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CPSL game of Thursday July 22, 1999.
Here are the results of the CPSL game between York Region Shooters and Toronto Olympians played at Richmond Green in Richmond Hill at 8:30pm. This was considered a Cup game.
York Region Shooters (black socks, shorts and hollow numbers, white shirts)
............................................1 Sam Virdo
4 Angelo Covello...8 Tony Backhurst...18 Brian Mahon...3 Todd Sadler
10 Willy Giumarra...7 Damian Purando...16 Rob Defaveri...19 Mike Kim
...........................9 Adrian Sciarra...21 Michel D'Angelo
Subs:...20 Paolo Denicola...11 Daniel Wrong...14 Mike Aquino...13 Steve Elias.
manager Ralph Aquino, coach Sam Foti, assistant coach Steve Elias.
Toronto Olympians (all green, white hollow numbers and trim)
...........................................1 Brian Bowes
8 Biatte Smith...6 Peyvand Mossavat...5 Tony Marshall...4 Ian Cardey
................20 Danny Ziannis...9 Elvis Thomas...7 Daryl Holmes
..............11 Gus Kouzmanis...21 Eddy Berdusco...10 John Matas
Subs:...16 Ron Belfon (mid)...12 Louie Oroutzglou (def)...15 Louie Katzandrias (def)...2 Danny Gallagher (mid)...14 Arte Ackatov (fwd)...22 Cris Walker (gk).
coach David Gee, trainer Juliano Pizza.
Game Officials:...referee Glenn Sharkey, assistant referees Paolo Deluca and Nigel Johnson, 4th official Emil Schultz.
1st half:...start 8:48pm...York Region defend east end. There is no scoreboard at Richmond Green so all times are from my wristwatch.
2 min...TO Thomas corner from left hits near post of net.
5 min...TO goalie races out to grab through ball ahead of YS D'Angelo.
6 min...Injured YS Covello leaves game for treatment.
7 min...YS goalie catches corner from left on TO Thomas.
9 min...TO Berdusco header from 5 yards on left deflected for corner.
12 min...TO GOAL Berdusco...Marshall 35 yard through pass to Berdusco who from 20 yards while crossing left, takes shot into right corner of net.
14 min...TO Matas 25 yard shot from left well over bar.
16 min...TO Berdusco rolls 30 yard shot to goalie.
18 min...TO Kouzmanis open on right, centers to TO Ziannis who turns and rolls shot wide left.
19 min...YS sub...Wrong replaces injured Covello who's been off since 6 minute mark!
20 min...TO GOAL Kouzmanis...Kouzmanis rolls 35 yard freekick around wall into left corner of net.
21 min...YS Sciarra 40 yard shot over net wide right with goalie caught off line.
27 min...YS Giumarra 30 yard freekick just over bar.
28 min...TO Smith gets to through ball but puts ball wide right on rushed shot.
29 min...TO GOAL Berdusco...YS goalie punches out corner from TO Kouzmanis from left, Kouzmanis centers rebound, ball passed to Berdusco whose 12 yard blast only partially stopped by goalie.
31 min...YS defender makes save on goalline. TO Thomas then rolls 15 yard shot wide left of post.
32 min...TO goalie stops cross from right on goalline.
35 min...YS goalie grabs high bouncer in box.
36 min...TO GOAL Kouzmanis...Kouzmanis dribbles on left until goalie goes down and then puts 15 yard shot into low right corner of net.
37 min...TO GOAL Smith...Smith rolls 20 yard shot beyond charging goalie into right of net.
39 min...TO goalie catches YS Defaveri cross from left.
42 min...YS D'Angelo steps around two defenders but puts 25 yard shot well wide right.
44 min...YS Purando 30 yard shot from right is well over net.
45 min...half ends at 9:33pm.
2nd Half:...starts 9:45pm.
halftime sub...YS sub...Denicola replaces goalie Virdo. Forward D'Angelo comes back to play net.
45 min...YS GOAL Sciarra...Sciarra gets low shot to right corner of net from 10 yards after about three passes set up play.
49 min...YS Purando runs along right wing and low cross cleared for corner.
50 min...YS Giumarra heads just wide left on left post after corner from right.
51 min...TO Thomas on breakaway, diving goalie gets hand to 12 yard shot to tip ball for corner.
53 min...TO sub...Gallagher replaces Cardey.
54 min...TO Matas on 2 on 1 passes to TO Berdusco who shoots wide left from 15 yards as ball deflected.
54 min...TO sub...Katzandrias replaces Smith.
55 min...TO Kouzmanis blasts rebound from 15 yard well over net.
56 min...YS Sciarra 30 yard low shot from left just wide.
56 min...YS Wrong blasts 35 yard shot wide right.
57 min...TO sub...Belfon replaces Marshall.
60 min...YS Giumarra 35 yard freekick, goalie palms ball from top left corner of net for corner kick.
63 min...YS goalie boots away through ball on right ahead of TO Thomas.
66 min...TO GOAL Kouzmanis...Kouzmanis puts rebound into middle of net from 7 yards after goalie made sprawling save on right.
66 min...TO sub...Ackatov replaces Kouzmanis.
69 min...TO defenders clear after action in TO box after corner kick from right.
71 min...YS Purando shanks rebound well wide right after corner from left.
71 min...TO sub...Walker replaces Bowes in goal.
74 min...YS YELLOW card...Backhurst for hard tackled just outside YS box.
75 min...YS sub...Elias replaces Backhurst.
76 min...YS Wrong rolls 30 yard shot to goalie on right post.
76 min...YS Wrong crosses from right low, goalie makes point blank save on left side.
77 min...YS goalie makes save on breakaway.
77 min...TO Holmes shot from 20 yards wide left of post.
80 min...YS Wrong 40 yard forward pass picked up byu goalie on edge of box.
80 min...TO Katzandrias slides into YS goalie injuring him.
81 min...YS blast well over net from 25 yards after tapped cross freekick pass.
83 min...YS Elias rolls hard blast to goalie from 25 yards.
86 min...TO YELLOW card...goalie Walker gets it for hand in face of YS Kim who'd deked him. Penalty shot called.
87 min...YS Giumarra blasts Penalty shot off crossbar and rebound cleared by defenders.
90 min...YS Giumarra rolls shot 25 yards on left wide right.
90 min...game ends at 10:30pm.
Final Score:.........York Region Shooters........1.......Toronto Olympians.......6......
Attendance was about 80 people.
Toronto Olympians assure themselves of a place in the Cup semifinals with their third victory in three games in this competition. Some very 'average' Shooters goaltending in the first half gave the Olympians their first two goals. The Shooters outplayed Olympians in the 2nd half and forward D'Angelo coming back to play goal and making some spectacular saves when they had to open up kept the score from double digits.
Rocket Robin
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