CNSL game of Wednesday August 27, 1997.
Here are the results of the CNSL game between Toronto Croatia and London City played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:00pm. This was considered a Cup game.
If Croatia can win this game with their goal-plus record, they can just about be assured of winning the Cup competition.
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)
.............................................1 Lubos Tindra
2 John Annisi....4 Daniel Pilas....3 Milodrag Akimadzic....11 Tomislav Granic
...........6 Zoran Marzanovic......15 Ante Bralo.......20 Ante Musa
.........9 Ivica Zelic.......17 Gary DeLeon..........5 Leo Marasovic
Subs:...16 Robert Manderic...13 Vladimir Koval...14 Tomislav Milkovic...12 Stipe Mandic....Kristian Belin.....
Coach Zlatko Haramincic, trainer Ivan Paviciz.
London City (red socks, black shorts and shirts, white numbers)
..............................................1 Fedja Dimitrov
5 James Welsh....17 Paul Hillman....3 Jeffery Edmund....4 Ian Warnock
...........24 Tonino Commisso....7 Kenrick Emanuel....11 Shaun Donovan
............12 Michael Gauthier....15 Dean Puskar....13 Anthony Dominique
Subs:...2 John Williams...6 AJ Lee...16 Davey Jones...9 Steve Roney...10 Kirel Gebczynski...14 Sean Mulheron.....
General Manager Harry Paul Gauss, staff coaches Stephen Roney and David Jones.
Officials:...Referee Ken Thomas, Linesmen Grant Williams and Stewart Kelly
1st Half: (Croatia defend North goal in 1st half, kickoff 8:25pm, it's dark and the wind is from the north).
5 min...Croatia GOAL...Bralo chips ball over charging goalie from 25 yards as defenders fail to cut him off.
7 min...Croatia goalie stops 15 yard shot.
13 min...Croatia DeLeon cuts across field from 25 yards but shoots weak roller wide right.
14 min...City Jones (?) gets point blank shot from through ball to 6 yard box stopped by Croatia goalie.
15 min...Croatia Belin 20 yard shot well wide left of net.
18 min...City Emanuel freekick inside box on right side chipped to left post.
19 min...Croatia GOAL...Musa gets through ball 30 yards out and streaks in 15 yards before getting shot to right side of goal beyond leaping goalie while City Emanuel squeezes Musa out of play.
27 min...City GOAL...Gauthier pounds in shot from 6 yards in goalmouth action. Goalie injured on play, about three City players were in box.
28 min...Croatia goalie catches cross from right wing.
32 min...Croatia goalie punches corner ball over bar.
33 min...Croatia DeLeon races in from 50 yards but pushes ball too far ahead and has to chip ball across box from line caught by goalie.
34 min...Croatia Zelic gets break through after City Hillman beaten but goalie comes out and makes save on edge of box.
36 min...Referee lectures Croatia Zelic and City Hillman about each punching each other in shoulder near centre circle.
38 min...Croatia goalie catches ball on edge of box, feet were in so no call as he reached out for it.
39 min...Croatia DeLeon dekes City Hillman 20 yards out and gets 10 yard point blank shot saved by goalie.
42 min...London sub...Williams replaces Puskar.
43 min...City Edmund gets great through rush in from right corner into box but ref rules pushing.
2nd Half (starts 9:26pm).
47 min...Croatia #5 steals ball off City Hillman and goalie has to make point blank save.
50 min...City Edmund suffers head injury and is treated at sideline for five minutes. He later reentered game with a bandage above eye.
52 min...City goalie dives forward to punch out cross.
55 min...City Dominique gets through ball and goalie makes stop on left side shot.
58 min...City Commisso gets shot from 30 yards on right just wide left of post. I couldn't tell if there was a handball to get such a good set shot.
59 min...Croatia YELLOW card...Akimadzic for argueing with ref.
60 min...Croatia RED card...Granic for professional foul as City Dominique hauled down on breakaway from 40 yards.
62 min...subsequent freekick from edge of box but Emanuel chips ball over bar. Croatia Zelic comes back to help defense from now on.
65 min...City Dominique corner from right side over to left of net but City Hillman can't head it in as it looks like he's pushed over.
69 min...City Edmund freekcik from 40 yards into box but goalie saves header.
70 min...City Edmund sliding tackle on Croatia DeLeon prevents point blank shot.
71 min...Croatia DeLeon gets 30 yard shot well over net.
76 min...Croatia YELLOW card...Marasovic for kicking ball out of bounds when play whistled down. Bralo had headed ball over charging goalie but defenders cleared it.
76 min...Croatia Marasovic weak shot from 20 yards rolls to goalie.
78 min...City GOAL...Commisso taps in centering pass through defenders and past goalie after short cross from left side by Gauthier (?).
79 min...Croatia sub...Belin replaces Marzanovic.
80 min...Croatia goalie catches 45 yard lob by City Edmund.
84 min...Croatia GOAL...Marasovic slides 15 yard shot beyond goalie to left corner of net after goalie partially distracted by open man waiting for pass.
Final score:......Toronto Croatia......(2) 3........London City........(1) 2......
Attendance was about 100 people. There was lightning off in the distance but we weren't bothered by it.
When the North York Talons and Hamilton White Eagles were suspended a few weeks ago, the League announced that the players could not sign for other teams but there was former Talon Gary DeLeon playing for Croatia!
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