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Result of the CPSL game of Friday July 11th, 2003 at 8:00pm between Toronto Croatia and St Catharines Roma Wolves played at Memorial Park in Streetsville (Mississauga).
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)
...................................12 George Azcurra
18 Joe Draganic...3 Daniel Pilas...4 Domogoz Sain...2 Adrian Azcurra
6 Mario Kulis...21 Paul Grguric...5 Nediljko Simic...14 Deny Draganic
...................17 Jose Aniekwe...11 Josip Bucic
Subs:...--Nino Andrijevic...10 Antonio Zupan...8 Hugo Alstitud...9 Velimir Crljen...19 Halburto Harris...1 Mate Jurkin...16 Edin Kalic
team officials:...coach Velimir Crljen...assistant coach Tomo Boljkovac...team manager Juan Ljubic...club manager Mile Brkic
St Catharines Roma Wolves (white socks and shirts, black shorts and numbers)
....................................1 Claudio Perri
2 Ryan Foss...8 Joe Carbonara...19 Nick Aragona...22 Gary McGuchan
15 Adam Caruso...11 Frank DelPriore...13 Lucio Ianiero...10 Tony Carbonara
.......................9 Frank Zumpano...18 Carlo Arghittu
Subs:...30 Vince Lepiane...6 John Kamendy...20 Mark Mulholland...7 Patrick Kelman...21 Joe DelPriore...16 Lucas Klein...5 Thomas Latocha
team officials:...head coach Lucio Ianiero...assistant coach Paul O'Rourke...general manager Armand Difurscio...trainer Nick Riganelli...team physio Joe Fenwick
Game officials:...referee Frank Marciello...referee's assistants Calin Pintea and Dean Swabino...fourth official John Biondich...(yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)
1st Half:...game starts 8:13pm...TD defend south end on this warm cloudy evening played on a wet field...all times are converted from my wristwatch.
4 min...W Ianiero cornerkick from left is headed away.
5 min...TC Aniekwe turns and cuts 20 yard roller that's covered by goalie.
6 min...TC Aniekwe steps up right and lofts 20 yard shot well over bar.
7 min...W Arghittu shot in traffic from 15 yards on left rolls to goalie.
8 min...W Joe Carbonara 40 yard freekick from right bends to left where W Arghittu hops to partly backheel shot from 5 yards but ball is stopped.
11 min...W goalie picks up low cross along right end line.
12 min...TC Deny Dragonic runs down left wing and cross through box. TC Aniekwe on right rolls cross to middle where TC Joe Draganic blasts low 25 yard shot wide right.
15 min...W goalie races out to boot ball away from charging TC Aniekwe.
17 min...TC Joe Draganic 25 yard freekick from left bends over four man wall but banana bends ball just wide left of post.
19 min...TC player's 40 yard freekick from right is blocked in box.
20 min...TC Deny Draganic cornerkick from right is low and headed away by first defender.
21 min...TC Deny Draganic rolls cross from left and cleared. TC Joe Draganic 25 yard rebound on partial clearance is deflected wide right.
22 min...TC Aniekwe heads cornerkick from right from 3 yards on left post that defender tips wide left for cornerkick.
27 min...TC Joe Draganic freekick from 35 yards on left is blocked in box.
29 min...TC Joe Draganic 35 yard freekick from left is popped up for goalie on 7 yard flick header by TC Aniekwe in box facing away from goal.
32 min...TC Aniekwe cross from right near corner flag is over net.
33 min...W YELLOW card...Ianiero for leaping kick on TC Simic in TC end.
34 min...TC Grguric gets second chance in furious in W box but 10 yard shot deflects off defender and pops up ball for goalie to catch.
36 min...TC player's 30 yard shot from right just misses top left corner of net.
37 min...the rain starts to fall.
39 min...Wolves player was fouled in TC box. TC Domagoj Sain earns YELLOW card for pushing after whistle. Referee Frank Marciello awarded a Penalty kick.
40 min...Wolves Joe Carbonara GOAL...Carbonara blasts Penalty Kick to low left, diving TC goalie George Azcurra gets hand to ball but momentum pushes it into left corner of net.
41 min...W Ianiero loops ball over crowd from 25 yards but caught by goalie.
42 min...TC Aniekwe turns and fires 15 yard shot in crowd of players but blocked.
43 min...TC Sain jabs foot midair and 20 yard ball up middle is caught by goalie.
44 min...Wolves Gary McGuchan GOAL...Wolves player running into TC end is stopped at 25 yards, McGuchan following in lofts ball over crowd of players in box and it drops into low left corner of net with goalie off line.
45 min...TC Adrian Azcurra 35 yard shot from left into box, charging W goalie catches ball.
46 min...half ends 8:59pm.
sheets of rain are falling now.
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