W-League game of Saturday June 3rd, 2000.
W-League game between Toronto Inferno and Tampa Bay Extreme played at Oshawa Civic Stadium in Oshawa at 7:30pm.
Toronto Inferno (white socks and shirts, black shorts and numbers)
.............................................22 Sarah Buckland
6 Gigi Cignini...5 Kristin Robertson...9 Jane Lea...17 Rochelle Willis
8 Julie Pigozzo...13 Maggie Mason...4 Tanya Frank...10 Amy Apps
.............................7 Tina Blaskovic...12 Jo Hinks
Subs:...1 Dawn Boone (gk)...2 Nadine Lewycky (def)...15 Tammie Wilson (mid)...16 Jacquie Malley (mid)...19 Gwen Kilfoy (fwd)...14 Janine Willis (mid)
head coach Tony Marmo, assistant coach Raffaele Tomarchio, goalkeeping coach Joe Nucifora, team trainers Erin Jackson and Dough Innis.
Tampa Bay Extreme (white socks and numbers, black shorts, red shirts with white shoulders)
...................................................1 Jordan Kellgran
11 Brooke Beck...18 Erin Baxter...17 Leslie Golden...9 Kelly Blaggie
19 Carlene Stenson...6 Kristine Edner...20 Amy Jones...15 Tara Minnax
......................................7 Karyn Hall...10 Tia Coliger
Subs:...0 Valerie Wetzel (gk)...8 Christina Galidion (mid)...12 Emily Morgan (def)...25 Andi Sellers (fwd)...13 Mindy Osborn (def)
head coach Don Tobin, assistant coaches Rui Farias and Al Scusa
Game Officials:...referee Herminio Lopes (the son of official John Lopes last seen in the CPSL game on Wednesday May 31st)...referee's assistants Archie Macpherson and Zack Kontoulous.
1st half:...game starts 7:41pm...Inferno defend south end on this warm sunny evening.
3 min...Inf Pigozzo 30 yard shot from right into short side netting just wide.
4 min...Inf Apps shoots backwards on bouncer from 10 yards but is wide left.
5 min...Inf corner kick from left is played around in the box until TB defender heads ball out of box.
7 min...Inf Blaskovic rolls cross from right that Inf forward can't qauite get to for tap-in.
11 min...TB Stenson throw in to TB Edner weakly rolled from extreme right to Inf goalie.
12 min...Inf goalie catches TB Coliger cross from left.
14 min...TB YELLOW card...Hall for complaining to referee's assistant about whistling out her run along sideline.
17 min...TB Baxter blasts partially cleared shot from 20 yards wide right of net.
17 min...TB Edner long throw-in from right side earns her a corner when headed out.
19 min...TB YELLOW card...Coliger for dissent.
20 min...TB sub...Sellers replaces Minnax.
21 min...TB Edner throw-in from left, header rolls to Inf goalie who scoops it before tap-in chance.
23 min...Inf Apps has good run on left, she turns and passes back to Inf Hinks who drops it for Inf Frank who blasted shot wide left of net from 15 yards.
24 min...TB Jones catches Inf goalie on edge of box but 30 yard lob well wide right.
25 min...Inf Blaskovic steals from TB player with long run on left is squeezed out by three defenders.
26 min...TB Edner long throw-in, TB Jones shot well over bar.
28 min...Inf goalie slides to edge of box to break up play.
30 min...Inf defenders head out long freekick into box from 40 yards.
31 min...Inf YELLOW card...Lea for unsportsmanlike behaviour on center sideline.
35 min...Inf Lea freekick from left, Inf player bounces header wide left of TB goal from 12 yards.
36 min...Inf Blaskovic on left on 2 on 1 break crosses too far forward that TB goalie picks up.
41 min...TB Coliger gets to through ball and chips 15 yard shot that hits the crossbar and the rebound is cleared away.
42 min...TB Edner chips up long freekick from 40 yards over defenders at 18 yards but Inf goalie picks up ball on bounce.
45 min...Inf Cignini freekick on right edge of box crosses left and Inf Blaskovic blasts out of air 7 yard shot just over bar.
