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CPSL game of Saturday October 2nd, 1999.
Here are the results of the CPSL game between Toronto Olympians and Toronto Croatia played at Civic Stadium in Oshawa at 5:00pm. This was the one game Playoff Final.
Toronto Olympians (white socks, numbers, and trim, bergundy shorts and shirts, yellow 'Coffee Time' logo on chests)
..................................................1 Brian Bowes
5 Tony Marshall...6 Peyvand Mossavat...4 Ian Cardey...8 Bayete Smith
9 Elvis Thomas...20 Danny Ziannis...17 Chris Handsor...7 Daryl Holmes
.............................11 Gus Kouzmanis...23 Eddy Berdusco
Subs:...22 Tom Bianci (gk)...12 Louie Ouroutzaglou...16 Ron Belfon...14 Arte Alkatov...15 Louie Katsavrias...13 Danny Sanna...10 John Matas
coach David Gee, physio Phil Cordereia, equipment manager Don Innes, assistant coach Phil Capporella.
Toronto Croatia (all blue, white numbers and trim)
...........................................1 George Azcurra
2 Daniel Pilas...3 Josip Draganic...4 Domagoj Sain...5 Ivica Sola
6 Ivica Jelic...20 Robert Fran...9 Ante Musa...10 Tomo Granic (cpt)
............................8 Czeslaw Zajac...11 Dany Draganic
Subs:...13 Nikola Marketic...14 Robert Mandekic...15 Poul Grguric...19 Peter Curic
coach Bruno Pilas, trainer Pero Latincic, bench manager Ivan Pavicic, technical director Ivan Ljubic.
Game Officials:...referee Tony Comacho, referee's assistants Steve Cahoon and Nick Rose, 4th official Mr ????? Lopes (apparently taking the place of Denise Daleman, ironic after it was announced yesterday that she was to be nominated as a FIFA official)
1st Half:...game starts 5:07pm.....Olympians defend south end on this rainy day on a muddy field.
1 min...TO Thomas 20 yard shot well over net.
2 min...TC goalie has to head high backpass forward on edge of box.
7 min...TO Thomas sends through ball from center line to TO Berdusco who after 30 yard run along right slides ball into outside webbing of net from 15 yards.
9 min...TO Ziannis corner from left headed away by defender.
12 min...TO Mossavat rolls 30 yard shot to goalie.
13 min...TO Thomas cross from right into box, TO Kouzmanis heads from left back across box, and TC Pilas injured going for header.
15 min...TO Thomas heads over net from 12 yards after freekick from 50 yards.
16 min...TC goalie picks up cross from right into box.
20 min...TC Fran dekes defender and 20 yard shot from left is saved by flying goalie who picks up rebound.
21 min...Referee comes over to chew out TO coach.
22 min...TC Dany Draganic runs to through ball but can't quite get to it.
22 min...TO player crosses from right but ball flies over box.
26 min...TC gets chance as TC Fran sends 35 yard shot into box and TC Tomo Granic appears to get header that's caught by goalie.
29 min...TO Berdusco ends TO pressure with 15 yard shot into outside short right side of net.
35 min...TC goalie clears ball off TO Kouzmanis on clearing kick 2 yards away but kicks it away.
37 min...TO Handsor boots cross from right well over net from 20 yards.
38 min...TO Kouzmanis from extreme left is low wide right from 10 yards.
40 min...TC Zajac or Musa rolls 20 yard shot from left wide right of net.
41 min...TO Thomas pushes ball to TO Holmes whose point blank shot from left tips off defender for corner.
46 min...TO Handsor corner kick from left is headed out by defender.
46 min...half ends 5:53pm.
2nd Half:...starts at 6:09pm...weather is still raining.
47 min...TO Thomas short from extreme right is trapped by sliding goalie.
48 min...TC Zajac injured near right sideline near center when he either steps in a hole or twists ankle.
50 min...TC Curic replaces injured Zajac.
51 min...TO Kouzmanis 30 yard cross from right across box and TO Holmes runs ball over line of left.
53 min...TC Musa cross from left, ball is tipped off defender's foot for corner kick.
54 min...TC Musa cross from left caught by goalie.
55 min...TO GOAL Thomas...Thomas 20 yard shot deflects off defender's foot into right corner of net.
56 min...TC YELLOW card...Tomo Granic for dissent in own end.
59 min...TO Berdusco tips ball to TO Thomas but ball pushed to goalie.
60 min...TO Cardey blocks TC shot from right in box.
62 min...TO Berdusco on race and pass with other TO forward has 20 yard point blank shot blocked by charging goalie.
65 min...TC Cardey 35 yard cross from left is wide right of net.
66 min...TC Curic is injured near center circle.
67 min...TC sub...Mandekic replaces Dany Draganic.
69 min...TO Holmes cross from right, TO Marshall blast into net but whistle blown for jostling in the TC box.
71 min...TC sub...Grguric replaces Jelic.
72 min...TC YELLOW card...Musa for holding back TO player at center sideline.
73 min...TO GOAL Handsor...Handsor cross from right, rebound to TO Handsor and defender slides to right post but squeezes ball into own net.
75 min...TO sub...Belfon replaces Berdusco.
...............TC sub...Marketic replaces Tomo Granic.
injured Berdusco gets his back taped like a mummy.
76 min...TO Handsor freekick cross from right, TO Marshall charges 40 yards to send 7 yard header wide right of net.
77 min...TO sub...Matas replaces Thomas.
78 min...TC player rolls 30 yard shot from right well wide left of net.
79 min...TO sub...Alkatov replaces Kouzmanis.
80 min...TC Curic 35 yard shot from right well wide left of net.
82 min...TC player gets low 30 yard shot from right well wide left of net.
83 min...TC Josip Draganic 25 yard freekick caught by goalie about head high.
84 min...TO sub...Katsavrias replaces Handsor.
86 min...TC Musa 20 yard freekick from left edge of box is blasted over net.
88 min...TO Ziannis 35 yard shot almost catches goalie backpeddling.
88 min...TC Curic rolls 30 yard shot wide left of net.
90 min...Frantic efforts in TO box ends with 10 yard shot rolled behind goalie but defender clears.
92 min...game ends 6:56pm.
Final Score:........Toronto Olympians............2...........Toronto Croatia.........0......
The game was played in the rain only varying by how hard it fell which cut attendance down to 100 persons.
This game was broadcast for later playback by Durham Cable with an 'A+' broadcast crew of Alf Diblasis, London City coach Tony Laferrara and the voice of the Oshawa Generals (Jr A hockey team Phil Cardey?). Having this third guy on the crew is the reason I heard the game was played Saturday not Sunday so not to conflict with his obligations for the Generals season opener.
The weather played the great equalizer on a slippery field. An exhibition game between Oshawa Flames and a Oshawa area all star team was called off because of the weather but at least they didn't trample the field before the game.
Toronto Croatia had chances to win but did without forward Andy Medeiros who earned a Red card on Friday night's semi-final game.
The Olympians goals were not classics but the point is they scored them. Eddy Berdusco and Gus Kouzmanis were starters.
Toronto Olympians win all three trophies this season. The Playoff trophy goes with their League Championship and League Cup victories and avenges last year's Playoff final loss.
Rocket Robin
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