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CPSL game of Sunday August 9, 1998.
Here are the results of the CPSL game between North York Astros and Glen Shields Sun Devils 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 Alejandro Protti
16 Alex Nardi...15 Michael Marshall...2 Andrew Czalij...3 Rene Martin
8 Alejandro Martinez...10 Jorge Aviles...5 Sebastian Busto...4 Boris Lopez
........................11 Gary DeLeon...17 Ivan Jurisic
Subs:...12 Greg Drakes (gk)...9 Adrian Moura (def)...13 Audley Taffe (mid)...14 Ednei Tavares (mid)...19 Rodrigo Flores (fwd).
Team Officials:...Head coach Jorge Armua, assistant coach Dave DeDonato, trainer Thomas Boljkovac, masseur Ruben Delembert, equipment Juan Jose Zamorav.
Glen Shields Sun Devils (black socks and shorts, white numbers, red & black striped shirts).
.............................................1 Rob Tilley
14 Junior Hylton...22 Dave Benning...5 Dave McDonald...12 Agostino Jaguca
6 Tony Donia...17 Paul Hillman...10 Marco Antonucci...18 Budo Lazetic
........................13 Phil Ionadi...7 Danny Sankar
Subs:...29 Adam Morandini (gk)...9 Logan Purdy (fwd)...8 Irvine Studin (mid)...11 Angelo Donia (fwd)...15 Daniel Gallucci (def).
Team Officials:...coach Ron Harrison, general manager John Knox, physio Russell Lang, Brad Branch.
Game Officials:...referee Gordon Arrowsmith, referee's assistants Domenic Rossetto and Rafel Martenez, 4th official Nancy Lycett.
1st Half:...start at 8:12pm. a wet field on a humid night. Astros defend East goal.
2 min...Astros Martinez corner kick from right, Astros Lopez (?) 7 yard header over bar.
3 min...Astros DeLeon from 15 yards on right stopped by diving goalie.
6 min...GS Ionadi 5 yard blast from left side blocked by goalie.
8 min...Astros goalie races out to clear ball, cleared off charging GS Ionadi and deflects wide left of goal from 20 yards.
14 min...Astros Jurisic beats defender from 35 yards and point blank shot from 20 yards tips off sliding goalie wide of net.
14 min...Astros cross from left missed by two forwards.
18 min...Astros goalie comes out to edge of box to punch out 50 yard lobbed shot as GS forward and Astros defender converge.
19 min...Astros goalie races out to edge of box to pick up through ball.
20 min...GS Antonucci pops up header as he charges to right post after cross from left.
25 min...GS Sankar drags shot from 15 yards over bar.
27 min...Astros Martinez 40 yard freekick drifts over bar.
31 min...Astros goalie clears ball over left sideline fence.
33 min...GS Antonucci races down left side and chips 10 yard shot wide left.
35 min...Astros Jurisic header from 15 yards caught by leaping goalie on line. GS goalie injured from earlier sliding save but ball cleared back from left sideline to Jurisic on high cross.
37 min...GS sub...Morandini replaces injured Tilley in goal.
38 min...Astros Lopez turns from 20 yards and rolls shot wide left after receiving short pass after freekick from 45 yards.
40 min...GS Hillman 35 yard shot well wide left.
45 min...Astros Martinez 40 yard freekick blasted well over bar.
45:50 end of half.
2nd Half:...starts 9:15pm.
49 min...GS GOAL...Tony Donia from 15 yards high shot just under bar beyond leaping goalie's hand.
52 min...GS Lazetic pops 7 yard shot wide left of post after shot in box.
54 min...GS Antonucci 25 yard low shot through crowd blocked by diving goalie.
54 min...GS RED card...Hylton for hard tackle on Astros Czalij in Astros end. A 'knees out' play to the groin.
61 min...Astros goalie out races GS Sankar by half step but has to clear for corner kick.
62 min...GS Antonucci receives cross from righ and blasts 20 yard shot well over net.
63 min...Astros goalie has to punch out high cross.
64 min...GS GOAL...Benning 35 yard freekick from right snakes to short right side, goalie pushes ball towards post but still squeezes inside right post.
64 min...Astros sub...Moura replaces Busto.
69 min...GS Sankar 40 yard freekick from left well wide right.
69 min...Astros Lopez 35 yard shot over offside trap just over bar.
71 min...GS Sankar from 20 yards shot wide right.
72 min...Astros sub...Tavares replaces Aviles.
..............GS sub...Purdy replaces Sankar.
77 min...GS Purdy point blank shot from 10 yards, Astros goalie palms ball over net.
80 min...GS sub...Studin replaces Jaguca.
82 min...GS Purdy 12 yard rolling shot wide left.
85 min...GS sub...Gallucci replaces Antonucci.
88 min...GS goalie can't get high enough for cross but grabs it in box off feet of GS defender and Astro forward.
90:35 game stopped.
Final Score:........North York Astros.......0........Glen Shields Sun Devils........2....
Attendance was about 80 people. The game was delayed 30 minutes because a rainstorm at about 6pm and didn't stop until 7:30pm. The endline of the north east corner was underwater and it was cleared by scooping water away with a shovel.
This game was the last of Cup competition before the semi-final. Astros needed to win by seven goals to overtake Glen Shields in the Group A standings. After the first half, it looked impossible but a win would have been useful to both teams for momentum. Glen Shields were a man down from the 54th minute but were just as aggressive and doubled their lead while shorthanded. This game must have set a league record for the most offsides ever called on both teams.
Rocket Robin
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