August 8, 2012 CSL--details of Wednesday game (from CSL website)

  
SHORT-HANDED ASTROS DEFEAT ST. CATHARINES WOLVES WEDNESDAY 

A short-handed North York Astros survived a second half send-off to defeat St. Catharines Wolves 
by a decisive 3-0 score at Club Roma in St. Catharines, the only game played in the Canadian 
Soccer League Wednesday night.

Following an evenly played, scoreless first half, North York took the lead at the 50th minute mark 
when defender Lorence Notaro drove the ball from 30 yards to the left of the St. Catharines goal 
to hit the crossbar before entering the net off Wolves’ goalkeeper Claudio Perri.

Seven minutes later, Astros’ midfielder Allan Fernando Cordon was handed a second caution and 
red card by referee Armando Pereira following an untidy challenge, but while playing short-handed 
the visitors pressed and increased their lead when forward Sean Beck came off the bench to find 
the net from 15 yards, a 2-0 score at 83 minutes.

St. Catharines came close to narrowing the score, with forward Abu Kamara being the most prominent, 
but it was North York that found the net in the closing minutes when midfielder Michael Tischer 
struck from a breakaway to score from 15 yards, the goal coming at the 88th minute mark.

The Astros exchange the bottom position with St. Catharines as a result of the victory with the 
Garden City side now at the foot of the table with a 1-11-1 WLT record for 4 points, while 
North York Astros improve to 2-12-1 for 7 points and 15th in the standings.

Both teams are at home this coming Sunday when the Astros host SC Toronto at Esther Shiner Stadium, 
that’s a 5.30 pm kickoff and St. Catharines are visited by Windsor Stars at Club Roma, that’s 
an 8 pm start.

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