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Result of the Sunday September 14th, 2008 CSL game between Serbian White Eagles and Toronto Croatia played at Lamport Stadium in Toronto at 7:00pm.
Serbian White Eagles (all white, black numbers)
......................27 Dan Pelc
.............14 Uros Stamatovic...4 Mark Jankovic...6 Mirko Medic
16 Caswain Mason...8 Nenad Stojicic...5 Nikola Budalic (cpt)...7 Milos Vucinic...10 Alex Braletic
.................9 Sasa Viciknez...15 Milos Scepanovic
Subs:...12 Diego Maradona...17 Ihekwoaba Princ...21 Aleksandar Radovanovic...22 Zoltan Szilagyi...24 Mihailo Bacanin...30 Danilo Sarcevic
no team officials listed.
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts, names and numbers, red shirts)
......................1 Roy Blanche
............4 Nikolas Godar...16 Domagoj Sain...13 Rob Fran
6 Mario Kulic...5 Jonatan Bustamante...11 Mario Pucic...23 Tonci Pirija...3 Ante Brkic
..................19 David Kadoic...10 Tihomir Maletic
Subs:...12 Marko Duljak (gk)...2 Sven Arapovic...7 Tomi Ples...8 Marko Bedenikovic...9 Hugo Herrera...18 Mario Beljo...30 Leo Marasovic
no team officials listed.
Game officials:...referee Mike Lambert...referee's assistants Jeff Farnall and Gianni Farrini...fourth official Manuel Orellano...(neon green shirts, black shorts and socks)
1st Half:...game starts 7:09pm...SWE defendes north end on this hot eveing with a heavy rain falling. As their is no working scoreboard, all times are converted from my wristwatch.
2 min...TC Pirija 35 yard shot up middle is high and wide right of net.
4 min...TC Kadoic 35 yard bouncer saved by goalie diving right and smothering ball.
8 min...SWE Mason 50 yard sky ball from right is caught by goalie.
10 min...SWE sub...Szilagyi replaces Stojicic.
11 min…Croatia Robert Fran pulls down SWE Sasa Viciknez with shoulder clutch on run into right side of TC box. Referee Mike Lambert awarded SWE a Penalty kick.
11 min…White Eagles Sasa Viciknez GOAL…Viciknez’s Penalty kick is blasted to right corner of net 6 feet up leaving goalie Roy Blanche no chance.
18 min...SWE Viciknez 30 yard freekick from right has defender head ball away.
20 min...SWE player's cornerkick from left side is short and cross curls over end line before dropping into box.
22 min...TC Maletic gets to long pass and holds up passing back to TC Pirija who blasts 25 yarder well over net.
22 min...SWE YELLOW card...Jankovic for grab on TC player at TC 30 yard line.
23 min...TC Kulic 35 yard freekick has defender head ball wide left.
23 min...TC player's cornerkick from left is headed away by defender.
27 min...SWE Braletic run on left and 25 yard low shot defelcted into left webbing of net.
27 min...SWE player's cornerkick from left has defenders clear.
29 min...TC Pupic rush on left and rolls 10 yard shot through goalmouth unplayed.
30 min...SWE Scepanvovic 15 yard shot from right after gifted deflection and ball is caught by goalie on left post.
32 min...TC YELLOW card...Bustamante for tackle to right of TC box.
33 min...SWE Vuciknez 25 yard freekick from right deflects for cornerkick off two man wall.
34 min...SWE Vuciknez cornerkick from right is whistled down in box.
35 min...TC goalie saves blast from left.
35 min...TC Maletic cross from 20 yards on left end line is behind line when it lands on right side.
37 min...TC Maletic gets pass from downfield on edge of box but defender checks ball away before he can turn.
38 min...TC Kadoic low blast from 20 yards pushed wide left by sprawling goalie.
39 min...SWE goalie cathces TC Brkic cross from 25 yards near left end line.
41 min...TC goalie slides forward to knock away ball in box on pass.
42 min...TC Kulic 45 yard freekick from right near sideline is caught by goalie.
45 min...TC Pirija rush to right end line and 20 yard low cross is through goalmouth unplayed as goalie missed it.
