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CPSL game of Friday June 23rd, 2001.

CPSL game between Toronto Croatia and Toronto Olympians played at Memorial Park in Streetsville at 8:00pm. This was considered a League game.

Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)

................................................1 George Azcurra
7 Nikola Andrijevic...3 Ante Musa (cpt)...2 Daniel Pilas...4 Doagoj Sain
6 Mario Kulis...10 Peter Curic...5 Frane Sain...9 Paul Grguric
.......................11 Josip Bucic...8 Samir Karaga

Subs:...12 Alan Majstorovic...13 Woiciech Cwik...14 Sasha Komocar...15 Meho Osmanovic...16 Vladirmir Koval...17 Adrian Azcurra
team officials:...assistant manager Milan Krijan...coach Tomo Boljkovac...assistant Kruno Kulis...doctor Zeljko Srbelj.

Toronto Olympians (white socks and shirts, blue shorts and numbers)

.............................................1 Brian Bowes
.............5 Tony Marshall...12 Danny Ziannis...8 Bayette Smith
7 Tom Granic...16 Ron Belfon...10 Willie Giummarra...13 Courtney Dennis...4 Tom Kouzmanis
............................19 Leo Marasovic...9 John Matas

Subs:...1 Sakis Rizo...3 Danley Johnson...11 Gus Kouzmanis...23 Eddy Berdusco...18 Paul Moore
team officials:...coach David Gee...physio Phil Couradora...equipment manager John Gee.

game officials:...referee Justin Tasev...referee's assistants Neil Schofield and Ian Adair...4th official Jeff Simai.

1st Half:...game starts 8:08pm...TC defend north end on this warm evening. No scoreboard so all time is from my wristwatch.
1 min...TC Musa 40 yard freekick over players caught by TO goalie.
2 min...TO Smith long throw-in from left cuahgt by TC goalie.
7 min...TC Pilas 20 yard shot rolled wide right.
10 min...TC Domagoj Sain injured just outside TC box leaping for header.
16 min...TO Dennis injured in center circle, TO player takes freekick taken but TO Dennis collapses.
18 min...TC goalie beats TO Marasovic on edge of box to TO Matas high through ball.
19 min...TC YELLOW card...Pilas for shirt tugging TO Matas at TC 40 yard line.
20 min...TO Giummarra long kick into box caught by TC goalie.
24 min...TO Giummarra scissor kicks cross from 15 yards just over net.
25 min...TO Giummarra freekick from 25 yards on left but TO forwards ruled offside.
27 min...TC YELLOW card...Musa for sliding tackle on TO Matas near TC left corner flag.
28 min...TC defender heads away TO Giummarra freekick from 20 yards on left.
30 min...TO Matas long run on left, low cross to TO Granic whose shot to right corner is blocked.
31 min...TC Curic long throw-in from right is caught by TO goalie.
32 min...TC YELLOW card...Kulis for kicking at defender while racing TO defender to ball.
33 min...TO Granic injured on left sideline in TC end.
35 min...TC Curic blast just wide right of goal when TC Bucic flicks ball over TO defender's head.
36 min...TO Tommy Kouzmanis 15 yard pushed to right by diving goalie, TO Marasovic had slipped in TC box but got up and weak low shot that TC goalie ran across line to pick up.
38 min...TC sub...Cwik replaces Andrijevic who'd been cut on forehead.
40 min...TO Giummarra 25 yard shot is over net.
44 min...TO YELLOW card...Dennis for fouling TC player on right sideline actually a step out of bounds.
45 min...TC Cwik 35 yard shot is wide left.
47 min...TC Frane Sain is injured in TO end crashing with TO player.
47 min...TO Matas low 10 yard shot blocked by sliding TC goalie but play ruled offside anyway.
47 min...half ends 8:55pm.

2nd Half:...starts 9:08pm.
TO halftime sub...Berdusco replaces Granic.
49 min...TC Domagoj Sain slides in to block TO Marasovic shot on edge of TC box after TO Berdusco chipped him a pass.
50 min...TO Giummarra cornerkick from right, TC Musa heads clearance with TO player on his back.
50 min...TO Giummarra gets his 3rd cornerkick within a minute from left, and ball is cleared. TO Dennis kicks in rebound from 35 yards that goalie catches.
51 min...TC Bucic 20 yard shot is saved by diving goalie and TO defenders clear rebound.
55 min...TO Berdusco 30 yard shot is well wide left.
57 min...TO Dennis pushes ball into box wide left that TC goalie picks up.
58 min...TC goalie beats TO Matas to through ball on edge of box.
60 min...TC Musa 40 yard freekick from left rolls to goalie on right post.
63 min...TO RED card...Ziannis for disputing call and pushing with TC player. The referee's assistant signalled the referee about this call.
65 min...TO goalie catches shot from 15 yards.
66 min...TC Curic 20 yard shot from right is over net.
67 min...TO Berdusco 25 yard shot rolls ball just wide left of net.
68 min...TC GOAL Cwik...Cwik 10 yard shot in middle just under bar above sparawling goalie.
70 min...TC Domagoj Sain injured in TC box in collision with TO forward, he's carried behind line for treatment.
72 min...TO Belfon runs along right and 20 yard shot bounces to TC goalie.
74 min...TC Domagoj Sain comes back into game.
74 min...TO Giummarra freekick from 30 yards on right.
75 min...TO Marshall 35 yard kick booted over players well over TC net.
75 min...TO Marasovic rush through middle and slide out by TC goalie prevents good shot.
76 min...TC YELLOW card...Karaga for tackle in TC end on right.
77 min...TO Tommy Kouzmanis was touched freekick and his 25 yard blast is just over the bar.
78 min...TC Curic injured on edge of TO box when crash of players.
80 min...TC Bucic 10 yard blast from right hits right post and deflects behind net.
82 min...TC Bucic 20 yard shot just over TO net from left.
82 min...TC Bucic rolls another 15 yard shot.
85 min...TO sub...Moore replaces Marasovic.
86 min...TO Smith cross from left, TO Matas shot from 10 yards stopped by TC goalie on left post.
87 min...TC Bucic lobs 15 yard shot from right just over TO bar.
89 min...TO sub...Gus Kouzmanis replaces Giummarra.
91 min...TO YELLOW card...Matas for bumping defender off ball in TC box.
93 min...TC goalie palms ball over bar on chip shot from left. TC player was injured on the play just inside of TC box.
95 min...TO goalie on TO cornerkick from left is playing up and blasts partial rebound clearance from 35 yards well high over net, maybe 20 yards over bar.
95 min...game ends 9:58pm.

Final Score:.........Toronto Croatia...............1...............Toronto Olympians..........0...........

Attendance was about 150.

The mosquito season has really started but this time I brought some repellant. I was watching from the announcer booth and players bench side of the field, not the stands, so I could get the rosters and I wasn't looking down on the players so some of my distance estimates may be a bit distorted. The team had the same trouble losing soccer balls into the south goal ravine and the west side woods as the last time I was here.

The field is small and this was a bruising game with both sides crashing together.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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