MATCHDAY 12 Roster Presented By

MATCHDAY 12 Roster presented by 0 Chester Ashby 1 Jared Maloney 2 Abi Madaraka 3 Sundin Esperance 4 Ivica Sunjka 5 Luke Rankin 6 Chris Simm 7 Darren Gertiesingh 8 Adam Boafo 10 Rahim Thorpe 11 Nick Proctor 12 Jamie Scott 13 Nicola Russo 14 Navid Rahman 15 Luca Pacheco 19 Jordan Prescod 20 Moses Toe Panther’s vs Windsor TFC by Dan Smeenk August 9th - It’s now crunch time for League1 Ontario soccer teams as the teams approach the playoffs, but these last two weeks may mean more to the North Mississauga men’s Panthers than any other team in the league. Six teams, three spots, two more games for the Panthers at home to The Panthers are coming off a big win against Darby F.C. on the road clinch. in Whitby last week. The win gives them a three-point advantage This week, they play Windsor TFC. They aren’t one of the teams in over Darby, who they were tied for in points this year, being in contention for the playoffs, being in 13th place out of 17 teams in eighth place at 17 (the top eight teams make the playoffs). The win League1. What they can gain is pride. puts them in sole possession of seventh place, with 20 points and a record of 6-5-2 going into this week. A team in that position can be dangerous, as they both have nothing to lose and can be underestimated by their opponent. Coach Balta But there are plenty of other teams waiting in the wings. The knows this and has absolutely tried to keep his team composed after Woodbridge Strikers, who beat the Panthers at home three weeks a big road win last week. ago, are one point behind the Panthers in the standings in eighth place. Tied in points with Woodbridge, but sitting just outside the “We’ve been training very hard this week,” said Balta. “Both training playoffs, is F.C. London. sessions were physically demanding. They were upbeat. … My comment to the players at the beginning of the week was ‘we Then there’s Darby themselves, who are still mathematically in haven’t made the playoffs’ yet … we have to strive to constantly get contention, as is ProStars F.C. Along with sixth place Aurora F.C., who better.” at 21 points is still vulnerable, and you have a dog fight. Like the Panthers, who have had 12 different goal scorers, this year, Windsor TFC tends to score by committee. The team’s 11 goals this year are spread over eight players, with no individual players having more than three (courtesy Leonardo Ferreira DaSilva). There isn’t a player on Windsor that their opponents can afford to ignore. But the Panthers also know that with 28 goals scored against Windsor TFC (3W, 8L, 1D, 10 points, 13th Place) Windsor this year, there is an opportunity to put hard pressure in the July 19, 2019 offensive zone, which Balta has been emphasizing all year. Korede Adepitan “We’re going to have to go after them,” said Balta. “So, our ability to Jonathan Agapito create chances and be good on the ball is going to be very important. Kyle Buren They’ve been close in a few games and in this league, anyone can beat anyone.” Julian Cekaj Xhoeljan Cekaj Nathaniel Clemmings Ard Dieker Paul Dimeo Brogan Engbers Kaneen Fells Leonardo Fereirre Dasilva Adam Filipovski Adesina Gbadebo Theo Hirst Juan Jaramillo Olivier Love Christian Mayorga Connor Mcleod Cameron McNeil Alex Mendoca Daniel Mendonca Men’s Home Matches League1 Ontario Men’s Coaching Staff st rd Aleks Balta – Head Coach, 1 year Friday, May 3 vs Unionville Milliken 1-1 Cormac Cleary – Assistant Coach, 1st year nd th Patrick Guirguis – Assistant Coach, 2 year Friday, June 14 vs Durham United FA, 3-2 Justin Silveira – Goalkeeper Coach, 1st year Christopher Keem – General Manager – 1st year Friday, June 21 vs Oakville Blue Devils, 1-2 Ryan Flammini – Game Day Ops – 3rd year th Friday, June 28 vs Vaughan Azzurri, 0-1 North Mississauga SC Board of Directors Joe Alves, President Friday, July 19th vs Woodbridge, 1-2 Marina Johnson, Vice President Matthew Trudgill, Secretary Friday, August 9th vs TFC Windsor, 7:45pm Rob Siconolfi, Treasurer Claude Armstrong, Director Competitive Friday, August 16th vs Sigma, 7:45pm Sandro Cosentino, Director Development Shandelle Randall, Director at Large Patrick Guirguis, Director at Large Staff Kelly Langton-Trott, Registrar Arielle McCarthy, Recreational Programs Ryan Flammini, Volunteer & High Performance Christopher Keem Business Operations Mgr Jhon Ardila, Technical Head Coach Cormac Cleary, Recreational Head Coach Jordan Cardinale, Technical Assistant .

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