Result of the CPSL game played Sunday August 26th, 2001 between Toronto Supra and Toronto Croatia played at Brockton Stadium in Toronto at 5:45pm. This was considered a Cup game.

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Toronto Supra (all navy, white numbers and trim, red & white Torcan logo on chest)

.................................1 Garrett Caldwell
21 Jason Faria (cpt)...3 Leonardo Simon...4 Mike Fedoruk...14 Amilcar Pascoal
10 Pedro Dias...6 Peyvand Mossavat...8 Christian Lombardo...7 Paulo Valdez
....................13 Samuel Afriyie...11 Ryan Gamble

Subs:...12 Michael Silva (gk)...18 Francis Righault...16 Steven Coito...19 Rafal Wrobel...9 Garvin Houston...5 Chris Pady
team officials...coach president Isac Cambas...coach manager Victor Cameira...trainer Angelo Castro...equipment manager Albino Igreja.

Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts, numbers and trim, red shirts) [the team switched from blue shirts and shorts before the kickoff]

....................................1 George Azcurra
2 Mario Kulis...4 Domogoj Sain...3 Ante Musa (cpt)...5 Adrian Azcurra
6 Semir Mesanovic...8 Paul Grguric...7 Robert Fran...9 Woicech Cwic
................10 Peter Curic...11 Vladimir Koval

Subs:...21 Josip Mitrovic...12 Sasha Komecar...13 Meho Osmanovic...14 Frane Sain...15 Danijel Pilas...16 Tomislav Jolic
team officials:...general manager Kruno Kulis...coach Bruno Pilas...bench manager Ivan Pavicic...doctor Dr Zeljko Srbelj.

Game officials:...referee Manuel Orellano...referee's assistants Denise Robinson and Jack Brickland...fourth official Aldo Tari

This was the last game of the CPSL Cup division play. Toronto Croatia needed a win after they had an earlier win reversed with Toronto Supra.

1st half:...game starts 6:16pm...Supra defend south end with the sun and a gusty breeze from the west. All times are converted from my wristwatch.
2 min...Supra Fedoruk gets pass from right and blasts 20 yard shot that curls wide left of net.
4 min...Supra Valdez 30 yard shot that leaping goalie palms ball over net.
4 min...Supra Dias cornerkick from right is blown down in box.
6 min...Supra Gamble 35 yard blast is well high and wide left.
8 min...TC Kulis hurt in collision for leaping header with Supra Afriyie at TC 30 yard line and is down for about two minutes.
11 min...Supra Pascoal 60 yard freekick from right side, TS Gamble flicks header to right wing, TS Dias blasts 15 yard shot from right that almost hits left corner flag!
12 min...TC Fran 35 yard shot well over net.
14 min...Supra YELLOW card...Afriyie for smashing check on TC Kulis again.
15 min...TC Mesanovic 30 yard shot from right is wide right of post.
18 min...Supra Faria bends 30 yarder but charging TC goalie catches ball on wide left edge of box before Supra player who's waiting for it.
21 min...TC player takes 35 yard freekick from right that's caught by goalie.
23 min...Supra Afriyie misses header on 50 yard bouncer, TC goalie misses ball too when he leaps for catch, TC defender clears away before Supra player can make play.
24 min...TS GOAL Samuel Afriyie...Afriyie gets pass centered to him 30 yards out, sidesteps around defender and boots shot from 20 yards to top right corner of net.
27 min...TC Adrian Azcurra 40 yard cross from left into box and leaping Supra goalie catches ball on right side of net before TC Curic can head it in.
29 min...TC YELLOW card...Curic for crashing with Supra Mossavat at Supra 35 yard line.
31 min...Supra Valdez 40 yard shot from left is well over net.
35 min...Supra Dias crosses from near right corner flag, Supra Afriyie heads from 7 yards wide from left post just over net.
36 min...Supra Afriyie avoids sliding tackle by TC Musa on right sideline but cross from near right corner drifts behind net.
38 min...Supra Pascoal long throw-in from left, TC defender heads out of obx and Supra Mossavat kicks rebound from 20 yards just over net.
39 min...Supra Pascoal blasts 40 yard freekick well over net.
41 min...TC Koval good dribbling but rolls 35 yard shot to goalie.
43 min...Supra Dias chips ball foward from 25 yards that goalie grabs 10 yards out.
44 min...TC Musa 40 yard freekick from left caught by goalie on right side of net.
suddenly a lawn sprinkler starts on the field and TC Musa 'stomps' it out at TC 50 yard line!
46 min...TC Adrian Azcurra heads back to goalie to prevent Supra Afriyie getting a break.
46 min...half ends at 7:02pm.

