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Post-Season Indoor September 29th View Full Story
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MMSL 2015 Match #18 September 21st View Full Story
MMSL Game #18 was a rematch for Juve against the Hanover Kickers. In their last meeting Hanover tied Juve but Hanover almost won outright in the last few minutes of the game. Juve was looking for some redemption for that game and some of their recent losses.
The game started with Juve setting the tone for what would be the vast majority of the game: stay in Hanover’s end. Despite forcing that pressure on Hanover, it was still a little while before Juve managed to get the first goal. Once they did however, they were flying. The second goal came not too long afterwards and was followed by a raft of near misses. Juve dominated play for the entire first half.
In the second half Juve were assisted by guest Striker Jordan Bruenig and kept up the pressure on Hanover. This resulted in yet another goal, the drawing of a penalty kick and finally, one more goal.
The final score was 4-0 for Juve. While not back in championship form just yet, the team is certainly heading in the right direction.
MMSL 2015 Match #18 September 21st
MMSL Game #18 was a rematch for Juve against the Hanover Kickers. In their last meeting Hanover tied Juve but Hanover almost won outright in the last few minutes of the game. Juve was looking for some redemption for that game and some of their recent losses.
The game started with Juve setting the tone for what would be the vast majority of the game: stay in Hanover’s end. Despite forcing that pressure on Hanover, it was still a little while before Juve managed to get the first goal. Once they did however, they were flying. The second goal came not too long afterwards and was followed by a raft of near misses. Juve dominated play for the entire first half.
In the second half Juve were assisted by guest Striker Jordan Bruenig and kept up the pressure on Hanover. This resulted in yet another goal, the drawing of a penalty kick and finally, one more goal.
The final score was 4-0 for Juve. While not back in championship form just yet, the team is certainly heading in the right direction.
MMSL 2015 Match #15 September 2nd View Full Story
MMSL Game #15 featured Winnipeg Juventus against Germania. Juventus was joined by some excellent guest players, Anotoli, Will and Imani to help out with the Germania challenge.
Juventus set the tone with a relatively early goal that started off the lead they kept for most all of the game. They couldn’t keep Germania completely at bay though, and Germania tied up the game just before the end of the first half.
In the second half Juve put together a lot of scoring chances including one that panned out giving Juve the lead again early on. Juve continued to press, but late in the game a critical Juve error gave Germania a goal opportunity that enabled them to tie the game up again.
The game ended with a tie 2-2, as Juve struggles to find its championship form before heading to Nationals in October.
MMSL 2015 Match #15 September 2nd
MMSL Game #15 featured Winnipeg Juventus against Germania. Juventus was joined by some excellent guest players, Anotoli, Will and Imani to help out with the Germania challenge.
Juventus set the tone with a relatively early goal that started off the lead they kept for most all of the game. They couldn’t keep Germania completely at bay though, and Germania tied up the game just before the end of the first half.
In the second half Juve put together a lot of scoring chances including one that panned out giving Juve the lead again early on. Juve continued to press, but late in the game a critical Juve error gave Germania a goal opportunity that enabled them to tie the game up again.
The game ended with a tie 2-2, as Juve struggles to find its championship form before heading to Nationals in October.
Top Story MMSL Game 11 2015 vs NKMB win 1 0 View Full Story
This MMSL match featured Winnipeg Juventus against the NKMB Saints. The Saints have been experiencing some bad luck in recent games and Juventus was short-staffed on this night as a majority of the team players had returned to their University programs.
The match started with Juventus controlling the play until NKMB started to gather some rhythm. Juve created a few scoring opportunities in the first half, but was unable to finish. Eventually, Juve managed to spring free a guest Striker Jordan Bruenig who was able to fend off a defender with one arm while gathering enough focus to rifle a rocket off the inside of the post and into the net which got Juve on the scoreboard.
The second half saw NKMB put together a number of quality chances as they caught Juve pressing forward and losing possession several times. But the Saints scoring misfortune continued and they were unable to get a goal on this night.
In the end Jordan Bruenig’s lone goal ended up being the game winner! Juventus wins the match 1-0 with the help of guest Striker – Jordan Bruenig; Goal Keeper – Brett Preun; and attacking forward Chris Szukiewicz.
Top Story MMSL Game 11 2015 vs NKMB win 1 0
This MMSL match featured Winnipeg Juventus against the NKMB Saints. The Saints have been experiencing some bad luck in recent games and Juventus was short-staffed on this night as a majority of the team players had returned to their University programs.
The match started with Juventus controlling the play until NKMB started to gather some rhythm. Juve created a few scoring opportunities in the first half, but was unable to finish. Eventually, Juve managed to spring free a guest Striker Jordan Bruenig who was able to fend off a defender with one arm while gathering enough focus to rifle a rocket off the inside of the post and into the net which got Juve on the scoreboard.
The second half saw NKMB put together a number of quality chances as they caught Juve pressing forward and losing possession several times. But the Saints scoring misfortune continued and they were unable to get a goal on this night.
In the end Jordan Bruenig’s lone goal ended up being the game winner! Juventus wins the match 1-0 with the help of guest Striker – Jordan Bruenig; Goal Keeper – Brett Preun; and attacking forward Chris Szukiewicz.
MMSL 2015 Match #10 July 30th View Full Story
Juve played its 10th MMSL game and its first match after winning the MSA Cup against WSA. WSA has been struggling at the bottom of table this season and Juventus was absent a few key players for this game. Juve’s performance was disappointing througout much of the match, but there were still a few entertaining moments. Troy Lydiate scored a pair of highlight-reel goals which turned out to be all that was needed to win the match on this day.
Two interesting players to watch were the two 15 year old youth guests. Zach Kirouac played an awesome role as a guest goal keeper where he made a few huge saves and showed capabilities well beyond his age. The other 15 year old guest, Anatoli Leveille played the entire second half and immediately made his presence known as he took a couple of shots that were on target. Toward the end of the game, Anatoli even made a key assist on Juve’s final goal!
Wpg Juventus congratulates these two young players who demonstrated their tremendous potential in helping the team win another game. This victory for Juventus over WSA ended with the score at 5-1.
MMSL 2015 Match #10 July 30th
Juve played its 10th MMSL game and its first match after winning the MSA Cup against WSA. WSA has been struggling at the bottom of table this season and Juventus was absent a few key players for this game. Juve’s performance was disappointing througout much of the match, but there were still a few entertaining moments. Troy Lydiate scored a pair of highlight-reel goals which turned out to be all that was needed to win the match on this day.
Two interesting players to watch were the two 15 year old youth guests. Zach Kirouac played an awesome role as a guest goal keeper where he made a few huge saves and showed capabilities well beyond his age. The other 15 year old guest, Anatoli Leveille played the entire second half and immediately made his presence known as he took a couple of shots that were on target. Toward the end of the game, Anatoli even made a key assist on Juve’s final goal!
Wpg Juventus congratulates these two young players who demonstrated their tremendous potential in helping the team win another game. This victory for Juventus over WSA ended with the score at 5-1.
MSA CUP 2015 Match #5 July 25th View Full Story
After the game on Saturday, when Winnipeg Juventus was asked by the cameraman how they managed to beat Italinter in the MSA Cup Championship match….the immediate response given was “just lucky”. But luck clearly had nothing to do with it on this day. Italinter is a highly talented, disciplined and well coached team who have been steamrolling MMSL teams within the league and decisively beating all of their 2015 MSA Cup opponents. Granted Juve was also undefeated in this year’s Cup run while likewise managing to beat top teams Hellas and the Winnipeg Lions en route to the Championship Final. But, while it is the two undefeated teams that meet in the Final, it’s Italinter taking the spot as the odds on favorite.
Despite the odds, it was Juventus that took charge of the match right from the beginning. Both teams had some chances but Juventus got on the scoreboard first. Juventus’ first goal was nothing short of impressive as they sliced through several defenders in the box with Prince Amara combining with other Juve players to make a coordinated goal for Karim Kamara. And yet Juve’s goal was quickly overshadowed by their huge mistake only minutes later which gave Italinter the tying goal.
At the half, the match remained tied 1-1 and Juventus decided to make some substitutions to start the second half. Italinter came out for the second half determined to demonstrate their formidable attacking strengths, but Juventus started the second half set on eliminating any further goal-costing mistakes and feeling confident in their ability to produce additional goal scoring chances. As it turned out, within moments of the starting whistle for the second half, it was Juventus scoring again after breaking apart Italinter’s back line once again on another impressive play by Elom Akpalo.
Later in the half, Italinter nearly tied the match again through a brilliant set piece strike by Kenny Sacramento that beat the Juve Keeper and bounced off the underside of the crossbar to fall just outside the goal line. Before the midpoint of the second half, Juventus picked up the game tempo which caught Italinter flat footed, but unfortunately Juve missed several quality goal scoring chances and the score remained 2-1. As the second half ticked by it was evident that Italinter was losing team cohesion and resorting to more individual-type efforts. Eventually this cost Italinter as Juve put away an insurance goal at around the 80 minute mark. The game became sloppy for the final 10+ minutes as Italinter desperately sought to get back into the match. But it was to no avail and the match ends with a victory for Juventus 3-1 over Italinter.
Manitoba’s 2015 Senior Men’s MSA Provincial Cup Champions is Winnipeg Juventus FC!
MSA CUP 2015 Match #5 July 25th
After the game on Saturday, when Winnipeg Juventus was asked by the cameraman how they managed to beat Italinter in the MSA Cup Championship match….the immediate response given was “just lucky”. But luck clearly had nothing to do with it on this day. Italinter is a highly talented, disciplined and well coached team who have been steamrolling MMSL teams within the league and decisively beating all of their 2015 MSA Cup opponents. Granted Juve was also undefeated in this year’s Cup run while likewise managing to beat top teams Hellas and the Winnipeg Lions en route to the Championship Final. But, while it is the two undefeated teams that meet in the Final, it’s Italinter taking the spot as the odds on favorite.
Despite the odds, it was Juventus that took charge of the match right from the beginning. Both teams had some chances but Juventus got on the scoreboard first. Juventus’ first goal was nothing short of impressive as they sliced through several defenders in the box with Prince Amara combining with other Juve players to make a coordinated goal for Karim Kamara. And yet Juve’s goal was quickly overshadowed by their huge mistake only minutes later which gave Italinter the tying goal.
At the half, the match remained tied 1-1 and Juventus decided to make some substitutions to start the second half. Italinter came out for the second half determined to demonstrate their formidable attacking strengths, but Juventus started the second half set on eliminating any further goal-costing mistakes and feeling confident in their ability to produce additional goal scoring chances. As it turned out, within moments of the starting whistle for the second half, it was Juventus scoring again after breaking apart Italinter’s back line once again on another impressive play by Elom Akpalo.
Later in the half, Italinter nearly tied the match again through a brilliant set piece strike by Kenny Sacramento that beat the Juve Keeper and bounced off the underside of the crossbar to fall just outside the goal line. Before the midpoint of the second half, Juventus picked up the game tempo which caught Italinter flat footed, but unfortunately Juve missed several quality goal scoring chances and the score remained 2-1. As the second half ticked by it was evident that Italinter was losing team cohesion and resorting to more individual-type efforts. Eventually this cost Italinter as Juve put away an insurance goal at around the 80 minute mark. The game became sloppy for the final 10+ minutes as Italinter desperately sought to get back into the match. But it was to no avail and the match ends with a victory for Juventus 3-1 over Italinter.
Manitoba’s 2015 Senior Men’s MSA Provincial Cup Champions is Winnipeg Juventus FC!
MSA CUP 2015 Match #4 July 11th View Full Story
Winnipeg Juventus and the Winnipeg Lions met for an MSA Cup Semi-Final rather than in a Championship Final for what is believed to be the very first time. In the past 5 years each team has won a Cup Championship match against the other. So this game represented the rubber match between these two teams and began with Juventus creating and squandering a few quality scoring chances. As usual the Lions played solid ball, but it was Juventus that eventually proved they can now play successfully in the air by scoring off a tic-tac-toe play from Prince Amara feeding a cut-back pass to Elom Akpalo who bent a one-time cross to Norvin Campos for a header highlight goal that gave the Lions Keeper no chance.
In the first half the Lions rallied and got a few great scoring chances which were initially stopped by the Juventus Keeper Josue Dubon and any second balls quickly cleared by the Juve defenders. The half ended 1-0 and the Lions returned to their dressing room to get refocused for the second half restart. But within the early minutes of the second half it was Juve that once again took control of the match. The Lions appeared a bit emotionally flat and Juve managed to catch them and get a second goal to extend their lead 2-0.
