Attak @ Toronto Croatia and St. Catharines Wolves

The Trois-Rivières Attak (5-3-3) will play two games on the road for a second straight weekend, first against Toronto Croatia (4-0-5), Friday at 8:30pm, and then against the St. Catharines Wolves (3-3-3), Sunday at 4pm.

Marc Dos Santos' men returned from last weekend games at London (tie, 2-2) and Windsor (win, 5-1) with four points. This weekend will be tougher but the team is confidant to do as well, even better.

"We are very motivated to play against Toronto Croatia, the only team still unbeaten this season," said Dos Santos. "We are going there to win. The game against St. Catharines will also be difficult. They have to win and they have the pressure to catch us. We know what we have to do. The group is strong mentally and ready to have another positive trip."

On May 13, in Trois-Rivières, the Attak played its first official game against Toronto Croatia. Reduced to ten men with over an hour to play, the team registered a valuable 0-0 draw against one of the league's top team. The Toronto team is now second in the international division and has yet to lose a game.

St. Catharines is standing in second place in the national division, with six points behind the Attak and two more games to play. Thus, the match-up is interesting and the teams know what is at stake. Moreover, the Wolves have not won a game since June 20, so they should be starving for victory.

Lassonde leaves, El Zayati arrives
Fabrice Lassonde has been released by the Attak, following a request from the player. He played in ten games, five as a starter, for a total of 556 minutes. Frenchman Imad El Zayati, a defender who played for Sannois Saint-Gratien in the French third division, joins the Attak. He will be available to play this weekend.

Lesage on top
Following his fantastic seven goals in the last four games, for a total of nine in 11 games, Nicolas Lesage is now the league's top goalscorer with Italia Shooters' Kadian Lecky. The Trois-Rivières forward, who aims at two wins this weekend, is positive about the Attak second half of the season. "Our group is getting better and better, and we will be hard to beat in the second half of the season. We have so much depth that I had to fight to be a starter. Although I was not scoring a lot in the first games, I was playing well. Now, my scoring run must continue…"

Games #12 and #13

Dates: July 20 (#12) and 22 (#13), 2007

Times: 8:30pm (#12) and 4pm (#13)

Places: Hershey Centre, Toronto (#12) and Club Roma, St. Catharines (#13)

Opponents: Toronto Croatia (#12) and St. Catharines Wolves (#13)

Teams' record (w-l-d): Attak (5-3-3); Toronto Croatia (4-0-5); St. Catharines Wolves (3-3-3)

Standings: Attak - first in the national division; Toronto Croatia - second in the international division; St. Catharines Wolves - second in the national division

Attak games this season:
11- July 14 @ Windsor Border Stars, win 5-1 [Attak goalscorers: Nicolas Lesage (7,8,9), Joe Di Buono (1) and Alex Surprenant (2); Attak goalkeeper: Vincent Cournoyer (Lorenzo Borella, 84)]
10- July 13 @ London City, draw 2-2 [Attak goalscorers: Nicolas Lesage (6) and Alex Surprenant (1); Attak goalkeeper: Vincent Cournoyer]
9- July 7 vs North York Astros, win 2-1 [Attak goalscorers: Nicolas Lesage (5) and Alpha Bah (1); Attak goalkeeper: Vincent Cournoyer]
8- June 24 vs Canadian Lions, win 3-1 [Attak goalscorers: Nicolas Lesage (3,4) and Jean-Louis Bessé (3); Attak goalkeeper: Vincent Cournoyer]
7- June 17 vs Serbian White Eagles, loss 2-1 [Attak goalscorer: Darko Kolic (4); Attak goalkeeper: Gerry Argento]
6- June 10 @ Italia Shooters, draw 2-2 [Attak goalscorers: Jean-Louis Bessé (2) and Elkana Mayard (2); Attak goalkeeper: Gerry Argento]
5- June 3 vs Portuguese Supra, win 4-2 [Attak goalscorers: Darko Kolic (2,3), Guillaume Barrette (1) and Nicolas Lesage (2); Attak goalkeeper: Andrew Weber]
4- May 27 vs Serbian White Eagles, loss 3-2 [Attak goalscorers: Danny Anderson (1) and Darko Kolic (1); Attak goalkeeper: Gerry Argento]
3- May 20 @ Canadian Lions, win 2-1 [Attak goalscorers: Jean-Louis Bessé (1) and Nicolas Lesage (1); Attak goalkeeper: Gerry Argento]
2- May 18 @ Serbian White Eagles, loss 2-1 [Attak goalscorer: Elkana Mayard (1); Attak goalkeeper: Vincent Cournoyer]
1- May 13 vs Toronto Croatia, draw 0-0 [Attak goalkeeper: Andrew Olivieri]

Toronto Croatia games this season:
9- July 13 vs St. Catharines Wolves, win 2-1
8- July 8 @ Canadian Lions, draw 1-1
7- July 6 vs Canadian Lions, draw 2-2
6- June 17 @ Portuguese Supra, draw 1-1
5- June 13 @ St. Catharines Wolves, win 1-0
4- June 2 @ Windsor Border Stars, win 2-0
3- June 1 @ London City, draw 1-1
2- May 27 @ Canadian Lions, win 2-1
1- May 5 @ Attak de Trois-Rivières, draw 0-0

Previous meeting between the Attak and Toronto Croatia:

• date and place: May 13, 2007 @ UQTR Stadium, Trois-Rivières
• result: draw 0-0
• goalkeepers: Andrew Olivieri (Attak) and George Azcurra (Toronto Croatia)

St. Catharines Wolves games this season:
9- July 18 vs Canadian Lions, draw 2-2
8- July 13 @ Toronto Croatia, loss 2-1
7- July 6 @ London City, loss 2-1
6- July 4 vs Serbian White Eagles, draw 1-1
5- June 20 vs Windsor Border Stars, win 2-1
4- June 17 @ Canadian Lions, win 3-1
3- June 13 vs Toronto Croatia, loss 1-0
2- May 27 @ North York Astros, win 1-0
1- May 20 @ Portuguese Supra, draw 2-2

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