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Details of the CPSL game of Thursday June 13th, 2002 between Toronto Supra and Metro Lions played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:30pm.
Toronto Supra (all navy, white numbers and trim)
.............................................1 Michael Silva
5 Tony Marshall...17 John Costa...9 Garvin Houston...16 Steven Cotto
19 Selmir Sehic...18 Dave Mancini...8 Christian Lombardo...14 Waldo Sponton
...........................11 Ryan Gamble...7 Paulo Valdez
Subs:...12 Jorge Pergra...13 Sean Myers...15 Hugo Lopes...4 Bruno Leal...20 Nuno Silva
team officials:...manager Victo Cameira...coach Carmen Isacco...equipment manager Albino Igreja...trainer Phil Corredoura.
Metro Lions (black socks, numbers, and trim, white shorts and shirts)
...........................................1 Brian Bowes
17 Paul Okumo...6 Kwadwo Arittui...5 Mike Mazza...16 O'Neil Brown
7 Eshun Philips...13 Daryl Gomez...10 Courtney Dennis...14 Mike Aquino
.............................8 Johnny Matas...9 John Lawrence
Subs:...20 Carmen Allegranza...24 Zoran Zubic...22 Artem Altarov...00 Sean Grant...11 Eddy Zylberberg...19 Mark Russino...12 AJ Lee
team officials:...head coach Tony Laferrara...manager Ralph Aquino...team doctor Doctor Linn.
Game officials:...referee Steve Mortimer...referee's assistants Amato DeLuca and Denise Robinson...fourth official Hermino Lopes... all in yellow shirts.
1st Half:...game starts at 8:43pm...Supra defend south end...All times are converted from my wristwatch as the scoreboard was not working.
1 min...Lions Brown pulls down Supra Mancini in Lions box but no call is made.
2 min...Lions Dennis cornerkick from right is headed out left side of box.
7 min...Supra Lombardo freekick from right corner of box is eventually cleared on left side.
8 min...Lions Philips 35 yard kick from right crosses over box and goalie beats charging defender to ball.
8 min...Lions goalie out of box beats Supra Gamble to ball.
9 min...Lions Dennis chips over goalie on left but ball is just over net from 10 yards.
12 min...Supra goalie muscles Lions Matas off ball as he is in alone in box but goalie did play the ball as Matas is knocked over.
15 min...Lions goalie charges wide right outside box to beat Supra Sehic to ball.
16 min...Supra Sponton good high cross from left, ball is knocked down in box and Supra Mancini shot blocked by defender.
20 min...Supra Houston injured on sideline in own end.
23 min...Supra Gamble 25 yard freekick from left curves to goalie to bat it down on line.
24 min...Lions Matas one time tips through ball too far ahead for charging Lions forward and goalie grabs it.
25 min...The ball tips off Lions Brown and Supra Valdez gets to it on left but goalie pulls it off his feet.
26 min...Lions Dennis cornerkick from right pinballs off feet for another cornerkick from right, the retake is low and easily celared by first defender.
31 min...Supra Gamble long cross from left, Supra winger volleys 20 yarder from right to goalie.
32 min...Supra goalie picks up 30 yard roller ahead of forward charging in.
33 min...Supra Valdez lofts 30 yarder well high and wide right of net.
34 min...Supra Sehic 12 yard shot from right is well wide left of net.
35 min...Supra Costa hurt when he kicked ball away when crashing with Lions winger.
37 min...Supra Sponton gives bouncer of through ball to Supra Mancini but goalie blocks 7 yard point blank save on left side of goal.
39 min...Supra Sehic low cross from right, Supra Valdez backheels 10 yarder that goalie stops.
40 minutes...Lions John Lawrence GOAL...Lawrence on 12 yard shot to right side of net after he gave ball to teammate who passed back to him inside TS box around defenders.
42 min...Lions Aquino heads away Supra Lombardo freekick from left for cornerkick.
46 min...Supra Gamble springs long run by Lions Aquino but charging Lions defender catches him booting ball behind end line. There's no time for cornerkick.
46 min...half ends 9:29pm.
