Result of the A-League game between Toronto Lynx and Connecticut
Wolves played Tuesday May 29th, 2001 at Varsity Stadium at 11:30am. This was
their annual "School Day" game.
Toronto Lynx (black socks, shorts, names and numbers, yellow shirts, white trim)
...................................1 Theo Zagar
.........15 Adrian Serioux...2 Marco Reda (cpt)...3 Mauricio Vincello
10 Robbie Aristodemo...8 Brian Ashton...7 Lyndon Hooper...13 Chris Pozniak
...............21 Kristian Grzetic...15 Adrian Serioux
Subs:...29 Yuri Elkaim (gk)...4 Joe Mattacchione (mid)...5 Ervin Ryta (def)...6 Maninder 'Bobby' Randhawa (mid)...16 Aaron Benjamin (fwd)...18 Caswain Mason (mid)...19 Waldo Sponton (mid)
Team officials:....head coach/general manager Peter Pinizzotto...equipment manager Juan Carlos Ramirez Gaston...goalkeeping coach Paola Silva...medical co-ordinator Dr Robert Gringmuth.
Connecticut Wolves (white socks and numbers, red shorts and shirts, black names on white patch)
.................................1 Adam Throop
6 Max Zieky...21 David Kelly...22 Mobi Oparaku...24 Bert Williams
12 Dean Sewell...7 Fabio Zuniga...9 Temoc Suarez...23 Winston Griffiths
................19 Patrick Beech...17 Paul Oyuga
Subs:...--Billy Gatti (gk)...2 David Vaudreuil (def)...4 Sean Nealis (def)...11 Brian Wood (mid)...14 Dan Rudolph (fwd)...20 Steve Pedicini (mid)
Team officials:...head coach Dan Gaspar...assistant coach David Kelly
Game Officials:...referee Jose Farias, referee's assistants Stephen Cahoon and Domenic Rossetto, fourth official none...wore green.
Various school bands and choirs played pre-game including the national anthems. The ceremonial first kick was taken by MuchMusic VJ 'Rick The Temp'.
1st Half:...starts 11:38am with Lynx defending the north end on this warm sunny day.
8 min...Lynx Hooper sends 30 yard volley into Wolves box, Wolves goalie leaps for ball over Lynx Grzetic.
9 min...Wolves Oparaku rolls 20 yard shot wide left.
10 min...Wolves Oyuga races in on left, passes over to Wolves Beech who crosses back and Wolves Oyuga volleys 7 yard shot off bar, Lynx defender blocks rebound. The resulting cornerkick from right bounces through box.
12 min...Wolves goalie races Lynx player to bad pass back, collision ruled for Wolves goalie and no corner kick given.
12 min...Lynx Grzetic knocked down near sideline and needs help getting up.
15 min...Wolves YELLOW card...Griffiths for tackle from behind after Lynx Serioux sliding tackle stripped him of ball near sideline and then he lunged after Serioux.
................Lynx YELLOW card...Serioux for picking up ball and throwing it at Wolves Griffiths.
15 min...Wolves Williams slams into Lynx Aristedemo on sideline in Wolves end.
18 min...Lynx Vincello diving header to knock down cross into Lynx box.
18 min...Lynx goalie catches cross into box by diving Wolves forward.
19 min...Lynx DiPlacido 25 yard roller smothered by goalie.
20 min...Wolves Griffiths trips over ball on edge of box on breakaway.
21 min...Lynx Dos Santos breaks in for through pass and 15 yard shot blocked by Wolves goalie.
22 min...Lynx Ashton blasts 20 yard partially cleared cornerkick just wide left of post.
23 min...Wolves Zuniga blasts 25 yard roller from right on 3 on 2 break well wide left of goal.
25 min...Lynx Ashton freekick from 30 yards deflected up by wall, Lynx Dos Santos heads it forward but Lynx Aristedemo can't get to ball before behind line.
26 min...Wolves YELLOW card...Zuniga for rough play in center circle.
27 min...Lynx Ashton boots back partially cleared freekick into Wolves box but Lynx players ruled offside.
