International Friendly played Thursday September 2nd, 1999.

Here are the results of the International Friendly between the men's team of Canada and Jamaica played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto at 7:30pm.

Original game notes supplemented by me watching a videotape of this game months later.

Canada (all red, white numbers and trim)

......................................1 Pat Onstad
2 Jeff Clarke...3 Nevio Pizzolitto...4 Tony Menezes...5 Jason deVos (cpt)
6 Marc Bircham...8 Nick Dasovic...9 Davide Xausa...11 Jim Brennan
...........................7 Paul Stalteri...10 Garret Kusch

Subs:...12 Richard Hastings (def/mid)...13 Carl Fletcher (def/mid)...14 Dwayne DeRosario (fwd)...15 Carlo Corazzin (mid/fwd)...22 Mike Franks (gk)...23 Jim Larkin (gk)
coach Holger Osieck

Jamaica (yellow socks and shirts, black shorts and numbers, green stripe on right thigh)

....................................................13 Aaron Lawrence
5 Darren Moore...16 Fabian Davis...19 Frank Sinclair...21 Marco McDonald
24 Patrick Graham...20 Darryl Powell...7 Milton Griffiths...6 Fitzroy Simpson
.....................................10 Ricardo Fuller...8 Marcus Gayle (cpt)

Subs:...3 Kendri Quarries (fwd)...4 Linval Dixon (def)...9 Steve Green (def)...11 Kasai Hinds (mid)...12 Jermaine Johnson (mid)...14 Ervino English (def)...17 Ray Graham (fwd)...18 Ainsworth Kerr (mid)...30 Donovan Ricketts (gk)
coach Rene Simoes* (assistant Peter Cargill is on sideline as Simoes had health problems earlier in the day).

Game Officials:...referee Ali Saheli (USA), assistant referees Zoran Kristo (Canada) and Neil Scholfield (Canada), 4th official Manuel Orellana (Canada).

1st Half:...game starts 7:55pm...Canada defends north end.
2 min...Can Kusch rolls 20 yard shot through crowd of defenders to goalie.
2 min...Jam Fuller injured (winded) at midfield in collision with Can Dasovic.
5 min...Jam Davis corner kick from left soars right over box.
9 min...Jam Davis freekick from right 40 yards, Can Menezes heads ball from left post out for corner kick.
9 min...Jam Davis corner kick from left is headed away by Can deVos on right post.
12 min...Can goalie catches Jam Sinclair 40 yard freekick by charging to edge of box.
13 min...Jam Graham 40 yard shot is wide left.
14 min...Jam YELLOW card...Graham for knocking down Can Dasovic from behind just outside Jam box.
15 min...Can deVos pops header in crowd from 10 yards over bar after Can Brennan corner kick from left.
18 min...Can Stalteri rolls 20 yard pass attempt wide left of goal on through pass from Can Brennan on left.
20 min...Can Brennan low 25 yard shot on left edge of box when he gets to long through ball is saved by diving goalie.
22 min...Jam Gayle heads 20 yarder well wide left.
23 min...Can Brennan short freekick into box headed across box by Can deVos around then cleared.
23 min...Jam Griffiths 25 yard shot over net after intercept of Can Pizzolitto to Can Menezes backpass. Griffiths cuts around Menezes but blasts ball high.
26 min...Jam pressure on right side booted wide right by Jam Powell after ball centered by Jam Fuller. (actually it was Can Xausa who slid in on tackle and knocked ball wide).
29 min...Can Bircham freekick cross from right corner over box blown down by referee.
30 min...Jam pressure freekick into box helped out by Jam Fuller's back heel flick over own head forward almost sets him away but Can deVos clears it away but foul.
30 min...Jam Davis freekick from right side of box is cleared for corner by diving Can player.
31 min...Jam Graham gets back pass on edge of box but blasts ball off Can deVos wide.
32 min...Can Bircham lobs 30 yard freekick wide right.
33 min...Jam Fuller 35 yard shot wide right.
35 min...Can Stalteri gets header to ball but wide right from 15 yards as Jam McDonald and charging Jam goalie crash on edge of box..
37 min...Ball is backpassed to Jam McDonald who launches 35 yard shot over net.
39 min...Can goalie picks up ball that Jam Griffiths had outran Can deVos on right side but gets foot to tip it.
42 min...Jam Fuller runs to right corner and crosses to charging Jam Griffiths at 7 yards who wins a corner on deflection.
42 min...Can goalie punches out corner kick from right by Jam Simpson.
43 min...Jam YELLOW card...McDonald for pushing charging Can Stalteri on edge of Jam box.
44 min...Can Menezes launches 25 yard tapped freekick well over net.
45 min...Jam Fuller injured when Can Pizzolitto gets foot in to clear ball.
46 min...Jam Davis 25 yard freekick bounces once and Can goalie dives right and pushes wide right to clear ball.
47 min...Can deVos freekick from center line long to Can Kusch who just misses connecting with head on edge of box, Jam goalie picks up ball on bounce.
47 min...half ends 8:43pm.

