July 24, 2011 CSL--North York Astros vs Windsor Stars (by Rocket Robin)

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Result of the Sunday July 24, 2011 CSL game between North York Astros and Windsor Stars played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 4:30pm.

North York Astros (all orange, black numbers)

........................1 Enea Perego
4 Brown Konguavi...14 Kurt Ramsey (cpt)...2 Imanuel Katjiruru...18 Maxim Dorneval
8 Allan Cordon...15 Mikateko Zhane...5 Alexandre Oran...7 Rei Ishikawa
...............13 Nordo Gooden...11 Marcos Rodriguez

Subs:...20 Ivan Garcia (gk)...6 Jansen Kasenda (mid)...9 Alexander De Matos (fwd)...10 Raoof Zamanifar (fwd)...12 Ahjton Roberts (mid) ...17 Steven Craig (def)
team officials:...coach Gerardo Lezcano...assistant coaches Gabriel Lezcano and Gerardo Lezcano Sr...sports director Jorge Collazo ...general manager Bruno Ierullo

Windsor Stars (black socks and shorts, blue shirts, white numbers)

.........................1 Anthony Santilli (cpt)
3 Alan Porter...4 Filip Rocca...6 Chris Suta...20 Emilio Giorgi
5 David Kadoic...7 Jeff Hodgson...10 Cristian Dragoi...22 Christian Mayorga
...............15 Stephen Ademolu...9 Robert Malbasic

Subs:...84 Justin Danelon (gk)...8 Ciprian Codea (mid)...11 Mahamad Safieddine (mid)...12 Chris Hart (def)...13 Michael Ujkic (mid) ...16 Gino Berardi (fwd)...17 Corey Vickers (mid)
team officials:...head coach Stefano Vagnini...manager Gino Berardi...director Filip Rocca

Game officials:...referee Ljubisa Vrjles...referee's assistants Rich Oliveira and Jeff Fearnall...fourth official Manuel Orellano ...(neon yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 4:35pm...Astros defend west end on this hot late afternoon. The sun is in the west.
2 min...WS Mayorga cornerkick fromleft has Astros Ramsey head ball away.
3 min...WS Kadoic low cross from right is cleared by defenders.
7 min...WS Mayorga cornerkick from left is short and broken up.
9 min...Astros player's low cornerkick from right is cleared by nearest defender.
10 min...Astros Gooden bends shot from 30 yards on right that's caught by goalie.
11 min...WS Mayorga cross from near left endline is cleared by Astros Ramsey.
15 min...WS player's quick freekick tap over to WS Mayorga who crosses from left end line behind net.
16 min...WS goalie charges out to clear through ball from Astros Gooden.
16 min...WS Malbasic 12 yard blast is blocked by defender and WS Mayorga blasts rebound from left that goalie blocks and tips from 5 yards wide right.
19 min...WS Dragoi rush on left and rolls ball back into box but Astros Oran blasts a kick wide left for a cornerkick.
19 min...WS Mayorga cornerkick from left has defender clear with head on right.
21 min...WS Malbasic should have shot from 18 yards in center and rolls pass to WS Mayorga.
23 min...WS Malbasic not called offside at 20 yards on right but defender runs back to clear ball.
24 min...WS Kadoic cross from 25 yards near right end line has Astros Oran head ball behind end line.
25 min...WS Mayorga cornerkick from left high but play whistled down.
26 min...WS Giorgi rush past three guys but defender slides to clear ball.
27 min...Astros Gooden blasts roller wide right when Astros Zhane partially checked off ball.
27 min...WS Kadoic rolls 28 yarder from right that's saved in box.
29 min...WS Dragoi 12 yard blast down middle has goalie make big two handed save and defender clears.
30 min...Astros Gooden run to left end line to save ball and comes back out and 12 yard shot is stopped by goalie.
32 min...Astros Oran freekick from 45 yards on right has WS Rocca pop up header for a cornerkick.
33 min...Astros Ishikawa cornerkick from left has goalie catch in crowd of players.
36 min...WS Ademolu blasts low 12 yard shot wide left from right after receiving throw-in from right.
37 min...Astros Ishikawa cross from 25 yards on left on run has WS goalie and Astros Gooden both miss fully connecting at 8 yards and Astros win cornerkick.
38 min...Astros player's cornerkick from right is over leaping Astros Astros on left at 8 yards.
39 min...WS Kadoic cornerkick from right is over players in box.
40 min...Astros Konguavi steps between WS players at 6 yards to give up cornerkick.
41 min...WS Mayorga cornerkick from left has play whistled down when Astros defender pushed over.
41 min...Astros YELLOW card...Katjiruru for knock down on WS Mayorga at Astros 33 yards on left.
42 min...WS Hodgson 35 yard freekick from left has defender block in box.
45 min...Astros Gooden cross from 25 yards from near end line has sliding Astros Rodriguez miss connecting to 8 yard shot from right.
46 min...half ends 5:21pm.

