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Result of the Friday August 6th, 2010 CSL game between Serbian White Eagles vs Hamilton Croatia played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:00pm.
Serbian White Eagles (white socks and numbers, blue shorts, red shirts)
....................1 Milos Kocic
28 Goran Vlaski...6 Mirko Medic...5 Mark Jankovic...4 Milos Vucinic
11 Milos Scepanovic...14 Uros Stamatovic...7 Kirie Dimitrov...29 Stefan Vukovic
............8 Shawn Brown...99 Sasa Viciknez (cpt)
Subs:...1 Milos Djurkovic (gk)...3 Taylor Lord (def)...16 Viktor Anastasov (fwd)...18 Andre Orlando (mid)...19 Dragaorad Milicevic (def)...20 Milan
Janosevic (mid)...26 Marko Ivantic (def)
team officials:...head coach Dusko Prijic...assistant manager Karolina Bujak...assistant coach Sasa Vukovic
Hamilton Croatia (blue socks and shirts, white shorts and numbers)
...................1 Cameron McKay
17 Peter Tereanzki-Toth...18 Ivan Razumovic...3 John Hudson...5 Nikolas Jelicic
.........27 Antonio Zupan (cpt)...20 Jamie Dodds...9 Adam Leggett
...........23 Jason Shannon...6 Preston Corporal...14 Aidan O'Keefe
Subs:...50 Adam Leggett (mid)...7 Boris Vurdelja (mid)...9 Tom Bilic (def)...10 Jerko Grubisic (fwd)...11 Danny Jirta (mid)...12 Daniel Niksic (mid)
...15 JOhn Reilly (mid)
team officials:...manager Michael Radencich...head coach Ron Davidson
Game officials:...referee Dave Barrie...referee's assistants Alexis Vaughan and Mike Izzo...fourth official Justin Tasev...(yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)
1st Half:...game starts 8:06pm...SWE defend north end on this mild night with a strong breeze from north.
10 sec...SWE Scepanovic rush down left for shot from 20 yards is deflected for cornerkick.
30 sec...SWE Vukovic cornerkick from right is cleared from box for fast break.
50 sec...HC Corporal rush to kick 15 yard shot from left wide left of net.
2 min...HC Dodds cross from 25 yards on right drifts behind net.
6 min...SWE Brown chips goalie at 15 yards on right and HC Hudson heads ball over own net.
7 min...SWE Scepanovic cornerkick from right has SWE Brown miss partial clearance shot from 15 yards.
9 min...HC player's cornerkick from right has SWE Scepanovic pop up header on right and goalie catches.
9 min...HC YELLOW card...Razumovic earns it for pushing over SWE Brown rushing down right sideline at 32 yards.
10 min...SWE Scepanovic 37 yard freekick from right has SWE Brown nod down 12 yard header that bounces to goalie.
11 min...HC Jelicic 30 yard shot up middle through crowd of players is wide left of net.
13 min...HC Shannon 12 yard shot from right on rush has goalie block.
14 min...SWE Medic 60 yard freekick from right is caught by goalie.
15 min...HC player's 50 yard freekick from right bounces to goalie.
18 min...SWE Viciknez 30 yard blast from left is over net.
20 min...HC Leggett throw-in from left has HC Corporal get to ball after short pass and 12 yard shot up middle is stopped by diving goalie.
23 min...SWE Viciknez 40 yard freekick from left has defender leap and deflect behind own net.
23 min...White Eagles Shawn Brown GOAL...SWE Milos Scepanovic cornerkick from right has Brown on left post in crowd of players nod 3 yard
header into short side of net beyond goalie Cameron McKay.
26 min...SWE Viciknez rush on right pushes ball forward from 28 yards and SWE Dimitrov at 20 yards low shot up middle is stopped on quick reaction save
by goalie sprawl at 10 yards.
27 min...HC Leggett 20 yard cross/shot from left is caught by goalie.
28 min...SWE Dimitrov cross from 22 yards on right has SWE Brown one-touch weak 15 yard shot on left to goalie.
