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Result of the Friday July 24, 2009 CSL game between Brampton Lions and Serbian White Eagles played at Victoria Park in Brampton at 8:00pm.

Brampton Lions (black socks and shorts, black & blue striped shirts, white numbers)

.................1 Kevin Doyle
........2 Moe Karanoum...5 Mike Marchese...6 John Ferreira
20 Daniel Cameira...11 Andrew DaSilva...10 Cameron Medwin...13 Agustin Demedina...7 Alex Arbelo (cpt)
..............19 Jeremy Shepperd...8 David Guzman

Subs:...0 Tristan Fletcher (gk)...3 Nico Poku (def)...4 David Ferreira (def)...12 Nordo Gooden (fwd)...17 Alban Vuktilaj (mid)...18 Alex Julian (mid)...21 David Cobby (def)
team officials:...head coach Armando Costa...assistant coach Pernel Mason...manager Victor Cameira...trainer/physio Krystin Bokalo

Serbian White Eagles (all white, blue numbers)

..................27 Dan Pelc
28 Goran Vlaski...2 Thierry Mangwa...6 Mirko Medic...20 Milan Janosevic
19 Kiril Dimitrov...22 Adrian Tismenar...10 Alex Braletic...8 Jonathan Hertis
............7 Shane Lammie...9 Sasa Viciknez (cpt)

Subs:...1 Marko Petrovic (gk)...3 Dragorad Milicevic (def)...5 Mark Janovic (def)...11 Dragan Radovic (fwd)...14 Uros Stamatovic (mid)...16 Viktor Anastasov (fwd)...18 Veljko Lukovic (mid)
team officials:...head coach Rafael Carbajal...manager Ken Stanojevic...trainer/physio Josa Kalinic

Game officials:...referee Domenic Scali...referee's assistants Rich Oliviera and Emanoil Gheikghel...fourth official Justin Tasev...(all black, white and yellow trim)

In a pregame ceremony there was a kids parade of the Dixie Soccer Club

1st Half:...game starts 8:08pm on this warm and humid night played on a wet field. Lions defend south end.
2 min...Lions Demedina long run on right and his 15 yard shot is crossed through box.
2 min...Lions DaSilva 25 yard shot from left is over net.
4 min...SWE Viciknez cornerkick from left has SWE players head ball that deflects between players. SWE Lammie bicycle kicks and pops up ball from 3 yards on left that's caught by goalie.
7 min...SWE Dimitrov long run from right and crosses ball over box.
8 min...SWE Viciknez low cornerkick from left has SWE player scuff ball at 10 yards on end line out for goalkick.
10 min…SWE Alex Braletic GOAL…Braletic takes low 30 yard blast up middle into right corner of net between post and goalie Kevin Doyle who didn’t dive to make save.
11 min…SWE Sasa Viciknez jumps over sliding defender at 25 yards and is then tripped by the goalie at 15 yards as he tries to run around him. Referee Domenic Scali awards a Penalty kick and gives goalie Kevin Doyle a Yellow card.
12 min…SWE Sasa Viciknez GOAL…Viciknez Penalty kick blast to right side of net as goalie flies left.
13 min...SWE Hertis 22 yard roller from left bounces in box and hops just wide right of post.
16 min...Lions Guzman run on 2 on 1 break and overruns ball on left at 20 yards. 17 min...SWE Viciknez cornerkick from right has ball cleared.
19 min...SWE Viciknez 45 yard freekick from right has SWE Mangwa head 10 yarder that's blocked by sprawling goalie.
20 min...SWE Viciknez cornerkick from right has SWE Mangwa head 10 yard defelceted wide right for cornerkick.
20 min...SWE Viciknez cornerkick from right has SWE Tismenar backwards header over endline.
21 min…Lions Agustin DeMedina GOAL…DeMedina pushes ball up on right and goalie Dan Pelc slides out but past ball and DeMedina beats defender to hit 10 yarder from sharp right into left corner of open net.
24 min...SWE Hertis cross from 25 yards on the left which goalie fumbles past left post but no cornerkick is given.
25 min...Lions goalie catches 25 yard shot from right.
25 min...Lions Guzman blasts 22 yarder from left well over net.
27 min...SWE goalie catches 25 yard shot from left.
28 min...Lions Guzman 45 yard cross from right has Lions Shepperd one-touch midair but blocked.
29 min…Lions David Guzman GOAL…Guzman gets pass up middle through defenders and blasts 15 yarder over sprawling goalie into center of net.
32 min...SWE Viciknez rush on right and 20 yard cross is wide left through box and ball is cleared.
34 min...SWE Viciknez run along right and 20 yard blast is saved by flying goalie.
34 min...SWE Hertis cross through box follows up play and SWE Lammie heads 5 yarder that goalie blocks point blank.
38 min...Lions Shepperd cuts along 20 yard line running to middle and cuts low 18 yard shot that diving goalie pushes ball wide right of post.
39 min...Lions Guzman cornerkick from right is blocked in box.
42 min…SWE Shane Lammie GOAL…SWE Sasa Viciknez cross from 25 yards on left has leaping Lammie head 8 yarder between goalie and right post.
45 min...SWE Viciknez rolls cross to SWE Lammie who taps ball back to right and SWE Dimitrov set up but his 22 yard blast is blocked on edge of box.
47 min...SWE Alex Braletic GOAL…SWE Kiril Dimitrov gives up on ball into Lions end and partial clearance by defender has Braletic blast 30 yarder down middle into right side of net.
47 min...half ends 8:54pm.

the halftime entertainment consists of Dixie Soccer Club kis playing on a half field.

