May 24, 2013 CSL--Serbian White Eagles vs St Catharines Roma Wolves (by Rocket Robin)

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Result of the Friday May 24, 2013 CSL game between Serbian White Eagles and St Catharines Roma Wolves played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 9:00pm.

Serbian White Eagles (all white, red numbers)

..................1 Stefan Avramovic
13 Andre Orlando...30 Stefan Popovic...36 Vitomir Jelic (cpt)...2 Vadym Zayarnyy
45 Sasa Vukoje...15 Veljko Lukovic...28 Daniel Chamale...38 Djordjije Sturnjas
..............7 Kiril Dimitrov...34 Ivan Stankovic

Subs:...12 Goran Velimirovic (gk)...10 Ramon Bailey (mid)...14 Aleksandar Milkovic (mid)...22 Milan Beader (fwd)...23 Zarko Tomic (def) ...24 Nikola Negojevic (mid)...44 Nikola Miodrag (mid)
team officials:...head coach Uros Stamotovic...assistant coaches Goran Beader...manager Predrag Milkovic...president Dragan Bakoc

St Catharines Roma Wolves (all black, white numbers)

............................1 Matthew Greco
15 Ephraim Cirillo...11 Calvin Rosario...2 Matthew DiMaria...13 Angelo Beatice
16 Jon-Michael Vieira...3 Nicholas Vecchi...10 Scott MacLennan (cpt)...9 Antonio Stranges...18 Jad Nasser
..........................5 Michael Pavela

Subs:...4 Matthew Mateljan (def)...6 Brett Larocque (fwd)...14 John Maurizio (fwd)...17 Michael Greco (mid)...19 Lucas Andrade (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Carlo Arghittu...assistant coach Joe Conte...manager Carl Mendonca...director Angelo Pizzacalla

Game officials:...referee Jeff Fearnall...referee's assistants Sean Hornsby and Jason Olinosky...fourth official Sharon Welsby...(red shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st half:...game starts 9:03pm...SWE defends north end on this cold night.
3 min...SWE Vukoje checked off ball on sliding tackle in right side of box and ball rolls for goalkick.
9 min...SWE Stankovic 30 yard freekick from right is low and cleared by nearest defender.
12 min...W Cirillo receives long pass on right wing and he crosses to middle for W Pavela to kick wide right from 18 yards.
15 min...SWE Vukoje gets pass on right but 15 yard shot deflects off defender for cornerkick.
16 min...SWE Stankovic cornerkick from right has SWE Dimitrov take 10 yard shot from right that deflects off defender for another cornerkick.
17 min...SWE Strunjas taps short cornerkick from right to SWE Stankovic who charges to middle but 20 yard shot from right is wide left of net.
18 min...SWE Chamale rush down left and chips cross from 25 yards that defender clears on right side of 6 yard box.
19 min...W Stranges cross from 25 yards on right is wide left for goalkick.
22 min...W MacLennan 33 yard freekick from right has defender at 12 yards head ball back for goalie to catch.
24 min...SWE Orlando receives short freekick on 40 yard line on right and his high cross can't be kept in on left end line.
25 min...SWE Dimitrov runs from left to center but cuts 35 yard shot up middle that rolls to goalie.
27 min...SWE Strunjas rush on left and cross is behind charging forwards. SWE player has shot blocked and SWE Vukoje has 15 yard shot saved.
28 min...W Beatrice rolls cross from 25 yards on far left that defenders and W Pavela whiff on shots at 8 yards and ball rolls out right side of box.
31 min...SWE Vukoje 15 yard shot has goalie make save on left post. Vukoje then blasts 10 yard rebound into outside left webbing of net.
32 min...SWE Dimitrov low 28 yard shot through crowd of players from left bounces to goalie.
34 min...W goalie charges out of net to clear SWE Stankovic who'd charged on left past defender but had pushed ball too far forward.
35 min...SWE Dimitrov cornerkick from left has defenders clear on left.
37 min...W Stranges intercepts pass at 25 yards and low 20 yard shot is smothered by goalie.
37 min...SWE Dimitrov cornerkick from right has SWE Strunjas head 12 yarder down middle over net.
38 min...SWE Vukoje 8 yard shot on right deflects for cornerkick.
39 min...SWE Strunjas cornerkick from right has nearest defender clear ball on right.
40 min...SWE YELLOW card...Vukoje earns it for not giving 10 yards on W freekick at SWE 45 yards. W Stranges took it quick to catch him.
40 min...W Stranges 45 yard freekick on left has defender heads back to goalie wide right of net.
41 min...Wolves Calvin Rosario GOAL...Wolves Scott MacLennan takes 35 yard freekick from right and Rosario heads 10 yarder in crowd of players to right side of net beyond flying goalie Stefan Avramovic.
43 min...SWE Stankovic cornerkick from right is short to SWE Strunjas who runs towards goal and his low 12 yard shot has sliding defender block at 5 yards.
44 min...SWE Stankovic freekick from 30 yards on right has ball blocked on edge of box and Stankovic rebound has goalie punch ball away at 8 yards on left side of box in crowd of players.
46 min...half ends 9:49pm.

