July 29, 2012 CSL--Brampton City United vs Toronto Croatia (by Rocket Robin)

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Result of the Sunday July 29, 2012 CSL game between Brampton City United and Toronto Croatia played at Victoria Park in Brampton at 3:00pm.

Brampton City United (all white, navy numbers, blue trim)

....................1 Euloge Awitor Kodzo
12 Kevin McIntosh...2 Mirko Medic...17 Mark Jankovic...5 Denny Velastegui
9 Alex Braletic...8 David Guzman...16 David Velastegui...6 Andrew Da Silva (cpt)
.............7 Milos Scepanovic...10 Judah Hernandez

Subs:...00 Luca Leone (gk)...3 Quante Abbott-Hill-Smith (def)...4 Tarik Robertson (mid)...11 Andy Garcia (mid)...14 Donavan Wilson (mid)
...15 Matthew Smith (def)...18 Marcos Nunes (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Armando Costa (although he was absent today and in the hospital)...assistant coach Juan J Barreto and Pernell Mason
...manager Michael DiMatteo

Toronto Croatia (all navy, white numbers)

.....................12 Antonio Ilic
7 Halburto Harris...4 Sven Arapovic...3 Josip Keran...15 Ainsley Deer
24 Marin Vucemilovic Grgic...19 Petar Mingon...8 Hayden Fitzwilliams...23 Tonci Pirija (cpt)
..............10 Tihomir Maletic...11 Boris Tomac

Subs:...1 Paragiotis Koumoulas (gk)...6 Stipe Sosa (mid)...14 Augustin De Medina (mid)...18 Bozenko Lesina (fwd)...20 Dino Beuljan (mid)
...22 Andelo Srzentic (mid)...25 Luke Sperr (def)
team officials:...head coach Velimir Crljan...assistant coach Miodrag Akmadzic...manager Ivan Kulis...assistant manager Perica Arapovic ...physio Michael Robinson

Game officials:...referee David Barrie...referee's assistants Pierre Acourri and Dan Popescu...fourth official Goce Vasileski...(red shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 3:28pm...BCU defenders north end.
2 min...TC Maletic cornerkick from right is headed out of box.
4 min...BCU goalie slides out to near edge of box to clear through ball as defenders were slow to get back for it and concedes throw-in on right.
4 min...TC Deer receives cross from 25 yards from right after short throw-in and his diving header that he connects with from 12 yards is wide right.
8 min...TC Pirija follows up BCU player's partial clearance with 25 yard shot down middle over net.
10 min...BCU McIntosh cross from 40 yards on right has BCU Guzman blast 28 yarder down middle well over net.
11 min...BCU YELLOW card...Jankovic earns it for sliding tackle from behind at 20 yard line on right on TC Maletic.
12 min...TC Maletic 30 yard freekick from right sideline has nearest defender head away to start fast breakout.
18 min...BCU Guzman 30 yard freekick from right has TC Maletic head away at 12 yards on right.
21 min...TC Tihomir Maletic GOAL...BCU Andrew Da Silva at 35 yards on right has TC Hayden Fitzwilliams displace him off ball on a check and roll the ball forward for charging TC Marin Vucemilovic Grgic who gets to ball and rolls 15 yard cross to center of box where Maletic on right at 8 yards in front of sliding BCU defender Mirko Medic backheels flick ball to left corner of net leaving BCU goalie Euloge Awitor Kodzo flat footed in center of net.
23 min...BCU YELLOW card...Medic earns it for body check on TC Maletic breaking out at center line on left.
25 min...BCU YELLOW card...Denny Velastegui earns it for putting forearm up to smash TC Vucemilovic Grgic on right sideline cutting his face open. The referee talks to both player benches as a pushing match was breaking out.
28 min...play resumes.
32 min...TC Fitzwilliams is caught on consecutive offsides within one minute.
33 min...BCU Guzman crosses 28 yard shot from right that goalie catches.
36 min...TC Maletic takes a cornerkick from the right that has leaping TC Keran head the ball from 10 yards just missing the top right corner of the net.
37 min...BCU Hernandez low 28 yard shot from left is through players and smothered by goalie on left post.
38 min...BCU Da Silva slips pass from 25 yards through defenders legs and BCU Braletic at 18 yards slips and rolls ball wide left of net. BCU Hernandez gets to it and 20 yard shot from extreme left is caught by goalie diving forward.
40 min...TC Maletic 25 yard freekick from right is chipped just over bar.
43 min...TC Pirija rushes down middle and rolls pass from 35 yards to TC Deer on left who sends low cross back to center and TC Tomac shoots 25 yarder over net.
46 min...BCU Medic makes a sliding tackle to poke the ball away from TC Tomac who'd recovered the BCU goalie's knock down of a cross and was ready to roll in a shot. Medic was injured on that effort.
48 min...half ends 4:16pm.

