September 23, 2011 CSL--Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Croatia (by Rocket Robin)

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Result of the Friday September 23, 2011 CSL game between Serbian White Eagles and Toronto Croatia played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:00pm.

Serbian White Eagles (white socks and shirts, red shorts and numbers)

...................1 Milos Djurkovic
2 Nikola Milosevic...5 Ricardo Manguia Perez...4 Mark Jankovic...3 Milos Vucinic
.........15 Milan Rakic...6 Mirko Medic...8 Darryl Gomez
..........7 Kirie Dimitrov...10 Alex Braletic (cpt)...11 Milos Scepanovic

Subs:...12 Stefan Avramovic (gk)...13 Sasa Vukoje (fwd)...16 Winston Crozier (def)...18 Andre Orlando (def)...20 Marko Miketic (mid) ...27 Nino Velimirovic (def)...99 Sasa Viciknez (fwd)
team officials:...assistant coach Uros Stamatovic...physio Karolina Bujak

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

........................13 Anonio Ilic
7 Halburto Harris...4 Sven Arapovic...3 Josip Keran...15 Ainsley Deer
22 Daniel Niksic...23 Tonci Pirija (cpt)...8 Hayden Fitzwilliams...11 Marin Vucemilovic Grgic
.............10 Tihomir Maletic...18 Bozenko Lesina

Subs:...1 Sandi Matika (gk)...5 Jonatan Bustamante (mid)...6 Mario Kulis (def)...9 Hugo Herrera (fwd)...19 Niko Pesa (fwd) ...21 Nicholas Goddard (def)...24 Carlos Rojas (mid)
team officials:...head coach Velimir Crljan...assistant coach Miodrag Akmadzic...assistant manager Perica Arapovic...physio Michael Robinson

Team officials:...referee Yusri Rudolph...referee's assistant Gianni Facchini and Jeff Fearnall...fourth official Vito Curalli...(neon yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 8:07pm...SWE defends south end on this cool night. It was wet after the constant rain earlier in the day.
20 sec...TC Maletic injured on right edge of SWE box.
4 min...TC goalie catches 50 yard bouncer from left shot by SWE Vucinic.
5 min...SWE Dimitrov blasts 25 yard shot from right is over net.
8 min...TC Maletic goes to ground when SWE Vucinic pokes ball away on cross into SWE box but play continues.
10 min...TC Maletic cornerkick from right is popped up and ball is knocked back to TC Maletic who chips 12 yarder that SWE Gomez deflects over net with hand(?) and 20 yard shot down middle deflects for cornerkick.
12 min...TC Vucemilovic Grgic cornerkick from left is popped up in box and cleared.
13 min...TC RED card...assistant coach Mildrag Akmadzic is ejected from the sideline for his comments.
15 min...SWE Scepanovic 25 yard chip from right over goalie and TC Niksic heads ball behind net from 4 yards.
16 min...SWE cornerkick from left is cleared away.
21 min...TC goalie catches through ball flicked head sent in from 25 yards.
22 min...SWE goalie outjumps TC Lesina to catch through ball at 10 yards.
23 min...TC Vucemilovic Grgic 18 yard shot from left is wide right of post.
27 min...TC Vucemilovic Grgic cornerkick from left has SWE Jankovic heads ball away from box.
28 min...SWE Vucinic is injured on check from TC Lesina at center line.
30 min...TC Vucemilovic Grgic cornerkick from left has defender head ball away in crowd of players.
31 min...SWE Medic cuts 40 yard shot down middle wide left of net.
31 min...TC Niksic is injured on check on SWE Vucinic at SWE 46 yard sideline.
32 min...TC Niksic alone on right side of box kicks 10 yarder over bar.
33 min...TC player passes forward to TC Lesina who in alone shoots 15 yarder that sliding goalie palms over net.
33 min...TC Vucemilovic cornerkick from left has SWE Jankovic heads ball away in crowd of players.
35 min...SWE Dimitrov 40 yard low shot from right after short pass is wide right of net.
37 min...Toronto Croatia Hayden Fitzwilliams GOAL...TC Marin Vucemilovic Grgic 40 yard freekick chip from left has SWE Milos Vucinic head ball down on right side of box but Fitzwilliams recovers ball, dribbles from 10 yards cutting to left side of net and shoots low 6 yarder into right side of net past goalie Milos Djurkovic.
39 min...TC Deer is injured at TC 45 yards.
41 min...TC Vucemilovic Grgic 25 yard freekick from extreme left is blasted into head in two man player wall.
42 min...SWE Dimitrov cornerkick from left is over players in box but TC header results in throw-in.
44 min...SWE Rakic 35 yard freekick down middle hits body in wall. SWE Dimitrov 35 yard rebound chip is well over net.
46 min...SWE Scepanovic 33 yard freekick from right is over net.
48 min...TC Niksic is holding his injured head runs up right to take pass and races into box and slips at 12 yards and can't get away shot.
50 min...half ends 8:57pm.

