W-League Toronto Inferno vs Cleveland Eclipse

W-League game of Saturday June 10th, 2000.

W-League game between Toronto Inferno and Cleveland Eclipse 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...17 Rochelle Willis...9 Jane Lea...5 Kristin Robertson
8 Julie Pigozzo...13 Maggie Mason...4 Tanya Frank...10 Amy Apps
............................12 Jo Hinks...7 Tina Blaskovic

Subs:...1 Dawn Boone (gk)...2 Nadine Lewycky (def)...11 Celia Pires (mid)...15 Tammie Wilson (mid)...16 Jacquie Malley (mid)...19 Gwen Kilfoy (fwd)...14 Janine Willis (mid)
head coach Tony Marmo, assistant coach Raffael Tomarchio, goalkeeping coach Joe Nucifora, team trainers Erin Jackson and Doug Innis.

Cleveland Eclipse (all blue, yellow numbers and trim)

..................................................01 Katie Carson
12 Kristen Manrodt...4 Keri Guminey...16 Melissa Fronk...21 Shanta Harsa
10 Keri Maier...15 Maureen Pentz...5 Jill Sluga...17 Katie Milligan
...............................22 Jennifer Twardzik...2 Allison Wagner

Subs:...0 Karen Gunningham (gk)...14 Lisa Zalare (fwd)
coaches Mike Besu and John Felton.

Game Officials:...referee Zack Kontoulis, referee's assistants Tom Hibbert and Neil Montgomery, fourth official Bobby Rose.

1st Half:...game starts 7:42pm...Inferno defend south end on this humid hazy evening.
1 min...Inf Hinks 20 yard shot from right is just high wide right of net.
3 min...Inf Mason 25 yard shot from middle caught by goalie.
4 min...Inf Frank pass through the middle to Inf Apps or Hinks, goalie makes point blank save.
6 min...CE Maier enters game! (The Eclipse had one of their vehicles make a wrong turn in London Ontario and was late getting here. They started the game with 10 players not using up their subs).
7 min...Inf Blaskovic 20 yard shot just chipped wide right of goal from 10 yards.
11 min...Inf Blaskovic cross from extreme right is cleared by defenders in box.
14 min...Inf Robertson chips long ball into box, Inf Apps slips in box lining up shot.
15 min...CE Pentz cornerkick from right is headed out of box.
17 min...Inf Blaskovic long 35 yard break-in, slides ball just wide left of post from 10 yards.
24 min...Inf Blaskovic 20 yard shot wide left of post.
27 min...CE goalie picks up low cross from far right.
28 min...Inf goalie slides out to clear through ball before charging CE Wagner.
28 min...CE Pentz two corner kicks from left, the first cleared behind line, the second whistled down by referee.
31 min...Inf Cignini corner from right, Inf player with back to ball chips ball over bar.
33 min...CE Wagner cross from left rolls out of box on right.
35 min...Inf Blaskovic rolls 18 yard shot to goalie as she falls on edge of box.
38 min...Inf Cignini 40 yard shot from right lands on top netting of net.
41 min...Inf goalie picks up ball in box that CE Wagner had almost dribbled by two defenders.
43 min...Inf Apps in left corner surrounded by two defenders crosses low into box that goalie dives forward to cover.
45 min...Inf Blaskovic pass to Inf Pigozzo who rolls low shot right to goalie from 10 yards.
46 min...half ends 8:28pm.

At halftime, there was a mini game with two Under 11 teams who acted as ball girls during the game.