2nd Half:...starts 5:37pm...the weather is about the same.
46 min...WS Kadoic cross from right end line is behind net.
50 min...WS Kadoic is injured at Astros 20 yards on right.
53 min...WS Mayorga 30 yard freekick from right has WS Dragoi chest ball over end line on left.
55 min...Astros Ishikawa pushes ball over right end line on short pass.
55 min...Astros Gooden low cross from left end line has defender clear.
56 min...Astros Ishikawa is tapped back a pass and his low 10 yard shot is wide left.
58 min...WS Mayorga freekick from 25 yards on right deflects off wall for cornerkick.
59 min...WS Kadoic low cornerkick from right has Astros Oran as nearest player boot away ball.
62 min...Astros sub...Roberts replaces Zhane.
........Astros sub...Zamanifar replaces Rodriguez.
63 min...WS player's 28 yard freekick from left wins cornerkick on right.
63 min...WS Mayorga cornerkick from right has WS Rocca boot 15 yarder through players that goalie flies to tip away with hand.
67 min...Astros Konguavi 30 yard mid air shot from right well wide left.
69 min...Astros Gooden chips 18 yard kick wide left.
71 min...WS Mayorga cornerkick from left out to teammate but ball cleared on edge of box.
72 min...WS Dragoi chips 28 yard freekick from left sidline has WS Hodgson take short 10 yarder that goaolie blocks and WS Suta blasts rebound from 15 yards over net.
73 min...Astros sub...Kasenda replacers Cordon.
.........Astros sub...Craig replaces Katjiruru.
75 min...WS sub...Berardi replaces Malbasic.
76 min...WS Mayorga rush on left to end line and cross has goalie swat through box. WS Kadoic gets 5 yard point blank shot that goalie stops.
77 min...Astros Konguavi blasts roller from 20 yards on right is wide right instead of passing into box.
79 min...Astros Ishikawa cornerkick from left has defender head ball through box for throw-in.
80 min...Astros Oran low cornerkick from right has defender concede cornerkick.
80 min...Astros Oran high cornerkick from right has defender heads ball behind net.
81 min...Astros Ishikawa cornerkick from left has WS Porter nearest head away.
82 min...Astros Oran 40 yard freekick down middle has WS Suta kick ballover net breaking up two Astros players.
83 min...Astros Craig boots in 2 yarder into open net after WS goalie is injured at 5 yards. No goal was awarded after a long delay with the referee consulting with the assistant at that end. Astros Gooden had run into the goalie.
89 min...Astros Roberts steps in to break up WS Giorgi at 2 yards.
89 min...WS Suta rolls 15 yard shot from right is through crowd wide left of net.
91 min...Astros Oran blasts 30 yarder up middle that goalie palms over net.
92 min...Astros Ishikawa cornerkick from right has ball cleared.
92 min...Astros Roberts gets into back into defensive box to break up two WS players.
92:50 min...game ends 6:24pm.

Final Score:......North York Astros........0...........Windsor Stars..........0.............

Attendance was about 40 on this very hot day with a bright sun in the west.

