Originally posted to the Voyageurs Soccer Talk message board
CPSL
All-Stars Roster - for Maritimo Game
by Bill Spiers
CPSL All Stars announced
ALL TEAMS REPRESENTED FOR MARITIMO
CLASH
TORONTO—Saturday, July 21—CPSL coach Tony La Ferrara of North York
Astros has announced his pool of 25 players from which a final roster of 20 will
be chosen to represent the CPSL against Maritimo of the Portuguese First
Division at Cove Road in London next Wednesday, July 25, a 7.15 p.m.
kickoff.
It’s a wide ranging selection all the way from one of the most
experienced veterans in 32 year-old former Canadian National Team goalscorer
Eddy Berdusco of the Toronto Olympians, to the league’s youngest player, 16
year-old Southwestern Ontario standout Tyler Hemming, a defender with London
City. Hemming has been scouted by Glasgow Celtic of the Scottish Premier
Division, but is expected to go to Blundell Park in England for a trial later
this year with Grimsby Town of the English First Division.
Last year’s
MVP in the CPSL, Willy Giammarra, is in the pool and so is Bayete Smith, voted
the league’s best defensive player in 2000. Both are with Toronto
Olympians.
“I feel confident we are going to come up with a very strong
side as we get closer to game time on Wednesday and we assess one or two players
with slight injuries and others needed by their clubs for a key mid-week game,”
explained Ferrara in announcing the pool.
Ferrara led the CPSL Selects to
an impressive 1-1 tie against a strong Morocco under-23 squad on July 6, a team
from which that country selects its World Cup players.
THE
POOL
Goalkeepers: Dino Perri (St. Catharines Roma Wolves), Brian Bowes
(Toronto Olympians).
Defenders: Bayete Smith, Tony Marshall and Danny Sanna
of Toronto Olympians, Tyler Hemming (London City), Kurt Ramsey (North York
Astros), Danny Gallagher (St. Catharines Roma Wolves), Dave McDonald (Glen
Shields Sun Devils), Payvand Mossavat (Toronto Supra).
Midfielders: Willy
Giammarra (Toronto Olympians), Lucio Ianiero (Capt.) (St. Catharines Roma
Wolves), O’Neil Brown (Durham Flames), Gentjan Dervishi (London City), Marcelo
Garcia (North York Astros), Orlando Rizzo (York Region Shooters), Leo Incollingo
(Montreal Dynamites), Samir Karaga (Toronto Croatia), Phil Ionadi (Brampton
Hitmen).
Forwards: Eddy Berdusco (Toronto Olympians), Carlo Arghittu (St.
Catharines Roma Wolves), Ryan Gamble (Toronto Supra), Semir Mesanovic (London
City), Sanjeev Parmer (Ottawa Wizards), John Matas (Toronto Olympians).
Head
Coach: Tony La Ferrara (North York Astros), Assistant Coaches: Lucio Ianiero
(St. Catharines Roma Wolves) and Jurek Gebczynski (London City).
Players
and coaching staff will be assembling at the German-Canadian Club at the Cove
Road ground in London on Tuesday morning. There will be a training session at 10
a.m. and 6 p.m. that day and again the next morning, on game day, Wednesday at
10 a.m.
All enquiries should be made to the league office (905 856-5439).
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