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Result of the Saturday July 4, 2009 CSL game between North York Astros and St Catharines Wolves played at Downsview Park in North York at 3:00pm.

North York Astros (all navy, yellow numbers, white trim)

.................12 Arthur Zaslavski
6 Alireza Nikkhou...14 Kurt Ramsey...16 Alex Kawalit (cpt)...11 Alexandre Oran
7 Jarek Whiteman...8 Ivan Solis...20 Stefan Zlatanov...21 Adrian Mancini
............5 Diego Benzi...10 Diego Maradona

Subs:...1 Euloge Awitor (gk)...2 Christian Campanella (def)...3 Dominic Antonini (fwd)...4 Victor Gallo (def)...15 Josue Arian (mid)
team officials:...head coach Vladimir Klinovsky...assistant coach Pavel Zaslavski...general manager Bruno Ierullo...assistant manager Milton Gonzalez

St Catharines Wolves (black socks and shorts, maroon shirts, white numbers)

.....................21 Tony Visca
27 Danny Galllagher (cpt)...12 Geoffry Attard...20 Matthew Dimaria...6 Joe Conte
14 Matthew Cain...13 Scott MacLennan...26 Matthew Stillman...9 Julian Fabiani
............11 Stefan Kamendy...19 Calvin Rosario

Subs:...7 Brandon Jones (def)...8 Derek Spry (def)...16 Stefan Cox (mid)...17 Simon Murphy (mid)...18 Junot Robhael (--)
team officials:...head coach James McGillivray...assistant coache Dane Holmes...assistant manager Carl Mendoca...manager Arman Difruscio

Game officials:...referee John Oliva...referee's assistants Steve Senderovitch and Peter Pendli...fourth official Gianni Facchini...(yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 3:08pm...Astros defend south end on this hot sunny day with a strong breeze from the west. As there was no scoreboard, all times are converted from my wristwatch.
1 min...W Fabiani cross from 20 yards on left is caught by goalie.
2 min…Wolves Scott MacLennan GOAL…MacLennan is touched back ball and he blasts 25 yard shot to top right corner of net beyond goalie Arthur Zaslavski.
3 min...Astros Nikkhou 50 yard freekick cross is caught by goalie on edge of box through crowd of players.
4 min...W Cain on rush on right crosses over W Rosario and W Fabiani left of net fires well over net from 6 yards.
6 min...Astros Solis touches ball over to Astros Maradona who shanks 20 yard shot well wide right.
8 min...Asgtros Maradona gets pass and rolls ball under goalie from 15 yards and into net but play is flagged offside.
9 min...W Rosario can't turn cross at 7 yards and ball rolls wide left.
10 min...W Stillman injured at center line and limps off field.
12 min...Astros Nikkhou cornerkick from right has W Fabiani pop up header.
13 min...W Rosario rushes along right and crosses into box has Astros Ramsey partially flub clearance. W MacLennan high foot boots in 2 yarder into net but play is flagged down for the high foot.
16 min...W YELLOW card...Cain for tackle from behind on Astros Mancini at W 45 yards.
17 min...Astros Benzi 45 yard freekick from left has defender head ball away on edge of box.
18 min...Astrow Benzi 40 yard freekick from left has defender head ball away.
21 min...W player's cornerkick from left has W Fabiani can't get head to ball.
22 min...Astros sub...Antonini replaces Nikkhou.
23 min...W Cain 18 yard blast up middle has flying goalie push ball wide left for cornerkick.
24 min...W Rosario cornerkick from left has W Fabiani pop up header 3 yards right of net and goalie catches ball over W forward.
27 min...W Cain 30 yard shot down middle is just over net.
28 min...Astros Mancini crosses in from left after run for pass but defender clears.
32 min...Astgros Whiteman high cross from 5 yards is over players in box.
34 min...Astros Benzi cornerkick from right has goalie punch ball away. Benzi 30 yard shot from right is caught by goalie charging forward.
36 min...Astros YELLOW card...Zlatanov for kick on W Stillman at W 50 yards.
37 min...Astros Maradona is poked pass to set up 45 yard breakaway on left. He kicks 15 yard roller wide right of net.
41 min…Wolves Matthew Stillman GOAL…Stillman gets low pass from near right corner flag and blasts low 13 yard shot into left side of net.
42 min...W goalie charges out and slides and chests through ball at 20 yards causing Astros Whiteman to jump over him.
43 min…Astros Stefan Zlatanov GOAL…Zlatanov on left takes low 12 yard shot under diving goalie Tony Visca into middle of net.
46 min...W Conte 40 yard freekick down middle has leaping W Fabiani head 15 yarder wide right of net.
47 min...half ends 3:55pm.

