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Result of the CPSL game of Monday July 21, 2003 between North York Astros and Mississauga Olympians played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 8:30pm although the nomadic Olympians were considered the home team.
Mississauga Olympians (all white, blue numbers)
.........................................1 Dino Perri
.............14 Ismail Sidicki...11 Ian Cardey...3 Sam Borgh
16 Geoff Attard...8 John Matas...4 Danny Gallagher...13 Fernando Taratello...9 Marco Bedenikovic
...........................19 Jimmy Kuzmanovski...10 Darren Tilley
Subs:...5 Craig Taylor...20 Ritchie Gayle...23 Paul Moore...21 Dwayne Wright...2 Dave Bilcharsky
team officials:...manager David Gee...equipment manager John Gee
North York Astros (yellow socks, amber shorts and shirts, navy numbers)
.....................................1 Luciano Miranda
13 Adam Young...14 Kurt Ramsey...6 Pablo Politi (cpt)...4 Blazej Skoczylas
21 Alen Majstorovic...2 Boris Krimus...10 Gerardo Russo...5 Peter Zorbas
.........................8 Francisco Dos Santos...11 Marciano Emiliano
Subs:...12 Ryan Kelly (gk)...3 Ryan Thompson (def)...17 Guillermo Compton Hall (fwd)...15 Aldo Tari (def)...19 Gabriel Salguero...9 Alex Braletic (mid)...20 Cesar Paguere (mid)
team officials:...staff Pavel Zaslavski, Jose Dias, Vittorio Villacis, and John Melotte...general manager Bruno Ierullo
Game officials:...referee Alex William...referee's assistants Alex Mariona and John Biondich...fourth official Amato Deluca...(dressed in all black)
1st Half:...game starts 8:42pm...Astros defend east end on this warm humid evening.
1 min...MO player's cornerkick from right is cleared from A box.
2 min...A Emiliano low 18 yard shot from left is smothered by goalie.
4 min...A Russo cornerkick from right, A Ramsey pops up header wide left from 7 yards.
6 min...MO Borgh 40 yard low shot is wide left.
8 min...A Dos Santos sends 40 yard shot on right well wide right.
9 min...MO Tilley cross from left is through box.
10 min...MO Kuzmanovski on rush pushes ball too far ahead for control and goalie picks it up.
12 min...A Emiliano gets through ball in middle and shot over goalie but retreating MO Sidicki has ball hit him and rebound shot from 10 yards is wide left.
14 min...A Dos Santos given ball alone in MO box on right , stutter stips but goalie swats away his 10 yard shot.
15 min...A Young blasts 40 yard partially cleared cornerkick from right to goalie.
15 min...a misty rain starts to fall.
15 min...MO Tilley 10 yard header bounced to sprawling goalie.
16 min...MO player finishes MO sustained pressure with 15 yard shot wide.
19 min...Olympians Danny Gallagher GOAL...Gallagher finishes play with 20 yard shot from right to left side of net beating goalie Luciano Miranda.
21 min...MO Sidicki injured near center line.
23 min...A goalie catches 20 yard shot.
24 min...A Young waits too long on edge of MO box to take shot and defenders overwhelm him.
30 min...A Majstorovic 10 yard shot from left is into left side webbing of net.
33 min...A Russo cornerkick from right is headed over net by defender.
33 min...A Russo cornerkick from right is cleared on header, A Krimus blasts 30 yard rebound well high wide right of net.
35 min...A goalie catches 35 yard cross from right.
35 min...A player's 40 yard freekick from left, leaping A Ramsey can't twist header 15 yards on right.
36 min...A YELLOW card...Politi for walking over MO Bedenikovic after he slid in A box trying to keep ball in play.
37 min...A Emiliano finds himself in alone from 20 yards on left of 2 on 0 and with goalie cutting off angle slides 12 yard shot wide right of net for goalkick.
39 min...MO Cardey freekick from 45 yards lobbed into box and cleared wide.
40 min...A Majstorovic 25 yard shot deflects off defender for cornerkick.
41 min...A Russo cornerkick from right is headed away. A Russo then curls 25 yard shot wide left.
42 min...A Dos Santos cross from right, A player heads from 5 yards straight down and through box.
43 min...Astros Francisco Dos Santos GOAL...Dos Santos in box has to run away from net to retrieve ball and turn and scoops 15 yard shot from right into net over goalie Dino Perri who's off his line.
47 min...MO Tilley runs into box and rolls cross from left end line out to MO Kuzmanovsky who blasts 3 yard shot that's blocked by defender.
47 min...half ends 9:29pm.
2nd Half:...starts 9:46pm...now a hard rain is falling.
45 min...MO Gallagher cornerkick from right, MO Sidicki leaps up and heads down from 5 yards, goalie can't hang on over his head.
47 min...Astros Francisco Dos Santos GOAL...Dos Santos runs into box on left and chips over goalie from 15 yards into center of net.
49 min...Astros Gerardo Russo GOAL...Francisco Dos Santos on left side of box sends low cross across box and Russo kicks it in from 3 yards.
53 min...A Emiliano 30 yard freekick from right is caught by goalie.
56 min...MO sub...Taylor replaces Bedenikovic.
56 min...A Emiliano 15 yard side scissor kick that bounces to goalie.
58 min...MO sub...Wright replaces Sidicki.
59 min...MO Matas hard 25 yard shot from left is batted down by goalie.
60 min...A Skoczylas 45 yard shot from left is caught by goalie.
60 min..MO sub...Moore replaces Taratello.
62 min...A Dos Santos runs down left wing and 25 yard shot from left angle is just over top right corner of net.
65 min...A Dos Santos hits A Zorbas with pass on run on left and he shoots from 7 yards that's blocked, A Dos Santos 3 yard scoop over fallen goalie but defender blocks shock.
66 min...A Emiliano shot up middle for 30 yards that's caught by goalie.
68 min...MO player's 30 yard shot from left is caught by goalie.
69 min...A sub...Compton Hall replaces Dos Santos.
73 min...A sub...Salguero replaces Emiliano.
75 min...MO Matas runs in from left and 20 yard shot is rolled across box and just misses right corner of net.
77 min...MO YELLOW card...Cardey(?) for tripping A forward.
79 min...A Russo cornerkick from left is blocked in box.
81 min...MO Gallagher 40 yard shot caught by goalie.
82 min...A goalie punches out freekick cross into box.
86 min...MO Borgh is tapped over freekick and blasts 35 yard shot wide right.
89 min...A Compton Hall runs on 2 on 1 up left, rolls pass across to center but second defender rushed back into play to cut off pass.
91 min...MO Moore slides in A box and 8 yard shot from right is smothered by diving goalie.
92 min...MO goalie checks A Salguero in alone on breakaway.
94:19 min...game ends 10:35pm.
Final Score:.........Mississauga Olympians..............1.............North York Astros..............3..........
Attendance was about 50 on this miserable warm but wet evening with rain pouring down from about the 15th minute onward. This game had Olympians listed as the home team as they continue their season with all games on the road. Results were reversed from the game one month ago when Olympians won 3-0 on Monday June 23rd. This game was more like the playoff game last year when Astros surprised Olympians in the wildcard game on a cold rainy night.
Astros star of last year's playoff run, Guillermo Compton Hall was listed as a starter but Francisco Dos Santos was the player in his spot. Astros general manager said he picked up Dos Santos two weeks ago from Toronto Supra. He played for Supra last year and the A-League Toronto Lynx a few years ago. One game, two goals and an assist! Maybe he's found his team at last. Compton Hall did take his place at 69 minutes with the Astros having the game in hand.
Rocket Robin
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