2nd Half:...starts 10:04pm.
47 min...Wolves Antonio Stranges GOAL...Wolves Calvin Rosario rolls pass at 45 yards as three Wolves players race down middle and Stranges gets to ball at 40 yards, races forward and low 18 yard shot from right is into left corner of net.
52 min...W Pavela rush to through ball over to right and rolls cross from 20 yards into box and defender clears.
53 min...SWE Stankovic cornerkick from left has ball deflect around in box but defenders clear.
56 min...SWE Dimitrov cross from right and SWE Stankovic shot is blocked in box at 8 yards.
57 min...SWE sub...Bailey replaces Vukoje.
.........SWE sub...Miodrag replaces Stankovic.
58 min...SWE YELLOW card...Chamale earns it for check on W MacLennan at W 40 yards. MacLennan needs to be carried from field.
61 min...W Stranges run down middle and last defender pokes ball away at 25 yards.
61 min...W sub...Larocque replaces injured MacLennan.
66 min...SWE Strunjas 30 yard freekick from left has defender catch ball behind crowd of players.
67 min...W Cirillo cross from right end line after eluding defender is popped up and only partially cleared. W Nasser header from 8 yards has goalie swat ball behind net.
70 min...SWE RED card...Daniel Chamale earns his second Yellow card in 12 minutes for check on Wolves Michael Pavela at Wolves 40 yards.
74 min...SWE Dimitrov long throw-in from right is whistled down in box.
75 min...SWE Strunjas cornerkick from left is caught by goalie on left post.
75 min...SWE Orlando cross from right end line is cleared by defender.
77 min...SWE Orlando cross from 20 yards on right over SWE players in box.
77 min...SWE defender heads ball over W Larocque back to goalie.
78 min...SWE Dimitrov cross from right wins cornerkick not a Penalty kick on deflection off body of W player at 10 yards.
79 min...SWE player's cornerkick from right is cleared from box.
80 min...SWE Orlando eludes two defenders at 22 yards to recover deflection and blasts over net.
82 min...Wolves Brett Larocque GOAL...Wolves Jad Nasser sends in through ball pass from center line to Larocque at 40 yards and he runs forward and to right and shoots 18 yarder into left side of net.
83 min...W sub...Mateljan replaces Pavela.
84 min...SWE Kiril Dimitrov wins Penalty kick from referee Jeff Fearnall when he's knocked over in right side of box.
85 min...SWE Dimitrov takes low blast on Penalty kick to right side under diving goalie but the referee ordered a retake because of player movement on the edge of the box.
85 min...SWE Kiril Dimitrov GOAL...Dimitrov blasts Penalty kick into high left side of net just inside post past flying goalie Matthew Greco.
85 min...SWE sub...Beader replaces Strunjas.
.........SWE sub...Negojevic replaces someone.
.........W sub...Maurizio replaces Beatrice.
87 min...SWE Beader blasts 12 yarder from right wide left of net.
87 min...SWE goalie beats W Vieira to through ball.
88 min...W Vieira has defender check him off through ball run giving up cornerkick on right.
90 min...SWE Miodrag pushes through two defenders in left of box but rolls ball forward to goalie.
91 min...SWE YELLOW card...Dimitrov earns it for pushing defender after he'd been knocked over in right side of W box by that player.
94 min...SWE MacLennan cuts 22 yard roller through defenders wide left of net.
94 min...game ends 10:53pm.

Final Score:...Serbian White Eagles.......1......St Catharines Roma Wolves.............3.......

Attendance was about 80 on this very cold night with a full moon in the south. I am glad I was wearing my parka (like all fans) but unexpected as this is the 24th of May already!

Wolves started the game with just Michael Pavela up front for much of the first half but gradually brought more players forward. They were called offside many times in the game but on some very important rushes their timing was right and away they'd be alone on a through ball pass.

SWE Daniel Chamale had earned his first Yellow card at 58 minutes for knocking over Wolves captain Scott MacLennan knocking him out of the game--he had to be carried off the field as he couldn't put weight on his leg. He was replaced by eventual third goal scorer Brett Larocque.

Best non-scoring chances were at 27 minutes when SWE Djordjije Strunjas rushed on the left crossed into the box but behind charging SWE forwards. An SWE player had a shot blocked then SWE Sasa Vukoje had his 15 yard shot saved. Next minute had Wolves Angelo Beatrice roll a cross from 25 yards on the far left that SWE defenders and Wolves Michael Pavela whiff on kicking at the ball as it rolls even with the 8 yard line and out the right side of the box. 31 minutes had SWE Vukoje shoot a 15 yarder shot that the goalie made the save on the left post and Vukoje blasted the 10 yard rebound into the outside left webbing of the net. 43 minutes had SWE Ivan Stankovic take a short corner kick from the right to SWE Strunjas who ran towards goal and his low 12 yard shot had a sliding defender block at 5 yards. The next minute had SWE Stankovic take a 30 yard freekick down the middle that was blocked on the edge of the box and he got to the rebound and cross the ball and had the goalie punch the ball away at 8 yards on the left side of the box in a crowd of players.

The second half had Wolves Ephraim Cirillo cross from the right end line after eluding a defender and the ball was popped and only partially cleared and Wolves Jad Nasser headed the ball from 8 yards that the goalie swatted wide of the net.

SWE has their record fall to 1-1-0 in two home games.

This was the Wolves first game of the season. They have already equalled last year's win total! From two Wolves officials I talked to they say they've gone with a much younger team this year. Many of this year's team came from their 2012 Reserves team. Carlo Arghittu is back as the head coach. I watched him as a player on this team but also going back to the 1999 Toronto Lynx. Claudio Perri is no longer the goalie with the team. His older brother Dino was the goalie on Hamilton Steelers of the Canadian Soccer League (the cross Canada-wide league) in the late 1980s when I first started coming out to soccer games (yeah before the Internet).

Rocket Robin
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