September 9, 2011 CSL--Toronto Croatia vs Montreal Impact Academy (by Rocket Robin)

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Result of the Friday September 9, 2011 CSL game between Toronto Croatia and Montreal Impact Academy played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:00pm.

Toronto Croatia (blue socks, white shorts and numbers, red shirts)

...........................13 Antonio Ilic
7 Halberto Harris...4 Sven Arapovic...3 Josip Keran...15 Ainsley Deer
.............5 Jonatan Bustamante...23 Tonci Piraja (cpt)...8 Hayden Fitzwilliams
............11 Marin Vucemilovic Grgic...18 Bozenko Lesina...10 Tihomir Maletic

Subs:...1 Sandi Matika (gk)...6 Mario Kulis (def)...9 Hugo Herrera (fwd)...19 Niko Pesa (fwd)...21 Nicholas Goddard (--)...22 Daniel Niksic (mid) ...24 Carlos Rojas (mid)
team officials:...head coach Velimir Crljan...assistant coach Miodrag Akmadzic...manager Ivan Kulis...assistant manager Perica Arapovic ...physio Michael Robinson

Montreal Impact Academy (white socks and numbers, blue shorts and shirts)

..........................40 Maxime Crepeau
24 Francesco Augustin...3 Ismail Benomar...25 Dominique Morin...23 Amine Meftouh
............26 Zakaria Messoudi...16 Felix Cardin (cpt)...7 Bastien Bourgault
.............6 Alessando Riggi...14 Kevin Ouidio Luarca-Echeverria...10 Wandrille Lefevre

Subs:...22 Samuel Dufort (gk)...2 Hugo Lapointe-Senecal (def)...15 Maxim Tissot (def)...17 Victor Ndiaye (fwd)...19 Michelot Hyacinthe (fwd) ...21 Chris-Michel Rumuri (mid)...27 Marco Lapenna
team officials:...coach Philippe Eullafroy...physio Andre Beltran...massage therapist Julie Bertrand...director Alexis Pinard

Game officials:...referee Sylviu Petrescu...referee's assistants Matt Arduini and Brian Butler...fourth official Matthew Mendonca ...(neon yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st half:...game starts 8:06pm...TC defend south end on this mild night with no wind. It's almost dark.
3 min...MIA Messoudi 30 yard blast up middle is through players and rolls wide left.
6 min...TC Vucemilovic-Grgic 25 yard freekick near left corner flag is cleared from box.
7 min...MIA Meftouh cornerkick from right has TC Keran head away MIA Lefebre blasts low 28 yard rebound that's blocked on edge of box.
9 min...TC Lesina runs up to 10 yards in middle and is just a step behind getting to cross bent in from right.
12 min...TC Arapovic and MIA Lefevre injured in collision at TC 30 yards as both jump for header. TC Arapovic needs trainer.
14 min...TC Vucemilovic-Grgic on rush up right pushes ball over endline before crossing.
15 min...TC Deer cross from 30 yards on left has TC Maletic weak flick of header from 15 yards down middle which bounces to goalie near right post.
16 min...TC Lesina misses on kick attempt up middle from 10 yards when sent in low cross in from right.
19 min...MIA Riggi cross from 25 yards on right and MIA Luarca-Echeverria leap and one-touch kicks 7 yarder down middle well over net.
20 min...Tor Croatia Tihimor Maletic GOAL...TC goalie Antonio Ilic boots goalkick to MIA 45 yards where TC Bozenko Lesina heads the ball forward on left side and MIA Francesco Augustin gets foot to it on mid air kick it but kicks it further downfield for charging TC Hayden Fitzwilliams at 25 yards and he on 2 on 1 with Maletic centers rolling pass to him at 15 yards and he shoots low left past goalie Maxime Crepeau diving at 6 yards.
22 min...TC Ainsley Deer threads through pass from MIA 45 yards on left to charging TC Bozenko Lesina who gets to it on edge of box who is tripped up by diving goalie who gets hand to grab his foot at 12 yards on left side of box as Lesina ran past him. Goalie Maxime Crepeau is shown a Yellow card and a Penalty kick is awarded.
...MIA YELLOW card...Crepeau earns it for his part in last play.
23 min...TC Croatia Tihimor Maletic GOAL...Maletic blasts Penalty kick under bar down middle as goalie crumples in center of net.
24 min...TC Lesina cross from left is into box has play broken up by defender.
25 min...TC Maletic 30 yard freekick from right has defender at 12 yards head over own net.
25 min...TC Maletic short cornerkick from right has TC Piraja cross from right end line is cleared and TC Harris blasts 35 yard shot down middle well over net.
26 min...TC Lesina is injured at MIA 38 yards in middle.
27 min...MIA goalie catches TC Bustamante 35 yard freekick chip shot down middle.
28 min...TC Vucemilovic-Grgic rush on right crosses over to box and TC Fitzwilliams shoots wide right from 6 yards.
29 min...MIA Alessandro Riggi receives pass at 20 yards on far left and tries to dribble by TC Halburto Harris as he cut into box but Harris grabbed him as Harris was falling and pulled him down. Riggi is awarded a Penalty kick.
30 min...MIA Alessandro Riggi GOAL...Riggi blasts low Penalty kick into right corner of net as goalie Antonio Ilic dives left.
33 min...TC YELLOW card...Maletic earns it for diving on right edge of box trying to draw Penalty kick.
37 min...TC goalie catches 55 yard shot from left.
38 min...TC Maletic feeds pass through defenders up middle from 22 yards and TC Lesina shoots wide right from 10 yards.
41 min...TC Lesina blasts 25 yard shot from left that goalie bats away for throw-in on left.
42 min...MIA Luarca-Echeverria rush on left and crosses back from end line but no one there to play it and TC Bustamante clears from 20 yards in middle.
45 min...MIA YELLOW card...Lefevre for pushing over TC Vucemilovic-Grgic at center line when squeezed between two players.
46 min...MIA YELLOW card...Messoudi for knock down of TC Piraja at TC 50 yards.
46 min...half ends 8:53pm.

