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Result of the Saturday August 7, 2010 CSL game between TFC Academy and Toronto Croatia played at Brockton Stadium in Toronto at 7:00pm.
TFC Academy (all red, white numbers)
..................1 Garrett Cyprus
14 Dino Gardner...4 Doneil Henry (cpt)...6 Jordan Murrell...3 Vincenzo Sasso
8 Oscar Cordon...46 Sergio Camargo...39 Joseph Penello...25 Tristan Jackman
..........18 Nicholas Lindsay...9 Allando Matheson
Subs:...22 Angelo Cavalluzza (gk)...5 Arthur Casupanan (mid)...11 Ashtone Morgan (def)...17 Zaki Pera (def)...20 Joshua Janniere (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Jason Bent...assistant coach Anthony Capotosto...goalkeeping coach Domenic Ientile
Toronto Croatia (all navy, white numbers)
...................1 Sandi Matika
7 Halburto Harris...6 Ante Zurak...4 Sven Arapovic...15 Ainsley Deer
16 Boris Tomac...11 Ivan Zgela (cpt)...30 Tomislav Leko...8 Hayden Fitzwilliams
.............18 Dani Jankovic...10 Tihomir Maletic
Subs:...12 Antonio Ilic (gk)...3 Robert Fran (def)...5 Jonathan Bustamante (mid)...19 Niko Pesa (fwd)...20 Alex Arbelo (mid)...21 Braeden Krampert (mid)
...25 Lukas Pesa (mid)
team officials:...head coach Daniel Leko...assistant coach Alen Vukobrad...manager Ivan Kulis...assistant manager Perica Arapovic...physio Rachel Leroux
Game officials:...referee Hassane Rifai...referee's assistants Dave Ashfield and Ramee Arbaji...fourth official David DiPasquale...(neon yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)
1st Half:...game starts 7:04pm...TFCA defend south end on this mild evening with a bright sun in the north west. As there is no scoreboard, all
times are converted from my wristwatch.
1 min...TFCA Camargo 30 yard freekick from right is headed away from box.
4 min...TC Maletic low cross from left, TC Tomac takes 10 yard shot deflected for cornerkick on right.
4 min...TC Jankovic cornerkick from right is over players in box.
7 min...TC Tomac cross from 20 yards on right sideline is behind net.
8 min...TC Tomac 35 yard shot up middle is well over net.
10 min...TC Jankovic rush up right and 22 yard blast is wide left of goal.
14 min...TC Tomac gets pass from left and 15 yard shot from right is pushed wide right by falling goalie on right post.
14 min...TC player's cornerkick from right is over players in box.
15 min...TC Zgela taps over freekick and TC Tomac at 20 yards on left and blasts shot off so far over it results in a throw-in on right.
18 min...TFCA Lindsay low blast from right 22 yards is wide left of post.
22 min...TC Maletic cornerkick from right has TFCA Henry leap to head away.
23 min...Croatia Ante Zurak GOAL...TC Ivan Zgela 22 yard freekick from near left endline has Zurak in crowd of players in box knock in 6 yarder.
27 min...TC Leko pushes ball forward to TC Maletic at 20 yards but he can't control it and goalie picks up ball when its pushed too far forward.
29 min...TC Fitzwilliams rush up rigtht and cross along end line is blocked by sliding defender.
30 min...Croatia Tomislav Leko GOAL...TC Tihomir Maletic cornerkick from right has ball tipped through box and Leko kicks 10 yard shot from left
to top right corner of net just under bar.
35 min...TC goalie catches weak 10 yard twisting header on left post.
36 min...TFCA Matheson 25 yard cross from right is well over box.
36 min...TFCA Sasso 45 yard freekick from left is caught by goalie on left post.
37 min...TFCA Matheson holds off defender in middle and turns and sends 15 yard roller wide right of goal.
39 min...TFCA Camargo 25 yard freekick from right is over players in box but TFCA Jackman wins freekick on TC handball on deflection.
40 min...TFCA Camargo 25 yard freekick from left is cleared by nearest defender.
41 min...TC Fitzwilliams 25 yard cross is behind defenders but through box from left.
43 min...TC Fitzwilliams on 2 on 1 but pass to TC Jankovic ruled offside at 20 yards.
44 min...TFCA Camargo cornerkick from right is over players in box.
45 min...TFCA Penello 40 yard blast down middle is caught by goalie.
47 min...half ends 7:51pm.
2nd Half:...starts 8:05pm.
halftime subs:...TFCA Morgan replaces Sasso.
.................TFCA Casupanan replaces Camargo.
46 min...TFCA goalie catches 20 yard shot from left.
46 min...TC YELLOW card...Maletic earns it for smothering at TFCA 25 yards.
48 min...TFCA Morgan catches ball on cross that was going out of bounds!
49 min...TFCA YELLOW card...Morgan earns it for pushing over TC Harris chasing behind him on sideline.
51 min...TC Jankovic pushes ball forward on right and TC Fitzwilliams charges and crosses from 20 yards on right that goalie catches step ahead of a TC player
at 5 yards.
55 min...TC Harris pass back to goalie on left who slips and defender gives up cornerkick.
