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Result of the Sunday May 23, 2010 CSL game between North York Astros and St Catharines Wolves played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 3:45pm.
North York Astros (orange socks and shirts, black shorts and numbers)
....................20 Nelson Ryan Zamora
4 Victor Gallo...3 Jongwon Jung (cpt)...14 Kurt Ramsey...12 Alex Kawalit
9 Mauricio Chamale...16 Mohamed Aborig...6 Peter Dimitrakopoulos...7 Erik Grigore
..............11 Roozbeh Houdaji...17 Mahyar Kohbad
Subs:...1 Shahab Noorafkan (gk)...2 Jaksa Wabinski (mid)...5 Alexandre Oran (mid)...8 Camilo Moreno (mid)...15 Manuel Calleja (def)
18 Diego Bonilla (fwd)...13 Charles Agbasi (mid)
team officials:...head coach Micheal Ridout...assistant coach Gerardo Lezcano...goalkeeping coach Thomas Boljkovac...team manager Santo Briguglio
...therapist Reuben Bal
St Catharines Wolves (black socks and shorts, blue shirts, red numbers)
.....................1 Claudio Perri (cpt)
12 Danny Gallagher...7 Dan Mazzuca...4 Matthew Dimaria...6 Joe Conte
11 Stefan Kamendy...23 Tony Mermigas...18 Rudy Pikuzinski...17 Simon Murphy
..............8 Dana Heimbecker...14 Matthew Cain
Subs:...9 Aaron Vanvelzen (fwd)...10 Carlo Arghittu (fwd)...27 Kosta Brajisnik (fwd)...16 Andrew Kulakowsky (def)
team officials:...head coach James McGillivray...assistant coaches Angelo Pizzacalla and Carl Mendoca...manager Armand Difruscio
Game officials:...referee Carol Anne Chenard...referee's assistants Zac Taylor and Ljubica Vrljes...fourth officials Gianni Facchini ...(yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)
1st Half:...game starts 3:47pm.
1 min 50 sec...Astros Mahyar Kohbad GOAL...Astros Roozbeh (Michael) Houdaji rush up left and his cross from 25 yards finds charging Kohbad
who heads in 5 yarder to right corner of net between the post and Wolves goalie Claudio Perri.
3 min...Wolves Matthew Cain GOAL...Wolves Dana Heimbecker rush on right to 20 yards and rolls cross to charging Cain to roll in 6 yarder
under sprawling Astros goalie Nelson Ryan Zamora into center of net.
4 min...Astros Ramsey blasts 25 yarder from cornerkick well over net.
6 min...W Pikuzinski 30 yard shot from left is wide left of net.
9 min...W YELLOW card...Pikuzinski earns it for tripping Astros player near left corner flag.
11 min...Astros Aborig blasts 30 yard freekick from left that goalie smothers.
12 min..A 'drop ball' as ball hits Astros football crossbar but ball is cleared. The ball didn't leave the field said game observer Tony Comacho.
14 min...Astros goalie catches cross from right cornerflag.
16 min...Astros Kohbad pops header from 22 yards that goalie catches.
21 min...Astros Houdaji run down left and 15 yard shot is just wide left of net (instead of crossing to open players).
24 min...Astros Grigore 35 yard rolller through player and picked up by goalie.
25 min...Wolves Matthew Cain GOAL...Wolves Dana Heimbecker rolls a cross from 20 yards on right and Cain shoots roller from 10 yards past
defender and goalie into right side of net.
30 min...Astros Aborig rush up middle and blasts 20 yard shot that flying ogalie pushes wide left and Astros Kohbad can't get to ball before it rolls
over line for cornerkick.
32 min...Astros Aborig 20 yard shot from extreme right is into left of goal but play is flagged offside.
34 min...W player's cornerkick from right has ball batted away in box by goalie.
38 min...Astros Grigore rush down left side and W Mazzuca checks him off ball.
42 min...Astros goalie grabs bouncer cross ahead of charging W Mermigas on edge of box.
43 min...Astros Gallo cross freom right is caught by goalie on right post.
46 min...half ends 4:33pm.
2nd Half:...starts 4:51pm.
