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Hundreds of enthusiastic fans packed the stands at the Portuguese Club in London to see the East play the West in the first annual WOSL Men's All-Star game.  The game was in support of the London Health Sciences Centre's Children's Hospital.  From the opening whistle the play was very brisk, and the ball moved quickly through the midfield for both sides and featured an exceptional show of ball handling and passing abilities.  The quickness of these Premier Division stars could also be seen.  Although the teams were designed to be evenly matched on paper, on the turf it was another matter.  West (in red) held the advantage for essentially the entire game - on defense, in the midfield, and on offense.  Their plays were crisper, more forceful, and more confident.  East (in white) did manage to generate several offensive opportunities of their own however they weren't of the quality that would generate a goal against the very able West keepers.
Two goals were scored in the game, both for the West.  At 39 minutes in it was Chatham's Bryce Cumming (#14) making an outstanding play as he headed a corner directly into the far side of the net from well within a large group of players out in front of the net.  The second goal came at 75 minutes and was scored by Croatia's Bobbi Stipancic, who blasted a low shot from just within the box that deflected of a defenders ankle and then went directly into the bottom right corner of the goal.  The East had come out with renewed intensity in the second half but the West defense was well up to the task.  As is the usually the case in league play, the team with the better offensive execution came out on top.  All players appeared to enjoy the game however, and participated in a spirit of cooperation and sportsmanship that pleased the fans on hand.  The half-time show featured a mini-match between under 10 and an under 11 youth teams and was very entertaining to watch.  Who could guess which young player would be the next Premier All-Star player?  Time would certainly tell.  As the game ended with a score of 2-0 for the West, the two MVP's were announced.  For the West it was (#7) Matt Pocrnic of Croatia, and for the East it was (#16) Jamie Scott of Woodstock.  JHS
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Thank You To all the Players, Coach's, Referees, Volunteers, Spectators and Sponsors For Helping Support this Great cause and the Children's Health Foundation   D, Mindy and Gord. Fresh FM 103.1 London Ice Cream Company Elgin Middlesex Soccer Association Byron U13 Girls South West U13 Girls German Canadian U11 Boys Lambeth U10 Boys Portuguese Club of London Jon Mihalopulos Game Balls Supplied By Soccer Geeks - (519) 601-2044 244 Wellington Street, London Ryan Gauss and the London City Soccer Club www.londoncity.ca
2010 All Star Teams
Western Ontario Soccer League   2010 Men's All Star Teams               Coach   Coach     Sam Buragina   Chris Loucks               West Strikers   East Strikers     Robert Mboko-AEK   Eris Tafaj-Benfica     Bryce Cumming-Chatham   Liam Boshell-Sarnia     Mark Pocrnic-Croatia   Eric Fuentes-Portuguese     Mike Lipari-AEK                   West Midfielders   East Midfielders     Ryan Nowakowski-Wallaceburg   Dave Day-St.Thomas     Matt Feddes-Wallaceburg   Mike Zenhenko-Woodstock     Ante Vukadin-Croatia   Michael Bitel-Benfica     Darby Kalp-Chatham   Ermal Murataj-Benfica     Yohan Kagoma-White Eagles   Milos Janikic-Portuguese     Bobbi Stipancic-Croatia   Danny Breuninger-Benfica         Denver Spearman-Sarnia               West Defenders   East Defenders     Anthony Vassallo-Croatia   Jason Teves-Portuguese     Mitch Kraayenbrink-Wallaceburg   Greg Betteto-Sarnia     Jovan Ivanovic-AEK   Adam Legg-St.Thomas     Matt Pocrnic-Croatia   Marek Drapala-Benfica     Kevin Raspburg-Chatham   Keelan Harkin-Benfica     James Walsh-AEK   Jamie Scott-Woodstock         Jamie Andrews-St.Thomas         Alex DeCarolis-Sarnia               West Keepers   East Keepers     Mark Haynes-AEK   Aaron Wiltsie-St.Thomas     Dan Muszalski-Chatham   Justin Macedo-Portuguese