Attak 0 Toronto Croatia 0

The Trois-Rivières Attak had to play in difficult conditions to get this 0-0 draw against Toronto Croatia, Sunday afternoon at UQTR stadium.

This 0-0 game is a very good result considering that the Attak lost Ibrahim Baldeh, a key player, ejected at the 27-minute of play following his red card. Therefore, the Attak had to play a man down for 63 minutes against a very good team. In addition, midfielder Boubacar Coulibaly received a yellow card at the 10^th minute, so he had to be very careful for the remainder of the game. Both teams had to deal with the wind, and as a result many balls were sent off-lines.

The Attak completely controlled the tempo of the game, having more than 60% of ball possession and many goal opportunities, especially in the second half. Lesage, Kolic and Lassonde had the best chances. Toronto lost its composure in the second half: forward Silvano Rajkovic received a yellow card at the 55^th minute.

The three stars of the game were: Darko Kolic (Attak), Hayden Fitzwilliams (Toronto Croatia) and Hicham Aaboubou (Attak).

The Attak line-up

Andrew Olivieri - Olivier Brett, Elkana Mayard, Hicham Aaboubou, Paul Moran - Danny Anderson, Jean-Louis Bessé (Fabrice Lassonde, 70), Boubacar Coulibaly, Ibrahim Baldeh - Massimo Di Ioia (Alpha Bah, 60), Darko Kolic (Nicolas Lesage, 78).

Notes

• More than 660 spectators have attended this first game of the new professional team;
• Pierre-Rudolph Mayard is still injured;
• Nicolas Lesage was back after reassuring medical tests;
• Impact players Paul Moran, Hicham Aaboubou and Massimo Di Ioia played with the Attak;
• Marc Dos Santos used 14 players for this game;
• François Boivin was in the line-up but did not play for the Attak.

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