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CPSL game of Monday June 7, 1999.
Here are the results of the CPSL game between Toronto Croatia and St Catharines Roma Wolves played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:30pm. This was considered a League game.
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)
............................................1 George Azcurra
2 Daniel Pilas...4 Domagoj Sain...3 John Sola...5 Frano Sain
6 Shawn Faria...8 Czeslaw Zajac...10 Tomislav Granic...7 Denny Draganic
..........................9 Leo Marasovic...11 Kory Jazbec
Subs:...12 Dave Milkovic (gk)...13 Nikola Marketic...14 Ivica Jelic...15 Vladimir Koval...16 Andy Madgiras...17 Duro Mandekic...18 Alen Majstorvic.
head coach Bruno Pilas, masseur Pero Latincic, trainer Ivan Pavicic, manager Zeljko Spoljaric.
St Catharines Roma Wolves (all white, red numbers and trim)
..........................................1 Dino Perri
3 Al Reinhart...5 Joe Carbonara...6 Keith Moore...7 John McNeil
8 Patrick Dugas...13 Lucio Ianiero...22 Gary McGuchan...10 Tony Carbonara
..........................9 Gus Marchio...19 John Sozio
Subs:...11 Frank DelPriore (fwd)...12 Simon Gatti (mid)...9 Marlo Marino (mid)...21 Luciano Berardocco (fwd)...20 Lee Burrows (gk)...18 Anwar Ahmad (mid).
coach Lucio Ianiero, assistant coach Carmen DeRose, manager Arman Difruscio, assistant manager Tony Pecchia, trainer Nick Riganelli.
Game officials:...referee Frank Marciello, referee's assistants Glen Sharkey and Nigel Johnson, 4th official Ricky Zomparelli.
In a pregame ceremony, a 10 person folk group from Brampton performed the anthems of Canada and Croatia. This is the 43rd season of Toronto Croatia.
1st Half:...game starts 8:40pm...it's still a hot evening about 80oF with a breeze from the west. Toronto Croatia defend south goal.
1 min...TC Zajac rolls 25 yard shot wide right.
7 min...StC goalie catches TC Zajac 30 yard throw in from sideline.
8 min...TC goalie slips and misses cross from left but it rolls through box wide right.
10 min...StC player hurt at midfield when player steps on his ankle.
10 min...TC goalie catches cross from left.
13 min...TC Draganic 40 yard lobbed shot caught by goalie.
15 min...TC YELLOW card...Domagoj Sain for knocking over StC Dugas 35 yards out.
16 min...StC Carbonara 35 yard freekick caught by TC goalie.
19 min...StC McGuchon corner kick from right crossed to five men on left of box but headed wide left.
23 min...StC same kind of corner kick but referee whistles play down.
27 min...StC Ianiero through ball along right and 12 yard shot well right of net.
28 min...TC Zajac 35 yard shot wide right.
29 min...TC freekick from 30 yards blocked by charging StC player.
32 min...TC YELLOW card...Granic for tripping StC player at center line.
34 min...TC Marasovic good dribbling pass play but he boots ball way over net from 10 yards on right side.
36 min...StC Moore 30 yard freekick caught by goalie.
38 min...TC YELLOW card...Zajac but I'm not sure why.
38 min...StC Sozio long 45 yard deep cross, one touched by StC player but TC goalie traps ball near left post.
40 min...StC Carbonara freekick into box, StC Moore heads weakly wide left.
42 min...TC Granic boots 25 yard rebounder from air wide left.
44 min...TC Draganic 35 yard throw-in, StC goalie comes to edge of box to push it out.
45 min...StC McGuchon rushes down left side, but 20 yard shot well wide left.
46 min...half ends 9:26pm.
2nd Half:...starts 9:40pm.
46 min...TC Granic 35 yard shot is wide left.
47 min...StC goalie boots ball on edge of box into TC Granic but ball rolls just wide of left post as players scramble for it.
48 min...StC Ianiero freekick from left of box, headed out by charging TC Domagoj Sain who's injured on the play.
52 min...StC Ianiero and McGuchon try push forward freekick around wall from 25 yards but ball easily cleared.
53 min...TC Pilas 45 yard shot from right side is caught by StC goalie.
54 min...StC goalie fists out cross from left.
55 min...StC Sozio injured in TC end.
55 min...TC player takes 40 yard shot from midfield just drifts wide left high of net.
57 min...TC YELLOW card...Pilas on edge of TC box left corner for tripping.
57 min...StC Carbonara took freekick just across right of post from left side, rebound blasted wide right.
59 min...StC sub...DelPriore replaces Marchio.
60 min...StC DelPriore misses 3 yard header wide right after cross from left.
61 min...TC GOAL Marasovic...StC goalie charges to edge of box but botches clearance, TC Marasovic breaks through, sliding defender appeared to knock ball into own right corner of net.
64 min...TC GOAL Jazbec...Granic dribbles by defender bumping him, now 2 on 1, pass to TC Jazbec for 5 yard tap in.
65 min...StC Moore35 yard shot from right just drifts over bar.
66 min...TC sub...Madgiras replaces Jazbec.
72 min...TC goalie stops StC DelPriore header from 5 yards after cross from right.
74 min...StC goalie catches header from 12 yards.
75 min...StC switches goalkeepers. Burrows for Perri. Perri plays forward, midfielder Dugas comes off. There seems to be some objection because Perri is wearing black shorts but he does pull on a player's shirt #14.
75 min...TC Koval replaces Draganic.
75 min...StC YELLOW card...forward Perri for check on TC player injuring him.
81 min...StC Ianiero shot from 30 yards wide right.
82 min...StC YELLOW card...Moore for dissent at midfield.
82 min...TC Granic blast from 15 yards blocked by defender.
83 min...TC Domagoj Sain injured in own box when StC Perri pulled down.
84 min...TC Marasovic two shots on break, stopped by goalie, rebound stopped by defender.
84 min...TC sub...Jelic replaces injured Marasovic.
...............StC sub...Gatti replaces Carbonara.
85 min...StC McNeil long cross from left, St C Perri header from 10 yards on right bounces to goalie.
86 min...TC goalie makes leaping dive to catch cross from right in front of StC player.
88 min....game stopped at 10:28pm. Clock stopping knocked out the timing alignment.
Final Score:...........Toronto Croatia..........2..........St Catharines Roma Wolves......0...
St Catharines had enough chances to win this game but missed some sitters. They fall to 0-1-1 at this early point of the season. Toronto Croatia win in their first game played this season so get off to a good start. There were about 200 people here.
Rocket Robin
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