At the 62′ mark the game was stopped due to lightning in the area and it was about an hour delay until the game resumed. This lengthy break in time seemed to be exactly what the Lions needed and likewise exactly the opposite for Juventus because after the restart the play was controlled completely by the Lions. The Lions made attack after attack while Juventus was caught out and just bunkered in to a defensive mode to fend off the onslaught of the sheer numbers pushed forward by the Lions in the attack. The Juve coach tried to settle down the team but to no avail as late in the half with about 6 minutes left to play, the Lions scored off a routine cross from the Flank.
Immediately after the Lions scored they took exception to the Referee holding the ball in what they interpreted as an act preventing them a quicker restart of continued play. Nonetheless the Lions continued to press and control play through to the end of the game. The Lions were unlucky in missing a few more quality chances that would’ve sent the game into overtime. Juventus ends up with the 2-1 victory and wins the rubber match statistic in the Cup between these two teams.
MSA CUP 2015 Match #4 July 11th
Winnipeg Juventus and the Winnipeg Lions met for an MSA Cup Semi-Final rather than in a Championship Final for what is believed to be the very first time. In the past 5 years each team has won a Cup Championship match against the other. So this game represented the rubber match between these two teams and began with Juventus creating and squandering a few quality scoring chances. As usual the Lions played solid ball, but it was Juventus that eventually proved they can now play successfully in the air by scoring off a tic-tac-toe play from Prince Amara feeding a cut-back pass to Elom Akpalo who bent a one-time cross to Norvin Campos for a header highlight goal that gave the Lions Keeper no chance.
In the first half the Lions rallied and got a few great scoring chances which were initially stopped by the Juventus Keeper Josue Dubon and any second balls quickly cleared by the Juve defenders. The half ended 1-0 and the Lions returned to their dressing room to get refocused for the second half restart. But within the early minutes of the second half it was Juve that once again took control of the match. The Lions appeared a bit emotionally flat and Juve managed to catch them and get a second goal to extend their lead 2-0.
At the 62′ mark the game was stopped due to lightning in the area and it was about an hour delay until the game resumed. This lengthy break in time seemed to be exactly what the Lions needed and likewise exactly the opposite for Juventus because after the restart the play was controlled completely by the Lions. The Lions made attack after attack while Juventus was caught out and just bunkered in to a defensive mode to fend off the onslaught of the sheer numbers pushed forward by the Lions in the attack. The Juve coach tried to settle down the team but to no avail as late in the half with about 6 minutes left to play, the Lions scored off a routine cross from the Flank.
Immediately after the Lions scored they took exception to the Referee holding the ball in what they interpreted as an act preventing them a quicker restart of continued play. Nonetheless the Lions continued to press and control play through to the end of the game. The Lions were unlucky in missing a few more quality chances that would’ve sent the game into overtime. Juventus ends up with the 2-1 victory and wins the rubber match statistic in the Cup between these two teams.
MSA CUP 2015 Match #3 July 8th View Full Story
The last group match in the 2015 MSA Cup tournament saw a pretty lack-lustre performance from Juventus. The team was already through to the Cup playoffs and came out flat and uninspired for most of the match.
They managed to score a goal off a clever play releasing Prince Amara virtually alone at the Keeper which for a moment breathed life into Juve. At times WSA pressed back and got some quality opportunities only to be stopped by the outstanding performance by the Juve Goalkeeper Jonathan Nault (“Jack”). The pace of play throughout most of the game was slow and featured errant passes, sloppy tackles and overall quite poor play by Juventus yet they managed to go up 2-0 off a solid strike from Cheick Diallo.
After gaining a lead the Juve squad seemed to become even more disinterested in the match and eventually off the silliest of defensive mistakes gave up a goal to WSA. Not to long later though Juventus retook the lead 3-1, but it was WSA from this point of the match that was the better and more motivated team. WSA continually got quality scoring chances with one ball being saved off the line after it beat the Keeper and several other unlucky results from scoring opportunities. WSA was eventually rewarded bringing the match closer to 3-2 and they continued to press in an attempt to level the match, but again in spite of numerous quality opportunities found themselves simply unlucky. Very late in the match Juventus put together a decent attack and scored their 4th goal to seal the day.
Not the prettiest victory and one that frankly was in many respects better deserved by WSA. Juventus wins 4-2.
MSA CUP 2015 Match #3 July 8th
The last group match in the 2015 MSA Cup tournament saw a pretty lack-lustre performance from Juventus. The team was already through to the Cup playoffs and came out flat and uninspired for most of the match.
They managed to score a goal off a clever play releasing Prince Amara virtually alone at the Keeper which for a moment breathed life into Juve. At times WSA pressed back and got some quality opportunities only to be stopped by the outstanding performance by the Juve Goalkeeper Jonathan Nault (“Jack”). The pace of play throughout most of the game was slow and featured errant passes, sloppy tackles and overall quite poor play by Juventus yet they managed to go up 2-0 off a solid strike from Cheick Diallo.
After gaining a lead the Juve squad seemed to become even more disinterested in the match and eventually off the silliest of defensive mistakes gave up a goal to WSA. Not to long later though Juventus retook the lead 3-1, but it was WSA from this point of the match that was the better and more motivated team. WSA continually got quality scoring chances with one ball being saved off the line after it beat the Keeper and several other unlucky results from scoring opportunities. WSA was eventually rewarded bringing the match closer to 3-2 and they continued to press in an attempt to level the match, but again in spite of numerous quality opportunities found themselves simply unlucky. Very late in the match Juventus put together a decent attack and scored their 4th goal to seal the day.
Not the prettiest victory and one that frankly was in many respects better deserved by WSA. Juventus wins 4-2.
MSA CUP 2015 Match #2 July 5th View Full Story
The second MSA Cup Game featured two top-ranked teams pitted against each other to decide who takes the top spot coming out of the group stages. When these two teams met recent in MMSL league play it was Hellas coming out with a narrow 1-0 victory.
Juventus looked to erase memories of the recent loss to Hellas by scoring early off a fantastic header by Freddie Attiglah which ricocheted off the underside of the crossbar and over the line. Hellas pressed for the equalizer and were soon rewarded in bringing the score to 1-1. The first half remained tied until Juve shifted the game momentum in their favor just prior to the end of the half with a second goal to beat the Hellas Keeper.
The second half saw Hellas pressing forward in an attempt to level the score once again. But this proved costly as Juve was able to overload the Hellas defenders and gain a 2 goal lead off an unexpected shot to the corner of the net by Evan Van Dale. This brought the score now to 3-1 for Juventus. The match became scrappy as the second half went on and several yellow cards made an appearance. Late in the half Hellas managed to get a second goal, but it was to be their last.
Juve earned an important victory within their tough MSA Cup pool with a final score of 3-2.
MSA CUP 2015 Match #2 July 5th
The second MSA Cup Game featured two top-ranked teams pitted against each other to decide who takes the top spot coming out of the group stages. When these two teams met recent in MMSL league play it was Hellas coming out with a narrow 1-0 victory.
Juventus looked to erase memories of the recent loss to Hellas by scoring early off a fantastic header by Freddie Attiglah which ricocheted off the underside of the crossbar and over the line. Hellas pressed for the equalizer and were soon rewarded in bringing the score to 1-1. The first half remained tied until Juve shifted the game momentum in their favor just prior to the end of the half with a second goal to beat the Hellas Keeper.
The second half saw Hellas pressing forward in an attempt to level the score once again. But this proved costly as Juve was able to overload the Hellas defenders and gain a 2 goal lead off an unexpected shot to the corner of the net by Evan Van Dale. This brought the score now to 3-1 for Juventus. The match became scrappy as the second half went on and several yellow cards made an appearance. Late in the half Hellas managed to get a second goal, but it was to be their last.
Juve earned an important victory within their tough MSA Cup pool with a final score of 3-2.
MSA CUP 2015 Match #1 July 2nd View Full Story
Juventus starts off the 2015 MSA Cup Tournament with an important win over a tough Germania squad!
It seems a common theme this season for Juventus to be struggling with personnel and needing to get the most out of players put in different positions on the pitch. This game also saw the return of Karim Kamara who showed the crowd that his passion for the game has not at all diminished by scoring 2 goals alongside creating numerous additional chances to get a hat trick.
Throughout the match the referees appeared quite lenient with what at times seemed a high level of foul play, but eventually Juve went down a man after receiving a second yellow followed by a sending off.
Germania had a couple of quality chances in the early going which might have changed the tone of the game, but were unable to capitalize. Then when it seemed like Germania had a sure goal it was the Juve keeper Evan Barker who came up with a spectacular save to keep a clean sheet.
Juventus appeared in control of most of the match and miscued on many goal scoring opportunities, even after going down to 10 men – prevailing in the end with a solid victory over Germania 3-0.
MSA CUP 2015 Match #1 July 2nd
Juventus starts off the 2015 MSA Cup Tournament with an important win over a tough Germania squad!
It seems a common theme this season for Juventus to be struggling with personnel and needing to get the most out of players put in different positions on the pitch. This game also saw the return of Karim Kamara who showed the crowd that his passion for the game has not at all diminished by scoring 2 goals alongside creating numerous additional chances to get a hat trick.
Throughout the match the referees appeared quite lenient with what at times seemed a high level of foul play, but eventually Juve went down a man after receiving a second yellow followed by a sending off.
Germania had a couple of quality chances in the early going which might have changed the tone of the game, but were unable to capitalize. Then when it seemed like Germania had a sure goal it was the Juve keeper Evan Barker who came up with a spectacular save to keep a clean sheet.
Juventus appeared in control of most of the match and miscued on many goal scoring opportunities, even after going down to 10 men – prevailing in the end with a solid victory over Germania 3-0.
MMSL 2015 Match #8 June 28th View Full Story
Juventus faced the top-ranked Hellas squad on a hot Sunday afternoon. Each team seemed content to keep the play fairly slow due to the heat, but the crowd still witnessed an exciting and entertaining match.
First half play saw Hellas playing quite physical in the midfield areas at times while Juventus still managed to break through the final third to get a few near-miss scoring chances. Yet it was Hellas who managed to break through on a midfield mistake by Juventus as Hellas knocked in a great strike into the mesh, getting onto the scoreboard first. This error would prove costly to the Juventus squad.
In the second half, Hellas had the edge on match play, but the Juve goalkeeper managed to keep the score from going further. In the end Juventus was not able to overcome the single goal scored against by Hellas and at the end of regulation play it was a loss to Juve 1-0.
MMSL 2015 Match #8 June 28th
Juventus faced the top-ranked Hellas squad on a hot Sunday afternoon. Each team seemed content to keep the play fairly slow due to the heat, but the crowd still witnessed an exciting and entertaining match.
First half play saw Hellas playing quite physical in the midfield areas at times while Juventus still managed to break through the final third to get a few near-miss scoring chances. Yet it was Hellas who managed to break through on a midfield mistake by Juventus as Hellas knocked in a great strike into the mesh, getting onto the scoreboard first. This error would prove costly to the Juventus squad.
In the second half, Hellas had the edge on match play, but the Juve goalkeeper managed to keep the score from going further. In the end Juventus was not able to overcome the single goal scored against by Hellas and at the end of regulation play it was a loss to Juve 1-0.
MMSL 2015 Match #7 June 24th View Full Story
Juve clearly faced their greatest challenge in the match-up with the Winnipeg Lions. The Lions are undefeated in some 29 matches spanning over 3 seasons and in 2015 they have only 2 goals in total against!
In recent years, Juventus has been one of the few teams to ever present a bit of a challenge to the Lions and on this day Juve was to be on the rare winning side. The Lions started well organized as usual, but the match was fairly equal. Game play was a bit slow which gave both teams chances. Early in the match Juve was lucky to catch the Lions on a defensive error as Hassan Kamara walked untouched into the box 1v1 against the Lions Keeper and slotted it home to grab the early lead.
After getting down a goal, the Lions struggled for a while to find their rhythm and they had several miscues between players making runs and passes. Juventus made some errors in the first half, but were fortunate that the Lions either narrowly missed the goal or the Juve Keeper made a great save to keep the ball out of the net. Later in the first half Juventus once again caught the Lions scrambling defensively as the young Fred Attiglah scored his first goal in the MMSL by heading it past the Lions Keeper.
With the score 2-0 for Juventus at the half, there was no question that the second half would feature fireworks. The Lions came out applying heavy pressure and sent the kitchen sink forward to get back into the match. Meanwhile, Juventus managed to make positive adjustments from defensive mistakes made in the first half which seemed to be just enough to keep the Lions from getting a goal.
Without question a very entertaining battle to watch! The game ends with a huge victory for Juventus 2-0 over the Lions.
MMSL 2015 Match #7 June 24th
Juve clearly faced their greatest challenge in the match-up with the Winnipeg Lions. The Lions are undefeated in some 29 matches spanning over 3 seasons and in 2015 they have only 2 goals in total against!
