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Result of the CPSL game of Wednesday July 25th, 2001 between Brampton Hitmen vs Glen Shields Sun Devils played at Victoria Stadium in Brampton at 8:30pm. This was considered a Cup game.
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Brampton Hitmen (white socks and shirts, navy shorts and numbers)
.....................................01 Gary Fleming
16 Robert Smith...19 Shean Roberts...18 Sylvester Okosun...12 Gary Malone
17 Laryea Adjetey...13 Phil Ionadi (cpt)...10 Ivan Jurisic...5 Rodrico Flores
........................15 Kurt Mella...9 Jeff Sousa
Subs:...20 Yusif Jawando
team officials:...Joe DaSilva...Pernell Mason...Ruben Toro...Antony Derzo (no positions given although television broadcast reveals Joe DaSilva is the coach).
Glen Shields Sun Devils (all black, red trim, white numbers)
....................................1 Rob Tilley*
.............9 Chris Turner...5 David McDonald (cpt)...6 Wilson Hugo
18 Cesar Pena...12 Agostino Vaglica...16 Nick Budalic...17 Paul Hillman...21 Timo Garzon
.........................11 Gus Kouzmanis...8 Fitzroy Powell
*The television commentators kept insisting the goalie was Tom Bianchi.
Subs:...13 Chris Stefanazzi (def)...20 Marco Casalnuova (fwd)...15 Wellesley Robertson (mid)...10 Marco Antonucci (mid)...2 Mike Glasgow (fwd)...7 Eke Chibueze (def)...29 Adam Morandini (gk)
team officials:...head coach David Benning...general manager John Knox...assistant coach Hector Pena...physio Sandy Price.
Game Officials:...referee Neil Schofield...referee's assistants Amato DeLuca and Vito Curalli...4th official Jeff Simai.
Tonight's game was being taped by Rogers Cable for later broadcast. Like their other home game I saw, the Hitmen were introduced in a cloud of smoke bombs and fireworks. I don't know if that's just for season openers and tv games or if they've done that for every home game. Lucky me!
1st Half:...game starts 8:36pm...BH defend south end. All times are converted from my wristwatch.
1 min...BH Malone run down left wing and cross along end line bounces to GS goalie.
3 min...BH Flores pushes ball to BH Roberts whose 15 yard shot batted wide left by GS goalie.
3 min...BH cornerkick from left is flicked over box by BH header wide right.
7 min...GS YELLOW card...Vaglica for knocking down BH Flores on sliding tackle on GS right sideline.
8 min...BH Flores 40 yard freekick from left sideline caught by goalie.
9 min...GS defender gets back to clear when goalie deked by BH player.
9 min...BH Mella 12 yard header off crossbar after short cross from right, rebound shot flubbed and rolled to goalie.
10 min...BH goalie catches 20 yard shot just under bar.
10 min...GS Hillman runs down left wing and cross bounces right through box and booted behind line for cornerkick by defender.
11 min...BH goalie catches cornerkick from right.
11 min...BH Mella crosses forward from right, BH Sousa pushes ball forward for BH Adjetey rolls ball past left post from 10 yards.
12 min...BH Sousa 30 yard bouncer caught by goalie.
13 min...GS goalie beats BH Sousa to through ball on edge of box.
13 min...GS Turner 40 yard kick from right wing bounces to goalie.
16 min...BH Flores cornerkick from left, BH player heads from 12 yards that's just over bar.
17 min...GS GOAL Timo Garzon...GS Kouzmanis crosses short from center line on right, GS Vaglica pushes ball further left and forward to Garzon in alone to get ball and 15 yard shot into low center of net beating goalie sliding forward.
18 min...BH player 30 yard shot is wide left.
20 min...GS Garzon 25 yard shot from left is batted down and caught by goalie guarding short side.
22 min...BH Adjetey cornerkick from right, GS goalie takes it off BH Mella's head.
23 min...GS Powell slips when GS Kouzmanis deflects BH defender's clearance back into box but Powell rolls weak shot to BH goalie from 12 yards.
25 min...GS Powell crosses from left and GS Kouzmanis 10 yard shot stopped point blank by sprawling goalie.
26 min...GS goalie beats BH Sousa to through ball.
27 min...BH YELLOW card...Ionadi for handball at BH 40 yard line.
29 min...GS goalie makes sliding save from 15 yards.
29 min...GS goalie catches BH Flores cross from left.
34 min...GS YELLOW card...McDonald for tackle on BH Mella at GS 45 yard line.
35 min...BH GOAL Kurt Mella...BH Ionadi 40 yard freekick into GS box is headed by leaping Mella from 12 yards into center of net just above flying goalie.
36 min...GS Vaglica takes 30 yard shot wide right of post.
39 min...GS goalie races left to dive and beat BH Flores to ball.
40 min...BH Sousa gets through ball and GS goalie makes point blank sliding stop outside box, Sousa gets up and flubs 15 yarder to open net that with GS defender covering, GS goalie gets back in time to pick up ball.
42 min...GS YELLOW card...Hillman gets it for pulling down BH Jurisic streaking through GS midfield.
42 min...BH Ionadi 40 yard freekick caught by goalie on left side of net around GS wall.
44 min...GS YELLOW card...Powell for kicking ball out of bounds in BH end after an offside call goes against him.
46 min...half ends 9:22pm.
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