CNSL game of Saturday July 26, 1997.
Here are the results of the CNSL game of Saturday July 26, 1997 between Kosova Albanians and St Catharines Roma Wolves played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 8:00pm. This was considered a Cup game.
Kosova Albanians (red socks and shirts, black shorts and numbers).
..................................................1 Juan Argueta
16 Russell Mitchell....15 Sean Crichlow....3 Marco Jaramith....4 Juan D Shenz
2 Fabian Melo....10 Denis Islami....6 Martin Quiroz....13 Jarek Radzinjki....12 Gentian Cara
...................................................8 Biron Vargas
Subs:...17 Fitim Sema (def)....14 Mike Malia (mid)....
Coach Jose Valencia...Trainer Ernesto Canjas...President Faik Chabani...Manager George Nicola.
St Catharines Roma Wolves (white socks and shirts, red shorts, black numbers).
..................................................1 Lee Burrows
3 Salvatore Borgh....2 Joch McNeil....8 John Sozio....9 Jerry Cipriani
14 Anwar Ahmad....28 Gary Weinhandl....16 Keith Moore....22 Gary McCuchan
..........................15 Luciano Beradocco.........13 Lucio Ianiero
Subs:...7 Tony Carbonara...19 Carlo Albero Arghito...12 Gus Marchio...26 Cosimo Lomedic...
coach Dino Perri (suspended as their goalie for a red card incident in Hamilton)...Asst coach Lucio Ianiero.
Officials:...Referee Keimakl Yakov...Linesmen Zak Yau and Dudin Eugeniy.
1st half (warm overcast evening, game starts at 8:10pm, Kosova defend West goal in 1st half).
6 min...Kosova Vargas flicks header high over net from 10 yards.
12 min...Wolves Sozio injured on sidelines and is out about three minutes once game restarts.
20 min...Wolves sub...Arghito replaces Sozio.
29 min...Kosova goalie slides out to grab ball dribbled by Ianiero.
32 min...Wolves YELLOW card...McNeil for hand ball preventing Kosova through ball.
33 min...Kosova Vargas blasts shot wide left from 15 yards as he's being ridden out of play by defenders on left side.
41 min...Kosova blasts shot from 25 yards while on 2 on 1 but right to goalie.
42 min...Wolves GOAL...McCuchan in scramble gets shot 15 yards out on left of box to right corner of net off right post.
43 min...Wolves Arghito outruns ball but wins corner, Kosova goalie palms away corner kick.
2nd Half: Starts at 9:12pm.
Kosova Radzinjki and Mitchell switch positions on the field.
52 min...Kosova YELLOW card...Jaramith for talking to referee about not making call.
53 min...Wolves Arghito gets 25 yard shot just wide of left post.
57 min...Kosova Crichlow hits bouncing ball from 20 yards and bounces it to goalie.
61 min...Wolves YELLOW card...McCuchan for argueing call.
61 min...Kosova Vargas chip shot from 15 yards right to goalie.
63 min...Kosova GOAL...Cara chips ball into net from 10 yards. Vargas had lobbed him pass in the box.
65 min...Wolves goalie comes out to catch Kosova Vargas weak lob.
71 min...Kosova Melo takes dive in box when he suddenly changes direction but no call give.
73 min...Wolves McCuchan deflects ball from cross from 7 yards but Kosova goalie tips it wide.
75 min...Wolves McCuchan takes 25 yard shot straight to Kosova goalie.
I finally notice that Wolves Carbonara is in game.
80 min...Wolves YELLOW card...Ianiero for ?????
83 min...Kosova Vargas dribbles through ball right through and around goalie who grabs his ankle. While he's down Vargas kicks ball back to Melo who shanks ball wide left missing open net from 10 yards.
88 min...Wolves McCuchan has weak shot from 10 yards caught by goalie.
89 min...Kosova quick freekick but Wolves goalie picks up ball when dribbling Kosova Mitchell pushes ball too far ahead.
89 min...Wolves Cipriani gets shot over bar from 15 yards.
Final Score.........Kosova Albanians.......(0) 1........St Catharines Roma Wolves....(1) 1..
Attendance was about 80 people. I was somewhat surprized that Kosova could get a tie against Wolves especially after I learned that Kosova had four players injured and three serving suspensions but then I heard Wolves were missing players too. Their player Peyvand Mossavat was suddenly listed on the Toronto Lynx A-League roster last night so there'll be a defender the Wolves will miss.
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