International Friendly played Saturday May 27th, 2000.

Here are the results of the International Friendly between the men's team of Canada and Trinidad & Tobago played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto at 4:00pm.

Game notes compiled by watching a videotape of the television broadcast. I was sitting in the front row of Section Z (just behind the north-west corner flag so my depth of field was lost. Besides, it was more fun to cheer with the Voyageurs fans.

Canada (all white, red numbers and trim)

..............................................1 Pat Onstad
......................3 Carl Fletcher...5 Kevin McKenna...2 Paul Fenwick
4 Geoff Clarke...11 Martin Nash...8 Nick Dasovic...7 Paul Stalteri...6 Richard Hastings
..........................10 Paul Peschisolido (cpt)...9 Carlo Corazzin

Subs:...12 Jason Bent...13 David Xausa...14 Robbie Aristodemo...15 Garret Kusch
coach Holger Osiek

Trinidad & Tobago (black socks and shorts, red & black striped shirts, white numbers)

.....................................22 Ross Russell (cpt)
5 Anton Pierre...7 Dennis Lawrence...2 Derek King...12 Carlos Edwards
16 Stokely Mason...10 Lyndon Andrews...18 Nigel Pierre...6 Avery John
.............11 Gary Glasgow...8 Travis Mullraine

Subs:...9 Hector Sam...14 Kerwyn Jemmot...15 Brent Rahim
coach Ian Porterfield

Officials...referee Ricardo Valenzuela (USA), referee's assistants Neil Schofield (CAN) and Zoran Kristo (CAN), 4th official Johnny Jerome (CAN).

1st Half:...game starts 4:09pm. Canada defends wouth end. weather 18C, sunny with south west wind.
2 min...TT goalie picks up through ball well ahead of charging Can Stalteri.
3 min...Can Nash corner from left, TT goalie punches ball out to right side, ball crossed back in from right, but headed forward to Can Corazzin but play whistled offside.
4 min...Can Stalteri short pass to charging Can Corazzin who pushes ball too far ahead and cleared by defender.
6 min...Can Corazzin pushes ball behind end touch line after rush on left as defender rides him out.
7 min...Can Stalteri 60 yard pass downfield is well wide left of goal too far for Can Peschisolido.
10 min...Can Hastings intercepts pass with slide on left and crosses right easily caught by leaping TT goalie in front of Can Corazzin.
12 min...Can Corazzin freekick from 25 yards over five man wall that goalie dives right as ball goes wide and hits right outside side of net.
15 min...TT John long throw-in from left sideline, Can goalie catches ball directly.
17 min...TT Glasgow gets away on long wrong on left side but doesn't get away shot when he cuts back.
19 min...TT Glasgow sends through ball ahead to TT Edwards but Can goalie slides out for ball before Edwards can get to it.
26 min...Can high cross from right, Can Peschisolido chips 7 yard shot just over bar.
29 min...TT Nigel Pierre 25 yard shot well wide left.
30 min...Can Peschisolido on right sideline squeezes pass through two TT defenders to Can Clarke who crosses ball high to left of box that jumping Can Corazzin heads from 5 yards that TT goalie palms over net.
31 min...Can Nash long throw-in from right that TT goalie catches directly on right side of box.
34 min...Can Stalteri gains possession and quickly crosses in high from right that Can forward not TT defenders can get to before rolling wide left of net.
37 min...TT Mason corner from left, partially cleared by Can diving header, TT player sends blast wide right of net.
39 min...Can Nash crosses while on clear on right but sends ball too far left.
46 min...half ends 4:54pm.