56 min...Nicholas Lindsay GOAL...TFCA Sergio Camargo cornerkick from left had a player send shot from 12 yards to underside of crossbar
(which I thought was a goal) but ball partially cleared and Lindsay 10 yard shot from left is into net behind goalie Sandi Matika.
57 min...Croatia Tihomir Maletic GOAL...Maletic pokes ball in from 8 yards as TFCA Doneil Henry drags him down from behind (which would have
been a Penalty kick) and the shot rolls behind diving goalie Garrett Cyprus to left post.
60 min...TFCA Cordon 20 yard shot deflects off defender high over net.
61 min...TFCA sub...Janniere replaces Jackman.
61 min...TFCA player's cornerkick from right has TFCA Murrell poke weak 12 yard shot to goalie.
62 min...TFCA player's freekick is partially cleared and rebound blocked. TFCA Murrell then gets shot from 22 yards that's just wide of post.
64 min...TC Leko header just misses net after TC player's blast off crossbar.
67 min...TFCA YELLOW card...Gardner earns it for dissent on TC being freekick near left cornerflag.
68 min...TC Maletic flick heads 22 yard freekick from left off top of crossbar.
71 min...TC Maletic cornerkick from right is over head of leaping TC Fitzwilliams at 5 yards.
72 min...TFCA goalie catches bouncer over TC Maletic at 12 yards sent in from 28 yards on left.
74 min...TFCA sub...Pera replaces Gardner.
75 min...TFCA Casupanan 40 yard freekick is headed away.
75 min...TFCA Henry clears ball by deflecting it off TC Tomac at 12 yards almost into own net but it results in a goalkick.
76 min...TC sub...Niko Pesa replaces Jankovic.
79 min...TFCA Janniere rush down right and low blast from 22 yards hits outside webbing of net.
81 min...TC sub...Bustamante replaces Leko.
82 min...TFCA Casupanan 50 yard freekick from left is caught by goalie.
83 min...TC YELLOW card...Harris earns it for knocking down player at TFCA 40 yards.
84 min...TFCA Casupanan cornerkick from right is cleared from edge of box.
85 min...TFCA Janniere 18 yard kick deflects off defender over net.
86 min...TFCA Casupanan cornerkick from right has TFCA Henry pop up header but TC player clears for throw-in.
88 min...TC sub...Krampert replaces Tomac.
89 min...TC sub...Lukas Pesa replaces Maletic.
90 min...TFCA YELLOW card...Henry earns it for knock down on sideline.
91 min...TFCA Morgan ends TFCA pressure with 25 yard shot wide right of net.
92 min...TC Zgela crosses from 25 yards on right over box on run.
92 min...TC Harris low 25 yard blast from right is smothered by goalie.
93 min...TC Krampert low 20 yard shot up middle is caught by goalie.
93 min...TC Harris rushes back in bounds to get pass on right and shot along right end line from 10 yards is saved by goalie.
94 min...TFCA Lindsay 30 yard freekick down middle is stopped.
95 min...TFCA Casupanan cornerkick from left is cleared from box.
96 min...TFCA Morgan on 3 on 2 rush shoots 10 yarder that goalie stops.
96 min...game ends 8:56pm.
Final Score:.........TFC Academy...............1..................Toronto Croatia............3..............
Attendance was about 70 on this warm evening. A slight majority of the fans were cheering for Toronto Croatia. TFC Academy were chased from BMO Field a few weeks ago (they would play some of their games after Toronto FC games) but complaints that they were wrecking the field and the poor attendance vs security costs forced them to relocate. After the MLS game kids were invited to meet Tony The Tiger (to take penalty shots like last month?). I couldn't stick around as I had only one hour to get to this other stadium.
Any chance of an Academy comeback rally were ended when Toronto Croatia scored so soon after their lone goal. The Academy didn't play like they have earlier this year. Head coach Jason Bent said that midfielders Matt Stinson and Brennan McNicoll have left the teams to go to school on scholarships. He said today was also the last game for forward Allando Matheson who is doing the same. Doneil Henry wore the captain's armband today taking the position from Matt Stinson. The Academy will fill their roster with players from their Junior team. That team had a nice write up in the Toronto FC game program for a tournament they attended in Houston.
Hassane Rifai was the referee this game and by my count gave out five Yellow cards all in the second half (three to Croatia) in this often wide open game. Both teams had chances to score another three goals each. Rifai added five minutes of extra time to the game some of it due to the lack of ball boys. TFCA Ashtone Morgan made a blooper by raising his arms and catching a ball near the sidelines on a cross that was well over his head. Only thing was he was still five yards inbounds. That raised howls from the Croatia fans for a card but within a minute Morgan had earned one a more conventional way for pushing over TC Halburto Harris while chasing him down the sideline.
With today's win Toronto Croatia grabs the eighth and last playoff spot. They have a good chance of holding on and even moving up in the standings because they have between two and four games on hand on most of the other teams. Serbian White Eagles were in a similar position a month ago and gradually passed all the teams ahead of them. Toronto Croatia I don't expect can do that well because they've had too many ties so far this year. The Academy remain in fifth place.
Rocket Robin
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Croatia starters
TFC Academy starters
Croatia waits for signal to start the game.
TFC Academy rush
loose ball
Croatia cornerkick
Croatia players ready for second half cornerkick.
Croatia rush
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