45 min...half ends 8:26pm.
2nd Half:...starts 8:42pm.
halftime sub...Morgan replaces Beck. (I'd thought Beck was too short as the bouncing balls got over her head).
49 min...Inf Pigozzo 15 yard shot from right is just wide left of top corner.
50 min...Inf Willis 30 yard shot from left palmed over bar.
51 min...Inf Mason corner from right, Inf Hinks midair shot from 20 yard over net.
52 min...Inf goalie ends furious in box action when she dives forward to stop TB Sellers from getting to ball.
56 min...TB Coliger and Inf Lea smash together in opposite directions and both are injured.
56 min...Inf freekick from 40 yards on right, Inf Frank gets 10 yard header wide left.
56 min...TB Coliger is down on her own with leg injury after walking away on previous crash.
57 min...TB sub...Galidion replaces injured Coliger who's carried off field and eventually loaded into a mini van that drives up to the sideline.
60 min...Inf Frank GOAL...Frank on 12 yard shot on left to high left side of net beyond leaping goalie. Inf Apps crossed in shot from 30 yards.
62 min...Inf Apps rolls ball wide left from 12 yards after receiving through ball from 40 yards.
62 min...Inf YELLOW card...Frank for retaliation or dissent.
65 min...Inf Willis from 35 yards through ball rolls ahead of forwards right to TB goalie.
67 min...TB Sellers blasts 20 yard shot from right, diving Inf goalie slows down ball, Inf Cignini clears away near line. TB almost score when ball cleared back into box.
68 min...Inf Apps rushes in to bounce 7 yard header that's scooped by goalie.
69 min...Inf Pigozzo gets away with hand ball on TBs 2 on 1 rush.
71 min...TB Golden freekick from 40 yards on right, TB player heads ball off goal post on right side.
72 min...TB Jones corner from right, charging TB players miss getting to 2 yard header.
73 min...Previously injured TB Coliger placed in minivan that pulled onto track.
74 min...TB Jones gets head to 40 yard freekick 5 yards out, Inf goalie makes sure to push ball wide.
74 min...TB Jones corner kick from left, then another corner kick by her from right is cleared.
76 min...Inf goalie grabs ball from cross from right.
78 min...Inf goalie flubs ball but picks up ahead of TB Sellers knocking her over.
79 min...Inf Blaskovic GOAL....Blaskovic header as she charges in 5 yarder to right. TB goalie gets hand to ball but pushes it into right corner of net. Inf Pigozzo had crossed from right from 30 yard after good run setting up this play.
81 min...TB Jones 25 yard shot freekick into short side of netting.
81 min...TB sub...Morgan replaces Sellers.
83 min...Inf goalie stops point blank shot on slide when TB Baxter races in from right.
84 min...Inf Pigozzo turns and 15 yard shot hits crossbar, TB goalie grabs rebound.
85 min...Inf sub...Kilfoy replaces Blaskovic.
................Inf sub...?????? replaces Mason.
86 min...TB Jones 5 yard header over net when she receives corner from right.
88 min...Inf Kilfoy shot from 25 yards slides to goalie.
89 min...TB Jones corner kick from left is headed over bar.
91 min...Inf Kilfoy chips 20 yard shot wide left.
92 min...Inf YELLOW card...Cignini for timewasting on freekick.
93 min...Inf RED card...Hinks.
................TB RED card...Baxter.
A punching incident in the box involving TB Baxter and Inf Kilfoy, referee Red cards wrong Inf player after consulting with referee's assistant.
95 min...game ends 9:32pm.
Final Score:.......Toronto Inferno..........2.......Tampa Bay Extreme............0.......
Attendance was about 80 people. A stadium official came up to the press box to tell us they'd received 10 complaints from the neighbours about the noise. I could only think it was the PA system playing music at halftime. It was only 9:30pm, wouldn't most people be watching the hockey playoffs on television?
Last week's Lady Riders were undefeated. The Extreme also had a good record. This year's Inferno seems much more competitive than 1999.
Rocket Robin
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