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Result of the Tuesday October 5th, 2004 CPSL game between Metro Lions and Vaughan Shooters played at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough at 7:30pm. This was a Quarterfinal game in the Rogers Cup.

Metro Lions (white socks and shirts, navy shorts, red numbers)

................................1 Amandeer Saini
.............6 Ainsley Romany...14 Kevin Ricketts...4 Marc Jankovic
9 Darryl Gomez...7 Caswain Mason...20 Maxim Dorneval...13 Kareem Reynolds...10 Hayden Fitzwilliams
......................19 Craig Patton...11 Gabriel Salustius

Subs:...00 Courtney Campbell (gk)...22 Marko Janjicek...12 Mishel Levkov...3 Owen Mitchell...18 Billy Ninopoulos...23 Chris Handsor
team officials:...coach/manager Goran Miscevic...assistant coach B Bratic...officials Ken Mollineau and A Sulkowski

Vaughan Shooters (blue socks and shirts, white shorts and numbers)

.............................1 Brian Bowes
..............17 Raj Takhar...2 Angelo Pollastrone (cpt)...4 Jorge Molina
7 Cameron Medwin...8 Chris Turner...11 Branco Majstorivic...10 Joey Todaro...21 Marco Casilinuovo
........................13 Mathew Palleschi...14 Eke Chibueze

Subs:...00 Roberto Scala (gk)...22 Ricardo Forno...12 Fitzroy Powell...15 Fitzroy Christey...19 Jose Anikewe...20 Steve Said...9 Jason DeThomasis
team officials:...head coach Tony DeThomasis...assistant coach Phil Bento...team manager Elio Scarcello...team therapist Scott Howitt...official Enzo Bruzzesse

Game officials:...referee Angelo Gertsakis...referee's assistants Manuel Orellana and Paul Bottos...fourth official Andrew Kravets...(all black)...match observer Norm Clarke

1st Half:...game starts 7:42pm...Lions defend north end on this cold evening with no wind.
2 min...Lions Gomez cornerkick from left is headed down by Lions Jankovic, Lions Patton on right rolls cross back into box but ball cleared.
6 min...Shooters Mathew Palleschi GOAL...Palleschi takes low 18 yard shot from right that hits diving goalie Amandeer Saini and deflects up into top of net.
7 min...Lions Fitzwilliams freekick from 20 yards on extreme right is headed away.
9 min...VS Casinuovo (?) ends VS pressure in Lions box by jabbing 20 yard shot wide left.
11 min...VS Palleschi rush to left corner and cross through Lions box and VS player's recross blocked.
18 min...Lions workout cornerkick from left but shot attempts blocked.
19 min...VS Palleschi 22 yard shot from right is over net.
22 min...Lions goalie catches 60 yard freekick.
25 min...Lions Fitzwilliams cornerkick from left is headed away by first defender.
27 min...VS Casilinuovo cross through box from left after race to ball but ball cleared.
29 min...Lions Salustius gets quick throw-in down right wing and cross into box where leaping Lions Patton heads ball over net from 6 yards.
30 min...Lions Romany long 55 yard freekick has Lions Salustius miss on scissor kick from 20 yards on left.
31 min...VS Todaro 25 yard freekick is arced just over net.
32 min...Lions Craig Patton GOAL...Lions player crosses from 25 yards on left, Lions Gabriel Salustius on right gives short cross from 12 yards to Patton whose 12 yard shot banks in off right post.
34 min...Lions Gomez bends 30 yard shot from right just wide of left post.
35 min...VS Casilinuovo 35 yard shot from left caught by goalie on right post.
38 min...Lions Maxim Dorneval GOAL...Lions Hayden Fitzwilliams on left rolls pass into box for Dorneval to cut 8 yard shot from left into center of net.
40 min...Lions goalie saves 22 yard shot from left.
42 min...Lions Fitzwilliams 35 yard freekick from left is blocked by defender in box.
43 min...Lions goalie charges out of net to check VS Palleschi on sliding tackle on poor back pass.
43 min...Lions YELLOW card...Mason for dissent protesting an offside call.
44 min...Lions Gomez races on right for one touch blast from 25 yards that diving goalie stops and Lions Patton charges in and blasts 7 yard sitter over net.
46 min...Lions Fitzwilliams 35 yard freekick from left crossed to Lions Gomez whose 15 yarder on right is over net.
48 min...half ends 8:30pm.

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