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Result of the Sunday May 20, 2007 CSL game between Portuguese Supra and St Catharines Roma Wolves played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 7:00pm.
Portuguese Supra (all maroon, yellow numbers)
......................1 Michael Silva
15 Kevin MacIntosh...3 Ronald Nicholas...5 Yami Williams...2 Alejandro Mantero
19 Gavin Fuller...20 Michael Aigbokie...10 Daniel Cameira...11 John Cardoso
................13 Jesse Barcia...4 Carlos Zaballos
Subs:...6 Alban Vuktilaj (fwd)...7 Francisco Dos Santos (fwd)...8 Selmir Selic (mid)...9 Helio Pereira (mid)...12 Maxim Dorneval (fwd)...16 Ryan Williams (def)...22 Franky Camara (mid)
team officials:...president Isaac Cambas...vice president Victor Cameira...general manager/head coach Paulo Almas...assistant manager Victor Cardoso
St Catharines Roma Wolves (black socks, shorts and numbers, powder blue shirts, white trim)
......................1 Claudio Perri
18 Dan Mazzuca...14 Geoffrey Attard (cpt)...4 Matthew Waddington...5 Joe Conte
6 Rudy Pikuzinski...15 Tony Marmigas...8 Arnaldo Magnotta...25 Nick Aragona
..............9 Antonio Stranges...10 Carlo Arghitto
Subs:...21 Andy Lucchetti (gk)...7 Chris Parillo (def)...11 Stefen Kamendy (mid)...12 Brian Edgar (fwd)...17 Joel Moroz (mid)...20 Marc Morrency (fwd)
team officials:...head coach James McGillivray...assistant coach Carlo Arghittu...manager Armand DiFruccio...trainer/physio Stacy Gough
Game officials:...referee Mercy Watfa...referee Vito Curalli and Alex Williams...fourth official ?????????...(yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)
1st Half:...game starts 7:05pm...Supra defend north end with the sun in the north west and a cool wind from the north.
0 min...Wolves Aragona cross from left end line is over box.
3 min...Supra Barcia 10 yard shot from right stopped point blank by goalie's hands.
5 min...Supra Barcia cross from right has Supra Cameira 10 yard shot stopped.
6 min...Supra Barcia cornerkick from right has Supra Nicholas head ball wide right from 8 yards.
9 min...Supra Cameira 30 yard shot falls just over net.
12 min...Supra Mantero 60 yard freekick from left over crowd and caught by goalie.
13 min...Supra Mantero chips 40 yard freekick that goalie charges forward to punch forward in crowd of players.
15 min...Supra Barcia cornekrick from right knocked down and Supra Cameira from 10 yards bluast deflected over net for cornerkick.
16 min...Supra Barcia cornerkick from left knocked around and ends with Supra Zaballos heading ball wide right from 7 yards.
21 min...Wolves Conte cross from 12 yards on left is over end line.
23 min...Wolves Waddington 30yard freekick up middle is blasted just over bar.
27 min…Supra Jesse Barcia GOAL…Barcia rushes in from left and eludes two defenders and shoots low 8 yard shot into low right side of net.
29 min...Supra Zaballos muscles way along right end line including getting to blaocked cross that popped up. Supra Cameira misses scissor kick on right post.
30 min...Supra Zaballos 25 yard shot from right is caught by goalie in crowd of players.
31 min...Supra Zaballos on rush on left has shot deflected off defender.
32 min...Supra Barcia cornerkick from left has Supra Fuller on right head ball wide right from 6 yards along end line.
35 min...Wolves Conte long throw-in from left has two Wolves players pop up headers before ball is cleared.
36 min...Supra Nicholas good pinpoint 50 yard pass from right finds forward but defender prevents shot on left from 12 yards.
38 min...Wolves Stranges gets pass on right around defender and on 3 on 2 blasts 7 yarder over net on sharp angle.
41 min...Supra sub...Pereira replaces Fuller.
43 min...Supra player's cornerkick from left has goalie punch ball ahead and Wolves get 3 on 1 break but Wolves Aragona on left crosses 15 yarder over goalie and bounces wide right.
44 min...Supra Aigbokie injured when sliding defender on right sideline scissors his legs lunging for ball. He has to be helped from the field right in front of the Supra bench.
46 min...Supra Nicholas 50 yard freekick has defenders clear ball for throw-in on left.
47 min...half ends 7:52pm.
2nd Half:...starts 8:04pm.
45 min...Supra Mantero 50 yard cross from left is caught by goalie.
46 min…Supra Carlos Zaballos GOAL…After cornerkick cross from Supra Selmir Selic that is deflected off defender’s head to Zaballos who heads in 7 yarder into left side of net.
49 min...Wolves Waddington 45 yard freekick has goalie charge to catch it.
50 min...Wolves goalie catches cornerkick from right. Supra Aigbokie injured on play.
52 min...Wolves Arghittu gets ball off Supra Williams but quick kick wide right from 12 yards on right.
53 min...Wolves Aragona injured in Supra box.
54 min...Wolves Magnotta 20 yard freekick from right has Supra defender head-tip ball off left post for almost an own-goal but ball stays in play.
55 min...Supra Cameira 40 yard shot is wide left.
