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CPSL game of Wednesday June 28, 2000.
CPSL game between Toronto Croatia and Oshawa Flames 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
19 Josip Dragonic...17 Piter Bedenikovic...6 Domagoj Sain...3 Elvin Ruta
20 Genti Buzoli...12 Toni Preci...10 Tomislav Granic...7 Deni Dragonic
....................................11 Paul Moore...9 Leo Marasovic
Subs:...15 Robert Mandekic...14 Ivica Jelic...8 Anton Granic...22 Robert Fran
coach Velimir Crjen, assistant coach Milodrag Armadzic, bench manager Ivan Patitic, doctor Paul Bjondic, masseur Drago Kapular.
Oshawa Flames (all white, black names and numbers and trim)
..............................................1 Pieter Muelman
14 Matt Genero...10 Myles Devine...2 Steve Gill...6 Anthony Whitney
17 Dave Kohek...24 John Lawrence...9 Al Foggetti (cpt)...19 Omar El-Behairy
.................................8 Edson Breceda...21 Jimmy Kuzmovski
Subs:...18 Andy Methven (mid)...7 Mike Suess (mid)...15 Steve Necovski (def)...23 James Prescod (mid)...22 Chris Walker (gk)...5 Adam Klukowski (def)...3 Jason McKenzie (def)
head coach Stan Bombino, assistant coach Mario Bombino, manager Jack Methven, trainers Paul Nesbitt and Mat Gurr.
Game Officials:...referee Steve Cahoon, referee's assistants Neil Mongomery and Zack Kontoulis, fourth Stephanie Den Haan.
1st Half:...game starts 8:03pm...Toronto Croatia defend south end on this warm evening. The game clock isn't working so all time is from my wristwatch.
4 min...TC Tomislav Granic 30 yard blast well over bar.
6 min...OF Kuzmovski rolls 30 yard shot from right well wide left.
8 min...TC GOAL Tomislav Granic...Tomislav Granic rolls 15 yard shot into goal to right corner of net after TC Buzoli pushes him a pass forward into box.
9 min...TC goalie catches OF player's shot deflected high into air.
10 min...TC goalie catches 20 yard freekick from left with dive to right.
11 min...OF Kuzmovski on 1 on 2 rush shoots wide right from 20 yards.
12 min...OF Breceda freekick from near right end line is crossed into box but cleared.
13 min...TC YELLOW card...Marasovic for tackle near sideline of OF player.
14 min...TC Tomislav Granic 20 yard blast just over bar.
15 min...TC goalie dives right to catch through ball near post ahead of OF Breceda.
16 min...OF goalie palms ball wide left on dive after 18 yard blast by TC Buzoli (?).
19 min...OF Gill 45 yard freekick into crowd in box is headed away.
22 min...TC Marasovic ends pressure of cross into OF box that OF goalie misses by popping 5 yard shot over bar!
25 min...TC Bedenikovic kicks great through ball from 45 yards into box. TC Marasovic steps around OF defender but shoots 7 yarder wide right of goal.
27 min...TC Sain 40 yard shot over players in box but ball is wide right.
31 min...TC Marasovic receives long high ball, settles it on short run and 20 yard shot is wide.
32 min...TC Preci rebound on partially cleared cornerkick blasts ball wide right from 15 yards on left.
37 min...TC cornerkick into OF box but TC players can't get away shot.
40 min...OF Lawrence steps up middle but blasts 35 yard shot well wide left of goal.
41 min...OF Gennaro 25 yard shot from extreme right is caught on near post by leaping goalie.
43 min...TC Tomislav Granic receives long ball on left while charging down left, rolls cross from left to charging TC Marasovic who misses ball from 1 yard off line!
45 min...OF Foggetti long 50 yard kick from right into box, is caught by TC goalie drifting left.
46 min...TC Marasovic rolls low cross from right back to TC Moore who rolls 10 yard shot that sliding OF defender knocks off line.
47 min...OF Kohek blasts 15 yard shot palmed over goal by falling TC goalie. OF cornerkick is headed and that ball is fumbled wide left by TC goalie.
48 min...OF Gennaro blasts 25 yard shot from partially cleared OF cornerkick just over bar.
48 min...half ends 8:51pm.
2nd Half:...starts 8:57pm.
46 min...OF GOAL Whitney...Whitney kicks midair bouncer into net from left side as TC goalie has ball but falls into net.
50 min...OF Foggetti gets to freekick on left edge of box but midair shot misses ball, another player stabs ahead on slide but play whistled down offside.
51 min...OF Kuzmovski 30 yard shot is wide left.
53 min...TC Sain high 40 yard shot into box is caught by goalie.
54 min...OF goalie slides out for save on roller into box.
55 min...OF GOAL Kuzmovski...Kuzmovski rolls 7 yard shot into middle of empty net as he's passed a shot on a 2 on 1 break on right and goalie played for a shot rather than a pass.
58 min...TC Buzoli rolls weak 20 yard shot on left wide left that goalie blocks.
60 min...TC Tomislav Granic 40 yard freekick, chested back in box by TC Moore, TC Marasovic blasts 15 yard shot over goal.
61 min...TC sub...Mandekic replaces Marasovic.
...............TC sub...Fran replaces Ruta.
64 min...OF player chips 30 yard shot from left caught by goalie.
65 min...TC GOAL Josip Dragonic...Josip Dragonic scores on 25 yard freekick from left over OF wall and into short left top corner of net as goalie leaps left.
70 min...OF Gill freekick from left 40 yards is headed over net by OF player in crowd in TC box.
72 min...OF YELLOW card...Whitney for pulling down TC Mandekic breaking away at center in TC end.
74 min...TC Marasovic great 50 yard rush on right side and 12 yard shot from right is pushed wide right by goalie.
75 min...TC sub...Jelic replaces Sain.
76 min...TC Fran clears dangerous ball rolling across box.
77 min...OF player heads cornerkick from right wide right.
79 min...OF goalie charges to edge of box to gather up long through ball.
81 min...OF Kuzmovski dekes 2 guys on charge and his 12 yard shot from right that's blocked by sprawling goalie.
82 min...TC goalie gathers up through ball.
83 min...TC Marasovic flicks header from left that defender heads wide right.
83 min...TC Buzoli injured near left corner flag of OF end.
85 min...OF El-Behairy gets pass on left and sliding shot from left from 12 yards is blocked by sliding goalie on point blank shot, both players are injured as they crashed together.
89 min...TC GOAL Marasovic...Marasovic pushes 1 yarder into net after TC Buzoli gets pass on left and lobs 20 yarder over sliding goalie to right corner. TC Marasovic beat defenders to ball who may have stopped it.
92 min...TC YELLOW card...Tomislav Granic for argueing offside call at center line.
94 min...TC Buzoli breaks through center and goalie blocks ball as it pops up, TC Marasovic heads ball into net from 5 yards but is ruled offside.
95 min...OF Lawrence shanks 15 yard kick from left well wide right.
96 min...TC Marasovic just misses sliding shot from 2 yards on cross from left of box.
96 min...ends 9:48pm.
Final Score:...................Toronto Croatia..........3............Oshawa Flames..............2............
Attendance was about 200 persons. I announced the officials and starting lineups at the start of the game. I made a comment about the broken scoreboard. (Clock frozen at 9:56 minutes; visiting team always starts with a 10-nothing lead because the 10 unit key is stuck on '1'). This is the same city that's bidding for the Olympics. The dressing rooms are unusable as they are having asbestos removed from the walls and ceilings.
The winning goal was scored right at the end of the game, not the 73rd minute like the CPSL website suggests.
Rocket Robin
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