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CPSL game of Sunday June 14, 1998.
Here are the results of the CPSL game between North York Astros and Toronto Croatia played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 7:30pm. This was considered a Cup game.
North York Astros (blue socks, shorts and numbers, yellow shirts)
.........................................1 Greg Drakes
.............15 Michael Marshall...3 Rene Martin...4 Boris Lopez
16 Alessandro Nardi...14 Ednei Tavares...7 Gad Espinoza...2 Andrew Czalij
.............5 Adrian Moura...13 Audley Taffe...11 Gary DeLeon
Subs:...12 Joe Fiocco (gk)...10 Steven Alex (fwd)...6 Kerwin Skeete (def)...8 Sebastian Busto (mid)...9 Rohan Scott (mid).
Toronto Croatia (all blue, white numbers)
..........................................1 Pablo Sciones
2 Peter Ferreira...3 Daniel Pilas...6 Maurizio Arrigana...5 Frano Sain
14 Howard Christie...8 Czerslav Zajac...20 Domagoz Sain...10 Tomo Granic
......................17 Sirac Kalic..........21 Norman Woodrow
Subs:...7 Sasha Komocav...9 Mehoi Osmanovic...11 Chuck Jackson...4 Stephen Warren...22 Brandon Truny.
Officials:...Referee Manuel Orlana, Referee's Assistants...Frank Marcello and Glen Sharkey...4th Vito Curalli.
Game starts 7:30pm on this warm very sunny evening.
1st Half:...Astros defend West goal so don't have to run into the sun.
9 min...TC Christie 15 yard shot blocked by sliding goalie 5 yards off line.
10 min...Astros shot pushed wide left for corner.
12 min...Astros DeLeon 30 yard freekick blocked by goalie who covers up rebound.
14 min...TC Woodrow 25 yard shot caught by goalie.
15 min...TC Kalic shot from 15 yards to left of net caught by goalie.
16 min...Astros Taffe run towards goal ends with 10 yard point blank save, ball pops up 15 yards and lands just wide right of post.
17:07 min...TC GOAL...Woodrow slides 15 yard shot into right corner of net.
23 min...Astros goalie comes out to pick up low corner kick from left side.
24 min...Croatia goalie picks up shot from Astro Lopez that was tipped by Astro Tavares who slowed momentum.
25 min...TC Woodrow from 15 yards and covered by defender and charging goalie rolls shot wide right of post.
26.24min...TC GOAL...Zajac 35 yard freekick from left side to top right corner of net beyond leaping goalie.
30 min...TC Woodrow cross from right line caught by goalie.
33 min...TC Christie cross from 20 yards to left volleyed over bar by TC Zajac.
38 min...TC Christie 25 yard shot rolls just wide right of post.
42 min...TC Yellow card...Zajac for pushing Astro player near left sideline.
44 min...Astro Martin bullet deflection of cross right off own goalie!
2nd Half:...starts 8:42pm, weather now much cooler.
47 min...Astro goalie outraces Woodrow for free ball.
47 min...TC goalie outraces Astro Tavares for ball.
48 min...TC Domagoz Sain pulled down on edge of box breaking through by Astro Marshall.
50 min...TC Granic freekick hard shot dips just over bar from 20 yards.
52 min...TC goalie stops short 15 yard lob after freekick.
53 min...Astro Taffe great low cross from right side, Astro DeLeon misses 5 yard sitter with shot wide of right post!
55 min...58 min...Astro Yellow card...Lopez for kicking ball at TC Zajac in fracus.
58 min...Astro Espinoza pops 15 yard shot over bar.
61 min...Astro DeLeon 30 yard freekick on right side caught by goalie.
69 min...Astro goalie bobbles save pushed to Astro Marshall who pushes back to goalie, free kick awarded. TC freekick blasted into wall deflected for corner.
80 min...TC Zajac 15 yard shot caught by goalie.
81 min...Astro goalie catches 20 yard shot.
87 min...Astro Skeete (oops, when did he come on?) gets 40 yard shot over net.
90 min...Astro goalie makes two point blank saves on TC Domagoz Sain.
Final Score:.............North York Astros............0.........Toronto Croatia............2....
Attendance was about 80 people. In the pressbox was Don Pierce sho was rating referees for the OSA. He had some good stories about refereeing system and didn't pull punches about good and bad referees at World Cup and local level.
Rocket Robin
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