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Result of the CPSL game of Sunday June 30th, 2002 between Brampton Hitmen and Hamilton Thunder played at Victoria Park in Brampton at 7:30pm.
Brampton Hitmen (black socks, shorts, and numbers, yellow shirts, white trim)
............................................1 Paolo Ceccarelli
.................5 Milodrag Akmadzic...19 Sean Roberts...6 Daniel Cerros
17 Laryea Adjetey...4 Joe Draganic...13 Phil Ionadi (cpt)...3 Lovemore Ncube...7 Denny Draganic
..............................22 Adolfo Mella...10 Ivan Jurisic
Subs:...23 Carlyle Prowell...21 Jeff Sousa...15 Kurt Mella...1 Micky Mugadza (gk)...16 Matthew Hisolson...18 Martin Wysocki...14 Roberto Bruni
team officials:...head coach Steve Nijjar...assistant coaches Pernell Mason and Pat Brodie...general manager Ruben Toro
Hamilton Thunder (red socks, shorts, and shirts, white trim, black names and numbers)
...............................................00 Roberto Ferrari
.............16 John Sozio...13 Geoffrey Attard...4 Daniel Gallagher (cpt)
6 Richardo Marquel...5 Denny Velastegui...7 Michael DeSimone...8 Miles O'Connor
...................9 Gaston Bizera...21 Leonardo Laurito...18 Jerry Cipriani
Subs:...1 Dino Perri (gk)...12 Peter Kirelos...14 Jerry Cino...15 Andrew Seuradge...17 Jason Crnic...20 Murat Sukru...25 Kemar Harvey
team officials:...head coach Marco Maschke...assistant caoch Salvator DeSimone.
Game officials:...referee Steve Dipiero...referee's assistants Amato DeLuca and Yakov Keimakh...fourth official Alex Mariona (they originally came out in yellow shirts but went back to switch red and black).
1st Half:...game starts 7:45pm...BH defend east end in this warm weather with a breeze from the west. After some delays the game starts with no corner flags! All times are converted from my wristwatch.
5 min...HT Laurito knocked over on right edge of box, HT Bizera blasts 15 yard shot on outside of right post.
7 min...BH goalie falls on loose ball in box in burst of action.
9 min...HT YELLOW card...Sozio for clutching at BH Cerros on run over center line.
10 min...HT Marquel runs along end left line and 10 yard shot is wide right.
11 min...HT YELLOW card...Cipriani for obstruction at center line.
13 min...HT Cipriani runs along right wing, cuts in and 20 yard shot deflects over net.
14 min...BH Akmadzic partially clears cornerkick from left with header and HT Sozio blasts shot well high right from 25 yards.
15 min...HT goalie catches cross from near left corner.
18 min...BH Ionadi turns and 25 yard shot deflected wide.
19 min...BH Joe Draganic cornerkick from left is booted around in box.
20 min...BH Adolfo Mella 30 yard blast is wide left.
21 min...The corner flags arrive! The previous permit holders must have taken them away but a city official brought them out the office.
26 min...BH Joe Draganic 35 yard freekick is chipped over wall but defender beats BH Denny Draganic to head away ball. The play is whistled down as he's pushed over.
30 min...BH Denny Draganic good run up left side, cuts along end line and rolls cross that sliding BH Ncube boots 10 yarder high wide right.
32 min...HT Bizera 30 yard shot caught by flying goalie.
33 min...BH goalie catches cross from right.
35 min...HT Marquel was injured and has to leave field with a mouth injury.
36 min...Hitmen Joe Draganic GOAL...Joe Draganic takes 40 yard freekick shot low into right corner of net. (The officials think it most likely hit a Thunder player).
38 min...HT sub...Harvey replaces Marquel.
39 min...BH Akmadzic injured as forward barrels into him in BH box.
41 min...HT Harvey runs down middle and flubs 7 yard shot.
43 min...Thunder Jerry Cipriani GOAL...Cipriani receives ball from left and 15 yard one touch shot into right of net.
44 min...BH Joe Draganic cornerkick from right is low and behind net.
46 min...BH Adjetey 35 yard blast is blocked by diving goalie on right post.
47 min...HT Bizera 30 yard blast from right is caught by goalie.
47 min...half ends 8:32pm.
