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CPSL game of Wednesday July 7, 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 Cup game.
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)
...........................................1 George Azcurra
2 Daniel Pilas...4 Domagoj Sain...3 Ivica Sola...5 Frane Sain
7 Antun Granic...10 Tomo Granic (cpt)...16 Ivica Jelic...8 Denny Draganic
...........................9 Kory Jazbec...17 Andy Madeiros
Subs:...12 Pave Milkovic (gk)...14 Nikola Marketic...21 Robert Fran...19 Robert Mandekic...20 Alen Majstorovic.
coach Bruno Pilas, manager Zeljko Spoljaric, bench manager Ivan Pavicic, trainer Pero Latincic, assistant coach Frank Ljubanovic.
London City (white socks and shirts, red shorts and numbers, black names on shoulders)
.........................................1 Benjamin Mesanovic
2 Jason Andrews...25 Gerald Gallagher (cpt)....14 Jeff Brown...5 John Paul Rickwood
15 Justin Dixon...6 Justin Lawrence...10 Jurek Gebczynski...8 Patrick Barnes
............................7 Kenrick Emanuel...11 Semir Mesanovic
Subs:...1 Scott Mueller (gk)...4 David Day (mid)...12 Cameron Medwin (mid)...16 John Doris (mid)...17 Euclid Bertrand (mid)...19 Paul Austin (fwd)...18 Marcus Olumogba (def).
general manager Henry Paul Gauss, coach Tony La Ferrara, staff Sean Gauss, Ryan Gauss, and Del Plumber.
Game Officials:...referee Gordon Arrowsmith, referee's assistants Leon Tipovski and Zack Kontoulos, 4th official Norma Clarke. Before the game started, Norma Clarke was reassigned as a referee's assistant when one of the scheduled RA's didn't show up.
1st half:...game starts at 8:41pm...Toronto Croatia defend north goal...hot evening with wind from the north.
4 min...TC Tomo Granic rolls 25 yard shot through crowd that goalie stops on right post.
5 min...TC Madeiros turns and fires 25 yard shot high and wide right of goal.
8 min...TC Antun Granic cross from right caught by goalie on left side of box.
9 min...LC goalie catches backwards tipped header off long throw-in.
10 min...LC Mesanovic shanks midair crossed ball from LC Emanuel wide left of goal.
12 min...TC Jazbec chips 15 yard shot from left over net.
14 min...LC goalie runs out to save through ball.
16 min...LC Emanuel 15 yard shot from extreme right high over net.
22 min...TC Draganic cross from left, headed over line by LC Rickwood.
25 min...LC Lawrence intercepts pass and quick 20 yard shot from center tipped wide left by goalie.
26 min...TC goalie catches weak bouncing header from right after corner from left.
27 min...LC YELLOW card...Andrews for pushing TC Jelic out of bounds on rush on right wing.
28 min...TC Tomo Granic 30 yard kick wide left.
32 min...TC Tomo Granic ends rally with quick kick 20 yard shot over bar.
38 min...LC Lawrence shot from left 10 yards deflects off TC Antun Granic for corner.
41 min...LC goalie gets to headed through ball ahead of TC Jelic.
44 min...TC goalie catches LC Rickwood long bouncing throw-in.
45 min...half ends 9:26pm.
2nd Half:...starts 9:40pm.
halftime subs...TC Majstorovic replaces Draganic.
..........................TC Fran replaces Madeiros.
48 min...TC Jazbec tripped in box but TC Tomo Granic carries on and wins corner kick.
48 min...TC Majstorovic corner from left tipped then cleared from right of box.
53 min...TC Tomo Granic rolls 30 yard freekick to goalie.
57 min...TC Tomo Granic injured when LC Lawrence who also was injured on play kicks through ball away in box.
59 min...TC YELLOW card...Domagoj Sain for interfering with pushing and tugging on LC Emanuel's breakaway from center .
62 min...LC GOAL Gebczynski...Gebczynski on retaken freekick from 25 yards on left to top right corner of net.
65 min...TC GOAL Sola...Sola on 5 yard header that tucks under bar and goalie after corner from right by TC Jazbec.
69 min...TC Tomo Granic 35 yard freekick batted down by goalie but backspin almost knocks it in.
72 min...TC Antun Granic charges and tips 7 yard cross from TC Jazbec (?) from right off cross bar while forward and defender fallen in box.
73 min...LC Dixon 35 yard cross from right well over net.
76 min...TC sub Marketic replaces Jelic.
77 min...LC Emanuel corner from left, a banana shot headed away on left post by defender.
78 min...TC Tomo Granic 30 yard shot caught by goalie.
83 min...TC Majstorovic through ball on left, low cross caught by sprawling goalie.
83 min...TC Frane Sain cross from left, TC Majstorovic tees up ball and blasts low 10 yard shot from left just wide of right post.
84 min...TC sub...Madekic replaces Jazbec.
85 min...TC Tomo Granic cross from left, caught by goalie.
87 min...TC Tomo Granic freekick from right edge of box cleared from box.
88 min...LC goalie picks up through ball.
90 min...TC Tomo Granic freekick from left 30 yards crossed so hard, TC header can't turn direction of ball.
46 min...game ends 10:26pm.
Final Score:........Toronto Croatia............1..........London City..............1.........
Attendance was about 200.
This was the first night of Cup competition. Tonight's tie leaves St Catharines in a good position because they beat Glen Shields 3-1 in their first game. I felt Toronto Croatia should have won this game but London City almost did. A tie was a believable result.
We heard that London forward Semir Mesanovic was being scouted tonight for the Canadian National team.
Rocket Robin
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