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2nd Half:...starts 9:44pm.
47 min...Astros Compton Hall cornerkick from left is blocked on edge of box.
49 min...TC YELLOW card...Bacek for kicking Astros Compton Hall when he was down on in the ground in TC end.
49 min...TC goalie catches cross from left.
50 min...TC Zupetic finds himself in alone and chips goalie from 30 yards but ball bounces wide left of post.
52 min...Astros Flores cornerkick from left is over everyone in box.
53 min...TC goalie catches loose ball in box.
55 min...Astros Flores knocks into TC Bacek in TC end injuring him.
57 min...TC sub...Alstitud replaces Bacek.
58 min...Astros player's 25 yard shot deflected over net for cornerkick.
59 min...Astros sub...Salguero replaces Flores.
60 min...Astros goalie charges out to dribble around charging TC Zupetic on left rushing to through ball on fast break after cornerkick on right.
61 min...TC Laurito gets away on break and tries to chip goalie on 20 yards offside but official's flag is up when TC player runs ahead.
63 min...Astros sub...Gutierrez replaces Russo.
64 min...TC Harris injured in bump with Astros player in Astros end.
66 min...TC goalie blocks 40 yard shot.
68 min...Astros Compton Hall charges to connect with 40 yard shot into box but sprawling goalie blocks 5 yard shot on left.
69 min...Astros Salguero shot from 12 yards on left around goalie but defender clears off line.
69 min...TC goalie stops 45 yard blast over crowd of players.
70 min...TC Zupetic injured in center circle by taking arm in face.
72 min...TC Zupetic cross from left is over head of leaping TC Laurito in Astros box.
73 min...Astros Ramsey replaces Majstorovic.
74 min...Astros Gutierrez 35 yard low shot through crowd caught by goalie.
76 min...Astros Salguero snakes 25 yard shot from left that goalie blocks in right corner of net.
78 min...TC Harris injured near center line.
79 min...TC Harris charges in on left wing and low shot blocked by sliding goalie from 10 yards.
80 min...Pavic replaces Harris.
81 min...Astros Zorbas 35 yard shot through crowd caught by goalie.
82 min...Astros sub...Martinez replaces Zorbas.
83 min...Astros Gutierrez injured by elbox in TC end.
84 min...Astros Salguero freekick near left flag is shot wide left of net.
86 min...Astros Ramsey hooks ball from right sideline that TC goalie must save.
87 min...TC Zupetic overruns ball when cross received from left.
90 min...Astros Dos Santos twists header from 10 yards wide left when he receives cross from right.
92 min (injury time)...Toronto Croatia Jure Pavic GOAL...TC Mario Zupetic cross from right finds Pavic who gets around defender and from 15 yards while holding off another defender, he finds room to shoot ball into top left corner of net.
93 min...TC Zupetic rush on right charges in and goalie blocks 15 yard shot from right.

Final Score:..........Toronto Croatia............3...................North York Astros.................1.............

Attendance was about 100 people for this rescheduled game postponed from August 6th when the City of Mississauga double-booked the field. Toronto Croatia are on a roll now and probably don't mind when they look back on events and see that they could nab third place in the Western Conference.

This game looked like it would be a ten goal slugfest but the Red card changed Toronto Croatia to playing more conservatively and they didn't threaten except for the fastbreaks and counterattacks they tried to pull off. Astros put more shots on net but many were from the 25 yard mark through a defender and no rebounds were coughed up. Francisco Dos Santos, Guillermo Compton Hall, and Gabriel Salguero had the best chances to tie the game for the Astros. Mario Zupetic was left as the lone forward for most of the second half.

Astros goalie tonight was Paulo Silva who again this year was the goaltending coach for the A-League Toronto Lynx. He played for the Astros when they played in Scarborough in the old CNSL. John the PA man announced during the introductions that TC goalie George Azcurra was just returning from his honeymoon.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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