Soccer In Toronto 08.30.10

By Rocket Robin Soccer In Toronto

CSL Result
Monday August 30, 2010

Final Score
Toronto Croatia 0 TFC Academy 1

Venue
Centennial Stadium, Etobicoke

Kickoff
7:30 pm

Highlights
Attendance was about 120 on this hot and humid evening. This game was rescheduled from Sunday August 15th at 8:15 pm. That game actually got started but was stopped at 38 minutes with Toronto Croatia
holding a 1-0 lead and a thunderstorm interrupting and not stopping until the game was stopped. This game started from 0 minutes and went the full 90 minutes. With the scheduled game of Sunday between
Toronto Croatia and York Region Shooters being postponed to give Croatia time to recover after their trip to British Columbia to play an exhibition game (watched by 4400 at Swangard Stadium in Vancouver said message board posters), tonight’s open spot was a good time to play this game with Croatia holding five games in hand on a few teams in the league and with less than five weeks left in the regular season.

This game was over very quickly with the early goal. I couldn’t have expected any more scoring as TFC Academy have not allowed more than one goal against since five games ago when they allowed three goals
in a 3-1 loss to–Toronto Croatia. Croatia had not allowed more than one goal for their last six games.

TFC Academy continues to perform well despite losing players to call-ups to the MLS team and scholarships. Their bench was thin again for the second game in a row with only four players listed. It appears it’s their junior academy team that is suffering because they lost for the second week in a row with many players moving up the senior academy team to fill in the roster spots.

Angelo Cavalluzzo earned the shutout for the Academy without having to make many tough stops. Croatia was limited by play of Academy defenders Dino Gardner, Parker Seymour, captain Jordan Murrell, and Ashtone Morgan.

Croatia’s shooting needed improvement with most the freekicks and shots skied over the net. Croatia’s best chance was at 17 minutes when Halburto Harris crossed a ball into the box from the right and Dani Jankovic kicked a 7 yard shot that the goalie pushed wide right of the post.

Referee Justin Tasev had an easy game to officiate between the two disciplined teams.

Tonight’s win and Saturday’s tie for TFCA moved them up to 2nd place in the standings only one point behind Serbian White Eagles however TFCA have played more than York Region Shooters and Milltown FC who are just behind them in the standings. Toronto Croatia is stuck in 9th place; one place out of the playoffs but holding six games in hand on Montreal who are only one point ahead of them.