2nd half:...starts 9:00pm.
halftime subs...Can Fletcher replaces Clarke.
..........................Jam Kerr replaces Griffiths.
46 min...Can Brennan rush on left, cross to Can Kusch whose shot is blocked point blank by Jam McDonald handball in box not called.
49 min...Can Brennan long rush on left, 25 yard shot pushed wide left by goalie.
50 min...Can Brennan corner kick from left, headed out of box by Jam defender.
51 min...Can Brennan freekick cross from left, charging Can Menezes heads 10 yard shot saved by diving goalie to right.
53 min...Can GOAL Brennan...Can Stalteri runs along right wing from center, low cross to Can Kusch just outside of box but he'd fallen and runs back for ball backpassing for charging Can Bircham who pushes ball left to charging Brennan who kicks 15 yarder from left side to low right corner of net.
55 min...Jam Gayle flubs bouncer when behind defense and ball continues wide left from 3 yards.
56 min...Can goalie beats Jam Fuller to through ball by charging to right edge of box.
58 min...Jam Fuller rushes towards box but 20 yard shot on right side well wide left.
60 min...Jam sub...Green replaces Davis.
63 min...Can Brennan cross from 40 yards on left, Can Kusch charging header from 15 yards wide right.
64 min...Jam Simpson corner kick from right, Jam Gayle header on far left hits left post high up and he crosses rebound across that Can Kusch pops up with foot and Can defender heads ball off Jam forward wide right for goal kick.
65 min...Can Brennan crosses in after run on left wing, Jam defender dives forward to head ball out of box.
66 min...Can goalie slides out to make save on Jam Green who had pushed ball forward too far for Jam Fuller.
67 min...Can Stalteri turns and fires 10 yarder from right across box but it's wide left.
68 min...Can Xausa blasts 30 yarder from right well over net.
70 min...Can Brennan corner from right kicked around in box and eventually cleared.
72 min...Can sub...DeRosario replaces Xausa.
72 min...Can DeRosario misses pass to Can Stalteri which almost sets off 2 on 0 break.
76 min...Jam Graham bursts through Can box and is knocked down as ball bounces up and hits him on the head wide left but corner kick awarded.
76 min...furious in Can box action as Jam cross back and forth into box.
77 min...more furious in Can box action as Can goalie misses ball in box, Can Fletcher clearance hits Jam forward but not cleared right away. Jam Fuller hurt in box as he spins around. Can Pizzolitto is hurt in box and he walks off field to Can benchwith a cut above ear and he emerges with a headbandage wrapped around him.
80 min...Can DeRosario rolls shot wide left on shot from right wing on edge of box. Noone there to pick up cross.
81 min...Can goalie gets to bouncing ball in box.
82 min...Can Pizzolitto reenters game.
83 min...Can Stalteri called offside after he takes 15 yard shot that goalie pushes wide left on point blank save after pass from Can DeRosario.
84 min...Jam sub...Dixon replaces McDonald.
85 min...Can YELLOW card...deVos for tugging on Jam player preventing him from getting to ball at Can 35 yard line.
86 min...Jam freekick into box is cleared.
88 min...Jam Graham throw-in from left, headed out of box by Can deVos and Can DeRosario punts ball upfield.
88 min...Can deVos gets back to into box head ball in box for corner. Jam Kerr injured in box.
90 min...Jam Simpson corner from right, Jam Kerr from far left boots ball well over net.
90 min...Can sub...Corazzin replaces Pizzolitto who was reinjured and stretchered off 40 yards from Can goal.
93 min...Jam Green run along right wing, long cross right across box that Can DeRosario kicks behind for cornerkick.
93 min...Jam Graham corner kick from left to far side of box is knocked wide right but corner kick awarded.
94 min...Jam Simpson corner kick from right to far side of box is headed wide left by Jam Dixon under pressure by Can DeRosario and goal kick awarded.
95 min...game ends 9:50pm.

Final Score:...........Canada...........1..........Jamaica..........0............

The play by Canada seemed to be a lot of longball and the Jamaicans looked just a bit more disciplined then back in 1994 (?) qualifying or the Caribana Cup but not much.

The game was delayed 30 minutes so the stadium could be crammed with more fans. Jamaican support was about 80% in my section anyway. I bought my ticket last night while at the Lynx game. 8000 people by tv news sports report at 11pm.

I didn't hear if the team lineups were read out over the PA. They seemed to be more anxious to warn people not to run onto the field. (didn't happen).

Rocket Robin
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