In recent years, Juventus has been one of the few teams to ever present a bit of a challenge to the Lions and on this day Juve was to be on the rare winning side. The Lions started well organized as usual, but the match was fairly equal. Game play was a bit slow which gave both teams chances. Early in the match Juve was lucky to catch the Lions on a defensive error as Hassan Kamara walked untouched into the box 1v1 against the Lions Keeper and slotted it home to grab the early lead.
After getting down a goal, the Lions struggled for a while to find their rhythm and they had several miscues between players making runs and passes. Juventus made some errors in the first half, but were fortunate that the Lions either narrowly missed the goal or the Juve Keeper made a great save to keep the ball out of the net. Later in the first half Juventus once again caught the Lions scrambling defensively as the young Fred Attiglah scored his first goal in the MMSL by heading it past the Lions Keeper.
With the score 2-0 for Juventus at the half, there was no question that the second half would feature fireworks. The Lions came out applying heavy pressure and sent the kitchen sink forward to get back into the match. Meanwhile, Juventus managed to make positive adjustments from defensive mistakes made in the first half which seemed to be just enough to keep the Lions from getting a goal.
Without question a very entertaining battle to watch! The game ends with a huge victory for Juventus 2-0 over the Lions.
MMSL 2015 Match #6 June 19th View Full Story
In Game 6 of the MMSL season Juventus was looking to bounce back after its recent loss to Lucania. They faced a Germania squad – currently ranked in third place……so a tough battle was expected!
Juventus started the game energetically but Germania equalled them and early in the first half managed to rattle a couple of heart-stopping shots at the Juve net that hit the goal post! Juventus rallied back and scored the first goal off a Germania error and took the lead 1-0. Germania struggled to reply to the Juve goal while Juventus forged ahead to a 3-0 lead at the half.
The second half became a scrappy battle as Germania pulled out all stops to regain the lead and Juventus was seemingly happy to primarily defend. Germania eventually managed to score a quality goal which fired them up as they continued to be dangerous all the way to the end of the match. Overall the match was very entertaining.
Nonetheless, Germania didn’t manage to score again and Juventus ended up with a much needed win with 3-1 at full-time.
MMSL 2015 Match #6 June 19th
In Game 6 of the MMSL season Juventus was looking to bounce back after its recent loss to Lucania. They faced a Germania squad – currently ranked in third place……so a tough battle was expected!
Juventus started the game energetically but Germania equalled them and early in the first half managed to rattle a couple of heart-stopping shots at the Juve net that hit the goal post! Juventus rallied back and scored the first goal off a Germania error and took the lead 1-0. Germania struggled to reply to the Juve goal while Juventus forged ahead to a 3-0 lead at the half.
The second half became a scrappy battle as Germania pulled out all stops to regain the lead and Juventus was seemingly happy to primarily defend. Germania eventually managed to score a quality goal which fired them up as they continued to be dangerous all the way to the end of the match. Overall the match was very entertaining.
Nonetheless, Germania didn’t manage to score again and Juventus ended up with a much needed win with 3-1 at full-time.
MMSL 2015 Match #5 June 13th View Full Story
In Game 5, Winnipeg Juventus fell short to Lucania after a truly lack-lustre performance. Right from the start it was evident that the Juve squad did not bring their “A” game to this match. They struggled to create scoring chances and made many critical errors on the defensive side as well.
Lucania was in the 2nd last place on the table and clearly had their mind set on gaining a victory, but there’s no explaining why the Juventus crew appeared to possess little or no motivation to make a game of it on this warm Saturday afternoon.
Lucania scored 4 goals originating from 4 defensive errors, which historically may be the highest number of goals scored against Juve in many years. Juventus on the other hand did manage to score 2 goals, but they both came by way of penalty kicks. The two stand-out players for Juventus on this day were Norvin Campos and Evan van Dale who on their own couldn’t do enough to overcome the poor performance across the board by the remaining Juve squad.
Juventus will look to bounce back in their next game on Friday against what should be a tougher opponent – Germania. This one ends 4-2 in favor of Lucania who hands Juventus its second loss for 2015.
MMSL 2015 Match #5 June 13th
In Game 5, Winnipeg Juventus fell short to Lucania after a truly lack-lustre performance. Right from the start it was evident that the Juve squad did not bring their “A” game to this match. They struggled to create scoring chances and made many critical errors on the defensive side as well.
Lucania was in the 2nd last place on the table and clearly had their mind set on gaining a victory, but there’s no explaining why the Juventus crew appeared to possess little or no motivation to make a game of it on this warm Saturday afternoon.
Lucania scored 4 goals originating from 4 defensive errors, which historically may be the highest number of goals scored against Juve in many years. Juventus on the other hand did manage to score 2 goals, but they both came by way of penalty kicks. The two stand-out players for Juventus on this day were Norvin Campos and Evan van Dale who on their own couldn’t do enough to overcome the poor performance across the board by the remaining Juve squad.
Juventus will look to bounce back in their next game on Friday against what should be a tougher opponent – Germania. This one ends 4-2 in favor of Lucania who hands Juventus its second loss for 2015.
MMSL 2015 Match #4 June 10th View Full Story
Wednesday was a great night for soccer and Juventus was hoping to put their recent loss behind them as they faced a determined Granite Focus 9 squad. However, even though there were a few good chances, Juventus still appeared a bit out of synch and struggled to execute well.
The first half held a few crowd-pleasing near miss moments as Juve hit the keeper on what were expected to be sure goals and Granite hit the cross bar on a blast from the top of the box. Granite tried to employ Barcelona tactics by pressing the ball for several seconds immediately upon losing it, but this approach didn’t make much difference to their overall possession statistics.
No score at the half and both teams tried to regroup for the second half which saw Granite working hard and getting the first goal of the match. Granite then settled into defensive mode trying to protect the one-goal lead until causing an own-goal during a deflection off a cross that came into the box.
Juve seemed to wake up after Granite initially scored and even though they continued to struggle to find their rhythm, they did manage to score a couple of their own goals and extend their lead up to 3-1. From this point Juve controlled most of the match, but Granite did not stop pressing and managed to score one more off a beautiful strike at around the 90th minute.
Final Score was a much needed victory for Juve 3-2.
MMSL 2015 Match #4 June 10th
Wednesday was a great night for soccer and Juventus was hoping to put their recent loss behind them as they faced a determined Granite Focus 9 squad. However, even though there were a few good chances, Juventus still appeared a bit out of synch and struggled to execute well.
The first half held a few crowd-pleasing near miss moments as Juve hit the keeper on what were expected to be sure goals and Granite hit the cross bar on a blast from the top of the box. Granite tried to employ Barcelona tactics by pressing the ball for several seconds immediately upon losing it, but this approach didn’t make much difference to their overall possession statistics.
No score at the half and both teams tried to regroup for the second half which saw Granite working hard and getting the first goal of the match. Granite then settled into defensive mode trying to protect the one-goal lead until causing an own-goal during a deflection off a cross that came into the box.
Juve seemed to wake up after Granite initially scored and even though they continued to struggle to find their rhythm, they did manage to score a couple of their own goals and extend their lead up to 3-1. From this point Juve controlled most of the match, but Granite did not stop pressing and managed to score one more off a beautiful strike at around the 90th minute.
Final Score was a much needed victory for Juve 3-2.
MMSL 2015 Match #3 May 29 View Full Story
In MMSL Game 3 versus Italinter both teams got right into the game from the outset, initially creating “end to end” action.
Early on in the first half, Juve became the more dominant team, denying Italinter’s scoring opportunities while managing to create some of their own. This dominant play lead to the first goal of the game, spectacularly fired in off the crossbar by Elom Akpalo: 1-0 for Juve.
The game changed dramatically when two fouls were called for what appeared to be action after the play: a yellow card against Italinter and a penalty kick against Juve. The P.K . gave Italinter a great scoring opportunity which they used to tie up the game: 1-1.
In the second half, the game was further complicated when a Juve player was given a second yellow card, automatically making a red card and causing him to be sent off. Juve had to play the rest of the game, again, with only 10 men.
Juve kept Italinter at bay for a while and even created some scoring opportunities of their own although they were unable to convert them. Eventually, however, Italinter scored, setting up a long pass that one of their forwards lobbed in over the keeper’s head, to make it a 2-1 game for Italinter.
Juve held Italinter from scoring any further, making the final score 2-1 for Italinter.
MMSL 2015 Match #3 May 29
In MMSL Game 3 versus Italinter both teams got right into the game from the outset, initially creating “end to end” action.
Early on in the first half, Juve became the more dominant team, denying Italinter’s scoring opportunities while managing to create some of their own. This dominant play lead to the first goal of the game, spectacularly fired in off the crossbar by Elom Akpalo: 1-0 for Juve.
The game changed dramatically when two fouls were called for what appeared to be action after the play: a yellow card against Italinter and a penalty kick against Juve. The P.K . gave Italinter a great scoring opportunity which they used to tie up the game: 1-1.
In the second half, the game was further complicated when a Juve player was given a second yellow card, automatically making a red card and causing him to be sent off. Juve had to play the rest of the game, again, with only 10 men.
Juve kept Italinter at bay for a while and even created some scoring opportunities of their own although they were unable to convert them. Eventually, however, Italinter scored, setting up a long pass that one of their forwards lobbed in over the keeper’s head, to make it a 2-1 game for Italinter.
Juve held Italinter from scoring any further, making the final score 2-1 for Italinter.
MMSL 2015 Match #2 May 22 View Full Story
Game 2 for Juve was a re-match against their pre-season exhibition game opponents the NKMB Saints.
Playing conditions were ideal this time and both teams played hard right out of the gate.
Juve quickly pressed to score, creating numerous opportunities for goals that were initially denied them by NKMB’s aggressive defending.
Despite that, it was not too long before Juve broke the ice, with Elom Akpalo patiently setting up a shot that “threaded the needle” to give Juve their first goal.
Almost immediately after that, the game took on a more challenging perspective for Juve when one of their players fouled and was given a red card, leaving Juve a man short for the rest of the game.
Juve, however, rose to the challenge and continued to create goal scoring opportunities with gameplay appearing to change very little in spite of Juve being a man down.
NKMB continued to deny Juve a lot of those goal opportunities but Juve kept up the pressure and scored three more goals and thanks to their defenders and an outstanding save of a rocket shot by keeper Evan Barker NKMB were denied any goals.
Final score was 4-0 for Juve with Elom Akpalo and Prince Amara each getting 2 goals.
MMSL 2015 Match #2 May 22
Game 2 for Juve was a re-match against their pre-season exhibition game opponents the NKMB Saints.
Playing conditions were ideal this time and both teams played hard right out of the gate.
Juve quickly pressed to score, creating numerous opportunities for goals that were initially denied them by NKMB’s aggressive defending.
Despite that, it was not too long before Juve broke the ice, with Elom Akpalo patiently setting up a shot that “threaded the needle” to give Juve their first goal.
Almost immediately after that, the game took on a more challenging perspective for Juve when one of their players fouled and was given a red card, leaving Juve a man short for the rest of the game.
Juve, however, rose to the challenge and continued to create goal scoring opportunities with gameplay appearing to change very little in spite of Juve being a man down.
NKMB continued to deny Juve a lot of those goal opportunities but Juve kept up the pressure and scored three more goals and thanks to their defenders and an outstanding save of a rocket shot by keeper Evan Barker NKMB were denied any goals.
Final score was 4-0 for Juve with Elom Akpalo and Prince Amara each getting 2 goals.
MMSL 2015 Match #1 May 9 View Full Story
Juventus did not disappoint its Juve fans on the opening match for 2015. Many new young players have joined the squad and there were new faces being recognized. With Juventus playing the game without any substitutions, there was some anxieties about how the match might unfold.
Juventus dispelled any nerves by scoring quickly and from that point onward, the game was never in doubt. Even after missing a few quality goal-scoring opportunities, Juventus quickly rolled to a 4-0 lead by the half.
The second half opened with WSA doing their best to press their attack, but couldn’t manage to threaten Juventus or put any points on the scoreboard. Juventus eventually rolled to a 6-0 lead until late in the match when WSA managed to score a goal by the determined single effort of the Winger who broke past the Juve Defense and beat the Juve GK with a shot from just inside the box.
This match ends with a definitive first win for Juventus and a victory over WSA with the final score of 6-1
MMSL 2015 Match #1 May 9
Juventus did not disappoint its Juve fans on the opening match for 2015. Many new young players have joined the squad and there were new faces being recognized. With Juventus playing the game without any substitutions, there was some anxieties about how the match might unfold.
Juventus dispelled any nerves by scoring quickly and from that point onward, the game was never in doubt. Even after missing a few quality goal-scoring opportunities, Juventus quickly rolled to a 4-0 lead by the half.
The second half opened with WSA doing their best to press their attack, but couldn’t manage to threaten Juventus or put any points on the scoreboard. Juventus eventually rolled to a 6-0 lead until late in the match when WSA managed to score a goal by the determined single effort of the Winger who broke past the Juve Defense and beat the Juve GK with a shot from just inside the box.