2nd Half:...starts 9:11pm.
45 min...TC YELLOW card...Keran earns it for trip on SWE Medic at TC 40 yards.
46 min...SWE Milosevic 45 yard freekick from left has SWE Jankovic head ball down from 10 yards on right but ball is cleared.
48 min...TC Vucemilovic Grgic 30 yard cross from extreme left is over TC Lesina on right side of box and rolls for throw-in.
50 min...TC Arapovic is injured at TC 20 yards away from play.
52 min...SWE Gomez is sent off for treatment as he's bleeding.
54 min...TC Vucemilovic Grgic shot deflects for cornerkick on 22 yard shot.
55 min...TC Maletic cornerkick from right is over players in box.
56 min...SWE Gomez returns wearing the S '13' jersey.
58 min...TC Niksic 20 yard cross from extreme right is wide left of TC player for goal kick.
59 min...SWE Sceptanovic 28 yard freekickfrom right on tap-over run to middle is blasted from 22 yards is well high and wide left of net.
62 min...SWE Dimitrov cornerkick from left has goalie palm ball through box and SWE Manguia Perez slip before he can get to ball.
63 min...SWE sub...Viciknez replaces Braletic. Braletic gives Viciknez the captain's armband.
63 min...SWE Milos Vucinic chips in 25 yard cross that TC goalie Antonio Ilic fumbles forward from 6 yards and runs after ball but SWE Milan Rakic gets to at 12 yards with chance for a clear shot at a goalie-free net but TC Josip Keran pushes him off his feet. Referee Yusri Rudolph calls a Penalty kick.
64 min...SWE Milos Scepanovic GOAL...Scepanovic blasts low Penalty kick to right side of net as goalie slides left.
65 min...SWE YELLOW card...Medic earns it for check on TC Vucinic at TC 45 yards.
66 min...TC Vucemilovic Grgic 30 yard freekick from left is just over net.
68 min...TC Lesina pass down left side for TC Vucemilovic Grgic has goalie slide to edge of box to block and walks back in to pick up ball.
69 min...SWE Viciknez cornerkick from left is over players in box but play whistled down for pushing.
71 min...TC Vucemilovic Grgic 28 yard freekick cross from left has ball bend over players and wide right for goalkick.
72 min...TC Maletic cornerkick from right has goalie slips to touch and defender clear from 5 yards.
72 min...TC Keran blasts 30 yarder down middle well high and wide right.
75 min...TC YELLOW card...Arapovic earns it for his part in jumping for high cross at TC 28 yards and collides with SWE Medic. Both players were injured on the play and TC Araporic had to leave the field for treatment.
77 min...SWE Viciknez 30 yard freekick from right has goalie palm ball over net.
77 min...SWE Scepanovic cornerkick from left has play whistled down right when ball was kicked.
78 min...TC sub...Herrera replaces Lesina.
78 min...SWE Scepanovic rolls 25 yarder up middie wide right.
80 min...TC Maletic cornerkick from right has defender SWE Rakic clear ball from box at 4 yards on left side of goal.
81 min...TC Niksic rolls in 18 yard ball from right and SWE Rakic makes big clearance at 10 yards.
83 min...SWE Viciknez wins freekick when TC Harris flips him over.
85 min...SWE Viciknez 25 yard freekick from extreme left has ball cleared and SWE not called for hand ball setting up 20 yard shot down middle.
86 min...TC Pirija 30 yard freekick from left has SWE 11 head ball away running to 20 yards.
86 min...TC Niksic rush on right and 15 yard shot to short side has goalie fly to push ball wide right of goal.
87 min...TC player's cornerkick from right has SWE player clear.
88 min...TC Dimitrov gets rebound of cornerkick from left that was partial clearance and 28 yard blast down middle has goalie palm ball up and catch when it drops.
91 min...SWE Scepanovic cornerkick from right is knocked down in box and SWE Gomez whiffs on 4 yard shot.
92 min...SWE Milosevic is injured at SWE 20 yards.
94 min...SWE sub...Orlando replaces Milosevic.
95 min...TC Maletic pushes ball behind end line when SWE defender forces him wide.
95 min...game ends 10:01pm.

