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CPSL game of Sunday September 10th, 2000.
CPSL game between Toronto Olympians and St Catharines Roma Wolves played at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough at 3:00pm. This was considered a League game.
Toronto Olympians (white socks and numbers; blue shorts and shirts; white 'Coffee Time' emblem on chests
..............................................22 Brian Bowes
...............8 Biatte Smith...13 Danny Sanna...6 Peyvand Mossavat
9 Elvis Thomas...20 Danny Ziannis...23 Eddy Berdusco...7 John McNeil...18 Phil Capporella
..........................11 Gus Kouzmanis...10 John Matas
Subs:...15 Louie Katsaviras...12 Louie Oroutzaglou...4 Steve Gill...2 George Timothew...3 Simon Black...16 Ron Belfon
coach David Gee, equipment manager Doug Innes, physio Phil Courzadora, assistant coach Nick Lagongas.
St Catharines Roma Wolves (all white; red numbers and trim)
..........................................1 Dino Perri
..........19 Gary Hughes...2 Dan Gallagher...10 Tony Carbonara
13 Lucio Ianiero...16 Andy McKay...17 John Sozio...6 Keith Moore
...........9 Frank Zumpano...18 Carlo Arghittu...22 Gary McGuchan
Subs:...3 Kyle Leahy (def)...11 Frank Delpriore (fwd)...21 Joey Carbonara (def)...4 Osama Ahmed (mid)...8 Pat Dugas (fwd)...20 Jay Mason (gk)
head coach Lucio Ianiero, assistant coach Carmen DeRose, trainer Nick Riganelli, assistant managers Tony Petui and Al Reinhart.
Game Officials:...referee Steve Cahoon, referee's assistants Nick Rose and Silviu Petrescu, fourth official Ogi Panic.
1st half:...starts 3:08pm...TO defends north end on this warm hazy afternoon.
4 min...TO goalie catches W McGuchan cross from right.
5 min...TO Thomas freekick from 30 yards curls wide left through box.
6 min...TO goalie palms cross from right wide left.
6 min...W McKay (a second) cornerkick from right curls to inside of net but the net is not tightly strung so it was actually behind the post before squeezing in. W McKay ordered to rekick but goalie saves W McGuchan shot.
7 min...TO Kouzmanis cross from right is headed wide left.
11 min...TO Mossavat redirects TO Capporella 30 yard freekick cross from left to sprawling goalie from 5 yards.
13 min...W McGuchan blasts 25 yard shot from left that just snakes over bar.
14 min...TO Berdusco rolls 30 yard shot through middle just wide left.
16 min...TO Capporella pops mid air shot from 30 yards well wide left of net after TO Kouzmanis high cross from left.
17 min...TO Smith 40 yard kick into box that TO Thomas back heel redirects to W goalie.
18 min...TO Kouzmanis 20 yard shot from extreme left on rush is pushed wide left by sprawling goalie.
19 min...TO Mossavat diving header from 7 yards is over net after cornerkick from left rolls through box.
21 min...W Tony Carbonara cross into box flick headed back to goalie by TO defender.
27 min...W YELLOW card...McKay for tripping and injuring Mossavat who was breaking away at center line.
30 min...TO two players head it in box and ball ends being weakly popped to W goalie.
31 min...TO Berdusco slides back to deflect W Tony Carbonara shot wide left after he had a rush on left side.
32 min...W McGuchan freekick from right 30 yards is low into TO wall, rebound lobbed over but W Arghittu is offside.
35 min...W Arghittu flicks ball through defense to W Ianiero who is offside.
36 min...TO Kouzmanis cross from right, TO Berdusco scissor kick from 5 yards is well over net.
(TO Kouzmanis had gotten rebound earlier so was offside when it deflected back to him screamed the W players).
41 min...W goalie charges out to edge of box to catch hight bouncer before TO Kouzmanis gets to it.
42 min...TO team can't get away a shot while crowd in W box.
42 min...W goalie catches bouncer into box.
43 min...TO Berdusco, W Hughes, and W Moore crash together in center circle after TO goalie's kick to that spot. W Moore is injured and is down for 3 minutes.
48 min...action resumes and W play a man short.
48 min...W cornerkick from right is headed by W Zumpano but cleared by TO defender.
49 min...TO Kouzmanis break 1 on 1 down middle and gets away shot from 15 yards point blank and hight rebound is cleared.
49 min...W GOAL Arghittu...Arghittu gets hight bouncer from 30 yards and rushes in sliding a 15 yard shot by sliding goalie.
49 min...half ends 3:59pm.
2nd Half:...starts 4:13pm.
halftime TO sub...Belfon replaces Matas, Berdusco pushes up to forward.
49 min...W goalie catches TO cornerkick from right.
50 min...W Moore rolls pass from right that W forward kicks the wrong way.
53 min...TO Berdusco heads ball up on long high ball to edge of box ahead of goalie but goalie gets rebound out of box and clears out of play.
54 min...W Arghittu bicycle kick in box batted down and covered by sprawling goalie.
55 min...W player 35 yard freekick from left is well wide left of goal.
57 min...TO Kouzmanis freekick from edge of box is lobbed into box, headed down by TO player but cleared.
58 min...W Arghittu run along right, TO defender clears for corner.
64 min...TO cornerkick from right, leaping W goalie can only redirect it through box but ball cleared from box.
65 min...TO Smith throw-in, W goalie pushes ball out of box but TO player can't get ball back into box on rebound.
67 min...TO YELLOW card...Sanna for tackle on W McKay on sideline.
69 min...W Sozio 35 yard shot hits upper football goalpost so play is blown down.
70 min...TO Berdusco rolls cross from right is stopped by sprawling goalie.
71 min...TO Berdusco near same play with TO Kouzmanis shooting ball into sprawling goalie.
72 min...W Arghittu 35 yard shot batted down by goalie.
73 min...TO Sanna steps into ball and 25 yard shot directly to goalie.
74 min...W Sozio blasts partially cleared ball from 25 yards over bar.
76 min...TO Berdusco runs along edge of box and launches 20 yard shot over net.
77 min...TO cornerkick from right is over box.
79 min...W McGuchan 35 yard shot from left is wide left.
82 min...TO Ziannis pushes ball through box to TO Kouzmanis but shot deflected wide left for corner.
83 min...TO Kouzmanis cross into box for TO Berdusco but goalie leaps to take it from him.
84 min...W YELLOW card...Moore for cleats up on TO Capporella at W 35 yard line.
85 min...W goalie punches away cross into box almost connects with leaping TO Thomas's head.
85 min...TO McNeil pops partially cleared ball from 30 yards well over net.
89 min...W YELLOW card...Dugas (? when did he get into game) for pushing TO Capporella near W sideline.
90 min...W goalie picks up roller ahead of charging TO Thomas.
91 min...more furious W box action.
92 min...game ends 5:00pm.
Final Score:............Toronto Olympians.........0............St Catharines Roma Wolves..............1..............
Attendance was about 80 people.
Dino Perri won the game for the Wolves along with some poor finishing by the Olympians. The Wolves pull three points ahead of the Olympians for first place in the League Championship race but the Wolves have two games to go and the Olympians three. Both teams have beaten each other once and the Olympians have a much larger goals for/against ratio so will win the title if both teams win their remaining games.
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