Canadian National Futsal Goalkeeper Roy Blanche earns shutout in CSL

Monday, 09 August 2010 14:29 administrator

Final Score:.....Brampton Lions..........1..............Brantford Galaxy.............0

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Attendance was about 150 on this warm day that had a threat of rain before the game began, a few drops fell at 26 minutes but had stopped a few minutes later.  The sun came out for the second half which turned out to be a disadvantage for the Galaxy.

Roy Blanche earned the shutout for the Lions.  He had to be brilliant to make some point blank stops on Galaxy chances.  It probably helps that he plays so much Futsal.   Right from the 4th minute he had Nenad Begovic take a 30 yard freekick chip from the right that BG Ranko Golijanin take a midair 10 yard kick that Blanche blocked and BC Mark Reilly rolled an 8 yarder that he smothered.  Blanche cleared the ball but then collapsed with an injury.

One piece of luck Blanche had was at 51 minutes when Golijanin on a rush on the left took a low cross that forced Blanche to guard the left post;  Reilly then had an 8 yard shot to the open net but put it over the bar.  At 57 minutes BG Maralis Beckford  was given a through ball on the right and his low 12 yard shot to the left side was stopped by Blanche's great foot save.  At 70 minutes Begovic took a cornerkick from the right that dropped in the box and Golijanin kicked a 6 yard shot that the sliding goalie blocked and tipped the ball wide left of the post.  More Lions luck on the resulting cornerkick as Bogovic from the left sent the ball into the box and BG Zachary Tait headed the ball wide right from 4 yards on the right post.