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Result of the Saturday August 22nd, 2009 CSL game between North York Astros and London City played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 8:00pm.

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

................1 Euloge Awitor
3 Dominic Antonini...14 Kurt Ramsey...11 Alexandre Oran...5 Digo Benzi
8 Alon Badat...10 Diego Maradona...16 Alex Kawalit (cpt)...20 Phil Rivers
...........18 Gersi Xhuti...7 Adrian Pena

Subs:...1 Filipe Soares (gk)...4 Shodell Busby (mid)...6 John Jung (fwd)...13 Yekta Ibrumaltiow (def)...17 Zakariae Mahrady (fwd)...21 Cedric Mpununu (mid)
team officials:...head coach Vladimir Klinovsky...assistant coach Pavel Zaslavski...general manager Bruno Ierullo...assistant manager Milton Gonzalez

London City (white socks, black shorts and numbers, red shirts)

................1 Anthony Santilli
5 Jevon Vanderreyden...13 Sergio Siguenza...7 Scott Paquitrin...16 Keith Smith
19 John Zdrunca...18 David Ortega...15 Andrica Botica...2 Brian Adidakun
...........23 Robert Molina...35 Andrew Loague (cpt)

Subs:...31 Chris Davis (gk)...4 Travis Gordon (def)...6 Justin Marques (mid)...10 Yazaw El-Shalabi (mid)...20 Mike Vandenheuval (fwd)...27 Nick Velanger (mid)
team officials:...head coach Andrew Loague...assistant coach Scott Mueller...general manager Ryan Gauss

Game officials:...referee Yusri Rudolf...referee's assistants Matt Arduini and Leo Monaco...fourth official Gianni Facchini...(yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 8:09pm...Astros defend east end on this warm evening.
1 min...City Loague(?) injured at Astros 45 yard with ball in stomach.
5 min...Astros Maradona gets cross from left and 15 yard scissor kick bounces and Astros Badat heads 8 yard shot that defender deflects wide left of net.
6 min...Astros players cornerkick from left is whistled down in box.
13 min...City Zdrunca rush to right to get to ball and cross from 20 yards on right that's caught by goalie.
14 min...City Molina 30 yard chip down middle has goalie leap and palm ball into bar then has ball cleared.
16 min...Astros Maradona freekick from 25 yards on left has Astros Xhuti not quite able to twist 10 yard header in crowd of players and ball is wide right of net.
21 min...Astros Xhuti run on right and rolls cross from 25 yards for Astros Pena to blast 18 yard shot well wide left of top corner of net.
22 min...Astros defenders prevent shot attempts on edge of box after City cornerkick from right.
24 min...City Zdrunca pushes ball forward from 35 yards down middle and City Loague's hard 25 yard low shot is smothered by goalie.
26 min...City Adidakun 28 yard shot from left has goalie push ball wide left of post.
28 min...Astros Pena charges to push City Paquitrin aside for quick 25 yard shot from right that's caught by goalie.
29 min...Astros Pena run up to 20 yards up middle and taps pass back as City Patquitrin had him blocked and Astros Xhuti blasts 25 yard shot wide right of net.
32 min...Astros Badat kick at ball from 15 yards as Astros player almost kicks teammate and shot from left is saved.
33 min...Astros Rivers chips pass on left from 30 yards and Astros Pena 12 yard shot hits right goalpost.
34 min...Astros Pena can't turn header on cross from left.
35 min...City Zdrunca rolls 20 yard shot from extreme right that goalie stops but ball trickles behind him and he crawls back to stop it on line and City Molina bumps into him causing injury.
37 min...Astros goalie long punt downfield bounces for City goalie.
38 min…Astros Alon Badat GOAL…Badat gets pass at 20 yards up middle and he rolls ball in to center of net with goalie Anthony Santilli and defender right beside him.
39 min...Astros YELLOW card...Xhuti earns it for tackle on Ctiy Paquitrin at Astros 30 yards on left.
39 min...City Zdrunca 35 yard freekick from left is headed wide right on edge of box for throw-in.
40 min...Astros goalie catches ball headed back to him as he charges out near edge of box.
42 min...City Molina rolls 5 yard shot wide left of net when Astros Ramsey and goalie mess up ball on right post.
44 min...City player's long throw-in from right has leaping City player not able to turn header at 12 yards.
46 min...City Loague 25 yard cross from left has defender head ball out of box at 5 yards.
47 min...half ends 8:56pm.