50 min...Wolves Simon Murphy GOAL...Murphy gets loose ball that the Astros goalie had just blocked on a diving save and he heads ball into
net from 10 yards.
51 min...W Murphy 25 yard off-balance shot down middle around defender and goalie falls on ball on edge of box.
52 min...W Mermigas blasts 20 yard shot over net deflecting off defender.
53 min...W player's cornerkick from right has ball knocked around and roller stopped in box.
53 min...Astros Grigore 25 yard cross from left rolls through box wide left of net.
55 min...Astros Kohbad chips 20 yard shot over net after ball knocked down by W goalie on edge of box after Astros player's blast from 30 yards deflects
off Astros player's arm at 22 yards in crowd of players.
57 min...Astros Grigore blasts 25 yard shot well over net.
59 min...Astros Houdaji rush down left and 20 yard blast near end line has goalie make low stop on left post and he grabs rebound rolling across box.
62 min...Astros sub...Agbasi replaces Houdaji.
.........W sub...Vanvelzen replaces Pikuzinski.
67 min...W Cain cross from right has Astros Aborig chest ball back to goalie.
68 min...Astros sub...Oran replaces Chamale.
70 min...Astros Kohbad 20 yard shot from extreme left is over net.
71 min...W Gallagher cornerkick from left has ball cleared from box.
74 min...W Heimbecker 35 yard shot is caught by goalie.
75 min...W sub...Arghittu replaces Vanvelzen.
.........W sub...Brajisnik replaces Murphy.
75 min...Astros Oran blasts 25 yarder from right well over net.
76 min...W Brajisnik cross from right corner is caught by goalie.
78 min...Astros Aborig 12 yard shot of loose ball has goalie make point blank save.
79 min...Astros Agbasi 10 yard header from left getting to cross from left and goalie catches ball.
79 min...Astros Aborig gets to bouncing through ball and kicks 12 yarder over net.
81 min...W sub...Kulakowsky replaces Cain.
82 min...W goalie catches high ball into box from 30 yards.
85 min...Astros Oran cornerkick from left has nearest defender head ball away.
88 min...W Conte cross from 30 yards on left is caught by goalie.
91 min...Astros Agbasi blasts shot over net from 22 yards that had bounced to him on a cross.
92 min...Astros Agbasi 30 yard chip up middle has goalie catch.
93:07 min...game ends 5:39pm.
Final Score:......North York Astros............1..............St Catharines Wolves.....................3...........
Attendance was about 80 on this sunny, hot and humid day. This was the Astros home opener celebrating their 20 year existence.
The Astros have almost a completely different line-up than last season's 9th place out of 10 team finish. General Manager Bruno Ierullo said he has a very young team with the average age about 20 after discounting the 40+ age of defensive veteran Kurt Ramsey. He said at halftime to watch out for his team playing just as fast paced as they were in the first half while the Wolves were tire out in the second half. Well that didn't work out. The Wolves are a veteran team in their mid 20s but from their roster many have been with the team at least four years. Only veteran Geoff Attard was the one roster player I didn't notice and Wolves fourth year Head Coach James McGillivray said he'd retired. Wolves compensated for the 'boundless energy' of the Astros by having the defenders cover for each other--if one was beaten, the Astros player would soon be checked by another defender. Also with goalie Claudio Perri having no fear of charging out to the edge of his box or beyond, he could clear potential offensive setups before they could get organized. The Astros were also constantly getting caught on offsides as they kept getting caught in traps. There came a few times late in the game where they were afraid to run for some through-ball passes just waiting for the flag to be raised.
Referee Carol Anne Chenard had a tame game to call with few Yellow cards to give out. She was being followed around by a television crew from Quebec filming for a documentary. Chenard will be a FIFA referee at the next Women's World Cup next year.
Astros starters
Wolves starters
Wolves players wait to take opening kickoff.
Astros freekick
Wolves have freekick call from inside box because the ball hit the football goalpost which had its overhang just inside
the field and the referee ruled there'd be a drop ball from that close. The ball was easily cleared with that many players
on the line.
Astros Roozbeh Houdaji rushes on wing.
Wolves pop up header
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