2nd Half:...starts 9:08pm.
46 min...TC Lesina taps over pass to TC Maletic who takes shot into outside webbing of net from 3 yards.
48 min...TC Vucemilovic-Grgic cornerkick from left has goalie bat down ball near left post and defender clears.
49 min...TC Harris is pushed and falls in MIA box but can't draw a Penalty kick.
49 min...MIA Luarca-Echeverria is injured near sideline near center line by kick on the knee.
51 min...MIA Morin 55 yard freekick from left bounces to goalie ahead of charging MIA Riggi.
52 min...TC Harris rush down right and pushes pass ahead to TC Lesina who crosses along right end line and then TC Maletic chips ball over goalie who gets hand on it to swat ball through bot at 2 yards along end line and ball cleared on left.
53 min...MIA Meftouh 26 yard freekick from left has leaping TC Fitzwilliams in crowd of players leap and head away from 7 yards.
54 min...MIA sub...Rumuri replaces Messoudi.
56 min...MIA Wandrille Lefevre GOAL...MIA Alessandro Riggi on rush on left sends in low cross which two well covered MIA players let get by them in box and open Lefevre blasts 15 yarder from right into top left corner of net.
58 min...MIA YELLOW card...Augustin for tackle on TC Fitzwilliams at TC 45 yards.
59 min...TC Vucemilovic-Grgic 25 yard freekick down middle hits head in wall and deflects wide left.
60 min...TC Tihomir Maletic GOAL...TC Marin Vucemilovic-Grgic cornerkick from left hits MIA Dominique Morin in the face at 5 yards on left. The ball is cleared to MIA 40 yards and MIA players wave for the ball to be put out of play because of Morin who'd been injured. TC defender one-touch boots ball back up middle to 22 yards where TC Hayden Fitzwilliams kicks ball off MIA player and deflects to Maletic who gets to ball and MIA Amine Meftouh tries to clear and deflects off Maletic's arm at 20 yards. Ball bounces forward and Maletic kicks 15 yarder forward into left side of net.
60 min...MIA RED card...Wandrille Lefevre is shown his second Yellow card and is ejected from the match by referee Sylviu Petrescu for shoving Maletic who was celebrating his goal. The MIA players were incensed that TC didn't put the ball out of play for the injury on the last play. Lefevre had picked up his first at 45 minutes of the first half.
65 min...TC YELLOW card...Piraja for shirt pulling check at TC 50 yards.
65 min...TC goalie dives on ball ahead of MIA Luarca-Echeverria as he called for TC defender to let it roll.
66 min...TC Piraja 55 yard freekick down middle has MIA Benomar pop up header at 22 yards yards for goalie to catch in box.
67 min...TC Harris cross from 45 yards on right has MIA goalie knock away before TC Maletic can connect.
68 min...TC YELLOW card...Lesina for tackle on MIA Meftouh. TC Fitzwilliams was injured upfield at MIA 35 yards. TC player had chance to kick ball out of bounds but chose to play on.
69 min...TC sub...Herrera replaces Lesina.
70 min...MIA Meftouh 50 yard freekick left has goalie bobble on leap right of net but defenders eventually clear from box.
72 min...TC sub...Niksic replaces Bustamante.
72 min...TC Herrera flick forward header from 25 yards which MIA goalie catches on the bounce.
73 min...TC Keran blasts 50 yard shot down middle over players high wide right of net.
74 min...TC Niksic 45 yard cross from right bounces to goalie.
75 min...TC Maletic rush on right rolls cross into box and defender clears without pressure.
76 min...MIA Luarca-Echeverria breaks through on left and TC Harris hurries him into 15 yard shot that goalie came out to slide for save and stop point blank.
77 min...TC Vucemilovic-Grgic 25 yard deflected shot from left flies to goalie.
77 min...MIA sub...Tissot replaces Meftouh.
78 min...TC goalie leaps and fumbles catch of 60 yard freekick from right for cornerkick on left.
78 min...MIA Tissot cornerkick from left is short and passed back to him who sends in high cross that MIA Luarca-Echeverria gets head to and bounces wide right of net from 10 yards.
79 min...TC goalie charges out to break up play at 35 yards. TC Harris is injured in crash.
80 min...MIA sub...Ndiaye replaces Bourgault.
81 min...TC Maletic cornerkick from right has defender head away. TC Fitzwilliams one-touches partial clearance from 40 yards up middle and TC Arapovic backheels ball just wide left of net from 20 yards.
82 min...TC Herrera one-touch 22 yard shot from right is to goalie on bounce wide right of net.
83 min...MIA Luarca-Echeverria 25 yard shot down middle is over net.
86 min...MIA Luarca-Echeverria 25 yard freekick from right sideline has ball passed out and MIA Riggi blasts ball that's blocked but MIA Riggi gets through and close 10 yard shot wins cornerkick on deflection off defender.
86 min...MIA Riggi cornerkick from right has TC Maletic head away from box.
87 min...TC Fitzwilliams 35 yard freekick from right sideline has TC Maletic duck and goalie punch away ball.
88 min...TC Fitzwilliams 45 yard shot from left is caught by goalie wide left of net.
91 min...TC goalie dives on ball that MIA Ndiaye rolls into 6 yard box.
92 min...TC Herrera wins Penalty kick when he backs into MIA Augustin for bouncing pass and the ball hits Herrera's hand. Augustin had one arm around Herrera.
93 min...TC Tihomir Maletic GOAL...Maletic's Penalty kick down center is blocked by goalie in center of net diving right and Maletic takes low 12 yard rebound to center of net under goalie flipping over to left.
93 min...MIA RED card...Maxim Tissot gets straight Red card and is ejected from the match for dissent after this goal.
95 min...TC Tonci Piraja GOAL...Piraja on a give and go with Bozenko Lesina gets pass back from him at 40 yards on left and now is on a 3 on 0 rush with TC Hayden Fitzwilliams and TC Halburto Harris and he charges in from left and shoots 15 yard shot over sliding goalie at 10 yards and ball sails into center of net just under bar.
96:02 min...game ends 9:58pm.

