The more things change the more they stay the seem to stay the same... Only 2 games into the PCSL season and the Pentiction Pinnacles have already found themselves on the wrong side of two lumpings. 6-0 to the Saints (Seattle) and a 5-1 stuffing by the White Caps reserves, which looks more like Inter summer team. Corrazza, Kindel, Van Shaggen etc...
From the Caps game...
Check your bag sir? I hope he at least bought him dinner first...
From the Caps game...
What does WAB think about yong Mr. Ornerod (I thought it is Omerod) playing for the Caps and not the Sapp summer team? I bet you guys would have beat us in the semi's if you had this Paul Savaro guy. He sounds like a player.The Whitecaps FC Reserves opened their inaugural Pacific Coast Soccer League season with a 5-1 win over the visiting Penticton Pinnacles, Sunday afternoon at Coquitlam's Town Centre Stadium. Striker Andrew Corazza was the star of the match, netting a natural hat-trick, as the young Whitecaps put on an impressive showing in their first game together.
Corazza opened scoring for the Caps after a quarter-hour, as he neatly deflected a 20-yard shot from midfielder Brian Vanschagen. Corazza almost added a second before the half was over, as he broke in alone and curled the ball past the keeper with authority, only to see the shot thump off the upright. The floodgates opened after the interval though, as just a few minutes into the second half, a shot from Steve Frazao was too hot for Penticton keeper Johannes Von Westphalen to hold, and Corazza was in quickly to net the rebound. The SFU star completed his hat-trick ten minutes later as he headed in a high cross from the left from fullback Massumi Turnbull.
Some sloppy defending allowed Penticton's Paul Savaro to find space in front and pull a goal back late in the game, but the Whitecaps answered quickly with two goals of their own in the closing minutes. First Kingsley Jones fired in a loose ball from 10 yards, and then Steve Frazao headed home from right in front to make it a 5-1 final.
It was an excellent start for coach Chris Bennett's young side, in a well-played and entertaining match. The Whitecaps Reserves next take on the Vancouver Thunderbirds, on Thursday May 12 in a 7:00pm start at Town Centre Stadium. Admission is free.
Whitecaps Reserves: Dennis Kindel - Massumi Turnbull, Paul Ballard, Leo Nash, Diaz Kambere - Brian Vanschagen, Kingsley Jones, Nico Marcina, Stephane Leslie (Jag Gill 58') - Andrew Corazza (Matt Ornerod 64'), Steve Frazao.
Check your bag sir? I hope he at least bought him dinner first...