W-League game of Sunday July 15th, 2001 between Toronto Inferno and Ottawa Fury played at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough at 2:00pm.
Toronto Inferno (white socks, sleeves, numbers and names, navy shorts and shirts)
.............................................1 Leisha Alcia
5 Heather Forsyth...6 Gigi Cignini...14 Janine Willis...17 Rochelle Willis
3 Robyn Brady...9 Jane Lea...4 Tanya Frank...8 Candace Chapman
......................7 Tina Blaskovic...12 Jo Hinks
Subs:...22 Sarah Buckland (gk)...15 Laura Glasspoole (mid)...18 Maria Giannotti (def)...10 Amy Apps (mid)...13 Maggie Mason (mid)...16 Jill Unsworth (def)
team officials:...head coach Tony Marmo...assistant coach Joe Nucifora...athletic threrapist Melanie Banina.
Ottawa Fury (all white, navy numbers and names)
.............................................1 Taryn Swiatek
...............4 Mandy Sabiston...9 Brigitte Bernier...10 Noel Trepanier
20 Christine McCartney...6 Erica Bowie...8 Danielle Vella...11 Julie Gareau
..............18 Kristina Kiss...7 Eva Melamed...13 Jennifer Biondi
Subs:...0 Kyla Clark (gk)...12 Stacy Malloch (mid)...17 Keri Hoffman (fwd)...21 Cecily Clarke (def)
team officials:...head coach Chris Roth...assistant coach's Dominic Rochon, Dylan Loy, Frank LoFranco.
Game Officials:...referee Joe Fletcher...referee's assistants Michael Roecken and Gary Prentice...no fourth official.
1st Half:...game starts 2:13pm...Inf defend north end on hot sunny day.
1st 3 minutes...Inf are pinned in their own end at the start of the game.
4 min...Inferno Tina Blaskovic GOAL...Inf Hinks had taken a 30 yard shot from right side that hit the bar and Blaskovic kicked in the rebound from 2 yards beyond Fury goalie.
7 min...Fury Kiss cornerkick from left was headed out of box on by two defenders.
8 min...Inf Hinks rolls in 20 yard shot from right to goalie on right post after cornerkick from left.
11 min...Inf Frank rolls ball from 30 yards to Inf Blaskovic who boots 15 yard roller that diving goalie blocks and stops on right post.
12 min...Inf Brady cross in from right, Inf Chapman on left 5 yards touches ball that goalie stops on left post.
16 min...Fury Biondi cross from left into box that Inf goalie runs forward to catch.
18 min...Fury Kiss 35 yard freekick boots ball wide left of post.
22 min...Inf Chapman 30 yard shot from left is just widee right of net.
23 min...Inf Blaskovic pushes ball over to Inf Chapman in center who runs to right but cuts in 20 yard shot that hits high on right post.
27 min...Fury Kristina Kiss GOAL...Fury Biondi beat offside trap 15 yards out and passed over from 10 yards on left to Kiss who tapped in a 5 yard shot. Inferno goalie was trapped on this 2 on 1.
30 min...Inf Cignini freekick from 35 yards over wall that goalie catches on left post.
32 min...Inf Cignini 40 yard freekick from right that goalie blocks on left of box and picks up after hitting ground.
37 min...Fury Biondi 35 yard shot blocked on line and picked up on bounce by goalie.
40 min...Inf Forsyth stops Fury Kiss on 1 on 1 just as she steps into Inf box.
44 min...Inf Rochelle Willis 30 yard shot caught by goalie.
45 min...Inf Hinks crossed in from left of box is headed out by defender.
47 min...half ends 3:00pm.
2nd Half:...starts 3:17pm.
46 min...Fury Kiss rolls 7 yards shot wide left of net for cornerkick.
46 min...Fury Gareau blasts 15 yard partially cleared rebound over net.
49 min...Inf Forsyth cornerkick from right caught by leaping Fury goalie.
51 min...Inf goalie catches 40 yard bouncer into box.
52 min...Fury Trepanier rolls over Inf Blaskovic on end line.
53 min...Fury Vella cornerkick from right, bounces through Inf box.
54 min...Inf sub...Glasspoole replaces Hinks. Janine Willis pushes up as Glasspoole plays defense.
54 min...Fury Eva Melamed GOAL...Melamed volleys bouncer in from 7 yards on right after getting cross from
left, a sliding Inferno defender couldn't stop the ball from crossing the line.
56 min...Inf Brady cornerkick from left, charging Inf Frank heads just over bar from 10 yards.
58 min...Fury Bowie boots high 40 yard shot that goalie bobbles but Fury player slams into her but play whistled down.
61 min...Fury McCartney crosses in from right end line but goalie catches ball.
64 min...Inf Blaskovic tripped running into box dekeing two defenders. Penalty kick called.
64 min...Inf Blaskovic blasts penalty kick off top of bar and over net!
65 min...Inf goalie beats Fury Kiss to bouncer on edge of box.
67 min...Inf Forsyth injured at Fury 40 yard line on right.
67 min...Inf Unsworth replaces Forsyth.
70 min...Inf Janine Willis blasts deflected rebound from 25 yards on left well high wide right of net after Inf Chapman had beaten two Fury on left end line.
72 min...Inf Chapman rolls ball from right across box that Fury goalie picks up.
73 min...Inferno Tina Blaskovic GOAL...Inf Janine Willis crosses in from left near end line. Blaskovic heads in from 5 yards on right post just below bar.
74 min...Inf goalie catches 20 yard shot on left then Fury player plows into her after whistle.
75 min...Fury YELLOW card...McCartney for shirt tugging Inf Janine Willis on left sideline.
79 min...Inf freekick from 40 yards on right is blown down for pushing on edge of box.
80 min...Fury Vella 45 yard freekick from right caught by leaping goalie in crowd of players on left side of box.
85 min...Fury Vella 40 yard kick that goalie beats Fury Melamed to on edge of box.
86 min...Inf Brady cornerkick from left, leaping Inf Frank twists header from 5 yards just wide right.
89 min...Inf Cignini 40 yard freekick from right is caught by Fury leaping goalie.
90 min...Inf Chapman runs along left and cuts in and as falling shoots wide right. She'd ran by about five Fury players with just one touch by Inf Blaskovic.
91 min...half ends 4:03pm.
Overtime:...starts 4:11pm...Inf defend north end.
The W-League rules are there'd be two 10 minute periods with Golden Goal meaning the first goal wins.
Inf sub...Mason replaces Unsworth. A team official said she had a plane to catch!
91 min...Fury goalie beats Lynx player to through ball on edge of box.
92 min...Inf Chapman pulled down by Fury Bernier in box while deking players in Fury box. A penalty kick is called.
93 min...Inferno Tina Blaskovic GOAL...Blaskovic rolls ball low to right corner of
net on penalty kick.
Final Score:............Toronto Inferno.............3.........Ottawa Fury............2..........
Attendance was about 150 on this hot summer's day.
Wow Tina Blaskovic scored seven goals this weekend! (Better than the whole Lynx team this year). Four against Laval Dynamites on Friday in the Inferno 4-3 victory. I think we have the W-League player of the week. No doubt that Tina would take the second penalty kick. Maybe a second chance at the National team Evan? Only point against her is she's 29. Has the nickname 'Goal Machine' been used anywhere in the world yet?
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