The Dragons came close to drawing towards the end of the first, but a flurry of quick succession goals from the outside by Gary, Jean Francois and Gino were enough to settle the pace of game. Playmakers Bobby and Jose had the midfield locked up pretty tight and were the key factors in many of the night goals. Solid goal keeping from Owen also ensured that Luciano Palladini, on loan from the Red Devils, was held down to only 2 goals. An aggressive defense for Gary and Hector, kept the rest of the Dragons striker at bay. Steve’s support up the field was also a key factor in opening up the oppositions defense.

Michel Bassil also made the score sheet for the fifth time this year bringing him within a goal of fellow striker and Kinatex boss Marty Bellemare.

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The 2010 Rovers

Scoring his first goal in two years, including two summer seasons and not counting own goals, Jean Francois Fortier insured a Rovers win over the Predators and a playoff berth. The Rovers played an inspired game, passing the ball well and maintaining possession for most of the game. Owen Branigan made some huge saves, including a diving save where he appeared to Superman punch the ball past the attacking forward and back to Krypton. Jeff Ayoub and Gino Valentini scored the two other goals, both excellent goals in their on right as we have to come to expect. Midfielders: Bobby, Marty and Jose were excellent play makers throughout the game keeping the ball from the opposition for most the night. Gary, Steve, Hector locked up the defense for most of the game as the Predators where kept to only a hand full of shots. The two that did make is past Owen were scored by Predators Captain Jasmin Gostevcic. Not to leave anyone out, Michel also looked real pretty for his girlfriend who was in the stands. We also hear she is a better soccer player then him. (Just Saying)

The big news of the night is that the Rovers have made it to the playoffs and we can now expect the bench to full until the end of the season.

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WELL DONE ROVERS!

The Rovers continue to struggle to score points in their 2009 rebuilding campaign. After fielding exactly 11 men for the game, they manage to stave off the Selects offense through the first half with some good passing through the midfield and some exciting saves from rookie keeper Jean Francois Fortier. Tony Bufo netted the only goal for the Rovers before the Selects managed to coordinate their attack as well as benefit from a few on-side calls. Other notable mentions for the match: Bobby Piazza, Enzo Cerif, Juan Mendoza and Jean Marrier. The very fact that the whole team  played  the entire duration of the match in less than favorable conditions also has to be mentioned.

The Iron-Side Rovers struggled through the second half as fatigue set into the team. Veteran Rover call up: Enzo Cefis had to retire due to a recurring hamstring injury. The lack of subs meant the team finished the game with 10 men despite a clean card sheet.

The Selects goals were scored by Christian Theirren (14), Andre Tremblay (19) 2 goals, Javier Hoyos (17) 2 goals. Tremblay and Hoyos also picked up yellow cards. Tony Bufo scored the Rover lone goal.

Beer Duties for Sunday The 9th of August: Peter Mueggler
Friday The 14th of August: Hector Alcorta

The benches were almost full and they held off the new Azzurri coloured Olympics for a good part of the first half, before Rovers newcomer Peter Mueggler was controversially sent off. However the Olympics applied a lot of pressure the 10 Rovers and finally took the game 3-1.

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