29 min...SWE Brown gets long pass from SWE defender and at 45 yard chips charging goalie and ball bounces wide right of net on one bounce.
32 min...SWE Viciknez 30 yard shot from left has defender pop up header and goalie catches.
32 min...HC Leggett cross from 20 yards near left end line that goalie catches.
33 min...SWE Viciknez gets pass and blasts 20 yard shot from left over net.
34 min...HC Corporal 30 yard roller up middle is saved by diving goalie.
38 min...SWE Viciknez rush on left and 20 yard blast from left and deflected wide left by defender for cornerkick.
38 min...SWE Scepanovic cornerkick from left has defenders clear.
43 min...HC Bilic replaces Razumovic.
44 min...SWE YELLOW card...Medic earns it for pushing over player at center line.
45 min...HC player's cornerkick from right has SWE Scepanovic head away on right side.
46 min...half ends 8:52pm.
2nd Half:...starts 9:09pm...the weather is now cooler and there's still a wind from the north.
45 min...SWE Brown rush on left but 15 yard high cross from left has no one in box to play it.
47 min...SWE Dimitrov cornerkick from left has defenders clear from box.
49 min...HC O'Keefe cross from 35 yards on right near sideline bounces through box wide left of net.
50 min...HC O'Keefe 30 yard freekick from right is stopped in box and HC Zupan recovers partial clearance and from 22 yards blasts shot up middle
through crowd of players that's stopped by diving goalie.
52 min...SWE Vucinic rush up left sideline and cross from 25 yards and SWE Vukovic heads 10 yarder that goalie catches.
53 min...fans light flares in the stands.
54 min...HC Corporal 15 yard blast from left is stopped by goalie. HC Leggett 15 yard rebound from almost the same spot is stopped and pushed wide left
by goalie.
54 min...HC player's cornerkick from left is shot wide right of net.
55 min...SWE Scepanovic 25 yard freekick from near right end line has HC Dodds pop up header.
59 min...SWE Medic injured ducking for header and gets foot to the head.
62 min...HC YELLOW card...Dodds earns it for knocking down SWE Brown on right side of box as he rushed by.
63 min...SWE Viciknez 22 yard freekick from right tips off defender's head and goalie catches behind net for cornerkick.
64 min...SWE Scepanovic cornerkick from right has defender head away and SWE Dimitrov blasts 25 yarder through crowd of players up middle over net.
65 min...HC sub...Vurdelja replaces Dodds.
66 min...SWE Scapanovic 25 yard freekick from right sideline is batted down then picked up by goalie on direct shot.
67 min...HC Zupan 40 yard freekick is wide right.
68 min...HC Vurdelja 45 yard freekick is blocked and follow up has goalie and HC Hudson injured in collision that was called offside anyway. The SWE
goalie was the player more seriously injured.
73 min...SWE Scepanovic on right taps pass over to charging SWE Dimitrov who shoots over net from 20 yards.
74 min...HC Zupan pass over to HC O'Keefe whose 15 yard shot is pushed wide left by goalie.
75 min...HC player's cornerkick from left is over players in box.
76 min...HC goalie falls on ball to smother on ball headed back into box on SWE rush.
77 min...HC Shannon 15 yard shot on right while defender checks him is well wide right.
79 min...HC sub...Reilly replaces someone.
.........SWE sub...Anastosov replaces Vukovic.
.........SWE sub...Janosevic replaces Viciknez.
80 min...SWE Dimitrov cornerkick from left is well over players in box.
81 min...HC Vurdelja bounces 20 yarder up middle that goalie catches.
85 min...HC sub...Grubisic replaces Corporal.
85 min...SWE Brown wins cornerkick when crunched by goalie and defender.
85 min...SWE Scepanovic cornerkick from right has leaping defender head ball through box for throw-in on left.
88 min...HC O'Keefe cornerkick from left has goalie punch ball out of box for throw-in.
