CNSL game of Wednesday June 11, 1997.
Here are the results of the CNSL game of Wednesday June 11, 1997 between Toronto Croatia and London City played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:15pm. This was considered a League game.
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)
.................................................1 Roman Harapin
2 John Annisi....7 Darco Pantalon....3 Milodrag Akmadic....4 Daniel Pilas
6 Stiv Smintic....15 Robert Fran....16 Domago Sain....5 Ivica Sola
.......................9 Tomo Granic...........11 Ante Bralo....
Subs:....22 Pave Mizkovic...10 Ivica Zelic...19 Vladimir Koval...17 Zegro Sutic...18 Stipe Mandic..
London City (white socks and shirts, black shorts, red numbers)
...............................................1 Hollis Fyfe
5 James Welch....25 Gerasld Gallagher....22 Ian Warnock....3 Ian Wombwell
12 Michael Gauthier....8 Ciaran McCarthy....24 Tonino Commisso....16 Jason Cabral
............................14 Fadil Selimovic.........11 Damian Walsh
Subs:....6 Graham Griffith...7 Xristos Silaiois...10 Raymond Logan...15 Andy DiCarlo...33 Ryan Readings..
Officials:...Referee Hugh Elliott, Linesmen ???????? and ????????, 4th official Andy Brennan.
Opening ceremonies include an introduction of Croatia team and CNSL league executives and the ambassador or Croatia.
1st half (Croatia defend south end in 1st half). Times are approximate because scoreboard wasn't working until 2nd half.
8 min...Croatia Bralo gets bounce but lofts ball wide from 10 yards.
13 min...City freekick from 25 yards rolls wide.
15 min...Croatia Granic connects with ball about waist high to left of net but ball crosses wide of left post.
18 min...Croatia Sain just can't turn ball's angle on header from corner kick.
22min...City goalie beats Croatia forward to through ball.
35 min...Croatia goalie charges out and catches header his defender had made to stop City pass among forwards.
40 min...City goalie finally catches header from Croatia player although he bobbles it at first.
42 min...Croatia Granic centers cross to Pantalon whose blast from 10 yards forces City goalie to come up with big save with hands upright.
45 min...City Gallagher's 40 yard freekick lands right in goalie's arms.
Halftime: Croatia subs:...Sutic replaces ???????
.............................................Koval replaces ????????
50 min...City goalie drifts to right post to tip 35 yard blast wide.
56 min...Croatia GOAL...Smintic gets through pass from Sutic and squeezes it in short side beyond diving goalie.
60 min...Croatia Bralo gets hard shot from 20 yards saved by goalie.
63 min...City YELLOW card...Commisso for knocking down Koval.
64 min...Croatia Koval kicks two yard sitter over net.
71 min...City RED card...Commisso gets 2nd yellow for cutting down Sutic.
74 min...City Warnock's 35 yard crossing freekick is caught by Croatia goalie.
78 min...City sub DiCarlo replaces Selimovic.
78 min...Croatia Smintic centres right through four people in crease after ball trickles by goalie.
80 min...Croatia goalie runs out to catch 35 yard freekick.
84 min...Croatia Bralo chips ball right to goalie despite having open man. Shot taken from 20 yards and goalie was only 5 yards away.
86 min...Croatia Sain rolls ball wide after receiving perfect pass.
Final Score:.......Toronto Croatia..........1 (0)..........London City............0 (0).......
Croatia had many good counter attacks once City were down a man and pressed for the equalizer.
Attendance was about 400.
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