September 27, 2009 CSL Quarter Final Toronto Croatia vs Brampton Lions (by Rocket Robin)

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Result of the Sunday September 27, 2009 CSL game between Toronto Croatia and Brampton Lions played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:15pm. This was the first game of their Quarter Final series.

Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)

.....................12 Marko Culjak
16 Halberto Harris...4 Antonio Zuban...21 Sven Arapovic...20 Ainsley Deer
14 Braeden Krampert...23 Tonci Piriaja...5 Johnny Bustamante...8 Hayden Fitzwilliams (cpt)
..................10 Tihomir Maletic...7 Tommy Ples

Subs:...1 Sandi Matika (gk)...30 Dani Jankovic (fwd)...15 Niko Pesa (fwd)...18 Marjo Beljo (mid)...3 Ante Brkic (def)...24 Marko Bedenikovic (mid)...17 Nicholas Goddard (def)
game officials:...head coach Velimir Crljen...assistant coach Alen Vukobrad...manager Ivan Kulis...trainer/physio Fady...team official Kruno Culjak

Brampton Lions (all blue, white numbers)

.......................1 Kevin Doyle
20 Daniel Cameira...10 Cameron Medwin...5 Mike Marchese...4 Peter Petropanagos
22 Gudah Hernandez...7 Alex Arbelo (cpt)...23 Andrew Da Silva...19 Jeremy Shepperd
...................18 Orlin Chambers...9 Daniel Nascimento

Subs:...00 Amardeep Kharad (gk)...8 David Guzman (mid)...17 Alban Vultilaj (mid)...14 Liam Martin (def)...12 Franlello Leone (def)...3 Alex Julien (def)...21 Kayin Jeffers (??)
game officials:...head coach Armando Costa...assistant coach Pernel Mason...manager Victor Cameira...trainer/physio Christine Bolalo...team official Phil Ionadi

Game officials:...referee John Oliva...referee's assistants Richard Oliveira and Alexis Vaughan...fourth official Yusri Rudolf...(all black, white and yellow trim)

1st Half:...game starts 8:23pm...TC defend south end.
3 min...TC Harris blasts 35 yarder from right is well over net.
4 min...Lions goalie charges out of box to head away ball before two TC players can get to it.
8 min...TC goalie catches high cross from left.
10 min...Lions Arbelo rolls 35 yarder through players up middle and goalie picks up ball.
11 min...TC Maletic cornerkick from right has leaping TC Fitzwilliams heads 3 yarder from left into webbing of net.
14 min...Lions Shepperd 35 yard freekick from left sideline over players in box and bounces for goalkick on right.
16 min...TC Maletic has shot blocked at 7 yards and TC Ples has spinning 12 yard kick wide left.
17 min...TC goalie falls on ball in box on cross from left.
19 min…Croatia Hayden Fitzwilliams GOAL…Croatia Tihomir Maletic 15 shot from right hits left goal post and ball deflects out and Fitzwilliams kicks low 12 yard shot through defender and goalie Kevin Doyle into right side of net.
20 min...TC YELLOW card...Piriaja for bump at TC 45 yards.
22 min...TC goalie injured 90 yards away from play. (TC official Tom Granic after the game said he suffered a grain strain).
24 min...TC sub...Matika replaces injured Culjak in goal. Matika takes #12 jersey from Culjak and wears that.
26 min...TC Piriaja 45 yard cross has goalie let bounce wide right for cornerkick.
29 min...Lions YELLOW card...Chambers for tackle on TC Zuban in center circle.
31 min...Lions Hernandez is pushed over pass on 2 on 1 rush to right but his 20 yard shot is blocked by defender. Lions Cameira follow up with 30 yard shot that's blasted and rolls wide left.
36 min...Lions Nascimento pushed ball through right by Lions Arbelo and rolls cross that is backheeled but cleared.
38 min…Lions RED card…Andrew DaSilva earns a direct ejection from the game from referee John Oliva for either an elbow or punch to the face of Tihomir Maletic on the edge of the Croatia box. The injured Maletic is replaced by Marko Bedenikovic. (**I realize there must be something wrong with my notes because Maletic featured later in the game so either Maletic wasn’t the player hurt or more likely Bedenikovic replaced someone else and it wasn’t Maletic who was subbed out).
39 min...TC Ples pops up 35 yarder that bounces to goalie.
41 min...TC Fitzwilliams rush on left has low cross that has Lions Cameira deflect for cornerkick.
41 min...TC Bedenikovic cornerkick from left has ball tipped wide left for another cornerkick.
42 min...TC Bedenikovic cornerkick from left has ball cleared.
43 min...Lions Nascimento 35 yard freekick tips off player wall and hits top of bar for cornerkick.
45 min...Lions goalie charges out to clear ball ahead of charging TC Ples at 20 yards.
48 min...Lions Arbelo rolls cross from 30 yards on left that has Lions Chambers tap over to Lions Shepperd who blasts 15 yarder wide left of net.
49 min...TC Ples injured at Lions 45 yards.
51 min...half ends 9:14pm.