This match ends with a definitive first win for Juventus and a victory over WSA with the final score of 6-1
Pre-Season April 30th 2015 View Full Story
The rain poured and Juve scored is an accurate description of last Thursday’s training/exhibition game with the NKMB Saints.
In a late, rainy, friendly game against NKMB Saints Juve fired up their goal scoring chops and started a trend that bodes well for the upcoming season, dropping in six beautiful goals in a shortened match.
It was classic Winnipeg Juventus: goals all round!
Pre-Season April 30th 2015
The rain poured and Juve scored is an accurate description of last Thursday’s training/exhibition game with the NKMB Saints.
In a late, rainy, friendly game against NKMB Saints Juve fired up their goal scoring chops and started a trend that bodes well for the upcoming season, dropping in six beautiful goals in a shortened match.
It was classic Winnipeg Juventus: goals all round!
MMSL September 6th 2014 View Full Story
This match day carried a lot of excitement as both Lucania and Juventus wanted to move further from the relegation zone on the league table. Juventus created several scoring opportunities in the first half, but the crossbar, Lucania Keeper, and even the referee managed to keep the ball out of the goal.
With the match seemingly headed toward a clean sheet for both teams, with less than 10 minutes in the game Lucania pulled ahead with a surprise goal coming from a Juve error.
Juventus rallied back and before time ended Juve would score two well constructed goals from Troy Lydiate and Jacques Peloquin.
The match ended with Juventus getting the win 2-1.
MMSL September 6th 2014
This match day carried a lot of excitement as both Lucania and Juventus wanted to move further from the relegation zone on the league table. Juventus created several scoring opportunities in the first half, but the crossbar, Lucania Keeper, and even the referee managed to keep the ball out of the goal.
With the match seemingly headed toward a clean sheet for both teams, with less than 10 minutes in the game Lucania pulled ahead with a surprise goal coming from a Juve error.
Juventus rallied back and before time ended Juve would score two well constructed goals from Troy Lydiate and Jacques Peloquin.
The match ended with Juventus getting the win 2-1.
MMSL August 17th 2014 View Full Story
The first road-trip for Juventus carried the atmosphere of a country jamboree for the Juve crew. The field was short enough in length that Juventus started the first half by driving a ball directly at the goal. The unusual field size definitely provided a home-field advantage to Winkler as they opened the scoring with a double header that popped overtop the Juve Keeper.
The game featured a continual stream of local spectators eventually bringing a huge and fantastic home-team crowd. Unfortunately for Winkler an early mistake gave Juventus a penalty kick which was well struck by Elom Akpalo to tie the score at 1-1.
Later in the first half the Winkler Keeper was surprised by a clever drop-shot by Cheick Diallo that found the back of the net and put Juventus ahead 2-1.
In the second half, the Winkler Keeper was standing on his head stopping multiple shots and break-away’s and thwarting Juve’s attempts to put the game away. Eventually a cross and quick shot by Juve mid-fielder Troy Lydiate would beat the Keeper to the short side and giving Juventus the insurance goal.
The match ends with a much needed win for Juventus with the final score 3-1.
MMSL August 17th 2014
The first road-trip for Juventus carried the atmosphere of a country jamboree for the Juve crew. The field was short enough in length that Juventus started the first half by driving a ball directly at the goal. The unusual field size definitely provided a home-field advantage to Winkler as they opened the scoring with a double header that popped overtop the Juve Keeper.
The game featured a continual stream of local spectators eventually bringing a huge and fantastic home-team crowd. Unfortunately for Winkler an early mistake gave Juventus a penalty kick which was well struck by Elom Akpalo to tie the score at 1-1.
Later in the first half the Winkler Keeper was surprised by a clever drop-shot by Cheick Diallo that found the back of the net and put Juventus ahead 2-1.
In the second half, the Winkler Keeper was standing on his head stopping multiple shots and break-away’s and thwarting Juve’s attempts to put the game away. Eventually a cross and quick shot by Juve mid-fielder Troy Lydiate would beat the Keeper to the short side and giving Juventus the insurance goal.
The match ends with a much needed win for Juventus with the final score 3-1.
MMSL August 7th 2014 View Full Story
Juventus wins its second game in as many outings! Germania had some decent scoring chances and definitely defended well against a number of Juve attacks, but Juventus was clearly in better form on this day.
The young Keeper for Juventus (Evan Barker) made several key saves while dealing with some tough physical play. Juventus demonstrated a lot of solid possession with all Juve goals coming from quality build-up play.
Tonight featured a comfortable team win for Juventus with goals coming from Troy Lydiate, Cheick Diallo and Norvin Campos.
The match ended with Juventus getting the win 3-0.
MMSL August 7th 2014
Juventus wins its second game in as many outings! Germania had some decent scoring chances and definitely defended well against a number of Juve attacks, but Juventus was clearly in better form on this day.
The young Keeper for Juventus (Evan Barker) made several key saves while dealing with some tough physical play. Juventus demonstrated a lot of solid possession with all Juve goals coming from quality build-up play.
Tonight featured a comfortable team win for Juventus with goals coming from Troy Lydiate, Cheick Diallo and Norvin Campos.
The match ended with Juventus getting the win 3-0.
MMSL July 30th View Full Story
After a top quality Cup run where Winnipeg Juventus ultimately fell in the Championship Final, which decimated the team with injuries, Juve was looking to bounce back. Unfortunately it came directly after the most devastating loss all season so the Juve team spirit was wavering a bit.
Tonight’s opponent (Grant Mill Sword) was strong and optimistic coming into the match while Juventus for only the 2nd time this season has enough players to field an 11-man squad. Juventus roster on the day included a newly signed attacker plus 2 youth guest call-ups from the Phoenix Club.
The match was a pretty even battle and while Juventus managed to put together several quality scoring chances, they could only seem to get one past the Grant Mill Keeper who played a stellar, stand-out game.
Juventus led 1-0 at the half and the second half featured more of the same until late in the game Grant Mill got a Penalty Kick awarded to them off what the crowd certainly thought was a questionable call. The Juventus Keeper Evan Barker made a spectacular save off a well struck PK which initially looked to be a sure goal into the low corner.
The match ended with Juventus getting the win 1-0.
MMSL July 30th
After a top quality Cup run where Winnipeg Juventus ultimately fell in the Championship Final, which decimated the team with injuries, Juve was looking to bounce back. Unfortunately it came directly after the most devastating loss all season so the Juve team spirit was wavering a bit.
Tonight’s opponent (Grant Mill Sword) was strong and optimistic coming into the match while Juventus for only the 2nd time this season has enough players to field an 11-man squad. Juventus roster on the day included a newly signed attacker plus 2 youth guest call-ups from the Phoenix Club.
The match was a pretty even battle and while Juventus managed to put together several quality scoring chances, they could only seem to get one past the Grant Mill Keeper who played a stellar, stand-out game.
Juventus led 1-0 at the half and the second half featured more of the same until late in the game Grant Mill got a Penalty Kick awarded to them off what the crowd certainly thought was a questionable call. The Juventus Keeper Evan Barker made a spectacular save off a well struck PK which initially looked to be a sure goal into the low corner.
The match ended with Juventus getting the win 1-0.
MSA Cup July 12th View Full Story
For the semi-final game of the MSA Cup 2014, Juve played Hellas.
During the first half of the game no goals were scored although there were close calls for both sides.
In the second half of the game Juve scored twice in the first twenty minutes and then kept their lead for the rest of the game.
Juve scored two more goals making the final score 4-0 and a victory for Juve.
MSA Cup July 12th
For the semi-final game of the MSA Cup 2014, Juve played Hellas.
During the first half of the game no goals were scored although there were close calls for both sides.
In the second half of the game Juve scored twice in the first twenty minutes and then kept their lead for the rest of the game.
Juve scored two more goals making the final score 4-0 and a victory for Juve.
MSA Cup June 25th View Full Story
Juve faced a challenging opponent in the FC Winnipeg Lions for Game Two of MSA Cup 2014.
Both teams played hard right from the get-go, playing a physical game with fouls being called on both sides.
During the first half Juve generated a few opportunities to score; however, the battle was intense and the Lions pressed constantly.
The first half concluded with no score, at 0-0.
In the second half the dogfight resumed. Not too long in, Juve’s Troy Lydiate rocketed a long shot into the Lions’ net. Juve went forward 1-0.
The Lions fought back hard and were able to score an equalizer in added time making the final score 1-1.
MSA Cup June 25th
Juve faced a challenging opponent in the FC Winnipeg Lions for Game Two of MSA Cup 2014.
Both teams played hard right from the get-go, playing a physical game with fouls being called on both sides.
During the first half Juve generated a few opportunities to score; however, the battle was intense and the Lions pressed constantly.
The first half concluded with no score, at 0-0.
In the second half the dogfight resumed. Not too long in, Juve’s Troy Lydiate rocketed a long shot into the Lions’ net. Juve went forward 1-0.
The Lions fought back hard and were able to score an equalizer in added time making the final score 1-1.
MSA Cup June 18th View Full Story
Juve brought their A game to the field for their first MSA CUP 2014 game against Granite Focus 9.
Immediately the game became an end to end battle with both teams rising up to Cup-level play. Gradually the momentum switched to Juve’s advantage as they worked hard applying offensive pressure to Granite.
Despite a number of goal opportunities both missed, and, thwarted by Granite, the Juve warriors persevered, defending well and working hard to keep the pressure on Granite. The payoff came when a laser cross from Hassan Kamara was converted by Shea Nordheim for the first goal of the game.
The Granite players were undeterred. They stepping up the fight and came back to score an equalizer shortly before the first half ended, leaving the game hanging in the balance at 1-1.
In the second half Juve came out swinging! A shrewd pass off from Elom Akpalo allowed Shea Nordheim to put home a second goal making the score 2-1.
Granite, however, had another idea for the game outcome and stayed dangerous, pressing hard against Juve’s defense. They finally came back to score an equalizer, leaving the game hanging in the balance again, at 2-2.
The struggle continued, then Norvin Campos, assisted by Cheick Diallo, scored the go-ahead goal for Juve, tipping the scales in Juve’s favor: 3-2. Granite still fought back but Juve scored for a fourth time with Hassan Kamara expertly handling a superb up-field loft pass from Cristovao Carhalho, making it a 4-2 game.
Props to the Juve Goalkeeper, Evan Barker, who sent a rocket goal kick all the way down the field causing a Granite defender to make an uncontrolled pass, back to his keeper, that resulted in another goal for Juve. We’re giving that one to Evan!
The Granite Focus 9 were a worthy and dangerous opponent but they were not able to bring it home today.
The whole Juve team fought valiantly: Karim Kamara, Prince Amara, Troy Lydiate, Kyle Nickel and Kyle Ridler completing the roster for today’s victory.
The Final Score was 5-2 for Winnipeg Juventus.
MSA Cup June 18th
Juve brought their A game to the field for their first MSA CUP 2014 game against Granite Focus 9.
Immediately the game became an end to end battle with both teams rising up to Cup-level play. Gradually the momentum switched to Juve’s advantage as they worked hard applying offensive pressure to Granite.
Despite a number of goal opportunities both missed, and, thwarted by Granite, the Juve warriors persevered, defending well and working hard to keep the pressure on Granite. The payoff came when a laser cross from Hassan Kamara was converted by Shea Nordheim for the first goal of the game.
The Granite players were undeterred. They stepping up the fight and came back to score an equalizer shortly before the first half ended, leaving the game hanging in the balance at 1-1.
In the second half Juve came out swinging! A shrewd pass off from Elom Akpalo allowed Shea Nordheim to put home a second goal making the score 2-1.
Granite, however, had another idea for the game outcome and stayed dangerous, pressing hard against Juve’s defense. They finally came back to score an equalizer, leaving the game hanging in the balance again, at 2-2.
The struggle continued, then Norvin Campos, assisted by Cheick Diallo, scored the go-ahead goal for Juve, tipping the scales in Juve’s favor: 3-2. Granite still fought back but Juve scored for a fourth time with Hassan Kamara expertly handling a superb up-field loft pass from Cristovao Carhalho, making it a 4-2 game.
Props to the Juve Goalkeeper, Evan Barker, who sent a rocket goal kick all the way down the field causing a Granite defender to make an uncontrolled pass, back to his keeper, that resulted in another goal for Juve. We’re giving that one to Evan!
The Granite Focus 9 were a worthy and dangerous opponent but they were not able to bring it home today.
The whole Juve team fought valiantly: Karim Kamara, Prince Amara, Troy Lydiate, Kyle Nickel and Kyle Ridler completing the roster for today’s victory.
The Final Score was 5-2 for Winnipeg Juventus.
MMSL June 12th 2014 View Full Story
After four starts with less than a full complement of players, Winnipeg Juventus played their 5th game, starting with a full roster.
