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Result of the Friday September 19th, 2008 CSL game between Portugal FC and Toronto Croatia played at Lamport Stadium at 8:00pm.
Portugal FC (all white, green numbers)
......................1 Mike Silva
7 Selmir Sehic...11 Gagan Natt...15 Kevin McIntosh...10 Danny Amaral (cpt)
16 Ramon Bailey...21 Sebastian Busto...22 Ilailson Da Silva...2 Emerson Fiti
...............20 Wigor Gomes...9 Mike Diluca
Subs:...12 Ian Cummins (gk)...3 Steve Pacheco...6 Yami Williams...13 Jamie Carvalho...19 Gustavo Serrano...23 Ahmed Mohamed
team officials:...head coach Jose Testas...manager Tony Maia...trainer/physio Mike Edwards
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)
......................1 Roy Blanche
16 Halburto Harris...13 Rob Fran...4 Nicholas Goodard...2 Sven Arapovic
6 Mario Kulis...23 Tonci Pirija...11 Mario Pupic...3 Marko Brkic
.................8 Hayden Fitzwilliams...10 Tihomir Maletic
Subs:...12 Marko Culjak (gk)...7 Tommy Ples (mid)...9 Hugo Herrera (fwd)...15 Domagoj Sain (def)...18 Mario Beljo (mid)...19 Joseph Philip (mid)...30 Tom Granic (mid)
team officials:...head coach Miroslav Buljan...assistant coach Tom Granic...trainer/physio Ryan Cuthbert...team official Pino Jazbec
1st Half:...game starts 8:11pm...PFC defend south end...as there is no working scoreboard, all times are converted from my wristwatch.
2 min…PFC Wigor Gomes GOAL…Gomes gets cross pass on right, turns and fires from 7 yards on right on sharp angle into left side of net beyond goalie Roy Blanche.
4 min...TC player's cross from left near end line is over players in box.
5 min...TC goalie dives to push 5 yard shot wide right.
6 min...PFC Diluca cornerkick from right is partially cleared.
10 min...PFC Gomes low 30 yard shot up middle saved by goalie.
15 min...PFC Sehic injured on tackle on edge of box wins freekick.
16 min...PFC Fiti taps ball to PFC DaSilva. He taps it back on set up and Fiti blasts 18 yarder from right well over net.
17 min...TC Fitzwilliams injured on run into PFC box but ball cleared and no foul call is given.
18 min...PFC Fiti long run on left and cross from 25 yards has TC Fran clear ball on edge of TC box.
20 min...PFC YELLOW card...Sehic for kick that injures player.
...........TC YELLOW card...Maletic near center circle for his part in the play.
22 min...TC Arapovic cross from 35 yards on left is caught by goalie in crowd of players.
23 min...PFC Gomes run on right has TC defender poke ball away.
24 min...PFC Diluca regains ball after cornerkick and centering pass deflected off defender for cornerkick.
25 min...PFC Sehic cornerkick from right has ball fly well over box.
27 min...TC Fitzwilliams cross from 15 yards on right is blocked by defender at 6 yards and TC Goodard blasts over net from 8 yards.
28 min…Croatia Tihomir Maletic GOAL…PFC goalie Mike Silva error as he tried to dribble with ball after receiving back pass with plenty of time to clear, falls and Maletic puts ball into open net from 8 yards.
33 min...PFC Bailey 35 yard freekick from right is sideline that has TC Fran clear.
34 min…Croatia Tihomir Maletic GOAL…Maletic gets ball at 18 yards and dribbles between two defenders for 10 yard shot under sprawling goalie into left side of net.
39 min...PFC Diluca cornerkick from right has PFC Amaral head 15 yarder from left that's caught by goalie.
41 min...TC Maletic pushes pass at 35 yards wide right to charging TC Pirija and low 20 yard cross from near right end line deflects to goalie.
47 min...half ends 8:58pm.
2nd Half:...starts 9:16pm.
halftime sub...PFC Cummins replaces Silva in goal.
46 min...PFC player takes 40 yard chip from left over forward in box and bounces ball to goalie.
55 min...PFC Da Silva injured on tackle at PFC 30 yards but play carries on upfield.
56 min...TC YELLOW card...Goodard gets a delayed card for past minutes play.
57 min...PFC McIntosh 40 yard freekick from center has defender on edge of box head ball away.
57 min...TC Pirija 20 yard shot deflects for cornerkick.
58 min...TC Maletic cornerkick from right has play whistled down for foul in box.
60 min...PFC sub...Serrano replaces Natt.
63 min...PFC Sehic 25 yard shot deflects off defender for cornerkick.
63 min...PFC YELLOW card...Da Silva for tackle on TC Maletic on rush.
67 min...PFC goalie charges out to 30 yards to clear through ball.
69 min...TC Maletic 35 yard freekick from right is bounced wide right.
71 min...TC sub...Ples replaces Goodard.
71 min...PFC Gomes ruled offside on pass into TC box.
73 min...PFC Fiti 22 yard freekick blast hits TC Fran in stomach injurying him at 15 yards as TC players wall charges forward.
77 min...TC Maletic inured at center line on check by PFC Busto. Freekick is given.
80 min...PFC Fiti 30 yard freekick from right has ball cleared from box.
83 min...TFC Maletic cross from right end line is over players in box.
84 min...TC goalie charges out to dive on through ball on right to beat PFC Gomes to ball.
85 min...TFC sub...Sain replaces Fran...(Sain wears #15 shorts but #17 shirt).
86 min…PFC goalie Ian Cummings earns a Yellow card for grabbing Croatia Tihomir Maletic at the shoulder as he running by him in the box. Maletic is injured on the play. Referee David Barry awarded a Penalty kick.
88 min…Croatia Hayden Fitzwilliams GOAL…Fitzwilliams Penalty kick is a low blast to left corner of net as goalie slides to right.
91 min...TC Maletic cornerkick from right is short but blocked.
92 min...PFC Serrano 20 yard sky ball is well wide left.
96 min...PFC Fiti 25 yard freekick near right en dline has PFC Da Silva head from 3 yards on left downward but diving goalie smothers ball.
97 min…PFC Danny Amaral GOAL…Amaral 22 yard shot has leaping goalie get palm to it but deflects ball back into own net from 12 yards.
98 min...TC players run down field and make claim for Penalty kick but game ended before PFC can clear.
98 min...game ends 10:09pm.
Final Score:……Portugal FC……..2……….Toronto Croatia……….3……..
Attendance was about 250 on this warm evening. The Rogers television broadcast was at Centennial Stadium this week.
The momentum of the game changed about a minute before the Croatia first goal and lasted until the end of the first half. The second half was more even. Portugal FC subbed their goalie's at halftime with Ian Cummins replaces Mike Silva. Silva got stripped of the ball when he was dribbling with it and fell. He had received a backpass and couldn't pick up the ball but should have cleared it quicker.
The result was somewhat of a surprise as Portugal had some big wins lately. Both teams should easily make the playoffs beating out teams in the weaker National Division.
Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca
Portugal FC starters (darkness ensures blurry pictures)
Croatia starters
PFC get ready for cornerkick.
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