2nd Half:...starts 4:34pm.
46 min...BCU Guzman cornerkick from the left has a defender knock down the ball at 6 yards and BCU Scepanovic rolls an 8 yarder from the left that the goalie smothers on the left post.
49 min...TC Fitzwilliams gets to ball at 30 yards but BCU Medic makes run to block cross. TC Fitzwilliams regains possession and recrosses high and over box and ball is cleared from left.
50 min...TC Maletic steps inside BCU Jankovic on run up middle and 10 yard shot from right has goalie slide forward but get hand to ball to tip it just wide left of post.
51 min...TC Vucemilovic Grgic low cornerkick from left is cleared by nearest defender.
52 min...BCU Red card...defender Mirko Medic earns his second Yellow card of the game from referee David Barrie for knocking down TC Hayden Fitzwilliams as he ran even with him up the middle and knocked him over at BCU 30 yard line.
53 min...TC Vucemilovic Grgic blasts a 28 yard freekick shot up the middle that clangs off the right post. TC Fitzwilliams blasts the 10 yard rebound up middle well over the net.
55 min...BCU Guzman taps pass forward to BCU Braletic who blasts 25 yarder up middie over net.
55 min...BCU sub...Abbott-Hill-Smith replaces Hernandez.
56 min...TC YELLOW card...Deer earns it for sliding tackle on BCU Braletic at TC 50 yards.
58 min...TC sub...Srzentic replaces Tomac.
60 min...TC Vucemilovic Grgic takes a low cross from 20 yards on the extreme right over to the left post where TC Tomac has a 5 yard shot that hits the left post and goalie smothers it hanging on as TC Maletic kicks at drawing a BCU freekick call. (Was it behind the line? That was the TC players and their fans appeal).
63 min...TC Deer is injured away from play.
63 min...The referee orders the already ejected but heckling BCU Medic away from the front row of the stands and out of the stadium.
65 min...BCU sub...Garcia replaces David Velastagui.
67 min...BCU goalie on edge of box catches bouncer ahead of TC Maletic getting to it.
68 min...TC Fitzwilliams makes long rush but can't cut ball around BCU Denny Velastagui on 12 yard shot on left.
69 min...TC YELLOW card...Pirija earns it for sliding tackle on BCU Denny Velastagui at TC 45 yards a few seconds after TC Mingon had made a sliding tackle on him as well.
71 min...BCU sub...Wilson replaces Denny Velastegui.
71 min...BCU Guzman 40 yard freekick from left has defender block at 25 yards. BCU Guzman retreives ball at 25 yards on left and header is popped up through the box from TC Keran. TC Keran is injured in the box.
78 min...TC Maletic has 20 yard shot blocked by BCU Abbott-Hill-Smith point blank.
80 min...TC Maletic 22 yard freekick from right has leaping goalie punch ball away.
81 min...BCU Jankovic collapses while hopping over to player's bench after whistle.
82 min...TC Fitzwilliams backheels ball for TC Maletic to have 15 yard shot saved.
82 min...TC sub...Buljan replaces Mingon.
.........BCU sub...Nunes replaces injured Jankovic.
84 min...BCU Guzman 20 yard freekick from left has defender head high and behind end line.
84 min...BCU Guzman cornerkick from right is low and knocked for another cornerkick.
85 min...BCU Guzman cornerkick from the right has TC Maletic head down and start a fast break. TC Maletic took a pass forward from a teammate and charges up the middle and round the goalie at 35 yards on a now 3 on 0 breakaway. He sends a 20 yard shot into the outside left webbing of the net while being pursued by defenders and the goalie.
86 min...TC goalie leaps to catch cross from right.
87 min...TC goalie chests ball down out of box to beat through ball.
87 min...TC Fitzwilliams is injured at TC 50 yards.
89 min...BCU Wilson pushes ball too far forward on left and TC goalie to grab.
90 min...BCU goalie beats TC Fitzwilliams to through ball.
91 min...BCU Guzman can't cross over heads of TC players on right side of box and ball is chipped wide right.
93 min...BCU Guzman 22 yard freekick up middle is chipped just wide right of post.
94 min...TC sub...Lesina replaces Vucemilovic Grgic.
95 min...game ends 5:24pm.

