CNSL game of Friday September 27, 1996.
Here are the results of the CNSL game of Friday September 27, 1996 between North York Talons and Toronto Supra played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 9:00pm.
This was considered a Cup game. This game was originally scheduled to be played on Sunday September 22nd at 3:00pm but was rained out. (The weather this day became just as bad).
North York Talons (white socks and shirts, black shorts and hollow black numbers, three black stripes on right shoulder, three white stripes on left thigh).
.................................................30 Patrick Osunduba
14 Donovan Gordon...6 Douglas Bell...16 Rashid Yousuf...13 Lloyd Allen
...............10 Paul Kitson....9 Michael Fairclough (cpt)....12 Ian Bryan
...............11 Franklyn Odunsi....8 Jonathan Palmer....4 Anthony Dominique
...00 Kevin Aldred (gk)...7 Hugh Foster...17 Lincoln Williams...15 Patrick Laineus...
3 Felix Gordon
Toronto Supra (red socks and shirts, white numbers, green shorts and one green stripe down each shoulder along chest).
...................................................1 Paulo Silva
2 Jason Faria...6 Luis Ganhao...3 Leonardo Simon...5 Frank Cardona
.................9 Adoray Alfaro....14 Stuart Black....10 Adolfo Mella
.................8 Bruno Leal....16 Eduin Rojas....11 Gus Kouzmanis
...incomplete as we didn't have a Supra lineup, 7 Tony Tavares...18 Juan 'Chino'
Marquez.
Officials:...Referee Tony Martins, linespersons Geraldine McMullen and Devere Edwards.
1st half (Talons defend East end in 1st half. game played in misty rain, wind from the East, temp about 15C 60F)
5 min...Supra Black turns in crowd and shoots 10 yard shot that goalie gets foot on to tip it over net.
9 min...wild scramble in front of Talon net.
13 min...Talons Dominique on 3 on 2 break gets 20 yard shot that goalie saves.
15 min...Talons Bryan gets around defender and goalie but runs right past touch line without being able to cut in.
18 min...Talons Odunsi gets diving header to cross.
35 min...Supra Mella takes long free kick from 35 yards just 2 yards from left side of net.
38 min...Supra Mella gets another point blank shot from 15 yards.
40 min...Supra Yellow card...Cardona for tackling Odunsi from behind.
2nd half
Halftime subs:....Talons Laineus replaces Allen
.............................Supra Marquez replaces Rojas
45 min...Supra Kouzmanis takes shot into side of net from tough angle.
51 min...Talons Bryan gets long 45 yard shot that goalie knocks down and gets rebound.
55 min...ball centered to Supra Mella who turns in mud and gets shot saved by goalie from 15 yards.
59 min...Supra Kouzmanis gets tap pass free kick and blasts shot that goalie stops.
59 min...Talons Bryan gets 25 yard blast just high and right of net.
60 min...Talons sub Williams replaces Odunsi.
...............Supra Tavares replaces Cardona.
64 min...Talons Bryan punches Supra player in stomach. Ref missed it. Talons Laineus
gets a yellow card as lineswoman pointed to wrong guy!
68min...Supra GOAL...Tavares gets centering pass from Marquez and blasts shot from 10 yards to top of goal.
72 min...Talons sub Felix Gordon replaces Dominique.
77 min...Talons sub Foster replaces Donovan Gordon who'd just been injured in the knee.
86 min...scramble in front of Talons net but Supras flub two kicks in muddy goalmouth.
Final Score:........North York Talons..........0.........Toronto Supra............1....
Attendance was about 30 which isn't much worse than normal except for the absense of Supra fans. The game was played between sheets of rain. With people in the press box or underneath its shelter and under the roof of the concession stand, nobody needed to get wet. The condensation on the window of the pressbox limited my view for details on the field of play and therefore my commentary. I was grateful to get some details from others in there. There were about twice as many close calls as I've written down here.
This was one of the best efforts of the year for the Talons who've certainly cut down on their goals against with efforts like this. Maybe the wet weather acted as a great equalizer but I'd say the Talons are playing better. Supra needed to win to stay in the race for the Cup championship.
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