CNSL Cup Game of Sunday July 28, 1996.
Here are the results and details of the CNSL game of Sunday July 28, 1996 between Scarborough Astros and Toronto Italia played at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough at 7:00pm. This was considered a Cup game.
Scarborough Astros (blue sock, shorts, and numbers, yellow shirts)
..................................................1 Bernardo Velha
2 Andrew Czalij....4 John Dibuono....3 Rene Martin....8 Kerwin Skeete
..........7 Umberto Marchione....5 Leo Lopez....15 Michael Marshall
............14 Bill Heaney......16 Alex Nardi......11 Audrey Taffe
Subs:...12 Milan Popov (gk)....6 Samson Oshunrinde....9 Devon Kenlock....10 Marco
Bonofiglio....18 Angelo Espinoza
Toronto Italia (blue socks and shirts, white shorts and numbers)
.................................................00 Mike Ivancescu
4 Richard Alexander....3 Franco Spadafina....5 Tom Perks....2 John Annisi
20 Nick Maxwell....7 Miguel Ferreira....10 Lalo Maradona....11 Marco Antonucci
..........................................23 Phil Caporrella....22 Michele Gioa
Subs:...9 Ryan Gamble....12 Tony Zanini....14 Frank Vaiano....18 Phil Ionadi.... 16 Garvin Houston
Officials:.....Referee Steve Mortimer, linesmen Lyon Tiposki and Al Perera.
1st Half (Astros defend south goal in 1st). Warm evening.
10 min...Astros Martin freekick curves around 5 man wall from 20 yards but ball rolls to goalie.
11 min...Italia Ferreira gets through ball alone but shoots ball wide just wide from 10 yards out.
26 min...Italia Annisi gets longshot over crowd from 30 yards that bounces to goalie.
26:48...Italia GOAL...Gioa gets shot to left corner of net from 10 yards after pinpoint pass through defenders by Caporrella.
28 min...Astros Skeete gets shot while falling down just over net from 10 yards.
29.29...Italia GOAL...Gioa redirects low cross from Caporrella from 5 yards out.
32.56...Italia GOAL...Astros goalie comes out to kick slow bouncing ball and completely misses it. Caporrella chips in tough angle shot from 15 yards along left side into net.
34 min...Astros get about four chances in a row in goalmouth scramble. One huge save by
Italia goalie.
36 min...Astros sub goalie...Velha replaced by Popov who's from Russia.
37.29...Italia GOAL...Caporrella gets through ball that he blasts in from 15 yards while wide on the left hand side, the diving goalie gets a hand on it but only pushes it to right corner of the net. (Welcome to the game Popov!).
38 min...Astros yellow card to Czalij but we're not sure why.
41 min...Astros yellow card to Martin for dissent.
44 min...Astros Marshall gets good header just wide.
Halftime Score:............Scarborough Astros......0.......Toronto Italia.......4...
Poor Popov has to participate in a promo penalty shootout against five fans, but it
mercifully ends early as only one of them scores so there's no tiebreaker necessary.
15 celluar phones were given away in draws throughout the game. One of the winners
was Lloyd Allen who played for the Talons a few hours earlier in their 6-0 loss to the Wolves.
2nd Half
48 min...Astros Yellow card to Skeete for throwing ball at Italia player's head after whistle.
49 min...Italia Ferreira slashed in tackle from behind.
50 min...Astros sub Marchione replaced by Bonofiglio.
52 min...Italia Ferreira injured at midfield.
53 min...Italia sub...Ferreira replaced by Vaiano.
60 min...Astros Taffe shoots ball high on tough angle from 10 yards.
60 min...Italia sub...Zanini replaces Caporrella.
61 min...Italia GOAL...Zanini scores after nice cross by Gioa from 7 yards out to left corner
of net. (Welcome to the game Zanini!)
64 min...Italia sub...Gamble replaces Gioa.
65 min...Astros Red card...Czalij for viscious tackle on Annisi from behind. Czalij already
had a yellow but this play could have earned a red on it's own.
66 min...Italia sub...Ionadi replaces Maradona.
70 min...Italia GOAL...Zanini. Annisi took quick throw-in; Gamble dribbles down sideline
and centers cross to Maxwell; Maxwell gives Zanini a short pass and he chips in ball from 10 yards.
72.55...Astros GOAL...Bonofiglio heads in crossed free kick from 3 yards to left corner.
75 min...Astros sub...Heaney replaced by Espinoza.
..............Astros sub...Marshall replaced by Oshunrinde.
81 min...Italia GOAL...Gamble gets rebound off goalie and streaks around him from 20 yards walking into net with ball.
82 min...Astros Espinoza tries bicycle kick but ball caught by goalie.
83 min...Italia GOAL...Alexander takes 15 yard shot to left corner. Italia actually had a 4-0 break!
88 min...Italia Zanini takes hard shot wide from 25 yards.
90 min...Astros Yellow card...Lopez for dissent.
92 min...Referee stops the game.
Final Score:..........Scarborough Astros...........1.............Toronto Italia...........8...
Attendance was about 250 people about 50% Italia supporters. Most of the
Italia fans were in the east end stands.
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