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Result of the Tuesday July 20th, 2004 CPSL game between Metro Lions and Vaughan Shooters played at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough at 7:00pm.

Metro Lions (navy socks and shorts, white shirts, red numbers)

........................00 Courtney Campbell
............6 Ainsley Romany...8 Sasha Kosanovic...24 Justin Phillips
22 Marko Janjicek...13 Kareem Reynolds (cpt)...7 Caswain Mason...10 Hayden Fitzwilliams...20 Maxim Dorneval
...................11 Gabriel Salustius...9 Darryl Gomez

Subs:...25 Gregory Drakes (gk)...21 Aaron Benjamin...12 Mishel Levkov...18 Billy Ninopoulos...14 Kevin Ricketts...23 Jose Souza...3 Owen Mitchell
team officials:...manager Lugo Lugomirski...coach Goran Miscevic...assistant coach Blagoja Bratic...officials Ken Mollineau and Andrew Sulkowski

Vaughan Shooters (blue socks and shirts, white shorts and numbers)

.........................00 Robert Scala
...........17 Raj Takhar...8 Chris Turner (cpt)...4 Jorge Molina
23 Aundrae Rollins...6 Anthony Marshall...9 Jason Dethomasis...7 Cameron Medwin...5 Jeff Russell
................19 Jose Anikewe...10 Joey Todaro

Subs:...1 Pablo Alvarado (gk)...12 Fitzroy Powell (mid)...14 Eke Chibueze (mid)...13 Mathew Palleschi (fwd)...24 Fabian Pagani (mid)...11 Filipe Bento (mid)
team officials:...coaches Paul Shaw and Tony DeThomasis...team manager Elio Scarcello...team therapist Bret Muir

Game officials:...referee Michael Winstanley...referee's assistants Jeff Simai and Greg Fabi...fourth official David DiPasqualie...(all black uniforms)

1st Half:...game starts 7:07pm...all times are converted from my wristwatch as the scoreboard is not working...ML defends north end on this warm humid evening on a wet field.
0 min...VS Anikewe 20 yard shot from left is wide left.
3 min...VS Dethomasis 35 yard freekick is blasted into player wall.
4 min...VS Marshall injured in center circle.
7 min...ML Fitzwilliams 35 yard shot in crowd of player is well over net.
9 min...ML YELLOW card...Romany for sliding tackle on VS Dethomasis injuring him.
12 min...VS Dethomasis on rush on right 30 yard shot caught by goalie.
13 min...ML Romany 35 yard freekick from right has leaping ML player pop up header from 7 yards for goalie to catch.
14 min...ML Romany 40 yard high shot from right caught by goalie.
16 min...ML Phillips chip in from 30 yards on left, ML Salustius pops 12 yard header over net.
21 min...ML Fitzwilliams dribbles into box and 15 yard shot over net.
23 min...VS goalie beats ML Salustius to through ball.
25 min...VS sub...Palleschi replaces Anikewe.
26 min...ML miscue in own box has ML player kick ball away from diving goalie. VS Todaro has chance at shot but sliding ML Romany prevents shot.
28 min...ML Phillips long throw-in from left has leaping goalie punch ball behind own net on left.
29 min...Lions Kareem Reynolds GOAL...Lions Justin Phillips cornerkick from left has goalie Robert Scala partially punch away ball and Lions Sasha Kosanovic heads from 10yards and Reynolds charging in from left heads in ball from 7 yards to top right corner of net.
34 min...ML YELLOW card...Fitzwilliams for tackle outside center circle.
37 min...ML Janjicek injured near center line.
39 min...VS Dethomasis cornerkick from right is headed through box by leaping defender.
40 min...ML Reynolds shanks clearance after VS cross over net.
41 min...ML sub...Ninopoulos replaces injured Janjicek.
41 min...VS player slides in to put 5 yarder over net from left.
42 min...ML Salustius 15 yard roller is wide left.
42 min...Lions Gabriel Salustius GOAL...Salustius is fed ball from left and from 15 yards holds off goalie with fake and puts 10 yarder into short right side of net.
44 min...ML Phillips cornerkick from left, VS defender pops up header wide right.
44 min...ML Fitzwilliams cornerkick from right has ball knocked back to him upfield but ruled offside.
44 min...VS YELLOW card...Dethomasis for swearing at referee.
45 min...half ends 7:54pm. Just then the sky opens up for a hard rain.

