UNIDOS
Round 11, August 16
Rockers 1 - 0 Ottawa Royals
UNIDOS 0 - 0 Internationals
Capital United 5 - 1 Lions de Hull
Gloucester Hornets 2 - 3 St. Anthony's
Round 12, August 23
Lions de Hull 0 - 3 UNIDOS
Ottawa Royals 4 - 0 Capital United
St. Anthony's 0 - 1 Rockers
Internationals PP Hornets
Round 13, August 30
Lions de Hull 0 - 4 Ottawa Royals
Rockers 1 - 1 Internationals
St. Anthony's 3 -1 Capital United (played 15 July)
Hornets - UNIDOS
Round 14
Ottawa Royals 2 - 0 Rockers
St. Anthony's - Hornets
Internationals - UNIDOS
Standings:
1) St. Anthony's P13 W10 L2 T1 F44 A14 Pts 31
2) Ottawa Royals P14 W8 L4 T2 F39 A18 Pts 26
3) Rockers P14 W7 L2 T5 F23 A17 Pts 26
4) Capital United P14 w5 L6 T3 F24 A23 Pts 18
5) Hull UNIDOS P12 W4 L5 T3 F19 A25 Pts 15
6) Internationals P12 W3 L6 T3 F14 A24 Pts 12
7) Gloucester Hornets P11 W3 L6 T2 F18 A24 Pts 11
8) Lions de Hull P14 W2 L11 T1 F10 A48 Pts 7
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Report: Capital City Ambassadors 3, Ottawa Royals 9
Royals not happy despite nine goal salvo
July 8, 2007
Ottawa Royals qualified for the third round of the Ottawa Cup with a comfortable 9-3 victory over Capital City Ambassadors at Pinecrest Park. Richard Boyle scored four, Dimitri Koutras three and Steve Kowlessar two.
The Royals started with Boyle and Koutras up front after the late withdrawal of Sylvain Cloutier for administrative reasons. With Greg Donnard on the right and Dan Deganutti on the left, and a central midfield trio of Rochon, Kowlessar and Marc Labrom, the Royals looked to play through the middle and release on the wings, protecting the back three of Marc Anthony Viscosi, James MacMillan and Frank Zegers and goalkeeper Tyler Wallace.
The Royals started very strongly and had created two clear-cut opportunities within three minutes. On 6 minutes, Deganutti played a good ball through to the forward-moving Dom Rochon, but his curled shot was saved well by goalkeeper Delon Young.
Two minutes later though, the away side opened the score through Dimitri Koutras. Richard Boyle played a ball into Kowlessar, who fed Koutras who neatly toepoked the ball past the stranded Young.
On 11 minutes, the Royals doubled their advantage and Koutras was again the scorer. Greg Donnard received the ball on the right wing and beat his man, getting to the bye-line and crossing into the box. Koutras had a relatively side-foot into the net.
Three minutes after that, Kowlessar made it 3-0, taking advantage of good work by Boyle to fire a shot in from 20 yards out. The ball took a wicked deflection and looped over the keeper into the back of the net.
On 21 minutes, Boyle made it 4-0, taking advantage of a Koutras pass into the box to beat the keeper one-on-one.
On 25 minutes, the Royals were awarded a penalty when Greg Donnard was pushed off the ball in the area. Kowlessar stepped up to send Young the wrong way and make it 5-0.
On 37 minutes, after a whole slew of Royals misses, Young produced a wonder save from a viciously struck Deganutti free kick, diving low to his right to palm the ball away for a corner. Bout one minute later, Boyle made it 6-0, once more combining well with Koutras to race into the box and slide the ball under the goalkeeper’s diving body.
On 42 minutes, the visitors had a goal wrongly disallowed. Donnard was free in the box but instead of shooting chose to pass the ball backwards to an unmarked Boyle. Boyle converted easily, but the referee’s assistant wrongly raised his flag.
