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Result of the Saturday October 9th, 2004 CPSL game between Hamilton Thunder and Toronto Croatia played at Victoria Park in Brampton at 1:00pm. This was a semi-final game of the Rogers Cup tournament.
Hamilton Thunder (all navy, white numbers)
..................1 Roberto Ferrari
............4 Igor Cvetkovic...7 Blazenko Bekavac...18 Zeljko Dukic
15 Giovanni Annisi...11 Stalin Cardenas...9 Michael DiLuca...14 Miles O'Connor...23 Kevin Nelson
...................20 Sasa Milaimovic...22 Charles Gbeke
Subs:...2 Mersad Ahmetovic (def)...5 Adrian Ramos (mid)...10 Matthew O'Connor (mid)...16 Courtney Dennis (mid)...17 Jason Crnic (def)...19 Alex Arbelo (mid)...24 Bosko Borjan (gk)
team officials:...coach George Armua...equipment manager Enes Mettic...sports director Miro Marjanovic
Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)
..................1 George Azcurra
............6 Mario Kulis...5 Antonijo Zupan...3 Halburto Harris
22 Danny Draganic...9 Zvjezdan Kresic...8 Hugo Alstitud...11 Velmir Crljen...21 Marko Milicevic
...................10 Leo Laurito...16 Edin Kalic
Subs:...12 Vinko Kozina (gk)...2 Ante Pavlovic (def)...4 Rudy Spajic (mid)...17 Marko Bedenikovic...18 Peter Bedenikovic...20 Leo Marasovic...23 John Sola
team officials:...manager Theo Krajacic...head coach Josip Cvitanovic...assistant coach Ivan Cuvalo...official Mladen Vugrinecek
Game officials:...referee Alex Williams...referee's assistants Amato DeLuca and Yahkov Keimach...fourth official Tamara Reitsma
1st Half:...game starts 1:25pm...HT defend south end with a strong wind from the south on this cool afternoon.
4 min...HT DiLuca chips 20 yard shot from right is wide right.
8 min...TC Alstitud needs treatment for leg injury off field.
8 min...TC player's 15 yard shot rolls to diving goalie.
9 min...TC Laurito 20 yard shot up middle just wide right of goal.
11 min...HT Dukic holds off two defenders on edge of box, cross from left and sliding HT Milaimovic puts 10 yarder well over net.
13 min...TC Crljen 45 yard freekick from left headed by defender wide right.
14 min...TC player's cornerkick from right is headed away by nearest defender.
14 min...TC Harris 40 yard kick bounces to goalie.
15 min...TC Crljen 40 yarder bounces to goalie.
15 min...TC goalie rushes forward to fly for cross from right.
16 min...TC Kresic cornerkick from left is well over all players in box.
17 min...HT player's cross from right is well wide left of net.
19 min...HT DiLuca cornerkick from left is low and into outside webbing of net.
20 min...HT Cvetkovic hurt at center jumping for ball.
23 min...TC Crljen pushes freekick from 45 yards to right, TC Draganic 35 yard shot is well wide left.
24 min...HT Annisi 40 yard freekick from right, HT Gbeke pops up header in box and goalie catches ball one-handed.
25 min...HT Dukic 40 yard cross from left is missed by HT players on edge of box.
29 min...Toronto Croatia Leo Laurito GOAL...Toronto Croatia Halburto Harris runs across center and pushes ball forward to Laurito who's in all alone on right, Laurito rushes downfield and rolls 15 yarder to left corner of net behind charging goalie Roberto Ferrari 10 yards off his line cutting down the angle.
34 min...HT Gbeke tips up two passes in TC box but no HT players there to make play.
37 min...HT YELLOW card...Annisi for injuring TC Laurito with push from behind on sideline.
39 min...TC Kalic strips defender of ball and low 20 yard shot has diving goalie push wide for cornerkick.
40 min...TC Crljen cornerkick from right is behind net.
42 min...TC goalie catches high ball into box over leaping HT Milaimovic.
43 min...TC Draganic throw-in from right is headed into box by TC player and HT defender heads behind line.
44 min...TC Crljen short freekick from 45 yards, TC Laurito 40 yard shot from left is wide right.
46 min...TC Kresic sliding tackle injured HT Miles O'Connor at TC 40 yard line.
46 min...HT Cardenas 40 yard high kick into box is caught on bounce by goalie wide left of net.
47 min...HT Dukic 40 yard high kick into box is caught by goalie.
47 min...half ends 2:12pm.
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