June 1, 2012 CSL--Serbian White Eagles vs York Region Shooters (by Rocket Robin)

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Result of the Friday June 1st, 2012 CSL match between Serbian White Eagles and York Region Shooters played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 9:00pm.

Serbian White Eagles (all white, red numbers)

...................1 Milos Djurkovic (cpt)
4 Boris Milicic...5 Goran Vlaski...2 Markus Molder...16 Winston Crozier
13 Andre Orlando...7 Kirie Dimitrov...15 Veljko Lukovic...45 Sasa Vukoje
...............8 Richard West...28 Zoran Rajovic

Subs:...12 Nikola Marojevic (gk)...10 Ramon Bailey (mid)...17 Luka Maric (fwd)...19 Viktor Anastasov (fwd)...21 Sebastian Novais (def) ...27 Nino Velimirovic (def)...99 Sasa Viciknez (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Uros Stamatovic...assistant coach Sasa Vukovic...club official Dragan Bakoc

York Region Shooters (yellow socks and shirts, blue shorts and numbers)

...................1 Emanuelle Ameltonis
8 Ricky Herron...4 Marcelo Capazolo...5 Alex Trujillo (cpt)...19 Andre Manders
14 Tristan Jackman...77 Desmond Humphrey...99 Ryan Dummett...10 Darryl Gomez
..............9 Jason De Thomasis...12 Chris Thomas

Subs:...00 Yasuto Hoshiko (gk)...2 Andre Stewart (def)...6 Fitzroy Christey (def)...15 Carlos Rivas (mid)...18 Shezan Singh (fwd) ...20 Jalen Brome (fwd)...22 Julian Uccello (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Tony DiThomasis...assistant coach Americo Tantalo...manager John Pacione...team doctor Jason Izraelski ...club official Bill Androutsos

Game officials:...referee Geoff Gamble...referee's assistants Mack Meloche and Marie-Soleil Beaudoin...fourth official Scott Decker ...(red shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 8:56pm. SWE defend south end on this mild but rainy night.
40 sec...SWE Sasa Vukoje GOAL...SWE Richard West gets away shot down middle from 30 yards and goalie Emanuelle Ameltonis bats ball down under bar and to the left. Vukoje alone at 10 yards on extreme left blasts shot into high right corner of net.
5 min...YRS Thomas 18 yard shot has goalie fly to stop on right post.
9 min...YRS Thomas high cross from right end line from 15 yards but no YRS players are in box to make play.
9 min...YRS Gomez cross from 25 yards on left has YRS Thomas just a step from connecting at 10 yards but play is flagged offside.
11 min...YRS Herron rush down middle and pushes ball through defenders but rolled to goalie.
14 min...YRS Humphrey cornerkick from left is over players and defender on right heads ball over end line.
14 min...YRS Humphrey cornerkick from the right has YRS Herron head the ball down at 15 yards and YRS Thomas gets a foot out to pop the ball just over the bar from 8 yards.
17 min...SWE Rajovic gets interception off defender at 28 yards and rolls blast from 25 yards on left wide right of net.
19 min...YRS Gomez 30 yard freekick from right has YRS Capazolo shoots low 15 yarder from right is tipped by sliding defender for cornerkick on right.
20 min...YRS Gomez cornerkick is rolled out and easily cleared by nearest defender.
The game is delayed they've run out of balls as they're all in the endzones and there are no ball boys.
28 min...YRS Gomez bends in 35 yard cross that defender heads away at 15 yards.
29 min...YRS YELLOW card...Gomez earns it at SWE 45 yards for holding player charging up the middle.
31 min...SWE Dimitrov at 30 yards up middle chips pass forward and right to SWE Orlando who shoots low 18 yarder from right that goalie smothers on near post.
35 min...YRS Capazolo 40 yard freekick from right sideline has YRS Thomas called offside afgter a few popped up headers in SWE box.
37 min...SWE Dimitrov gets a pass from 60 yards to him for a 2 on 1 break from 45 yards. He shoots low from 20 yards that the sliding YRS Herron blocks at 6 yards. Dimitrov gets the ball back at 12 yards on right and shoots over the net.
38 min...YRS Gomez 40 yard freekick from left has goalie punch ball up in crowd of players but whistle had blown.
39 min...YRS goalie catches 30 yard chip down middle.
41 min...YRS Cappazolo 65 yard freekick from right bounces through players and goalie catches on bounce.
42 min...SWE YELLOW card...Molder earns it for sliding tackle on YRS Thomas rushing up right at 22 yard line.
43 min...YRS Thomas avoids earning card although he knocked over goalie at 3 yards jumping for cross from 22 yards on left.
46 min...YRS DeThomasis throw-in from 30 yards on right is cleared from box.
47 min...YRS Gomez 55 yard freekick from right has YRS Trujillo pop 20 yard header from left high and wide of net.
49 min...SWE West cornerkick from left has SWE Crozier gets 20 yard shot blocked.
49 min...SWE Vukoje takes a 15 yard shot from the right that eludes the goalie but a defender heads the ball away at the left post.
50 min...half ends 9:46pm...it has stopped raining.

