Rejuvenated Rochester Hands Portland First Loss
J-P Altieri & Keith Kiedrowski,
uslfans.com Match Reporters
Rochester
ROCHESTER, NY, June 3, 2005 With the losing streak behind
them and a positive Canadian road trip (1 win and 1 draw in 2 matches), Rochester
demolished the previously undefeated Timbers at Frontier Field.
Pressure
Early and Often
Rochester started the game
wasting no time with Kirk Wilson missing a chance in the 3 minute. These were
followed up by chances in the 9, 10, 13, and 14 minutes.
The
Chink in the Armor
With so much pressure up top,
Portland was never able to mount a good counter and finally their weakness was
exposed When Kirk Wilson was able to catch the defense flat footed and snuck
the ball behind them. A streaking Bolanos runs onto the ball and is able to
gently push it past the keeper.
Bolanos returned the assist to
Wilson 3 minutes later when he was able to get the ball to a streaking Wilson
who easily put it past the stranded Portland Keeper
Chances
Wasted
Rochester would waste other
opportunities in the first half, including an empty net miss as well as a ball
rolling just in front of the goalmouth.
Cruise
Control
In the second half, Rochester
looked content to work the ball as much as possible and not allow Portland to get
back into the game. After some initial pressure at the start of the second
half, Portland would only really threaten Rochester late in the game.
In the 82, Rochester keeper
Scott Vallow was called for pulling a man down in the penalty area. The penalty
kick was converted, resulting in Portlands only goal of the match.
Continued
Improvement
Now that Rochester has all of
their players in place and they have had time to work together, they are
starting to come together as a team. After a very disappointing start to the
season, Rochester has scored 8 goals in their last 2 matches and managed a 0-0
draw in Montreal against the defending champions.
Scoring Summary
|
Time
|
Goal Scorer & Assist
|
Score
|
|
20
|
Bolanos (Wilson)
|
ROC 1 PORT 0
|
|
23
|
Wilson (Bolanos)
|
ROC 2 PORT 0
|
|
34
|
Wilson (Sanfilippo)
|
ROC 3 PORT 0
|
|
82
|
AntonIuk (PK)
|
ROC 3 PORT 1
|
Starting Lineups
Y = Yellow Card
R = Red Card
Rochester Raging Rhinos
Formation: 4-4-2
24 GK Scott Vallow
15 D Frankie Sanfilippo
9 D Tony Rougier
11D Bill Sedgewick
12 D Jason Perry
7 M Pato Aguilera (Tsakiris 90)
2 M Rene Rivas
21 M Kirk Wilson
13 M John Ball
17 F Mauro Carabajal (Fuller 84)
6 F Jonathan Bolanos
Portland Timbers
Formation: 4-4-2
30 GK Josh Saunders
5 D Gavin Wilkinson
17 D Scot Thompson
24 D Lee Morrison
31 D Shawn Saunders
7M Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar
8 M Edwin Miranda
11 M Brian Winters
20 M Aaron Lines
9 F Daniel Antoniuk
15 F Bryon Alvaraz
How They Fared
Heres how we feel the Rhinos fared against Portland:
8 = Highest, 0 = Lowest
|
Player
|
J-Ps Rating
|
Keiths Rating
|
Comments
|
|
24 GK Scott Vallow
|
6.5
|
6
|
Never tested in
first half and questionable call result in PK
|
|
15 D Frankie Sanfilippo
|
7
|
6
|
Great Defensive
slide tackles and distribution
|
|
9 D Tony Rougier
|
6.5
|
6
|
Did his job. Well
organized back
|
|
11D Bill Sedgewick
|
5
|
4
|
Poor touches all
game
|
|
12 D Jason Perry
|
6
|
6
|
Did his job but
no much else
|
|
7 M Pato Aguilera
|
6.5
|
6
|
Great on the ball
action
|
|
2 M Rene Rivas
|
6.5
|
7
|
Great work as the
captain. Quick bursts caught defense flat footed
|
|
21 M Kirk Wilson
|
8
|
8
|
EXCELLENT GAME.
Finally a supporting cast that allows him to flourish
|
|
13 M John Ball
|
7.5
|
7
|
Left it all on
the field. Speed and size kept defense in check
|
|
17 F Mauro Carabajal
|
7.5
|
7
|
Smooth style and
great presence up top
|
|
6 F Jonathan
Bolanos
|
8
|
8
|
Good vision as
well as goal scoring
|
|
Coaches
|
7.5
|
7
|
Finally a line-up
that appears to be gelling
|
Statistics
SHOTS:
ROC: 21
PORT: 5
SAVES:
ROC: 4
PORT: 8
FOULS:
ROC: 17
PORT: 8
CAUTIONS/EJECTIONS:
ROC: 1/0
PORT: 0/0
ATTENDANCE: 9,117
