A-League game of Friday August 25st, 2000.

A-League between Toronto Lynx and US-Pro 40 played at Varsity Stadium at 7:30pm.

Toronto Lynx (white socks and shirts, black shorts, names and numbers, black slashes across right chest)

.......................................1 Carmine Isacco
............15 Adrian Serioux...2 Marco Reda (cpt)...3 Mauricio Vincello
9 Nikola Vignjevic...8 Brian Ashton...19 David DiPlacido...4 Joe Mattacchione...11 Lloyd Barker
...........................27 Francisco Dos Santos...20 Juan Arango

Subs:...22 Theo Zagar (gk)...7 Lyndon Hooper (mid)...10 Nebojsa Vignjevic (mid)...14 Edgar Bartolomeu (mid)...18 Chris Pozniak (mid)...16 Aaron Benjamin (fwd)...21 Laryea Adjetey (def)
head coach/general manager Peter Pinizzotto, equipment manager Carl Titus, medical co-ordinator Dr Robert Gringmuth.

US-Pro 40 (red and white hooped socks, red shorts, black shirts, white numbers)

........................................18 Matt Napoleon
8 Micah Cooks...5 Michael Green...17 Tahj Jakins...9 Keith Beach
12 Alberto Munoz...16 Scott Bower...5 Michael Green...2 Kyle Beckerman
..........................3 Esmundo Rodriguez (cpt)...7 Marvin Quijano

Subs:...1 Matt Nyman (gk)...10 Sergio Salas (mid)
head coach Alfonso Mondelo, team co-ordinator Mike Flaherty, athletic trainer Kevin Sells.

Game Officials:...referee Manuel Orellano, referee's assistants Domenic Rosetto and Glenn Sharkey, fourth official Isaac Raymond.

Tonight's theme was Swing 50+ Night. 19 members of the York West Senior's Centre Line Dancers and the Lynxster danced on a plywood dancefloor on the field. Comedian Gordie Tapp told jokes. Singer Tommy Lovegrove sang the American anthem and Gordie Tapp sang the Canadian anthem acapella. The ceremonial kick off was taken by Hector Marinaro Sr.

1st Half:...game starts 7:44pm...Lynx defend north end on this warm evening.
3 min...Lynx Dos Santos crosses from far right corner drifts over net.
6 min...Lynx Nikola Vignjevic kicks into box but US Green boots away before Lynx Dos Santos gets to it. Lynx Nikola Vignjevic boots ball back into box but US player heads it away.
8 min...Lynx GOAL Ashton...Lynx Dos Santos rushed along right and crossed into box, the ball was knocked down by Lynx Arango and Ashton boots in 10 yard shot to left side of net.
9 min...Lynx Nikola Vignjevic pushes off freekick but Lynx Ashton blast from 20 yards is blocked by defender.
12 min...US Rodriguez and Lynx Ashton hurt when both kick at ball at Lynx 25 yard line. US Rodriguez helped off field with a nosebleed.
13 min...US Bower 30 yard freekick booted weakly into wall.
13 min...Lynx Vincello concedes corner on US rush to relieve pressure.
16 min...US Beach 55 yard kick into box and Lynx goalie picks up bouncer. US Rodriguez is back in the game.
17 min...US Gomez dekes defender on left and passes to US Longo whose blast is blocked by sliding defender.
19 min...Lynx Dos Santos cross from left knocked out by defender as he and Lynx Arango jump for ball.
25 min...US Rodriguez pushes through ball from 45 yards that finds US Beckerman behind defender but he rolls 12 yard shot just wide right with goalie falling.
27 min...Lynx Arango taps back to Lynx Mattacchione whose 25 yard shot is blasted well wide left of goal.
29 min...Lynx Arango 35 yard shot is well wide right.
30 min...US Gomez tees up ball 20 yards out on 1 on 3 rush but blasts shot well high over net.
31 min...Lynx goalie catches US Cooks 50 yard shot just under crossbar.
34 min...Lynx goalie picks up long roller into box.
34 min...Lynx Nikola Vignjevic tries cross from right on goalline but shot is behind net.
37 min...Lynx Arango can't get away shot in US box after nice cross from Lynx Dos Santos on left into box.
44 min...Lynx Barker crosses from left over box after a Lynx player crossed to him high from right with neither player getting away a shot.
45 min...Lynx Arango short chip from right that charging Lynx Mattacchione heads just wide right of net from 7 yards.
47 min...game ends 8:31pm.

Halftime entertainment was Tommy Lovegrove singing such 1940s era standards as 'White Cliffs Of Dover'.