Despite the warning, the Royals started the second half casually and on 48 minutes, Tyler Wallace was penalized for a foul in the box and gave away a penalty. Ahmed Emran comfortably converted to make the score 6-1. Wallace made up for it though on 52 minutes, when Emran rounded the defence and was through on goal. Wallace stood tall and prevented a goal with a fine reflex stop.
The Royals scored their seventh goal on 63 minutes with Dimitri Koutras bagging his first hattrick of the season after an excellent Jonathan Brooks cross. Two minutes later, the Ambassadors pulled back a second goal, following a superb free kick by Elias Chahine.
Still the Royals pressed forward, creating chance after chance. On 73 minutes, Richard Boyle finally scored his hattrick after some sterling work by Rochon in central midfield. Rochon fed Koutras just outside the area and the striker turned and fired in an excellent shot, which Young could only parry. Boyle was straight in to knock in the rebound.
Two minutes later, Boyle added the ninth and his own fourth, feeding off a Rochon pass down the middle.
Still the scoring was not finished, and on 78 minutes the CCA side scored its third of the evening, when a tame shot deceived Wallace and hit the back of the net.
Once again, the Royals contrived to give up avoidable goals and put themselves under pressure when the game is won. A combination of woeful defending and poor possession are at the root of this, with players remaining static and ball watching. The forwards, despite their nine goals today and four on Thursday, are also misfiring – and need to be much more clinical in their finishing. Nine goals is a great return, until you look at the number of shots and one-on-one situations that were not punished (17).
If the Royals work at keeping their shape and putting away their chances, they will improve and improve quickly. But until they do that, the overall feeling will ultimately be one of dissatisfaction. The Royals next face Limestone in the third round on July 15.
Man of the Match: 3 points – Richard Boyle, 2 points – Steve Kowlessar, 1 point – Dimitri Koutras
Richard Boyle’s four goals were sufficient for him to receive the man of the match award, but it was his second half link play that was the most impressive, feeding off Rochon and Kowlessar’s passes and distributing first time with ease.
Statistics
Ottawa Royals
1-Tyler Wallace; 5-Marc Anthony Viscosi, 3-James MacMillan (9-Dan Deganutti, 72), 24-Frank Zegers (6-Marc Labrom, 63); 19-Greg Donnard (16-Jonathan Brooks, 46), 11-Dom Rochon, 6-Marc Labrom (22-Ewan Lyttle, 46), 20-Steve Kowlessar, 9-Dan Deganutti (10-Alan Farant, 46); 17-Richard Boyle, 8-Dimitri Koutras (19-Greg Donnard, 80)
Yellow Cards: Marc Labrom, Dom Rochon
Goals: Richard Boyle 4 (21, 38, 73, 75 mins), Dimitri Koutras 3 (8, 11, 63 mins), Steve Kowlessar 2 (14, 25 mins)
Capital City Ambassadors
1-Delon Young; Ali Al-Hajari, Karar Al-Hajari, Ali Albadry, Ahmed Emran, Mustafa Falingo, Freddy Martinez, Michael Datson, Hassan Salman, Hassan Sharif, Abdellah Souaid, Mohammed Thabet, Elias Chahine, Faysal Ghazi, Abaidi Bounani
Goals: Emran 2, Chahine
Season Tally:
Goals: D’Angelo 11; Boyle 5; Kowlessar 4; Devereaux, Koutras 3, Clouthier, J. Gutierrez, Ntwari 2; Brooks 1
Assists: Brooks, Koutras, Rochon 4; Boyle, Deganutti 3; Donnard, J. Gutierrez, 2; D’Angelo, Dennis, Devereaux, Kowlessar 1
July 8, 2007
Ottawa Royals qualified for the third round of the Ottawa Cup with a comfortable 9-3 victory over Capital City Ambassadors at Pinecrest Park. Richard Boyle scored four, Dimitri Koutras three and Steve Kowlessar two.
