Final Report of the Match Between Forge fc 2 vs York United FC 0 ⚽
Tim Hortons Field. September 28,2024
4.00pm
Lineups
Forge FC: Koleilat; Cissé (Duncan 28′), Achinioti-Jönsson, Metusala, Parra (Owolabi-Belewu 89′); Jensen, Hojabrpour, Bekker (Schiavoni 89′); Choinière (Klonaridis 75′), Hamilton (Ampomah 46′), Badibanga
York United FC: Vincensini; Córdova, Baldisimo, Adekugbe, Kibato; Esprit (Pareja 80′), Babouli (Márquez 45′), Martínez, Giraldo (Voytsekhovskyy 80′), Jimoh; Wright (López 89′)
Goals
52′ — Noah Jensen (Forge FC)
86′ — Nana Ampomah (Forge FC)
Discipline
14′ — Yellow: Elijah Adekugbe (York United)
19′ — Yellow: Garven Metusala (Forge FC)
41′ — Yellow: Tomas Giraldo (York United)
44′ — Yellow: Malcolm Duncan (Forge FC)
90+1′ — Yellow: Juan Córdova (York United)
Forge FC maintains its lead in first place in the Canadian Premier League on Saturday, defeating York United FC. A rival of the 905 Derby, 2-0 at Tim Hortons Field on a rainy afternoon in Hamilton. There were some surprises when the team chips for this match arrived, especially from the York UnitedFC side. Coach Benjamín Mora made six changes to his team from the previous match, placing natural midfielders Elijah Adekugbe and Matthew Baldisimo at center back, giving Kembo Kibato his first start for the club at left back and giving Trivine Esprit his first start of the year. on the right wing. Forge FC’s most significant change, meanwhile, was that Noah Jensen started in place of the injured Tristan Borges, while Jordan Hamilton returned to the top. The first 25 minutes were uneventful and neither team gained much offensive momentum, although York United FC had an advantage in possession as they felt comfortable with a new-look lineup. Forge FC were dealt a heavy blow just before the half hour mark, when Elimane Cissé went down with what looked like an ankle injury just outside his own area . Forge FC coach Bobby Smyrniotis was forced to leave the bench early, bringing on Malcolm Duncan to replace the Senegalese international. However, the rest of the half passed quite a bitquietly; Both teams had a couple of decent chances, including a shot by Kyle Bekker that stung the palms of Thomas Vincensini. However, the most notable battles were physical challenges, with a handful of yellow cards handed out and both teams going into half-time scoreless. Each team made one change at half-time: York United Fc replaced Mo Babouli, who appeared to be suffering a back injury in the first half, and Santiago Márquez replaced him. Meanwhile, Forge FC made one change up front as Nana Ampomah replaced Jordan Hamilton. Early in the second half, York came close to opening the scoring when Shola Jimoh burst into the area from the left side, but his shot hit the crossbar. bottom of the crossbar and returned to safety. Moments later, it was Forge who broke the deadlock. Bekker brought the ball down in the attacking third and stepped forward, stopping Martínez from entering the area and making a pass along the ground towards the goal. Jensen got to the back post just in time to smash it into an open goal from a difficult angle, scoring his fifth goal of the year, including one in back-to-back games after scoring last week in Vancouver. When the rain started pouring down in Hamilton , York pushed for an equalizer but found it difficult to break through the Forge defence. The Hammers were bolstered by a club debut in the 75th minute, when Greek-Belgian striker Victor Klonaridis entered the match for the first time since which he signed two weeks ago. Klonaridis managed to make a fairly quick impact in his first appearance, as he made a good run to the end of a through ball from Alex Achinioti-Jönsson. The Forge newcomer only took one good touch before sending a ball to Nana Ampomah, who calmly finished to double the hosts’ lead. After that, the match had a comfortable ending for Forge FC, who improved their lead in the top of the table eight points ahead of the other games of the weekend. The Hammers have collected 34 points in home games this year, setting a club record with 11 league wins at Tim Hortons Field in 2024. Next game Forge FC will face Vancouver FC. Remember to follow us on our Frequency5fm website Rights reserved by Maria Ocampo
