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Result of the Sunday October 5th, 2003 CPSL Rogers Cup Playoffs Final between Vaughan Sun Devils (considered the home team) and Brampton Hitmen played at Cove Road in London at 3:15pm.
Vaughan Sun Devils (all black, white numbers & JVC logo on chest, red trim)
.............................................1 Rob Tilley
..........22 Angelo Pollastrone...4 Jorge Molina...25 Danny Sanna
11 Cameron Medwin...5 Tony Marshall...6 Chris Turner...10 Willie Giummarra...7 Aundrea Rollins
..........................24 Mathew Palleschi...18 Joey Todaro
Subs:...9 Jason De Thomasis (mid)...13 Paul Sinisi (fwd)...14 Eke Chibueze (fwd)...16 Wilson Hugo (def)...17 Fitzroy Powell (def)...20 Lorenzo Sibio (fwd)...23 Riccardo Forno (mid)
team officials:...head coach Tony DeThomasis...coach Sam Medeiros...manager Elio Scarcello...team doctor Scot Howitt...team equipment Enzo Bruzzese.
Brampton Hitmen (all white, blue numbers and trim)
................................................00 Roy Blanche
.............19 Sean Roberts (cpt)...11 Alvaro Vaquez...5 Milodrag Akmadzic
18 Lovemore Ncube...6 Robert Fran...12 Jonathan Bustamante...2 Maximiliano Andrada
..............10 Adolfo Mella...3 Hugo Herrera...17 Kurt Mella
Subs:...0 Ricardo Esgro (gk)...7 Diego Da Silva...9 Sean Holmes (def)...13 Phil Ionadi (fwd)...14 Ruben Flores (fwd)...15 Scott Houston...20 Yusif Deem Jamamdo (fwd)
team officials:...Pernel Mason assistant coach...Hecto Marinaro team manager...general manager Ruben Toro...therapist Paolo Pacione...trainer Marcin Wysocki
Game officials:...referee Mike Lambert...referee's assistants Amato DeLuca and Joe Fletcher...fourth official Sylvio Petrescu...(red shirts, black shorts and socks)
1st Half:...game starts 3:23pm...VSD defend south goal on this cool sunny afternoon. All times are converted from my wristwatch as I was at a bad angle to see the scoreboard.
1 min...BH Herrera rolls ball across VSD box.
3 min...BH Fran 35 yard bouncer up middle blocked by goalie who dives on rebound.
7 min...BH Yaquez runs on right and cross into box but play whistled down when defender is pushed over.
11 min...VSD Palleschi runs through middle to get to ball heading off BH Roberts 12 yard shot on left that's wide left.
18 min...Sun Devils RED card...Chris Turner punches Hitmen's Jonathan Bustamante in the face in the center circle injuring him. Referee Mike Lambert issues a Red card directly.
20 min...VSD Giummarra cornerkick from left is headed away by leaping defender. VSD Marshall injured at BH 40 yard line as play continued.
24 min...BH Andrade 35 yard shot from midair is just wide left high over net.
26 min...BH Ncube runs down right wing and crosses near end line that has VSD Sanna get head to it and flying VSD goalie push ball wide right of post.
27 min...Hitmen Kurt Mella GOAL...BH Adolfo Mella cornerkick from right and Kurt Mella charges in box to flick 8 yarder into middle of net just under bar beyond goalie Rob Tilley.
30 min...BH Adolfo Mella cornerkick from right is flicked up by VSD Giummarra, ball headed over to left for BH Andrada to blast 20 yarder well over net.
31 min...BH Bustamonte scoops cross from left, BH Herrera flick header from 8 yards is wide right.
32 min...VSD Molina cross from left after run, charging BH goalie swats ball from charging VSD player's head attempt.
34 min...VSD Pollastrone sliding low tackle on BH Herrera just before he gets into VSD box. Freekick awarded.
34 min...BH Adolfo Mella low 20 yard freekick is into legs in VSD wall.
35 min...VSD Rollins on fast break on left slides 10 yard shot through goalie's legs but into left webbing of net.
37 min...VSD Palleschi gets pass in open on left but rolls weak 12 yarder that's smothered by goalie.
38 min...BH Adolfo Mella 30 yard freekick from left hits VSD Giummarra in one man wall, BH Adolfo Mella later recovers own throw-in and crosses over players in box.
39 min...BH Herrera 20 yard shot near right end line is wide left.
41 min...VSD Molina 45 yard lob over crowd of players from left bounces to goalie.
42 min...BH Kurt Mella injured just outside VSD box with what looks like a shoulder injury and he leaves game for two minutes.
44 min...VSD Giummarra 45 yard freekick from right is blocked in BH wall.
46 min...VSD YELLOW card...Giummarra for pushing incident with BH Roberts.
48 min...half ends 4:11pm.
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