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Result of the Friday August 19, 2011 CSL game between Serbian White Eagles and SC Toronto played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:00pm.

Serbian White Eagles (all white, red numbers)

.....................1 Milos Djurkovic
16 Winston Crozier...4 Mark Jankovic...2 Nikola Milosevic...3 Milos Vucinic
11 Milos Scepanovic...8 Darryl Gomez...20 Milan Janosevic...7 Kirie Dimitrov
.............29 Selvin Lammie...99 Sasa Viciknez (cpt)

Subs:...12 Stefan Avramovic (gk)...13 Sasa Vukoje (fwd)...14 Alekasandar Milkovic (mid)...17 Luka Maric (fwd)...27 Nino Velimirovic (def) ...30 Ivuth Stojukovic (--)...35 Zarko Tomic (mid)
team officials:...coach Mirko Medic...assistant coach Uros Stamatovic...physio Karolina Bujak...club official Predrag Milkovic

SC Toronto (all black, white numbers)

.......................1 Scott Cliff
21 Branko Majstorovic...6 Daniel Fabrizi...5 Gerard Ladiyou (cpt)...2 Casey D'Mello
..........8 Carlos Nogueira...19 Richard Asante...15 Brenna McNicoll
..........14 Jarek Whiteman...11 Massimo Mirabelli...20 Alon Badat

Subs:...12 Mathew Silva (gk)...9 Andrea Lombardo (fwd)...16 Alexandros Halis (fwd)...17 Antonio Zupan (mid)...18 Douglas Sereti (def) ...23 Joe Rini (mid)...25 Dane Roberts (mid)
team officials:...head coach Carmine Isacco...assistant coach Patrice Gheisar...manager Mario Dias

Game officials:...referee Justin Tasev...referee's assistants Matt Arduini and Peter Pendli...fourth official Richard Oliveira...(neon yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 8:06pm...SWE defends south end...there's no sun on this midle and humid evening. It's dark before the end of the first half.
4 min...SWE Scepanovic cornerkick from right has SWE Milosevic head up popper at 10 yards that's cleared from box by defender on second attempt and SCT Majstorovic is injured on play.
6 min...SWE goalie catches 35 yard bouncer from right sent in by SCT Whiteman.
7 min...SWE Dimitrov short pass on left to SWE Lammie in middle and his 25 yard blast is caught by goalie.
9 min...SCT YELLOW card...Majstorovic earns it for trip on SWE Dimitrov on left sideline at 25 yards.
10 min...SWE Viciknez 30 yard freekick from left sideline has SWE Lammie called for handball in box.
13 min...SWE Vucinic rush on left and low cross is into box has defender clear on left side of box.
15 min...SWE Janosevic injured at SWE 30 yard line on his sliding tackle on SCT Mirabelli and SCT wins freekick. SWE Janosevic takes time to hop off field.
17 min...SCT McNicoll freekick from 35 yards on right has SCT Badat from 8 yards on left one-touch shot well over net.
18 min...SWE Viciknez on left pushes pass forward from 40 yards ahead of charging SWE players that goalie picks up.
19 min...SWE YELLOW card...Janosevic earns if for tackle on SCT Asante injurying him at SWE 45 yards in middle.
20 min...SCT McNicoll receives low pass from left and blasts low 30 yard kick up middle wide right of net.
22 min...SCT Fabrizi blasts 40 yarder from right high and wide left of net.
24 min...SWE Viciknez 35 yard freekick from left has SWE Lammie on right at 8 yards leap and cross ball through box that goalie gets hand to and defender clears from box.
26 min...SWE Lammie injured on check from SCT Asant resulting in SWE freekick.
27 min...SWE Gomez rolls 40 yard freekick from right upfield and charging SWE Scepanovic crosses from right end line from 10 yards onto top of net.
29 min...SCT Alon Badat GOAL...SCT Brennan McNicoll pass from 50 yards up middle to set up Badat on a 2 on 1 but he blasts on one-bounce a 25 yard shot into top right corner of net.
31 min...SWE goalie charges out to right edge of box to beat SCT Badat to through ball.
33 min...SWE goalie steps forward to beat SCT Badat to through ball.
34 min...SCT goalie checks charging SWE Lammie off ball on right side of box as he runs for through ball.
36 min...SCT Badat intercepts defender's pass at 30 yards and bends 25 yard shot up middle just wide left of net.
37 min...SWE Viciknez blasts 25 yard freekick from right is well high and wide left of goal.
38 min...SWE Lammie wins throw-in when he gets ball past goalie on right and one of two defenders squeezing him clears to right.
40 min...SCT McNicoll 36 yard freekick down middle lobbed in and SCT player heads down on edge of box but ball cleared.
41 min...SWE Scepanovic cross from 28 yards on right has SCT Fabrizi beat SWE Lammie to head ball away from 10 yards.
42 min...SCT McNicoll can't get to through ball pass on left before it crosses end line.
43 min...SWE YELLOW card...Scepanovic earns it for complaining about throw-in call at SCT 10 yards on right sideline.
45 min...SWE Dimitrov cross from left 20 yards has SWE Scepanovic flick 8 yard header that's knocked down by falling goalie.
46 min...SWE YELLOW card...Lammie earns it for knocking into fallen goalie at end of previous play.
46 min...half ends 8:52pm.