The Thunder team stays out for half instead of going back to the dressing room.
2nd Half:...starts 8:45pm.
46 min...BH Joe Draganic cornerkick from left is headed away.
49 min...HT Laurito receives short freekick from 35 yards and his 30 yard shot is well over net.
51 min...HT Velastegui pushes pass over to HT Bizera who blasts 25 yard shot well over net.
55 min...HT Cipriani has time to blast 20 yarder that goalie stops, Cipriani gets to rebound and his light flick is caught by goalie.
55 min...BH sub...Kurt Mella replaces Jurisic.
58 min...BH Ncube 30 yard blast that flying goalie pushes wide right.
59 min...BH Joe Draganic cornerkick from right is blocked by goalie but no pressure to get to big rebound.
60 min...HT YELLOW card...Laurito for pulling down BH Adjetey at HT 35 yard line.
60 min...BH Ionadi 35 yard freekick blasted low into wall of players.
61 min...HT sub...Crnic replaces Laurito.
64 min...BH goalie makes flying stop on left side to prevent 30 yard shot from right getting into net.
66 min...Hitmen Phil Ionadi GOAL...Ionadi steps through a few players and lofts 20 yard shot into top right side of net.
67 min...HT Velastegui makes good run on left and crosses through box.
68 min...HT Sozio 30 yard shot is well over net.
69 min...HT sub...Sukru replaces DeSimone.
...........BH sub...Sousa replaces Joe Draganic.
69 min...BH goalie catches cross from near right cornerflag.
70 min...HT Cipriani crosses from left right through box.
71 min...HT player blasts 25 yarder from right well over net.
74 min...BH YELLOW card...Ncube for mouthing off to HT player who clipped him near cneter circle.
76 min...HT sub...Cino replaces Attard.
79 min...HT Bizera injured near center line.
80 min...BH defender clearance off forward on left bounces across box.
81 min...HT Laurito receives cornerkick from right and pops up 25 yarder well over net.
82 min...HT sub...#21 (who is that?) replaces Crnic.
...............BH sub...Bruni replaces Ncube.
There's a strong skunk smell in the air. I'm glad I haven't been running around for 80 minutes and have to put up with this.
83 min...Hitmen Phil Ionadi GOAL...Ionadi low 25 yard shot that diving goalie stops on right post but momentum squeezes ball through into net.
85 min...Thunder RED card...Andrew Seuradge for objectionable conduct. Hitmen's Daniel Cerros earned a Yellow card on this play for slamming tackle on Seuradge at Thunder 45 yard line.
87 min...BH Akmadzic 40 yard shot from left is well wide right of net.
88 min...BH sub...Hisolson replaces Adolfo Mella.
89 min...Hitmen Kurt Mella GOAL...BH Jeff Sousa on run down the right wing passes over to Kurt Mella who has 5 yard tap-in to empty net.
90 min...BH sub...Prowell replaces Adjetey who was injured in the goal play.
91 min...BH Hisolson rolls 35 yard shot from left caught by sliding goalie.
91 min...HT player takes cornerkick from left to box is blasted high and well wide right.
92 min...BH sub...Wysocki replaces Ionadi.
93 min...game ends 9:33pm.
Final Score:.............Brampton Hitmen..............4...........Hamilton Thunder............1
Attendance was about 150 on this hot evening with about 25% cheering for the visiting Thunder.
This was the first game for the Thunder after the A-League Calgary Storm scooped four of their players including one of their goalies. Roberto Ferrari was the goalie for the Thunder and could have been faulted on two of the goals. Veteran Dino Perri was listed as the backup goalie. This was the first CPSL loss of the season for the Thunder. Coach Marco Maschke didn't take it too well proclaiming that this was 'the worst officiating in the history of the world'. Wow. I could have seen history in the World Cup final today between Brazil and Germany or the 202nd and 203rd ranked teams at the other end of the spectrum Bhutan and Montserrat but I was in the right place in Brampton Canada to see this history-writing game!
Paolo Ceccarelli was goalie for the Hitmen and played solidly. Hitmen are becoming a family act like Toronto Croatia a few years ago. They've got both relatives Adolfo and Kurt Mella and Joe and Denny Draganic (hey those two used to play on Toronto Croatia back then!).
Rocket Robin
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