Result of the W-League game played Saturday July 28th, 2001 between Toronto Inferno and New York Magic played at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough at 7:00pm.
Toronto Inferno (white socks, names and numbers, navy shorts and shirts)
.........................................1 Leisha Alcia
17 Rochelle Willis...15 Laura Glasspoole...5 Heather Forsyth...18 Maria Giannotti
13 Maggie Mason...4 Tanya Franck...9 Jane Lea...3 Robyn Brady
............................7 Tina Blaskovic...12 Jo Hinks
Subs:...22 Sarah Buckland (gk)...2 Allison Kelly (def)...16 Shaza Zikra (mid)
team officials:...head coach Tony Marmo...assistant caoch Joe Nucifora...athletic therapist Melanie Banina.
New York Magic (white socks and shirts, black shorts, red numbers)
....................................21 Maria Yatrakis
17 Lauren Papalia...14 Erika Dempsey...3 Molly Sellner...5 Melissa Mann
9 Ellen McMahon...8 Lori Wyble...19 Savia Baron...22 Shannon Puzio...6 Jennifer De La Hoz
...........................................10 Noelle Meeke (cpt)
Subs:...0 Ronale McKenzie (gk)...4 Lina Nermark (def)...23 Stephanie Bliss (mid)
team officials:...head coach Nino DePasquali...trainer Michael Demakis...athletic trainer Melinda Jaslow...manager Lyndelle Phillips.
Game Officials:...referee Steve DiPierro...referee's assistants Gord Arrowsmith and Steve Mortimer...fourth official Robin Mortimer.
1st half:...game starts 7:09pm...Inferno defend north end on this warm evening although the temperature cooled off fast. There was a strong wind from the east.
2 min...NYM Sellner cornerkick from left is headed away.
2 min...Inf Blaskovic 20 yard shot is stopped on left post by sprawling goalie.
4 min...Inf Rochelle Willis freekick from right edge of box is eventually cleared.
6 min...Inf Mason ends Inf pressure by 20 yard shot that's caught by NYM goalie on left post.
7 min...NYM player pops up 7 yard shot from right that bounces on top of net.
8 min...NYM Meeke runs down right and bounces low 25 yard shot just wide left on Inf net.
10 min...NYM Meeke cornerkick from left partially cleared, NYM Dempsey blasts rebound from 25 yards well over net.
13 min...NYM Meeke shot deflected of Inf defender to goalie and Meeke pleads for handball call.
14 min...Inf Blaskovic rolls through ball to Inf Mason but her 25 yard shot is well over bar.
16 min...Inf Glasspoole chips 20 yard bouncer to goalie on right post.
19 min...Inf Rochelle Willis rushes down right wing, her cross is punched forward by diving NYM goalie.
20 min...Inf Hinks rush on right wing after perfect through pass by Inf Blaskovic, Inf Hinks slips when trying to cut around defender.
22 min...Inf Brady 25 yard shot from left wing is caught by goalie on left post.
23 min...Inf Rochelle Willis pass over to Inf Hinks on left wing whose 20 yard shot is well over net.
25 min...NYM Sellner freekick from 20 yards on left hits football crossbar so dead ball although NYM players keep playing until whistle blown. (the football crossbar is about 18 inches above the soccer bar).
26 min...Inf Mason inswinger from right, Inf Blaskovic 15 yard shot hits football crossbar.
27 min...Inf Forsyth 45 yard freekick caught by charging goalie.
28 min...NYM Meeke 35 yard freekick caught by goalie on right post.
30 min...NYM Meeke 35 yard freekick from left is headed away.
31 min...Inf Blaskovic shot from left around defenders is cleared.
33 min...NYM Meeke cornerkick from left is kicked around and NYM Wyble chips 20 yard shot from right caught by goalie.
37 min...NYM Puzio 40 yard shot bobbled and picked up by goalie.
40 min...Inf Robyn Brady GOAL...Inf Heather Forsyth 40 yard freekick from right is headed down 10 yards by Inf Tanya Franck, flicked to Inf Tina Blaskovic whose 7 yard shot from left is blocked and Brady boots 7 yarder to upper part of net.
