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CPSL game of Wednesday September 15th, 1999.
Here are the results of the CPSL game between Toronto Croatia and North York Astros played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:30pm. This was considered a League game.
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)
..........................................12 Pave Milkovic
2 Daniel Pilas...3 Ivica Sola...4 Domagoj Sain...5 Nikola Marketic
7 Robert Fran...8 Czeslaw Zajac...20 Anton Granic...10 Tomislav Granic
..........................9 Andy Madeiros...17 Denny Draganic
Subs:...1 George Azcurra...23 Frane Sain...19 Josip Draganic...18 Robert Madekic...14 Poul Grguric...16 Petar Curic.
head coach Bruno Pilas, assistant coach Franjo Ljubanovic, trainer Pero Latincic, bench manager Ivan Pavicic, general manager Zeljico Spoljaric.
North York Astros (blue sock and shorts and numbers, yellow shirts)
.......................................1 Rafael Carbajal
17 Chris Ryan...18 Franco Vaiano...15 Michael Marshall...13 Waseem Abou-Marie
7 Kenrick Perry...16 Alex Nardi...3 Sam Medeiros...10 Elvis Gabriele
..........................8 Seamus O'Connell...11 Andre Talarico
Subs:...4 Mark Abramowitz (def)...5 Courtney Dennis (mid)...6 Adam Lee (mid)...9 Chris Ewers (fwd)...14 Ruben Yshaia (fwd)...2 Warren Archer (def).
coaches Rafael Carbajal and Tomas Boljkovac, manager Bruno Ierullo.
Game Officials:...referee Steve Delpiero, referee's assistants Glenn Sharkey and Amato Deluca, 4th official Calin Pintea.
1st Half:...start 8:38pm...Toronto Croatia defend south end.
4 min...TC Madeiros crosses back from line, TC Zajac midair shot from 12 yards is wide left.
5 min...TC Tomislav Granic 25 yard shot from far left is well over net.
7 min...Astros goalie rushes out of net to block through ball.
9 min...TC Anton Granic hard cross from left is blocked by goalie off his stomach.
10 min...TC GOAL Zajac...Zajac has time in box to hold up defender, spin and chip 10 yard shot over goalie to center of net with TC forward as a decoy.
13 min...TC Tomislav Granic run on left, short cross into box Astros Marshall clears on deflection for corner kick.
14 min...TC Zajac rolls rebound from corner on left wide left from 30 yards.
15 min...Astros Tomislav Granic rush on left deflected shot off defender high into box but cleared.
19 min...Astros goalie rushes out to catch ball on edge of box against two TC players who beat offside trap.
21 min...Astros Ryan clearance attempt blocked by TC forward but caught deflection by Astros goalie.
22 min...TC Fran chips over defenders but Astros defender prevents TC Madeiros from getting shot.
23 min...TC Madeiros sent in alone on right and point blank save by goalie 12 yards out.
24 min...TC GOAL Madeiros...Madeiros taps in 3 yarder and he plows into back of net after TC Anton Granic breaks through and short pass to charging Madeiros.
27 min...Astros Vaiano shot in box on rally tipped wide right.
31 min...Astros sub...Yshaia replaces Ryan.
35 min...Astros Perry blast on right injures TC Sain in ribs.
36 min...Astros Yshaia 50 yard shot over crowd caught by goalie.
37 min...Astros Gabriele injured just outside Astros box.
39 min...TC Tomislav Granic 25 yard shot high and wide left of goal.
40 min...TC Madeiros taps pass as TC players break through line, TC Tomislav Granic has point blank shot blocked by diving goalie.
42 min...Astros Medeiros fires 30 yard shot that TC goalie tips off hands but he has time to turn around and pick it up before ball crosses line.
43 min...Astros goalie first races out of box for clearance then beats TC Medeiros to pick up through ball.
44 min...Astros Nardi 35 yard shot is wide right.
45 min...TC GOAL Fran...Fran slides ball in from 15 yards on right as he had goalie frozen on 2 on 1 break.
46 min...TC Madeiros flicks 10 yard shot over bar after TC Zajac passes back ball near end line.
50 min...half ends 9:25pm.
2nd Half:
Halftime subs:...Astros sub...Lee replaces Gabriele.
...........................Astros sub...Archer replaces Abou-Marie.
...........................Astros sub...Ewers replaces O'Connell.
...........................TC sub...Josip Draganic replaces Zajac.
47 min...Astros Lee tripped in TC box by TC Sain. Penalty shot awarded.
48 min...Astros Dennis rolls penalty shot wide left of post!
51 min...Astros Dennis blast from 25 yards deflects off defender and hits left post. Rebound rolls across box to right, TC goalie recovers to make point blank save.
56 min...TC Josip Draganic 30 yard shot deflected to goalie.
56 min...Astros Ewers 15 yard shot from left just over bar.
58 min...TC Tomislav Granic 35 yard freekick curled around wall and hits bar.
59 min...TC Madeiros 25 yarder slides wide right as he falls.
66 min...Astros GOAL Ewers...Ewers has 15 yarder from right deflect off sliding TC defender and fly over hands of goalie into left side of net.
69 min...TC Anton Granic ends rally with 20 yard shot smothered by goalie.
71 min...TC goalie catches ball as he beats Astros Ewers to bouncer on edge of box.
73 min...Astros Medeiros pass back to Astros Talarico and 30 yard midair shot just wide left.
75 min...TC sub...Mandekic replaces Anton Granic.
77 min...TC Madeiros springs TC Tomislav Granic on break and after 30 yard run, point blank shot on edge of box blocked and grabbed by sliding goalie.
79 min...TC GOAL Sola...Sola 15 yard shot on run on left deflects off Astros Marshall head into top right corner of net beyond leaping goalie.
81 min...TC first corner batted wide left by goalie on corner from left, 2nd corner over box behind line.
82 min...TC Sola injured in Astros box straining for shot on TC rally.
86 min...TC Fran blast from left 15 yards palmed for corner by goalie.
88 min...TC Madeiros 20 yard shot caught by goalie.
89 min...Astros YELLOW card...Carbajal (goalie) for booting ball away after he makes point blank save but TC player trips and penalty shot awarded.
90 min...TC GOAL Tomislav Granic...Granic rolls penalty shot into right corner of net beyond diving goalie.
92 min...TC GOAL Madeiros...Madeiros rolls 20 yard shot into open net when goalie rushes out 35 yards with ball but weak pass intercepted by TC Tomislav Granic who passes to open Madeiros.
92 min...game ends 10:27pm.
Final Score:.......Toronto Croatia.........6.......North York Astros........1.......
Attendance was about 80 persons.
Astros had some bench strength tonight with four new players and they looked better than their last few games and actually had a chance to catch up in the early second half but the missed penalty shot loomed large..
Rocket Robin
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