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CPSL game of Wednesday September 9, 1998.
Here are the results of the CPSL game between Toronto Croatia and Glen Shields Sun Devils played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:00pm. This was considered a League game.
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)
...............................................1 Tomislav Milkovic
3 Daniel Pilas...21 Jazoslav Gierejeivicz...15 Steve Smintic...14 Damagos Sain
9 Denny Vugrincic...18 Frano Sain...8 Zajac Czeslav...20 Adis Salkic
.......................11 Brandon Triani...10 Tom Granic
Subs:...7 Meho Osmanovic...17 Sead Kalic...4 Adam Lee...5 Sasha Komocar...2 Peter Ferreira.
Team Officials:...coach Rudolf Belin...assistant coach Major Belic...trainer Ivan Pavicic...assistant trainer Pere Laztincik.
Glen Shields Sun Devils (white socks, shorts, and shirts, black numbers, red trim and 'JVC' on chest).
.........................................29 Adam Morandini
...............17 Paul Hillman...6 Tony Donia...5 Dave McDonald
14 Junior Mylton...2 Ricardo Rupa...22 Dave Benning...13 Phil Ionadi
...............9 Peter Firebrace...13 Phil Ionadi...23 Paul Moore
Subs:...12 Agostino Vaglica (def)...3 Danny Galluci (mid)...8 Irvin Studin (mid)...7 Raj Takhar (def).
Team Officials:...general manager John Knox...coach Dave Benning...physio Russel Lang.
Game Officials:...referee Steve Mortimer, referee's assistants Alfredo Batadan and Zack Kontoulis.
1st Half:...Toronto Croatia defends south end...start 8:06pm already dark on this cold night.
5 min...GS Rupa 35 yard shot is wide right.
7 min...GS McDonald 40 yard shot is well over bar.
8 min...TC Czeslav threads through pass to TC Granic but 15 yard shot from left is shanked wide left.
9 min...TC Granic cuts in and 20 yard shot rolls wide left.
10 min...GS Moore rolls 20 yard shot from left through defenders directly to goalie.
12 min...TC Czeslav 35 yard freekick from left gets TC Granic to head it backwards from 12 yards but goalie picks it up.
13 min...GS Firebrace through ball and 23 yard shot as ball rolling to right is tipped over bar by goalie.
14 min...TC Domagos Sain blasts 30 yard freekick from left thorugh baox wide right.
16 min...GS Ionadi stops and turns on right edge of box and curls banana kick that goalie catches on left post.
20 min...GS Firebrace blocked from through ball by defender but no call made inside box.
23 min...GS Angelo Donia blasts 30 yard set up high over bar.
25 min...GS Benning feeds ball too far ahead to GS Mylton who gets to ball on right touch line and crosses high across box.
26 min...TC goalie palms high header from GS forward 10 yards over bar.
27 min...TC Salkic gets ball hooked away from him by lungeing from behind GS Hillman who is injured on play (kicked in ankle?).
30 min...GS sub...Takhar replaces injured Hillman who is carried off the field.
30 min...TC Frano Sain blasts rebound on corner kick high and wide right from 25 yards.
33 min...TC goalie comes out of box to clear through ball to charging GS Ionadi.
34 min...TC Granic blasts 20 yard shot on 3 on 2 break well wide left.
37 min...GS YELLOW card...Rupa for left scissor tackle on TC Granic at GS 25 yard line on left.
38 min...GS Angelo Donia 40 yard shot that diving goalie pushes wide right for corner.
40 min...TC Salkic blast from 15 yards deflects off GS Tony Donia and back to goalie.
42 min...GS Ionadi steps past two TC players and 25 yard shot batted down by goalie.
47 min...TC Granic alone in box but surrounded by GS players foul called on Granic.
stop at 47 min...8:53pm.
2nd Half:...start 9:04pm.
Halftime sub...TC Lee replaces a defender?
50 min...TC goalie knocks into GS Firebrace in box.
55 min...TC Gierejeivicz 35 yard freekick causes diving save on left post by goalie.
56 min...TC Czeslav pops 30 yard shot over net.
57 min...TC YELLOW card...Pilas for tackle on GS Takhar.
61 min...GS Benning 25 yard cross from right punched out by goalie on left post over GS forward's head.
62 min...GS goalie picks up 25 yard roller.
67 min...GS goalie catches through ball ahdead of TC Osmanovic (didn't notice when he came into game).
69 min...TC Vugrincic on two on one break on right passes to TC Pilas who pushes ball too far forward and ball rolls wide right.
72 min...GS sub...Studin replaces Moore.
73 min...TC sub...Kalic replaces Salkic.
75 min...GS Studin pushes ball through to GS Firebrace whose 5 yard shot rolls wide right.
77 min...GS Benning 25 yard freekick over five man wall is high over bar.
79 min...GS Studin who boots 7 yard shot from left well wide right.
80 min...TC Czeslav 30 yard shot is just wide right.
82 min...GS Mylton short pass to GS Ionadi in box but blasts tipped ball high over bar for corner.
84 min...GS Ionadi lobs shot over bar from 10 yards after receiving centering pass from right.
85 min...TC Triani 20 yard blast from left batted down by goalie, cleared by defender but corner results when ball not fully cleared.
87 min...TC goalie catches 60 yard shot.
90 min...TC Czeslav blasts 30 yard freekick into three man wall.
46 min...GS Benning 30 yard freekick from right, GS McDonald heads it from left post from left side across mouth of goal wide righ as charging GS Studin runs right into net.
game ends 47 min...9:51 pm.
Final Score:..............Toronto Croatia.......0......Glen Shields Sun Devils......0...
Attendance was about 60 people. This game was a second game back to credibility for the slumping Toronto Croatia side now eliminated from the playoffs. It was their second tie in a row. Glen Shields needed this win as they cling to the fourth and final playoff position.
This was the first scoreless tie in the league this year.
Rocket Robin
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