2nd Half:...starts 5:10pm.
halftime subs...Can Bent replaces Dasovic.
........................Can Kusch replaces Corazzin.
47 min...Can Hastings cross from left corner caught by TT goalie.
48 min...TT John sliding two footed tackle flips Can Clarke near midfield sideline.
49 min...TT YELLOW card...John for grabbing Can Clarke's shoulder after Clarke deked him just outside right of box.
51 min...Can GOAL Clarke...Nash freekick cross from right edge of box is headed into net by leaping Clarke from 6 yards into left side of net just under bar.
53 min...Can Hastings short corner kick from left corner, Can Nash crosses into box but headed out of box by defender.
54 min...Can Nash long throw-in from right side, headed down by Can Kusch, Can Peschosolido boots bouncing ball from 7 yards well over net.
54 min...Can Kusch and TT Lawrence crash together just inside TT box while chasing through ball.
56 min...TT Edwards races down right side but high cross drifts well over net.
57 min...Can YELLOW card...Nash for kicking at ball while down after sliding tackle and catches TT player on ankle.
57 min...TT Anton Pierre's 35 yard freekick headed away on edge of box by Can Stalteri.
57 min...Can goalie picks up header bouncing into box.
58 min...Can goalie forced to kick ball into touch when he's trapped outside box on left side.
58 min...TT sub...Jemmot replaces Mullraine.
60 min...Can Peschisolido on left crosses into box off TT King's arm (?) but ball cleared.
62 min...Can YELLOW card...Clarke for double footed sliding tackle on TT John.
62 min...Can sub...Xausa replaces Stalteri.
63 min...Can Hastings sends cross in from left side that TT defender heads out.
64 min...Can Peschosolido low cross from left, Can Nash blast from 10 yards is blocked by sliding TT Lawrence.
66 min...TT sub...Rahim replaces Edwards.
68 min...TT Jemmot rolls through ball into box that goalie comes out to cover.
69 min...TT YELLOW card...Rahim for sliding tackle on charging Can Hastings just outside box on left..
70 min...Can Nash corner from left, TT goalie comes out for leaping grab in front of Can forwards waiting for header.
71 min...Can Clarke on right side crosses into box, Can Peschosolido has weak header from 7 yards bounce to goalie.
72 min...Can freekick near right edge of box is headed by Can Kusch on left side of net from 10 yards bounces right to goalie.
73 min...TT YELLOW card...Andrews for foot up challenge on leaping Can Xausa leaping for header in Can end.
74 min...Can Bent 55 yard shot is caught by TT goalie.
75 min...TT sub...Sam replaces Glasgow.
75 min...Can Nash gets shot off post that television camera misses.
76 min...TT Rahim low 30 yard shot is well wide left of net.
77 min...TT Anton Pierre bicycle kick clearance of ball bouncing in TT box.
78 min...Can sub...Aristodemo replaces Hastings.
80 min...TT Sam can't win freekick on edge of box when 'tripped up' by Can Fenwick.
82 min...Can Clarke beats TT player on right and crosses into box. Charging TT goalie catches ball ahead of waiting Can Kusch.
87 min...TT corner kick from right is high and too far left where Can Fletcher can clear it.
88 min...Can Fletcher gets back to hook ball away from TT Nigel Pierre ready to break in from 40 yards.
91 min...TT Sam run out by Can McKenna as he tries to race along left side.
94 min...Can short corner kick from right just to waste some time.

Final Score:..........Canada.........1.........Trinidad & Tobago........0.......

Attendance was announced as 8870 which is a sellout in the new configuration of Varsity Stadium. This was a pro-Canadian crowd!! I sat in with the Voyageurs group of Canadian supporters rather than get my press accreditation. I saw myself on television in the first row and we were interviewed for the show Direct Kicks and our photo taken for the Toronto Star however we were displaced for all the coverage for the expected death of hockey great Maurice Rocket Richard.

Both teams were short some of their starters in the gamesmanship of an exhibition game when the two teams were drawn in the same qualifying group.

The CSA and OSA made sure a huge allotment of tickets got into Canadian fans hands. Support like this may turn the opinion of the organizations who want to keep the qualifiers away from Toronto because of the fans cheering for the 'visiting' team.

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