Juventus began confidently, pressing the WSA team; however, circumstances changed abruptly early in the first half, when fouls were called against Juventus, leading to first, yellow and then, red cards.
Once again, Juventus was playing with two less players on the field!
Undaunted, the Juve warriors set up a strong defense, backed by the dedicated play of goalkeeper Evan Barker and kept the WSA at bay and unable to break through and score.
Despite being out-manned and playing heavy defense, Juventus scored the first goal of the game when midfielder Troy Lydiate took a pass from teammate Elom Akpalo and made a spectacular run down the field, beating two WSA defenders and the keeper, to score.
The WSA remained undeterred and kept up a constant pressure, that paid off when they were able to come back and score an equalizer against Juve to make the game 1-1.
Throughout the game Juventus maintained their defensive tactics and still sought scoring opportunities despite being two men down, until once again, mid-fielder Troy Lydiate broke out. He took the ball from just outside the Juventus 18 yard box, all the way down the field, beating three WSA defenders and the keeper for the goal!
Increasing their pressure on Juventus, WSA played a tough game right to the end, but it was not to be their day. In the end Juventus prevailed and took victory, despite being short two men on the field (again!).
Final score ended 2-1 for Juventus!
MMSL June 12th 2014
After four starts with less than a full complement of players, Winnipeg Juventus played their 5th game, starting with a full roster.
Juventus began confidently, pressing the WSA team; however, circumstances changed abruptly early in the first half, when fouls were called against Juventus, leading to first, yellow and then, red cards.
Once again, Juventus was playing with two less players on the field!
Undaunted, the Juve warriors set up a strong defense, backed by the dedicated play of goalkeeper Evan Barker and kept the WSA at bay and unable to break through and score.
Despite being out-manned and playing heavy defense, Juventus scored the first goal of the game when midfielder Troy Lydiate took a pass from teammate Elom Akpalo and made a spectacular run down the field, beating two WSA defenders and the keeper, to score.
The WSA remained undeterred and kept up a constant pressure, that paid off when they were able to come back and score an equalizer against Juve to make the game 1-1.
Throughout the game Juventus maintained their defensive tactics and still sought scoring opportunities despite being two men down, until once again, mid-fielder Troy Lydiate broke out. He took the ball from just outside the Juventus 18 yard box, all the way down the field, beating three WSA defenders and the keeper for the goal!
Increasing their pressure on Juventus, WSA played a tough game right to the end, but it was not to be their day. In the end Juventus prevailed and took victory, despite being short two men on the field (again!).
Final score ended 2-1 for Juventus!
MMSL June 6th 2014 View Full Story
Winnipeg Juventus played their 4th game in a row short a full roster of players.
The tough Juve squad started this game short by 2 players against a confident Winkler Storm team. Winkler had some chances early and Juve put their second goal keeper on the pitch who got injured a couple of times and ultimately had to remain out for the rest of the game.
Winkler capitalized on a mistake by Juventus and scored the first goal, but Juventus answered scoring one of their own. Before the half was out, Juve would score again ending the half leading 2-1.
For the second half the assistant coach Sean Sylvestre suited up and took the pitch leaving Juventus down only one man. Sean has a lot of supporters and was gleaning cheers right from the start.
About 15 minutes into the second half, a late player for Juventus managed to make it to the bench and went in the game. Now with a full complement of 11 players on the pitch Juventus started to press more. The competitive Winkler squad was unsuccessful with the few additional scoring chances they had which might well have changed the tone of the game.
Juventus took hold and in a constant barrage of scoring chances scored 3 more goals to end the game with a decisive victory.
Final score ended 5-1 for Juventus!
MMSL June 6th 2014
Winnipeg Juventus played their 4th game in a row short a full roster of players.
The tough Juve squad started this game short by 2 players against a confident Winkler Storm team. Winkler had some chances early and Juve put their second goal keeper on the pitch who got injured a couple of times and ultimately had to remain out for the rest of the game.
Winkler capitalized on a mistake by Juventus and scored the first goal, but Juventus answered scoring one of their own. Before the half was out, Juve would score again ending the half leading 2-1.
For the second half the assistant coach Sean Sylvestre suited up and took the pitch leaving Juventus down only one man. Sean has a lot of supporters and was gleaning cheers right from the start.
About 15 minutes into the second half, a late player for Juventus managed to make it to the bench and went in the game. Now with a full complement of 11 players on the pitch Juventus started to press more. The competitive Winkler squad was unsuccessful with the few additional scoring chances they had which might well have changed the tone of the game.
Juventus took hold and in a constant barrage of scoring chances scored 3 more goals to end the game with a decisive victory.
Final score ended 5-1 for Juventus!
MMSL September 4th 2013 View Full Story
Winnipeg Juventus finishes the 2013 season with a decisive victory over Bonivital!
Bonivital had some scoring chances – particularly early in the match, but with the help of guest goal keeper Evan Barker, Bonivital didn’t manage to convert any of them. Juventus also had difficulty finishing scoring chances in the early going.
However, before the half was up Juventus would score three goals from Andry Giesbrecht, Hassan Kamara and Elom Akpalo.
In the second half Bonivital continued trying to play the offside trap even after Juve continually exploited that tactic. The second half saw repeated penetration by Juve which ultimately yielded 4 more goals. Players scoring for Juventus in the second half were Andry Giesbrecht (2), Elom Akpalo and Cheick Diallo.
With a hat trick on the day, Andry Giesbrecht manages to jump ahead and take the MMSL 2013 Golden Boot scoring title.
The young guest Evan Barker registers a clean sheet as Juve ends the game with a commanding win over Bonivital with the score 7-0! Forza Juve!!
MMSL September 4th 2013
Winnipeg Juventus finishes the 2013 season with a decisive victory over Bonivital!
Bonivital had some scoring chances – particularly early in the match, but with the help of guest goal keeper Evan Barker, Bonivital didn’t manage to convert any of them. Juventus also had difficulty finishing scoring chances in the early going.
However, before the half was up Juventus would score three goals from Andry Giesbrecht, Hassan Kamara and Elom Akpalo.
In the second half Bonivital continued trying to play the offside trap even after Juve continually exploited that tactic. The second half saw repeated penetration by Juve which ultimately yielded 4 more goals. Players scoring for Juventus in the second half were Andry Giesbrecht (2), Elom Akpalo and Cheick Diallo.
With a hat trick on the day, Andry Giesbrecht manages to jump ahead and take the MMSL 2013 Golden Boot scoring title.
The young guest Evan Barker registers a clean sheet as Juve ends the game with a commanding win over Bonivital with the score 7-0! Forza Juve!!
MMSL August 21st 2013 View Full Story
The Juventus vs Hellas matches are always worth the price of admission and tonight’s match was no different. Both teams suffering many personnel changes after the Cup – yet some quality football and a typical substantial battle occurred.
Juve got the game started and constructed a couple of significant chances early, but were unable to convert. Then Hellas got a couple of quality scoring chances which were stopped by guest Keeper Austin Campbell.
Juventus opened up the scoring first with a tremendous penetration by Elom Akpalo who then provided an open net goal for Andry Giesbrecht. Not too long afterward Hellas managed to equal the score when they were awarded a penalty kick which was taken by Tom Foderaro.
Hellas then took the lead on a goal coming from a Tom Foderaro cross to the back of the goal. Then, Juventus switched tactics and managed to get the game equalizer as Andry Giesbrecht gets his second of the day coming off a cross from Kyle Nickel and an assist from Cheick Diallo.
The match seemed destined for a tie when a poor call from the Ref late in the match provided Hellas with a set piece from just outside the penalty box. Tom Foderaro steps up to take the direct kick and makes a career highlight strike perfectly rocketing the ball into the top corner for the winning goal.
The game ends with a disappointing loss to Juventus as Hellas outscores them 3-2.
MMSL August 21st 2013
The Juventus vs Hellas matches are always worth the price of admission and tonight’s match was no different. Both teams suffering many personnel changes after the Cup – yet some quality football and a typical substantial battle occurred.
Juve got the game started and constructed a couple of significant chances early, but were unable to convert. Then Hellas got a couple of quality scoring chances which were stopped by guest Keeper Austin Campbell.
Juventus opened up the scoring first with a tremendous penetration by Elom Akpalo who then provided an open net goal for Andry Giesbrecht. Not too long afterward Hellas managed to equal the score when they were awarded a penalty kick which was taken by Tom Foderaro.
Hellas then took the lead on a goal coming from a Tom Foderaro cross to the back of the goal. Then, Juventus switched tactics and managed to get the game equalizer as Andry Giesbrecht gets his second of the day coming off a cross from Kyle Nickel and an assist from Cheick Diallo.
The match seemed destined for a tie when a poor call from the Ref late in the match provided Hellas with a set piece from just outside the penalty box. Tom Foderaro steps up to take the direct kick and makes a career highlight strike perfectly rocketing the ball into the top corner for the winning goal.
The game ends with a disappointing loss to Juventus as Hellas outscores them 3-2.
MMSL July 31st 2013 View Full Story
After a resounding 5-0 victory against the always top ranked Lucania in their last match Juventus continues to play in form against a tough, well coached Granite United squad.
The game was well played by both teams and the score was only 1-0 for Juventus at the end of the first half scored by Hassan Kamara. The second half saw Juventus starting to dominate more of the possession and play.
Four goals produced from Juve in the second half. Andry Giesbrecht gets 2 goals while the other goals were scored by Alaa Belrhazi and Karim Kamara.
The game ends with a 5-1 win for Juve!
MMSL July 31st 2013
After a resounding 5-0 victory against the always top ranked Lucania in their last match Juventus continues to play in form against a tough, well coached Granite United squad.
The game was well played by both teams and the score was only 1-0 for Juventus at the end of the first half scored by Hassan Kamara. The second half saw Juventus starting to dominate more of the possession and play.
Four goals produced from Juve in the second half. Andry Giesbrecht gets 2 goals while the other goals were scored by Alaa Belrhazi and Karim Kamara.
The game ends with a 5-1 win for Juve!
MSA Cup QuarterFinal July 6th 2013 View Full Story
Juve’s rescheduled Quarter Final MSA Cup match ends with a shocking upset!
As expected, Juve dominated the game play having more than 25 scoring chances and over 40 shots at goal, but were unable to finish with a goal on any attempt. Juve repeatedly cracks open the Germania squad and outshoots Germania more than 40 shots to 4, but simply could not convert on the day.
Germania hustled and defended the entire game – maintaining a good defensive shape. Despite Juve breaking in behind Germania’s defensive line dozens of times, Germania continued to work hard all match. Juventus seemed to be a bit out of rhythm as they hit the underside of the cross-bar and post or were repeatedly unlucky with runs and timing in attempts to get on the end of crosses.
Not for lack of quality scoring chances by Juventus, but the regulation game ends 0-0 and the match goes into overtime to gain a result. In overtime Juve again hits the cross-bar and post and has over a half-dozen chances to score, but luck seems to be against the Juve squad on this day. As the final minutes of overtime were winding down Germania appeared to be playing for Penalty Kicks and that turned out to be a winning strategy.
In another uncharacteristic performance, Juve misses 3 Penalty Kicks which manages to be exactly what Germania needed to go through to the Semi Final Cup Round.
Good luck to Germania as they now face another tough match on July 14th versus Lucania as their last match on their bid to make it to the Championship Final.
MSA Cup QuarterFinal July 6th 2013
Juve’s rescheduled Quarter Final MSA Cup match ends with a shocking upset!
As expected, Juve dominated the game play having more than 25 scoring chances and over 40 shots at goal, but were unable to finish with a goal on any attempt. Juve repeatedly cracks open the Germania squad and outshoots Germania more than 40 shots to 4, but simply could not convert on the day.
Germania hustled and defended the entire game – maintaining a good defensive shape. Despite Juve breaking in behind Germania’s defensive line dozens of times, Germania continued to work hard all match. Juventus seemed to be a bit out of rhythm as they hit the underside of the cross-bar and post or were repeatedly unlucky with runs and timing in attempts to get on the end of crosses.
Not for lack of quality scoring chances by Juventus, but the regulation game ends 0-0 and the match goes into overtime to gain a result. In overtime Juve again hits the cross-bar and post and has over a half-dozen chances to score, but luck seems to be against the Juve squad on this day. As the final minutes of overtime were winding down Germania appeared to be playing for Penalty Kicks and that turned out to be a winning strategy.
In another uncharacteristic performance, Juve misses 3 Penalty Kicks which manages to be exactly what Germania needed to go through to the Semi Final Cup Round.
Good luck to Germania as they now face another tough match on July 14th versus Lucania as their last match on their bid to make it to the Championship Final.
MMSL July 4th 2013 View Full Story
After being soundly beaten by the Winnipeg Lions 4-0 in the last MMSL match, Juventus bounced back with a fury against Bonivital.
