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Result of the Friday August 27, 2011 CSL game between SC Toronto and St Catharines Wolves played at Lamport Stadium in Toronto at 8:00pm.

SC Toronto (all white, black numbers)

.........................1 Scott Cliff
18 Douglas Sereti...21 Branko Majstorovic...17 Antonio Zupan...2 Casey D'Mello
..........19 Richard Asante (cpt)...8 Carlos Nogueira...15 Brennan McNicoll
..........20 Alon Badat...11 Massimo Mirabelli...14 Jarek Whiteman

Subs:...12 Sotiri Varlokostas (gk)...3 Dane Roberts (mid)...9 Andrea Lombardo (fwd)...16 Alexandros Halis (fwd)...22 Daniel Cramorossa (def)
...23 David Alva (mid)...25 Jorgo Nika (mid)
team officials:...head coach Carmine Isacco...assistant coach Patrice Gheisar...manager Mario Dias...club official Luca Forno

St Catharines Wolves (all black, white numbers)

.........................1 Claudio Perri (cpt)
12 Geoffrey Attard...20 Marc Stencel...3 Matthew Waddington...4 Matthew Di Maria
8 Dana Heimbecker...13 Scott MacLennan...5 Tony Mermigas...19 Ivan Klassen
.................17 Matthew Contino...9 Calvin Rosario

Subs:...7 William Janetos (def)...15 Mark Dano (mid)...16 Nick Kinjl (def)...23 Greg Hoffman (mid)
team officials:...head coach Carlo Arghittu...assistant coach Stacey Gough...manager Armand Di Fruscio...director Joe Cassidy

Game officials:...referee Jeff Fearnall...referee's assistants Mack Meloche and Fabrizio Stasolla...fourth official David Barrie ...(neon yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 8:08pm...SCT defends south end.
1 min...SCT Whiteman chips 15 yard shot from left that goalie catches near left post.
3 min...Wolves MacLennan cornerkick from right has goalie catch overhead without having to move.
8 min...Wolves Heimbecker cross from 22 yards on far right is caught by goalie.
8 min...Wolves Waddington 65 yard cross from right has goalie catch on bounce in front of Wolves Rosario at 15 yards.
10 min...SCT McNicoll 25 yard shot up middle is well over net.
11 min...Wolves Heimbecker cross from 25 yards has SCT Majstorovic knock ball down at 12 yards in middle of box and clear.
14 min...Wolves Mermigas blasts 25 yard shot up middle that deflects off defender wide right for cornerkick.
15 min...Wolves MacLennan cornerkick from right has ball cleared from box. MacLennan recross has defender head away.
15 min...Wolves MacLennan cornerkick from right has ball knocked down off hand of SCT Majstorovic but SCT Zupan clears from box on second attempt. Wolves MacLennan 30 yard shot from right deflects off SCT defender's head for another cornerkick.
16 min...Wolves MacLennan cornerkick from right has Wolves Waddington head down at 5 yards on left but defender clears for throw-in.
19 min...SCT Alon Badat GOAL...Badat taps over short cornerkick from right to SCT Brennan McNicoll who taps pass around defender to Badat who dekes a sliding Wolves Attard and takes 10 yard shot along right end line around W goalie guarding right post and ball tucks in just inside left post off leg of Wolves Stencel who was reaching back to try to kick it away at 2 yards in middle of goal.
21 min...Wolves Contino 30 yard freekick down middle is well over net.
21 min...SCT McNicoll 22 yard freekick from left is wide right.
24 min...SCT Carlos Nogueira GOAL...SCT Whiteman at 25 yards on left taps pass to SCT Jarek Whiteman who pushes 25 yard pass on left forward to Nogueira who shoots 15 yarder just inside left post on short side.
31 min...SCT Massimo Mirabelli GOAL...SCT Brennan McNicoll pushes pass from 65 yards to SCT Jarek Whiteman on left in open at 40 yards near sideline and his 22 yard shot from left is saved by sprawling goalie Claudio Perri at 6 yards. Mirabelli gets rebound after a defender's partial headed clearance and blasts 16 yard low shot from left to right side of net as goalie had just stood up.
33 min...Wolves Rosario 40 yard freekick from left has Wolves Waddington gets foot up to redirect near end line and his shot from 7 yards hitting the right goalpost and goalie smothers ball at 1 yard.
34 min...Wolves YELLOW card...Heimbecker earns it for tackle on SCT Nogueira at Wolves 25 yards on run up left.
34 min...SCT McNicoll 30 yard freekick from left is wide right over players waiting in box and bounces for goalkick.
35 min...Wolves Waddington 55 yard freekick from left has leaping SCT D'Mello head behind end line on right for cornerkick.
36 min...Wolves MacLennan cornerkick from right has goalie catch ball in crowd of players. SCT Majstorovic is injured off ball on play.
38 min...Wolves YELLOW card...MacLennan earns it for sliding tackle on SCT Nogueira on sideline at SCT 50 yards.
41 min...Wolves Matthew Contino GOAL...Contino at 35 yards intercepts SCT Branko Majstorovic's low cross attempt to SCT Antonio Zupan and on breakaway down middle chips from 22 yards over goalie Scott Cliff at 10 yards and the ball bounces into the open net.
43 min...Wolves MacLennan blasts 35 yarder down middle well over net.
43 min...SCT Whiteman pushes pass forward up middle from 33 yards for SCT Mirabelli who behind defenders runs past sliding goalie at 10 yards who gets piece of it. SCT Mirabelli regains posseseeion on left end line and rolls ball back for SCT McNicoll who cuts over to center and fires 17 yarder over net.
45 min...SCT goalie charges to edge of box to beat Wolves player to catch through-ball pass to middle.
46 min...half ends 8:53pm.

