CNSL game of Friday August 22, 1997.
Here are the results of the CNSL game between Toronto Supra and Kosova Albanians played at Lamport Stadium in Toronto at 8:30pm. This was considered a Cup game.
Toronto Supra (red socks and shirts, green shorts, white numbers)
..........................................1 Piotr Libicz
4 Jason Faria....2 McIver Broomes....5 Carlos Manuel....21 Max Valenzuela
6 Frank Cardona....17 Henrique Ferreira....8 Creslaw Zajac....11 Michael DiLuca
..........................9 Paul Moore...............20 Phil Ionadi
Subs:...7 Kirby Mitchell...16 Adolfo Mella...14 Gary Bryant...19 Chris Handsor...3 Luez Ganhao
Coach Dr Cesar Garcia, asst coach Alvaro I Villada.
Kosova Albanians (red socks and numbers, black shorts, white shirts)
............................................22 Gregory Drakes
6 Francis Rigoult....2 Sean Crichlow....5 Loli Fama....14 Gentian Cara
13 Sean Carasquero (cpt)....10 Martin Quiroz....16 Luis Marin....18 Marco Ponce
...........................9 Garvin Huston...............8 Biron Vargas
Subs:...12 Juan D Saenz (gk)...4 Yuri Castillo (mid)...11 Russell Mitchell (def)...17 Alfredo Oyague (mid)...15 Randal Cahcon (mid)
Coach Jose Valencia Olivo, trainer Ernesto Canas, president Faik Chaboni, manager George Nikola
Officials: not given.
1st Half: (game kicks off at 8:37pm).
9 min...Kosova Huston pulled down in box by Supra Manuel. Penalty shot awarded.
10 min...Kosova Carasquero takes penalty shot low to center right side. Supra goalie slides and saves it.
11 min...Supra goalie catches corner.
12 min...Kosova sub...Oyague replaces Crichlow who was holding his thigh.
13 min...Supra corner goes over goalie's head but noone on far corner for tap in.
16 min...Supra Moore gets through ball and puts it under goalie but ruled offside.
18 min...Supra Zajac shoots wide right from 10 yards.
22 min...Supra Cardona chips ball over goalie wide left after Supra Moore pass finds him open right of goal.
28 min...Kosova Cara ridden out by Supra Moore gets shot away.
29 min...either Kosova Ponce or Marin breaks in and shoots wide.
34 min...Kosova GOAL...Huston chips bouncer over charging goalie from 25 yards as he's given bouncing through ball.
36 min...Supra sub...Handsor replaces Ferreira.
44 min...Kosova goalie catches corner kick in box.
45 min...Supra Ionadi shoots wide right after rebound on corner kick bounces to him 20 yards out.
2nd Half:
Halftime Supra sub...Mella replaces Ionadi.
54 min...Supra Cardona 40 yard shot wide left.
56 min...Supra Cardona tries short side squeeze from 10 yards along left touch line but goalie smother it.
57 min...Supra goalie catches long 35 yard shot.
59 min...Kosova Vargas breaks through and is pulled down "in" box but ruled a freekick. Freekick is passed back from left edge of box wasted as shot blasted high over bar.
62 min...Supra DiLuca runs along right wing and cross in box is missed by one Supra and 2nd blasts shot well over bar from 10 yards.
65 min...Kosova goalie comes out and chests through ball outside box.
66 min...Kosova Fama injured near Kosova box in clash with Supra Moore.
66 min...Supra Mitchell replaces Supra Mella.
68 min...Kosova Quiroz boots centred corner kick over net from 15 yards.
70 min...Kosova Huston weak 35 yard shot rolls to goalie.
73 min...Supra Zajac corner kick too high for controlled header and rolls for goalie's ball.
74 min...Supra Faria injured at midfield.
78 min...Kosova Huston injured when shoved in box. Penalty shot awarded.
79 min...Kosova GOAL...Cara gets low blast shot to left corner.
80 min...Supra Bryant replaces DiLuca.
81 min...Supra Zajac (?) gets point blank shot stopped by goalie.
82 min...Kosova Fama gets 3 on 0 breakaway but shot is just wide left of post from 15 yards.
84 min...Supra Ganhao replaces Manuel.
85 min...Kosova Ponce injured at midfield.
87 min...Kosova GOAL...Vargas receives cross and scissor kicks shot to right side of net from 10 yards.
87 min...Kosova Russell Mitchell replaces one of the midfielders. Also I had noticed Oyague was also in game.
89 min...Kosova goalie pushes point blank shot from Supra Moore wide right.
Final Score:.......Toronto Supra........(0) 0........Kosova Albanians........(1) 3........
Attendance was about 100 people. There was a children's game before the game and during the intermission which helped put some parents in the seats and kept him there.
Supra needed this game to just about clinch the Cup now that there will be no Cup final. The first place team wins it. Now Croatia, Supra, St Catharines, and Kosova have a chance to win. Supra had enough chances but couldn't score.
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