CNSL game of Wendesday September 17, 1997.
Here are the results of the CNSL game between Toronto Croatia and Toronto Supra played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:00pm. This was considered the 2nd game of the two game playoff series.
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)
...............................................1 Lubos Tindra
2 John Annisi....4 Darko Pantalon....17 Ricky Titus....7 Frank Desinovic
9 Ivica Zelic....20 Anta Musa....11 Tomi Granic....14 Anto Bralo
.........................6 Leo Marasovic...........16 Domagoi Sain
Subs:...18 Kristijan Belin...16 Robert Mandelic...12 Vladimir Koval...15 Pave Milkovic
Coach Zlatko Harmanicic, trainer Ivan Pavicic, manager Bruno Pilas.
Toronto Supra (all white, red numbers)
.............................................1 Peter Libicz
4 Luis Ganhao....17 Miguel Ferreira....3 Leo Simon....5 Carlos Manuel Zeballos
6 Frank Cardona....13 Chris Handsor....8 Czaslaw Zajac....7 Mike DeLuca
............................9 Paul Moore..........10 Adolfo Mella
Subs:...11 Kirby Mitchell...15 Max Valenzuela...16 Gerry Bryant...2 McIver Broomes...
Coach Dr Cejar Garcia, manager Isac Camras, massusse Angelo
Officials:...Referee Yakov Ketmah, linesmen Valentine Karagine and Eugenio Dudin.
1st Half: (Croatia defend North end in 1st half, game starts 8:06pm on slippery field from the rain earlier in the day).
2 min...Croatia Musa blasts freekick from 25 yards that goalie bats down.
5 min...Croatia GOAL...Ruled an 'Own goal' by the officials when I asked them later. In crease action with Supra goalie down and shot tapped in.
8 min...Croatia Bralo blasts 35 yard freekick well over net.
10 min...Supra GOAL...Moore heads in from 3 yards after Supra Mella gets cross in along left touchline after defender slips.
12 min...Supra player rolls shot wide of left post from 15 yards.
13 min...Supra GOAL...Moore blasts shot from 30 yards to right corner of net beyond diving goalie.
20 min...Croatia YELLOW card...Marasovic for crashing into Supra Handsor outside center circle. Handsor is injured on play.
29 min...Supra goalie bats out corner from Croatia Bralo than defender heads away Bralo's rebound blast.
36 min...Supra Zajac gets away 25 yard roller that goalie stops by diving left but rebound for Supra DeLuca from 5 yard tipped over net by goalie getting hand to point blank shot.
37 min...Supra GOAL...Moore heads it but Croatia Titus tries to head it over bar but hits underside and it bounces in.
40 min...Croatia Bralo corner from right deflected off Croatia player wide left.
43 min...Supra YELOW card...Zeballos for knocking down Croatia Granic outside center circle.
45 min...Croatia Bralo blasts 35 yard freekick over wall and well over bar.
2nd Half (starts 9:05pm)
Halftime subs....Croatia Koval replaces ?????????
...........................Croatia Milkovic replaces ????????
50 min...Supra goalie slides out to save through ball.
52 min...Supra goalie catches Croatia Annisi shot from 20 yards.
53 min...Croatia goalie makes point blank sliding save.
55 min...Supra Moore puts 20 yard shot from right of net into right side webbing.
57 min...Supra goalie punches out cross in crowd than makes diving save to grab rolling cross from Croatia player
57 min...Supra sub...Broomes replaces Ganhao who was injured in last play.
62 min...Supra sub...Mitchell replaces Cardona.
63 min...Supra GOAL...Mella blasts shot from 25 yards after Croatia Titus heads ball down but ball on bounce to Mella's shot right under bar near middle of net.
69 min...Supra goalie smothers low 25 yard shot from Croatia Granic.
70 min...Croatia subs...Milkovic and Belin replace Desinovic and Zelic.
I notice that Supra Bryant has taken the place of DeLuca.
72 min...Supra goalie catches Croatia Titus 35 yard shot.
73 min...Supra goalie slides out to grab through ball.
76 min...Croatia Titus blasts 45 yard shot off crossbar, rebound from 7 yards blasted over bar by Croatia Koval.
80 min...Croatia YELLOW card...Musa for kicking ball away when throw in called against Croatia.
81 min...Supra Zajac shoots wide left of post from 15 yards out on left side.
83 min...Supra Ferreira on right crosses to Supra Bryant in box who chests it down then blasts over bar from 5 yards.
84 min...Croatia Musa 25 yard shot deflected for corner kick.
85 min...Supra goalie catches lob into box.
86 min...Supra Valenzuela 20 yard shot well wide left.
86 min...Croatia goalie catches Supra Moore 15 yard chip shot.
88 min...Croatia RED card...Titus for punching Supra Valenzuela.
..............Supra Red card...Valenzuela for punching Croatia Titus.
Both players were red carded for punching each other on sideline after colliding with each other.
89 min...Croatia Marasovic 15 yard shot wide as he falls.
90 min...Supra Cardona rolls ball wide right of post from 12 yards.
Final Score:......Toronto Croatia........(1) 1..........Toronto Supra........(3) 4.........
Attendance was about 50 people. Toronto Supra advances to the next round of the playoffs by winning this series two games to nil. Toronto Croatia's season is over.
Players for Croatia included the same Ricky Titus who played for the A-League Toronto Lynx this summer. He had a rough night being involved in two goals against Croatia and being red carded.
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