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Result of the CPSL game of Monday July 15th, 2002 between North York Astros and Vaughan Sun Devils played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 8:00pm. This was considered the second leg of the CPSL League Cup first round. Vaughan already held a 3-0 lead in aggregate.
North York Astros (yellow socks, navy shorts and numbers, amber shirts)
...........................................1 Luciano Miranda
2 Pablo Politi...3 Ryan Thompson...21 Slobodon Ilic...14 Kurt Ramsey
11 Eduardo Munoz...8 Jose Aniekwe...13 Qais Qamheiah...6 Alexandre Ferrand
..............................9 Kadian Lecky (cpt)...7 Maxim Dorneval
Subs:...12 Arthur Zaslavski (gk)...15 Zoltan Zsibok (mid)...16 Alex Nardi (def)...19 Gabriel Salguero (def)...20 Brook Azezew (fwd)
team officials:...staff Pavel Zaslavski, Jose Diaz, Dejan Gluscevic, Mario & Bruno Ierullo, Christina Pojesen.
Vaughan Sun Devils (all white, black numbers, red trim and JVC logo on chest)
.............................................1 Henrich Svetko
3 Arturo Alava...5 Dave McDonald (cpt)...23 Chris Turner...17 Paul Hillman
..................4 Eric Ranaldo...6 Mehmed Mehmedoglu...8 Bayete Smith
..................11 Tommy Kouzmanis...21 Gus Kouzmanis...10 Marco Antonucci
Subs:...9 Bobby Randhawa (mid)...19 Richie Lissone (mid)...00 Rob Tilley (gk)
team officials:...head coach Dave Benning...team doctor Scott Hewitt.
Game officials:...referee Sylviu Petrescu...referee's assistants Denise Robinson and Yakov Keimakh...fourth official Nathan Walker.
1st Half:...game starts 8:10pm...Astros defend west end.
6 min...Astros Politi freekick from 35 yards on left cleared and Astros Ilic blasts 35 yard shot wide left of net.
8 min...VSD sub...Randhawa replaces Alava.
10 min...VSD Tommy Kouzmanis cornerkick from left corner is headed around and VSD Hillman pops 12 yard header that's caught by goalie.
11 min...Astros Munoz freekick near right corner, Astros Lecky falls and ball deflects off him wide.
12 min...VSD Gus Kouzmanis gets cross from left and blasts 18 yard shot low and wide right.
13 min...Astros goalie beats VSD Randhawa out of box to clear away ball.
14 min...Astros Ferrand throw-in from left is headed by Astros Munoz and caught by VSD goalie.
15 min...VSD Tommy Kouzmanis cornerkick from right is booted away by defender.
16 min...Astros Dorneval gets to through ball but goalie runs out of box to clear before Dorneval can gain control.
20 min...VSD Gus Kouzmanis 15 yard one time shot saved by diving goalie on left.
21 min...Astros Aniekwe turns and pops up 25 yard shot well over net on one timer.
23 min...Sun Devils Marco Antonucci GOAL...SD Gus Kouzmanis passes to right after getting to ball and Antonucci puts in 5 yard tap-in beyond Astros goalie Luciano Miranda.
24 min...Astros Munoz shot on left from 12 yards batted down by diving goalie, VSD defender and Astros forward crash into goalie and all end up in net but ball deflects wide right.
27 min...VSD Tommy Kouzmanis 30 yard shot is wide left.
28 min...VSD Randhawa long throw-in from right is caught by goalie.
29 min...VSD Gus Kouzmanis on left rolls 15 yard shot on tough angle wide right.
30 min...VSD goalie charges out to clear through ball before Astros Aniekwe can get to it.
31 min...VSD Tommy Kouzmanis freekick from 35 yards on left is cleared by defender.
38 min...VSD Antonucci 35 yard shot from left is wide right of goal.
40 min...VSD Gus Kouzmanis on right passes over to VSD Tommy Kouzmanis who one times 25 yard shot well over net.
41 min...Astros Lecky long cross from right is behind net.
41 min...Astros Munoz cuts to middle from left and 35 yard shot well over net.
42 min...Astros Dorneval 30 yard freekick from left is batted down and ball picked up by goalie.
45 min...VSD Hillman injured in own end near 45 yard right sideline. VSD plays short for the rest of the half.
