August 17, 2021 | Kickoff: 06:00PM ET

2021 Canadian Championship

Halifax Wanderers FC

2 - 1

AS Blainville

Halifax, Nova Scotia | Wanderers Grounds

Attendance: 3500

Referee: Ben Hoskins | Assistant Referee: Peter Pendli |
Assistant Referee: Jason Olinski | Fourth Official: Fabrizio Stasolla

Alex Andre Marshall

90+5'
Alex Andre Marshall

90+5'
90'

Nicolas Bertrand
86'

PATRICK NZANZIMFURA
GUY FRANK ESSOME PENDA
86'

KEVIN COSSETTE
Zachary Fernandez
Kieran Baskett

81'
76'

Nicolas Bertrand
HAROON AMIRI
Alex Andre Marshall
Cory Bent

75'
Andre Rampersad
Pierre Lamothe

75'
72'

Bila Dicko-Raynauld
RAYANE FAKED
JOÃO MORELLI

72'
70'

Rayane Yesli
Stefan Karajovanovic
Alessandro Riggi

60'
JOÃO MORELLI
SCOTT FIRTH

60'
57'

Wandrille Lefevre
Mateo Restrepo

57'
57'

MAXIME MICHEL* LECONTE*
57'

HAROON AMIRI
53'

NAFI DICKO-RAYNAULD
52'

GUY FRANK ESSOME PENDA
46'

Pierre-Rudolph Mayard
LUKUMBI TSHINDAYE
Cory Bent

10'

Timeline

Halifax Wanderers FC

KO

KO
10 ' | Cory Bent
HT

HT
46 ' | Pierre-Rudolph Mayard - LUKUMBI TSHINDAYE
52 ' | GUY FRANK ESSOME PENDA
53 ' | NAFI DICKO-RAYNAULD
57 ' | HAROON AMIRI
57 ' | MAXIME MICHEL* LECONTE*
57 ' | Mateo Restrepo
57 ' | Wandrille Lefevre
60 ' | JOÃO MORELLI - SCOTT FIRTH
60 ' | Stefan Karajovanovic - Alessandro Riggi
70 ' | Rayane Yesli
72 ' | JOÃO MORELLI
72 ' | Bila Dicko-Raynauld - RAYANE FAKED
75 ' | Andre Rampersad - Pierre Lamothe
75 ' | Alex Andre Marshall - Cory Bent
76 ' | Nicolas Bertrand - HAROON AMIRI
81 ' | Kieran Baskett
86 ' | KEVIN COSSETTE - Zachary Fernandez
86 ' | PATRICK NZANZIMFURA - GUY FRANK ESSOME PENDA
90 ' | Nicolas Bertrand
90+5 ' | Alex Andre Marshall
90+5 ' | Alex Andre Marshall
FT

FT

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AS Blainville

Match Report

HFX Wanderers FC secured their spot in the Canadian Championship Quarter-Final Round with a 2:1 home win over AS Blainville. The Wanderers will face CF Montreal in the next round.

The home side took the lead early from a set play, as Cory Bent was able to flick the corner kick from Pierre Lamothe in at the near post (10’).

AS Blainville’s best chance of the first half came from Alexandre Cuvillier, who looked threatening as he outpaced the Wanderers defence, but his shot attempt was ultimately blocked (30’). Just before halftime, the home side had an opportunity to double their lead as a clearance attempt fell to Marcello Polisi at the top of the box, but his volley went just wide of the post.

Early in the second half, Guy Essome equalized for AS Blainville with a cool finish from the penalty spot after substitute Pierre-Rudolph Mayard cut between two HFX defenders and was then taken down by keeper Kieran Baskett in the box (51’).

In the 63’, Joao Morelli’s free kick sailed just wide of the top corner, only minutes after he entered the game.
Less than 10 minutes later, the Wanderers were awarded a penalty of their own, when Akeem Garcia got in behind the Blainville defenders and was fouled by keeper Rayane Yesli. Morelli stepped up and made no mistake from the spot as he put the home side back in the lead (72’).

HFX had an opportunity to put the match out of reach in the 84’, but Morey Doner’s shot trickled just wide of the far post. The side from the Canadian Premier League were able to hold on to the one goal lead to advance over the team from the PLSQ.

Lamothe was named the Toyota Player of the Match.

Starting XI

HFX Wanderers’ starting XI featured eight Canadian players, including the professional debut of goalkeeper Kieran Baskett.

Defenders Morey Doner and Mateo Restrepo (who captained he side); midfielders Pierre Lamothe, Scott Firth, Marcello Polisi, and Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé; and striker Alessandro Riggi made up the rest of the Canadian contingent. Akeem Garcia, Cory Bent, and Eriks Santos Pereira rounded out the starting lineup.
In the second half, Joao Morelli and Stefan Karajovanovic replaced Firth and Riggi (60’), Andre Rampersad came on for Lamothe (75’), and Bent was replaced by Alex Andre Marshall (85’).

AS Blainville had nine Canadian players featuring in their starting lineup. Nafi Dicko-Raynauld, Wandrille Lefèvre, Maxime Michel Leconte, Idir Redjradj made up the defensive line behind goalkeeper Rayane Yesli. Guy Essome, Rayane Faked, Zachary Fernandez, and Lukumbi Tshindaye were the Canadians that made up the midfield and attacking line for the visitors and were joined by Haroon Amiri and Alexandre Cuvillier.
Blainville used all five substitutions in the match: Pierre-Rudolph Mayard replaced Tshindaye as the start of the second half (46’), Bila Dicko-Raynauld came on for Faked (72’), Nicolas Bertrand came on for Amiri (76’), and Patrick Nzanzimfura and Kevin Cossette were substituted on in place of Essome and Cossette (86’).

