International Friendly played Saturday May 29th, 1999.
Here are the results of the International Friendly played between the men's teams of Canada and Guatemala at Varsity Stadium in Toronto at 4:00pm.
Original game notes supplemented by my watching a videotape of this games months later.
Canada (all red, white numbers and trim)
....................................1 Pat Onstad
2 Jeff Clarke...4 Paul Fenwick...6 Tony Menezes...5 Jason Devos
9 Mark Bircham...8 Nick Dasovic...11 Davide Xausa...3 Jim Brennan
.................10 Garrett Kusch....7 Paul Stalteri
Subs:...12 Mark Watson...13 Ante Jazic...14 Brad Parker...15 Carl Fletcher...16 Steve Kindel...17 Richard Hastings...18 Mike Franks.
coach Holger Osieck
Guatemala (all white, blue numbers on back and trim with blue diagonal stripe across shirts, black numbers on front)
....................................22 Edgar Estrada
.......17 German Ruano...7 Erick Miranda...4 ?????? Molina
19 Edgar Valencia...5 ?????? Perez...20 Raul Calderon...10 ?????? Garcia...6 Julio Giron
...................11 Guillermo Ramirez...9 Carlos Ruiz
Subs:...2 Stanley Gardiner...8 Fredy Garcia...15 Andres Rivera...16 Denis Chen...there may have been others.
coach Benjamin Montorosa
Game Officials:...referee Micheal Kennedy (USA), assistant referees Zoran Kristo (Canada) and Neil Schofield (Canada), fourth official Jose Farias (Canada).
1st Half:...game starts 4:13pm...Canada defends North end on this warm sunny day.
3 min...Can Clarke good centering pass from right, two Can players can't turn header in the box.
4 min...Guat goalie beats Can Stalteri to through ball.
5 min...Canada GOAL...Xausa as third man in gets to cross after Can Kusch gets great low cross from right side that Xausa gets to 5 yards out on sliding shot on left side to open net.
8 min...Guat Ramirez called on offside/push foul as he gets behind Can Clarke on high bouncer just outside box.
11 min...Can Xausa 25 yard low shot smothered by goalie after Can Kusch knocks header on long ball to the ground for his shot.
13 min...Can Kusch from 15 yards can't turn header on hard cross from Can Stalteri on right side.
14 min...Can Stalteri leaps for header on long ball between two defenders but bounces weakly to goalie.
15 min...Guat Ruiz shoots wide left from extreme left side as he gets through ball 15 yards out.
18 min...Can ball centered into box but enough defenders there to clear it.
20 min...Can goalie makes diving save on through ball to beat Guat Ruiz to ball in box.
21 min...Can goalie catches long Guat throw-in into box from Guat Valencia on right.
21 min...Can Bircham 40 yard freekick from right, Can Menezes header wide right of net.
22 min...Can YELLOW card...Stalteri for check at midfield sideline on Guat Giron.
24 min...Can Bircham freekick from 30 yards on right side taps centering pass to Can Xausa who shanks shot as Guat defenders charge out then has to foul Guat player to prevent breakout.
25 min...Can goalie runs out to scoop up short Guat Giron freekick play from 30 yards on left side.
28 min...Guat Ramirez tips through ball over net from 18 yards as Can goalie charges out to rush shot.
34 min...Can Xausa blasts 30 yard shot from right well over net wide right after Can Devos long throw-in from left flicked over by Can Kusch header.
35 min...Can YELLOW card...Dasovic for kicking player on both feet sliding tackle.
35 min...Guat freekick through to Guat Valencia who's jostled aside by Can Brennan on right part of box.
38 min...Guat goalie races out to clear through ball pass by Can Stalteri ahead of charging Can Kusch.
39 min...Guat Ruiz boots 55 yard shot well high and wide of net.
40 min...Guat goalie catches bouncing freekick on left post by Can Bircham from 30 yards.
41 min...Guat Calderone gets own rebound on corner kick from right and crosses ball into box that leaping Guat Ruiz can't turn into net.
42 min...Can YELLOW card...Kusch for knocking into Guat Garcia from behind near center line.
44 min...Guat Valencia turns and fires 50 yard shot from right that Can goalie steps up and catches.
46:51 half ends at 4:59pm.
2nd Half:...starts 5:19pm as delay because of the North net webbing is not tied on either post.
Can halftime sub...Fletcher replaces Clarke.
47 min...Three Can called offside when Guat goalie tips Can Brennan freekick while Guat defense plays the trap.
50 min...Guat Valencia cross from right goes over net.
51 min...Can Fletcher ends play by dribbling over end line wide right when he gets cross from left.
53 min...Can Kusch good 30 yard run on through ball on left after pass from Can Stalteri, Can Kusch sends drop pass to Can Xausa who boots 25 yard shot wide right of net.
56 min...Can Stalteri finishes play with header wide left after good pass on right from Can Xausa to Can Kusch whose blast bounces over to Stalteri.
57 min...Can goalie charges out to make save and rushes cross from Guat player with Can defenders there to head and kick ball away.
57 min...Guat sub...Rivera replaces Garcia.
..............Guat sub...Chen replaces Molina.
58 min...Guat Ruiz 25 yard shot wide left of post.
60 min...Can Fletcher weak low 20 yard shot wide right.
61 min...Can Bircham cross from right, Can Stalteri misses header on right, Can Kusch misses kicking it in on left as ball flies through box.
63 min...Guat goalie kicks clearing ball after defender trips up Can Bircham but shot hits Can Kusch shin and almost deflects into net but is wide left.
65 min...Can Stalteri heads 7 yard cross from left just over bar after short pass from left from Can Brennan.
66 min...Guat YELLOW card...Valencia for argueing non-call with referee after Can Menezes brought down Valencia in box and no penalty called.
67 min...Can Bircham low centering cross from left is shot from 20 yards by Can Xausa but ball smothered by goalie.
68 min...Can sub...Jazic replaces Brennan.
70 min...Can Bircham shot high wide right of net from 30 yards.
72 min...Guat goalie injured in leap with Can Kusch for high ball on edge of box.
74 min...Guat sub...Fredy Garcia replaces injured Valencia.
75 min...Guat Fredy Garcia 35 yard freekick just wide right of net.
75 min...Can Bircham 35 yard kick well over net.
77 min...Can Bircham long 40 yard freekick finds Can Devos offside.
80 min...Guat YELLOW card...Giron for tackle from behind on Can Bircham near sideline.
82 min...Can Bircham pokes rebound ball wide right from 15 yards.
83 min...Can goalie beats two charging forwards to ball from 30 yards.
85 min...Guat Chen finishes pressure by booting 15 yard shot well over net.
85 min...Guat Ruiz injured when crunched by two Can players 30 yards from Can goal.
..............Can YELLOW card...DeVos for his part in the play.
88 min...Guat RED card... Ruano for sliding tackle from behind on Can Kusch then spits at DeVos.
89 min...Can sub...Kindell replaces Bircham.
90 min...Guat sub...Gardiner replaces Ruiz.
90 min...Can Kusch is pole axed by Guat Miranda but referee's assistant sees this incident.
..............Guat RED card...Miranda for his incident.
94 min...Can Menezes finally takes resulting 25 yard freekick well over bar.
94 min...game ends 6:08pm.
Final Score:.....Canada........1..........Guatemala..........0........
This game got really chippy in the second half and these teams meet in the first game of the Canada Cup in less than a week.
I have not been able to find the attendance but it may have been 4000 to 5000.
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