90 min...SWE Vucinic charge up left and has cross partially cleared and SWE Janosevic blasts 20 yard shot up middle that's stopped.
92 min...HC O'Keefe cornerkick from right is bounced through players in box and out left side of box.
93 min...SWE YELLOW card...Stamatovic earns it for not giving 10 yards on freekick at 55 yards.
94 min...HC player twists 15 yard header wide right of post.
94 min...HC player's 25 yard cross is through box wide right of net.
97:17 min...game ends 9:59pm.
Final Score:......Serbian White Eagles........1......Hamilton Croatia......0...........
Attendance was about 1000 fans with about a quarter travelling Croatia fans. This was the biggest CSL crowd I've seen this year. First flares were lit at 53 minutes. This game was a Rogers Community Channel game of the week and was broadcast live. A possible crisis may have been settled as rumours were the City of Toronto were not going to let Rogers game crews set up their mobile equipment until one hour before game time which Rogers said was impossible to do with such a short time. Therefore Rogers would not broadcast any games from Toronto any longer (that potentially affects five teams that play within the City limits). No problem tonight but now I've heard a bit more detail from the play-by-play guys that this may only be a crisis at Lamport Stadium (TFC Academy--some games and Portugal FC). The City doesn't want have to staff/pay their security to monitor the equipment set up before the game.
There was a strong wind from the north and it gave the advantage to White Eagles in the first half and continued for Croatia in the second. The game ended at 95:17 (they left the clock running which was was great to show the Hamilton fans about White Eagles time wasting). There were a lot of knocks and injuries in the second half in this rough but often wide open game but referee David Barrie didn't give out many cards. Both teams were called on quite a few offsides.
I didn't know if one goal would be enough to win. White Eagles had many first half chances. At 6 minutes, Shawn Brown chipped the goalie at 15 yards from the right and defender John Hudson got back in time to head the ball over the net. Within three minutes of the goal, SWE Sasa Viciknez was on a rush on the right and pushed the ball forward from 28 yards and SWE Kirie Dimitrov at 20 yards too a low shot up the middle that was stopped on a quick reaction save by the goalie sprawling at 10 yards.
Milos Kocic earned the shutout for the White Eagles. He had to be brilliant on a few occasions to ensure the win. He did not travel with the team last Saturday to Montreal to play the Impact Academy but instead flew with Toronto FC to Kansas City and then down to Honduras to be a back up goalie for the MLS team. Milos Djurkovic was the White Eagles goalie last week in their 3-1 victory and only conceded a Penalty kick goal. White Eagles continue to lead the league in goals against having only allowed 7 goals in now 12 games. Tonight's defence of Milos Vucinic, Mark Jankovic, Mirko Medic and Goran Vlaski was also a big reason for the victory. They have the ability to turn the ball up the field and become an offensive threat.
Hamilton's best chance was at 54 minutes when Preston Corporal took a 15 yard blast from the left that was blocked by the goalie and Adam Leggett followed with a 15 yard rebound from almost the same spot that the goalie pushed wide left of the post. At 68 minutes, Kocic was injured in a collision with HC John Hudson playing for a 45 yard freekick sent into the box that ended up being flagged offside. Kocic recovered to finish the game but after that all goal kicks were taken by defender Mirko Medic. Croatia had three chances in the last five minutes to tie the game but couldn't connect on passes into and through the box.
White Eagles take possession of first place with the win tonight with 27 points and have two games in hand on York Region Shooters also with 27. Hamilton Croatia had a chance to be first if they'd have won tonight but they remain at 26 points. They had climbed that high with a win on Wednesday night away against St Catharines Wolves and so would probably have been tired after playing two games in three nights.
Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca
White Eagles starters
Hamilton Croatia starters
White Eagles Shawn Brown (8) and Sasa Viciknez (99) wait for game to start.
White Eagles Mirko Medic takes freekick.
ball popped up
Croatia captain Antonio Zupan takes freekick.
Ultra Serb fans light flares at 53 minutes.
White Eagles players salute fans.
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