CNSL game of Wednesday July 9, 1997.
Here are the results of the CNSL game of Wednesday July 9, 1997 between Toronto Croatia and North York Talons played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:00pm. This was considered a Cup game.
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts).
..............................................1 Lubos Tindra
2 John Annisi....4 Daniel Pilas....3 Milodrag Armadzic....13 Ivica Gola
5 Robert Fran....20 Ante Musa....7 Darko Pantolon....12 Frank Delismunovic
...............................9 Ivica Zelic................11 Anto Bralo
Subs:...22 Dave Milkovic...18 Donmoj Sain...19 Tomislav Milnovic...15 Stipe Mandic...17 Kristian Belin...
North York Talons (white socks, shorts and numbers, black shirts, green shoulders, black & white striped bibs).
.................................................0 Patrick Osunduba
16 Alex Nardi....15 Michael Marshall....3 Rene Martin....6 Marco Bonofiglio
8 Ian Bryan....10 Lalo Maradona....18 Ken Omorogbe....7 Ednei Tavares
..............................9 Chanzo Greenidge......11 Gary DeLeon
Subs:...13 Audley Taffe (fwd)...2 Andrew Czalij (def)...5 Leo Lopez (mid)...12 Ike Davis (def)...14 Pernell Mason (fwd).
Officials:...Referee Hugh Elliott, Linesmen Randy Brennan and Ivan Calic.
1st Half: (Croatia defend north goal in 1st half, blinding sun in west/north/west)
7 min...Croatia goalie punches out Talons Maradona corner for 2nd corner.
8 min...Croatia forward overruns goalie and ball to empty net and can't get back to ball for shot.
12 min...Talons Tavares avoids yellow for knocking down Croatia Annisi.
14 min...Talons goalie catches long chip from Fran.
18 min...Hard freekick by Croatia Bralo curls into box and Croatia Zelic steps into shot from 5 yards and boots ball over net.
23 min...Croatia Zelic gets away quick shot in box that hits diving goalie, rebounds straight back to Zelic and ball deflects over net.
27 min...Croatia GOAL...Pantolon chips ball over back pedalling goalie who had punched out save.
30 min...Croatia GOAL...Musa chips in Bralo's pass from 20 yards out. Bralo's short pass centred from left wing.
32 min...Croatia goalie catches low bouncer from edge of box scramble.
34 min...Croatia Bralo freekick hits wall but goalie has to save header on rebound.
38 min...Croatia Bralo down with leg injury at centre line.
40 min...Croatia Musa dekes charging goalie on edge of box but then boots ball high from left side of post.
44 min...Croatia Musa turns in box and curls shot wide of left post.
2nd Half:
Halftime...Talons sub Lopez replaces either Bryan or Omorogbe.
49 min...Croatia goalie stops hard 20 yard shot from Talons Tavares then smothers rebound.
52 min...Talons Maradona curls 40 yard left wing freekick just wide of right post.
60 min...Croatia YELLOW card...Bralo for grabbing Martin on line to left of goal.
65 min...Talon YELLOW card...Lopez for knocking Armadzic at midfield.
68 min...Croatia YELLOW card...Armadzic on edge of box for grabbing Talons player.
69 min...Talons Maradona curves 20 yard freekick over bar.
74 min...Talons sub...Mason replaces Nardi.
75 min...Croatia sub...Number 6 Steve Smintic (not listed on lineup) replaces Bralo.
81 min...Croatia sub...Belin replaces Zelic.
84 min...Talons YELLOW card...Tavares for slapping Smintic.
85 min...Croatia gets point blank shot on goalie after defensive miscue, defender clears.
86 min...Croatia Gola injured but it's Croatia team that play on until ref notices him laying near centre line.
89 min...Croatia YELLOW card...Gola for stalling freekick.
92 min...Croatia goalie smothers long 35 yard kick.
game ends 10:05pm.
Final Score:..........Toronto Croatia..........2 (2)..........North York Talons.......0 (0)...
Attendance was about 100 people. Croatia score just their fifth and sixth goals in six games. They looked like they might not score after first 25 minutes of good chances but putting away those first half goals pulled them over their slump.
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