CNSL game of Wednesday August 13, 1997.
Here are the results of the CNSL game between Toronto Croatia and Kosova Albanians played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:00pm. This was considered a Cup game.
Toronto Croatia (all blue, white numbers)
...........................................1 Lubos Tindra
4 Daniel Pilas....3 Milodrag Akomadzig....18 Vice Ostojic....2 Johan Annisi
7 Darko Pantalon....6 Stipe Smintic....17 Zoran Marjanovic....20 Ante Musa
.........................11 Anto Bralo........9 Ivica Zelic
Subs:....15 Kristian Belin...10 Tomislav Granic...14 Lio Marasovic...16 Robert Manderic...13 Tomo Milkovic....
Kosova Albanians (red socks and numbers, black shorts, white shirts)
..........................................22 Anivoi Robles
13 Jarek Radsijki....3 Marco Jaramillo....16 Luis Marin....14 Gentian Cara
6 Francis Rigoult....11 Sean Carasquero....17 Marco Ponce....10 Martin Quiroz
.........................9 Garvin Huston..........8 Biron Vargas
Subs:....15 Russell Mitchell...19 Randal Chacon...4 Diego Saenz...2 Yuri Castilho
Coach Jose Valencia, trainer Ernesto Canos, president Faik Shoboni, manager George Nicola.
Officials:...Referee Keimakh Yakov, Linesmen Dudin N Evgeniy and Karagin Valentine.
1st Half: (cool weather, game kicks off at 8:14pm).
2 min...Kosova Quiroz gets centering pass and boots ball over net from 15 yards.
7 min...Kosova YELLOW card...Jaramillo for tripping up Croatia Zelic at midfield.
9 min...Croatia Annisi injured at midfield in collision with Kosova Radsijki.
10 min...Kosova goalie palms direct corner kick over bar.
13 min...Croatia Zelic injured at midfield.
18 min...Croatia Musa breaks through on left side and gets 15 yard shot stopped by goalie.
19 min...Kosova Huston holds off 2 defenders and gets 15 yard shot stopped point blank by goalie.
23 min...Kosova Ponce finishes play with shot over bar from 10 yards after ball worked its way into box.
24 min...Croatia goalie races off line to scoop up cross ahead of charging Kosova forward.
32 min...Kosova Marin gets 25 yard shot stopped by Croatia goalie who recovers rebound.
33 min...Kosova Jaramillo trips up Croatia Bralo breakaway in box.
34 min...Croatia GOAL...Marjanovic stagger steps and shoots to low left corner of net to score on Penalty shot.
37 min...Kosova Rigoult weaves along edge of box than fires shot that goalie palms over net.
41 min...Croatia injured in Croatia box in scramble of players.
44 min...Croatia Marjanovic injured near sideline.
45 min...Kosova Huston blasts 40 yard shot over net.
whistle blown 47 minutes.
2nd Half:
48 min...Kosova Carasquero blast 30 yard freekick just wide left of post.
57 min...Kosova Rigoult blasts ball from 25 yards just wide left of net.
59 min...Croatia YELLOW card...Marasovic (?) for knocking down Kosova Marin near sidelines. Didn't notice when Marasovic came into game.
63 min...Kosova players walk ball into net but called back on offside.
64 min...Croatia Musa gets 25 yard curving shot caught by goalie.
65 min...Kosova Vargas gets best in box shot but defender heads it out.
66 min...Kosova sub...Castilho replaces Quiroz.
70 min...Croatia Akomadzig injured near 35 yard line.
71 min...Kosova Huston gets shot away from 15 yards that goalie smothers.
73 min...Kosova gets two great hard shots, goalie stops Rigoult from 20 yards and second one wide right.
75 min...Croatia sub...Belin replaces Ostojic.
78 min...Kosova Rigoult gets corner into box that is eventually cleared.
79 min...Kosova Huston has point blank shot covered by goalie.
84 min...Croatia Zelic one touches cross from 10 yards right to goalie.
87 min...Kosova defender and Croatia Marasovic injured when both play ball in box.
88 min...Croatia YELLOW card...Musa for interference.
89 min...Croatia goalie punches out cross than catches rebound.
Final Score:......Toronto Croatia......(1) 1...........Kosova Albanians......(0) 0........
Attendance was about 100 people. Croatia can't seem to be caught if they have the lead.
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