A scoreless tie was a fair result for a very even game. Stars had much of the build up pressure but Astros broke out on many good counterattacks. More efficient finishing on both teams was required however it was not surprising as both teams are near the bottom of the standings. Windsor now moves to a tie for 11th with a 2-8-4 record with 13 goals for and 26 against. Astros still haven't won in 12 games and have a 0-7-5 record with 10 goals for and 33 against. Better teams would have capitalized and beaten either team today but this game couldn't be beat for excitement.

Enea Perego earned the shutout for the Astros and Anthony Santilli did the same as goalie for Stars. Both teams had defenders run back to break up rushes.

Referee Ljubisa Vrjles let a lot of play go on. Bumps in the box were not going to earn a penalty kick as they were all 50-50. Most important was a call he made at 83 minutes to disallow an Astros shot into the net when the goalie was knocked over. “Teamwork” he said after the game was how he and his assistants worked especially the long consultation to get that call right.

Best chances were at 16 minutes when WS Robert Malbasic had a 12 yard blast blocked by a defender and WS Christian Mayorga blasted the rebound from the left that the goalie blocked and tipped from 5 yards wide right. At 29 minutes WS Cristian Dragoi blasted a 12 yard shot down the middle that had the goalie make a two handed block and a defender cleared the ball. A minute later NYA Nordo Gooden ran to the left end line to keep a ball in play and came back out to take a 12 yard shot that was stopped by the goalie. At 36 minutes WS Stephen Ademolu blasted a low 12 yard shot wide left from the right after receiving a throw-in from the right. A minute later NYA Rei Ishikawa on a run crossed from 25 yards on the left had the goalie and NYA Gooden both miss connecting with the ball at 8 yards but the Astros won a cornerkick. At 45 minutes NYA Gooden crossed from 25 yards from near end line had sliding NYA Marcos Rodriguez miss connecting on an 8 yard shot from the right. 56 minutes had NYA Ishikawa receive a tapped back pass and he took a low 10 yard shot wide left of the post. 63 minutes had WS Mayorga take a cornerkick from the right that had WS Filip Rocca boot a 15 yard shot through players in the box and the goalie flies to tip away with his hand. 69 minutes had NYA Gooden chip the goalie but had his 18 yarder wide left. At 72 minutes WS Dragoi chipped a 28 yard freekick from the left sideline had WS Jeff Hodgson shoot a 10 yarder that the goalie blocked and WS Chris Suta blasted a rebound from 15 yards over the net. 76 minutes had WS Mayorga rush on the left to the end line and send in a cross that the goalie swat through the box and WS David Kadoic got a 5 yard point blank shot that the goalie stopped. Astros then had the next seven minutes of chances finishing at 83 minutes when NYA Steven Vickers booting in a 2 yarder into the open net after NYA Gooden had crashed with the WS goalie knocking him down and injuring him. The referee consulted with his linesman on that side to rule that there should be no goal. Astros had already ran off to their own half of center waiting for a restart. 89 minutes had NYA defender Ahjton Roberts stepped between to WS players to break up WS Emilio Giorgi from taking a shot from 2 yards. That same minute WS Suta rolled a 15 yarder from the right through a crowd of players wide left of the net. 91 minutes had NYA Alexandre Oran blast a 30 yarder up the middle that had the goalie palm the ball over the net. 92 minutes had NYA Roberts again break up two WS players making a play in the NYA box.

The Stars had won only their second game of the year on Friday night in St Catharines by a 4-0 score. Rather than driving all the way back to Windsor and driving to Toronto on Sunday morning, the team took advantage of the league's hotel sponsor and stayed in the GTA over the weekend (all except one van for some players that couldn't stay). That saved about ten hours of driving for about 25 players and family. Meanwhile Serbian White Eagles travel to play in Montreal on Saturday afternoon and Ottawa this afternoon and lose both games—hurting any chance they had of finishing first this season.

Astros previous game was last Friday when they let in an injury time goal on a cornerkick header against TFC Academy and settled for a 1-1 tie.

Rocket Robin
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