The Royals started with Boyle and Koutras up front after the late withdrawal of Sylvain Cloutier for administrative reasons. With Greg Donnard on the right and Dan Deganutti on the left, and a central midfield trio of Rochon, Kowlessar and Marc Labrom, the Royals looked to play through the middle and release on the wings, protecting the back three of Marc Anthony Viscosi, James MacMillan and Frank Zegers and goalkeeper Tyler Wallace.
The Royals started very strongly and had created two clear-cut opportunities within three minutes. On 6 minutes, Deganutti played a good ball through to the forward-moving Dom Rochon, but his curled shot was saved well by goalkeeper Delon Young.
Two minutes later though, the away side opened the score through Dimitri Koutras. Richard Boyle played a ball into Kowlessar, who fed Koutras who neatly toepoked the ball past the stranded Young.
On 11 minutes, the Royals doubled their advantage and Koutras was again the scorer. Greg Donnard received the ball on the right wing and beat his man, getting to the bye-line and crossing into the box. Koutras had a relatively side-foot into the net.
Three minutes after that, Kowlessar made it 3-0, taking advantage of good work by Boyle to fire a shot in from 20 yards out. The ball took a wicked deflection and looped over the keeper into the back of the net.
On 21 minutes, Boyle made it 4-0, taking advantage of a Koutras pass into the box to beat the keeper one-on-one.
On 25 minutes, the Royals were awarded a penalty when Greg Donnard was pushed off the ball in the area. Kowlessar stepped up to send Young the wrong way and make it 5-0.
On 37 minutes, after a whole slew of Royals misses, Young produced a wonder save from a viciously struck Deganutti free kick, diving low to his right to palm the ball away for a corner. Bout one minute later, Boyle made it 6-0, once more combining well with Koutras to race into the box and slide the ball under the goalkeeper’s diving body.
On 42 minutes, the visitors had a goal wrongly disallowed. Donnard was free in the box but instead of shooting chose to pass the ball backwards to an unmarked Boyle. Boyle converted easily, but the referee’s assistant wrongly raised his flag.
Despite the warning, the Royals started the second half casually and on 48 minutes, Tyler Wallace was penalized for a foul in the box and gave away a penalty. Ahmed Emran comfortably converted to make the score 6-1. Wallace made up for it though on 52 minutes, when Emran rounded the defence and was through on goal. Wallace stood tall and prevented a goal with a fine reflex stop.
The Royals scored their seventh goal on 63 minutes with Dimitri Koutras bagging his first hattrick of the season after an excellent Jonathan Brooks cross. Two minutes later, the Ambassadors pulled back a second goal, following a superb free kick by Elias Chahine.
Still the Royals pressed forward, creating chance after chance. On 73 minutes, Richard Boyle finally scored his hattrick after some sterling work by Rochon in central midfield. Rochon fed Koutras just outside the area and the striker turned and fired in an excellent shot, which Young could only parry. Boyle was straight in to knock in the rebound.
Two minutes later, Boyle added the ninth and his own fourth, feeding off a Rochon pass down the middle.
Still the scoring was not finished, and on 78 minutes the CCA side scored its third of the evening, when a tame shot deceived Wallace and hit the back of the net.
Once again, the Royals contrived to give up avoidable goals and put themselves under pressure when the game is won. A combination of woeful defending and poor possession are at the root of this, with players remaining static and ball watching. The forwards, despite their nine goals today and four on Thursday, are also misfiring – and need to be much more clinical in their finishing. Nine goals is a great return, until you look at the number of shots and one-on-one situations that were not punished (17).
If the Royals work at keeping their shape and putting away their chances, they will improve and improve quickly. But until they do that, the overall feeling will ultimately be one of dissatisfaction. The Royals next face Limestone in the third round on July 15.
Man of the Match: 3 points – Richard Boyle, 2 points – Steve Kowlessar, 1 point – Dimitri Koutras
Richard Boyle’s four goals were sufficient for him to receive the man of the match award, but it was his second half link play that was the most impressive, feeding off Rochon and Kowlessar’s passes and distributing first time with ease.