2nd Half:...starts 10:01pm. It now starts raining again.
halftime subs:...SWE Novais replaces Milicic.
.............SWE Bailey replaces Dimitrov.
46 min...YRS DeThomasis blasts 28 yarder from right well over net.
47 min...SWE Rajovic crosses from 30 yards on the left and SWE Orlando flies and tips 10 yard header down the middle wide right of the post.
48 min...YRS Humphrey receives centering pass and 20 yard shot down middle is wide left.
50 min...SWE West sends in a low cross from 20 yards that the sliding Rajovic just misses connecting at 5 yards down the middle.
54 min...YRS DeThomasis is touched freekick and he blasts 35 yard freekick down the middle high and wide right of net.
55 min...YRS Thomas rolls 20 yard pass from far right but play is flagged offside.
57 min...YRS sub...Singh replaces Manders.
..........YRS sub...Christey replaces Jackman.
58 min...YRS Gomez 35 yard blast from right is just wide left of net.
59 min...YRS Humphrey 25 yard freekick from left end line has YRS player not able to get away clear shot.
61 min...YRS Humphrey cross from 35 yards on right has goalie charge forward to catch ball at 15 yards in crowd of players.
63 min...YRS Herron cross from 22 yards near left end line is behind YRS players.
63 min...YRS YELLOW card...Singh earns it for push on left sideline at SWE 26 yards.
65 min...YRS Humphrey freekick from 35 yards has SWE Bailey kick ball away.
66 min...SWE YELLOW card...Rajovic earns it for kick ball away after whistle for YRS freekick.
67 min...SWE sub...Viciknez replaces Rajovic.
..........SWE sub...Maric replaces Vukoje.
67 min...YRS DeThomasis 25 yard blast from left tips over net off defender at 15 yards.
68 min...YRS sub...Uccello replaces Thomas.
68 min...YRS Singh cornerkick from left has defenders clear ball in box.
69 min...YRS DeThomasis 25 yard freekick from left is just over top right corner of net.
71 min...YRS Humphrey cornerkick from left has YRS 20 pushes ball in midair and two YRS players miss kicking in 5 yarder. A partial clearance has defender tip over own net from 5 yards.
72 min...YRS Humphrey cornerkick from left has defenders clear after ball is knocked down.
73 min...YRS Uccello is injured in SWE box.
77 min...YRS Singh 30 yard shot from left has defender tip header wide right for cornerkick.
78 min...YRS Humphrey cornerkick from right is through box has YRS Gomez shoot low 20 yarder wide left of net.
80 min...SWE Maric is injured at SWE 45 yards when checked.
81 min...YRS Humphrey takes a low 25 yard blast up the middle that the diving goalie pushes wide right of the post.
82 min...YRS Herron ends YRS pressure after cornerkick with 22 yards shot up middle wide left of net.
85 min...YRS Humphrey 35 yard freekick from left has YRS players get no shots on edge of box.
86 min...YRS Singh 25 yard shot from left is over net after receiving pass.
88 min...SWE YELLOW card...Maric earns it for tripping YRS Uccello at YRS 40 yards.
88 min...YRS Humphrey 45 yard freekick from the right has the goalie fumble the catch over his head at 10 yards in a crowd of players but the defenders clear out the left side of the box.
89 min...SWE Maric is not able to get away 12 yard shot on rush and goalie grabs ball.
90 min...SWE West rush on left and rolls but sliding YRS Vlaski prevents pass reaching SWE player at 5 yards.
92 min...SWE West on a 2 on 1 rush from 40 yards with SWE Viciknez as a decoy takes a 20 yard shot from the right that hits the outside of the left goalpost.
93 min...YRS Gomez rush down right wins cornerkick on deflection.
94 min...YRS Humphrey cornerkick from the right has YRS DeThomasis not able to turn a header from 5 yards.
95:10 min...game ends 10:51pm.

