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Result of the Tuesday September 14, 2004 CPSL game between North York Astros and Toronto Croatia played at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan at 9:00pm.

North York Astros (yellow socks, amber shorts and shirts, navy numbers, white trim)

..........................1 Peyman Behestipaur
..........5 Slobodan Ilic...14 Kurt Ramsey...20 Cesar Pagliere
18 Raffy Der Bedrossian...2 Boris Krimus...19 Gabriel Salguero?...13 Adeyinka Tijani
..........16 JP Melotte...4 Alen Majstorovic...11 Alexander Braletic

Subs:...12 Dario Ferreyra (gk)...9 Daniel Jaroch (fwd)...8 Roham Shojaie (mid)...3 Ryan Thompson (def)...6 Aldo Tari (def)
team officials:...manager Bruno Ierullo...coach Vittorio Villacis...assistant coach John Melotte...officials Thomas Boljkovac and Joe Ghorayeb

Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)

..........................1 George Azcurra
20 Shannon Machado...5 Antonijo Zupan...21 Marko Milicevic...3 Halburto Harris
6 Mario Kulis...9 Zvjezdan Kresic...11 Velemir Crljen...8 Hugo Alstitud
.....................18 Peyman Charkhzarin...10 Leo Laurito

Subs:...12 Viko Kozina (gk)...14 Joseph Cosentino (def)...16 Edin Kalic (fwd)...15 Joseph Lewe (mid)...2 Ante Pavlovic (def)...7 Emil Vidra (def)...22 Adrian Bubalo (???) team officials:...manager Theo Krajacic...officials Josip Cvitanovic and Ivan Cuvalo

Game officials:...referee Silviu Petrescu...referee's assistants Amato DeLuca and Calin Pintea...fourth official Andreas Helmer...(dressed in all black)

1st Half:...game starts 9:00pm...all times converted from my wristwatch...Astros defend north end.
4 min...TC Charkhzarin on rush up middle stops and sends 20 yarder to goalie.
6 min...Astros player's short cornerkick from left is then crossed in from left and defender clears from box.
8 min...TC Crljen in middle passes left to TC Harris who gets away 20 yard blast well high and right of net.
10 min...TC Crljen feeds through ball up middle, TC Laurito 15 yard shot roller but big foot save on shot, TC Laurito gets rebound for 15 yard shot that's blocked by Astros defender Kurt Ramsey.
11 min...TC Milicevic gets 8 yard shot spun over net after recovering Astros poor clearance.
20 min...TC Harris gets popped up ball in Astros box and defender clears before he can get away shot.
21 min...Astros Tijani injured just outside center circle.
23 min...Astros Majstorovic freekick from near left corner flag is low and saved by goalie on left post.
24 min...TC Milicevic on left crosses through box but missed by everybody.
25 min...TC Crljen rolls 30 yard freekick up middle, TC players pass back to charging TC Crljen but defender clears.
26 min...TC Harris cross from left is into box has Astros Kurt Ramsey head away.
29 min...TC Milicevic rush to left end line and 15 yard cross is caught by goalie.
30 min...TC Crljen dekes defender on left end line but second defender slides to clear ball.
31 min...TC Kresic cornerkick from left is headed through box.
32 min...Astros Krimus gets through ball from 40 yards and slips in open field not getting away shot.
32 min...TC Kresic 22 yard low shot up middle stopped by goalie.
33 min...TC Harris pushes ball from left to TC Charkhzarin up middle but he crosses through box and no one is there.
34 min...TC Kresic 20 yard shot palmed over net by goalie.
35 min...TC Kresic cornerkick from left blasted out to touch by defender.
38 min...TC Charkhzarin pushes 10 yard soft shot from left that goalie stops on left post.
38 min...TC Laurito tripped up just outside Astros box.
39 min...TC player's freekick from 25 yards on right has players block ball on edge of box and ball trickles to goalie.
40 min...TC goalie blocks 15 yard shot on Astros rush and then blocks 10 yard rebound on left and pushes 12 yard cross over net.
41 min...Astros sub...Jaroch replaces Tijani.
42 min...Astros Braletic cornerkick from right has TC Harris head away.
44 min...TC Crljen pulled down on edge of Astros box on left.
45 min...Toronto Croatia Zvjezdan Kresic GOAL...Kresic freekick from 18 yards on the left edge of box is pushed by jumping goalie Peyman Behestipaur off left post and ball deflects into net. The goalie was standing expecting to have to play a cross and Kresic curled it into short left side of net.
46 min...half ends 9:46pm.