56 min...Wolves Aragona 40 yard freekick has Wolves Waddington charges behind defenders on right for one time shot from 10 yards well wide left.
57 min...Supra MacIntosh head ball over own net to prevent Wolves play.
58 min...Wolves Stranges cornerkick from left is well over players in box.
59 min...Wolves Magnotta 25 yard blast through players just wide right of bar.
60 min…Supra Jesse Barcia is pulled down inside the Wolves box on right side as he was kicked by defender. Referee Mercy Watfa signals for a Penalty kick.
61 min…Supra Jesse Barcia’s Penalty kick is low to right and diving goalie Claudio Perri blocks to make the save.
61 min...Wolves sub...Morrency replaces Arghitto.
63 min...Supra sub...#17 (who? probably Francisco Dos Santos) replaces Zaballos.
66 min...Wolves Magnotta cornerkick from right has Wolves player pop up ball that leaping goalie catches.
67 min...Supra YELLOW card...Barcia for kicking out at defender while fallen in Wolves box.
69 min...Supra Pereira 45 yard cross from right is caught in wind and goalie catches.
72 min...Wolves Magnotta cornerkick from right has ball land on left but charging Wolves Pikuzinski flubs shot and ball goes wide left.
72 min...Wolves Aragona shot is wide from 15 yards.
73 min...Supra sub...Ryan Williams replaces Cameira.
73 min...Wolves player 20 yard shot is wide right.
75 min...Wolves Marmigas 60 yard freekick from right has Wolves player's 12 yard shot go just wide left from 6 yards.
76 min...Wolves Mazzuca 40 yard freekick from right blows with wind to goalie on line.
77 min...Wolves Pereira run on left and 12 yard shot on sharp angle is caught by goalie.
78 min…Wolves Tony Marmigas GOAL…Marmigas gets ball on edge of box from left and his low 10 yard roller is into left corner of net beyond goalie Michael Silva who sprawled to right.
80 min...Supra Ryan Williams 12 yard header after receiving corner from right has goalie palm ball over bar while flying backwards.
81 min...Supra Barcia rush along end line. The pass goes to Supra Pereira who lobs easy 10 yard shot for goalie to stop.
82 min…Wolves Geoffrey Attard sends in 55 yard wind-aided freekick into Supra box and Wolves player’s shot is off the hand of a defender so the referee calls a Penalty kick.
83 min…Wolves Antonio Stranges GOAL…Stranges Penalty shot is low and into right corner of net beating the goalie.
85 min...Wolves players get another rush into Supra box that's not called offside although Supra players stop and ball is rolled across box.
87 min...Supra Dorneval (? when did he come on?) gets ball and dekes goalie wide right when two defenders collid and defender clears 7 yard shot on goal line and the partial clarance was deflected off Wolves player over own net.
88 min...Supra Barcia cornerkick from left has defender head ball up and away.
89 min...Supra Mantero away on left side crosses from line and defender concedes cornerkick.
90 min...Supra Barcia cornerkick from left has defender head ball away.
91 min...game ends 8:50pm.
Final Score:…………Portuguese Supra………..2………..St Catharines Roma Wolves……….2……….
Attendance was about 70 on this cold evening with a strong gusty wind from the north. Goal kicks would soar 80 yards or be cut to barely 40 depending on if the kick was with or against the wind.
2006 CSL referee Mercy Watfa at the season ending Awards Dinner last year said in a speech when he got his award that he regretted missing a Penalty kick call in last year’s championship game but he made up for it tonight by calling two legitimate penalties.
The Wolves comeback almost started earlier when Wolves Arnaldo Magnotta 20 yard freekick from right has Supra defender head tipped ball off left post but the ball stays in place. It was just inches from an own goal. At 56 minutes, Wolves Nick Aragona’s 40 yard freekick had Wolves Matthew Waddington charge behind defender on the right and his one time shot from 10 yards was well wide left. At 59 minutes, Magnotta 25 yard blast is shot through players in box is just wide right of bar. At 66 minutes Magnotta cornerkick from right has a Wolves player pop up the ball that the leaping Supra goalie caught.
After the game was tied up, Supra Maxim Dorneval gets the ball and dekes the goalie wide right when two defenders collide but another defender clears the 7 yard shot on the line and the partial clearance was then the partial clearance was deflected off a Wolves player over the net for a cornerkick. Supra had two cornerkicks to finish the game but defenders were able to clear.
Wolves veteran forward Carlo Arghitto had worn #18 for years then last year switched to #20 but for this his tenth year with the team, he has switched to #10.
Note: Attendances tonight were pretty accurate because of how small they were but on Friday night’s Serbian White Eagles game, I said 225 after asking the women who came up to the booth to count the cash and one of them said 200 even after I said maybe there were a lot of people who got in with season ticket passes. She wouldn’t budge. I made 225 the minimum as I estimated at halftime using her figures. I could have believed twice that amount. The White Eagles confirmed with the league 843 but they count all pass holders as going to every game (nothing wrong with that as MLS Toronto FC count 20000 at the rain drenched game last Wednesday against Houston Dynamo). CSL executive director Stan Adamson estimates 700. Yep I deserved an earful from my lowball attendance in my Friday report.
Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca
Roma Wolves starters.
Supra starters.
Supra player waiting to take cornerkick in first half.
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