2nd Half:...starts 9:08pm.
45 min...SWE Dimitrov cross from 20 yards near left end line bounces to goalie.
46 min...SWE goalie charges out to 22 yards to clear ball from SCT Badat while they charge in on 2 on 0 breakaway.
47 min...SCT McNicoll 34 yard freekick on right has goalie tumble over SCT forward at 8 yards to punch ball out of box.
47 min...SCT YELLOW card...Fabrizi earns it at center line for clipping SWE Scepanovic.
49 min...SWE Lammie gets behind SCT Ladiyou to head 12 yarder down middle wide right of net.
51 min...SCT D'Mello cross from 35 yards on left has ball go through leaping goalie's hands but he recovers and picks up ball wide right of net.
53 min...SWE Vucinic rushes down left but crosses behind net.
55 min...SCT sub...Roberts replaces Mirabelli.
56 min...SCT Asante cross from left 40 yards in center is over right end line.
63 min...SWE Viciknez 40 yard freekick from left sideline has SCT Ladiyou head ball away from 12 yards.
63 min...SCT D'Mello rolls pass forward from left for SCT Roberts but goalie picks up ball on edge of box.
64 min...SCT Whiteman charge up right and crosses high and wide left behind net for goalkick.
65 min...SWE sub...Vukoje replaces Janosevic.
66 min...SCT sub...Halis replaces Nogueira.
68 min...SWE Viciknez 35 yard freekick from left sent down left and SWE Lammie crosses from 20 yard has SCT Ladiyou head away.
69 min...SWE Dimitrov cross from 25 yards near left cornerflag drifts behind net.
70 min...SCT Badat gets pass up middle and turns around defender and blasts 12 yarder off bar. SCT Halis is flagged offside getting to rebound at 8 yards on left.
71 min...SWE Vukoje ends SWE threat when he rolls ball over SCT end line on right for goalkick after having his 15 yard shot blocked by SCT Ladiyou.
73 min...SWE Vukoje pushes ball from 20 yards over end line on right when he tries to deke SCT Ladiyou.
75 min...SWE sub...Maric replaces Viciknez.
77 min...SWE Dimitrov long run on right cutting towards goal wins cornerkick when defender clears behind end line.
78 min...SWE Scepanovic cornerkick from right has SCT Asante as nearest defender on right head ball away.
79 min...SWE Gomez chips 30 yard shot from left that goalie catches.
80 min...SCT sub...Lombardo replaces Badat.
80 min...SCT RED card...Gerard Ladiyou earns a direct ejection from referee Justin Tasev for a tackle on SWE Selvin Lammie at SCT 22 yards then following up by stepping on fallen Lammie.
82 min...SWE RED card...Selvin Lammie earns his second Yellow card (first came at 45 minutes when he plowed into the SCT goalie) for his part in the previous play. He pushed against various SCT players as referee sorted out play with other officials.
84 min...SCT sub...Zupan replaces someone before play resumes.
84 min...SWE Scepanovic 25 yard freekick from right is well high and wide left.
86 min...SWE RED card...Sasa Vukoje earns a direct ejection for a late tackle on SCT Antonio Zupan after Zupan had cleared the ball at the SCT 40 yard line.
89 min...SCT Lombardo cross blocked by SWE Vucinic at 5 yards near right sideline preventing ball into box.
91 min...SCT Alexandros Halis GOAL...Halis receives ball up left side from long pass from SCT Casey D'Mello from own 35 yard line and Halis eludes defender cutting towards center and shoots 18 yarder from left low to right corner of net beyond diving goalie Milos Djurkovic.
92 min...SCT sub...Sereti replaces Majstorovic.
92 min...SWE Dimitrov cornerkick from left has SWE Scepanovic head down and SWE Jankovic not able to get to ball at 8 yards.
93 min...SCT Roberts and SCT Halis make one too many passes on left edge of SWE box and lose possession.
93 min...SWE Dimitrov 15 yard shot from right is blocked by SCT Fabrizi.
94 min...SWE Maric blasts 25 yarder down middle well over net. SWE Scepanovic is injured away from play.
96.45 min...game ends 10:01pm.

