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CPSL game of Wednesday August 9, 2000.
CPSL game between Toronto Croatia and North York Astros played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:00pm. This was considered a Cup game.
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shirts and numbers, red shirts)
............................................1 George Azcurra
12 Toni Preci...8 Anton Granic...5 Milodrag Armadzic...6 Domagoj Sain
20 Gentian Buzali...19 Joe Draganic...17 Peter Bedenikovic...7 Denny Draganic
................................10 Tom Granic...11 Paul Moore
Subs:...9 Mladen Oroz...3 Ervin Ruta...15 Robert Mandekic
trainer Velimir Crljen, doctor Poul Bjondic, bench manager Ivan Pavicic, assistant coach Drago Kapular, director of operations Ivica Jelic.
North York Astros (blue socks, shorts, and numbers, yellow numbers)
.............................................1 Peter Libicz
4 O'Neil Brown (cpt)...17 Gian Piero Marcantonio...2 Platon Krivochtchekov...8 Jason Davis
15 Zoltan Zsibok...10 Pierre Migone...5 Gaston Bizera...9 Kadian Lecky
...............................14 Miles O'Connor...6 Leo Laurito
Subs:...12 Eddie Kehoe (gk)...3 Sam Medeiros, 11 Robert Rupf...13 Andrei Malychenkov...17 Kenrick Perry
head coach Rafael Carbajal, general manager Bruno Ierullo, team director Enio Perruzza, physiotherapist Mary Anne Catalano.
Game Official:...referee Steve DiPiero, referee's assistants Frank Marciello and Neil Montgomery, 4th official Alex Mariona.
1st Half:...game starts 8:00pm...TC defend north end on this humid evening with a wet field.
8 min...TC Buzali pushes through ball too far for TC forward and Astros goalie picks up ball in box.
9 min...Astros Bizera 35 yard freekick from left into crowd of players and TC goalie punches ball forward into them, Astros Zsibok blasts 20 yard skyball well over net.
15 min...Astros Lecky rushes a 35 yard shot that bounces wide left of goal.
17 min...Astros Bizera freekick from extreme left rolls ball short in box to Astros Lecky who touches to Astros Zsibok who shoots wide left off deflection for another cornerkick.
22 min...Astros Brown 40 yard shot is caught by goalie.
23 min...TC Tom Granic tripped inside right edge of box by Astros Marcantonio. Referee calls Penalty kick.
24 min...TC GOAL Joe Draganic...Joe Draganic score on Penalty kick as he rolls ball low to right side of net under sprawling goalie.
27 min...Astros Lecky dekes TC Anton Granic then TC Armadzic on long runs but rushed shot in box is wide left.
28 min...TC Buzali blast 25 yard roller well wide left.
29 min...Astros goalie grabs ball in box ending TC pressure without getting a shot.
31 min...TC Moore back heels to TC Preci on rush but Astros Davis low scissor kicks in box and trips TC Preci from behind. Referee calls Penalty kick.
32 min...TC GOAL Bizera...Bizera scores on Penalty kick as he blasts shot to left side of net about three feet off ground beyond leaping goalie.
33 min...TC YELLOW card...Tom Granic for not giving 10 yards on an Astros freekick.
34 min...Astros Brown 40 yard freekick caught by goalie just under bar.
36 min...TC YELLOW card...Buzali for scuffing kick near center circle against Astros Davis.
41 min...TC Buzali places through ball from 40 yards and TC Tom Granic dives in Astros box but doesn't get call.
45 min...TC Tom Granic crosses shot from left but goalie picks up bouncer into box.
46 min...Astros YELLOW card...Migone for tripping TC Bedenikovic on a break.
47 min...half ends 8:47pm.
2nd Half:...starts 8:57pm.
46 min...TC Moore flicks shot into box but Astros Krivochtchekov heads out on edge of box.
48 min...Astros YELLOW card...Lecky for hard tackle near the right sideline.
48 min...Astros goalie makes sliding point blank save on TC Moore's 12 yard shot tipping ball wide left for clearance.
49 min...TC Denny Dragonic rushes through box and TC Sain gets shot away but sprawling goalie makes point blank save.
54 min...TC Moore given through ball from 45 yards but his 20 yard shot on right is blocked by sliding goalie.
56 min...TC Tom Granic flicks 20 yard headerr wide right of post after receiving cornerkick rebound cross from right.
57 min...Astros Migone low 30 yard shot is stopped by sprawling goalie.
58 min...TC GOAL Moore...Moore lobs 20 yard shot into empty net after Astros Krivochtchekov and Astros goalie misplay bouncer on right corner of box.
62 min...TC Buzali flicks ball over charging goalie wide left from left edge of box.
63 min...TC sub...Mandekic replaces Moore.
64 min...TC goalie catches 50 yard freekick from left into box.
66 min...TC YELLOW card...Sain for tripping Astros Zsibok just inside Astros side of center when he raced by.
71 min...Astros Brown 50 yard shot curls to goalie.
73 min...TC sub...Oroz replaces Tom Granic.
.................Astros Kehoe replaces Libicz in goal.
76 min...TC Joe Draganic cornerkick from left is well over box.
79 min...Astros YELLOW card...Brown for tripping TC Oroz near Astros end line on left.
80 min...Astros defender makes diving header in own box to prevent TC tap-in.
81 min...Astros Zsibok blasts TC ball off own goal line after rebound shot from TC cornerkick.
81 min...Astros Lecky breaks through ball from 40 yards and slides 20 yard shot just wide left of post.
84 min...Astros Bizera blasts 25 yard shot that leaping goalie catches.
90 min...Astros Brown breaks up 3 on 1 break by blocking cross in box.
93 min...Astros cornerkick from right is crossed to left of box but ball cleared.
93 min...game ends 9:45pm.
Final Score:.........Toronto Croatia............3.............North York Astros...........0..........
Attendance was about 200 people.
That third goal for Toronto Croatia proved important because after tonight's results, they finished first in their group ahead of St Catharines Roma Wolves and so earn a bye into the semi-finals for having scoring one more goal than Wolves.
Astros continue their goal drought but knew they had no chance of advancing to further Cup play before the night began. Still two Penalty kick opporturnities in the first half ended tonight's hope of winning.
Rocket Robin
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