49 min...Astros Ramsey 35 yard freekick from right is caught by goalie in player traffic.
49 min...half ends 8:59pm.
2nd Half:...starts 9:17pm.
45 min...Astros Dorneval launches 15 yard shot over net.
47 min...VSD goalie beats Astros forward to through ball on right.
48 min...Two Astros players in VSD box can't get to cross from left.
49 min...VSD Mehmedoglu injured near center circle.
50 min...VSD Tommy Kouzmanis cornerkick from left is knocked around in box and cleared.
53 min...VSD Tommy Kouzmanis cornerkick from left is knocked around in box and charging VSD Gus Kouzmanis blasts over net from 12 yards.
55 min...VSD sub...Lissone replaces Mehmedoglu.
55 min...Astros players freekick from left edge of box is blasted through box to right side for VSD defender to clear.
58 min...Astros Ferrand long throw-in from left bounces wide left of goal.
59 min...Astros Lecky gets foot to through ball but quick shot from 15 yards rolls weakly to goalie.
61 min...Astros Munoz shot into box is batted down by VSD goalie and picked up.
62 min...Astros sub...Salguero replaces Ferrand.
62 min...VSD Smith is injured at center line.
63 min...VSD Smith 50 yard freekick blocked by goalie and goalie dives forward to take ball off VSD forward.
64 min...VSD Antonucci 35 yard freekick from right is headed by VSD Smith wide left from 10 yards on left.
68 min...VSD Gus Kouzmanis freekick from 40 yards, VSD Tommy Kouzmanis heads from 15 yard to goalie for easy save.
69 min...Sun Devils Bobby Randhawa GOAL...VSD Tommy Kouzmanis on left crosses into box for Randhawa to nod in ball on 10 yard header to left corner of net.
71 min...Astros sub...Azezew replaces Munoz.
73 min...VSD Tommy cornerkick from left is over box.
75 min...Sun Devils Bayete Smith GOAL...VSD Tommy Kouzmanis cornerkick from right rolls across box and Smith boots in 10 yarder to short side of goal on left.
75 min...VSD YELLOW card...McDonald for unsportsmanlike conduct. (I missed the play in this one and found out about it later while talking to the referee).
78 min...Astros Politi knocks VSD Tommy Kouzmanis on sideswipe tackle as he is running down the sideline.
78 min...Astros YELLOW card...Politi for the post play shoving match that took place.
80 min...Astros Brook Azezew GOAL...Azezew knocks in 7 yarder while charging for ball with goalie Henrich Svetko down after making save and Azezew banks it off underside of crossbar. Followed lots of Astros pressure in box.
82 min...VSD Tommy Kouzmanis cornerkick from left is cleared from box.
83 min...Astros Aniekwe high cross from right is chested down by Astros Qamheiah and he shoots wide left from 10 yards near left end line.
84 min...Astros players freekick from 40 yards on the left, Astros Lecky bicycle kicks on right back into box and Astros Aniekwe leaping header from 5 yards is over bar.
85 min...Astros YELLOW card...Lecky for dissent.
87 min...Astros YELLOW card...Dorneval for dissent.
88 min...Astros Kadian Lecky GOAL...Lecky gets short pass from Astros Gabriel Salguero from left on break and his quick 7 yard shot is to left side of net beyond goalie.
91 min...VSD YELLOW card...Antonucci for dissent.
93 min...VSD Ranaldo is injured in Astros end when Astros player runs by him and forearms him out of the way.
95.34 min...game ends.
Final Score:.........North York Astros.............2..............Vaughan Sun Devils................3.................
Attendance was about 75 on this hot humid summer evening.
Vaughan Sun Devils win the aggregate 6-2 and advance in Cup competition to the next round against the winner of the St Catharines Roma Wolves vs Hamilton Thunder series.
Sun Devils had a forward combo of brothers Tommy and Gus Kouzmanis and they were speedy but kept getting flagged offside. Sun Devils only brought three subs to the game and one of them was a goaltender. When Bobby Randhawa was brought in to replace Arturo Alava at only 8 minutes, it really limited their choices in this rough checking game. Head coach Dave Benning said his reserve team was playing the Olympians in an OSA cup/promotion game (I assume he meant the Mississauga Olympians reserve team).
Astros missed some early goal chances which could have given them a chance in this game but some sitters were missed or blasted high.
Rocket Robin
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