Sunday July 4, 1993 in Varsity Stadium Toronto referee Steve Mortimer Montreal Impact (blue socks, black shorts, blue/black striped shirts, white numbers) 1 Pat Harrington 2 Rudy Doliscat 3 Patrice Ferri 8 John Lindiatos 16 Jason Devos 4 Nick Desantis 7 Nick Dasovic 10 Nocola Zanone 19 Abdel Sahrane 9 Grant Needham 11 Lloyd Barker Toronto Blizzard (red shorts and numbers, white socks and shirts) 1 Paolo Ceccarelli 2 Peter Sarantopoulos 5 Dino Lopez 7 Lucio Ianiero 12 Sean Samuels 11 Frank Lofranco 19 Fernando Aguiar 9 Amadeo Gasparini 10 Kevin Holness 14 Eddy Berdusco 21 Hector Marinaro 4 minutes yellow card Aguiar for grab on Barker 18 minutes yellow card Lindiatos for trip on Berdusco breakaway 19 minutes TORONTO GOAL Marinaro takes resulting freekick and Berdusco puts in rebound 21 minutes yellow card Berdusco for climbing Doliscat's back at midfield for header 27 minutes TORONTO GOAL Gasparini knocks in Marinaros free kick from close range 28 minutes yellow card Ferri for kick in mouth (?) on defender 44 minutes yellow card Samuels for trip on Barker Halftime Montreal substitute 6 Marco Rizi replaces Zanone 54 minutes MONTREAL GOAL Barker taps in great centering pass from Dasovic after long run down wing 63? minutes MONTREAL GOAL Walker assisted by Dasovic, Ceccarelli gets his hands on ball while diving for it but it rolls off him into net 65 minutes Montreal substitute 14 Cameron Walker replaces Barker 67 minutes Toronto substitute 17 Steve Gill replaces Berdusco 79 minutes MONTREAL GOAL Needham taps in great centering pass from Dasovic who deked out two defenders 83 minutes TORONTO GOAL Aguiar scores from pass from Marinaro. After great stop and hold of ball between legs while lying down, Blizzard player gets up after two Impact run by him and passes to one of the six Blizzard players who look offside. Montreal players appeal to broadcast booth (haha). `90' minutes (although actually 94) MONTREAL GOAL Ferri takes corner kick, all the players on both teams just standing waiting for kick except Devos who runs in from about 25 yards out right into box to head it in as soon as the ball got there! WOW. FINAL Score Montreal Impact 4 good for 9 points Toronto Blizzard 3 good for 3 points Montreal had the momentum working their way in the 2nd half Hilights 1. Dasovic gets three assists on fantastic runs down wing followed by great centering passes Hilights 2. The return of Argentine Amadeo Gasparini. He's played for North York Rockets and Hamilton Steelers of the old CSL league about three years ago. That's one of my greatest memories of the league. When Hamilton won the Eastern final and Amadeo grabbed the trophy to give it a kiss and it fell apart on him (hahaha). He doesn't look the same. No more long hair, it now looks twotone. TV broadcast of this game will be on Rogers Cable Channel 10 4pm on Saturday July 10th. Attendance ooh unannounced. Looked like only 900. (Never said what the Monday night game last week was either but I'd give it a season high 1400). Fort Lauderdale John Clare got red carded on Monday for spitting! (found that out on the tv broadcast) Next game Sunday July 11th at 2:05pm vs Tampa Bay Rowdies I'll be at a wedding in Kingston on Saturday at least so I'm only 50% sure I'll be back in time for the game. e-mail robin.glover@canrem.com
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