..................
..................
CPSL game of Sunday June 27, 1999.
Here are the results of the CPSL game between North York Astros and Toronto Croatia played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 7:30pm. This was considered a League game.
North York Astros (blue socks, shorts, and numbers, yellow shirts)
...........................................1 Ken Van Dyk
4 Mark White...2 Wayne Jackson...15 Michael Marshall (cpt)...6 Boris Lopez
5 Courtney Dennis...10 Osman Jimenez...18 Mark Abramowitz...14 Ednei Tavarez
..............................11 Carlos Dias...9 Ivan Jurisic
Subs:...8 Seamus O'Connell (gk)...17 Ernesto Pakir (def)...7 Joao Valentim (fwd)...13 Waseem Abou-Marie (mid).
coaches Rafael Carbajal and Tomas Baljuovac, equipment manager Ivan Jose Zamora, physio Sam Maggisano, team director Mario Ierullo.
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)
.............................................1 Pave Milkovic
3 Ivica Sola...4 Domagoj Sain...2 Daniel Pilas...5 Frano Sain
16 Ivica Jelic...7 Antun Granic...10 Tomo Granic...8 Denny Draganic
..............................17 Andy Madeiros...9 Leo Marasovic
Subs:...14 Nikola Marketic...20 Robert Manderic...19 Alen Majstorovic...21 Kory Jalbec
coach Bruno Pilas, general manager Jack Sooljaric, trainer Pero Latincic, assistant coach Frank Ljubanovic, bench manager Ivan Pavicic.
Game Officials:...referee Glen Sharkey, referee's assistants Amato Deluca and Rafael Martinez, 4th officials Walter Ingless.
1st Half:...start 7:36pm...94oF, 35oC weather at this time of the evening on a record breaking heat wave in Toronto...The scoreboard clock is not working so all times are from my wristwatch.
3 min...TC Tomo Granic 25 yard freekick into box headed away.
4 min...TC Draganic breaks in 3 on 0 but shot wide left from 20 yards.
14 min...Astros Tavarez from 20 yards on left, rolls shot wide right.
18 min...TC Madeiros on 2 on 1 shoots himself from 25 yards after 20 yard run and ball is caught by goalie.
19 min...TC Marasovic on 2 on 1 with TC Madeiros offside races in 40 yards alone but 15 yard point blank shot is stopped by sprawling goalie and point blank rebound also.
20 min...TC Madeiros in alone but 360o spin and fall let goalie take it off his legs.
21 min...TC GOAL Marasovic...Marasovic on 2 on 0 with 5 yard tap in TC Pilas assisted with low cross from right.
22 min...Astros player gets 15 yard shot rolled wide right.
23 min...TC Tomo Granic chip from left line, caught by goalie.
24 min...TC Draganic short cross pass is shot wide left.
31 min...Astros Abramowitz gets own rebound off short cross pass and point blank shot but chips over bar.
33 min...Astros Jimenez through pass to Astros Jurisic on left is pushed wide right by goalie.
34 min...Astros Dennis 20 yard shot from left is wide left.
35 min...TC Marasovic cross from left, punched out by goalie.
38 min...Astros Jimenez drops off pass and Astros Dennis and defender both crunch ball at same time breaking up play.
40 min...TC GOAL Marasovic...Marasovic in alone goes around goalie 15 yards out and 7 yarder from right of net to left corner.
43 min...TC GOAL Marasovic...Tomo Granic pass on 2 on 0, Marasovic has open net for 7 yard tap in. A long ball clearance set up this play.
46 min...Astros goalie picks up through ball ahead of TC Madeiros on edge of box.
47 min...end of half at 8:22pm.
2nd Half:...starts 8:40pm.
halftime TC sub...Jalbec replaces Madeiros.
46 min...TC Sola 10 yard shot on left blocked by goalie.
47 min...Astros Tavares cross from left, caught but dropped by goalie and cleared by defender.
49 min...TC sub...Majstorovic replaces Draganic.
49 min...TC break in on left but soft chip over goalie saved by defender.
51 min...TC Marasovic on 40 yard rush then 15 yard point blank shot saved by sliding goalie.
52 min...TC Jalbec short pass from right in box TC Majstorovic has tap in tipped wide.
55 min...Astros Jimenez 35 yard freekick well over net.
56 min...Astros sub...Pakir replaces Tavarez.
57 min...TC Antun Granic boots 40 yard freekick into box that goalie bobbles but defender clears.
59 min...Astros Abramowitz injured in midfield when he climbs TC player's back for header.
59 min...Astros Pakir ends rush with 10 yard chip shot caught by goalie.
60 min...TC Jalbec cross from right caught by charging goalie.
61 min...Astros sub...Abou-Marie replaces Abramowitz.
62 min...TC sub...Manderic replaces Jelic.
64 min...Astros Marshall gets back to stop TC tap in from box.
66 min...TC GOAL Jalbec...Jalbec in alone on 50 yard run and from 15 yards takes low shot to right corner of net.
68 min...TC Tomo Granic runs along left end line over defender and goalie and centers ball to TC Manderic who chips ball over net.
69 min...Astros sub...O'Connell replaces Dias in midfield.
69 min...Astros Lopez cross into box palmed away by goalie.
71 min...TC goalie makes save on Astros Dennis 10 yard low shot and saves it on goal line.
73 min...Astros Dennis 20 yard freekick into four man wall.
74 min...Astros freekick wasted from right as cross over net.
75 min...TC sub...Marketic replaces Marasovic.
76 min...Astros goalie picks up dangerous ball in box.
77 min...Astros Jimenez corner from left, Astros O'Connell one touches bouncer which is deflected for another corner.
77 min...Astros Jimenez cramps up just outside TC box, Astros Pakir pulls on his leg.
78 min...Astros goalie punches out ball on edge of box and covers rebound rolling into box.
79 min...TC GOAL Jalbec...Jalbec rolls 15 yard shot under falling goalie after 2 on 1 pass.
81 min...Astros goalie picks up TC Tomo Granic through pass.
82 min...TC Jalbec races in on right passes back to TC Marketic who shanks 7 yard kick wide left.
85 min...TC Tomo Granic 40 yard breakaway but overruns ball.
87 min...TCs on 2 on 1 break that third TC player following behind messes up.
90 min...game ends 9:24pm.
Final Score:............North York Astros.........0........Toronto Croatia........5.....
Attendance was about 150 people. This was the warmest evening game to which I'd ever been.
Toronto Croatia found they could successfully use a 'long ball' strategy. The goalie would boot the ball to about the center line and find it would either bounce through the defence or a defender would head the ball down but a Croatia player would be waiting for it. There were more breakaways or 2 or 3 on 1s than I'd seen before. This strategy was supposed to be out of style 20 years ago in many countries but tonight it worked.
The Astros were hit by injuries and suspensions from previous games and that hurt the team's performance this week.
Rocket Robin
robing@clo.com
.
.