2nd Half:...starts 9:08pm.
45 min...Wolves Waddington 55 yard freekick from left is headed away on edge of box.
48 min...SCT McNicoll cross from extreme right 20 yards is over players in box and cleared on left side.
49 min...SCT Mirabelli on rush into Wolves box on left is finally checked off ball at 8 yards on 1 on 4 rush.
52 min...SCT Whiteman pass to left has SCT Mirabelli blast low 35 yard shot down middle through players wide right of net.
55 min...Wolves Waddington is knocked off balance on check by SCT Asante at 25 yards and falls over on edge of box but SCT wins freekick.
56 min...Wolves Klassen gets pass at 18 yards from cross from right from Wolves Mermigas and shoots high right of top corner of net.
56 min...SCT sub...Lombardo replaces Badat.
.........SCT sub...Halis replaces Nogueira.
58 min...Wolves Stencel run on right wing and he rolls pass across box that charging Wolves Rosario can't save from rolling over end line on left.
63 min...SCT Sereti runs down right and has roller deflect off Wolves Waddington who was pushed down by SCT Lombardo and ball deflects into net from 3 yards. A Wolves freekick results after the referee consults with an assistant.
65 min...Wolves sub...Janetos replaces Klassen.
65 min...Wolves MacLennan takes 50 yard freekick from left that Wolves player in crowd of players in box pops up on header at 12 yards and goalie catches on bounce.
66 min...SCT Lombardo gets to high forward pass and blasts 15 yard shot over net that hits scoreboard.
66 min...SCT sub...Roberts replaces Whiteman.
67 min...Wolves Rosario cornerkick from left is over players in box and bounces for SCT throw-in on right.
68 min...SCT Asante slides to poke ball away from Wolves Janetos at 8 yards on left after Wolves Rosario rescued ball on end line and backheels pass.
69 min...Wolves Rosario 35 yard freekick from left is over leaping goalie and Wolves Waddington at 5 yards and ball bounces wide right for goalkick.
72 min...SCT Mirabelli and SCT McNicoll work out cornerkick from right and SCT Mirabelli blasts 15 yarder from right well high and left of net.
73 min...SCT Mirabelli runs down middle from 40 yards and gets away 20 yard shot that deflects off Wolves Waddington and rolls just wide left of post.
73 min...SCT McNicoll cornerkick from left has Wolves Di Maria heads away from box.
74 min...Wolves sub...Dano replaces MacLennan.
75 min...Wolves Heimbecker gets tap over pass from left and 22 yard shot is just wide left of post into left side webbing of net.
77 min...Wolves Heimbecker given pass up right wing and sends low cross into box that retreating defender knocks away at 5 yards in middle just beyond charging Wolves Stencel.
77 min...SCT sub...Alva replaces Mirabelli.
79 min...Wolves Di Maria throw-in into box from left is whistled down after SCT defender is fouled.
80 min...SCT Roberts rush to ball on right has cross over box and ball bounces out of box on left.
83 min...SCT YELLOW card...Roberts earns it for time wasting on Wolves freekick by not giving 10 yards.
83 min...Wolves Attard 35 yard freekick from left is cleared from box by SCT Lombardo (although it still looked like SCT didn't give 10 yards on the freekick).
84 min...SCT YELLOW card...Asante earns if for stepping on Wolves Attard at 50 yards after whistle but SCT win freekick.
84 min...SCT Halis sens low cross from 22 yards on left has SCT Lombardo miss on slide to 6 yard tap-in up middle.
85 min...Wolves player's 35 yard cross from left is over players and right end line.
89 min...SCT McNicoll low 20 yard shot from right is saved by goalie wide right of net.
90 min...SCT Alexandros Halis GOAL...SCT Lombardo takes a quick freekick in crowd of players from the right at 60 yards chipping it to the middle and it finds Halis in all alone at 33 yards and he rounds the sprawling goalie at 8 yards and rolls the ball into the middle of the open net.
90 min...SCT sub...Cramorossa replaces D'Mello.
91 min...SCT YELLOW card...Halis earns it for clutching Wolves Heimbecker at SCT 45 yards.
91 min...Wolves Dano takes 45 yard freekick that Wolves Rosario pops up header and bounces ball wide left for goalkick.
93 min...SCT Lombardo on left side line at 30 yards passes over to SCT Halis who rushes up left to 6 yards and taps ball back for SCT McNicoll to blasts 17 yarder that defender blocks.
94 min...SCT Alexandros Halis GOAL...SCT Douglas Sereti on run down right chips 30 yards that has goalie dive to stop at 8 yards with outstretched arms. Halis chasing after ball has him take ball when fumbled and past goalie taps 3 yarder into empty net.
95:20 min...game ends 9:58pm before play resumes.

