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CPSL game of Wednesday June 7, 2000.
CPSL game between Toronto Croatia and North York Astros played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:00pm. This was considered a League game.
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)
......................................................1 George Azcurra
................6 Anton Granic...5 Milodrag Akmadzic...2 Domagoj Sain
14 Toni Presi...20 Genti Buzali...7 Denny Draganic...10 Tomislav Granic...19 Joe Draganic
..............................9 Leo Marasovic...11 Paul Moore
Subs:...3 Frane Sain...8 Roman Harapyn...15 Robert Mandekic...17 Peter Bedenikovic...22 Robert Fran
coach Velimir Crljen, assistant coach Ivica Jelic, team doctor Dr Paul Biondich, trainer Toni Lukenda, bench manager Ivan Pavicic.
North York Astros (blue socks, shorts, and numbers, yellow shirts)
...................................................1 Peter Libicz
2 Platon Krivochetchekov...3 Sam Medeiros...14 Evgueni Khlynin...15 Mustapha Amani
16 Alex Nardi (cpt)...6 Andy Mondello...13 Andrei Malychenkov...4 O'Neil Brown...9 Jason Davis
......................................................11 Felipe Pereira
(not sure of exact positioning)
Subs:...5 Gaston Bizera...7 Kenrick Perry...10 Roberto Pagliaroli...17 Gianpiero Marcantonio
head coach Rafael Carbajal, general manager Bruno Ierullo, equipment manager Juan Jose Zamora, team manager Tony Laferrara.
Game Officials:...referee Zoran Kristo, referee's assistants Nick Rose and Nigel Johnson, fourth official Alex Mariona.
1st half:...game starts 8:06pm...TC defend north end.
1 min...Astros Pereira 20 yard shot from 20 yards is just high wide of right post.
3 min...TC Buzali one touches pass from left, redirects 3 yard shot over net.
9 min...Astros Nardi weak 20 yard shot rolls to goalie.
10 min...TC Tomislav Granic cornerkick from right, headed by TC forward that goalie bats down, TC Domagoj Sain taps ball in midair from 3 yards well over net.
14 min...Astros Medeiros chips ball from his side from 10 yards that TC goalie catches with leaping grab.
15 min...Astros Medeiros has 35 yard freekick caught by goalie.
17 min...Astros YELLOW card...Medeiros for hard check on TC Buzali at midfield.
19 min...TC Marasovic steals ball and dekes sprawling goalie but sends 5 yard shot into right webbing outside of net.
22 min...TC Moore 25 yard blast is wide right.
23 min...Astros Khlynin slides out to get to through ball ahead of two TC forwards.
26 min...Astros Malychenkov 40 yard freekick is wide right.
29 min...TC sub...Fran replaces Presi.
29 min...Astros Medeiros heads away TC freekick on left edge of box.
30 min...TC GOAL Buzali...TC Akmadzic short pass across box that TC Buzali blasts into left corner of net from 7 yards from right post.
34 min...Astros RED card...Medeiros picks up his second Yellow card for sliding tackle on TC Tomislav Granic at Astros 40 yard line.
35 min...TC Joe Draganic rolls 40 yards blast wide left.
39 min...TC Joe Draganic point blank shot from 5 yards blocked by goalie as goalie slides to through ball.
41 min...Astros Davis injured at center line.
42 min...TC Marasovic shot sideways across goal from 3 yards when he just had to chip over falling goalie.
44 min...TC Akmadzic 25 yard shot is wide left.
46 min...Astros Amani beaten to through ball by goalie.
46 min...half ends 8:52pm.
Neither team goes to the dressing rooms at halftime. I find out why. The dressing rooms are being renovated and the asbestos pulled out of them! Can the team get a fee reduction for renting the stadium while they can't use the dressing rooms?
2nd Half:...starts 9:05pm.
46 min...TC GOAL Marasovic...Marasovic slides in shot from right 15 yards to left corner of net as he charged in on 2 on 1 with TC Moore on his left.
48 min...TC goalie slides out to grab through ball.
53 min...Astros Brown 15 yard shot stopped by goalie.
55 min...Astros sub...Marcantonio replaces Amani.
.................Astros sub...Pagliaroli replaces Malychenkov.
55 min...TC Moore weak header bounces to goalie.
59 min...TC sub...Bedenikovic replaces Anton Granic (?)
61 min...Astros sub... Perry replaces Davis.
62 min...TC Buzali injured at 35 yards in TC end.
63 min...TC sub...Mandekic replaces Joe Draganic.
64 min...Astros GOAL Brown...Brown gets ball on left about 7 yards out and rolls ball in.
67 min...TC Marasovic crosses from left but ball sails wide right over net.
69 min...TC Tomislav Granic 15 yard shot from left batted away by leaping goalie.
72 min...Astros corner from left is headed around in box.
73 min...Astros sub...Bizera replaces Khlynin.
76 min...Astros YELLOW card...Bizera for tripping TC Mandekic.
76 min...TC sub...Frane Sain replaces Denny Draganic.
77 min...Astros goalie slides to edge of box to stop ball shot into box.
78 min...TC Marasovic gets breakaway from 35 yards and shot from 15 yards pushed wide left by diving goalie.
81 min...TC Marasovic rushes on left, passes across box that TC Bedenikovic gets foot to but popped over net from 3 yards.
82 min...Astros Marcantonio long cross from left, headed from 7 yards on left hits upright and rebound smothered by sprawling goalie.
84 min...TC Akmadzic puts 7 yard header just over bar from right after TC corner kick from left.
85 min...TC Mandekic had breakaway and slides ball wide left from 15 yards as Astros goalie out to cut down angle.
90 min...TC GOAL Marasovic...Marasovic slides in ball from 10 yards after receiving through ball pass.
91 min...TC GOAL Moore...Moore on 5 yard tap-in to open net as TC Marasovic was all alone on right.
92 min...TC GOAL Moore...Moore on 7 yard tap-in under sprawling goalie after short pass from TC Marasovic on right.
92 min...game ends 9:52pm.
Final Score:...........Toronto Croatia.............5...........North York Astros...............1...........
Attendance was about 200 people.
The game was a 2-1 nailbiter until the last three minutes although Toronto Croatia had many more chances to put the game out of reach well before they did. They remain undefeated for this new season. The Astros were described to me as three Russians and a bunch of young guys. There are only three returning members from the 1999 last place team. I'd like to see them play at 11 men for more than the first 30 minutes of a game. Veteran Sam Medeiros was Red carded.
Rocket Robin
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