2nd Half:...starts 9:29pm.
46 min...TC sub...Jankovic replaces Ples just injured near center line.
47 min...Lions YELLOW card...Nascimento for knock down of TC Bustamante at Lions 50 yards.
48 min…Croatia Tihomir Maletic GOAL…Maletic rolls ball in from 8 yards on left as he rounds goalie after Croatia Dan Jankovic sent in a pass from the right. (Very effective as Jankovic had just entered the game two minutes earlier to replace the injured Tommy Ples).
50 min...TC Deer 15 yard shot from left has shot tip wide right of net for cornerkick.
53 min...TC Bedenikovic 35 yard blast from right has ball bounce just left of post.
53 min...TC goalie catches high 30 yard cross from right.
54 min...Lions player's cornerkick from right has defender hoook ball wide right of net.
55 min...TC YELLOW card...Bustamante for trip left of box.
56 min...Lions Nascimento 22 yard freekick from left has goalie punch out of box in crowd of players.
56 min...Lions Nascimento 30 yard freekick from right has defender clear ball wide left for throw-in.
59 min...Lions Nascimento chips 25 yarder over net when he one-touches pass up middle.
61 min...TC Bedenikovic 30 yard freekick down middle has ball hit cross bar.
63 min…Lions RED card…Daniel Cameira earns a direct ejection for pulling down Tihomir Maletic who split the defence and got away a 12 yard roller as he was falling backwards but the goalie smothered the soft shot. The referee awarded a penalty kick because Maletic was on a breakaway.
64 min…Croatia Johnny Bustamante GOAL…Bustamante takes Penalty kick to left corner of net beyond flying goalie who guesses correctly but the ball is out of his reach.
68 min...Lions sub...Vultilaj replaces Shepperd.
70 min...TC Bedenikovic 30 yard cross from right has goalie catch.
70 min...TC Bedenikovic 30 yard bouncer from right has goalie catch.
71 min...TC Bedenikovic cross from 35 yards has ball tip off TC player wide of net.
72 min...TC sub...Beljo replaces Fitzwilliams.
............Lions sub...Guzman replaces Chambers.
74 min...Lions YELLOW card...Bultilaj for tugging on TC Maletic rushing down middle.
74 min...TC sub...Goddard replaces Bustamante.
75 min...TC Bedenkovic 30 yard freekick blast down middle is just over bar.
76 min...TC sub...Pesa replaces Piriaja.
77 min...TC YELLOW card...Beljo at center line for something.
78 min...Lions sub...Martin replaces Marchese.
80 min...Lions Nascimento rush down right and blasts 30 yard shot into webbing of net.
82 min...TC Pesa kicks in 18 yard punched out rebound of 25 yard kick but goal flagged offside.
83 min...Lions Hernandez rushes down left and rolls ball through box.
84 min...TC Bedenikovic gets long rolled cross through box and blasts 12 yarder into side of net.
85 min...Lions Guzman 25 yard freekick has goalie catch ball by diving forward.
85 min...Lions sub...Leone replaces Hernandez.
86 min...Lions goalie charges forward to beat TC Jankovic to bouncing through ball.
89 min...TC Bedenikovic 25 yard blast from right is just over net.
91 min...TC Pesa rush down left on 2 on 1 blasts 18 yarder that goalie dives to save on short left side.
91.50 min...game ends 10:15pm.

Final Score:….Toronto Croatia………3…………..Brampton Lions……….0………..

Attendance was about 125 for this cool night.

Marko Culjak and Sandi Matika shared the shutout for Croatia. Culjak only played the first 22 minutes of the game. I confirmed with team official Tom Granic after the game that Culjak suffered a groin injury when he cleared a kick upfield and collapsed 90 yards away from the play.

Toronto Croatia finished higher in the standings and got to choose whether they hosted the first or second game in this series. That looks like a great choice now as they have a one game lead in the series and now the Lions have two players suspended for the rematch. Since a loss is only a loss of the game (total goals and road goals don’t count in the series) Cameira should have let him go because 2-0 or 3-0 didn’t matter and now Lions do without an experienced defender.

Daniel Nascimento had three chances just before the second ejection but after that, the Lions had few chances chances. Lions earned a Yellow card at 74 minutes for Alban Bultilaj tugging on Maletic rushing down the middle on yet another break.

The rematch is Sunday at 5:00pm in Brampton. Lions have to win their game by any score to immediately force a 30 minute overtime to decide the winner of the series.

It is at the same time as the Italia Shooters vs. St Catharines Wolves match taking place in Maple and Wolves are in the same predicament.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

Croatia starters

Lions starters

high ball at the 35 yard line

Croatia Tihomir Maletic receives pass in center circle.

Croatia Johnny Bustamante takes penalty kick.

Lions rush up sideline

Lions Franlello Leone with ball.

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