This match started with Bonivital and Juventus trading possession and shots. Bonivital initially carried the majority of the play, but were unable to capitalize.
Juventus eventually opened the score with 2 goals, but Bonivital responded with a goal of their own. Juventus retaliated again with 2 more goals ending the first half 4-1.
The second half started with Bonivital unsuccessfully pressing to score. Juve’s 5th goal gives Elom Akpalo a hat trick on the day. At one point in the match during a Juventus attack Chris Medeiros sends a volley that hits one post and on the follow up Andry Geisbrecht misses out on a hat trick by then hitting the other post.
Later in the half Chris Medeiros finds the mesh with a pass which is mistakenly redirected past the Bonivital Keeper by a defender. Then, Krzysztof Szulc scores off a solid strike to finish out the match with a resounding win for Juve.
The game ends with a win for Juve with the final score 7-1.
MMSL July 4th 2013
After being soundly beaten by the Winnipeg Lions 4-0 in the last MMSL match, Juventus bounced back with a fury against Bonivital.
This match started with Bonivital and Juventus trading possession and shots. Bonivital initially carried the majority of the play, but were unable to capitalize.
Juventus eventually opened the score with 2 goals, but Bonivital responded with a goal of their own. Juventus retaliated again with 2 more goals ending the first half 4-1.
The second half started with Bonivital unsuccessfully pressing to score. Juve’s 5th goal gives Elom Akpalo a hat trick on the day. At one point in the match during a Juventus attack Chris Medeiros sends a volley that hits one post and on the follow up Andry Geisbrecht misses out on a hat trick by then hitting the other post.
Later in the half Chris Medeiros finds the mesh with a pass which is mistakenly redirected past the Bonivital Keeper by a defender. Then, Krzysztof Szulc scores off a solid strike to finish out the match with a resounding win for Juve.
The game ends with a win for Juve with the final score 7-1.
MMSL June 14th 2013 View Full Story
What promised to be an exciting match did not disappoint on June 14th as two arch rivals Juventus and Hellas took the field of battle.
Juve started strong and controlled most of the play in the first half and eventually opened the scoreboard with a goal. Hellas responded before the end of the half with a goal to even the match.
The second half saw Hellas picking up their game and controlling more of the play. Both teams had some missed opportunities and also some big saves by respective Goal Keepers.
No score in the second half and the game ends in a 1-1 tie.
MMSL June 14th 2013
What promised to be an exciting match did not disappoint on June 14th as two arch rivals Juventus and Hellas took the field of battle.
Juve started strong and controlled most of the play in the first half and eventually opened the scoreboard with a goal. Hellas responded before the end of the half with a goal to even the match.
The second half saw Hellas picking up their game and controlling more of the play. Both teams had some missed opportunities and also some big saves by respective Goal Keepers.
No score in the second half and the game ends in a 1-1 tie.
MSA Cup June 9th 2013 View Full Story
Juve starts the 2013 MSA Cup Tournament with a strong performance against a motivated Brandon Inspire team.
Juve opened the score of a tricky redirect from Cheick Diallo that surprised the Brandon Inspire Keeper. Brandon retaliated getting a goal off a great strike on a set play in front of the box.
Juve scored 2 more before the half which ended 3-1 for Juventus. The second half saw Brandon fading a bit while Juve managed to add a couple more goals to the scoreboard.
This first round game ends with a Juventus win 5-1.
MSA Cup June 9th 2013
Juve starts the 2013 MSA Cup Tournament with a strong performance against a motivated Brandon Inspire team.
Juve opened the score of a tricky redirect from Cheick Diallo that surprised the Brandon Inspire Keeper. Brandon retaliated getting a goal off a great strike on a set play in front of the box.
Juve scored 2 more before the half which ended 3-1 for Juventus. The second half saw Brandon fading a bit while Juve managed to add a couple more goals to the scoreboard.
This first round game ends with a Juventus win 5-1.
MMSL June 6th 2013 View Full Story
In a see-saw battle where Juve was leading throughout the game the Wpg Juventus squad ends the game versus Italinter with a tie.
Thursday’s match featured Juventus and Italinter in a battle of the Goal Keepers. Italinter Keeper Jeff Turbett stopped 3 clean break-away chances during the match while Juventus Keeper Josh Partaker made numerous spectacular multi-shot attempts.
Juve opened the match with a beautiful steal by Elom Akpalo who quickly slipped the ball past the Italinter Keeper. The match stayed 1-0 until late in the first half when Italinter scored a controversial goal. During extra time Italinter evens the score after the Ref’s missed the ball carrier shoving the last defender with 2 hands which gained enough separation to make a well-placed shot into the goal.
Mere seconds after Italinter scored Juve took the lead again with a goal by Karim Kamara off a set piece pass from TJ Schultz which was mis-headed by an Italinter defender.
The half ended 2-1 for Juve, but early in the second half Juve was again the victim of a poor call giving Italinter a penalty kick. Juve keeper Josh Partaker managed to get a hand on the PK from Yiannis Tsalatsidis knocking it off the cross-bar, but the ball still fell just inside for the goal.
The game ends with spectacular play from the Keepers and a 2-2 tie.
MMSL June 6th 2013
In a see-saw battle where Juve was leading throughout the game the Wpg Juventus squad ends the game versus Italinter with a tie.
Thursday’s match featured Juventus and Italinter in a battle of the Goal Keepers. Italinter Keeper Jeff Turbett stopped 3 clean break-away chances during the match while Juventus Keeper Josh Partaker made numerous spectacular multi-shot attempts.
Juve opened the match with a beautiful steal by Elom Akpalo who quickly slipped the ball past the Italinter Keeper. The match stayed 1-0 until late in the first half when Italinter scored a controversial goal. During extra time Italinter evens the score after the Ref’s missed the ball carrier shoving the last defender with 2 hands which gained enough separation to make a well-placed shot into the goal.
Mere seconds after Italinter scored Juve took the lead again with a goal by Karim Kamara off a set piece pass from TJ Schultz which was mis-headed by an Italinter defender.
The half ended 2-1 for Juve, but early in the second half Juve was again the victim of a poor call giving Italinter a penalty kick. Juve keeper Josh Partaker managed to get a hand on the PK from Yiannis Tsalatsidis knocking it off the cross-bar, but the ball still fell just inside for the goal.
The game ends with spectacular play from the Keepers and a 2-2 tie.
MMSL May 23rd 2013 View Full Story
Coming off its first season loss Juve got off to a very rough start against a solid Granite United squad.
No arguing the fact that Granite had some solid chances within the early part of the first half, but were unable to convert – in part due to some unlucky shots along with some stellar saves by the Juve Keeper Josh Partaker.
Juve also had a few near misses in the first half, but the half ended without any goals posted. Juventus was able to find their rhythm in the second half which saw Andry Giesbrecht find the net with an incredible volley over the Granite Keeper off a Set Piece.
Late in the half Granite made a critical mistake out of the back which resulted in a second goal by Juve’s Elom Akpalo.
The game ends in a 2-0 win for Juve.
MMSL May 23rd 2013
Coming off its first season loss Juve got off to a very rough start against a solid Granite United squad.
No arguing the fact that Granite had some solid chances within the early part of the first half, but were unable to convert – in part due to some unlucky shots along with some stellar saves by the Juve Keeper Josh Partaker.
Juve also had a few near misses in the first half, but the half ended without any goals posted. Juventus was able to find their rhythm in the second half which saw Andry Giesbrecht find the net with an incredible volley over the Granite Keeper off a Set Piece.
Late in the half Granite made a critical mistake out of the back which resulted in a second goal by Juve’s Elom Akpalo.
The game ends in a 2-0 win for Juve.
MMSL May 16th 2013 View Full Story
Juve’s first loss in 2013 occurs on Thursday night as they fall 1-0 to Lucania.
Juventus continues to struggle with injuries and difficulties fielding more than 11 players for each game. After a near scare in the opening few minutes Juve played a strong first half, but was unable to convert on any potential scoring opportunities.
The second half started similarly to the first half until Lucania scored the first goal of the match which would be the only goal scored on the day. From that point onward, other than a few individual efforts from Juve – Lucania carried the play in the 2nd half.
Temperatures were elevated at times with the fans, players, as well as on both team benches in respect to some of the reffing calls within the match, but Lucania’s win was well deserved. Juventus will need to heal and regroup for its next match on the 25th!
MMSL May 16th 2013
Juve’s first loss in 2013 occurs on Thursday night as they fall 1-0 to Lucania.
Juventus continues to struggle with injuries and difficulties fielding more than 11 players for each game. After a near scare in the opening few minutes Juve played a strong first half, but was unable to convert on any potential scoring opportunities.
The second half started similarly to the first half until Lucania scored the first goal of the match which would be the only goal scored on the day. From that point onward, other than a few individual efforts from Juve – Lucania carried the play in the 2nd half.
Temperatures were elevated at times with the fans, players, as well as on both team benches in respect to some of the reffing calls within the match, but Lucania’s win was well deserved. Juventus will need to heal and regroup for its next match on the 25th!
MMSL May 9th 2013 View Full Story
Following many injuries from Juve’s win in match one, the second game of the season matched Juventus against a strong Germania team.
With no subs Juve started the game with 11 players, but quickly went down to 10 players as Alaa Belrhazi was injured in the 7th minute taking him out for the match.
Juve pressed early and had some chances but broke the score open with a Lapart-like blast from Andrew Benga into the top corner. Germania rallied back scoring on a Penalty Kick, but Juve managed to go ahead in the first half again with a spectacular counter scored by Andry Giesbrecht off some impressive work from Hassan Kamara, Prince Amara and Josh Partaker.
The Half ended with the score 2-1 and Germania came out with directed tactics in an attempt to take advantage of Juve playing a man down. Germania eventually equaled the score, but a barrage of Juve attacks and near misses in the latter part of the game saw Juve go ahead again as CB Jack Nault advanced all the way into Germania’s penalty box to disrupt a poor clearance. Germania paid the ultimate price for this error as Juve’s guest player Jacques Peloquin made a clever feint and played a quick ball to Hassan Kamara who potted the ball into the back of the mesh.
Final result was 3-2 and Juve’s second win for the season.
MMSL May 9th 2013
Following many injuries from Juve’s win in match one, the second game of the season matched Juventus against a strong Germania team.
With no subs Juve started the game with 11 players, but quickly went down to 10 players as Alaa Belrhazi was injured in the 7th minute taking him out for the match.
Juve pressed early and had some chances but broke the score open with a Lapart-like blast from Andrew Benga into the top corner. Germania rallied back scoring on a Penalty Kick, but Juve managed to go ahead in the first half again with a spectacular counter scored by Andry Giesbrecht off some impressive work from Hassan Kamara, Prince Amara and Josh Partaker.
The Half ended with the score 2-1 and Germania came out with directed tactics in an attempt to take advantage of Juve playing a man down. Germania eventually equaled the score, but a barrage of Juve attacks and near misses in the latter part of the game saw Juve go ahead again as CB Jack Nault advanced all the way into Germania’s penalty box to disrupt a poor clearance. Germania paid the ultimate price for this error as Juve’s guest player Jacques Peloquin made a clever feint and played a quick ball to Hassan Kamara who potted the ball into the back of the mesh.
Final result was 3-2 and Juve’s second win for the season.
MMSL Match September 6th View Full Story
Juventus back on track with a decisive win over Grant Mill Sword in League Play.
Juventus like so many other teams in the division are experiencing the post “Cup” blues. With the roster depleted due to players departing to respective Universities etc., Juve has been shuffling the deck quite a bit lately.
After drawing to a 0-0 Tie with Grant Mill Sword back in June this season, this Thursday night game held the promise of another tough challenge for Juve.
To make the atmosphere of the match appear like Déjà vu, in a repeat of what occurred back in June, all of the lights on one side of the pitch at the Waverley Complex went out early in the match.
To ensure there would be enough players on the pitch, Juve featured a few new player additions for this match. Genio Cisterino, an upcoming Youth forward from the FC Northwest Club joined Juve for the 2nd time this season. Also, in the second half of the match, Florin Lovin made his debut as the newest defender with Juve. The moral highlight though was the addition of Sean Sylvestre – last year’s Assistant Coach, coming out of 9 years of retirement to pick up team spirits and play as the Goal Keeper!!
Grant Mill played a strong match with much of their strongest play coming from their top midfielder Justin (“Juice”) Légaré.
Juve opened the score early, but was repeatedly stifled by arguable offside calls and the match was only 2-0 at the half. In the second half Genio Cisterino made a spectacular effort to gain control of a final pass and maintain possession. Then, Genio followed up with a great cross which was well defended by a Grant Mill Defender, but accidentally redirected into the net for an own goal.
Near the end of the match, Juve finished the game with a goal off a cross served by Hassan Kamara and headed into the goal by Alaa Belrhazi bringing the final scoring result 4-0 for Juventus. More importantly though was Sean Sylvestre tabulating a clean sheet as the GK!
