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CPSL game of Sunday September 17th, 2000.
CPSL game between North York Astros and Toronto Olympians played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 7:30pm. This was considered a League game.
North York Astros (blue socks, shorts and numbers; yellow shirts)
...............................................1 Peter Libicz
5 Gaston Bizera...15 Zoltan Zsibok...3 Sam Medeiros...4 Rob Rupf
16 Alex Nardi (cpt)...10 Pierre Migone...8 Marcelo Garcia...14 Istvan Dombovari
.........................11 Fernando Garcia...13 Andrei Malychenkov
Subs:...6 Daniel Mantero...7 Kenrick Perry...12 Eddie Kehoe
head coach Rafael Carbajal, assistant coach Sam Medeiros, team manager Tony LaFerrara, equipment manager Juan Jose Zamora, physiotherapist Sam Maggissano, team doctor Bradley Sugar, general manager Bruno Ierullo, team director Mario Ierullo.
Toronto Olympians (white socks and numbers; blue shorts and shirts; white 'The Friendly Greek' on chests)
..............................................1 Brain Bowes
13 Danny Sanna...6 Peyvand Mossavat...7 John McNeil...5 Tony Marshall
10 John Matas...4 Steve Gill...16 Ron Belfon...18 Phil Capporella
.........................23 Eddy Berdusco...11 Gus Kouzmanis
Subs:...3 Simon Bowes (def)...17 Caswayne Mason (fwd)...14 Cris Lazongas (mid)...12 Louie Ouroutzglou (def)...15 Louie Katsavrias (def)
coach Dave Gee, assistant coach Nick Lagongas, equipment manager Doug Innes, general manager Tony Lupinacci, physio Phil Coradora.
Game officials:...referee Dominic Rossetto, referee's assistants Mick Cvetanovic (father) and Danny Cvetanovic (son), fourth official Nick Minken.
In a pregame show, dancers from 'Our Studio' danced to taped music.
1st Half:...starts 7:50pm...Astros defend east end on this warm evening.
45 seconds...TO Berdusco GOAL...Berdusco hits 35 yard freekick to top right corner of net beyond leaping goalie. There was no bend at all the ball just went straight in! A David Beckham
shot!
2 min...TO Capporella injured in Astros end near sideline.
6 min...Astros Bizera cross from 15 yards on right over heads of two leaping Astros forwards near left post.
9 min...Astros Malychenkov GOAL...Malychenkov pops ball over defender and then takes 20 yard midair shot that finds goalie about 5 yards off his line and ball tucks in just under cross bar.
12 min...TO Belfon 40 yard breakaway but rolls 20 yard point blank shot just wide left of post but cornerkick awarded.
16 min...TO Capporella races along left and rolls cross into box that Astros Rupf runs back and kicks to right for corner.
17 min...Astros YELLOW card...Medeiros for tripping TO forward.
18 min...TO Berdusco blasts 35 yard freekick low and well wide right of net.
19 min...TO Matas runs down right and can't lift 20 yard shot over sliding goalie. Astros defender heads away rebound.
24 min...Astros goalie catches long 40 yard bouncer from left.
25 min...Astros goalie makes point blank sliding save on TO Matas.
26 min...TO Capporella breakaway on left but weak cross cleared by defender.
30 min...Astros YELLOW card...Dombovari for tackle in Astros end.
31 min...TO Gill or Matas freekick from 35 yards on right is blocked by flying goalie near edge of box.
32 min...Astros Bizera blast low 35 yard shot from right is pushed wide right by diving goalie.
33 min...Astros Dombovari blasts 40 yard shot from left just wide right of net.
36 min...TO Belfon gets ball in clear and 20 yard shot is deflected wide by goalie.
37 min...TO Marshall slides ball to charging TO Berdusco who races in for control but point blank shot is blocked by sliding goalie on edge of box.
40 min...TO Kouzmanis GOAL...Kouzmanis gets breakaway as defender does the splits but then he rolls a 20 yard shot that is just to right of goalie and rolls into right corner of net.
42 min...TO goalie catches 40 yard shot from left.
43 min...Astros Fernando Garcia hooks high ball with foot just chipping ball from 5 yards over TO net.
47 min...TO Capporella cornerkick from left is into box but ball is cleared out.
47 min...half ends 8:37pm.
The halftime draw was held and eight prizes were given out including a trip for two to England.
2nd Half:
45 min...TO Matas gets ball through defenders but 12 yard wrong footed shot is blocked by goalie who then picks up rebound.
51 min...TO Marshall steps to into 25 yard shot and caught by goalie.
57 min...TO sub...Mason replaces Kouzmanis.
58 min...Astros sub...Mantero replaces Fernando Garcia.
59 min...TO Gill cornerkick from right is headed from left by TO player and TO Marshall heads over bar from 2 yards.
62 min...TO Marshall injured just outside center circle.
66 min...TO Eddy Berdusco GOAL...Berdusco blasts 20 yard shot from left into right corner of net after stopping a defender's bicycle kick clearance attempt in the box.
71 min...Astros sub...Perry replaces Migone.
72 min...Astros Dombovari gets to ball but shoots wide left charging in from 5 yards.
75 min...TO sub...Ouroutzglou replaces Capporella.
76 min...Astros Marcelo Garcia 35 yard low shot caught by sprawling goalie.
77 min...TO YELLOW card...Sanna for pulling down Astros player near edge of box.
77 min...Astros Mantero 25 yard freekick from left is launched well high of goal.
81 min...TO sub...Katsavias replaces Matas.
83 min...Astros Zsibok 40 yard shot is stopped by goalie.
85 min...Astros Malychenkov 40 yard shot into box that goalie catches bounce just before Astros Fernando Garcia can get to it.
87 min...TO goalie palms ball wide left of goal on Astros Nardi 35 yard shot into box.
90 min...TO Mason cuts 20 yard shot that flying goalie puishes wide fo right post.
92 min...TO YELLOW card...Katsavrias for shirt tugging Astros Bizera who'd ran by him.
93 min...Astros Malychenkov launches 40 yard freekick from left well over bar.
94.37 min...game ends.
Final Score:....North York Astros....1....Toronto Olympians.....3.....
Toronto Olympians now pull even with St Catharines Roma Wolves in the standings and if both teams win their
last game of the year, Olympians will be the League champions because of the better goals for/against ratio.
Over 18000 tickets were sold for tonight's game. Tickets were only $1 each but because the prizes were donated by sponsers, that's $18000 (less a few hundred for printing costs) directly to the club.
The bait was an eight prize draw with the best prize being a trip for two to England. So many tickets were sold because the buyers didn't have to be present to claim their prize. There were actually about 100 people in the stands.
Rocket Robin
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