2nd Half:...starts 4:20pm.
45 min...W YELLOW card...Kamendy for tackle of Astros Maradona on 40 yard sideline.
46 min...Astros Benzi 45 yard freekick from left has ball bounce wide right of post.
47 min...Astros Solis 25 yard shotg has goalie palm ball over net.
48 min...Astros Mancini blasts partial clearance of cornerkick from right is down middle well over net from 22 yards.
49 min...Astros Whiteman chips 30 yard freekick from left has defender clear when Astros Benzi knocks down ball.
50 min...Astros Benzi second cornerkick from left has defenders eventually clear ball.
51 min...Astros Benzi cornerkick from left has goalie catch left of net.
51 min...Astros cornerkick from left has Astros Ramsey head 7 yarder from right end line that's caught by goalie.
54 min...Astros players 40 yard freekick from left has Astros Kawalit head ball wide left from 12 yards but play is offside.
56 min...Astros Antonini chips 45 yard shot from right is just ahead of two Astros players on left.
58 min...Astros sub...Arias replaces Solis.
58 min...W Rosario just misses connecting on header at 10 yard over goalie.
59 min...Astros Whiteman gets deflection off two defenders and low 20 yard shot has diving goalie push ball wide right of net.
59 min...Astros Benzi cornerkick from right is whistled down in box.
61 min...Astros Benzi cornerkick from left has nearest defender clear ball away.
61 min...Astros YELLOW card...Maradona for tackle on right at W 50 yard as W player breaks out.
63 min...W Fabiani heads 15 yarder over from left that Astros Ramsey leaps to clear on long cross from right.
64 min...W sub...Murphy replaces Cain.
65 min...Astros Mancini injured near sideline.
66 min...W YELLOW card...Stillman for tackle at center line.
67 min...Astros sub...Campanella replaces injured Mancini.
70 min...W Fabiani pass from 40 yards through middle for W Rosario to shoot ball well high and right from 15 yards on left.
72 min...Astros Anonini heads ball away for cornerkick.
73 min...W Rosario cornerkick from left has W player's shot deflect off defender at 10 yards on right.
73 min...W players cornerkick from right is cleared away by defender.
74 min...W sub...Jones replaces Fabiani.
74 min...Astros Benzi cornerkick from right is curled behind endline before dropping on left.
77 min...Astros Whiteman 25 yard shot from left is caught by flying goalie on right post.
78 min...W sub...Cox replaces still limping Stillman.
79 min...W YELLOW card...Cox earns it for tackle at W 45 yards.
80 min...Astros Benzi 40 yard freekick from right has defender head ball away.
81 min...Astros Maradona cornerkick from left has Astros Ramsey leap to head 10 yarder just wide right of net.
82 min...Astros Benzi 50 yard freekick up middle has Astros Whiteman kick in 12 yarder low to left corner of net but play called offside.
84 min...W sub...Spry replaces MacLennan.
85 min...W Rosario spinning kick from 20 yards down middle is wide right of net.
88 min...W sub...Robhael replaces Rosario.
89 min...Astros Whiteman 30 yard freekick from right has Astros Maradona take weak 8 yard header boune to right for goalie to pick up.
91 min...Astros Maradona cornerkick from left has defenders hold off shot including Astros Ramsey cross from right through box.
92 min...Astros Benzi 50 yard freeekick down middle has ball tip off W Robhael and Astros Ramsey 30 yard shot that's caught by goalie.
93 min…Astros (Wolves own goal) GOAL…Astros Diego Benzi blasts 50 yard freekick down middle and Wolves Joe Conte jumps to block and heads 25 yarder into top right corner of own net.
94 min…game ends.

Final Score:…North York Astros………2…………..St Catharines Wolves………….2…………….

Attendance was about 100 on this hot, sunny day with a strong breeze from the west. This game had been scheduled all along at Downsview Park at the beginning of the season and was not moved to this federally owned site because of the City of Toronto workers strike.

Astros dominated the second half partly aided by the strong wind which kept the Wolves pinned into their own end. My friend Kris said he counted 11 corner kicks for the Astros. The goalie didn’t take goal kicks in the second half maybe in fear of blowback but let a defender take them off to the side. The last half seemed to last forever as the Wolves tried to hold on. Astros had at least two goals called back as offside. Astros Diego Benzi took almost all of the spot kicks.

Referee John Oliva gave out a few Yellow cards but the game wasn’t particularly rough.

Wolves were missing five starters for this game said their manager Armand DiFruscio after the game. Goalie Claudio Perri, defender Joseph DelPriore, midfielder Tony Mermigas, forward Carlo Arghittu, and Rudi Pukzinski (sp?) were not here today. DiFruscio said that four of the five were attending four different weddings. None of them were the grooms!

The tie was the first point of the season earned by the Astros after five straight losses. Their defense was stabilized by the return of defender Kurt Ramsey breaking up numerous Wolves plays in the first half and also getting to some headers on Astros free kicks and cornerkicks to send them into the Wolves box. Jarek Whiteman was another added player who stirred things up offensively.

The Astros had been featured on the last three Rogers Community TV broadcasts (and will be next week as well) probably because their schedule conveniently is mostly Saturday afternoon games which Rogers can edit and apply to a two hour Saturday night timeslot.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca


Astros starters


Wolves starters


Wolves players clear ball.


Astros Diego Maradona with ball.


Astros rush


players watch ball


Rogers broadcast team at today's game.

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