MMSL Match September 6th
Juventus back on track with a decisive win over Grant Mill Sword in League Play.
Juventus like so many other teams in the division are experiencing the post “Cup” blues. With the roster depleted due to players departing to respective Universities etc., Juve has been shuffling the deck quite a bit lately.
After drawing to a 0-0 Tie with Grant Mill Sword back in June this season, this Thursday night game held the promise of another tough challenge for Juve.
To make the atmosphere of the match appear like Déjà vu, in a repeat of what occurred back in June, all of the lights on one side of the pitch at the Waverley Complex went out early in the match.
To ensure there would be enough players on the pitch, Juve featured a few new player additions for this match. Genio Cisterino, an upcoming Youth forward from the FC Northwest Club joined Juve for the 2nd time this season. Also, in the second half of the match, Florin Lovin made his debut as the newest defender with Juve. The moral highlight though was the addition of Sean Sylvestre – last year’s Assistant Coach, coming out of 9 years of retirement to pick up team spirits and play as the Goal Keeper!!
Grant Mill played a strong match with much of their strongest play coming from their top midfielder Justin (“Juice”) Légaré.
Juve opened the score early, but was repeatedly stifled by arguable offside calls and the match was only 2-0 at the half. In the second half Genio Cisterino made a spectacular effort to gain control of a final pass and maintain possession. Then, Genio followed up with a great cross which was well defended by a Grant Mill Defender, but accidentally redirected into the net for an own goal.
Near the end of the match, Juve finished the game with a goal off a cross served by Hassan Kamara and headed into the goal by Alaa Belrhazi bringing the final scoring result 4-0 for Juventus. More importantly though was Sean Sylvestre tabulating a clean sheet as the GK!
MMSL Match August 26th View Full Story
Juventus struggles continue as they fall 2-1 to the Winnipeg Lions in league play.
Juventus could only manage a crew of 11 for the important match versus the Lions. Despite some banged up players and no substitutions — in many regards Juve managed a fairly valiant effort.
The play started with Juve uncharacteristically sitting back in a defensive posture as they sought to slow the pace down and conserve energy over the long match – possibly catching the Lions on a Counter Attack. The Lions were somehow drawn into the unusually slow pace from Juve and the tempo remained fairly slow in the first half.
Juventus opened up the game and scored first, but then started getting undisciplined with their plan and with only a few minutes remaining in the first half the Lions leveled the scoreboard with a goal from some sloppy defensive play, but was nonetheless arguably offside.
The Lions had a number of quality scoring chances in the second half which were largely stopped by outstanding play from the Juventus Goalkeeper (Josh Partaker).
The match looked to be headed for a tie 1-1, but again with only a few minutes remaining Lions got a goal off some sloppy defensive play by Juve and took the lead. Juventus responded and had several scoring chances including a couple of corners and a set play that seemed sure to result in a goal. In the end, the Lions took the victory as they go forward to battle Hellas for the top spot on the league table.
MMSL Match August 26th
Juventus struggles continue as they fall 2-1 to the Winnipeg Lions in league play.
Juventus could only manage a crew of 11 for the important match versus the Lions. Despite some banged up players and no substitutions — in many regards Juve managed a fairly valiant effort.
The play started with Juve uncharacteristically sitting back in a defensive posture as they sought to slow the pace down and conserve energy over the long match – possibly catching the Lions on a Counter Attack. The Lions were somehow drawn into the unusually slow pace from Juve and the tempo remained fairly slow in the first half.
Juventus opened up the game and scored first, but then started getting undisciplined with their plan and with only a few minutes remaining in the first half the Lions leveled the scoreboard with a goal from some sloppy defensive play, but was nonetheless arguably offside.
The Lions had a number of quality scoring chances in the second half which were largely stopped by outstanding play from the Juventus Goalkeeper (Josh Partaker).
The match looked to be headed for a tie 1-1, but again with only a few minutes remaining Lions got a goal off some sloppy defensive play by Juve and took the lead. Juventus responded and had several scoring chances including a couple of corners and a set play that seemed sure to result in a goal. In the end, the Lions took the victory as they go forward to battle Hellas for the top spot on the league table.
MSA Cup Semi Final August 14th View Full Story
Juventus’ hopes of being repeating MSA Cup Champions were erased by a determined Hellas squad during the MSA Cup Semi-Final match-up on August 14th.
The match started with Juventus dominating the tempo, play and possession resulting in multiple scoring chances within the first half. However, Juve was repeatedly unlucky in their attempts to get the ball into the net.
Meanwhile, Hellas managed virtually no quality shots on goal during the first half, but late in the half they got their first corner kick attempt where they managed to convert. The service from the corner was barely missed by a Hellas attacker who deflected the ball out to the top of the box where the Hellas midfield Captain (Tom Findlay) made no mistake in smashing a one-time volley into the goal.
The half ended only 1-0 for Hellas, but the significance of this goal was noticed throughout the entire 2nd half as Juventus was forced to press the ball more and open up play. Throughout the second half Juventus was unable to level the scoreboard while Hellas effectively played counter-attack style tactics.
In the end, Hellas managed to get a second goal off a counter-attack and Juventus was unable to find the net. The Final score was a loss for Juventus as Hellas won the game 2-0.
Juventus wishes Hellas all the best in the upcoming weekend Provincial Championship Match and also to both Winnipeg teams (Hellas and Wpg Lions) who will go on to represent Manitoba at Nationals this season.
MSA Cup Semi Final August 14th
Juventus’ hopes of being repeating MSA Cup Champions were erased by a determined Hellas squad during the MSA Cup Semi-Final match-up on August 14th.
The match started with Juventus dominating the tempo, play and possession resulting in multiple scoring chances within the first half. However, Juve was repeatedly unlucky in their attempts to get the ball into the net.
Meanwhile, Hellas managed virtually no quality shots on goal during the first half, but late in the half they got their first corner kick attempt where they managed to convert. The service from the corner was barely missed by a Hellas attacker who deflected the ball out to the top of the box where the Hellas midfield Captain (Tom Findlay) made no mistake in smashing a one-time volley into the goal.
The half ended only 1-0 for Hellas, but the significance of this goal was noticed throughout the entire 2nd half as Juventus was forced to press the ball more and open up play. Throughout the second half Juventus was unable to level the scoreboard while Hellas effectively played counter-attack style tactics.
In the end, Hellas managed to get a second goal off a counter-attack and Juventus was unable to find the net. The Final score was a loss for Juventus as Hellas won the game 2-0.
Juventus wishes Hellas all the best in the upcoming weekend Provincial Championship Match and also to both Winnipeg teams (Hellas and Wpg Lions) who will go on to represent Manitoba at Nationals this season.
MSA Cup Quarter Final August 7th View Full Story
The MSA Cup Quarter Finals saw dominant play by 3 of the 4 top ranked teams within the MMSL Premier Senior league – 1st division. In its Quarter Final matchup, Winnipeg Juventus had little trouble gaining the win over the World Soccer Academy team.
The WSA top striker Moses Danto put out a tremendous effort as WSA’s coaching tactics appeared to put the entire possibility of success on his back. Virtually every WSA possession aimed to simply launch a volley toward the talented singular attacker Moses regardless of how many defenders he was up against. Juventus applauds Moses for his seemingly unlimited spirit and capacity to take on multiple opponents!
In the end Juventus carried most of the possession and despite WSA’s all-out defensive strategy Juve managed to score 3 goals to seal the 3-0 victory. Juve’s first goal was scored by returning player Miguel Fictoria. Krzysztof Szulc’s first game after traveling overseas to Poland saw him bag an assist on a goal by Karim Kamara. And in another stellar highlight, Juve’s youngest player Braden Silva (16 yrs) pots his second goal in 2 games with a great long distance strike that caught the WSA keeper off guard.
MSA Cup Quarter Final August 7th
The MSA Cup Quarter Finals saw dominant play by 3 of the 4 top ranked teams within the MMSL Premier Senior league – 1st division. In its Quarter Final matchup, Winnipeg Juventus had little trouble gaining the win over the World Soccer Academy team.
The WSA top striker Moses Danto put out a tremendous effort as WSA’s coaching tactics appeared to put the entire possibility of success on his back. Virtually every WSA possession aimed to simply launch a volley toward the talented singular attacker Moses regardless of how many defenders he was up against. Juventus applauds Moses for his seemingly unlimited spirit and capacity to take on multiple opponents!
In the end Juventus carried most of the possession and despite WSA’s all-out defensive strategy Juve managed to score 3 goals to seal the 3-0 victory. Juve’s first goal was scored by returning player Miguel Fictoria. Krzysztof Szulc’s first game after traveling overseas to Poland saw him bag an assist on a goal by Karim Kamara. And in another stellar highlight, Juve’s youngest player Braden Silva (16 yrs) pots his second goal in 2 games with a great long distance strike that caught the WSA keeper off guard.
MSA Cup Game August 2nd View Full Story
Winnipeg Juventus managed to hold on to first place in their MSA Cup pool after a tied result against the well prepared Granite United squad. While Juventus controlled the bulk of the possession and the play was most often in the Granite United end of the pitch, Juve struggled to find the back of the net despite numerous chances.
Granite United had few scoring chances during the match, but were unlucky in the first half when they hit the goal post on one of their only scoring chances. Granite’s luck changed late in the game when they were awarded a Penalty Kick within the last 5 minutes. The well struck PK scored and tied up the match.
MSA Cup Game August 2nd
Winnipeg Juventus managed to hold on to first place in their MSA Cup pool after a tied result against the well prepared Granite United squad. While Juventus controlled the bulk of the possession and the play was most often in the Granite United end of the pitch, Juve struggled to find the back of the net despite numerous chances.
Granite United had few scoring chances during the match, but were unlucky in the first half when they hit the goal post on one of their only scoring chances. Granite’s luck changed late in the game when they were awarded a Penalty Kick within the last 5 minutes. The well struck PK scored and tied up the match.
MMSL Match (July 29th) View Full Story
Winnipeg Juventus finished off a two-game weekend by besting the World Soccer Academy (WSA) squad 3-1.
The WSA team was somehow the only MMSL team managing to better its roster this season with former 2012 PDL players and this game followed their recent tie over the Winnipeg Lions just a few days prior.
This weekend match found Juventus struggling to field players, but a new guest player (Jacques Peloquin) joined Juve for this match and provided a strong performance with solid play in various positions on the pitch. On the WSA side, a touch of classy play was provided when the crowd was treated to field play by two of WSA’s top coaches (Constantin Ignat and William Rosales).
The highlight for Juventus on this day was their third goal scored by the young 16 year old Braden Silva. Though Braden has had many goal scoring chances, this was his first goal this season as a member of Juve. Braden found a seam inside the box and rifled a shot past the screened former Juventus Keeper Tyson Farago. Making the goal even sweeter was the assist from another 16 year old and Braden’s long-time teammate Prince Amara.
MMSL Match (July 29th)
Winnipeg Juventus finished off a two-game weekend by besting the World Soccer Academy (WSA) squad 3-1.
The WSA team was somehow the only MMSL team managing to better its roster this season with former 2012 PDL players and this game followed their recent tie over the Winnipeg Lions just a few days prior.
This weekend match found Juventus struggling to field players, but a new guest player (Jacques Peloquin) joined Juve for this match and provided a strong performance with solid play in various positions on the pitch. On the WSA side, a touch of classy play was provided when the crowd was treated to field play by two of WSA’s top coaches (Constantin Ignat and William Rosales).
The highlight for Juventus on this day was their third goal scored by the young 16 year old Braden Silva. Though Braden has had many goal scoring chances, this was his first goal this season as a member of Juve. Braden found a seam inside the box and rifled a shot past the screened former Juventus Keeper Tyson Farago. Making the goal even sweeter was the assist from another 16 year old and Braden’s long-time teammate Prince Amara.
MSA Cup Game July 4th View Full Story
Winnipeg Juventus has a tough first MSA Cup match versus Dynamo Kyiv. Dynamo Kyiv scores first and plays an all-out-defensive strategy which manages to handcuff Juventus and frustrate Juve fans.
Just prior to the end of the first half, Andry Giesbrecht scores for Juventus to tie the match 1-1. The second half of the match sees Dynamo Kyiv continue to bunker into a defensive mode as they stave off repeated attacks by Juventus. Several close offside calls go in Dynamo’s favor, but eventually Juventus gets the go ahead goal with a goal from Jamie Dasilva.
Juventus breaks the game open with a 3rd goal in the 77th minute from Andry Giesbrecht off a costly goal keeping error by Dynamo. The match opened up as Dynamo was forced out of their defensive posture in an attempt to score. Low on substitutes and battle weary, Dynamo conceded a 4th goal by Juventus midfielder Krzysztof Szulc near the end of the match.
