North end. That scoreboard doesn't work. Look at the steamroller. Smoothed out the cleat marks in the mud between games.
May 21, 2006 CSL Toronto Supra Portuguese vs SC Angrense (Portugal) friendly.
Result of the Sunday May 21st, 2006 CSL friendly between Toronto Supra Portuguese and SC Angrense from Portugal played at Brockton Stadium in Toronto at 7:00pm.
Toronto Supra Portuguese (black socks and shorts, black & white striped shirts, yellow numbers)
.................................1 Michael Silva
23 Carlos Zeballos...21 Garvin Houston...3 Alex Posada...5 Gianni Annisi
7 Selmir Sehic...8 Jose Moreira (cpt)...4 Fabian Ambrosio...6 Kyle Olivera...19 Adam Pacheco
............................9 Michael Diluca
Subs:...2 Eric Tse...10 Adolfo Mella...12 Pedro Vieira...20 Dancel Cameira...17 Jason Alvarez
team officials:...head coach Paulo Almas...manager Victor Cameira
SC Angrense (red socks and shirts, white shorts and numbers)
..............................1 Andre Viera
...............5 Goncalo Valadro...2 Ricardo Mendes...14 Gilberto Meneses
8 Ilidio Gamerio...10 Jose Vitoria...6 Daniel Couto...21 Marcio Fagundes...15 Nelson Gomes
.........................7 Rui Silveria...19 Nuno Lima
Subs:...92 Tiago Matias...14 Gilberto Meneses...3 Miguel Prenda...9 Tiago Rocha...11 Francisco Fagundes...18 Ruben Silva
team officials:...technico Joao Eduardo Alves...tech adjunto Fernando Alves...delegado Miguel Bendito...massagista Fernando Freitas
Game officials:...referee Isaac Raymond...referee's assistants Vito Curalli and Ian Adair...fourth official Dave Barrie...(yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)
1st Half:...starts 7:32pm...TSP defend south end on this cold, damp, and windy evening with the wind from the north...the Canadian anthem is played first....all times are converted from my wristwatch.
1 min...SCA Gomes 22 yard freekick from left is headed away.
2 min...SCA Vitoria 20 yard freekick from left is knocked away.
3 min...TSP Olivera runs up middle 40 yards but SCA defender boots away ball before he can get away shot on edge of SCA box.
7 min...TSP Diluca 25 yard freekick from right has ball bounce through box but defender clears.
8 min...SCA Gomes rush on left and cross over TSP box and ball cleared.
10 min...TSP goalie misses ball sliding to right and SCA player dives over him but ball rolls well wide right.
11 min...TSP Diluca 25 yard shot up middle is wide right.
12 min...TSP Moreira 45 yard freekick bounces to edge of box and ball headed away.
15 min...TSP goalie eludes one SCA forward on backpass but his clearance is pounded over net by SCA forward from 20 yards.
17 min...SCA player's third cornerkick within a minute has ball cleared again.
21 min...TSP Moreira intercepts on right and his low cross through SCA box but no TSP player is there.
22 min...SCA Lima gets to ball on left end line but his weak off balance cross has goalie recover.
23 min...SCA Silveira 20 yard shot up middle has goalie sprawl to make catch in center of net.
24 min...SCA Vitoria blast over crowd of players from 30 yards is well over net.
25 min...TSP Olivera knocked in back of head and needs treatment on sideline.
26 min...SCA Silveira given through ball on diagonal run and low 18 yard shot is pushed wide right by diving goalie.
27 min...TSP goalie catches cornerkick from right in crowd of players.
28 min...SCA Gameiro blasts 40 yard clearance well over net.
33 min...TSP Diluca given through ball after previous attempt was stopped, this time his low 18 yard shot is stopped by sprawling goalie.
33 min...TSP Houston 55 yard freekick is headed through to goalie.
34 min...TSP Houston 55 yard freekick is wide left.
36 min...Angrense Marcio Fagundes GOAL...SCA Goncalo Valadro takes 35 yard free kick from the right that has Fagundes charge forward and lean into 12 yard header on short right that redirects into left side of net beyond goalie Michael Silva.
38 min...TSP YELLOW card...Posado for tackle of SCA Marcio Fagundes on right sideline.
38 min...TSP defender heads away 30 yard freekick cross from right.
40 min...TSP YELLOW card...Ambrosio for sliding tackle on SCA Marcio Fagundes.
43 min...TSP Posado bends 35 yard freekick from rigth that goalie pushes wide right from near post.
44 min...TSP Olivera gets ball in middle on cross and 25 yard shot is just over bar.
46 min...half ends 8:18pm.
2nd Half:...starts 8:35pm...there's now a dusting of rain.
46 min...SCA Lima 30 yard shot is wide left.
52 min...TSP Posado 40 yard freekick flying goalie push ball wide of right post.
