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Result of the Sunday July 3rd, 2011 CSL game between Mississauga Eagles FC and Serbian White Eagles played at the Hershey Fields in Mississauga at 8:00pm.

Mississauga Eagles FC (all white, green numbers and one stripe on chest)

......................12 Melford James Jr
24 Andre McMorris...13 Antoine Paul...5 Thierry Mangwa-Batomen...14 Orane Swaby
7 Matthew Macri...2 Sanjar Kairosh...23 Jose Melo (cpt)...8 David Guzman
..............15 Gregooire Akcelrod...9 Shawn Brown

Subs:...22 Tiano Allen (gk)...3 Tristan Scott (def)...4 Ivan Juric (mid)...11 Joevannie Peart (fwd)...16 Shaun MacDonald (def)
...26 Kwesi Klass (def)...40 Gabriel Gala (mid)
team officials:...head coach Josef Komlodi...assistant coach Paul Dhillion...goalkeeping coach Bogdan Brasoveaunu...assistant manager Tony Costa
...physio Peter Kim

Serbian White Eagles (all red, white numbers)

.......................12 Stefan Avramovic
18 Andre Orlando...6 Mirko Medic...5 Ricardo Maguia Perez...3 Milos Vucinic
............15 Veljko Lukovic...23 Ramon Bailey...7 Kirie Dimitrov
.............10 Alex Braletic (cpt)...11 Milos Scepanovic...19 Viktor Anastasov

Subs:...77 Goran Velimirovic (gk)...2 Nikola Milosevic (def)...8 Darryl Gomez (mid)...16 Winston Crozier (def)...17 Milan Janoservic (mid)
...99 Sasa Viciknez (fwd)
team officials:...assistant coach Uros Stamatovic...club official Predrag Milocovic

Game officials:...referee Matt Arduini...referee's assistants Hassane Rifai and Armando Pereira...fourth official Yusri Rudolf...(all black, neon yellow trim)

1st Half:...game starts 8:05pm...MEFC defend south end on this mild evening with the sun in the northwest.
2 min...MEFC Brown rush on right and 15 yard shot is into outside right webbing of net.
4 min...SWE Dimitrov 22 yard shot up middle is low and bounced to goalie.
5 min...MEFC Melo 30 yard freekick from left on tap over back to MEFC Guzman has MEFC Melo cross cleared from box.
6 min...SWE Braletic receives cross from left on right near 15 yards and runs across box and cuts low 18 yard shot wide right of net.
11 min...MEFC Guzman taps over to MEFC Melo freekick from 25 yards on right has diving goalie make save on left side of goal.
12 min...SWE Scepanovic cross from 15 yards on right end line is caught by goalie.
14 min...MEFC Macri crosses in from 25 yards on right and MEFC Brown dives forward at 12 yards for header that goalie smothers.
14 min...SWE Bailey is hurt at MEFC 40 yards.
17 min...SWE Milos Scepanovic GOAL...Scepanovic gets pass from SWE Kirie Dimitrov and shoots 15 yard roller through crowd of players on left to right corner of net beyond diving goalie Melford James Jr.
27 min...SWE Dimitrov throw-in from left has him get ball back and cross into box and SWE Lukovic skies 25 yard shot down middle well over net.
28 min...MEFC Guzman 35 yard freekick from right has SWE defender clear.
29 min...SWE Scepanovic cornerkick from left has play in box including SWE Lukovic (?) header hitting the bar. The ball doesn't cross the line.
32 min...SWE Scepanovic cross from left after run through players and SWE Braletic blasts 15 yard shot that diving goalie pushes wide right of post for cornerkick.
33 min...SWE player's cornerkick from right is worked out but ball is cleared from edge of box.
35 min...MEFC goalie charges out to blast through ball ahead of SWE Anastasov.
35 min...SWE Bailey low 10 yard shot has sprawling goalie make save.
37 min...MEFC Brown long on run on right but 12 yard shot is blocked for cornerkick by sliding defenders.
37 min...MEFC Guzman cornerkick from right has MEFC Brown not quite able to turn header on leap at 6 yards.
39 min...MEFC Melo pass from 35 yards up middle and MEFC Akcelrod 25 yard shot spins off defender.
42 min...SWE Braletic on rush down middle 3 on 3 takes 15 yard shot deflects wide right off defender.
43 min...SWE Scepanovic cornerkick from right is cleared through box for SWE throw-in on the left.
44 min...MEFC Guzman receives centering pass from right shoots roller from 20 yards that's smothered by goalie on right post.
45 min...SWE Anastasov 30 yard shot from left is wide right of net.
47 min...SWE Manguia Perez makes important header in box to clear cross into box from right.
47 min...half ends 8:52pm.

Halftime entertainment consisted of MEFC skills and shooting contest.

