Friendly game of Saturday May 29, 1999.

Here are the results of the Friendly game between the Toronto Olympians of the CPSL and Canada's Under 20 team played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto at 6:30pm after the International between Canada's Senior team and Guatemala.

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

.......................................1 Brian Bowes
5 Tony Marshall...4 Ian Cardey...8 Bayette Smith...7 Ron Felfon
9 Elvis Thomas...20 Danny Ziannis...23 Eddie Berdusco...6 Peyvand Mossavat
......................17 John Matias.......11 Gus Kouzmanis

Subs...22 Cris Walker (gk)...12 Louie Oroutzaglou...15 Louie Katsavrias...18 Danny Gallagher...14 Mike Kim...10 Merdad Aminsharazi.
manager Tony Luprinaci, trainer Tom Katsavrias, coach David Gee.

Canada Under 20 (all red, white numbers and trim)

...............................Goalie
Number 26...Number 2...Number 5...Number 8
Number 19...11 Rhian Dodds...Number 9...Number 6
................Number12...Number 7

Subs...only Number 21 was on the bench.
coach Paul James

no lineups for Canada's Under 20s nor the game officials.

Game kicks off at 6:29pm. the scoreboard had been turned off so all times are my wristwatch.

1st half:...Canada defends south end.
2 min...TO Thomas dash through crease and wins corner.
3 min...Can #11 guarding short post pushes ball wide on corner kick from left.
3 min...Can goalie catches corner from left.
6 min...TO goalie beats Can #12 to through ball on edge of box.
10 min...TO Marshall injured in midfield circle.
12 min...TO Berdusco tips header on near left post across box wide right.
14 min...TO goalie scoops up ball blocked by TO defender on Can #12 shot on edge of box.
16 min...Can #7 shot in box tipped on sliding tackle by TO Cardey wide left for corner.
17 min...TO goalie catches Can #6 cross from left.
18 min...TO YELLOW card...Belfon for tackle on Can winger.
19 min...TO goalie catches corner kick from left.
22 min...Can goalie out leaps TO Matas to catch cross in box.
27 min...TO GOAL Berdusco...Matas shot stopped by goalie but charging Berdusco pounds 5 yard rebound into empty net.
29 min...Can #12 turns and chips 12 yard shot wide right of goal.
30 min...TO goalie slides to edge of box to block Can shot then recovers to clear rebound to touch.
32 min...TO GOAL Kouzmanis...Thomas taps 18 yard freekick to charging Kouzmanis who blasts 15 yard shot to top left corner of net.
36 min...TO goalie catches Can #8 cross from left of box.
37 min...TO Thomas heads ball back to goalie to prevent pass to TO Kouzmanis breaking through.
39 min...Can Smith heads ball back to goalie to prevent pass to Kouzmanis breaking through.
41 min...TO Thomas 25 yard shot well high and wide left of net.
42 min...TO goalie smothers low 25 yard shot.
44 min...TO Kouzmanis chips along right line, caught by goalie.
45 min...TO Ziannis takes 5 yard shot into short right side of net just wide.
46 min...TO Smith knocks down header bouncing right to Can goalie.
46 min...half ends.

2nd Half:
Halftime subs:...TO Aminsharazi replaces Belfon.
............................TO Kim replaces Mossavat.
.............................Can #21 replaces #5.
46 min...TO GOAL Kouzmanis...Kouzmanis scores on the 2nd half kickoff as Can goalie is off his line and his leap can't stop ball from dipping under bar into center of net.
55 min...TO Berdusco turns and fires 15 yarder from right that goalie stops on near post.
57 min...Can #12 tips 10 yard shot wide left of corner.
58 min...Can #12 20 yard shot is wide left of goal.
61 min...TO Thomas ends TO rush with rebound shot wide right from 20 yards.
61 min...TO subs...Oroutzaglou and Katsavrias replace Marshall and Thomas.
63 min...Can Dodds freekick from 25 yard appeared to hit right goalpost but corner kick awarded.
64 min...TO Walker replaces Bowes in goal.
66 min...Can #12 breakthrough and point blank shot blocked by new goalie.
69 min...TO Katsavrias chips 35 yard shot right to goalie.
71 min...Can #13 bicycle kick on cross from right bounces to goalie.
71 min...TO sub...Belfon (again) replaces Marshall.
74 min...Can #11 fires 30 yard shot over net.
76 min...Can #19 injured when TO Katsavrius makes sliding tackle.
76 min...Can #11 25 yard freekick chipped to TO goalie on right post.
78 min...TO sub...Mossavat (again) replaces Kouzmanis.
82 min...TO Mossavat crosses ball from left goal line right through box.
82 min...TO Cardey injured when Can player climbs his back to get to header in the TO box. Ball is header well wide left.
85 min...I noticed that both TO Gallagher and Oroutzaglou have been in game for quite awhile.
88 min...TO Matas ridden out by Can defender and goalie.
90 min...TO YELLOW card...Katsavrias for foul on edge of TO box. Penalty shot awarded.
90 min...Can GOAL Dodds...Dodds blasts penalty shot to right corner of net about four feet high. Goalie slides left.
92 min...game ends at 8:16.

The Olympians outplayed the Under 20s rather handily until the middle of the 2nd half when the Olympians substituted frequently. The 3rd goal on the 2nd half kickoff was a real morale killer but was certainly one of the most memorable. I never saw the kick as I was writing the time into my notebook but saw the ball dip into the net. The Olympians look good before their season gets started in the CPSL league next week.

Attendance was about 400 people at the start of the game as the stadium was still emptying out after the Canada--Guatemala game and about 200 people stayed until the end of the game.

Final Score:.......Toronto Olympians..............3............Canada Under 20s......1.......

Rocket Robin
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