2nd Half:...starts 7:15pm.
Halftime subs:...TC Komecar replaces Koval.
.......................TC Osamanovic replaces Grguric.
.......................TC Frane Sain replaces Cwic.
...............All these players come in at midfield, TC Mesanovic pushes up to striker.
46 min...Supra Afriyie on right passes out to Supra Dias whose 12 yard shot is stopped point blank by sliding goalie. Supra Lombardo was open on left.
47 min...Supra goalie slides to left edge of box to prevent through ball.
51 min...Supra Lombardo cornerkick from left, Supra Afriyie leaps but can't quite twist header from 5 yards so it's wide right.
54 min...TC Musa 55 yard freekick, TC Curic twists header from left from 20 yards but ball cleared.
55 min...Supra Simon injured in collision just outside center circle.
56 min...TC goalie picks up bounced 60 yard freekick.
57 min...Supra Faria injured on left at Supra 35 yard line.
59 min...Supra Gamble rushes up middle to get to ball that Supra player had kicked upfield after play resumed (FIFA fairplay) and TC defender touched, but shot bounced off him wide left from 20 yards for cornerkick.
63 min...Supra YELLOW card...Simon for tripping TC player onto running track outside line.
63 min...TC Curic throw-in from left is blown down in Supra box.
64 min...TC goalie grabs roller on edge of box to prevent through ball to Supra Afriyie.
65 min...TS defender heads clearance that deflects off TC Mesanovic hip and just wide right from 10 yards.
67 min...Supra Fedoruk 45 yard chip that goalie catches.
68 min...TC YELLOW card...Domagoj Sain for check on Supra Valdez at TC 25 yard line injuring him.
71 min...Supra Gamble freekick from 30 yards hits left goalpost about 6 foot high.
73 min...TC Komecar pushes ball into box that TC Osmanovic and Supra Simon push behind for corner.
73 min...TC cornerkick from right is cleared out.
76 min...TC chest 10 yard shot from left that goalie picks up.
78 min...Supra goalie catches long throw-in from left over players heads.
79 min...TC Curic 55 yard shot from right that goalie catches.
81 min...Supra Dias charges into 35 yard shot on right that's well wide right of net.
82 min...TC Komecar cross from right end line that goalie catches on left side of net.
85 min...TC Adrian Azcurra rebound of throw-in on left comes back to him and he kicks shot well wide left from 20 yards.
88 min...Supra Valdez races up middle and rolls 30 yard shot to goalie but awarded freekick.
88 min...Supra Gamble 30 yard freekick that diving goalie pushes wide right, Supra Afriyie rolls shot from 10 yards on end line that goalie saves.
89 min...TC Curic injured at Supra 40 yard line.
89 min...Supra sub...Coito replaces Gamble.
91 min...Supra Dias 35 yard shot from near right line palmed wide left by goalie.
93 min...game ends 8:03pm.

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

Attendance was about 180.

Toronto Supra win their Cup group and join Ottawa Wizards, Toronto Olympians and St Catharines Roma Wolves in the tournament in Ottawa on the last weekend in September.

TS Ryan Gamble had two well taken dead ball opportunities. A 30 yard freekick in the 72nd minute hits the left goalpost about 6 feet high and in the 89 minute a freekick from the same distance has goalie George Azcurra dive to push the ball wide right.

Referee Manuel Orellano kept control of the game by some key Yellow cards to the hot heads.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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