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Halifax Wanderers FC

AS Blainville

Halifax Wanderers FC Starting 11

AS Blainville Starting 11

MOREY DONER

Defender

Pierre Lamothe

Midfielder

Alessandro Riggi

Forward

Akeem Garcia

Midfielder

Kieran Baskett

Goalkeeper

Mateo Restrepo

Defender

SCOTT FIRTH

Midfielder

Marcello Polisi

Midfielder

Cory Bent

Forward

Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé

Midfielder

Eriks Santos

Defender

HAROON AMIRI

Midfielder

NAFI DICKO-RAYNAULD

Defender

Wandrille Lefevre

Defender

GUY FRANK ESSOME PENDA

Forward

MAXIME MICHEL* LECONTE*

Defender

RAYANE FAKED

Midfielder

ALEXANDRE CUVILLIER

Forward

Zachary Fernandez

Defender

IDIR REDJRADJ

Defender

LUKUMBI TSHINDAYE

Forward

Rayane Yesli

Goalkeeper

Halifax Wanderers FC Subs

AS Blainville Subs

Alex Andre Marshall

Forward

Andre Rampersad

Midfielder

JOÃO MORELLI

Midfielder

Stefan Karajovanovic

Forward

PATRICK NZANZIMFURA

Defender

Bila Dicko-Raynauld

Defender

Nicolas Bertrand

Forward

KEVIN COSSETTE

Defender

Pierre-Rudolph Mayard

Forward

Halifax Wanderers FC Did Not Feature

AS Blainville Did Not Feature

Peter Schaale

Defender

Kareem Sow

Defender

Christian Oxner

Goalkeeper

MARIO RAYTCHEV

Goalkeeper

Oussama Laguel

Midfielder

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Aug 17, 2021 | KO

Match started between HFX Wanderers FC and AS Blainville

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Aug 17, 2021 | 10'

HFX Wanderers FC goal by CORY BENT

1 - 0

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Aug 17, 2021 | HT

Halftime

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Aug 17, 2021 | 46'

AS Blainville Substitution of LUKUMBI TSHINDAYE by Pierre-Rudolph Mayard

LUKUMBI TSHINDAYE

Pierre-Rudolph Mayard

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Aug 17, 2021 | 52'

AS Blainville penalty kick successfully converted by GUY FRANK ESSOME PENDA

1 - 1

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Aug 17, 2021 | 53'

AS Blainville yellow card for NAFI DICKO-RAYNAULD

NAFI DICKO-RAYNAULD

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Aug 17, 2021 | 57'

AS Blainville yellow card for HAROON AMIRI

HAROON AMIRI

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Aug 17, 2021 | 60'

HFX Wanderers FC Substitution of SCOTT FIRTH by JOÃO MORELLI

SCOTT FIRTH

JOÃO MORELLI

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Aug 17, 2021 | 60'

HFX Wanderers FC Substitution of Alessandro Riggi by STEFAN KARAJOVANOVIC

Alessandro Riggi

STEFAN KARAJOVANOVIC

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Aug 17, 2021 | 57'

AS Blainville yellow card for MAXIME MICHEL LECONTE

MAXIME MICHEL LECONTE

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Aug 17, 2021 | 57'

HFX Wanderers FC yellow card for Mateo Restrepo

Mateo Restrepo

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Aug 17, 2021 | 57'

AS Blainville yellow card for WANDRILLE LEFEVRE

WANDRILLE LEFEVRE

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Aug 17, 2021 | 70'

AS Blainville yellow card for RAYANE YESLI

RAYANE YESLI

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Aug 17, 2021 | 72'

HFX Wanderers FC penalty kick successfully converted by JOÃO MORELLI

2 - 1

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Aug 17, 2021 | 75'

HFX Wanderers FC Substitution of Pierre Lamothe by ANDRE RAMPERSAD

Pierre Lamothe

ANDRE RAMPERSAD

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Aug 17, 2021 | 76'

AS Blainville Substitution of HAROON AMIRI by Nicolas Bertrand

HAROON AMIRI

Nicolas Bertrand

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Aug 17, 2021 | 75'

HFX Wanderers FC Substitution of CORY BENT by ALEX ANDRE MARSHALL

CORY BENT

ALEX ANDRE MARSHALL

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Aug 17, 2021 | 86'

AS Blainville Substitution of Zachary Fernandez by KEVIN COSSETTE

Zachary Fernandez

KEVIN COSSETTE

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Aug 17, 2021 | 86'

AS Blainville Substitution of GUY FRANK ESSOME PENDA by PATRICK NZANZIMFURA

GUY FRANK ESSOME PENDA

PATRICK NZANZIMFURA

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Aug 17, 2021 | 72'

AS Blainville Substitution of RAYANE FAKED by Bila Dicko-Raynauld

RAYANE FAKED

Bila Dicko-Raynauld

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Aug 17, 2021 | 81'

HFX Wanderers FC yellow card for Kieran Baskett

Kieran Baskett

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Aug 17, 2021 | 90'

AS Blainville yellow card for Nicolas Bertrand

Nicolas Bertrand

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Aug 17, 2021 | 90+5'

HFX Wanderers FC yellow card for ALEX ANDRE MARSHALL

ALEX ANDRE MARSHALL

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Aug 17, 2021 | FT

Match ended, final score: 2 - 1

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AS Blainville

Timeline

Match Report

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Line Up

Halifax Wanderers FC

AS Blainville

Halifax Wanderers FC Starting 11

AS Blainville Starting 11

Halifax Wanderers FC Subs

AS Blainville Subs

Halifax Wanderers FC Did Not Feature

AS Blainville Did Not Feature

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