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Result of the Saturday October 19, 2002 CPSL game between North York Astros and Toronto Croatia played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 4:05pm. This was the second semi-final of the Rogers Playoff Cup.
North York Astros (white socks, yellow shorts and shirts, navy numbers)
..........................................1 Luciano Miranda
21 Slobodan Ilic...14 Kurt Ramsey...2 Pablo Politi...3 Ryan Thompson
5 Peter Zorbas...16 Andrei Malychenkov...19 Gabriel Salguero...7 Lukasz Krakowiak
.....................20 Maximiliano Andrada...17 Guillermo Compton Hall
Subs:...12 Arthur Zaslavski (gk)...4 Tom Covello (def)...6 Marvin Azzopardi (fwd)...8 Jean Pierre Melotte (mid)...13 Gurbir Singh (def)...15 Zoltan Zsibok (mid)...22 Alex Bralettic (fwd)
team officials:...head coaches Dejan Gluscevic and Pavel Zaslavski...general manager Bruno Ierullo
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shirts and numbers, red shirts)
............................................1 George Azcurra
................6 Mario Kulis...4 Domagoj Sain (cpt)...2 Adrian Azcurra
8 Hugo Alistud...9 Mladen Dikic...17 Paul Grguric...7 Nikola Andrievic...5 Robert Fran
.......................13 Josip Juric...11 Josip Bucic
Subs:...3 Daniel Pilas (def)...14 Velimir Crljen (mid)...15 Joseph Lewe (mid)...16 Danan Baljic (def)...6 Mario Kulis (mid)...10 Peter Curic
team officials:...coach Drago Santic...bench manager Kruno Kulis...goalkeeping coach Tom Boljkovac...manager Mile Brkic
Game officials:...referee Domenic Rosetto...referee's assistants Mavin Mohring and Justin Tasev...fourth official Alex Mariona....(all black)
1st Half:...game starts 4:14pm...Astros defend east end.
2 min...TC Adrian Azcurra 40 yard freekick from left has referee whistle play down in crowd of players in box.
5 min...TC Kulis cornerkick from left is high over box and TC Fran shot from 15 yards on right is wide right.
8 min...Astros goalie picks up loose ball in box.
8 min...Astros Compton Hall rush on right wing, TC Sain concedes cornerkick on lunge to knock away ball.
9 min...Astros Compton Hall cornerkick from right is cleared away.
10 min...Astros Salguero freekcik from 35 yards on right is headed and popped up by Astros Ramsey from 20 yards.
12 min...TC Juric trips 20 yard header wide right after TC Grguric crosses in from left.
18 min...TC Kulis freekick from right from 40 yards is blocked, he gets rebound from 30 yards and shoots into outside webbing of net.
21 min...TC Alistud 15 yard shot pushed wide right by goalie.
22 min...TC Bucic muscles in on rush down left and stabs 12 yard shot.
23 min...TC Kulis cornerkick from left is headed wide right by defender.
23 min...TC Kulis cornerkick from right is partially cleared and TC Fran 30 yard shot from right is just over net.
25 min...TC Adrien Azcurra 45 yard freekick shot from left, charging TC Sain touches ball wide left from 7 yards.
27 min...TC Juric breaks through to ball and 25 yard shot is over net.
29 min...TC Bucic is hurt in Astros corner.
34 min...TC Fran chips 30 yard shot from right is over net.
36 min...Astros Compton Hall cross from left is right and over box.
38 min...TC Andrievic 50 yard kick from left is wide right.
40 min...Astros Malychenkov 40 yard midair shot is over net.
41 min...TC Bucic 15 yard shot is just over box.
42 min...TC Dikic 30 yard freekick from left is blasted well over net.
46 min...TC Adrien Azcurra rush down left, TC Fran gets tapped pass and touches ball to TC Dikic who puts 10 yard shot that goalie stops.
47 min...TC YELLOW card...Fran earns it for dissent (?).
47 min...half ends 5:01pm.
2nd Half:...starts 5:15pm.
halftime sub:...TC sub...Crljen replaces Juric.
45 min...Astros goalie dives forward to stop cross from right.
47 min...Astros Compton Hall can't get call on dive in TC box in front of TC Andrievic.
49 min...TC Grguric rolls cross from left through box and Astros defender blocks shot.
53 min...TC Crljen 45 yard freekcik is caught by goalie in crowd of players.
57 min...TC Crljen freekick from left is headed away.
58 min...TC Crljen 20 yard shot from left is stopped by goalie on short side.
61 min...TC Bucic rushes down right and crosses well over box.
62 min...Astros YELLOW card...Thompson for pulling on TC Bucic.
63 min...TC Crljen taps ball over to TC Kulis who balsts 20 yard roller just wide right.
64 min...Astros Compton Hall 45 yard freekick from right is wide left of net.
65 min...Astros Politi 30 yard freekick is lobbed well over net.
67 min...TC Crljen freekick on left edge of box is headed away by leaping Astros Zorbas.
68 min...Astros goalie punches away cross from left.
70 min...TC Crljen cornerkick from right is cleared from box.
71 min...TC Crljen cornerkick from right is worked out, TC Andrievic steps into 25 yard partially cleared rebound but blasts shot just wide left.
72 min...TC sub...Curic replaces Alistud.
72 min...Astros Compton Hall quick 10 yard shot that diving goalie gets hand to and then gets up to dive on ball on right.
73 min...TC Curic crosses from right through box and cleared by defenders.
76 min...Astros Malychenkov 40 yard freekick from left is blasted well over net.
78 min...Astros Compton Hall cornerkick from right is through box and charging Astros Ramsey boots ball wide left from 7 yards on left.
80 min...TC Kulis cross from 30 yards on right, TC Grguric on left charges in to connect on 12 yard shot that goalie palms over bar.
81 min...Astros Zorbas freekick from 40 yards on right that's cleared.
82 min...TC Gruguric rushes through middle but defender pokes away ball in box.
83 min...Astros Krakowiak cuts towards middle from left but rolls 30 yarder wide right.
87 min...Astros Thompson throw-in from left is blocked by TC Sain on edge of box.
87 min...Astros Compton Hall 15 yard shot is wide.
88 min...TC Bucic rushes through middle and save is made.
89 min...Astros Guillermo Compton Hall GOAL...Tor Croatia Josip Bucic had just run into the Astros box through the middle and the ball was saved while TC's looked for penalty call, Astros goalie Luciano Miranda picked up the ball and booted the ball with the wind aiding him into the TC end where Hall headed ball from 25 yards over head of goalie George Azcurra and two converging defenders and they can only watch as ball bounces into empty net.
There's a pushing match after goal and subsequent stoppage of play.
92 min...Astros sub...somebody replaces Andrada.
92 min...game ends 6:02pm.
Final Score:.........North York Astros............1..........Toronto Croatia...........0..........
Attendance was about 150 on this cold afternoon with an extremely strong wind from the west. The sky was overcast for the whole game.
The game was fairly even with the Astros tired after last night's wildcard game but Toronto Croatia rusty for not playing in the last three weeks. Referee Domenic Rosetto didn't have a tough game until after the goal where he had to break up a few pushing incidents.
Rocket Robin
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