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CPSL game of Sunday September 26th, 1999.
Here are the results of the CPSL game between between Toronto Croatia and Toronto Olympians played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 3:00pm. This was the League Cup Final.
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)
.............................................1 George Azcurra
2 Daniel Pilas...4 Domagoj Sain...3 Ivica Sola...20 Anton Granic
7 Robert Fran...16 Anton Musa...8 Czeslaw Zajac...10 Tomislav Granic
...........................9 Andy Madeiros...17 Denny Draganic
Subs:...18 Ivica Jelic...21 Nikola Marketic...22 Robert Madekic...5 Frane Sain...23 Alen Majstorovic...12 Franjo Ljubanovic...19 Josip Draganic
head coach Bruno Pilas, trainers Ivan Pavicic and Pero Latincic, general manager Jack Zeljko Spoljaric.
Toronto Olympians (white socks, numbers, and 'The Friendly Greek' written on chests, blue shorts and shirts)
......................................1 Brian Bowes
8 Bayete Smith...6 Peyvant Mossavat...4 Ian Cardey...5 Tony Marshall
20 Danny Ziannis...9 Elvis Thomas...17 Chris Handsor...7 Daryl Holmes
........................3 Phil Capporella...23 Eddy Berdusco
Subs:...10 John Matas...11 Gus Kouzmanis...12 Louie Ouroutzaglou...13 Danny Sanna...15 Louie Katsavrias...16 Ron Belfon...22 Tom Bianci (gk).
coach David Gee, equipment manager Doug Inniss, general manager Tony Lupinacci, director of operations Stella DeBrusk, vice president James Papadimitriou, president Tom Katsavrias, chairman and ceo Tom Michalopoulos.
Game Officials:...referee Silvio Petrescu, referee's assistants Zoran Krisco and Neil Scofield, 4th official Norma Clarke.
1st half:...start 3:22pm...Toronto Croatia defend south end on this mild and sunny day.
6 min...TO Ziannis crosses in right, TO Capporella misses scissor kick.
6 min...TO Berdusco injured in midfield collision.
7 min...TC YELLOW card...Musa for pulling down TO Thomas at center line.
10 min...TC goalie makes point blank shot on TO Holmes after TO Berdusco slides him ball on left on rush through center.
11 min...TO goalie catches TC Zajac cross from left on right post.
12 min...TO Thomas cross from right 40 yards to TO Capporella for left post, TO Berdusco blasts shot that goalie tips over bar.
13 min...TO Capporella shot from 10 yards over bar.
15 min...TO Marshall 40 yard blast well over bar.
20 min...TO goalie slides out for through ball wide right ahead of TC Madeiros.
22 min...TC Tomislav Granic freekick 20 yards from wide left is cleared by defenders.
23 min...TO Capporella doesn't win freekick when charging to edge of box and colliding.
25 min...TC Tomislav Granic from left line chips from 10 yards but ball goes behind net.
29 min...TO Denny Draganic 45 yard freekick caught by goalie.
29 min...TO Berdusco cross from right line drifts wide left.
30 min...TO Capporella 20 yard bouncing shot caught by goalie.
31 min...TC Denny Draganic receives ball in box on 35 yard freekick but pass to TC Madeiros is cleared.
32 min...TC Tomislav Granic injured at TO 35 yard line and wins freekick.
33 min...TC goalie catches TO Holmes header from right wide is sent right of net.
34 min...TC Domagoj Sain heads safely back to goalie on edge of box as TO Capporella in pursuit.
36 min...TC Musa freekick from 30 yards on right palmed over bar by goalie.
37 min...TC Pilas shoots 10 yarder from right well over net on bounce after corner from left.
38 min...TC Tomislav Granic cross from left edge of box, TO goalie runs right to gather it in.
39 min...TC Domagoj Sain rolls 20 yarder through crowd, ball scooped up by goalie.
40 min...TO GOAL Handsor...TO Berdusco long throw-in from right finds open Handsor 40 yards out. Handsor blasts low shot to right corner after 20 yard run.
44 min...TO YELLOW card...Berdusco for tackle at center.
45 min...TO Holmes and TC goalie crash together on edge of box, TC win freekick.
46 min...half ends 4:08pm.
2nd Half:...start 4:26pm.
47 min...TO Thomas charges into box but TC goalie has picked up through ball.
48 min...TC Musa 20 yard shot bounced to goalie.
51 min...TC goalie steps to edge of box to leap and grab high through ball.
52 min...TC Pilas makes save on TC goal line from TO Smith 15 yard shot in box.
56 min...TO Berdusco pushes ball to TO Capporella who's jostled in box.
56 min...TO YELLOW card...Capporella for protesting the non call.
57 min...TO Berdusco freekick caught by goalie on line when TO Capporella does win freekick and it's quickly taken.
58 min...TC sub...Josip Draganic replaces Zajac.
59 min...TC Madeiros cross from right rolls right through TO box.
60 min...TC Musa 30 yard shot wll over net.
62 min...TO GOAL Thomas...TO Mossavet on left wing gets behind goalie and two defenders and is able to push centering ball to Thomas who pounds in 2 yarder.
63 min...TO sub...Kouzmanis replaces Capporella.
66 min...TO GOAL Thomas...TO Kouzmanis tales two shots from left 15 yards, blaocked by goalie, rebound is blocked by defender, TO Handsor pushes centering shot to right, Thomas slides in 10 yarder to left corner of net.
67 min...TC sub...Jelic replaces Fran.
..............TC sub...Majstorovic replaces ???????.
68 min...TC Musa 35 yard freekick from right into box.
71 min...TO sub...Belfon replaces Holmes.
74 min...TC sub...Mandekic replaces Madeiros.
75 min...TC Josip Draganic 15 yard shot from left well over net.
76 min...TO sub...Matas replaces Berdusco.
...............TO sub...Sanna replaces Marshall.
78 min...TC YELLOW card...Tomislav Granic for dissent in TO end.
81 min...TO sub...Ouroutzaglou replaces Cardey.
85 min...TC Musa curls 40 yard freekick from right caught by goalie.
86 min...TC Tomislav Granic cuts 20 yard roller right to goalie.
87 min...TO Matas heads on charge over goalie on edge of box rolls wide right.
90 min...TO Kouzmanis rushes on right but 15 yard shot is over net.
91 min...TC YELLOW card...Pilas for complaining about call (?).
91 min...game ends 5:12pm.
Final Score:.......Toronto Croatia.........0.........Toronto Olympians..........3........
The game was played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke which is the league home of the Toronto Croatia but this venue was arranged at the beginning of the season.
Toronto Olympians win their second title of the year as they earlier won the League Championship for finishing first in the 14 game regular season.
Next weekend in Oshawa is the Playoff tournament involving the top four teams of the regular season. Olympians will try to make it 3 for 3. Last year they were denied that final trophy.
MVP awards for the game were Elvis Thomas for the Olympians and goaltender George Azcurra for Croatia who made some game saving stops for the first 40 minutes to keep the game close. Olympians captain Danny Ziannis was presented with the Cup trophy.
Attendance was about 450 to 500 people for this second game of the afternoon.
Rocket Robin
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