2nd Half:...starts 8:45pm.
48 min...Inf goalie picks up long through ball into box.
50 min...Inf Mason cornerkick from right, goalie palms ball forward and eventually bounced back to goalie after in box action.
51 min...CE goalie picks up bouncing cross from Inf Frank on left.
52 min...Inf Hinks through pass to Inf Pigozzo whose 10 yard shot from right is deflected by defender.
53 min...Inf cornerkick is kicked around in CE box including CE goalie swatting ball away from her line on pop up.
53 min...Inf Cignini blasts partially cleared ball from 25 yards that goalie flies right to catch.
54 min...Inf Rochelle Willis 40 yard freekick on left caught by goalie.
57 min...CE Twardzik 30 yard shot from right after partially cleared corner is wide right of post.
58 min...Inf sub...Kilfoy replaces Hinks.
61 min...Inf sub...Janine Willis replaces Apps.
63 min...CE sub...Zalare replaces Fronk.
65 min...Inf Rochelle Willis blasts 30 yard shot from left that goalie palms over bar.
66 min...Inf Pigozzo heads ball wide from 10 yards after Inf Kilfoy heads ball to her from 15 yards.
69 min...Inferno GOAL Kilfoy...Inf Blaskovic receives pass on right, dekes defender and gets low cross over to Kilfoy who squeezes 5 yard shot from left post just past diving goalie.
71 min...CE goalie catches bouncer into box to break up Inf rush.
72 min...CE goalie picks up Inf Pigozzo 40 yard pass into box.
74 to 76 min...Inf defenders hold off CE onslaught (it was hard to see as only the east side spotlights were working).
80 min...Inf goalie catches 20 yard shot after her clearance of through ball deflected off CE player and Inf defenders delay shot until she get back into net.
82 min...Eclipse GOAL Maier...Maier chips in 10 yard shot to right side of net.
83 min...Inf Pigozzo cross from right 20 yards punched left across box by CE leaping goalie.
85 min...Inf Kilfoy has ball deflected off her by defender resulting in 20 yard shot right to goalie.
86 min...CE goalie picks up bouncing shot on left post.
89 min...Inf Robertson 40 yard shot is caught by leaping goalie just under bar.
89 min...Inf Blaskovic rolls cross across box from right but goalie dives to prevent tap-in.
90 min...Inf Mason 35 yard shot caught just to right of post.
92 min...Inf Kilfoy bounces 20 yard partially cleared ball right back to CE goalie.
92 min...half ends 9:32pm.

1st Half Extra Time (10 minute golden goal half)...starts 9:37pm...Inferno defend south end.
92 min...CE goalie picks up ball rolling into box.
94 min...Inf Pigozzo from 12 yards shoots ball over bar from right redirecting cross from left side.
96 min...Inf Kilfoy dekes defender but pass into box is directly to goalie.
97 min...Inf Frank cross from left is caught by diving goalie.
98 min...Inf Cignini freekick from 40 yards directly to goalie.
99 min...CE Pentz 35 yard shot caught by goalie.
100 min...Inf Kilfoy turns and fires 25 yard shot from left directly to goalie.
100 min...half ends 9:47pm.

2nd Half Extra Time...starts 9:48pm.
101 min...Inferno GOAL Blaskovic...Inf Cignini freekick from right 25 yards away from goal crosses into box where Blaskovic from 5 yards heads ball to left corner of net beyond diving goalie.

Final Score:....Toronto Inferno...........2 (OT)..........Cleveland Eclipse........1 (OT)..........

Inferno earn four points for the win even thought it was in overtime. There were some rule changes since last year that we in the press box weren't certain of. There would have been no shootout if the game had ended with no one scoring after the 2nd overtime period and the game would be recorded as a tie.

Toronto gains revenge for their opening game of the year in Cleveland where they were beaten 3-1 on May 13th. Cleveland are in the W-2 League which in theory should be a calibre below the W-1 League that Inferno play in but for some teams it's just a financial decision to play in the lower division.

Attendance was about 150 as they were able to bring in a few girls teams from the nearby tournament that was going on earlier in the day.

The stadium is being renovated as two sections have had the aluminum seats torn from the concrete base I suppose to be reset. Last week's game we had an official for the stadium come over to tell us they'd received 10 complaints from neighbours about the noise! (maybe the canned music at halftime). Tonight there was nobody to be found when only the east side of the stadium and center west lights went on! Some of the corners looked dim. Anyway it will be the last time this year that Toronto Inferno play at that stadium as Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough is now available.

Inferno Midfielder Amy Apps is the granddaughter of NHL hockey great Syl Apps Sr.

Rocket Robin
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