CNSL game of Friday June 13, 1997.
Here are the results of the CNSL game of Friday June 13th, 1997 between Toronto Supra and Toronto Croatia played at Lamport Stadium in Toronto at 8:45pm. This was considered a League game.
Toronto Supra (red socks and shirts, green shorts, white numbers)
............................................1 Peter Libics
2 Jason Faria...3 Leonardo Simon...4 AJ Lee...6 Frank Cardona
8 Chris Handsor...5 Jose A 'Pinto' Carvalho...11Czeslaw Andrzej...10 Phil Ionadi
......................7 Paul Moore................9 Adolfa Mella
Subs:...20 Kirby Mitchell...16 E Miguel Tavares...18 Bart Ostaszewski...14 Jeff Ormonde...19 Marcelo Castillo
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, shorts, and shirts, white numbers)
.............................................1 Roman Harapyn
2 John Annisi...4 Daniel Pilas...3 Milodrag Armodzic...5 Ivaca Sola
6 Stiv Smintic...7 Darko Pantazan...15 Robert Fran...9 Tomo Granic
........................10 Ivica Tezic.......11 Anio Bralo
Subs:...20 Domagoi Sain...17 Tomislav Mizhovic...12 Meho Osmanovic...19 Vladimir Koval...13 Frano Sain
Officials:...Referee Grant Williams, Linesmen Hugh Elliott and Mike Long.
Game delayed about 15 minutes getting a Croatia lineup in the pressbox and not being able to find the Canadian anthem on a cassette tape of 20 countries.
1st half: (Supra defend south end in 1st half).
3 min...Croatia goalie makes big save on Supra Cardona's 15 yard shot.
4 min...Supra Carvalho sends arcing shot wide right from 20 yards.
14 min...Croatia Granic is injured on far sideline down aout 3 minutes.
21 min...Supra Handsor gets shot away from 15 yards but goalie was about 5 yards away waiting for it then picked up rebound.
24 min...Supra goalie catches 35 yard shot.
32 min...Supra Cardona gets shot in from 15 yards off from left of goal but goalie stops it.
33 min...Scramble in Croatia goal area cleared for corner.
37 min...Ball kicked over north end fence onto traffic on King Street by shanked kick.
40 min...Supra Mella dekes goalie but shot cleared near line by defender Annisi.
44 min...Supra Handsor gets quick shot wide.
2nd Half:
Halftime...Supra sub Mitchell replaces Cardona.
52 min...Croatia goalie not called for backpass as ball deflects off defenders foot back to goalie.
54 min...Croatia catches centering pass.
56 min...Croatia takes 40 yard freekick rebound comes out to same kicker now 25 yards out and he boots it wide right near post.
57 min...Supra Handsor centers pass right through crease. Supra Moore doesn't step up for easy tap in (unlike Eddy Berdusco scoring in the Canada-Costa Rica game).
60 min...Supra Faria injured as he crashes with Granic.
65 min...Supra Handsor flicks header near post goes off defender and goalie saves it.
66 min...Supra sub Tavares replaces Ionadi.
67 min...Croatia Sola injured in collision.
70 min...In scramble in Croatia goal, ball just sits one yard out of goal until defender clears it.
72 min...Supra Tavares gets hard shot from 10 yards, caught by goalie.
73 min...Croatia sub Koval replaces Granic.
..............Supra sub Ostaszewski replaces Moore.
75 min...Croatia goalie is beaten along line but looks like he tugs on Supra forward looking to centre it to open net. No penalty call.
77 min...Croatia Mizhovic replaces Smintic.
81 min...Supra goalie breaks up play by pushing a forward who was waiting for a header.
90 min...Supra two forwards both kick at chest high ball but can't steer it into net.
Final Score.............Toronto Supra..........0 (0)..........Toronto Croatia........0 (0)....
The artificial turf often caused lead passes to roll beyond the touch lines. You had a feeling that the teams could have played all night before scoring a goal although there were a dozen chances. This was a fair result. Attendance was about 100 people.
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