October 4, 2013 CSL--Serbian White Eagles vs Windsor Stars (by Rocket Robin)

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Result and details of the Friday October 4th, 2013 CSL game between Serbian White Eagles and Windsor Stars played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 9:00pm.

Serbian White Eagles (all white, red numbers)

.................40 Scott Cliff
21 Mohammed Habibzi...2 Vadym Zayamyy...3 Vitomar Jelic (cpt)...13 Andre Orlando
34 Ivan Stankovic...20 Dragan Dragutinovic...10 Ramon Bailey...4 Daniel Chamale
............17 Milos Rudan...8 Sahjah Reid

Subs:...12 Goran Velimirovic (gk)...14 Aleksandar Milkovic (fwd)...29 Milan Mitrovic (fwd)...30 Stefan Popovic (def)
...36 Thomas Winski (mid)...38 Djorjije Strunjas (mid)...29 Goran Rapaic (mid)
team officials:...head coach Uros Stamatovic...manager Predrag Milkovic...presidedent Dragan Bukoc

Windsor Stars (black socks and shorts, blue shirts, white numbers)

..................1 Anthony Santilli (cpt)
........2 Jamar Kelly...14 Michael Chiandussi...3 Patrick Lepera
6 Gino Berardi...16 David Kadoic...9 Stephen Ademolu...20 Jeff Hodgson...11 Ciprian Codea
..............4 Wade Allen...12 Erik Cirovski

Subs:...5 Sleman Habib (def)...8 John Swiastyn (mid)...13 Michael Watson (mid)...15 Chad Stuecher (mid)...18 Adam Philp (mid) ...21 Joshua Rogers (def)
(It looked like there was only one spare player on the bench).
team officials:...manager Gino Berardi...director Vancho Cirovski...chiropractor Anthony Meo

Game officials:...referee Miohael Bradley...referee's assistants Hassane Rifai and Lujubisa Veljes...fourth official Manuel Orellana
...(neon red shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 9:04pm...SWE defenders west end on this mild night.
6 min...SWE Redi pokes 15 yard shot up middle wide right of net.
6 min...WS Kadoic is injured at WS 35 yard sideline.
8 min...WS players work out short cornerkick from right and WS Kadoic shoots 20 yarder from right that deflects off defender wide left for cornerkick.
8 min...WS Hodgson cornerkick from left has goalie jump up in box and play is whistled down for pushing.
10 min...SWE Rudan at 18 yards taps ball back to SWE Bailey who snakes bending shot from 25 yards on left and goalie goalie has to dive to catch it at the last second.
11 min...SWE Sahjah Reid GOAL...SWE Daniel Chamale rolls pass from 55 yards in middle over to 30 yards on left where charging Reid beats WS goalie Anthony Santilli charging out to clear and pushes ball around goalie further to left and rolls 22 yarder from left into empty net ahead of retreating defender.
15 min...SWE Bailey bounces low 25 yard shot through players that goalie picks up.
16 min...SWE Rudan is bumped off stride so he can't get to through ball at 25 yards on right.
20 min...WS Kadoic cornerkick from right is over goalie's hands but bends wide left for goalkick.
21 min...SWE Sahjah Reid GOAL...SWE Andre Orlando rescues ball on WS left end line and rolls ball from 15 yards that Reid takes off defender and shoots low 8 yarder from left into right corner of net.
22 min...SWE Rudan 20 yard shot from right is over net.
26 min...SWE Reid on 3 on 2 break pushes ball too far forward to keep control.
27 min...SWE Stankovic 33 yard freekick from left has defender head ball away at 10 yards.
28 min...WS Ademolu 30 yard blast rolls up middle that goalie smothers.
29 min...WS YELLOW card...Chiandussi earns it for kicking SWE Jelic in ankle at SWE 50 yard line injurying him.
31 min...SWE Chamale high cross from left end line has SWE Bailey have shot blocked at 20 yards by defender.
31 min...WS Allen 23 yard freekick up middle has goalie dive and push ball wide right for cornerkick.
32 min...WS Berardi cornerkick from right has defender clear.
34 min...SWE Orlando wins cornerkick when WS Kelly clears 5 yard ball into outside left webbing of net.
34 min...SWE Stankovic cornerkick from left has SWE Zayamyy just miss header at 5 yards and goalie catches on left post.
36 min...WS Kadoic cornerkick from right has defenders head ball away.
36 min...WS RED card...David Kadoic earns a direct ejection from referee Michael Bradley for continueing to argue with referee's assistant well after whistle had blown.
39 min...SWE Chamale rolls 15 yard shot from far left that goalie dives to smother.
40 min...SWE YELLOW card...Dragutinovic earns it for tripping at SWE 48 yard line.
41 min...WS player's cornerkick from left has WS Lepera head ball over net from 5 yards.
45 min...SWE YELLOW card...Rudan earns it for tripping at WS 50 yards.
47 min...half ends 9:51pm.

