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Result of the Sunday July 24th, 2005 CPSL game between Vaughan Shooters and St Catharines Roma Wolves played at The Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan at 7:00pm.

Vaughan Shooters (all blue, white numbers)

........................1 Brian Bowes
17 Raj Takhar...8 Chris Turner...2 Angelo Pollastrone (cpt)...4 Jorge Molina
7 Cameron Medwin...21 Darryl Gomez...12 Danny Sanna...19 Desmond Humphrey
..................9 Jason DeThomasis...5 Stalin Cardenas

Subs:...1 Gregory Drakes (gk)...6 Oday Khaghani (mid)...13 Frankie Bruno (mid)...18 Sean Myers (fwd)...22 Ricky Forno (mid)...11 Wilson Hugo (def)
team officials:...head coach Carmine Isacco...manager Ruben Toro...trainer Dr Scott Howitt SPC...club official Elio Scarcello

St Catharines Roma Wolves (all white, black numbers)

.....................1 Claudio Perri
............7 Pablo Nieves...2 John Gallo...27 Mark Konert
20 Stephen King...25 Petar Kus...19 Geoffrey Attard...11 Frank DelPriore...23 Dana Heimacher
..................18 Carlo Arghtittu (cpt)...10 Jerry Cino

Subs:...6 Danny Gallagher (--)...22 Ognjien Ruzic (fwd)...24 Mirnes Boscevic (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Tom Bernardi...assistant coach Gavin King...manager Pat Viola...trainer Nick Riganelli

Game officials:...referee Mike Winstanley...referee's assistant Jacques Tjonasan and Michael Izzo...fourth official Jeremy Beggs.

1st half:...game starts 7:11pm...VS defend north end on this hot, humid, overcast evening ready to rain.
2 min...VS Gomez 20 yard bouncer caught by goalie.
4 min...VS Humphrey cross from right has VS DeThomasis on diving header from 5 yards that hits crossbar.
4 min...VS Takhar is injured.
5 min...W Arghittu flick header off 30 yard freekick from 10 yards is caught by goalie.
6 min...VS Cardenas races in around goalie but 5 yard shot is into right outside webbing of net.
7 min...W King cross from right is cleared by defender in box when two W players miss.
7 min...VS Humphrey around defender and long run on left has low 20 yard roller saved by goalie.
8 min...W Kus low 20 yard shot bounces to goalie.
8 min...VS Sanna ends pressure with 20 yard shot wide left.
9 min...VS player's 20 yard roller is wide left.
10 min...W King cross from right drifts over net.
11 min...VS player's cornerkick from right is short and VS Gomez 20 yard shot up middle deflects off defender and rolls to goalie.
13 min...VS Sanna cornerkick from right bounces into box and ball is cleared. VS player's 30 yard shot into box has goalie bobble off head of VS forward then catches before ball lands.
14 min...W Arghittu cornerkick from right is headed away by defender.
16 min...VS Sanna 25 yard midair shot through crowd is caught by goalie.
21 min...VS Cardenas gets centering pass and 20 yard shot is just wide right.
22 min...W Konert freekick from right 20 yards is headed away by defender.
24 min...VS Humphrey rush down left and leaping VS Medwin can't quite turn header.
25 min...W Konert 40 yard freekick from left is headed away by VS Gomez on edge of box.
26 min...W YELLOW card...Konert for sliding trip on right side (on VS Sanna?).
27 min...W goalie charges out ot catch bouncer into box.
28 min...W play short as W Konert comes to sideline injured.
29 min...VS Medwin 25 yard shot up middle is blasted well over net.
30 min...VS Cardenas cuts to middle and 22 yard shot palmed over net by goalie.
30 min...VS DeThomasis pops up header from cornerkick on right and W player clears. W Konert returns to the game.
31 min...W goalie dives for ball in box.
33 min...VS Humphrey chips ball from 25 yards bounces to goalie.
34 min...VS Humphrey sets VS Cardenas away on left but 15 yard shot is blocked by defender.
35 min...VS Cardenas 25 yard roller from right wins cornerkick.
35 min...VS Takhar 10 yard header is off W crossbar and over net.
37 min...VS Gomez pushes ball up middle and VS Pollastrone lifts ball over net from 8 yards.
38 min...VS Sanna 25 yard freekick up middle is curled just over net.
39 min...VS DeThomasis blasts 30 yard shot up middle well over net.
40 min...VS Medwin gets pass to middle and 20 yard shot is pushed wide right by flying goalie.
41 min...VS player's rebound of partial clearance has W player head ball over net.
41 min...VS Humphrey cornerkick from left that VS Medwin can't twist header from 8 yards on left and ball goes over net.
43 min...Shooters Desmond Humphrey GOAL...Humphrey is given through ball on left from 45 yards and he races in and takes 18 yard shot from even with left post that's into top right corner of net behind goalie Claudio Perri.
44 min...W YELLOW card...Perri (goalie) for pulling down VS player at 22 yards on ball that he kicked away and deflected.
45 min...VS DeThomasis 22 yard freekick hits player's head in wall.
46 min...VS Sanna 25 yard blast well wide right on 3 on 1 rush.
47 min...half ends 7:58pm.