The final score was Winnipeg Juventus 4 and Dynamo Kyiv 1.
MSA Cup Game July 4th
Winnipeg Juventus has a tough first MSA Cup match versus Dynamo Kyiv. Dynamo Kyiv scores first and plays an all-out-defensive strategy which manages to handcuff Juventus and frustrate Juve fans.
Just prior to the end of the first half, Andry Giesbrecht scores for Juventus to tie the match 1-1. The second half of the match sees Dynamo Kyiv continue to bunker into a defensive mode as they stave off repeated attacks by Juventus. Several close offside calls go in Dynamo’s favor, but eventually Juventus gets the go ahead goal with a goal from Jamie Dasilva.
Juventus breaks the game open with a 3rd goal in the 77th minute from Andry Giesbrecht off a costly goal keeping error by Dynamo. The match opened up as Dynamo was forced out of their defensive posture in an attempt to score. Low on substitutes and battle weary, Dynamo conceded a 4th goal by Juventus midfielder Krzysztof Szulc near the end of the match.
The final score was Winnipeg Juventus 4 and Dynamo Kyiv 1.
MMSL Match (May 25th) View Full Story
Juve took on the Winnipeg Edge in a Premier 1st division match last night. The Edge never found the goal and didn’t put up much of a fight as Juve managed to score 4 goals by the end of the night. Even though they got the win, the Juventus players didn’t feel they performed well including being bothered about missed multiple scoring opportunities.
A special nod of recognition goes out to the Goal Keeper for the Edge who managed to thwart multiple attacks by Juve and though injured during the match – was clearly the MVP of the match.
The game had some exciting moments, but for Juve fans this match came across as little better than a general training session. Hopefully Juventus can pick up their efforts in a difficult upcoming schedule.
Final score was 4-0 in favor of Juventus.
MMSL Match (May 25th)
Juve took on the Winnipeg Edge in a Premier 1st division match last night. The Edge never found the goal and didn’t put up much of a fight as Juve managed to score 4 goals by the end of the night. Even though they got the win, the Juventus players didn’t feel they performed well including being bothered about missed multiple scoring opportunities.
A special nod of recognition goes out to the Goal Keeper for the Edge who managed to thwart multiple attacks by Juve and though injured during the match – was clearly the MVP of the match.
The game had some exciting moments, but for Juve fans this match came across as little better than a general training session. Hopefully Juventus can pick up their efforts in a difficult upcoming schedule.
Final score was 4-0 in favor of Juventus.
MMSL Match (May 3rd) View Full Story
Last night’s match featured Juventus versus Hellas in the usual all-out battle. The game started with Juventus controlling possession, but not for long as Hellas sought to impose their will upon the young Juve squad.
Hellas squandered a few early opportunities and in cranking up the pressure they took the game into a physical direction. Hellas eventually scored the first goal in a controversial play that was deemed off-side by most of the crowd.
Juventus fans were clearly opposed to the manner in which the game was managed by the referee which culminated more than a few times within the match. In another controversial play the Juventus player Ibrahima Kamité was shown his second yellow and ejected from the match.
Hellas did not drop back as they did last season after Juventus went a player down in the match. Instead they turned up the heat. However, Juventus managed to score and level the match – even while down a man. Juve’s goal was also controversial and thought by Hellas fans to be offside.
This war of controversial plays ended in a tie 1-1.
MMSL Match (May 3rd)
Last night’s match featured Juventus versus Hellas in the usual all-out battle. The game started with Juventus controlling possession, but not for long as Hellas sought to impose their will upon the young Juve squad.
Hellas squandered a few early opportunities and in cranking up the pressure they took the game into a physical direction. Hellas eventually scored the first goal in a controversial play that was deemed off-side by most of the crowd.
Juventus fans were clearly opposed to the manner in which the game was managed by the referee which culminated more than a few times within the match. In another controversial play the Juventus player Ibrahima Kamité was shown his second yellow and ejected from the match.
Hellas did not drop back as they did last season after Juventus went a player down in the match. Instead they turned up the heat. However, Juventus managed to score and level the match – even while down a man. Juve’s goal was also controversial and thought by Hellas fans to be offside.
This war of controversial plays ended in a tie 1-1.
MMSL Match (April 30th) View Full Story
Winnipeg Juventus scores a dynamic 2nd season victory defeating the World Soccer Academy squad 7-1. The first half of the match featured goals from Hassan Kamara, Ibrahima Kamite and Miguel Fictoria while the second half saw a whopping 4 goals scored by Andry Giesbrecht!
WSA played well in the match, even though only managing to get a single goal. While the final score did not paint the entire picture of the competitive match, it was a boost to Juventus to follow up their victorious opening match with another explosion on the scoreboard.
MMSL Match (April 30th)
Winnipeg Juventus scores a dynamic 2nd season victory defeating the World Soccer Academy squad 7-1. The first half of the match featured goals from Hassan Kamara, Ibrahima Kamite and Miguel Fictoria while the second half saw a whopping 4 goals scored by Andry Giesbrecht!
WSA played well in the match, even though only managing to get a single goal. While the final score did not paint the entire picture of the competitive match, it was a boost to Juventus to follow up their victorious opening match with another explosion on the scoreboard.
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Juve Profile – Prince View Full Story
A great young talent emerges from the Juve squad and goes by the name “Prince”.
Prince clearly demonstrates the tactical skill to “engage” and “influence” opponents while he drags them out of position.
He’s always been talented, but we’ve watched him start to grow as he figures out where & when to utilize his talents. Topping off the list of admirable qualities is his determined focus to get the ball into the back of the net – which is shown in slow motion as he even tries to toe-poke the ball through a GK not expecting another challenge – AND – between the legs of a defender!
Great stuff Prince!!
Juve Profile – Prince
A great young talent emerges from the Juve squad and goes by the name “Prince”.
Prince clearly demonstrates the tactical skill to “engage” and “influence” opponents while he drags them out of position.
He’s always been talented, but we’ve watched him start to grow as he figures out where & when to utilize his talents. Topping off the list of admirable qualities is his determined focus to get the ball into the back of the net – which is shown in slow motion as he even tries to toe-poke the ball through a GK not expecting another challenge – AND – between the legs of a defender!
Great stuff Prince!!
Juve Strengths – Passing View Full Story
After our Cup game on August 2nd, Hassan was quick to recognize the many positive things that we did in that game.
As a team we have tons of talents, skills, etc. that are great. Here are a handful of examples of Juve passing from that match.
Juve Strengths – Passing
After our Cup game on August 2nd, Hassan was quick to recognize the many positive things that we did in that game.
As a team we have tons of talents, skills, etc. that are great. Here are a handful of examples of Juve passing from that match.
Juve Profile – Alaa View Full Story
Juve pride starts by working hard defensively. We always say “Defend First” and this season we placed a special focus on how much we realize that “every little thing” makes a difference.
This profile of Alaa demonstrates how getting several little things right made clear differences both when Attacking and when Defending. Alaa placed a premium on defending which resulted in winning the ball and/or saving the team from potential attacking threats.
After working hard to defend – Alaa went the extra step to attack “with speed”. These efforts catch the defenders off-guard before they can establish a good defensive shape. All of these clips represent great examples of how hard work Defending and attention to those small details on each and every play will lead to scoring opportunities. And let us not forget that these efforts also negate scoring chances from opponents.
Juve Profile – Alaa
Juve pride starts by working hard defensively. We always say “Defend First” and this season we placed a special focus on how much we realize that “every little thing” makes a difference.
This profile of Alaa demonstrates how getting several little things right made clear differences both when Attacking and when Defending. Alaa placed a premium on defending which resulted in winning the ball and/or saving the team from potential attacking threats.
After working hard to defend – Alaa went the extra step to attack “with speed”. These efforts catch the defenders off-guard before they can establish a good defensive shape. All of these clips represent great examples of how hard work Defending and attention to those small details on each and every play will lead to scoring opportunities. And let us not forget that these efforts also negate scoring chances from opponents.
Forza Hassan? View Full Story
One word best describes this video clip…………….Revealing! We really hope this potent quality is not what the crowd means when they shout “Forza Juve” so we’ve dubbed it “Forza Hassan”!
Sharing Juve family secrets in this tell-all type of exposé is just one of those things that can only occur between siblings so I guess we can say that Juve is truly a family now.
Some say “The truth shall set you free” so undoubtedly this news will bring many more inside Juve secrets to the forefront – so stay tuned.
Forza Hassan?
One word best describes this video clip…………….Revealing! We really hope this potent quality is not what the crowd means when they shout “Forza Juve” so we’ve dubbed it “Forza Hassan”!
Sharing Juve family secrets in this tell-all type of exposé is just one of those things that can only occur between siblings so I guess we can say that Juve is truly a family now.
Some say “The truth shall set you free” so undoubtedly this news will bring many more inside Juve secrets to the forefront – so stay tuned.
Elom-FAO Dance View Full Story
We deemed this crazy awesome dance “ELOM-FAO“. In an incredible stroke of luck, we managed to catch this memorable moment when Elom took it upon himself to raise the morale of the team during the 2011 Nationals in Montreal.
When you watch this clip – you can see how reluctant Elom was at first, but after the response from the guys after the first round – he really wanted to continue and do it again when the chorus returned for the 2nd time.
Totally Hilarious!!!
Elom-FAO Dance
We deemed this crazy awesome dance “ELOM-FAO“. In an incredible stroke of luck, we managed to catch this memorable moment when Elom took it upon himself to raise the morale of the team during the 2011 Nationals in Montreal.
When you watch this clip – you can see how reluctant Elom was at first, but after the response from the guys after the first round – he really wanted to continue and do it again when the chorus returned for the 2nd time.
Totally Hilarious!!!
Juve Memories – “Cup & Nationals 2011″ View Full Story
Some great and heartwarming memories from our 2011 Cup Final and trip to Nationals in Montreal.
Enjoy!!
Juve Memories – “Cup & Nationals 2011″
Some great and heartwarming memories from our 2011 Cup Final and trip to Nationals in Montreal.
Enjoy!!
Christine Lesperance School View Full Story
Finding our training location. This is a google map with directions to Christine Lesperance School. You should see that it is further South on Dakota St (from where we were training at Darwin School). The large green area on John Forsyth Rd near the end of Dakota St is where the field is located.
If you need help finding it – ask me or another teammate – or look it up on Google Maps.
Christine Lesperance School
Finding our training location. This is a google map with directions to Christine Lesperance School. You should see that it is further South on Dakota St (from where we were training at Darwin School). The large green area on John Forsyth Rd near the end of Dakota St is where the field is located.
If you need help finding it – ask me or another teammate – or look it up on Google Maps.
May 28 Shooting Rankings
Power Shooting Rankings (with Radar Gun) as of May 28th, 2012.
Scoring works like this:
- Each player gets a LRS (Long Range Shooting) Ranking. The minimum target must be 60% with a plan to hit an avg score of 70%+
- Goals count – with Strong Goals (i.e. with Power) rated at a higher value.
- At this stage – players are not penalized for missing the goal because we prefer to encourage and reward attempts to hit the power targets as the first priority.
July 2nd Draft Rankings
Draft rankings as of July 2nd, 2012.
Scoring works like this:
- Each player gets points for “when” they were picked (i.e. Drafted) for a team (during Training games). The earlier a player is drafted – the higher the score.
- Each player on the team that Wins, Looses or Ties receives or loses points accordingly.
- Captains receive extra points for Wins, but they also lose extra points when their team Looses or Ties.
June 21st Draft Rankings
Draft rankings as of June 21st, 2012.
Scoring works like this:
- Each player gets points for “when” they were picked (i.e. Drafted) for a team (during Training games). The earlier a player is drafted – the higher the score.
- Each player on the team that Wins, Looses or Ties receives or loses points accordingly.
- Captains receive extra points for Wins, but they also lose extra points when their team Looses or Ties.
May 31 Draft Rankings
Draft rankings as of the end of May 2012.
Scoring works like this:
- Each player gets points for “when” they were picked (i.e. Drafted) for a team (during Training games). The earlier a player is drafted – the higher the score.
- Each player on the team that Wins, Looses or Ties receives or loses points accordingly.
- Captains receive extra points for Wins, but they also lose extra points when their team Looses or Ties.
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TEAMGPPTS1. FC Wpg Lions14392. Hellas FC15383. Italinter14324. Wpg Juventus FC15265. Germania FC15226. NKMB Saints15167. Granite Focus 9 FC15148. Lucania FC15149. World Soccer Academy151110. Hanover Kickers151
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PLAYERGOALS1. Brendan Rattai182. Kenny Sacramento113. Edin Kurbegovic114. Matthew Mclaren95. Derek Tessier86. Moreno Alberti87. Justin Castalanos88. Nicholas Zachanowich89. Matt Appler710. Go Kumagai7