Statistics
Ottawa Royals
1-Tyler Wallace; 5-Marc Anthony Viscosi, 3-James MacMillan (9-Dan Deganutti, 72), 24-Frank Zegers (6-Marc Labrom, 63); 19-Greg Donnard (16-Jonathan Brooks, 46), 11-Dom Rochon, 6-Marc Labrom (22-Ewan Lyttle, 46), 20-Steve Kowlessar, 9-Dan Deganutti (10-Alan Farant, 46); 17-Richard Boyle, 8-Dimitri Koutras (19-Greg Donnard, 80)
Yellow Cards: Marc Labrom, Dom Rochon
Goals: Richard Boyle 4 (21, 38, 73, 75 mins), Dimitri Koutras 3 (8, 11, 63 mins), Steve Kowlessar 2 (14, 25 mins)
Capital City Ambassadors
1-Delon Young; Ali Al-Hajari, Karar Al-Hajari, Ali Albadry, Ahmed Emran, Mustafa Falingo, Freddy Martinez, Michael Datson, Hassan Salman, Hassan Sharif, Abdellah Souaid, Mohammed Thabet, Elias Chahine, Faysal Ghazi, Abaidi Bounani
Goals: Emran 2, Chahine
Season Tally:
Goals: D’Angelo 11; Boyle 5; Kowlessar 4; Devereaux, Koutras 3, Clouthier, J. Gutierrez, Ntwari 2; Brooks 1
Assists: Brooks, Koutras, Rochon 4; Boyle, Deganutti 3; Donnard, J. Gutierrez, 2; D’Angelo, Dennis, Devereaux, Kowlessar 1
Friday, July 6, 2007
Report: Ottawa Royals 4, Lions de Hull 1
Royals win comfortably in second home match of season
July 5, 2007
Ottawa Royals scored four and missed a host of chances as they beat the Lions de Hull comfortably at MLA.
Steve Kowlessar opened the scoring with a penalty, Ryan Devereaux scored two and Thierry Ntwari added a fourth in a disjointed, if one-sided match.
The Royals opened strongly and on 52 seconds, debutant Dimitri Koutras was scythed down in the penalty area by Tahl. Steve Kowlessar stepped up to send the keeper the wrong way from the spot and open the score for the home side.
The Royals then proceeded to carve open the second place team at every possible juncture, combining well outside the area and setting up numerous chances in the box.
After several more missed opportunities, the Royals doubled their score on 9 minutes, when Koutras fed Devereaux to hit the bottom left hand side of the net with a powerful drive.
On 12 minutes, the Royals were 3-0 up. Donnard combined well with Devereaux and sent the striker free into the box. Devereaux chose the near post option and beat the despairing Biglas all ends up.
The Royals continued to create numerous opportunities, but were unable to put them away. A combination of profligate finishing, lack of confidence, solid last-ditch defensive work and good goalkeeping prevented them from adding to the score by the end of the half.
However, the Royals missed six one-on-one chances with Biglas in the first half alone – and such profligacy is a huge cause for concern. Strikers – and to a lesser extent midfielders – need to take advantage of golden opportunities when they are presented. Not all defences are as generous as the Lions de Hull’s was in the first half!
Coach Michael Adams made a number of changes at half time in an attempt to strengthen the home side’s shape, which had become seriously disjointed toward the end of the first period. On 64 minutes, two of the substitutes combined when Jonathan Brooks provided an excellent cross for Thierry Ntwari. The diminutive striker coolly side footed the ball over the advancing Biglas to give the home team a 4-0 lead.
The Royals then lost shape a little more but maintained their energy and work ethic. On 72 minutes, Sekger pulled a goal back for the visitors who, despite a much better performance in the second half, never really got any closer to achieving a result.
