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CPSL game of Wednesday July 4th, 2001.
CPSL game between Toronto Olympians and York Region Shooters played at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough at 8:00pm. This was considered a Cup game.
Toronto Olympians (white socks and shirts, blue shorts and numbers)
...........................................1 Brian Bowes
.................5 Tony Marshall...12 Danny Sanna...7 Tommy Granic
16 Ron Belfon...13 Courtney Dennis...10 Willie Giummarra...14 David Mancini
................18 Paul Moore...9 John Matas...23 Eddy Berdusco
Subs:...1 Sakis Rizos (gk)...4 Tommy Kouzmanis...8 Bayette Smith...6 Sebastian Wojdasla...17 Daryl Holmes
team officials:...coach David Gee...trainer Phil Couradora.
York Region Shooters (all dark green, white numbers and trim)
........................................1 Vincenzo Varvara
14 Mike Aquino...2 Robin Kanhai...5 Nelson Pozo...18 Bruno Baldassarra
10 Robert Pagliaroli...15 Gian-Piero Marcantonio...4 Mike Mazza...7 Marc Askenasi
.......................19 Robert Black...8 Orlando Rizzo (cpt)
Subs:...22 Roberto Scala (gk)...17 Anthony Conti...20 Benicio Chiavetti...12 Valerio Rocca...3 Wayne Mills
team officials:...head coach Adam Pagliaroli...assistant coach Enzo Quattrogiochi...manager Elio Sarcello...goalkeeping coach Gino Rizzo...trainer Dave Rumack.
Game officials:...referee Sonia Denoncourt...referee's assistants Denise Robinson and Patti Peebles...fourth official Stephanie Den Hann. This may be the first time that an all female crew has refereed a men's game in this league, possibly in this country!
1st Half:...game starts 8:10pm...TO defend north end.
1st minute (ie. 27 seconds!)...TO GOAL Ron Belfon...TO Matas bashes down left side and short cross from left to Belfon who slides ball into right corner of net beyond diving goalie.
2 min...TO Dennis weak kick from 10 yards rolls to YR goalie.
6 min...TO Giummarra puts through ball pass but goalie beats TO player to it.
9 min...TO Giummarra pulled down as he's running just outside YR box.
10 min...TO GOAL Willie Giummarra...Giummarra takes a freekick on edge of box and gets 18 yarder around five man YR wall and into low left corner of net.
13 min...TO Giummarra cornerkick from right, charging TO Granic heads ball over bar from 7 yards.
15 min...TO Granic long cross into YR box and weak header by TO Berdusco bounces to goalie.
16 min...TO Mancini can't draw penalty kick for fall in YR box.
17 min...TO Marshall 60 yard shot into box caught by YR goalie.
21 min...TO GOAL Eddy Berdusco...Berdusco on 7 yard header near end line to right corner of net. Berdusco had kept ball in play by picking up rebound after TO Moore had taken shot that diving goalie stopped with hand near right post. Berdusco crossed back and got over to left
side to make play.
21 min...YR sub...Chiavetti replaces Aquino.
23 min...TO GOAL Berdusco...TO Moore pass from left side, Berdusco surrounded by four defender gets 10 yard blast into middle of net.
25 min...TO GOAL John Matas...Matas dekes goalie on right edge of box and slides ball in from 12 yards on right into open side left on a tough angle.
26 min...YR sub...Scala replaces Varvara in goal.
29 min...TO goalie beats YR player to through ball.
30 min...TO Marshall 45 yard roller to goalie from right.
32 min...TO Matas blast 7 yard shot wide right after TO Berdusco rolled him a clear pass.
36 min...TO Mancini 40 yard shot from left just over net.
38 min...TO GOAL Tony Marshall...Marshall races along left and cuts in and 15 yard shot over sprawling goalie. TO Sanna had sent him away by chipping ball over defender near center line.
39 min...YR Black 15 yard shot that TO goalie bats wide left of net.
41 min...TO GOAL Berdusco...TO Marshall threads ball up middle and Berdusco is in alone as
goalie freezes without coming out of box, Berdusco blasts 20 yard shot over sprawling goalie.
42 min...YR Black 5 yard leaping header is just wide left as he received a cross from right by YR Pagliaroli.
43 min...TO player blasts 20 yard shot over net.
45 min...half ends 8:55pm.
2nd Half:...starts 9:10pm.
halftime subs:...TO Rizos replaces Bowes in goal.
........................TO Holmes replaces Granic.
.........................TO Tommy Kouzmanis replaces Marshall.
.........................TO Wojdasla replaces Berdusco.
........................YR Chiavetti replaces somebody.
48 min...YR YELLOW card...Pozo for trip just outside center circle.
57 min...YR Marcantonio 40 yard shot caught by TO goalie.
58 min...YR Black 25 yard low shot from left that diving TO goalie pushes wide left.
58 min...YR cornerkick from left, YR Black heads off bar from 10 yards and ball is cleared off line by TO defender.
59 min...TO Matas runs past YR Mazza and from 12 yards on left, blasts shot just missing top right corner of net.
60 min...YR Black heads wide left after YR Pagliaroli cornerkick from right.
62 min...YR goalie leaps to left to grab cross from right.
63 min...TO Moore 15 yard shot on left is blocked by diving goalie to right.
65 min...TO Giummarra running to right back heels ball to charging TO Mancini who blasts ball from 15 yards just off top of bar.
67 min...TO Dennis 20 yard freekick balsted low into YR wall and they cover TO Dennis poke attempt at robound.
69 min...YR Rizzo 45 yard cross from right into box is picked up in box.
70 min...YR sub...Rocca replaces Pagliaroli.
71 min...YR YELLOW card...Kanhai for a foul.
73 min...TO Giummarra 30 yard freekick just snakes over bar.
74 min...YR Chiavetti rolls 25 yard partial clearance just wide left.
76 min...YR Black centers to YR Rizzo but his 25 yard shot is wide left.
77 min...YR goalie leaps to catch TO Wojdasla cross into box from 25 yards on right.
79 min...TO GOAL Matas...TO Dennis rushes 70 yards up middle and passes off to left for Matas's 10 yard run and
10 yard blast from left into top right of goal.
81 min...YR Rizzo 45 yard cross from right into box, TO goalie bobble catch but picks up rebound ahead of YR Rocca.
82 min...TO YELLOW card...Dennis for hacking YR player on tough tackle.
83 min...YR YELLOW card...YR Rocca for an almost identical infraction on TO player.
85 min...TO Giummarra cornerkick from right, leaping YR goalie bats ball out of box.
87 min...TO Tommy Kouzmanis rolls cross from left and YR goalie dives forward to pick up ball.
88 min...YR Marcantonio 25 yard shot is well over net.
89 min...YR YELLOW card...Mazza for dissent (sarcastic clapping) of referee blowing down play.
90 min...TO Matas inside YR box touches ball over to charging TO Tommy Kouzmanis who's tipped up in box but you can't draw a penalty call with this kind of lead!
91 min...game ends 9:56pm.
Final Score:.............Toronto Olympians.............8.............York Region Shooters.............0............
Well the best vs the worst but I had an old schedule that listed this as a League game but it is for the Cup. The preliminary round is only four games and only one team makes it so it was even more important to win. During the second half, the worry was for the game not to turn into a chop down affair of attempts to injure but the referee gave out a few key Yellow cards to keep a lid on things.
Attendance was about 40! So it had rained a bit an hour before the game, but people, just bring a bag to
sit on or towel to dry your seat. Goodbye Scarborough. Hello Erin Mills (Mississauga) in 2002.
Rocket Robin
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