CNSL League Game of Sunday July 21, 1996.
Here are the results of the CNSL game of Sunday July 21, 1996 between Toronto Italia and Toronto Supra played at Rainbow Creek Stadium in Woodbridge at 6:00pm. This was considered a League game.
Both teams are undefeated this year in both League and Cup play.
Toronto Italia (blue socks and shirts, white shorts and numbers)
.................................................1 Joe Ciaravino
2 John Annisi....5 Tom Perks....3 Franco Spadafina....4 Richard Alexander
16 Garvin Houston....10 Lalo Spadafina....6 Jack Zomparelli....11 Marco Antonucci(cpt)
...........................23 Phil Caporrella.....22 Michele Gioa
Subs:....00 Mike Ivancescu (gk)....12 Anthony Zanini....9 Ryan Gamble....14 Franco Vaiano
20 Nick Maxwell.
Toronto Supra (all white, red trim, green numbers)
...........................................1 Paulo Silva
2 Jason Faria....3 Leonard Simon....4 Armando Majar (cpt)....5 Stuart Black
8 Bruno Leal....7 Tony Tavares....6 Juan Marquez....9 Luis Bento
..........................11 Gus Kouzmanis.....10 Adolfa Mella
Subs:....22 Tim Rosenfeld (gk)....14 Frank Cardone....16 Adony Alfaro....18 Rogerio
Arongaus
Officials: Unknown but the referee was the star of the game for his controversial calls.
Weather sunny and breeze from northeast. Italia defend north end in 1st half.
1st Half:
5 min Supra Majar delayed reaction but goes down after ball to the stomach.
20 min Supra Black gives pass back to goalie but Italia Gioa gets to it resulting in point blank save by goalie.
21 min Supra Bento gets yellow card for sliding into Maradona.
22 min Supra Kouzmanis cuts against grain on defender and blasts 15 yard shot right to goalie. (Kouzmanis scored 4 goals in Friday's 9-0 win against North York Talons).
28 min rebound comes out to Supra Bento who blasts ball high from 20 yards over crowd of players.
30 min Italia Yellow card to Caporrella for sliding tackle on Bento.
37 min Supra Kouzmanis can't raise rebound ball over fallen goalie and defenders from 10 yards.
40 min Italia Maradona centers pass that neither breaking Caporrella nor Gioa can put in.
42 min Italia Gioa gets head to ball right to goalie.
45 min Supra Mella gets 20 yard hard shot alone from tough angle into side of net.
2nd Half:
50 min Italia Gioa chips shot along line over goalie but also over top of net.
53 min Italia sub Maxwell replaces Houston.
56 min Italia Maradona free kick from 25 yards and right of net has shot stopped by head
in two man jumping wall.
58 min Italia Antonucci dekes two guys and loses footing but gets ball centered to Maxwell who shoots wide with only goalie to beat.
60 min Italia sub Zanini replaces Caporrella.
63 min Supra corner by Bento, Majar gets header over bar from 5 yards.
65 min Yellow cards to Italia Spadafina and Supra Leal for behind the action conflict.
67 min Italia Antonucci breaks along side centers to Gioa who takes two steps and centers to Zanini. As goalie falls to try to block expected shot, Supras Faria slides into Zanini from behind preventing shot. Penalty shot called.
Penalty Shot: Italia GOAL Maradona takes low shot to right corner. Goalie dives
correctly but ball goals between his hands and post.
73 min Supra sub Alfaro and Arongaus replace Faria and Bento.
75 min Italia sub Gamble replaces Gioa.
76 min Supra Leal chips 40 yard shot that goalie catches up backing up to line.
79 min Italia sub Vaiano replaces Maradona.
81 min Italia goalie punches our shot crossed to net but he's flattened.
81 min Supra sub Cardone replaces Leal.
84 min Supra Majar gets foot to freekick cross but goalie dives for save.
86 min Supra Alfaro hurt in crunching tackle on sideline with Maxwell. He goes off to sideline for a few minutes with a shoulder injury.
92 min Italia goalie punches out long cross.
94 min Italia goalie gets hand to ball on long cross, Italia Annisi directs ball away from Supra Black with overhand touch of ball. Supra's Simon takes rather lame dive but doesn't draw penalty as Gamble clears.
Final Score:........Toronto Italia.........1...........Toronto Supra............0...
Attendance was over 400 with about 50% Supra supporters. The referee was jeered much of the game by the Supra fans for some calls he made and didn't make. After the game the crowd was slow to disperse as the Supra fans looked like they'd stay behind to heckle the ref or much worse.
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