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CPSL game of Wednesday August 4, 1999.
Here are the results of the CPSL game between North York Astros and Toronto Olympians played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 8:30pm. This was considered a Cup game.
North York Astros (blue socks, shorts and numbers, yellow shirts)
......................................1 Rafael Carbajal
14 Rubin Yshaia...17 Warren Archer...3 Sam Medeiros...13 Waseem Abou-Marie
4 Mark White...6 Adam Lee...5 Courtney Dennis...10 Osman Jiminez
........................8 Seamus O'Connell...7 Kenrick Perry
Subs:...12 Ken Van Dyk (gk)...2 Mark Abramowitz (def)...18 Caleb Ishmael (fwd)...[16 Alex Nardi (def) not here].
coaches Rafael Carbajal and Tomas Boljkovac, equipment manager Juan Jose Zamora, director Mario & Bruno Ierullo, physio Suhill Samji.
Toronto Olympians (white sock and numbers, blue shorts and shirts, logo on chests 'The Friendly Greek')
..........................................1 Brian Bowes
20 Danny Ziannis...5 Tony Marshall...8 Biatte Smith...4 Ian Cardey
...........16 Ron Belfon...9 Elvis Thomas...12 Louie Oroutzaglou
............23 Eddie Berdusco...11 Gus Kouzmanis...10 John Matas
Subs:...22 Cris Walker (gk)...6 Peyvand Mossavat (def)...15 Louie Katzaviatas (def)...13 Danny Sanna (mid).
coach David Gee, equipment manager Doug Innes, physio Pat Carello.
Game Officials:...referee Lyon Tipovski, referee's assistants Nick Rose and Amato DiLuca, 4th official Alex Mariana.
1st Half:...starts 8:40pm...Astros defend east goal, cloudy weather with a wet field.
2 min...TO Berdusco chips ball over charging Astros goalie but both crash together, goalie injured.
3 min...TO Kouzmanis freekick from 25 yards into Astros wall, rebound also into wall.
8 min...Astros O'Connell backward header from 15 yards caught by TO goalie.
14 min...Astros Yshaia 35 yard shot from right caught by goalie.
14 min...TO Kouzmanis mistimes bouncer in Astros box and boots scissor kick wide left.
16 min...Astros Yshaia 35 yard shot from right, goalie catches while he drifts to left.
18 min...Astros Yshaia 40 yard shot just high left of post.
20 min...TO GOAL Kouzmanis...Kouzmanis boots in 10 yarder after TO Belfon crossed from right side on 3 on 1 break and TO middle-man overran ball.
21 min...TO Matas hits crossbar on 2 on 1 from 12 yards, rebound cleared.
23 min...Astros goalie slides out and prevents TO Thomas tap-in from 3 yards.
25 min...TO GOAL Marshall...Marshall rushes through defense and slides ball low into net from 12 yards.
26 min...TO Matas boots ball wide left.
27 min...TO Kouzmanis 10 yard shot stopped low on hand by goalie.
28 min...TO GOAL Berdusco...Berdusco boots 20 yarder low to left corner when ball centered to him by TO Matas.
33 min...TO Marshall charges in for 5 yard header blocked on right post by goalie.
35 min...TO goalie kicks to center line, TO Thomas rushes in along left side, low cross to TO Berdusco who shanks ball.
39 min...Astros sub...Ishmael replaces White.
42 min...Astros goalie stops 15 yard roller by TO Berdusco with dive to left post.
43 min...Astros forward bounces header from 8 yards that goalie palms over net.
44 min...Astros Jiminez shot from 20 yards deflected for corner.
half ends 9:26pm.
2nd Half:...start 9:44pm.
46 min...TO Belfon rolls shot wide of left corner from 15 yards.
49 min...Astros GOAL O'Connell...O'Connell gets header over goalie into center of net from 12 yards as he steps through defense.
53 min...Astros GOAL Jiminez...Jiminez turns and fires in box from 7 yards to left corner of net.
55 min...TO Thomas rolls 30 yard freekick wide left of net.
56 min...TO goalie shoots off Astros O'Connell (?) on receiving backpass and ball deflects just wide right of own net!
57 min...TO sub...Katzaviatas replaces Kouzmanis.
61 min...TO Thomas blasts 25 yard freekick into wall on freekick.
62 min...Astros sub...Abramowitz replaces injured Ishmael.
63 min...TO GOAL Belfon...Belfon fires in from 7 yards in alone after TO Thomas 30 yard low freekick hits left post and deflects back into box.
65 min...Astros sub...Van Dyk replaces Carbajal in goal.
66 min...Astros goalie catches TO Katzaviatas header.
67 min...TO Matas on 2 on 0 break crosses roller that hits left goalpost, 2nd man also hits goalpost.
67 min...TO YELLOW card...Sanna for argueing call. (when did he come on to field?).
69 min...TO GOAL Sanna...Sanna rushes through middle and chips to center of net over goalie from 12 yards.
71 min...TO Matas boots wide right.
72 min...TO Berdusco shot blocked by sliding defender, TO Thomas blast rebound wide right from 12 yards.
74 min...TO GOAL Thomas...Thomas rolls in 12 yarder on run through defense low to right corner.
77 min...TO Belfon cross from right, Astros goalie charges out to catch bouncing ball.
77 min...TO sub...Walker replaces Bowes in goal.
79 min...TO GOAL Thomas...Thomas blasts low 12 yard shot from left to right corner of net.
80 min...TO Matas gets through ball but running diagonally to right, hits right outside of net.
82 min...TO goalie catches 25 yard kick from right.
83 min...TO Matas all alone in box after cross from left, has shot stopped by goalie, TO Thomas chips rebound wide left.
84 min...TO Ziannis shot stopped point blank by Astros goalie.
84 min...TO player gets away a shot in box that Astros goalie makes a point blank save.
84 min...Astros GOAL Dennis...Dennis blasts 10 yarder into top of net after short pass on left by Astros O'Connell.
85 min...TO goalie injured as he just gets to through ball but crashes into forward.
88 min...Astros O'Connell backward header from 12 yards caught by TO goalie.
game ends 10:29pm.
Final Score:............North York Astros........3.......Toronto Olympians.......7.....
Attendance was 79 people, PA announcer Ennio said after taking a head count. This was a meaningless game as Olympians had already clinched first place in the Group A Cup competition. Astros had been eliminated previously.
This game must have set a record for the most offside whistles. Astros had the offside trap working well until the second half. Astros scored the most goals against league leader Olympians of any team this year. Olympians had allowed just 6 in 11 games up to tonight. They had a slight scare when the Astros pulled close at 3-2 but had the most chances all through the game.
Olympians get even stronger by having Danny Sanna on their roster after he played most of the season with Glen Shields.
Rocket Robin
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