Final Score:.....Serbian White Eagles.....1..........York Region Shooters.....0......

Attendance was only about 40 on this mild but rainy night. It had rained all day and was raining before game time. I got here having to drive through two intersections with the traffic lights not working. The game started and the rain even stopped about 30 minutes in but started up again when the second half started.

The other CSL game tonight had been called off in the afternoon in London because of a flooded field. That wasn't the problem here on this field-turf field but it didn't mean it was a well played game. Players would try to make passes and the ball would roll or bounce out of bounds with this bowling alley non-grip for the ball. To compensate, the players would then make sure they rolled softies to their teammates but then those passes were easy for the opponents to run up to and intercept.

Milos Djurkovic earned the shutout for the White Eagles. He had a few key saves to make and was saved by his defenders clearing a few balls into the box.

Best non-scoring were at 14 minutes when YRS Desmond Humphrey took a cornerkick from the right that had YRS Ricky Herron head the ball down at 15 yards and YRS Chris Thomas get a foot out to pop the ball just over the bar from 8 yards. 37 minutes had SWE Kirie Dimitrov get a pass from 60 yards to him for a 2 on 1 break from 45 yards. He shot low from 20 yards that the sliding defender Herron blocked at 6 yards. Dimitrov got the ball back at 12 yards on right and shot over the net. Added time had SWE Sasa Vukoje take a 15 yard shot from the right that eluded the goalie but a defender headed the ball away at the left post. 47 minutes and SWE Zoran Rajovic crossed from 30 yards on the left and SWE Andre Orlando flew and tipped a 10 yard header down the middle wide right of the post. 50 minutes had SWE Richard West send in a low cross from 20 yards that the sliding Rajovic just missed connecting at 5 yards down the middle.

Most of the rest of the game was played in the White Eagles end with them getting a few counterattacks against the pressing Shooters. 81 minutes had YRS Desmond Humphrey take a low 25 yard blast up the middle that the diving goalie pushed wide right of the post. 88 minutes had Humphrey's 45 yard freekick from the right had the goalie fumble the catch over his head at 10 yards in a crowd of players but the defenders cleared out the left side of the box. 92 minutes had SWE Richard West on a 2 on 1 rush from 40 yards (with 67 minute sub Sasa Viciknez as a decoy) take a 20 yard shot from the right that hit the outside of the left goalpost. 94 minutes had YRS Humphrey's cornerkick from the right have YRS Jason DeThomasis not able to turn a header from 5 yards. DeThomasis had two earlier freekicks in the second half blasted over the net.

Referee was Geoff Gamble, an MLS official again this year. He gave out three Yellow cards to YRS and two to SWE and only one of them was for a sliding tackle which usually is the most common call on a wet field but the players weren't doing those dangerous tackles tonight. Funniest moment was him signalling for a spare ball from the sideline at 25 minutes but all the balls had been kicked into the north end endzone (which with the running track stetches 40 yards) and had not been retrieved.

This was the first time I'd seen the White Eagles this year. I have seen last year's SWE players Alex Braletic, Milos Scepanovic, and defenders Mirko Medic and Mark Jankovic all playing for Brampton City United a few weeks ago. White Eagles have moved up some players from last year's Reserve team. Also they've added Mississauga Eagles forward Richard West and SC Toronto midfielder Ramon Bailey. Club official Dragan Bakoc said West joined the team because he's good friends with Bailey. Ooooh Miami Heat: what a great recruiting method!

This was the fifth game of the season for Shooters and their record falls to 1 win, 1 loss, and 3 ties for 6 points and so not in the top eight. They've only allowed two goals but have only scored two. Captain and last year's leading scorer Kadian Lecky was not playing tonight.

White Eagles record improves to 3 wins, 1 loss in 4 games for a share of first place with Toronto Croatia with an identical record but have scored half as many goals.

With so few fans, they could stay dry under the shelter of the press box or with any kind of pull, come inside the press box. I asked two White Eagles officials about the late starts which I'm sure meant no children would be here no matter what the weather. The City of Toronto gave them a choice of a 7-9pm or 9-11pm time period to play. (Sunday nights are not a problem as Toronto Croatia gets 8pm starts). I heard there was a team practicing tonight in the 7-9pm time slot.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

both teams' starters as the music system wasn't working, there was no national anthem so teams just shook hands.