Man of the Match: 3 points – Dimitri Koutras, 2 points – Dom Rochon, 1 point – Ryan Devereaux
Dimitri Koutras did well to take advantage of his first start in a Royals shirt, earning the home team an early penalty and grabbing an assist on the second goal. With more confidence in front of goal, Koutras could have bagged a couple himself, but this was a hugely encouraging return for the striker.
Statistics
Ottawa Royals
1-Tyler Wallace (1-Frank Dicaria, 63); 25-Roberto Gutierrez, 3-James MacMillan, 6-Marc Labrom (5-Marc Anthony Viscosi, 46); 19-Greg Donnard (16-Jonathan Brooks, 46), 22-Ewan Lyttle (12-Jorge Gutierrez, 33), 14-Dom Rochon, 20-Steve Kowlessar (2-Alan Morgan, 67), 24-Richard Boyle (9-Dan Deganutti, 46); 8-Dimitri Koutras (4-Thierry Ntwari, 46), 23-Ryan Devereaux (13-Jeff Dennis, 46)
Yellow Cards: Steve Kowlessar, Thierry Ntwari, Jeff Dennis
Goals: Devereaux 2 (9 mins, 12 mins), Kowlessar 1 (penalty – 2 mins), Ntwari 1 (64 mins)
Lions de Hull:
1-Marc Biglas, 14-Sebastien Babineau, 16-Hersham Daher, 10-Reginald Demosthenes, 18-Diarla Mohamed, 7-Joel Goachidea, 6-Mohamed Haj, 9-Ibula Iyel, 13-Florent Kangni, 2-martin Lambert, 4-Oulech Tahl, 15-Dona Sekger, 11-Gilba Sanda, 17-Manin Amin
Goal: Dona Sekger 1 (72 mins)
Season Tally:
Goals: D’Angelo 11; Devereaux, Kowlessar 3, Clouthier, J. Gutierrez, Ntwari 2; Boyle, Brooks 1
Assists: Brooks, Deganutti 3; J. Gutierrez, Rochon 2; Boyle, D’Angelo, Dennis, Devereaux, Donnard, Koutras 1
July 5, 2007
Ottawa Royals scored four and missed a host of chances as they beat the Lions de Hull comfortably at MLA.
Steve Kowlessar opened the scoring with a penalty, Ryan Devereaux scored two and Thierry Ntwari added a fourth in a disjointed, if one-sided match.
The Royals opened strongly and on 52 seconds, debutant Dimitri Koutras was scythed down in the penalty area by Tahl. Steve Kowlessar stepped up to send the keeper the wrong way from the spot and open the score for the home side.
The Royals then proceeded to carve open the second place team at every possible juncture, combining well outside the area and setting up numerous chances in the box.
After several more missed opportunities, the Royals doubled their score on 9 minutes, when Koutras fed Devereaux to hit the bottom left hand side of the net with a powerful drive.
On 12 minutes, the Royals were 3-0 up. Donnard combined well with Devereaux and sent the striker free into the box. Devereaux chose the near post option and beat the despairing Biglas all ends up.
The Royals continued to create numerous opportunities, but were unable to put them away. A combination of profligate finishing, lack of confidence, solid last-ditch defensive work and good goalkeeping prevented them from adding to the score by the end of the half.
However, the Royals missed six one-on-one chances with Biglas in the first half alone – and such profligacy is a huge cause for concern. Strikers – and to a lesser extent midfielders – need to take advantage of golden opportunities when they are presented. Not all defences are as generous as the Lions de Hull’s was in the first half!
Coach Michael Adams made a number of changes at half time in an attempt to strengthen the home side’s shape, which had become seriously disjointed toward the end of the first period. On 64 minutes, two of the substitutes combined when Jonathan Brooks provided an excellent cross for Thierry Ntwari. The diminutive striker coolly side footed the ball over the advancing Biglas to give the home team a 4-0 lead.
