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CPSL game of Wednesday June 16, 1999.
Here are the results of the CPSL game between Toronto Croatia and London City played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:30pm. This was considered a League game.
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and hollow numbers, red shirts)
.......................................1 George Azurra
4 Domagoi Sain...2 Daniel Pilas...3 Ivica Sola...5 Frano Sain
10 Tomo Granic...6 Antur Faria...7 Shawn Faria...11 Danny Draganic
...........................9 Leo Marasovic...8 Czeslav Zajac
Subs:...12 Dave Milovic (gk)...13 Nikola Marketic (def)...14 Vladiumir Koval (mid)...15 Andy Madeiros (fwd)...16 Kori Jazbec (fwd)...17 Alen Majstorovic (mid)...18 Robert Manderic (mid).
coach Bruno Pilas, general manager Zeliko Spoljaric, trainer Pere Latincic, bench manager Ivan Pavicic, assistant coach Frank Lubanovic.
London City (white socks and shirts, red shorts and numbers, black names)
........................................00 Tommaso Bianchi
.............2 Jason Andrews...25 Gerald Gallacher...5 Jon-Paul Rickwood
12 Cameron Medwin...6 Justin Lawrence...10 Jurek Gebczynski...24 Tonino Commisso...15 Justin Dixon
............................17 Euclid Bertrand...11 Semir Mesanovic
Subs...1 Benjamin Mesanovic (gk)...4 David Day (mid)...16 John Doris (mid)...18 Markus Olumogba (def)...19 Paul Austin (fwd)...20 J Sebastian Mejia
general manager Henry Paul Gauss, coach Tony La Ferrara.
Game Officials:...referee Steve Mortimer, referee's assistants Jorgen Runaas and Mark Blackmore, 4th official Stephen Robinson.
1st half:...game starts at 8:35pm on this cool evening. Croatia defend north goal.
2 min...LC goalie comes to edge of box to clear through ball.
4 min...TC goalie catches weak header by LC Commisso.
6 min...LC Gebczynski and TC Granic injured at 35 yard line of LC.
8 min...TC Zajac 35 yard freekick blast over four man wall that LC goalie palms over bar.
10 min...LC rush by Mesanovic and Bertrand ends with TC defender conceding goalie.
14 min...TC Marasovic heads centering shot in box behind TC forward so ball cleared by LC defender.
15 min...TC Marasovic 20 yard blast over net.
18 min...LC Bertrand 25 yard shot easily caught by goalie.
23 min...TC Sola in crowd can't quite turn centering freekick cross from left and ball is wide right from 5 yards.
25 min...LC Mesanovic rolls 25 yard shot to TC goalie.
28 min...TC Draganic corner from right, TC Zajac bounces 25 yard rebound shot wide right for another corner.
31 min...TC Granic turns and takes 30 yard kick wide left.
32 min...LC GOAL Commisso...Commisso low 20 yard shot to right corner of net beyond diving goalie.
34 min...LC Bertrand blast point blank shot from 15 yards hits TC Sola in head conceding corner.
35 min...LC corner from right over box, defender concedes corner.
35 min...LC corner from from left sails right over box and bends wide.
38 min...TC Pilas cross from 30 yards near right sideline caught by goalie.
40 min...TC sub...Marketic replaces Frano Sain.
...............LC Austin replaces Bertrand.
41 min...LC YELLOW card...Gebczunski for rough play on edge of TC box.
41 min...TC Marasovic blasts 3 yard shot wide right!
42 min...LC goalie punches out 15 yard shot from left, rebound cleared.
45 min...half ends 9:20pm.
2nd Half:...starts 9:33pm.
48 min...LC YELLOW card...LC player for knocking down TC player right of net.
49 min...TC Draganic corner from left, TC Domagoi Sain diving header puts ball over net from 5 yards.
54 min...LC Andrews turns TC Draganic sweeping shot out for corner from 5 yards left of post.
57 min...LC YELLOW card...Gallacher (?) or Commisso (?) for tripping TC Faria.
58 min...TC Granic shot from 12 yards, punch save by LC goalie, TC player rebounds wide right.
61 min...TC deflected ball from 15 yards rolls to LC goalie.
62 min...TC sub...Majstorovic replaces Shawn Faria.
65 min...LC Gallacher 50 yard freekick over crowd, TC goalie leaps for catch.
69 min...LC goalie gets foot to shot on TC Granic who's holding off defender.
70 min...TC Granic hard low cross from left, rolls right through TC Marasovic's legs only one yard from the goal!
71 min...LC sub...Doris replaces a player.
73 min...TC Zajac blasts freekick from 35 yards into charging LC Mesanovic.
74 min...TC player's header from 7 yards just over bar.
76 min...TC Pilas rolls throw-in from left into box wide left from 3 yards.
78 min...TC sub...Madeiros replaces Draganic.
80 min...TC Madeiros 15 yard shot on rush along right punched out by LC goalie, defender directs rebound for corner.
82 min...TC RED card...Marasovic for jostling LC goalie and other players in box waiting for corner.
84 min...LC goalie punches away shot.
85 min...TC Granic blasts 12 yard shot high wide left.
86 min...TC Zajac 25 yard shot from left is wide left of top left corner.
87 min...LC Commisso rolls 25 yard shot to goalie.
88 min...LC Austin turns and 25 yard shot blocked by goalie.
90 min...TC Jazbec 15 yard shot pushed wide right by LC goalie.
92 min...game ends 10:20pm.
Final Score:...........Toronto Croatia........0.........London City......1......
Plenty of end to end action in this exciting game. Toronto Croatia had enough chances to win this one. Tonight, the player's benches were placed on the eastern side of the field away from the stands so it made it very difficult for Miss Toronto Croatia who did the announcing tonight and me to tell who were the substitutes or fouls on the other side of the field in the twilight.
Rocket Robin
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