Final Score:.......Toronto Croatia.........5.........Montreal Impact Academy..........2..........

Attendance was about 120 on this mild night with the game in twilight when it started.

Tihomir Maletic scored four goals for Toronto Croatia including one Penalty kick goal and one rebound of another Penalty kick. This gives him 14 for the year and ties him for second with Stefan Vukovic from TFC Academy and both are two goals behind Richard West of Brampton City United.

The scoreline was deceptive (think Canada vs St Lucia) as this game was in doubt until injury time. At 76 minutes Kevin Ouidio Luarca-Echeverria broke through on the left and TC Halburto Harris hurried him into a 15 yard shot that the goalie came out to slide to make a point blank save. The TC goalie had to charge out at 79 minutes to break up a play just outside the box.

Toronto Croatia clinches a playoff spot with eight games until the end of the season. The win keeps them in second place with a 14-2-4 record and four points behind SC Toronto. Montreal Impact Academy stay in a tie for fourth with a 10-7-5 record.

An MIA official said after the game this was the first game back for goalie Maxim Crepeau after his knee injury playing in the first game of the U-17 World Cup for Canada against Uruguay on June 19th in a knee-on-knee collision. He couldn't be faulted on any of tonight's goals. Toronto Croatia's goalie Antonio Ilic fumbled a few high crosses but made a few good saves.

Montreal moves on to play York Region Shooters on Saturday at 5:00pm. I wonder how they'll cope with two of their players now Red carded? Toronto Croatia next plays on Sunday at 7:00pm against North York Astros.

Rocket Robin
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