Final Score:........Serbian White Eagles...........1..............Toronto Croatia............1...........

Attendance was about 180 on this mild but wet evening. A rain that went on for hours and just stopped before the game started discouraged a walk up crowd. It was a 'home' game for the White Eagles although both teams use this as their home grounds. This game was on artificial turf and the only problems were the players slipping around and the goalies dropping the wet ball.

Referee Yusri Rudolph kept the game under control giving out no cards until the second half except when he gave a Red to Toronto Croatia assistant coach Miodrag Akmadzic at 13 minutes for comments made from the bench. He wasn't afraid to call many freekicks in a row to Toronto Croatia that infuriated the mostly pro-Serbian fans.

Best non-scoring chances were at 15 minutes when SWE Milos Scepanovic took a 25 yard chip from the right that was over the goalie but TC Daniel Niksic headed the ball behind the net from 4 yards. At 32 minutes Niksic was in alone on the right side of the box and kicked a 10 yarder over the bar. One minute later a TC player passed forward to TC Bozenko Lesina who was in alone but shot a 15 yarder that the sliding goalie palmed over the net. Injury time found Niksic holding his injured head and a defender ignored him but he suddenly ran forward on the right to take a pass and race into the box but slipped at 12 yards and couldn't get away a shot. 72 minutes found TC Tihomir Maletic take a cornerkick from the right that had the goalie slip when he got a hand to it and the ball fell into the box but a defender cleared from 5 yards. 77 minutes had SWE sub Sasa Viciknez take a 30 yard freekick from the right that the goalie was able to palm over the net. 86 minutes had TC Niksic rush on the right on a 3 on 2 break and take a 15 yard shot to the short side but had the goalie, who'd been worried about a cross, flew to push the ball wide right. 88 minutes had TC Halburto Harris get a rebound of a cornerkick from the left that was partially cleared and blast a 28 yard shot down the middle between a crowd of players that the goalie palmed up and caught when it dropped. Last good chance was at 91 minutes when SWE Scepanovic's cornerkick from the right was knocked down in the box and SWE Darryl Gomez whiffed on a 4 yard shot.

This game was the rematch from one played at the end of May when Toronto Croatia earned a 1-0 win in a game that was called after the end of the first half because of a thunderstorm. That game with its all-day rain limited attendance. That has been the story for many of the games in the league this year. There is talk of calling the Windsor Stars home game off tomorrow after 14 hours of rain in a row in that city so far today. London City's game tonight was called off earlier in the day because of a flooded field at Cove Road. The league had planned to start the playoffs in two weeks but there are some teams which still have three or four games to play and TFC Academy has six! Quite a few games that have been played have not had dry weather and attendance has been down overall over last year.

Tonight's result leaves Toronto Croatia nine points behind SC Toronto who were winning 5-2 over Brampton City United. That was the Rogers Community channel game-of-the-week and was cut off transmission wise at 85 minutes after having broadcast problems throughout the game. White Eagles pull into a tie for fourth but have played one more game than York Region Shooters who are scheduled to play on Sunday.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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