W-League game of Saturday May 28th, 2000.
W-League game between Toronto Inferno and Long Island Lady Riders played at Oshawa Civic Stadium in Oshawa at 2:00pm.
Toronto Inferno (white socks and shirts, navy shorts and numbers)
...........................................1 Dawn Boone
6 Gigi Cignini...9 Jane Lea...5 Kristin Robertson...16 Jacquie Malley
15 Tammie Wilson...4 Tanya Frank...7 Tina Blaskovic...10 Amy Apps
................................13 Maggie Mason...12 Jo Hinks
Subs:...2 Nadine Lewycky (def)...8 Julie Pigozzo (mid)...11 Celia Pires (mid)...19 Gwen Kilfoy (fwd)...22 Sarah Buckland (gk)
head coach Tony Marmo, assistant coach Raffaele Tomarchio, goalkeeping coach Joe Nucifora, team trainer Erin Jackson and Doug Innis.
Long Island Lady Riders (all blue, white names and numbers)
.............................................1 Kim Wyant
2 Gina Prinzevalli...18 Jennifer Tietjen (cpt)...8 Christine Ho...22 Francesca DeCristoforo
25 Allison Mullen...9 Shannon Sepe-Keenan...17 Kerry Martin...12 Margaret Tietjen
.............................10 Laura Martin...13 Cristin Burtis
Subs:...0 Jodie Yerys (gk)...3 Tracy Duttkin (def)...4 Heather Kain (mid)...11 Cindy Spera (fwd)...20 Christine Weidman (def)...24 Sheila Kelly (fwd)
head coach Phil Schools, assistant coach Ernesto Phan and Mike Sharinn, head trainer Jen Chimienti, strength & conditioning coach Dina Case.
Game officials....referee Isaac Raymond, referee's assistants Jacque Tjonason and Mike Winstanley, 4th official Archie McPherson.
1st Half:...game starts 2:24pm...Inferno defend south goal on this overcast day.
2 min...Inf Mason corner from right, Inf Apps or Frank shanks kick in box.
4 min...Inf goalie rushes out to boot ball, deflects off LILR forward. Inf Cignini heads ball clear from box.
6 min...LILR Sepe-Keenan shot deflected from 10 yards off defender for corner.
9 min...Inf YELLOW card...Blaskovic for hard tackle on LILR DeCristoforo.
12 min...LILR Margaret Tietjen 25 yard shot from left caught on left corner of net by diving goalie.
13 min...LILR Laura Martin after short run chips 18 yard shot wide left.
15 min...Inf Wilson back passes to goalie who picks up ball when pressured. Oops that's called for a freekick from only 15 yards out.
16 min...LILR player taps off ball but shot deflected by charging Inf player in 11 person wall propelling ball right to goalie.
16 min...LILR GOAL Burtis...Burtis gets sliding foot to ball ahead of charging goalie and gets shot from 15 yards to bounce into net.
17 min...Inf Blaskovic rolls 15 yard shot from right wide left.
20 min...LILR Martin 15 yard shot tips high wide left for corner kick.
22 min...LILR Sepe-Keenan has through ball deflected by defender wide right for corner.
26 min...Inf goalie picks up long cross from left by LILR Mullen.
27 min...Inf Wilson cross from right goes behind net.
27 min...LILR player gets 35 yard shot from left that's just wide right of net.
29 min...LILR Burtis can't quite steer with head a long cross from left so ball rolls wide right.
30 min...Inf Margaret Tietjen 15 yard low shot saved on short left side by sprawling goalie.
39 min...Inf goalie dives for shot that deflects to her.
39 min...Inf Frank gets point blank shot from 10 yards on left caught by goalie.
41 min...Inf Mason corner from right, Inf Frank heads ball down but cleared away.
42 min...LILR goalie races out of box to get to through ball before charging Inf Blaskovic can get to it.
44 min...Inf YELLOW card...Wilson for checking LILR Margaret Tietjen on left sideline.
45 min...LILR Margaret Tietjen 40 yard freekick bounces through box cleared on right side.
45 min...3:09pm half ends.
2nd Half:...starts 3:27pm.
halftime subs:...Inf Pigozzo replaces Apps.
.....................Inf Kilfoy replaces Hinks.
47 min...Inf Mason corner from right into box is caught by leaping LILR goalie.
48 min...LILR Martin curls 30 yard freekick from left just wide left.
52 min...LILR YELLOW card...Ho for complaining about penalty kick call. Ho had tripped up Inf Blaskovic in box for penalty shot.
52 min...Inf GOAL Blaskovic...Blaskovic on Penalty kick as she shoots to left corner of net about 3 feet high beyond diving goalie.
53 min...LILR GOAL Margaret Tietjen...Margaret Tietjen on 7 yard shot to right corner of net after LILR rush right from center circle.
54 min...Inf Pigozzo rolls 20 yard shot from left scooped up by goalie.
56 min...LILR Hinks cross from extreme left caught by goalie.
57 min...LILR Jennifer Tietjen 35 yard lob picked up by goalie.
58 min...LILR sub...Kain replaces Mullen.
59 min...LILR Margaret Tietjen turns and gets away 20 yard shot caught by goalie.
60 min...LILR Margaret Tietjen 20 yard shot from left is caught by goalie.
62 min...LILR Burtis chips through ball from 25 yards over goalie but hits crossbar and goalie catches rebound.
64 min...Inf Kilfoy and LILR goalie race out for through ball, ball is partially cleared, Inf Frank 25 yard shot is wide left.
67 min...Inf Mason corner kick from right into box but referee blows play down for constant pushing between players.
69 min...LILR Kain forced off field to have cut treated.
72 min...Inf Pigozzo gets away 30 yard shot.
73 min...LILR Kain returns to the game.
74 min...Inf Kilfoy low 30 yard shot rolls wide right.
78 min...Inf Malley injured at center.
79 min...Inf Cignini freekick from 35 yards crossed into box, goalie bats it down and has time to pick it up.
82 min...LILR GOAL Burtis...Burtis receives threaded through ball and rolls 10 yard shot into net beyond sliding goalie. Two Inf defenders keep backing up instead of challenging LILR Margaret Tietjen (?) who forwarded her pass.
84 min...LILR sub...Spera replaces Kain.
85 min...LILR Jennifer Tietjen lobs 40 yard shot into box caught on bounce by goalie.
87 min...LILR sub...Kelly replaces Margaret Tietjen.
89 min...LILR Kelly cross from left caught by goalie.
89 min...LILR Burtis stretches forward to touch ball and ball lofted over bar from 7 yards.
91 min...LILR Kelly 18 yard shot under pressure is wide right.
93 min...Inf goalie misplays ball that bounces over her head but rolls wide right.
93 min...game ends 4:15pm.
Final Score:.........Toronto Inferno........1..........Long Island Lady Riders..........3............
Attendance was about 70 persons. The Inferno will play their first three home games in Oshawa because Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough is not available. Attendance has been this poor in other years for games in Toronto.
This was the Inferno's fourth game of the season. They had lost to Cleveland and Cincinnati that both play only W-2 soccer but I was assured they are in the lower division because of financial concerns, not talent. Their third game was against division mates Rochester and they won 2-0. Long Island are undefeated this year so I won't judge the Inferno too soon. I heard that Margaret and Jennifer Tietjen are twin sisters.
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