May 20, 2007 CSL North York Astros vs Italia Shooters (by Rocket Robin)

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Result of the Sunday May 20th, 2007 CSL game between North York Astros and Italia Shooters played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 4:00pm.

North York Astros (white socks, navy shorts and shirts, yellow numbers)

.......................21 Haidar Al-Shaibain
.............6 Marco Pacione...14 Kurt Ramsey (cpt)...4 Devid Delli Carri
10 Diego Maradona...8 Alen Majstorovic...13 Omar Samuels...5 Brian Carbajal...20 Johnson Akuoko
...............17 Janarthan Sadacharalingam...9 Selvin Lammie

Subs:...1 Ratko Ivanovic (gk)...2 Andres Zurita (def)...11 Brandon Ramlochan (fwd)...15 Maricio Tabares (mid)...18 Janek Walczak (fwd)...19 Dawid Antonczyk (mid)
team officials:...head coach Rafael Carbajal...assistant coaches Paolo Pacione and Raul Salas...trainer Mark Atia...general manager Bruno Ierullo

Italia Shooters (all white, blue numbers)

.....................00 Camilo Benzi
12 Alvaro Yaques...19 Desmond Humphrey...3 Andre Stewart...11 Fitzroy Christie
..........9 Jason DeThomasis...5 Stalin Cardenas...8 Chris Turner
..........14 Sean Myers...13 Konata Mannings...23 Geron Duporte

Subs:...1 Pablo Alvarado (gk)...2 Denny Velestegui...4 Jorge Molina...6 Anthony Valentine...16 Matthew O'Connor...17 Miles O'Connor...18 Bill Androutsos...21 Michael Ferracci...24 Gladston Richards...25 Josue Jaramillo
team officials:...head coach Tony DeThomasis

Game officials:...referee Isaac Raymond...referee's assistants Vito Curalli and Michael Izzo...fourth official Keith Hosannah...(red shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 4:06pm...Astros defend east end on this cool afternoon with a bright sun in the west and the weather very windy.
2 min...Astros Maradona 28 yard freekick from left is just over bar.
5 min…Shooters Jason De Thomasis GOAL…De Thomasis on right from 8 yards blasts shot into top left corner of net over goalie Haidar Al-Shaibain.
12 min...IS Mannings on breakaway up middle from 40 yards and 18 yard shot stopped point blank by sliding defender.
12 min...IS goalie dives forward for through ball ahead of Astros Lammie.
14 min…Shooters Fitzroy Christie GOAL…Astros goalie had just missed making stop but kicker couldn’t get rebound. Astros defender makes stop on line; Christie slides 12 yarder through crowd of players into net.
16 min...Astros Delli Carri 25 yard freekick blast is just over net and hits football uprights.
18 min...IS Stewart 20 yard rush and 8 yard header is caught by goalie in center of net.
25 min...Astros Sadacharalingam 30 yard blast from right is well over net.
26 min...IS Mannings gets through ball shoots wide right roller from 10yards.
28 min...Astros Ramsey 60 yard freeekick from left is caught by goalie wide right of net.
32 min...Astros Sadacharalingam cornerkick from left has leaping Astros player head ball down but defender clears.
34 min…Shooters Jason De Thomasis GOAL…IS Stalin Cardenas sends in long pass from left from 45 yards that finds De Thomasis alone at 30 yards on right and he cuts in and 10 yard shot is into left side of net.
36 min...Astros Delli Carri 45 shot over crowd caught by goalie.
38 min...Astros Carbajal 40 yard shot is caught by goalie.
41 min...Astros Delli Carri 45 yard freekick over crowd is caught by goalie.
43 min...IS sub...Velestegui replaces Yaques who was injured on center line sideline.
45 min...IS Stewart 12 yard shot from right after cornerkick from right is blocked by goalie on post.
46 min...IS Mannings given breakaway up middle from 45 yards and goalie makes sliding point blank shot from 20 yards.
46 min...half ends 4:52pm.