43 min...Inf Mason gets ball 12 yards out and point blank save batted down by goalie.
44 min...NYM Meeke cornerkick from left is over box.
46 min...Inf Mason short run through middle but crosses to left.
half ends 7:55pm.
2nd Half:...starts 8:12pm.
47 min...NYM Meeke 30 yard freekick is caught by goalie.
48 min...Inf Rochelle Willis 35 yard kick from right is caught by NYM goalie.
50 min...Inf Tina Blaskovic GOAL...Blaskovic takes low 25 yard shot into left corner of net beyond diving goalie.
51 min...Inf Blaskovic races down left and chips 15 yard shot wide left.
55 min...Magic GOAL (an Inferno own goal)...Magic Noelle Meeke takes 35 yard freekick from left, Inf defender heads from 7 yards into own net just under bar.
61 min...Inf Franck ends pressure by 15 yard shot chipped wide left of net.
63 min...Inf Giannotti from 30 yards pass to Inf Franck pushes ball right to Inf Blaskovic who 15 yard shot from right is caught by goalie.
65 min...Inf Lea ends pressure with 25 yard shot wide left of net.
67 min...NYM McMahon injured on sidelines with throat injury near center. NYM ignore Inf gesture of kicking ball out of play and throw it in for themselves once play commences.
69 min...NYM player redirects centering ball from left from 15 yards caught by goalie.
69 min...Inf Blaskovic pushes ball ahead to Inf Mason who flubs shot on right.
70 min...Inf Brady cornerkick from left is caught by leaping goalie.
71 min...Inf Lea turns and cuts 30 yard shot over bar.
72 min...NYM Meeke cornerkick from right, ball is kicked around and Inf Lea makes save off line on right post.
74 min...Inf Mason tounces pass to Inf Franck whose 20 yard shot caught by goalie.
75 min...NYM YELLOW card...Meeke for complaining after NYM player awarded freekick outside center circle that no Inf card given.
76 min...NYM Bliss (when did she come on?) in scramble rolls weak 20 yard shot wide right.
77 min...NYM Meeke cornerkick from right is blown down for pushing in box.
79 min...Inf Tanya Franck GOAL...Inf Jane Lea freekick from 35 yards on right, Franck pushes in 5 yard shot to center of net.
80 min...Inf sub...Kelly replaces Giannotti.
80 min...NYM RED card...Noelle Meeke earned her second Yellow card for complaining about the Inferno goal before play resumed.
81 min...Inf Franck 30 yard shot well over net.
82 min...NYM Sellner freekick from near right flag is headed away by defender.
85 min...NYM Meeke ordered off player's bench as she'd been red carded.
86 min...Inf RED card...Jo Hinks for pushing/punching NYM Molly Seliner, assistant referee makes
call.
87 min...NYM YELLOW card...Sellner for corralling Inf Blaskovic on breakaway up middle.
88 min...Inf Blaskovic 25 yard freekick into NYM wall of defenders.
89 min...Inf Lea 30 yard shot is over net.
91 min...Inf Rochelle Willis chips ball from 30 yards on right, Inf Blaskovic blasts 15 yard shot point blank off goalie, rebound to Inf Zikra who blasts 20 yard shot off goalie.
91 min...game ends 8:58pm.
Final Score:..........Toronto Inferno............3.........New York Magic........1........
Attendance was about 200 which is the most I've seen this season (I've missed three games).
Magic played a 4-5-1 with team captain Noelle Meeke the lone forward. Their team has only won one division game this year.
Inferno ended their home schedule tonight and depending how they do on their roadtrip to Ottawa and Laval will earn a playoff home game if they can finish 1st or 2nd.
Tina Blaskovic scored once tonight and that makes 11 goals in her last 4 league games. She made the W-League Team of the week for the 2nd week in a row. She was the first Inferno player to ever make Player of the Week.
Tanya Franck--I've been spelling her name wrong 50% of the time for years (some other sources have it as Frank, like the game day insert) but that'll be a winter project to correct the spelling now that I finally asked her.
Rocket Robin
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