52 min...TSP player's cornerkick from right ends with SCA goalie punching ball forward and TSP player blasting 30 yard shot well over net.
53 min...TSP Moreira rolls 25 yarder through crowd of players in box and wide right of net.
55 min...SCA sub...Francisco Fagundes replaces Lima.
56 min...TSP Sehic 25 yard shot has flying goalie push ball wide right.
57 min...SCA goalie catches cornerkick from right and starts fast break.
59 min...TSP Sehic gets to through ball on wide right and 20 yard shot over goalie is over net.
61 min...TSP defender gets back to cut off SCA Marcio Fagundes' rush on right.
62 min...SCA defender breaks up TSP 2 on 1 rush.
64 min...TSP sub...#14 (who was that?) replaces Zeballos.
65 min...SCA player's 25 yard freekick from right is over players in box and headed around in box but charging SCA Silveira blasts 15 yarder just wide right.
66 min...TSP Diluca cross from left near endline causes SCA player to head ball over end line on right. TSP cornerkick from right is over players in box.
70 min...TSP Michael Diluca GOAL...Diluca intercepts partial clearance and blasts 20 yard shot off underside of crossbar into center of net over goalie Andre Viera.
71 min...SCA sub...Rocha replaces Vitoria.
72 min...Angrense Rui Silveira GOAL...Silveira gets to cross and his 20 yard shot on left is into right corner of net.
73 min...TSP player's 20 yard shot has goalie push ball wide left.
74 min...TSP player's 15 yard cross from left has SCA defender get low header away.
80 min...TSP Sehic injured near center line on west side.
82 min...SCA Gameiro curls 25 yard shot wide left.
83 min...TSP sub...Tse replaces still injured Sehic who walks around track to leave game.
84 min...SCA Silveira run up left wing and low 25 yard shot is smothered by goalie.
84 min...TSP sub...Alvarez replaces Olivera who leaves with ice pack on the back of his head.
85 min...SCA sub...Marcio Silva replaces Silveira.
86 min...SCA sub...Matias replaces Viera in goal.
89 min...SCA Francisco Fagundes race to ball on right and he rolls cross through TSP box too far ahead of charging SCA player.
90 min...TSP Posado 40 yard freekick blast snakes through players for goalie to catch low near right post.
91 min...SCA YELLOW card...Francisco Fagundes for tackle in TSP end.
92 min...SCA sub...Prenda replaces Marcio Fagundes.
94 min...TSP player's cornerkick from right has TSP Pacheco get to knocked around ball and shoot 15 yard shot wide left.
95 min...game ends 9:25pm.
Final Score:..........Toronto Supra Portuguese..............1...............SC Angrense...........2.................
Attendance was about 350 on this cold rainy day. I had changed into my parka before a drive from Centennial Stadium where I watch the games from the warmth of the press box. Here to avoid taking notes in the rain (yuck) I found I could sit under the stands in a crawl space and emerge bow legged at the end of each half. I didn’t stay around long enough to see if they awarded trophies after the game but warned the organizers to move the trophy box because they’d put them under a drain from the stands that was flooding the box. It was a pro-Angrense crowd but referee Isaac Raymond wasn’t fazed in giving out unpopular calls. Many in the crowd had team scarves. Hey maybe another month and I’ll have a (Canadian) Voyageurs scarf I can wear in the heat of July and August.
This was a very competitive game. Both sides could have won and it was close to the final kick. Supra improved in the second half. SC Angrense are from the Azores Islands and plays in the Portuguese 3rd Division. They all have two names unlike many of the 1st Division players. Maybe European 2nd and 3rd Division teams are what CSL club teams should limit themselves to have each game competitive. CSL London City earned a 2-2 tie against this team earlier this weekend. The Sporting Braga game I saw a week ago was just like the Harlem Globetrotters-Washington Generals and could have been a double digit score if played anywhere but the parking lot type Astroturf of Lamport Stadium.
Angrense goalie Andre Viera had at least three shots that he had to fly over to and push wide of the post. They moved the ball well but their defence was somewhat suspect and they had to kick a lot of balls out of play when caught short at the back. Their officials were friendly enough when I was trying to put an assist on that first goal. Supra has again worn that black & white striped shirt with yellow numbers that I can’t see. It’s not quite the same as the USL Rochester Raging Rhinos who have their yellow numbers in a white box that’s a lot easier to make out.
The field at Brockton had been chewed up on this rainy day by an old-timers game that was just ending when I got there. Much of the grass near the center circle had disappeared because of the rain we’ve had for the last few days. A small steamroller was used before the game to smooth over the mud.
Rocket Robin
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North end. That scoreboard doesn't work. Look at the steamroller. Smoothed out the cleat marks in the mud between games.
The south end. Hey watch the games from your back porch!
The grandstand at Brockton Park
Toronto Supra Portuguese starting eleven
Angrense starting eleven
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