2nd Half:...starts 9:08pm.
halftime subs:...MEFC Scott replaces Macri.
.................MEFC Juric replaces Guzman.
................MEFC Klass replaces McMorris.
48 min...MEFC Melo cornerkick from left has leaping MEFC Brown head 8 yarder that goalie bats out just below bar.
48 min...MEFC Melo 28 yard freekick near right end line has leaping goalie swat ball through box to left. The goalie is injured on the play when he's bumped.
50 min...MEFC goalie punts ball down middle that bounces to SWE goalie beating charging MEFC Brown to grab it.
51 min...MEFC Melo low 28 yarder up middle through crowd of players is smothered by goalie.
51 min...SWE goalie slides left to dive on ball inside left side of box.
54 min...MEFC Melo cornerkick from right has SWE player head ball over net but a foul is called for an SWE freekick. SWE Medic was injured on the play.
58 min...SWE Dimitrov steals ball off defender and quick 22 yard shot down middle deflects wide and high for a cornerkick.
59 min...SWE player's cornerkick from left has SWE Scepanovic boot 15 yarder from left wide right of net.
61 min...MEFC YELLOW card...Kairosh earns if for tackle on SWE Medic at SWE 35 yards.
61 min...SWE goalie's poor clearance is intercepted but he gets a break on an offside call on cross to left.
64 min...MEFC sub...Peart replaces Kairosh.
64 min...MEFC Scott rush on right and rolls ball through box from 20 yards.
65 min...SWE sub...Gomez replaces Bailey.
67 min...SWE YELLOW card...Medic earns it for sliding tackle on MEFC Akcelrod at SWE 45 yards.
68 min...MEFC Melo freekick from 45 yards on left finds MEFC Paul who heads 10 yarder wide right of net.
69 min...SWE Dimitrov gets clear shot from 12 yards down middle and blasts it over bar.
72 min...SWE Orlando is injured making sliding clearance left of SWE box.
73 min...MEFC player's long throw-in into SWE box and MEFC Peart scissor kick from 12 yards is well over net.
74 min...MEFC sub...Gala replaces Akcelrod.
76 min...MEFC Melo retailiates for having his arm grabbed. SWE Dimitrov is injured on play.
78 min...MEFC Melo freekick from 45 yards on right is cleared on edge of box.
80 min...SWE Vucinic 60 yard cross from left has goalie punch ball away.
80 min...SWE goalie outjumps MEFC player to catch ball on edge of box.
82 min...MEFC Melo 45 yard freekick from right has goalie punch ball out in crowd of players. MEFC Brown(?) is injured on play in box.
82 min...SWE sub...Viciknez replaces Anastasov.
83 min...SWE Viciknez cross from 15 yards on left end line is caught by goalie.
85 min...SWE goalie makes big diving save on low MEFC Swaby 25 yard shot from left.
85 min...SWE sub...Janosevic replaces Lukovic.
87 min...MEFC Melo 22 yard freekick on right edge of box has defender head ball away.
88 min...MEFC YELLOW card...Guzman earns it for argueing a call.
88 min...MEFC Scott long throw-in has defender head ball behind end line.
89 min...MEFC Melo cornerkick from right is whistled down in box.
93 min...SWE Viciknez rushes forward but MEFC goalie charges out of box to clear ball.
95 min...game ends 9:58pm.

Final Score:......Mississauga Eagles FC.........0........Serbian White Eagles.......1.......

Attendance was about 400 people on this mild evening with the sun in the north west. Fans were split about 50/50 with the families and kids supporting MEFC and men on their own supporting SWE. Tonight's game was broadcast by Rogers Community Channel for the Mississauga area. Mississauga wore their 'white' kits while the 'White Eagles' as the visitors wore all red.

SWE certainly could have made it less of a nail biter if they could have scored twelve minutes after their goal when Scepanovic sent in a cornerkick from the left that had numerous kicks in the box and a header off the bar and a save on the line in the frenzy. Three minutes after that Scepanovic sent in a cross from the left after a long run that found Alex Braletic in the middle who blasted a 15 yard shot that the diving goalie pushed wide right of the post. 59 minutes had a cornerkick from the left land for Scepanovic who was able to boot a 15 yard shot from the left but it went wide right of the net. 69 minutes had Dimitrov getting a clear shot up the middle from 12 yards but he blasted his shot over the bar. SWE late subs Darryl Gomez Sasa Viciknez, and Milan Janosevic didn't add to their offensive pressure.

This was the eighth game of the season for Serbia and tonight they scored only their eighth goal. A two goal game against Brantford and a three goal game against Brampton City are their only multi-goal games. Despite that their record improves to 4 wins, 1 loss, and 3 ties. They vault MEFC in the standings and hold three games in hand on them. Much of the reason is their tight defence with Stefan Avramovic earning the shutout tonight but with support of the defensive line of Andre Orlando, Mirko Medic, Ricardo Manguia Perez, and Milos Vucinic. The team has only conceded four goals this season!

The field is smallish and covered with field turf. Goalie's had to take something off their punts or they would just bounce to the other team's goalie.

Shawn Brown was a striker on last year's SWE team but this year he joined the new MEFC franchise. MEFC chances were limited but the best were initiated by freekicks and cornerkicks from captain Jose Melo. At 48 minutes Melo's cornerkick from the left had Brown head an 8 yarder that the goalie batted out just below the bar. That same minute Melo had a 28 yard freekick near the right end line and the jumping goalie swatted the ball through the box to his left and the goalie then fell down injured. At 82 minutes, Melo took a 45 yard freekick from the right that the goalie punched out in a crowd of players. Finally at 87 minutes Melo's 22 yard freekick on the right edge of the box had a defender head the ball away. The referee was Matt Arduini who kept his cool with the referee's assistant despite being heckled all night by SWE fans. Well—not much else to cheer except to yell “Bre Kirie” (pronounced 'brow' like eye brow) when Dimitrov missed another chance. Before the game started, Dave Simpson of MEFC came to say hello to the announcer. Last week in Brantford he was involved in a collision with a Galaxy player where he had to be taken away by ambulance. He and the other player had jumped for a ball and he received a forearm across the neck. It pinched a tendon and his neck swelled up immediately and it cut off his breathing. He will find out next week when he will be able to play again. Rocket Robin robing@eol.ca


Mississauga starters


White Eagles starters


Captains SWE Alex Braletic and MEFC Jose Melo at coin flip.


Action in center circle.


More action in center circle.


MEFC Matthew Macri on run is watched by SWE Milos Vucinic (3).


SWE Veljko Lukovic with ball.


MEFC goalie Melford James Jr makes save.


SWE Milos Scepanovic (11) and Viktor Anastasov (19) ready to start second half.

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