NPSL: Rosters set for 9th All-Star Game
- by Soccer America , Feb 8, 1996
DiFlorio replaces injured Karic
The NPSL revised the lineups for its ninth All-Star Game set for Feb. 11 at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita, Kan. The game will be televised on ESPN on a tape-delay basis at 12 a.m. ET Feb. 12.
Veteran Buffalo Blizzard forward Gino DiFlorio takes the roster spot of injured Cleveland Crunch striker Zoran Karic on the American Division team. Baltimore Spirit midfielder Franklin McIntosh starts in place of Karic, who was voted the co-MVP of the 1995 All-Star Game.
First-year Crunch coach Bruce Miller guides the American Division squad, while the Milwaukee Wave's Keith Tozer is the National coach.
American Division | |||
| Starters | |||
| Player | Position | Team | Appearance |
| Otto Orf | Goalkeeper | Cleveland Crunch | Second |
| Richard Chinapoo | Defender | Harrisburg Heat | Third |
| Mike Stankovic | Defender | Baltimore Spirit | First |
| Marcelo Carrera | Midfielder | Can. Invaders | Fourth |
| Hector Marinaro | Forward | Cleveland Crunch | Fourth |
| Franklin McIntosh | Midfielder | Balt. Spirit | Fifth |
| *Zoran Karic | Forward | Cleveland Crunch | Fourth |
| Reserves | |||
| Scoop Stanisic | Goalkeeper | Harrisburg Heat | Third |
| Denzil Antonio | Defender | Canton Invaders | Seventh |
| Scott Schweitzer | Defender | Cleveland Crunch | First |
| Kris Kelderman | Defender | Tampa Bay Terror | First |
| Danny Kelly | Midfielder | Harrisburg Heat | First |
| Shawn Medved | Forward | Cincinnati Silverbacks | First |
| Paul Dougherty | Forward | Buffalo Blizzard | Second |
| Gino DiFlorio | Forward | Buffalo Blizzard | Fourth |
| * -- injured, will not play | |||
National Division | |||
| Starters | |||
| Player | Position | Team | Appearance |
| Victor Nogueira | Goalkeeper | Mil. Wave | Second |
| Kevin Hundelt | Defender | St. Louis Ambush | Third |
| Kim Roentved | Defender | Wichita Wings | Third |
| Pato Margetic | Midfielder | Detroit Rockers | Sixth |
| Goran Hunjak | Forward | Kansas City Attack | Third |
| Mark Moser | Forward | St. Louis Ambush | Second |
| Reserves | |||
| Jamie Swanner | Goalkeeper | St. L. Ambush | Ninth |
| Daryl Doran | Defender | St. Louis Ambush | Third |
| Matt Knowles | Defender | Milwaukee Wave | Third |
| Jim Schwab | Defender | Kansas City Attack | First |
| Kevin Koetters | Midfielder | K.C. Attack | Second |
| Tony Bono | Midfielder | Chicago Power | Sixth |
| Michael King | Forward | Milwaukee Wave | Second |
| Ted Eck | Forward | Wichita Wings | First |