Final Score:.....SC Toronto...........5............St Catharines Wolves...........1............

Attendance was about 60 on this warm evening with the temperature dropping slightly after the sun set. The team kicked a souvenir soccer ball into the crowd for each SCT goal to encourage the kids to make some noise. The crowd picked up to about 100 by the end of the game but that was permit holders just waiting for their rec league to start.

The game was closer than the final scoreline indicated with a fear that SCT might not be able to hang on to the lead in the second half. SCT is so deep in players that they could sub in Alexandros Halis and Andrea Lombardo at 56 minutes and pick up the pace. SCT almost put it away at 63 minutes when SCT Douglas Sereti ran down the right and rolled in a cross that deflected off the prone Lombardo and Wolves Matthew Waddington at 3 yards and into the net. Referee Jeff Fearnell actually signalled for a goal but he consulted with his linesman and the play resulted in a freekick for Wolves because of the pull down.

Best of the other non-scoring chances were at 43 minutes when SCT Massimo Mirabelli got a break and ran past the sliding goalie who got a piece of it and Mirabelli recovered it on the left end line, rolled the ball back to SCT Jarek Whiteman who cut over to the center fired a 20 yarder over the net. At 75 minutes Wolves Dana Heimbecker got a tap over pass from the left and his 22 yard shot was just wide left of the post and into the outside webbing of the net. At 84 minutes Alexandros Halis sent in a low cross from 22 yards on the left and SCT Andrea Lombardo sliding in missed a 6 yard tap in up the middle.

The game was broadcast live in Toronto on Rogers Community channel. The commentators said that David Guzman was now on SC Toronto. I saw him in street clothes after the game but didn't know that he was not with Mississauga Eagles any longer. I suspect it won't be long before he reunites with fellow MLS Toronto FC 2007 alum Andrea Lombardo.

St Catharines coach Carlos Arghittu was not pleased with the refereeing this game. He is now retired from playing for Wolves but he was pressed into service earlier this year. He said it is hard to play and coach and now it is time to let the players do their jobs. I saw SCT given two Yellow cards for time wasting when they were hanging on in the second half. I thought Halis was almost 10 yards offside when he received the pass on the quick freekick for his first goal.

The win for SC Toronto extends their lead on the top of the standings to seven points over second place Toronto Croatia with TC having one game in hand. The SCT record is now 14-2-2. Wolves stay in 11th place in the 14 team league with a 3-10-3 record. Their record has fizzled since they held a perfect 3-0-0 record at the end of Week 5.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca


SC Toronto starters


Wolves starters


SCT Jarek Whiteman (14) and Carlos Nogueira line up for kickoff.


SCT cornerkick.


Wolves ready for second half kickoff.


ball goes behind Wolves end line


ball is popped up


Wolves Geoffrey Attard takes this freekick.


post game taunting between the teams.

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