2nd Half:...starts 9:13pm.
halftime subs:...SWE Petrovic replaces Pelc in goal.
..............SWE Milicevic replaces Janosevic.
..............SWE Stamatovic replaces Dimitrov.
.............Lions Poku replaces Ferreira.
46 min...SWE Lammie bursts through up middle and round goalie on left but he slips up and falls and rolls 12 yarder to left to SWE Viciknez but Lions Cameira slides to clear ball for cornerkick before Viciknez gets to it.
48 min...SWE Viciknez cornerkick from right has SWE Tismenar charge and head 12 yarder well wide right of net.
49 min...SWE Stamatovic cross chip from 20 yards has SWE Lammie miss header from 12 yards that goalie gets hand to.
50 min...Lions DaSilva 25 yard shot from right is well over net.
52 min...Lions goalie can grab bad pass back once SWE Lammie touches low ball inside box.
54 min...SWE Mangwa big save on SWE goal line as Lions Guzman's 12 yard shot on left is over goalie.
57 min...Lions DaSilva 25 yard shot on right has goalie get piece of but defender clears as it rolls wide left.
59 min…SWE Shane Lammie GOAL…SWE Sasa Viciknez blasts 28 yard freekick from left which hits crossbar and bounces out for Lammie to blast 10 yarder under bar and over goalie into middle of net.
62 min...Lions DaSilva can't connect on leaping header at 3 yards and goalie catches as Lions Medwin crosses into box from 20 yards on left.
63 min...SWE Viciknez gets cross from 30 yards on left and one-touch pops 20 yard header well over net.
64 min...Lions Shepperd low cross from 15 yards has goalie get push off ball wide of net.
65 min…Lions Andrew DaSilva GOAL…SWE defenders partially clear cornerkick from right but DaSilva stops ball and takes low 25 yard shot through crowd of players into center of net past goalie Marko Petrovic. (Petrovic came into the game at the start of the second half).
66 min...Lions Guzman blasts 25 yarder from left that goalie bats down.
67 min...Lions YELLOW card...Marchese earns it for sliding tackle at center line.
69 min...SWE YELLOW card...Milicevic earns it for tackle near center line.
70 min...SWE YELLOW card...Braletic for slamming ball down after a freekick call.
71 min...Lions Arbelo 45 yard freekick from right is blasted well wide left.
73 min...SWE Viciknez 25 yard midair blast of cross defelcts off defender wide left.
74 min...SWE Radovic bicycle kick from 15 yards has goalie block.
75 min...Lions sub...Vuktilaj replaces DaSilva.
77 min...SWE sub...Jankovic replaces SWE Viciknez.
78 min…SWE Dragan Radovic GOAL…SWE Jonathan Hertis takes 30 yard freekick from left and Radovic in center of box leaps in crowd of players and heads ball into left corner of net from 5 yards.
80 min...SWE Stamatovic cross from 20 yards on right has defender concede cornerkick.
81 min...SWE Hertis cornerkick from right has defender clear ball.
81 min...Lions Guzman 25 yard low shot down middle has goalie smother.
82 min...SWE Radovic rush up middle and 25 yard shot is well over net.
84 min...Lions Guzman chips 35 yarder up middle that charging goalie catches in front of charging Lions forward.
85 min...SWE sub...Anastasov replaces Lammie.
.........SWE sub...Lukovic replaces Hertis.
.........Lions sub...Julian replaces DeMedina.
86 min...Lions Vuktilaj 22 yard shot is saved by goalie.
87 min...SWE Anastasov 15 yard roller along left end line is rolled to goalie.
89 min...Lions Medwin 30 yard freekick hits player in wall and cross chip is offside to Lions Guzman at 12 yards.
89 min...Lions YELLOW card...Guzman earns it for kicking ball behind net on offside call.
90 min...SWE goalie makes sliding save on Lions Shepperd. Lions Guzman follows up with 15 yard shot that SWE Jankovic clears off 2 yard line.
93 min...game ends 10:01pm.

Final Score:…………Brampton Lions……..3…………Serbian White Eagles……………6………

Attendance was about 400 people on this special “Dixie Day” weekend. The field was full of kids from the Dixie Soccer Club which now has an affiliation with the Lions.

This game was actually moved from Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke because of the City of Toronto workers strike. Victoria Park is the usual home of the Lions but Centennial (which happens to be the home of White Eagles games) was planned from the beginning of the year to handle the overflow. A pregame rain might have scared a lot of the walk up crowd. The field was slippery with players sliding around out there but the grass had been cut shorter than the last time I was here. Lions wore replica black & blue striped shirts so they looked exactly like the Dixie SC kids.

Former Trinidad & Tobago coach Hannibal Najjar was in attendance and he will be conducting coaching clinics over the weekend. He is no relation to the former owner of the Brampton Hitmen of the CPSL a few years ago.

This was the first time this year I’ve seen ex-North York Astros forward Shane Lammie after a long lasting injury from last year and his speed worked great with Sasa Viciknez on the White Eagles. This combo could bring back the Sasa Viciknez and Gabriel Pop glory days of a few years ago with high scoring games. Viciknez taking cornerkicks and freekicks and Lammie and tall defender Thierry Mangwa in the box ready to head them in. They almost had three more scores with that tactic.

It was not a great day for goalies as the wet balls were difficult to catch and ground ball shots took strange bounces when they’d hit bumps in the box.

I was expecting the rout was on after White Eagles scored the first two goals but was surprised the game was tied up. Two White Eagles goals before the half put the lead at back where it was as they pulled away. Ultras Serb fans lit flares after one of the White Eagles second half goals.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

Lions starters

White Eagles starters

Sasa Viciknez scores on Penalty kick for White Eagles.

Sasa Viciknez leads rush.

White Eagles Jonathan Hertis with ball.

White Eagles throw-in.

White Eagles fans light flares after a second half goal.

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