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Result of the CPSL game of Saturday June 7, 2003 between Brampton Hitmen and Ottawa Wizards played at Victoria Park in Brampton at 4:00pm.
Brampton Hitmen (blue socks, shorts and numbers, white shirts)
................................00 Roy Blanche
5 Milodrag Akmadzic...6 Danie Cerros...19 Sean Roberts...12 Jonathan Bustamante
2 Maximiliano Andrada...10 Adolfo Mella...13 Phil Ionadi (cpt)...11 Jatinder Thind
..................15 Wessley Gilbert...17 Kurt Mella
Subs:...3 Scot Houston...7 Marcin Wysocki...8 Luca Centurione...9 Sean Holmes...20 Jusif Yawando...18 Daniel Zabalet...27 Sam Virdo (gk)
team officials:...head coach Steve Nijjar...assistant coach Pernell Masson...general manager Ruben Toro...team manager Hector Marinero...physiotherapy Kirnjaet
Ottawa Wizards (all navy, yellow numbers and trim)
................................1 Salbrahima Trarore
21 Robin Hart...14 Greg Jiehs...23 Charles Gbeke...5 Kwesi Loney
22 MacDonald Yobe...17 Urbain Some...7 Peter Mponda...11 Alen Marcina
.......................8 Kevin Nelson...9 Abraham Osman
Subs:...27 Simon Eaddy (gk)...6 Mohammed Mageedansh (def)...10 Samir Karaga (fwd)...15 Sanjeev Parmar (mid)...4 Robert Dow (mid)...19 Mario Andrijanovic (fwd)
team officials:...president Omur Sezerman...coach Hubert Busby...general manager Mike Ozses...equipment Marc Ozses
Game officials:...referee Angelo Gerzakis...referee's assistants John Biondich and John Oliva...fourth official Nathan Walsh
1st Half:...game starts 4:06pm...BH defend east end...all times are converted from my wristwatch.
<1 min...OW Nelson races down right and cross caught by goalie.
4 min...OW Some blasts 20 yard roller wide left.
5 min...OW Yobe 30 yard freekick from right is headed away by defender.
7 min...OW Marcina 10 yard shot from left after receiving cross from right is blocked by goalie, OW Nelson turns and scoops 5 yard shot over net.
9 min...OW Some 25 yard blast over crowd of players just over bar.
11 min...BH Gilbert chips 20 yarder into box on rush that's easily scooped up by goalie.
16 min...OW blasts partially cleared rebound from 20 yards on left well high and wide right of net.
19 min...BH defender gets in way to knock away cross to OW Nelson in box.
21 min...BH Ionadi cornerkick from right, headed around in box and ball blocked by defender protecting fallen goalie. A pushing match is soon broken up.
21 min...BH YELLOW card...Kurt Mella for his part in the pushing match.
24 min...BH Cerros injured in own end.
26 min...BH Kurt Mella injured at center line with chest injury.
.........OW players are called offside about three times on their rushes.
35 min...BH Akmadzic races cross field to breakup rushes on right by OW Mponda.
36 min...BH Bustamonte injured just outside BH box.
37 min...OW Hart long throw-in from right headed away in box by defender, OW Hart rebound cross from right is over box and picked up by goalie.
38 min...BH Bustamante low 25 yard shot bounces to goalie.
39 min...BH Ionadi injured just outside center circle. He's down for about 3 minutes.
44 min...BH goalie leaps in crowd of players to catch 30 yard shot from left.
45 min...Wizards Kevin Nelson GOAL...Nelson gets ball centered to him and his 18 yard deflected shot through crowd of players is off defender's chest and into center of net just under bar past goalie Roy Blanche.
46 min...BH goalie charges out to clear ball.
46 min...BH YELLOW card...Bustamante for clipping feet of OW Gbeke in OW end.
48 min...half ends 4:54pm.
2nd Half:...starts 5:13pm on this still sunny evening with the sun in the west.
halftime subs:...BH Yawando replaces Adolfo Mella.
.....................BH Centurione replaces Andrada.
46 min...OW goalie charges into crowd to catch cornerkick from left.
48 min...OW Some 25 yard shot after freekick headed away by defender is caught by sprawling goalie.
52 min...OW Marcina 30 yard freekick from left is wide right of box and leaping defender heads out for cornerkick.
57 min...OW sub...Parmar replaces Nelson.
57 min...OW Parmar long throw-in from left 40 yards is headed forward by OW player at 20 yards and goalie races wide right to pick up ball.
59 min...OW Marcina 30 yard freekick from right is headed away by leaping defender.
61 min...BH goalie misses bouncer on slide but has time to scramble wide right to pick up ball.
63 min...OW Gbeke gets to break with BH goalie blasting kick off him as BH Akmadzic laid injured on edge of box.
67 min...OW Andrijanovic and BH Thind are pushing each other and melee of other players ensues. BH Akmadzic and OW Gbeke are in the worst.
69 min...BH YELLOW card...Roberts for his part in melee.
.................OW YELLOW card...Gbeke for his part in melee.
70 min...BH defender's clearance hits BH player's hand on edge of box.
71 min...OW Parmar freekick blast into BH player wall, BH defenders clear ball. BH Cerros is injured in box.
75 min...OW Gbeke heads 7 yarder over net after receiving cross from right.
76 min...BH sub...Holmes replaces Thind.
.............BH sub...Zabalet replaces Centurione.
76 min...BH Yawando cornerkick from right is kicked away by first defender.
77 min...BH Ionadi cornerkick from right is headed wide left by off balance BH Akmadzic.
78 min...BH Ionadi gets cross and spins midair shot from 25 yards that leaping goalie palms over goal.
79 min...BH Holmes long throw-in from right is knocked away by defender after some good pressure by BH players in OW box.
80 min...BH sub...Wysocki replaces Gilbert.
82 min...OW Parmar long throw-in from right, OW Osman turns and 20 yard shot is just over bar.
83 min...OW sub...Karaga replaces Marcina.
85 min...Hitmen Marcin Wysocki GOAL...Hitmen captain Phil Ionadi freekick from 35 yards on left, Wysocki who'd only subbed in five minutes earlier takes diving header from 7 yards is into low right side of net behind sprawling goalie Salbrahima Trarore.
87 min...BH sub...Houston replaces Bustamante.
89 min...OW YELLOW card...Hart for pulling down BH player on left sideline.
89 min...BH Roberts 40 yard shot over crowd is caught by goalie near left post.
90 min...OW Parmar cornerkick from left is headed away by defender.
91 min...OW Parmar long throw-in from right, BH Akmadzic heads out of box.
92 min...game ends 6:00pm.
Final Score:.........Brampton Hitmen...........1..................Ottawa Wizards.............1..........
Attendance was about 150 on this sunny warm day.
The Hitmen played the Wizards tough just like the Rogers Cup semifinal in London last season. Lots of hard tackling.
Wizards coach Hugo Busby Jr had to be constantly told to step back from the sideline. Behind the Hitmen bench was listed this year Hector Marinero (Sr) as team manager. His experience and today's game against the 2002 champs upgrade my expectations of the club.
Robin Hart was moved back to defense on the Wizards line. New players in the starting lineup were Kwesi Loney, Alen Marciana, Greg Jiehs, MacDonald Yobe and Charles Gbeke.
Hitmen's Milodrag Akmadzic was still a star on defence as the oldest player in the league. New starting players were goalie Roy Blanche, Maximiliano Andrada, Jonathan Bustamante and Wessley Gilbert.
The game was broadcast 'live' by Rogers television for local consumption and it may be replayed to other areas including possibly Ottawa.
Rocket Robin
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