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CPSL game of Sunday September 19th, 1999.

Here are the results of the CPSL game between Toronto Olympians and North York Astros played at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough at 3:00pm. This was considered a League game.

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

.........................................1 Brian Bowes
.............5 Tony Marshall...8 Bayete Smith...20 Danny Ziannis
9 Elvis Thomas...13 Danny Sanna...12 Louie Ouroutzaglou...3 Phil Capporella
...........11 Gus Kouzmanis...23 Eddy Berdusco...10 John Matas

Subs:...6 Peyvand Mossavat...14 Arte Alkatov...15 Louie Katsavrias...16 Ron Belfon...17 Chris Handsor...22 Tom Bianci (gk)
coach David Gee, equipment manager Doug Inniss, general manager Tony Lupinacci.

North York Astros (blue socks, shorts, and numbers, yellow shirts)

........................................1 Rafael Cabajal
15 Michael Marshall...3 Sam Medeiros...16 Alex Nardi (cpt)...4 Olivier Muilongo
13 Waseem Abou-Marie...7 Kenrick Perry...11 Colin Hodelin...6 Adam Lee
..........................8 Seamus O'Connell...9 Chris Ewers

Subs:...14 Michael Popescu...12 Jason Marshall (gk).
coaches Rafael Carbajal and Tomas Boijkovac, equipment manager Juan Jose Zamora, general manager Bruno Ierullo, team director Pietro Nardi.

Game officials: referee Peter Mingos, referee's assistants Silvio Petrescu and Zak Kontoulis, no 4th official.

1st Half:...start 3:08pm...Olympians defend north end on this mild sunny day.
2 min...TO Thomas cross from right caught by goalie.
4 min...TO GOAL Capporella...Capporella steps around sliding goalie on edge of box and rolls ball from 7 yards on left into right corner of net.
6 min...TO Thomas 15 yard shot from right blasted well left of net.
10 min...TO GOAL Berdusco...Berdusco gets pass on diagonal run to right and 20 yard blast from right into right side of net.
12 min...TO Thomas rolls 25 yard shot wide right.
14 min...TO GOAL Berdusco...Kouzmanis rolls 30 yard through ball to charging Berdusco and short run and 15 yard shot into net.
19 min...TO GOAL Berdusco...Berdusco blasts in 3 yarder as TO player's cross is sent back and forth and back involving TO's Capporella and Kouzmanis.
25 min...Astros Lee 15 yard blast from far left and TO goalie makes leaping grab to catch ball just under bar.
26 min...TO Thomas cross from right well over net.
28 min...TO GOAL Thomas...TO Berdusco rolls ball from far left into box for charging Thomas who from 3 yards directs it to left corner of net.
29 min...Astros Lee rolls 25 yard shot to goalie.
35 min...TO GOAL Marshall...Marshall steps in after give and go with TO Berdusco and chips 5 yarder over goalie after stutter step gets goalie to fall.
38 min...TO GOAL Capporella...Capporella pops in 10 yarder under bar after short cross from right by TO Thomas.
38 min...Astros sub...Popescu replaces injured Marshall.
42 min...TO GOAL Thomas...Thomas taps in 10 yarder after TO Sanna breaks through defenders from 35 yard out and freezes goalie 1 on 1 on edge of box.
44 min...TO Thomas intercepts Astros Popescu back pass but 15 yard shot hight left of net.

2nd Half:...starts 4:05pm.
halftime subs:...TO Alkatov replaces Berdusco.
...........................TO Katsavrias replaces Ouroutzaglou.
...........................TO Bianci replaces Bowes in goal.
............................Astros Jason Marshall replaces Carbajal in goal.
48 min...TO Alkatov point blank save by goalie on left line.
54 min...TO Alkatov breaks in along left but 30 yard shot batted down by sliding goalie 12 yards out.
56 min...TO Kouzmanis rolls 20 yarder wide left of post.
56 min...TO sub...Handsor replaces Capporella.
57 min...Astros Lee or Perry rolls 25 yarder that TO goalie dives and traps near left post.
58 min...TO GOAL Thomas...Thomas 15 yarder roller from right to left corner of goal after someone crosses from left.
62 min...TO Thomas cross from right to TO Kouzmanis who crosses back from left and ball rolls right across Astros box.
63 min...TO Alkatov 30 yard shot on break, diving forward fingertip save by Astros goalie who has time to run after rebound.
64 min...TO Matas blasts 5 yarder over bar after corner kick from right.
66 min...Astros Lee cuts 25 yard shot from left that rolls wide right of goal.
67 min...Astros Ewers injures TO Marshall as he tries to break through defense offside.
68 min...TO Alkatov has 15 yard shot blocked by defender as he takes too long to roll shot. TO Kouzmanis snakes along edge of box and crosses back from left. TO Thomas attempts a bicycle kick but he leaps too soon and the ball hits him on the bum as he's upside down. This play draws waves of laughter from teammates and the crowd.
73 min...TO sub...Mossavat replaces Marshall.
74 min...Astros YELLOW card...Perry for bumping and tripping TO Thomas at center line.
76 min...TO Matas bursts through but sliding point blank save from 20 yards, TO Kouzmanis blasts rebound wide left.
79 min...TO Alkatov shanks 20 yard shot wide right.
82 min...TO Thomas rush on right 50 yards then centers to TO Matas and 20 yard shot and diving save result.
83 min...TO Sanna centers from right right through box.
84 min...Astros goalie beats TO Alkatov to cross.
86 min...Astros GOAL O'Connell...O'Connell finishes Astros Ewers cross from left with a 15 yard shot from right to high left side of goal.
86 min...TO GOAL Thomas...Thomas walks around goalie and taps in 7 yarder to open net.
87 min...TO GOAL Matas...Matas lifts 12 yarder over sliding goalie after TO Thomas forward pass beats offside trap.
88 min...TO Matas 20 yard roller right to goalie.
89 min...Astros goalie and Astros Abou-Marie crash together on edge of box. Abou-Marie is injured and is down about three minutes. He is treated behind the net and the Astros play the rest of the game shorthanded as they have no one on the bench.
95 min...TO Alkatov rolls 20 yarder that's stopped by diving goalie.
95 min...Astros makes diving save in box.
95 min...game ends 4:54 pm.

Final Score:.......Toronto Olympians..........11..........North York Astros........1.........

Attendance was about 50 persons even with the special attraction announced their last game of 'free admission' to this game. It was a battle of the first and worst place teams. Astros had four new guys but again a lack of bench strength.

Rocket Robin
robing@clo.com

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