2nd Half:...starts 9:41pm.
halftime sub...Lions Lee replaces Okumo.
46 min...Supra Mancini 25 yard kick is caught by goalie.
51 min...Lions Gomez 20 yard kick headed by defender for cornerkick.
52 min...Lions Dennis cornerkick from left is over box and cleared on right starting fast break, Lions goalie 40 yards out of net makes clearance.
55 min...Lions Lee cross from near left corner, defender concedes cornerkick on right side of net.
58 min...Lions Johnny Matas GOAL...ML A J Lee rolls ball ahead from 20 yards ahead to Matas who's in alone on left and he rolls 10 yard shot past sliding goalie to right side of net.
59 min...Lions Allegranza replaces Aquino.
61 min...Lions Johnny Matas GOAL...Matas 12 yard shot to top left side of net. ML Daryl Gomez had pass through middle partly tipped and Matas got to ball.
63 min...Lions Gomez springs Lions on right but goalie knocks him off ball in box.
64 min...Supra Sponton shanks a kick wide of net.
66 min...Supra Gamble 25 yard shot caught by goalie as defender bashes into him. Freekick awarded.
67 min...Supra Lombardo 25 yard freekick is well wide left.
68 min...Supra sub...Myers replaces Valdez.
..............Supra sub...Silva replaces Sponton.
..............Supra sub...Lopes replaces Marshall.
69 min...Lions Gomez 35 yard freekick just high wide left of top corner of net.
71 min...Lions Matas breaks in, cuts around defender and low 15 yard shot rolls to goalie.
72 min...Supra Silva ends pressure with 20 yard shot just over bar of Lions net.
73 min...Lions sub...Russino replaces Lee.
77 min...Lions Dennis blasts 30 yard shot well wide of net.
77 min...Supra sub...Leal replaces Lombardo.
78 min...Supra Ryan Gamble GOAL...Gamble charges in and 20 yard shot blocked by goalie Brian Bowes, Gamble charges into 10 yard rebound and kicks into right corner of net.
79 min...Lions defender clears loose ball near goalline.
80 min...Supra Gamble charging in from left sends shot just over net.
80 min...Lions Matas on right can't chip goalie and ball is wide right of post.
81 min...Lions goalie beats Supra Mancini to cross to left.
82 min...Lions sub...Arittui replaces Matas.
84 min...Lions Russino cross from left corner is behind net.
85 min...Supra Silva weak 15 yard volley is caught by goalie.
87 min...Lions goalie makes error picking up ball then dekes three guys and clears upfield.
88 min...Lions sub...Zylberberg replaces Lawrence.
89 min...Supra Myers charging in boots 20 yarder wide left.
91 min...Supra Gamble 35 yard freekick is blasted wide right.
91 min...Lions Russino runs on left wing, crosses to box and Lions Zylberberg 15 yard shot in box is palmed over net by goalie.
92 min...Lions Eshun Philips GOAL...Philips 12 yard shot from right banks off left post near top corner.
92 min...game ends 10:28pm.
Final Score:.........Toronto Supra.........1...........Metro Lions.......4............
Attendance was about 125 on this warm evening.
Toronto Supra were short four players serving suspension so did without Eddy Berdusco, Jason Faria, Pasquel? and Joe Mata? Peyvand Mossavat was recovering from an injury.
Metro Lions...Wow! We were set up to believe at the beginning of the year that this would be filled with imports but their roster was scrounged from various teams from the CPSL. They aren't even an all 'black' team.:
goalie Brian Bowes, forward Johnny Matas from Toronto Olympians.
Astros O'Neil Brown and coach Tony LaFerrara, Flames John Lawrence, Shooters Mike Mazza and Mike Aquino and manager Ralph Aquino.
Sun Devils Courtney Dennis. CPSL traveller AJ Lee.
A-League Lynx player Daryl Gomez.
Apparently the visas for the Ghanian players that were lined up didn't come through.
Good team that's gelled in a hurry in only their second league game.
Former Lynx player Waldo Sponton is a midfielder for the Toronto Supra.
Rocket Robin
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