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CPSL game of Wednesday July 5, 2000.
CPSL game between Toronto Olympians and North York Astros played at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough at 8:00pm. This was considered a League game.
Toronto Olympians (white socks and numbers, blue shorts and shirts, white 'The Friendly Greek' on chests)
...........................................1 Brian Bowes
.....................5 Anthony Marshall...7 John McNeal...8 Bayette Smith
14 Arte Altakov...20 Danny Ziannis...6 Peyvand Mossavat...13 Danny Sanna...9 Elvis Thomas
....................................11 Gus Kouzmanis...10 John Matas
Subs:...12 Louie Ouroutzoglou (def)...15 Louis Katsavrias (def)...16 Ron Belfon (mid)...22 Pashi Pala (gk)...18 Phil Caporella (fwd)
coach David Gee, assistant coach Nick Lianzongas, equipment manager Doug Innis.
North York Astros (blue socks, shorts, and numbers, yellow shirts)
...............................................1 Peter Libicz
....................16 Alex Nardi (cpt)...2 Platon Krivochtchekov...8 Jason Davis
7 Kenrick Perry...4 O'Neil Brown...13 Andrei Malychenkov...9 Kadian Lechy
.................18 Zolton Zsibok...6 Pierre Migone...11 Felipe Pereira
Subs:...3 Sam Medeiros...5 Gaston Bizera...15 Mustapha Amani...17 Gian Piero Marcantonio...14 Vladimir Koval...10 Roberto Pagliaroli...12 Eddie Keitre
head coach Rafael Carbajal, tech director Tony Laferrera, general manager Bruno Ierullo.
Game Officials:...referee Yacov Keimakh, referee's assistants Isaac Raymond and Colin Pintea, 4th official unknown.
1st half:...game starts 8:09pm...Olympians defend north end on this warm sunny evening.
1 min...TO Ziannis intercepts weak pass but 20 yard shot weakly rolled to goalie.
3 min...TO Matas rolls ball across box just too far ahead for TO Thomas to get 2 yard tap-in.
5 min...TO Matas rushes along left but 20 yard shot is wide right.
7 min...TO Kouzmanis 20 yard freekick into wall and his rebound also into wall then play blown offside.
9 min...TO Thomas pushes ball forward to TO Matas but his 15 yard shot is wide right.
11 min...TO Thomas 20 yard shot from left is caught by sprawling goalie.
12 min...Astros Krivochtchekov pokes ball away from TO Thomas on 1 on 1 rush for cornerkick.
13 min...TO Sanna cornerkick from right drifts behind end line.
16 min...Astros sub...Amani replaces Perry who is injured on sideline.
21 min...Astros Amani cornerkick from right over box and ball bounces wide left.
24 min...TO Matas 15 yard shot headed over own bar by Astros defender.
28 min...Astros Zsibok (when did he come into game?) injures TO Marshall as both go for ball 40 yards out in Astros end. Marshall is down for three minutes with a knee injury.
32 min...TO player shot from 25 yards from extreme left is blasted into side webbing of net.
34 min...Astros YELLOW card...Amani for interference on a breakaway on left side. Astros goalie catches resulting 35 yard freekick.
36 min...TO YELLOW card...McNeal for hip check on Astros Zsibok on 1 on 1 on edge of the TO box.
37 min...Astros Malychenkov bends 20 yard freekick from left directly to goalie.
38 min...Astros goalie beats TO Thomas to through ball as TO Matas 40 yard freekick is too hard.
39 min...TO Thomas backheels pass to TO Matas but his forward pass from 20 yards caught by goalie.
40 min...Astros goalie makes diving save to reach through ball before charging TO Thomas.
42 min...Astros goalie slides out to poke ball before TO Thomas can get to it.
43 min...Astros Zsibok lobs 15 yard shot from left that leaping goalie catches.
44 min...TO Matas 30 yard freekick from right, TO Smith header from 8 yards bounces to goalie covering left post.
44 min...TO Ziannis after receiving cross from right, takes 15 yard shot from right that's caught by goalie.
46 min...TO Altakov follows through with 35 yard shot just over bar.
47 min...TO GOAL Sanna...Sanna scores on 15 yard shot from left into top right corner after short pass by TO Thomas.
47 min...half ends 8:56pm.
2nd Half:...starts 9:07pm.
47 min...TO GOAL Kouzmanis...Kouzmanis alone after pass by TO Thomas slides 7 yard shot into left corner of net with goalie frozen in place.
48 min...TO goalie leaps over crowd to catch 35 yard freekick from right into box.
51 min...TO goalie catches cornerkick from left after botching cornerkick from right a few seconds earlier by ball rolling behind touch line.
52 min...TO Thomas taps 3 yard shot well over net after TO Sanna rolls cross from left across box.
53 min...TO Matas turns in box and 12 yard chip is wide right.
56 min...TO Thomas 20 yard shot deflected over net on kick resulting in corner.
58 min...TO Sanna short pass to TO Matas whose shot is partially blocked by defender and ball rolls to goalie.
59 min...Astros YELLOW card...Davis for holding infraction in TO end.
61 min...TO YELLOW card...Thomas for charging/kicking goalie in box who was going to clear ball wide.
62 min...Astros Malychenkov shot from 30 yards just tipped wide right of net by Astros Brown.
65 min...TO sub...Belfon replaces Mossavat.
65 min...Astros 35 yard freekick from wide left is over players in box wide right.
68 min...TO sub...Ouroutzoglou replaces Kouzmanis. (I noticed that Astros Medeiros was also now in the game playing as defender)
68 min...Astros Malychenkov 35 yard freekick is palmed over net by leaping goalie.
72 min...Astros YELLOW card...Nardi for hip check on TO Ouroutzoglou 35 yards out in Astros end.
73 min...TO GOAL Thomas...Thomas dekes three players on right including goalie and taps into open net from 5 yards.
74 min...TO sub...Katsavrias replaces Marshall.
76 min...Astros sub...Marcantonio replaces Malychenkov.
77 min...TO sub...Pala replaces Bowes at goalkeeper.
79 min...Astros Davis cross from extreme left missed by two Astros as it bounces wide right.
82 min...Astros Pereira runs along left and point blank save by TO goalie from 12 yards.
83 min...Astros goalie picks ball off TO Thomas's foot after he passes Astros defender.
85 min...TO Thomas rolls weak shot from 20 yards after TO player finds him on long freekick.
86 min...Astros GOAL Lechy...Lechy slides in shot from 15 yards on left beyond sliding goalie.
86 min...Astros sub...Bizera replaces Pereira.
87 min...Astros Lechy almost identical play as the goal but he slide ball into side webbing of net.
88 min...TO Ouroutzoglou chips from extreme left after beating defender but directly to goalie.
89 min...TO Belfon breaks through middle and Astros goalie makes point blank diving save.
90 min...Astros Nardi 15 yard shot just over bar.
92 min...Astros YELLOW card...Some player on edge of Astros box.
92 min...game ends 9:54pm.
Final Score:........Toronto Olympians.........3........North York Astros........1.........
Attendance was about 90 persons.
Olympians had long periods of domination. It was a backbreaker against the Astros for the Olympians to score in first half injury time after holding off for almost the entire half. Another goal at the start of the second half seriously hurt any comeback hopes for the Astros.
Elvis Thomas had a place in all three Olympians goals. He was not named to Canada's National team for this month's World Cup qualifiers and looked really determined in this game. The Olympians are still getting by without injured forward Eddy Berdusco.
Rocket Robin
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