The Royals then lost shape a little more but maintained their energy and work ethic. On 72 minutes, Sekger pulled a goal back for the visitors who, despite a much better performance in the second half, never really got any closer to achieving a result.
Man of the Match: 3 points – Dimitri Koutras, 2 points – Dom Rochon, 1 point – Ryan Devereaux
Dimitri Koutras did well to take advantage of his first start in a Royals shirt, earning the home team an early penalty and grabbing an assist on the second goal. With more confidence in front of goal, Koutras could have bagged a couple himself, but this was a hugely encouraging return for the striker.
Statistics
Ottawa Royals
1-Tyler Wallace (1-Frank Dicaria, 63); 25-Roberto Gutierrez, 3-James MacMillan, 6-Marc Labrom (5-Marc Anthony Viscosi, 46); 19-Greg Donnard (16-Jonathan Brooks, 46), 22-Ewan Lyttle (12-Jorge Gutierrez, 33), 14-Dom Rochon, 20-Steve Kowlessar (2-Alan Morgan, 67), 24-Richard Boyle (9-Dan Deganutti, 46); 8-Dimitri Koutras (4-Thierry Ntwari, 46), 23-Ryan Devereaux (13-Jeff Dennis, 46)
Yellow Cards: Steve Kowlessar, Thierry Ntwari, Jeff Dennis
Goals: Devereaux 2 (9 mins, 12 mins), Kowlessar 1 (penalty – 2 mins), Ntwari 1 (64 mins)
Lions de Hull:
1-Marc Biglas, 14-Sebastien Babineau, 16-Hersham Daher, 10-Reginald Demosthenes, 18-Diarla Mohamed, 7-Joel Goachidea, 6-Mohamed Haj, 9-Ibula Iyel, 13-Florent Kangni, 2-martin Lambert, 4-Oulech Tahl, 15-Dona Sekger, 11-Gilba Sanda, 17-Manin Amin
Goal: Dona Sekger 1 (72 mins)
Season Tally:
Goals: D’Angelo 11; Devereaux, Kowlessar 3, Clouthier, J. Gutierrez, Ntwari 2; Boyle, Brooks 1
Assists: Brooks, Deganutti 3; J. Gutierrez, Rochon 2; Boyle, D’Angelo, Dennis, Devereaux, Donnard, Koutras 1
Monday, July 2, 2007
2007 Season Schedule
16 April: Red Star (a) Friendly -- W 6-1
18 April: Ottawa Internationals (a) Friendly -- W 2-1
28 April: Outrement (a) Friendly -- L 1-2
6 May: Ottawa Fury (a) Friendly -- W 2-0
14 May: Royals Ukrainia (n) Friendly -- D 1-1
15 May: Lynwood Centennials (a) Friendly -- W 7-1
18 May: Ottawa Fury (a) Friendly -- W 1-0
24 May: Capital United (a) OCSL Round 1 -- D 2-2
26 May: Pony's XI (n) Testimonial -- W 10-5
7 June: Gloucester Hornets (a) OCSL Round 2 -- L 0-2
10 June: Ottawa Internationals (a) Ontario Cup Round 1 -- W 7-0
14 June: Ottawa Internationals (h) OCSL Round 3 -- W 5-2
21 June: Hull UNIDOS (a) OCSL Round 4 -- D 2-2
24 June: North York Hearts Azzurri (a) Ontario Cup Round 2 -- L 3-3* (4-5 on penalty kicks)
28 June: St. Anthony's (h) OCSL Round 5 - PP
5 July: Lions de Hull (h) OCSL Round 6 -- W 4-1
8 July: Capital City Ambassadors (a) Ottawa Cup Round 2 -- W 9-3
15 July: Limestone City (a) Ottawa Cup Round 3 -- W 3-0
19 July: St. Anthony's (a) OCSL Round 7 -- L 1-2
26 July: Hull UNIDOS (h) OCSL Round 8 -- W 6-2
29 July: St. Anthony's (h) OCSL Round 5 (4 p.m. kick off) -- W 3-1
2 August: Ottawa Internationals (a) OCSL Round 9 -- W 4-0
