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Result of the CPSL game between Toronto Croatia and North York Astros played Wednesday October 10th, 2001 at Memorial Park in Streetsville at 8:00pm.
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Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)
.........................................1 George Azcurra
2 Daniel Pilas...3 Ante Musa (cpt)...4 Domogoj Sain...5 Adrian Azcurra
6 Mario Kulis...7 Nino Andrijevic...9 Robert Fran...8 Ivica Sola
........................11 Semir Mesanovic...19 Josip Bucic
Subs:...21 Tomislav Jolic (gk)...10 Peter Curic (fwd)...13 Paul Grguric (mid)...15 Peter Ferreira (def)...14 Kori Jazbec (mid)...12 Josip Mitrovic (mid)
team officials:...general manager Kruno Kulis...head coach Bruno Pilas...goalie coach Tom Boljkovac...bench manager Ivan Pavicic...doctor Dr Zeljko Srbelj.
North York Astros (yellow socks and shirts, blue shorts and numbers)
..............................................1 Lucian Miranda
...............22 Angelo Pollastrone...14 Kurt Ramsey...21 Jorge Molina
15 Zoltan Zsibok...4 Felix Gelt...11 Dejan Gluscevic...5 Peter Zorbas...16 Alex Nardi
..............................19 Paul Sinisi...20 Gaston Bizera
Subs:...12 Arthur Zaslavski (gk)...9 Kadian Lecky (fwd)...3 Sam Medeiros (def)...8 Jose Aniekwe (fwd)
team officials:...coach Sam Medeiros...coach Pavel Zaslavski...general manager Bruno Ierullo
Game officials:...referee Andre Drazinski...referee's assistants Colin Pintea and Jeff Simea...no fourth official.
1st Half:...starts 8:05pm...Toronto Croatia defend north end on this warm evening. All times are converted from my wristwatch.
5 min...TC Mesanovic taps at through bouncing ball from 10 yards that Astros goalie blocks.
8 min...Astros Zorbas 30 yard rollerr from right that goalie smothers.
11 min...TC Andrijevic 35 yard blast bounces wide right.
13 min..TC Mesanovic gets ball only 20 yard out runs around defender but weak 15 yard shot from right is well wide right.
14 min...TC forward pops up 15 yard header caught by goalie.
15 min...Astros Gluscevic 30 yard freekick from right is caught by goalie just under bar.
17 min...TC Ivica Sola GOAL...TC player takes cornerkick from right that's low and Sola runs towards ball leaving crowd of players and redirects ball into low left corner of net from 3 yards.
20 min...TC Bucic runs down left wing and 25 yard shot from right deflected for cornerkick by defender.
22 min...TC Kulis injured defending on edge of TC box.
27 min...Astros Gluscevic gets cross from right only 10 yards out and misses ball, Astros Nardi follows up and rolls 12 yard shot wide left.
29 min...TC Fran steps through from left side and 12 yard shot on left is stopped by goalie.
30 min...Astros Gluscevic 40 yard freekick from right is high wide left.
31 min...Astros defender clears ball as TC Sola slides ball to TC forward only 3 yards away from goal.
33 min...Astros Gluscevic 45 yard freekick from right sideline is headed out of box.
38 min...TC Semir Mesanovic GOAL...TC Robert Fran on left side pushes centering pass to Mesanovic who one touches ball from 12 yards over sprawling goalie.
40 min...TC Kulis gets ball off Astros Gelt deflection and 15 yard shot saved by sprawling goalie.
41 min...Astros Bizera freekick from 40 yards on left, headed away by leaping TC Sain.
42 min...Astros Bizera cross from left from 20 yards, deflects off TC defenders chest back to goalie.
44 min...Astros cornerkick from right is deflected out of box by Astros player.
45 min...half ends 8:50pm.
2nd Half:...starts 9:04pm.
46 min...Astros Sinisi blasts 10 yard shot that hits defender.
47 min...TC Mesanovic blasts low 20 yard roller stopped by diving goalie.
50 min...Astros Bizera 40 yard freekick from right is caught by goalie on left side of net.
52 min...Astros Zorbas cuts in 25 yard shot on right that charging goalie catches wide left of net.
54 min...Astros Molina 45 yard freekick that bounces to goalie.
55 min...TC sub...Curic replaces Bucic.
56 min...Astros Zsibok steps through on left but flubs 25 yard roller wide left of net.
57 min...TC Mesanovic cornerkick from left has TC forward diving header on right is saved.
58 min...TC Mesanovic slides for cross from TC Curic on right but ball gets through him.
60 min...Astros YELLOW card...Sinisi for bump on TC player in center circle. (the referee told me later it was for a repeat offence).
61 min...TC YELLOW card...Kulis for tripping player at center line.
62 min...Astros Zsibok charges for cross from left that he scissor kicks wide left from 15 yards.
64 min...Astros YELLOW card...Gelt for dissent.
66 min...Astros Paul Sinisi GOAL...Sinisi has time to get ball and dribble at 10 yards on left and around goalie and shoot ball into left side of net beyond sliding defender.
67 min...Astros midfielder on left blasts 30 yard shot wide.
67 min...TC sub...Ferreira replaces Kulis.
70 min...Astros Dejan Gluscevic GOAL...Astros Gaston Bizera slides low cross from right corner through box for Gluscevic to tap in from 3 yards into left side of net.
72 min...TC sub...Jazbec replaces Fran.
73 min...Astros Sinisi runs through middle and on right blasts 15 yard shot that goalie palms over net.
75 min...Astros Bizera gets ball passed back after his cornerkick from right and 30 yard shot from right is wide right.
77 min...TC Azcurra 50 yard low freekick is saved by diving goalie with two TC players waiting for tap-in of any rebound.
78 min...TC Peter Curic GOAL...TC Semir Mesanovic crosses in on freekick from left and Curic rushes in to connect to 6 yard header that spikes into ground 3 yards out and bounces just under bar in right side of net.
80 min...Astros Gluscevic 35 yard freekick on left bounces through to goalie who saves ball on left post.
86 min...Astros Ramsey tips 50 yard freekick from 15 yards with head flick that TC goalie catches.
87 min...TC Semanovic 1 on 1 with goalie on edge of box has goalie make sliding check to clear ball.
88 min...TC YELLOW card...Azcurra for leaping bodycheck on Astros Gluscevic.
89 min...Astros Bizera 30 yard freekick deflects wide left of goal.
91 min...TC YELLOW card...Andrijevic for trip from behind on Astros Zorbas.
91 min...Astros Gluscevic 40 yard freekick caught in crowd by leaping goalie.
92 min...game ends 9:51pm.
Final Score:...........Toronto Croatia.........3.........North York Astros..............2.........
Attendance was about 35 for this rescheduled game on a warm evening. This was the season finale for both teams.
I asked TC's general manager Kruno Kulis about Memorial Stadium vs Centennial for next year.
They plan on staying at Memorial Stadium but have been promised a wider field and a few yards longer and also resodding.
Rocket Robin
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