2nd Half:...starts 5:10pm.
halftime sub...IS Androutsos replaces DeThomasis.
47 min...IS Mannings cornerkick from left is knocked around in box.
49 min...Astros Maradona run on right and cross pass from right en dline has defender stop.
53 min...IS Myers 2 yard shot is wide left of net.
56 min...Astros YELLOW card...Pacione earns it for check in Astros end.
57 min...IS Cardenas 25 yard freekick from right has IS Androutsis not quite able to turn header from 10 yards and ball is wide left of net.
58 min...Astros sub...Ramlochan replaces Sadacharalingam.
..........IS sub...Valentine replaces Mannings.
60 min...Astros Pacione 35 yard blast is over net after 50 yard freekick from right is partially cleared.
64 min...IS Cardenas cross in box to right has IS Duporte knock ball and defender stop on partial headed ball then it's rolled around in box but IS players can't get away shot.
67 min...Astros Lammie hurt on edge of IS box.
68 min...Astros Delli Carri 35 yard freekick from right has defender head and clear away.
70 min...IS Cardenas 22 yard freekick tapped centered and IS Turner launches 20 yard chipper that's caught by goalie.
73 min...IS sub...Ferracci replaces Myers.
75 min...IS Ferracci 20 yard shot from left is well wide left of goal.
76 min...Astros goalie charges out to clear through ball 40 yards out.
77 min...Astros Akuoko heads shot from 15 yards that's caught by goalie.
77 min...Astros Maradona 15 yard shot on right stopped point-blank by goalie.
78 min...IS goalie cathces Astros Delli Carri cornerkick from right.
80 min...IS Androutsis injured at Astros 40 yard line.
82 min...IS Velestegui 25 yard chip bounces to goalie.
83 min...Astros Tabares (when did he come on?) 22 yard freekick from right is partially stopped in wall and four players can't get to it on right post.
84 min...Astros Ramlochan cornerkick from right has goalie catch.
84 min...IS Ferrracci 15 yard shot is wide left after receiving pass.
85 min...Astros Maradona 28 yard shot is low and caught by goalie.
86 min...Astros sub...Antonczyk replaces Maradona.
87 min...Astros YELLOW card...Tabares for knock down of IS players from Astros 22 yard line.
87 min...IS Molina (when did he come on?) 22 yard freekick has goalie bobble catch wide left of net and give up cornerkick.
88 min…Shooters Stalin Cardenas GOAL…IS Denny Velestegui cornerkick from left is to Cardenas shot blasts 12 yard shot into top left corner of net.
90 min...Astros Carbajal 10 yard header is caught by goalie.
92 min...Astros YELLOW card...Carbajal for mouthing off.
92 min...game ends 5:56pm.

Final Score:………North York Astros………..0…………..Italia Shooters………..4………..

Attendance was about 60 on this surprisingly cool afternoon. There was a strong, gusty wind though the game.

The Shooters got off to a great start and slowed down in the second half. Their start was so good that IS Konata Mannings two breakaways at 12 and 26 minutes (the goalie stopped the first one point blank at 18 yards and the later one rolled wide right from 10 yards) were soon forgotten. Mannings had a third breakaway in 1st half injury time and had the goalie stopped another shot from 20 yards--point blank.

Astros best chance was at 16 minutes when Devid Delli Carri’s 25 yard freekick blast was just over the net and hit the football uprights.

Shooters goalie Camilo Benzi earned the shutout with a few good saves and some inaccurate Astros shooting.

Jason De Thomasis was subbed off at halftime probably as a mercy rule or who knows how many he might have scored.

Referee Isaac Raymond gave out only three cards and all to the Astros in the second half from what I noticed.

Astros have an 18 year old player named ‘Diego Maradona’ who is the nephew of the former Argentina player. He is the son of Lalo Maradona who had a career in Canada with Toronto Italia among other local teams. This next generation Maradona is at least taller than the two brothers’ diminutive 5 foot 6 inches. He was fast but nothing special with a good run down the right at 49 minutes and his cross pass from the end line had the defender stop. At 77 minutes, he had a 15 yard shot on the right that was stopped point blank by the goalie. He was subbed off at 86 minutes.

MLS Toronto FC goalkeeper coach Carmine Issaco used to coach Italia Shooters and he was watching today. He said Toronto FC is actively trying to sign a young goalie to a development contract (they only have two right now and are expected to play MLS reserve games besides the regular teams). David Monsalve is his name.

An Astros official said the team had 150 players try out for this year’s team.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

Astros starters.

Shooters starters.

Diego Maradona ready for his first CSL game. He's the second player on the left.

Councillor Mike Feldman takes the ceremonial kick off to Astros goalie Haidar Al-Shaibain.

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