46 min...TC Pirija tapped centering freekick from 30 yards and shot is wide left on blast.
47 min...half ends 7:56pm.
2nd Half:...starts 8:10pm...it's still raining.
46 min...SWE Budalic shot from 15 yards on right is saved by goalie.
48 min...TC Pupic freekick from right end line 25 yards is knocked around and eventually offside called.
50 min...SWE Vuciknez curled 25 yard shot from left is bent wide left.
51 min...SWE Vucinic 50 yard sky ball from left side is wide right on bounce.
53 min...TC Kulic 35 yard freekick from right has retreating defender head for throw-in on right.
54 min...SWE defender has to give up cornerkick when TC player cutting along right end line charging towards goal.
55 min...TC Pupic cornerkick from right is curled behind end line.
56 min…Croatia Tihomir Maletic GOAL…Maletic is given through ball on chip over defenders and his run in from 30 yards has him on left shoot ball into middle of net from 15 yards over flying goalie Dan Pelc at 5 yards.
58 min...TC Maletic given through ball and sliding SWE goalie is injured as ball rolled wide right.
61 min...TC sub...Marasovic replaces Kadoic.
62 min...TC Pirija run up right to get ball and cross is headed away by defender.
65 min...TC Kulic cross from 20 yards on right is over leaping TC Maletic at 5 yards.
68 min...TC sub...Bedenikovic replaces Bustamante.
69 min...SWE Mason cross from 20 yards on right is high and wide left.
69 min...TC Brkic rush to ball on left which had been crossed over players heads and 15 yard low shot has sliding TC player miss at 2 yards on right post.
70 min...SWE sub...Maradona replaces Vucinic.
71 min...SWE Braletic rush up middle has defender catch him. He holds up passes to SWE player who on left has 20 yard shot delfected wide left.
72 min...TC goalie catches 25 yard shot from right.
73 min...SWE players 30 yard freekick from left is high and wide right.
74 min...TC Kulic 30 yard freekick from left has defender stop ball on edge of box.
76 min...TC Brkic 20 yard blast on run has defender deflect ball wide left.
78 min...SWE Viciknez lofts 25 yard shot up middle that's caught by goalie.
78 min...SWE Scepanovic 40 yard freekick from left has charging goalie punch ball forward.
79 min...The rain now starts falling in sheets with a strong wind from the south.
80 min...TC sub...Herrera replaces Marasovic.
81 min...TC sub...Ples replaces Kulic.
83 min...SWE Scepanovic injured to right of SWE box.
84 min...TC goalie charges out to pick up ball that defender had stopped but fallen over.
87 min...SWE Maradona 25 yard shot is stopped by goalie.
88 min...SWE Viciknez receives SWE players cornerkick and blast is stopped by goalie.
89 min...SWE sub...Bacanin replaces Mason.
90 min...SWE Viciknez stops on run and 25 yard lob is caught by goalie.
91 min...SWE Medic injured at SWE 45 yards.
93 min...SWE Budalic 45 yard freekick on left is centered to SWE Jankovic for 40 yard chip in that is over end line on right.
93 min...game ends 8:58pm.
Final Score:……..Serbian White Eagles………1………Toronto Croatia…………1……….
Attendance was about 300 on this rainy night. Toronto Croatia had about 50 fans on the east side stands. White Eagles were the ‘home’ team at this neutral site and had about 250 fans on the west side. The weather killed the walk up crowd. It was raining at the start of the game and just got stronger as the game went on. Near the end of the game, the wind blew in from the south and just created sheets of rain. It was a lot stronger than the MLS Toronto FC game yesterday. Unlike at BMO Field, fans were allowed to bring their umbrellas…although security agents searched bags and clothes for flares. Strong winds had turned some of the umbrellas inside out by the end of the game.
Strategy was probably compromised with the weather conditions but White Eagles were ‘off’ in their passing in the second half and let Croatia back into the game. Both teams were called on plenty of offsides during the game.
Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca
White Eagles starters (tonight's pictures were taken through a rain streaked window so they're blurry)
Croatia starters
White Eagles Sasa Viciknez prepares for this Penalty kick.
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