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CPSL game of Sunday August 8, 1999,
Here are the results of the CPSL game between North York Astros and London City played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 7:30pm. This was considered a League game.
North York Astros (blue socks, shorts, and numbers, yellow shirts)
.....................................1 Rafael Carbajal
14 Rubin Yshaia...3 Sam Medeiros...15 Mike Marshall...16 Alex Nardi
6 Adam Lee...5 Courtney Dennis...7 Kenrick Perry...13 Waseem Abou-Marie
......................8 Seamus O'Connell...10 Osman Jiminez
Subs:...12 Ken Van Dyk (gk)...4 Mark White (mid)...17 Warren Archer (fwd)...2 Wayne Jackson (def).
coaches Rafael Carbajal and Tomas Boljkovac, director/manager Mario & Bruno Ierullo, equipment manager Juan Jose Zamora, physio Suhill Sonji.
London City (white socks and shirts, red shorts and numbers, black names)
.........................................21 Abdel Plummer
2 Jamie Andrews...5 Jon-Paul Rickwood...25 Gerald Gallacher (cpt)...3 Peter Kirchberger
4 David Day...20 Sebastian Mejia...9 Jeff Brown...18 Patrick Barnes
.................11 Semir Mesanaovic...16 Kevin Salterelli
Subs:...12 Kyle Zapf (fwd)...14 Nathan Ivanovic (fwd)...15 Justin Dixon (mid)...1 Scott Mueller (gk)...24 Tonino Commisso (mid)...8 Dan Orlic (def).
general manager Harry Paul Gauss, coach Tony Laferrara, assistant coach Justin Lawrence, staff Sean Gauss and Ryan Gauss.
Game Officials:...referee Steve Mortimer, referee's assistants Denise Daleman and Glen Sharkey. (appeared to be no 4th official).
1st half:...start 8:38pm...Astros defend east end on this sunny evening.
4 min...Astros Medeiros injured when LC Salterelli boots ball in midair in box.
6 min...Astros Lee header wide left as he pops ball up.
6 min...Astros Lee boots 10 yarder wide right on right side after receiving cross from left.
8 min...Astros Dennis rolls low cross too far ahead into box for Astros O'Connell.
10 min...LC Salterelli can't turn cross from right and tips ball wide left from 10 yards.
11 min...LC corner kick from right into right webbing of net.
11 min...Astros YELLOW card...Medeiros for tripping LC Brown at midfield.
14 min...LC Mesanovic boots 15 yarder over bar from left of net.
19 min...Astros O'Connell twists header wide right from 10 yards on cross from left.
21 min...Astros Lee rolls 25 yarder to goalie.
23 min...Astros Dennis shot from right side 10 yarder, goalie dives for it then gets up to sprawl for rebound.
25 min...Astros Abou-Marie 15 yarder over bar.
27 min...LC Mesanovic rolls 20 yarder to goalie.
27 min...LC YELLOW card...Mesanovic for dragging down Astros O'Connell at LC 35 yard line.
28 min...Astros Abou-Marie 20 yard shot just misses right corner of net.
32 min...Astros Abou-Marie rolls 30 yard shot wide left.
33 min...Astros Yshaia 40 yard shot from right just wide left of top corner of net.
36 min...Astros Lee 25 yarder blasted over net.
36 min...Astros O'Connell 20 yarder well left of net from right side.
38 min...Astros Marshall heads 10 yarder right to goalie from corner kick from left.
39 min...Astros Dennis cross from right, Astros O'Connell header from 7 yards over net.
40 min...LC YELLOW card...goaltender Plummer for upending Astros O'Connell in box. Freekick blasted away.
41 min...Astros Yshaia blasts 35 yarder over crowd and over net.
42 min...LC Mejia or Salterelli 30 yard kick over net and hits football uprights behind soccer net.
43 min...LC GOAL Mesanovic...Mesanovic tips 10 yarder into right side of net after LC Day crosses from right on 2 on 2 rush.
half ends at 8:23pm.
2nd Half:...starts 8:36pm...now the sun is setting and the weather is cooler.
47 min...Astros GOAL Nardi...Nardi pounds 7 yard rebound into open net after Astros O'Connell hits crossbar with shot from right.
48 min...Astros Jiminez cross from left, LC goalie catches ball.
53 min...Astros Yshaia freekick from 40 yards on right, goalie palms ball over net.
56 min...LC sub...Zapf replaces Mejia.
57 min...Astros goalie makes point blank save on LC Salterelli on left.
58 min...Astros goalie races left to slide and get through ball ahead of LC Salterelli.
61 min...Astros sub...Archer replaces Abou-Marie.
61 min...LC YELLOW card...Mesanovic for taking corner kick while Astros sub being made.
(this would be his second yellow card in the game so obviously I've picked the wrong guy for one of these offenses).
63 min...Astros goalie reaches forward to punch cross from left.
66 min...Astros Yshaia ends Astros pressure with 25 yard shot wide left.
70 min...Astros Nardi 30 yard blast wide right of goal.
73 min...LC sub...Ivanovic replaces Salterelli.
74 min...LC Brown blasts 25 yard shot wide right of goal.
75 min...Astros YELLOW card...Jiminez for taking freekick before referee blew whistle.
77 min...Astros sub...White replaces Lee.
80 min...Astros Archer freekick into box picked up by goalie ahead of charging forwards.
81 min...LC Mesanovic on 2 on 1 crosses, Astros Marshall deflects pass back to Mesanovic and shot from extreme left rolls wide right.
83 min...LC Mesanovic cross through box to LC Ivanovic chips cross back to Mesanovic but header wide right on short side.
85 min...LC goalie slides left to concede freekick on Astros Dennis.
85 min...Astros White heads from right after freekick chip from left, goalie traps against bar.
86 min...LC Ivanovic gets three chances in Astros box in a matter of seconds.
87 min...LC Mesanovic low freekick from 20 yards is blocked.
88 min...Astros White crashes with Astros Yshaia foot in his face, Yshaia is injured and the trainer is needed.
89 min...Astros goalie palms ball from left across box away from LC Day on right.
90 min...Astros goalie catches cross from right LC Day on left post.
91 min...Astros player can't twist bouncer into box from 5 yards, he falls in box and LC goalie scoops up ball.
91:30...game ends.
Final score:........North York Astros.............1.........London City...........1.........
Attendance was about 125 people.
Astros play continues to gradually improve. London City needed this win and pressed hard in the last 10 minutes of the game. City maintain 2nd place in the league standings but they have played more games than any team in the league and risk being passed. Fourth place or better gets into the Playoff competition.
Rocket Robin
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