2nd Half:...starts 10:02pm.
Halftime sub...Astros Shojaie replaces Krimus.
47 min...TC Crljen rush up middle and passes left for TC Harris and his cross drifts over net.
48 min...TC Harris run up left and rolls 20 yard cross that diving goalie smothers.
51 min...TC Crljen bounces 30 yard shot through crowd that bounces to goalie on right post.
52 min...TC Harris cuts shot from 20 yards through defender to goalie.
53 min...TC sub...Bubalo replaces Kulis.
54 min...Astros goalie picks up loose ball picked up too far ahead for TC player dribbling in to shoot.
55 min...Astros Braletic 22 yard shot from right is just over crossbar in center of net.
57 min...TC Crljen cross from Astros right end line through box but ball cleared.
59 min...TC Crljen in middle pushes ball left to TC Harris whose 7 yard shot is blocked by goalie. TC Charkhzarin kicks 5 yarder well over net.
60 min...TC Crljen cornerkick from right lands in box but defender clears, TC Crljen eventually gets ball on right and cross to TC Zupan who deflects ball wide.
62 min...TC player 50 yard blast from center line is caught in crowd by goalie.
64 min...Astros Daniel Jaroch GOAL...Astros Raffy Der Bedrossian cross from left is over defender's head and ball bounces for Jaroch whose 10 yard blast from right is into low left side of net beyond diving goalie George Azcurra.
66 min...TC sub...Kalic replaces Charkhzarin.
67 min...TC Kalic 20 yard shot topped by sprawling goalie for cornerkick on left.
68 min...TC player's cornerkick from left has Astros players block shot until TC Zupan finally blasts 35 yard shot over crowd of players and net.
70 min...TC player's throw-in from near right flag has ball knocked around and eventually cornerkick awarded.
71 min...TC Bubalo cornerkick from right is blocked and cleared.
73 min...Astros Kurt Ramsey 45 yard freekick from extreme right is into left edge of box, TC players clearance blast is blocked by Astros player, Astros Majstorovic on left crosses ball through box.
75 min...Toronto Croatia Leo Laurito GOAL...TC Shannon Machedo crosses from 20 yards on right that sliding Laurito jams in 5 yarder to right side of net.
76 min...TC sub...Cosentino replaces Milicevic.
78 min...TC Zupan 25 yard freekick over wall of players and flying goalie pushes ball wide right of post.
79 min...TC player's cornerkick from right is blocked by defender on edge of box.
81 min...TC Laurito is pushed through ball up middle but Astros goalie dives out for ball and initially bobbles it but covers loose ball.
82 min...Astros Salguero 30 yard cross from left is over box wide right.
84 min...TC player's rush on right has sliding TC Laurito not able to redirect 5 yard shot and ball is wide left.
86 min...Toronto Croatia Leo Laurito GOAL...Laurito gets cross from right in box even with left post and holds off Astros defender Kurt Ramsey to jam in 7 yarder to right side of net 5 feet high.
88 min...Astros Jaroch 30 yard freekick is low and bounces up middle that goalie pushes wide left.
89 min...Astros player's cornerkick from left is short and worked out and crossed but ball cleared.
90 min...TC sub...Pavlovic replaces Crljen.
90 min...Astros Kurt Ramsey kick from 50 yards on right has Astros player on left of net cross and Astros Jaroch is one step away from connecting to 12 yard shot but defender knocks ball away.
92 min...TC Kalic gets to ball on break but game is whistled as finished as he's still 30 yards away from net.
92 min...game ends 10:49pm.

Final Score:...............North York Astros...........1..............Toronto Croatia............3...........

Attendance was about 40 on this warm humid night. When they pressed me into service as the announcer in the first half to read the lineups, subs, management and officials with a crowd of this size it would have been quicker to introduce the fans by name!

Toronto Croatia had more of the possession in this game and played much of the second half in the Astros end. Both teams many of their players back so that resulted on many two attackers against four defenders rushes which didn't get far. Astros Boris Krimus got away on a rare breakaway at the 32 minute mark from 40 yards out but got to about the 25 yard line and fell over on his own and never got the shot away. Velemir Crljan and Halburto Harris looked the best players on the field for Croatia. Harris for running up the lines crossing in to the box and Crljan for good passing in the midfield. Both goalies were called on to make some good saves.

The win vaults Toronto Croatia into third place in the Western Division ahead of Brampton Hitmen and London City. Astros are marooned in fourth and 'out' of the playoffs in the Eastern Division but ready to move up depending on how seriously the league punishes their first place team Toronto Supra for using two illegal players for most of the season.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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