2nd Half:...starts 8:48pm.
47 min...US YELLOW card...Cooks for clutching Lynx Barker who was blowing by him on left sideline at US 25 yard line.
48 min...Lynx Mattacchione blasts 25 yard shot over crowd well over net.
50 min...US Green just boots ball away from Lynx Serioux who almost got to it when his long throw-in is rebounded to him.
51 min...Lynx Serioux gets his 3rd long throw-in in the last few minutes from the left sideline is caught by US goalie in box.
52 min...Lynx Dos Santos 20 yard freekick over wall and arcs over net.
54 min...US Gomez cross from left that US Munoz sends sailing over box.
55 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Barker for pulling down US Beckerman at center line near sideline.
56 min...Lynx Dos Santos run down left and cross/shot from 15 yards chipped to goalie.
57 min...Lynx DiPlacido runs up middle and rolls 25 yard shot straight to goalie.
59 min...US sub...Salas replaces Munoz.
60 min...Lynx Mattacchione chips 35 yard freekick wide right of box.
63 min...US RED card...Cooks earns his 2nd yellow card for grabbing Lynx Barker again on the left sideline. It was a similar play to his first one at 47 minutes.
64 min...Lynx Ashton rolls 35 yard shot directly to goalie.
64 min...Lynx Ashton involved but US Beach went down like a ton of bricks and no call by referee nor linesman. Beach needed trainer.
68 min...Lynx Ashton runs up middle, passes off to Lynx Barker who chips over players but two Lynx players can't get to header and ball bounces wide right of box.
71 min...Lynx GOAL Dos Santos...Lynx Vincello steps through defenders on run up left side and short pass to Dos Santos who turns and boots ball just under bar in center of net from 10 yards.
71 min...Lynx sub...Benjamin replaces Arango.
74 min...US Gomez kicks out at Lynx Vincello and spikes him.
................Lynx YELLOW card...Serioux for knocking at prone US Gomez in Lynx box.
75 min...Lynx sub...Pozniak replaces Ashton.
77 min...Lynx Serioux gets foot in to knock ball from US Salas on break into box.
78 min...US player heads wide left after US cornerkick from left.
79 min...Lynx Benjamin has ball in middle and short pass to Lynx Dos Santos that is kicked and blocked by goalie.
80 min...Lynx Diplacido steps up and 20 yard kick is wide right of net.
81 min...US Bower 25 yard freekick from wide right of net goes through box.
83 min...Lynx Dos Santos pass to Lynx Pozniak run through middle and 15 yard shot blocked by goalie.
84 min...Lynx Nikola Vignjevic short cornerkick from right that Lynx Pozniak shot is wide left.
85 min...US Rodriguez gets ball on edge of box and rolls shot wide right of net.
87 min...Lynx Benjamin rush through center, Lynx Pozniak gets to rebound and chips directly to goalie.
88 min...US Gomez long run up right and 10 yard shot when squeezed by Lynx Vincello and ball caught by goalie.
88 min...Lynx Nikola Vignjevic 15 yard shot from right side fo box is off goalie's shoulder and over net.
90 min...Lynx Dos Santos from extreme left curls in 15 yard shot that hits right goalpost about 5 feet in air.
91 min...Lynx subs...Adjetey replaces Nikola Vignjevic.
...............................Nebojsa Vignjevic replaces Barker.
93 min...Lynx Barker rolls pass to Lynx Nebojsa Vignjevic in box whose 10 yard shot hits goalie and deflects wide left.
94 min...game ends 9:37pm.

Final Score:...........Toronto Lynx..........2.........US Pro 40...........0............

Lynx tried hard for that third goal which would have given them one extra point in the standings but one more win should let them beat Montreal Impact for the third and last guaranteed spot in their division.

US Pro 40 played down a man from the 63rd minute when Micah Cooks drew his second Yellow card within 15 minutes for almost identical holding infractions on Lloyd Barker. They only brought one extra outfield player on their bench. (maybe MLS injuries and callups have drained the team reserves).

Attendance was announced as 2545 fans. Tonight was Swing 50+ Night but it didn't attract any more senior citizens than normal. Gordie Tapp told some jokes that he couldn't tell on Hee Haw.

The Lynx gave goalie Carmine Isacco his first start of the season and he played competantly.

Lynx play again on Sunday against Richmond Kickers and this will likely be their first round opponent in the playoffs if they squeeze into that 8th spot.

The Voyageurs who at the game were loud as usual but admitted they were matched by screaming girls tonight.

Rocket Robin
robing@clo.com

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