Final Score:....Brampton City United......0.....Toronto Croatia....1......

Attendance was about 250 on this hot and sunny afternoon. The crowd had about 100 Croatia fans and the rest rooting for the home team.

Antonio Ilic earned the shutout for Toronto Croatia and had to make a few key saves.

The game was threatening to get out of hand just minutes after the goal. BCU Mirko Medic earned his first Yellow card at 23 minutes when he had a step on a charging TC Tihomir Maletic but suddenly stopped at the center line rather than continue to chase the loose ball and Maletic ran into him. It was equivalent to a hockey bodycheck and Maletic was flattened and injured but eventually returned to play. These were two stars competing because Medic has won defender of the year during his time with Serbian White Eagles and Maletic has been named league MVP and scoring leader. After the restart BCU soon drew another Yellow card when Denny Velastegui elbowed Marin Vucemilovic Grgic at the center line but on the other side of the field. (that actually made the third Yellow card of the game--all to BCU defenders). It was a shot to the jaw cutting Grgic open. Referee David Barrie then stopped the game to talk to both benches as a pushing match was breaking out. The game settled down and TC earned two Yellow cards in the second half and BCU earned the Red. Tossing Medic wasn't the end of him as he took his place in the front row of the stands among BCU fans and heckled the calls. When the referee noticed this at 63 minutes, he stopped the game and insisted that Mirko leave the grounds. (dressing rooms are attached to the hockey arena just outside the exit of the stadium. This brought back memories for me of when Toronto Croatia player/coach (and still head coach today) Velimir Crljan after being ejected from a game as a player, coming to the bench and putting on a jacket and then barking out orders in his role as 'coach' until being forced out of the stadium.

BCU chances were limited in the second half playing a man short but they had a few. Best non-scoring chances were at 36 minutes when Maletic took a cornerkick from the right that had leaping TC Josip Keran head the ball from 10 yards just missing the top right corner of the net. First half injury time had Medic make a sliding tackle to poke the ball away from TC Boris Tomac who'd recovered the BCU goalie's knock down of a cross and was ready to roll in a shot. Medic was injured on that effort. 46 minutes had BCU David Guzman's cornerkick from the left have a defender knock down the ball at 6 yards and BCU Milos Scepanovic roll an 8 yarder from the left that the goalie smothered on the left post. 53 minutes had TC Marin Vucemilovic Grgic blast a 28 yard shot up the middle that clanged off the right post. Another TC player blasted the 10 yard rebound well over the net. 60 minutes had Grgic take a low cross from 20 yards on the extreme right over to the left post where Tomac hit the post from 5 yards and the goalie smothered the ball surviviing Maletic kicking at it. The television replay revealed the ball was not behind the line despite the TC players and their fans appeals. 85 minutes had BCU Guzman take a cornerkick from the right that Maletic headed down and started a fast break. Maletic took a pass forward from a teammate and charge up the middle and round the goalie at 35 yards on a now 3 on 0 breakaway. He sent a 20 yard shot into the outside left webbing of the net while beind pursued by defenders and the goalie. Injury time had Guzman chip a 22 yard freekick up the middle just wide right of the post.

BCU's head coach Armando Costa is in the hospital and missed today's game.

Today's results vault Toronto Croatia back into first place with an 8-1-3 record, one point better than TFC Academy with a game in hand. Brampton stays in 8th place with a 5-4-3 record but were caught today by SC Waterloo winning tonight.

This game was recorded by Rogers Community channel for broadcast at 8:00pm in the Brampton area AND in Toronto too as there was no Rogers crew taping the TFC Academy vs Windsor Stars game on Friday night despite what was listed in the television listings. Rogers Toronto usually only show games played in Toronto.

The game didn't start until almost 3:30pm because some earlier games had dragged on too long. It made it tighter for me to get cross town to see the York Region Shooters vs Kingston FC game (which I'll post details of tomorrow).

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

BCU starters