9 August: Gloucester Hornets (h) OCSL Round 10 -- L 2-3
16 August: Rockers (a) OCSL Round 11 -- L 0-1
19 August: Nepean Hotspurs (n) Ottawa Cup Final -- W 4-3
23 August: Capital United (h) OCSL Round 12 -- W 4-0
30 August: Lions de Hull (a) OCSL Round 13 -- W 4-0
6 September: Rockers (h) OCSL Round 14 -- W 2-0
ROYALS WIN OTTAWA CUP AND FINISH IN SECOND PLACE IN THE OCSL PREMIER DIVISION
18 April: Ottawa Internationals (a) Friendly -- W 2-1
28 April: Outrement (a) Friendly -- L 1-2
6 May: Ottawa Fury (a) Friendly -- W 2-0
14 May: Royals Ukrainia (n) Friendly -- D 1-1
15 May: Lynwood Centennials (a) Friendly -- W 7-1
18 May: Ottawa Fury (a) Friendly -- W 1-0
24 May: Capital United (a) OCSL Round 1 -- D 2-2
26 May: Pony's XI (n) Testimonial -- W 10-5
7 June: Gloucester Hornets (a) OCSL Round 2 -- L 0-2
10 June: Ottawa Internationals (a) Ontario Cup Round 1 -- W 7-0
14 June: Ottawa Internationals (h) OCSL Round 3 -- W 5-2
21 June: Hull UNIDOS (a) OCSL Round 4 -- D 2-2
24 June: North York Hearts Azzurri (a) Ontario Cup Round 2 -- L 3-3* (4-5 on penalty kicks)
28 June: St. Anthony's (h) OCSL Round 5 - PP
5 July: Lions de Hull (h) OCSL Round 6 -- W 4-1
8 July: Capital City Ambassadors (a) Ottawa Cup Round 2 -- W 9-3
15 July: Limestone City (a) Ottawa Cup Round 3 -- W 3-0
19 July: St. Anthony's (a) OCSL Round 7 -- L 1-2
26 July: Hull UNIDOS (h) OCSL Round 8 -- W 6-2
29 July: St. Anthony's (h) OCSL Round 5 (4 p.m. kick off) -- W 3-1
2 August: Ottawa Internationals (a) OCSL Round 9 -- W 4-0
9 August: Gloucester Hornets (h) OCSL Round 10 -- L 2-3
16 August: Rockers (a) OCSL Round 11 -- L 0-1
19 August: Nepean Hotspurs (n) Ottawa Cup Final -- W 4-3
23 August: Capital United (h) OCSL Round 12 -- W 4-0
30 August: Lions de Hull (a) OCSL Round 13 -- W 4-0
6 September: Rockers (h) OCSL Round 14 -- W 2-0
ROYALS WIN OTTAWA CUP AND FINISH IN SECOND PLACE IN THE OCSL PREMIER DIVISION
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Training, Monday July 2
Ottawa Royals MP will train Monday, July 2, at Brookfield HS. Training will start at 5.45 and end at 7.30. Everyone is expected to attend.
Because of the U-20 World Cup, there will be no training on Tuesday.
There is a game on Thursday against Lions de Hull at MLA Leitrim (6.30 pm) and a further game on Sunday, July 8, at 6 p.m. in the Ottawa Cup. This takes place at Pinecrest.
This means there will be no training until Tuesday, July 10, after this session. Hence the importance of being there.
Because of the U-20 World Cup, there will be no training on Tuesday.
There is a game on Thursday against Lions de Hull at MLA Leitrim (6.30 pm) and a further game on Sunday, July 8, at 6 p.m. in the Ottawa Cup. This takes place at Pinecrest.
This means there will be no training until Tuesday, July 10, after this session. Hence the importance of being there.
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