2nd Half:...starts 8:16pm.
48 min...VS Takhar rush on right and low cross stopped by diving goalie.
51 min...VS Humphrey 30 yard shot from left is deflected to diving goalie for save.
53 min...W YELLOW card...King for tackle at W 30 yards on left.
53 min...VS DeThomasis freekick blast from left hits head in wall and ball cleared.
56 min...VS Gomez 60 yard ball up middle is caught by goalie.
57 min...VS Cardenas given ball up middle from left but misses 12 yard shot wide right.
57 min...VS DeThomasis runs up left on 3 on 1 and stops and boots 15 yard shot wide right.
58 min...W DelPriore pushes ball up middle to W Arghittu whose 10 yard roller into right corner of net is flagged offside.
59 min...W Arghittu cuts to middle and 20 yard deflected shot to goalie on right post.
60 min...VS Cardenas 20 yard blast has goalie push wide left.
60 min...VS Humphrey after short cornerkick from left sends cross wide right over goalline.
61 min...VS DeThomasis 25 yard shot well over net.
62 min...W goalie charges out of box to keep VS DeThomasis from getting to ball.
63 min...VS DeThomasis gets pass from VS Medwin has him have shot blocked by goalie.
64 min...Shooters Jason DeThomasis GOAL...Shooters Cameron Medwin runs down right and low cross for DeThomasis at 10 yards out and his low blast is into right side of net.
65 min...VS sub...Myers replaces Cardenas.
66 min...W Arghittu cornerkick from left has defender clear, W Attard blasts 25 yard shot well wide and high right.
67 min...VS Myers slips upon shot in box.
68 min...VS Myers pops up 20yard kick over head to goalie.
68 min...W Cino 25 yard shot is wide left.
69 min...Shooters Chris Turner GOAL...Shooters Jason DeThomasis has clear shot from 12 yards on left but he passes over to middle and Wolves defender intercepts but Turner gains possession and rolls in 5 yarder.
70 min...VS Pollastrone blocks cross from right and goalie picks up loose ball.
71 min...VS Takhar run down right and rolls cross, VS DeThomasis 12 yard blast is well over net.
72 min...VS Medwin gets pass on right and 15 yard blast wide left.
73 min...W YELLOW card...DelPriore for tripping up VS player at W 30 yards.
74 min...VS Gomez 30 yard chip over crowd of players is caught by goalie.
76 min...W player cramps up in center circle.
76 min...VS sub...Khaghani replaces Sanna.
78 min...Shooters Desmond Humphrey GOAL...Humphrey is touched a pass on edge of box and his 15 yard shot is blasted into the top of net just under bar.
79 min...VS Takhar rush on right and 22 yard blast tipped off left goalpost by goalie's hand for cornerkick.
81 min...VS sub...Hugo replaces Humphrey.
84 min...W goalie slides out to take away through ball from VS Takhar.
84 min...VS Turner 45 yard thorugh ball bounces to goalie.
85 min...Shooters Sean Myers GOAL...Shooters Wilson Hugo rushes up left and crosses into box for Myers to lean into 8 yard header into top right corner of net.
86 min...W goalie picks up low cross from left into box.
90 min...VS Takhar runs down right and cross off head of W Gallo who pops ball up for goalie.
92 min...W DelPriore 45 yard freekick caught by goalie in crowd of players.
92 min...game ends 9:02pm.

Final Score:.......Vaughan Shooters...........5.............St Catharines Roma Wolves...................0............

Attendance was around 80 including ball boys. The threat of rain probably cut into any walk up crowd. The only rain that actually fell in the game was about five minutes of mist that fell in each half. The real rain started after the game ended.

The game was predictable in that the Wolves had no bench strength so faded badly in the second half while the Shooters could keep bringing in fresh players. Midfielder Geoffrey Attard said after the game the Wolves heard just before they loaded into their bus that two of their players were suspended by the league for an accumulation of yellow cards. Goalie Claudio Perri was lucky not to earn a Red card one minute after the first goal when he came out for a through ball and he pulled down a Shooters player at 22 yards but the player was running back for the ball with his back against the net so a Yellow is all that was called by referee Michael Winstanley.

Like the last game I saw the Shooters play, Jason DeThomasis scored again. Given enough chances just like the last time he'll score on about every eighth chance he gets. This game also he was not the only one who was way off target with his shots. Shooters players hit about three posts and bars or this could have been a blowout much earlier. Brian Bowes earned the shutout for the Shooters with him making a few routine saves but being almost untested for most of the second half. Desmond Humphries was the best player of the game as he was just that touch faster than anyone else on the field and could run up the wings ahead of defenders and teammates too.

Not that the Shooters weren't powerful enought but head coach Carmine Isacco answered my question about the absence of forward Joey Todaro. He broke his ankle in their game against Toronto Supra and will be out until the end of August or September. Isacco was also named the coach of the University of Toronto soccer team and expects he'll have enough time to carry out both responsibilities without any time problems.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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