2nd Half:...starts 8:07pm and it's still raining.
46 min...ML Salustius run on right cuts in and 12 yard shot deflected wide of net.
47 min...ML Gomez cornerkick from right is worked in but blocked on edge of box and VS players get away on a fast break out.
48 min...ML Bento (when did he get into game?) pops up 15 yard header over crowd of players to goalie.
52 min...ML Salustius gets ball in clear from ML Gomez on 2 on 1 break and chips ball over sliding goalie but wide left from 10 yards.
54 min...VS Bento 25 yard freekick from near sideline. VS Medwin shot blocked by defender and fast break, ML Salustius cross from left has ML Romany half connect on bicycle kick but wide right from 12 yards.
56 min...VS Medwin pushes ball through to VS Todaro but volleys 15 yarder over net from left.
58 min...ML Fitzwilliams heads cornerkick from right from 5 yards on left but defender blocks and clears.
59 min...VS players 25 yard freekick from left has charging goalie punch out ball and fast break started.
61 min...VS sub...Powell replaces Medwin.
62 min...ML YELLOW card...Salustius for pushing player.
.............VS YELLOW card...Molina for retaliating in VS end near sideline.
64 min...VS YELLOW card...Powell for pulling down ML Phillips in ML end near sideline.
68 min...ML Fitzwilliams header from 7 yards is stopped point blank by flying goalie. ML Mason blasts ball wide left on deflection.
69 min...ML Romany 40 yard rebound of partial clearance blasted well over net.
71 min...MLGomez 20 yard freekick on left kicked over player wall is headed away by defender.
72 min...ML Palleschi steps up in open on left and crosses to right where ML can't connect.
75 min...VS Todaro 30 yard freekick is blasted well over bar.
76 min...ML sub...Benjamin replaces Salustius.
79 min...ML Dorneval passes through ball from left too far ahead and goalie grabs on edge of box.
80 min...VS YELLOW card...Marshall for swearing at referee.
81 min...VS sub...Chibueze replaces Rollins.
82 min...VS Palleschi rush through middle and 18 yard shot blocked by goalie and VS player's rebound blast from 15 yards is blocked by defender.
82 min...VS Todaro cornerkick from right is headed through box and cleared.
83 min...VS Dethomasis injured outside center circle.
85 min...VS Bento leaping header from 15 yards deflected for cornerkick.
86 min...VS (when did he come into game?) Pagani cornerkick from left ish headed away by defender in crowd of players.
87 min...VS Palleschi cross from right is behind end line.
88 min...VS Molina cornerkick from left, VS Takhar heads ball wide right on leap from 12 yards.
91 min...ML Gomez dekes through defender on left in box and crosses through box that ML player misses diving header from 3 yards.
92 min...ML Reynolds dekes players on backline and 10 yards hot rolls and hits left goalpost.
93 min...game ends 8:55pm.

Final Score:.....Metro Lions..........2..............Vaughan Shooters............0...........

Attendance picked up to a peak of about 50 because of the early start with only 25 there by game time. The field was wet because of the heavy rains the city had in the afternoon and the threat of rain never subsided during this game.

The game got pretty rough in the second half and referee Michael Winstanley pulled out the Yellow cards for sliding tackles and knockdowns and some stupid back talking to the referee. The Lions had more chances to add to the lead in the second half (think Sunday's Toronto Lynx vs. Calgary Mustangs A-League game) but missed some sitters.

Courtney Campbell earned the shutout for the Lions with some big saves when called upon. The Lions defense blocked rebounds and cleared crosses sent into their box. Shooters started Joey Todaro and Jose Anikewe as their forwards but subbed Anikewe with Mathew Palleschi at only 25 minutes to get things going. Gabriel Salustius and Darryl Gomez were the more effective Lions forwards.

This game was a replay of one played Thursday June 24th which was called at halftime because of a thunderstorm. The Metro Lions held a 2-0 halftime lead in that game too. That game was wiped from the standings and so started from scratch. Ironically at halftime the skies opened up and there was quite a storm but no lightning so the second half started on schedule. Putting off the game by a month actually made it more attractive because both teams were on fairly long unbeaten streaks.

The scorer of the two goals in the June 24th game was Craig Patton but he wasn't in the lineup tonight as he's recovering from a groin injury. The Shooters were without striker Paul Sinisi who was injured in an Ontario Cup game.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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