2nd Half:...starts 9:11pm.
halftime sub...Astros Busby replaces Kawalit. Oran now becomes the captain.
48 min...City Molina 25 yard shot from right is caught by goalie.
50 min…Astros Shondell Busby GOAL…Busby kicks in 12 yard shot while in crowd of players on left side of box to right corner of net.
51 min...City Molina 20 yard shot stopped point blank at 18 yards by goalie squeezing his legs together for a whistle.
52 min...Astros Xhuti rush on left and crosses from 20 yards through box ahead of players and ball bounces for goalkick on right.
54 min...City Zdrunca 40 yard shot through crowd of players is wide right of net.
55 min…Astros Adrian Pena pushes pass from 20 yards to left for Astros Alon Badat on break and City goalie grabs at his foot and trips him up at 7 yards. The ball would not have rolled over the end line so it would have been a shot to the open net. City defender Jevon Vanderreyden had charged up for header and left City short at the back. (He was subbed right after the goal). Referee Yusri Rudolf awarded Astros a Penalty kick.
56 min…Astros Diego Maradona GOAL…Maradona rolls Penalty kick into left corner of net as goalie slumps to right.
58 min...City sub...Gordon replaces Vanderreyden.
61 min...City Loague high 30 yard chip from right has City Adidakun head 10 yarder that goalie palms over net.
62 min…City Brian Adidakun GOAL…City Roberto Molina cornerkick from left has goalie Euloge Awitor palm ball but it falls to Adidakun who pushes shot in from 3 yards.
65 min...City Molina cornerkick from left is over players in front of goal.
67 min...Astros Badat gets ball at 20 yards up middle between defenders and 15 yard shot is deflected to left and Astros Badat slides for cross on 7 yards on left but ball is already over end line.
69 min...Astros Oran 30 yard freekick from right is stopped at 7 yards by flying goalie and rebound attempt at 15 yards is blocked by defender.
71 min...Astros Xhuti bicycle kick from 25 yards is low and stopped by goalie.
73 min…City John Zdrunca GOAL…City Andrica Botica 30 yard freekick from right has ball drop in box and partial clearance stopped by Zdrunca who blasts 25 yard shot through crowd of players down middle into right side of net.
74 min...Astros sub...Mahrady replaces Xhuti.
78 min...City Molina cross from 25 yards on extreme right has City Loague stop ball to control it and he turns and blasts 15 yarder that goalie stops on line.
78 min...City sub...Marques replaces Zdrunca.
79 min...Astros Pena 35 yard freekick from left is well over net.
81 min...Astros Busby cross from 30 yards on right has second defender head ball away.
82 min...City Molina is injured in a collision with Astros defender and goalie all charging for ball at Astros 12 yards on right.
84 min...City sub...Belanger replaces injured Molina before play resumes.
88 min...City Loague cross from 28 yards on sideline and Astros goalie beats City Adidakun to ball at 3 yards.
89 min...Asgtros goalie beats City Paquitrin to dive on through ball at 8 yards on right.
90 min...Astros Pena jostled off through ball at 15 yards but ball too easy for a penalty kick to be given.
91 min...City Adidakun has Astros Oran push ball on sides over Astros end line for cornerkick on right.
92 min...City Botica cornerkick from right has leaping goalie palm ball through box.
93.25 min...game ends 9:59pm.
Post game Red card…City Sergio Siguenza was shown the card after the game for a post game pushing match with an Astros player.

Final Score:……….North York Astros……….3………….London City………..2……….

Attendance was about 150 on this warm evening. The game had originally been scheduled for Downsview Park at 3:00pm but it was rescheduled for here. The crowd was boisterous with a group outing of Big Brothers and Big Sisters. The crowd was novice fans though as they oohed and awed as if they were watching fireworks most often for high balls sent on goalie’s punts or balls that bounced over the side fence.

City almost scored the tying goal at 78 minutes when Roberto Molina crossed the ball from 25 yards on extreme right and Andrew Loague stopped it for control and he turned and blasted 15 yard shot that goalie Eulogbe Awitor stopped on the goal line.

Other missed opportunities were at 33 minutes when Astros Phil Rivers chipped a pass on the left from 30 yards and Astros Adrian Pena 12 yard shot hit the right goal post. Two minutes later City John Zdrunca rolled a 20 yard shot from the extreme right that the goalie stopped but the ball trickled behind him and he crawled back to stop it on his line with City Roberto Molina bumping and injurying him. At 42 minutes, City Molina rolled a 5 yard shot wide left of open net when the Astros goalie and defender Kurt Ramsey messed up on a ball near the right post giving him the chance.

These were just the most obvious missed chances on both sides but that was not unexpected for a game between the 9th and 10th place teams in the league (the two worst who won’t make the playoffs). Portugal FC holds the final playoff spot and they play the league’s best team Toronto Croatia tomorrow night.

City won their first game since 2007 last week against TFC Academy scoring six of their ten goals of the season in that game all on the Academy’s number one goalie Sotiri Varlokostas according to general manager Ryan Gauss. 2008 Windsor Border Stars players goalie Anthony Santilli and defender Scott Paquitrin stabilized City this game as they were missing from the 7-0 loss against Serbian White Eagles that I saw three weeks ago.

This game was broadcast live on Rogers Community Channel and will be rebroadcast later in the week.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

Astros starters

City starters

Astros defenders head ball away.

City's midfield on rush.

City Andrew Loague runs for pass.

Astros Alon Badat with ball.

Astros Diego Maradona takes penalty kick.

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