CNSL game of Friday October 3, 1997.
Here are the results of the CNSL game between Toronto Supra and St Catharines Roma Wolves played at Lamport Stadium in Toronto at 8:00pm. This was considered the first game of the two game Playoff final series.
Toronto Supra (red socks and shirts, green shorts, white numbers)
...........................................1 Peter Libicz
18 Chris Handsor....3 Leonardo Simon....2 McIver Broomes....5 Carlos Manuel
20 Luiz Ganhao....8 Czaslaw Zajac....6 Frank Cardona....7 Mike DeLuca
...........................9 Paul Moore..........11 Adolfo Mella
Subs:...19 Kirby Mitchell...15 Bart Ostawaski...21 Gerry Bryant...14 Jason Faria...17 Miguel Ferreira
St Catharines Roma Wolves (white socks and shirts, red shorts, black numbers)
.......................................1 Dino Perri
2 John McNeil....7 Tony Carbonara....9 Gary Hughes....3 Sam Borgh
13 Lucio Ianiero....16 Keith Moore....20 Bobby Pretto....22 Gary McGuchan
........................19 Jerry Cipriani........11 Jamie Perfetti
Subs:...14 Anwar Ahmed...15 Luciano Berardocco
coach Dino Perri, assistant coach Costa Berardi
Officials:...Referee Madi Tamashi, linesmen Ivan Calic and Yakov Keimakh.
1st Half: (Supra defend North end in 1st half, kickoff at 8:12pm).
4 min...Supra goalie catches long cross.
6 min...Wolves goalie backs up to catch 50 yard lob.
Wolves Hughes heads cross over net from 5 yards.
10 min...Supra goalie tips Wolves Borgh 25 yard shot over bar.
12 min...Supra Handsor gets 20 yard roller away through crowd but Wolves goalie smothers it.
14 min...Wolves Pretto touches ball to Wolves McGuchan who blasts it wide right of goalie.
15 min...Supra goalie makes point blank save on Wolves Pretto from 10 yards.
24 min...Wolves Ianiero cuts 30 yard shot from right wing but Supra goalie catches it.
26 min...Supra Manuel takes 35 yard freekick, Supra Mella couldn't turn shot and ball goes wide left.
29 min...Supra goalie catches header from 10 yards.
29 min...Supra Zajac breaks in alone from 30 yards and from 20 yards hooks shot wide left of top corner of net.
31 min...Supra Handsor crosses from right wing right over box.
36 min...Supra Moore gets away 20 yards shot that Wolves goalie saves with dive to left.
38 min...Wolves Ianiero takes freekick from 25 yards on right wing into box, Supra goalie misses catching it but defender heads it away.
41 min...Wolves Ianiero crosses into box from right wing but Supra goalie catches it.
42 min...Supra Mella dives in Wolves box but doesn't get call.
46 min...Wolves goalie picks up short bouncer that was tipped off defender.
2nd Half: (9:13pm)
halftime subs: Supra Ferreira replaces Ganhao.
..........................Supra Mitchell replaces DeLuca.
53 min...Wolves goalie beats Supra Zajac to through ball.
55 min...Wolves YELLOW card...Borgh for having 4 man wall not back far enough on freekick.
56 min...Supra Handsor blasts shot from edge of box into wall.
59 min...Linesman call back Supra goal as offside.
60 min...Two Wolves hurt in different parts of field. McNeil was one of them.
61 min...Wolves sub...Ahmed replaces McNeil who's still injured.
63 min...Wolves goalie catches tough shot on right post on Supra Zajac 20 yard shot after Wolves goalie just punches out corner kick.
65 min...Supra Moore gets in short cross from left wing.
70 min...Supra Handsor kicks over net from 10 yards after Supra Moore low cross is faked by Supra Mella (who's tried three kicks in last 10 minutes).
74 min...Supra goalie comes out of box to boot away through ball.
75 min...Wolves Hughes boots 35 yard freekick over net and over fence into parking lot.
79 min...Supra Zajac kicks over net in rushed shot from 10 yards.
80 min...Supra sub...Bryant replaces Mella.
82 min...Supra Handsor freekick around 4 man wall from 25 yards just wide right of post.
86 min...Wolves goalie boots away through ball.
87 min...Wolves goalie dives out to catch Supra Zajac cross from left wing.
Final Score:...........Toronto Supra.......(0) 0.........St Catharines Roma Wolves......(0) 0..
A game of missed opportunities the whole time. The series now comes down to the return match in St Catharines with the team winning that game winning the Playoff Cup.
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