Final Score:.....Serbian White Eagles..........0................SC Toronto...........2...........

Attendance was about 150 on this warm, humid evening. The sun had set before the end of the first half.

Scott Cliff earned the shutout for SC Toronto by making a few key saves. Chances for both teams were limited by good defence on both teams. SCT played a 4-3-3 formation with click-click passing and movement much like how MLS Toronto FC wish they could play.

Best non-scoring chances were at 17 minutes when SCT Brennan McNicoll took a 35 yard freekick from the right that had SCT Alon Badat from 8 yards on left one-touch a shot well over the net perhaps foreshadowing the scoring play they'd have later. At 24 minutes SWE Sasa Viciknez took a 35 yard kick from the left that had SWE Selvin Lammie on the right at 8 yards leapt and crossed ball through the box that the goalie got a hand to and a defender cleared. At 45 minutes SWE Kirie Dimitrov crossed from 20 yards on the left that had SWE Milos Scepanovic flick a header that was knocked down by the falling goalie and then Lammie earn his first Yellow card for plowing into him. At 70 minutes SCT Badat got a pass up the middle and blasted a 12 yarder off the bar.

White Eagles were getting by without defender/captain Mirko Medic who is still serving a three game suspension for accumulated Yellow cards. He acted as the Head Coach for tonight's game. Team captain Alex Braletic was also away in Europe--on vacation. Sasa Viciknez was the captain tonight. He played 75 minutes before being subbed. Most games he comes in as a second half sub. The team had not played since two Friday's ago so they would have been fresh.

This was the first home game that the White Eagles have lost this season ending a streak of four wins and four ties. The fans didn't take it well near the end blaming the game officials for their problems.

SC Toronto has been surprising teams in the last few weeks with road wins on the same weekend against Capital City (Ottawa) and Montreal Impact Academy three weeks ago who also had excellent home records.

SC Toronto are the first place team and improve to a record of 13 wins, 1 loss, 2 ties for 41 points and a gaudy 37 goals for and 9 against. White Eagles stay in eighth place with a 6-4-6 record for 24 points and hold the final playoff spot. Their goals for/against is 23/18.

This game was broadcast on a tape delay basis by Rogers Community channel. It will be shown on Saturday night at 8:00pm. Every Friday night broadcast has been live but the game was preempted by coverage of a playoff game of the Toronto Maple Leafs Intercounty League baseball team. The broadcast will be combined with a road game live at 6:00pm from Brantford between Brantford Galaxy and North York Astros to make a doubleheader soccer broadcast. (no games outside Toronto have been broadcast in Toronto this season).

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White Eagles starters


SC Toronto starters


SCT kickoff between Brennan McNicoll (15), Massimo Mirabelli (11) and Carlos Nogueira (8)


high ball


SCT Carlos Nogueira catches SWE Kirie Dimitrov.


SWE Milos Vucinic prepares to cross.


SCT Branko Majstorovic takes throw-in.


SCT Brennan McNicoll takes freekick. SCT Carlos Nogueira acts as a decoy.


SWE Sasa Viciknez freekick flies into box.

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