2nd Half:...starts 10:05pm.
45 min...SWE Mohammed Habibzi pulls down WS Stephen Ademolu just inside SWE box. Penalty kick is awarded.
46 min...WS Stephen Ademolu GOAL...Ademolu shoots low Penalty kick to low right corner of net as goalie Scott Cliff dives to left.
49 min...WS goalie pokes ball away on slide right from SWE Reid near right end line.
49 min...SWE Habibzi 30 yard shot from right is just over net.
51 min...SWE Reid gets ball on break although he's caught by three defenders and his 25 yard shot down middle is high and wide left.
52 min...SWE Habibzi bends cross from 25 yards on right behind net.
55 min...SWE Reid taps pass to SWE Bailey who rolls 12 yard shot from left that goalie smothers.
55 min...SWE goalie catches deflection off WS player from 7 yards as he's running past defender up middle.
57 min...WS Ademolu backheel pass to WS Chiandussi who runs wide on defender and has goalie boot ball away from 12 yards.
60 min...SWE Rudan centers pass for SWE Bailey who shoots low 20 yarder that goalie smothers but fumbles wide left for cornerkick.
61 min...SWE Stankovic cornerkick from left has goalie punch to right. SWE Bailey cross from 22 yards has goalie catch.
63 min...SWE Bailey rolls cross along right end line from 22 yards and SWE Rudan flicks up ball at 8 yards that goalie catches.
65 min...WS Codea 35 yard freekick is booted well over net.
66 min...SWE YELLOW card...Allen earns it for pushing away defender at WS 20 yards to try to get to ball.
68 min...SWE Reid threaded through ball pass at 20 yards and low 12 yard shot has goalie make point blank sliding save.
70 min...SWE Stankovic low 33 yard freekick from left has goalie smother at 8 yards unchallenged.
73 min...SWE Milos Rudan GOAL...SWE Sahjah Reid gets ball off defender heading ball back to goalie from 15 yards and rolls centering pass to Rudan who shoots 12 yard shot to center of empty net.
74 min...SWE Reid has ball intercepted on pass by SWE Rudan and defender clears from 15 yards.
75 min...WS Ademolu has 12 yard shot deflect off defender and him for goalkick.
75 min...SWE sub...Strunjas replaces Rudan.
80 min...WS Allen low 22 yard freekick from left has goalie catch.
81 min...SWE Reid blasts 15 yarder that sprawling goalie gets hand to. SWE Reid 10 yard rebound has goalie make save.
83 min...SWE YELLOW card...Reid earns it for diving inside WS box when rushing for ball.
86 min...WS Kelly checks SWE Reid off ball in WS box.
87 min...SWE sub...Rapaic replaces Stankovic.
........SWE sub...Milkovic replaces Reid.
88 min...SWE player's cornerkick from left has defender clear.
89 min...SWE YELLOW card...Rapaic earns it for pushing player near sideline.
90 min...WS Chiandussi 35 yard freekick from left has goalie catch in front of two WS players on right post.
90 min...SWE Orlando rolls 20 yard shot from left that goalie smothers.
92 min...WS Allen cornerkick from right has nearest defender head ball away.
92 min...SWE Rapaic receives centering pass and shoots 25 yarder over net.
93:05 min...game ends 10:53pm.

Final Score:...Serbian White Eagles........3.................Windsor Stars...........1..........

Attendance was about 60 on this surprisingly mild night for October. About 15 Serb Ultras lit flares and fireworks and chanted throughout the game. This game was rescheduled from September 13th from Centennial Stadium because of damage to the field caused by the Extreme Sports permit holders. Ironically this was the first day that that stadium was cleared to play on but Esther Shiner Stadium had team officials already commit to this stadium earlier in the week. Toronto Croatia have switched their home game tomorrow night at 7:00pm from Hershey Centre back to Centennial--a game rescheduled from August 11th--a time when Centennial was closed because of flood damage.

Although Windsor listed six subs, their bench looked there may have been one spare player. This has been a problem for this team in past years in that it's hard for them to rustle up a team for a Friday night for the four hour drive to the GTA (Greater Toronto Area). I expected they'd tire out in the second half but this was exagerated by them playing a man short from the 36 minute onward. Stars looked their best from the time after they scored their goal near the start of the second half until the SWE scored their third goal to put the game out of reach.

The game wasn't that rough but from my count the cards did pile up as 5 Yellows for SWE and 1 Yellow, 1 Red for Windsor given out by referee Michael Bradley.

Best non-scoring chances were at 10 minutes when SWE Milos Rudan at 18 yards tapped the ball back to SWE Ramon Bailey who snaked a bending shot from 25 yards from the left and the goalie had to dive to catch that ball at the last second. 31 minutes had WS Wade Allen take a 23 yard freekick up the middle that the goalie dove and pushed wide right of the post. 41 minutes had WS Patrick Lepera head a cornerkick cross over the net from 5 yards. 68 minutes had SWE Sahjah Reid receive a threaded through ball pass at 20 yards and his low 12 yard shot had the goalie make a point blank sliding save. 75 minutes had an SWE defender clear a ball off WS Stephen Ademolu at 10 yards and almost deflect back into the SWE net. 81 minutes had SWE Reid blast a 15 yard shot that the sprawling goalie got a hand to and Reid's 10 yard rebound also had the goalie make a point blank save.

White Eagles finish a stretch of the season where they've played a set of mostly rescheduled games on Wednesday's and Friday's for the last three weeks in a row. They've added two players from Serbia (the country) in the last few games--midfielders Milos Rudan and Dragan Dragutinovic and will add a third player this week. Club president Dragan Bakoc was saying that they'd expected six players by now but because of a strike by Canadian customs officials visas are now taking 16 weeks to process.

White Eagles clinch the last playoff spot with tonight's win. They finish the season with an 8 win, 12 loss, 2 tie season good for 8th place no matter if Astros Vasas wins their final game against Windsor on Sunday or not. Stars record is 8 wins, 10 losses, 3 losses for a 6th place tie but they should beat out London City even if they lose their last game because of their better goals for/against record.

Windsor players will return to this stadium on Sunday to finish their schedule against Astros Vasas at 3:30pm. White Eagles will travel next week to Kingston for a one game quarterfinal on Sunday at 1:00pm.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

Serbian White Eagles starters