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Here are the results of the CPSL game between Toronto Croatia and York Region Shooters 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
9 Sasha Komocar...20 Taroslav Gierrievicz...3 Daniel Pilas...21 Adam Lee
8 Domagoz Sain...14 Steve Smintic...10 Tom Granic...22 Czeslaw Zajac
.....................18 Denny Vugrincic...16 Frano Sain
Subs:...19 Brandon Trtani...7 Adis Salkic...15 Peter Ferreira...17 Sead Kalic...2 Juan Palma.
Team Officials:...coach Rudolf Belin, assistant coach Marjan Bilic, trainer Ivan Pavicic, assistant trainer Pere Latincic.
York Region Shooters (all white, hollow blue numbers, blue and yellow trim)
.......................................1 Angelo Ortepi
5 Chris Pady...14 Danny Wood...2 Angelo Covello...18 Blair Young
9 Adrian Sciarra...16 William Giummara...11 Daniel Wrong...13 Suhail Mirza
......................6 Paulo DeNicola...19 George Spirou
Subs:...00 John Placentile (gk)...8 David Matear (fwd)...7 Vince Vittoria (mid)...4 Michel D'Angelo (def/mid)...10 Simon Roeleveld (swp)
Team Officials:...coach Sam Foti, assistant coach/trainer David Rumack, manager Ralph Aquino, equipment manager Nick Zampino.
Game Officials:...referee Bill Teeuwen, referee's assistants Steve DePiero and Bill McCallum.
1st Half:...game starts 8:11pm...Croatia defend north end on this cool night already dark at this time of year.
2 min...TC Zajac 40 yard freekick from right rolls wide right.
4 min...YS DeNicola 20 yard shot from right tipped wide.
5 min...YS DeNicola header from left from 12 yards caught by goalie after corner from right.
8 min...YS Mirza cross from left is stopped and lobbed from 12 yards by YS DeNicola caught by leaping goalie.
10 min...YS goalie slides out to edge of box for through ball.
12 min...YS Spirou streaks up left wing and cross in cleared for corner kick on right of post.
13 min...YS Giummara pops up header over bar after corner kick from right.
15 min...YS player blasts 30 yard freekick from left well over bar.
17 min...YS goalie races out for high through ball around TC Vugrincic.
19 min...TC Domagoz Sain crosses from right after good run but out wide left behind bar.
21 min...YS Wrong stops on left side of box and cuts 15 yard blast to outside of left post beyond diving goalie.
23 min...TC Frano Sain fakes defender on left side and blasts point blank shot from 10 yards that goalie traps between legs on dive.
24 min...YS Wrong cuts 20 yard shot that goalie pushes wide of left post on dive.
24 min...TC Frano Sain pass back to TC Granic on edge of box shoots low left pushed wide of post by diving goalie.
25 min...TC Komocar blasts from clearing pass attempt a 45 yard shot well over bar.
27 min...TC Zajac 35 yard shot deflected off defender and stopped by goalie.
29 min...TC goalie dives for ball in box pushed too far ahead for YS forwards.
31 min...YS Mirza cross from left on rush by diving header by short YS DeNicola can't be turned from 5 yards.
35 min...YS Giummara freekick from extreme right side curled well over bar.
36 min...TC forward crosses ball across face of box from left, TC Frano Sain fakes three shots along right line getting closer each time.
38 min...TC YELLOW card...Komocar for clipping foot of YS player cutting in front of box.
39 min...YS Giummara 25 yard blast freekick into shoulder of four man wall.
40 min...YS Wrong 30 yard shot well wide left.
41 min...YS Giummara finishes 1-2-3 play in box with 15 yard shot that TC goalie palms high and bounces for corner.
42 min...YS Young? crosses in front of box that YS DeNicola on left can't get to.
half ends at 8:55pm, that's 44 minutes.
2nd Half:...starts 9:09pm
47 min...YS goalie dives forward to catch TC Vugrincic cross from right.
49 min...TC Frano Sain low cross from left blocked by goalie sprawling, TC forward dives over him but he can't get to ball.
50 min...YS Sciarra 30 yard shot after run is well over bar.
52 min...YS player 35 yard freekick from left bounces to TC goalie on right post.
55 min...TC Zajac corner from left, TC Gierrievicz can't twist header at goal.
60 min...YS Pady pass 10 yards forward to YS Giummara who blasts from 20 yards to goalie slides left for save.
61 min...YS GOAL...DeNicola completes 2 on 1 pass with 7 yard shot to open net on right. It was a looped pass over goalie from left that set this up.
64 min...YS YELLOW card...DeNicola for tripping defender who'd beaten him to ball.
..............TC YELLOW card...Granic for pushing incident.
65 min...YS Giummara 35 yard shot that diving TC goalie pushes wide left.
66 min...YS sub...Vittoria replaces DeNicola.
67 min...TC goalie pushes ball high after head in box after corner from left.
68 min...YS YELLOW card...Giummara for high kick near midfield.
69 min...YS sub...Vittoria replaces DeNicola.
71 min...YS Spirou rolls 30 yard freekick wide left.
73 min...YS Giummara blasts 25 yard shot wide left.
74 min...TC sub...Salkic replaces Domagoz Sain.
..............TC sub...Palma replaces Komocar.
75 min...TC Vugrincic pulls around defender and 20 yard blast saved by diving YS goalie 7 yards out. YS Covello injured on play in box.
76 min...YS sub...Matear replaces injured Covello.
77 min...TC GOAL...Granic 40 yard lob bounces over sprawling goalie into center of net.
79 min...YS Sciarra crosses from right, behind line ending corner from left headed away by defender.
81 min...YS goalie races out to grab ball and trip up TC Vugrincic who dives over him.
..............TC YELLOW card...Vugrincic for dissent after this play.
82 min...TC player clears cross sent into their box preventing shot.
83 min...YS Giummara 20 yard freekick coils over bar.
84 min...TC Zajac rolls 30 yard through ball from left that goes directly to goalie.
85 min...TC Vugrincic shot from left is wide left.
87 min...YS player gets away shot from 30 yards is well wide left.
88 min...TC Granic dekes four guys through midfield but push pass to TC Vugrincic is offside.
90 min...YS Spirou cross into box from right, TC goalie punches it wide left.
91 min...TC Granic breakaway from near center is stopped point blank on sliding save by goalie on edge of box.
game ended 91 min 9:55pm.
Final Score:.........Toronto Croatia..........1..........York Region Shooters........1.....
Attendance was about 50 people on this cool evening. The pressbox was locked for the first time this season so I had to use wristwatch time. I'm glad I wore a coat. I'm still not sure why there wasn't a game on Sunday with Toronto Croatia and Glen Shields.
Another result for Toronto Croatia back on the road to respectability as they earn their third tie in a row and were just inches away tonight from a last second game winner.
Rocket Robin
robing@clo.com
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