30 min...Lynx Hooper ends Lynx pressure with 25 yard shot caught by Wolves goalie.
32 min...Wolves Zieky sends cross from right but drifts behind Lynx net.
33 min...Lynx goalie picks up long through pass from 45 yards.
34 min...Wolves goalie catches bouncer into box ahead of Lynx Grzetic.
36 min...Lynx Pozniak cornerkick from right short to Lynx Aristedemo tipped back to Lynx Pozniak who crosses into box and tipped header by Lynx Grzetic but wide left.
38 min...Lynx Pozniak injured in collision with Wolves player near center.
40 min...Wolves Sewell long cross from right corner drifts behind net.
42 min...Lynx Dos Santos beat Wolves Kelly to long through ball and 10 yard shot from Dos Santos on right angle is batted down by Wolves goalie and rebound back to Dos Santos who short passes to Grzetic and he blasts 5 yarder over bar.
45 min...Lynx goalie drifts to left to catch long cross by Wolves Sewell from right.
46 min...Wolves defenders clear Lynx Grzetic heading down ball in box after Lynx Pozniak took corner kick from right.
47 min...Wolves Suarez corner from left cleared by Lynx defender on diving header.
47 min...half ends 12:25pm.
Halftime Entertainment:...The Kick For Cash contestant missed all five shots. It was a woman this time. More school dancers entertained.
2nd Half:...starts 12:43pm.
halftime subs...Wolves Nealis replaces Kelly.
.....................Wolves Vaudreuil replaces Beech.
46 min...Lynx goalie picks up rolling cross from left.
47 min...Lynx Ashton freekick from 25 yards out on left is headed in Wolves box.
48 min...Lynx goalie sprawls for rolled cross from left bobbled but gathered in.
49 min...Lynx Dos Santos heads wide left from 5 yards after Lynx Ashton freekick from 20 yards on right.
51 min...Lynx Mason replaces Aristedemo.
56 min...Lynx Ashton cornerkick from left, through box over everyone's head bends over end line.
57 min...Wolves Suarez 30 yard freekick from right, caught by Lynx goalie.
58 min...Lynx Grzetic GOAL...Lynx Serioux runs through middle of field and trips over ball but maintains possession and passes forward to Grzetic who crosses in from right. The ball crosses to left post where Lynx Dos Santos and
Wolves Zieky both lunge forward to left post and ball is headed into net off Zieky from 1 yard. (Goal scorer Grzetic and assist to Serioux).
60 min...Wolves Williams 30 yard shot is over Lynx net.
60 min...Lynx Reda makes sliding save on Wolves Sewell cross attempt.
62 min...Wolves Suarez corner kick from right, Wolves Sewell nods down header from 5 yards and momentum on bounce carries it over net.
63 min...Lynx Pozniak cross from 30 yards into box is caught by Wolves goalie.
64 min...Wolves Suarez sliding 30 yard shot is wide right.
68 min...Lynx goalie rushes to edge of box to scoop up through ball.
70 min...Lynx Ashton 35 yard freekick from left, Wolves Oparaku heads it out of box.
71 min...Lynx goalie picks up Wolves Suarez volley into box.
72 min...Lynx goalie slides to left corner of box to block shot. Lynx defender concedes cornerkick on cross from left.
73 min...Wolves Suarez corner kick from left caught by Lynx goalie.
73 min...Wolves goalie catches Lynx Ashton long cross from right.
74 min...Lynx sub...Mattacchione replaces Mason.
75 min...Wolves Suarez cornerkick from right is headed over bar by charging Wolves Oparaku and Williams.
77 min...Lynx sub...Benjamin replaces Dos Santos.
78 min...Wolves Zuniga GOAL...Wolves Vaudreuil crosses ball in from right of box, ball is headed in by Zuniga from 5 yards on left post to center of net about head high.
81 min...Wolves Griffiths from left is caught by Lynx goalie. Lynx Serioux injured in that area.
83 min...Lynx Ashton freekick from extreme left is headed out of box.
85 min...Wolves Saurez GOAL...Saurez takes a 20 yard freekick from in front of net and ball is kicked into right side of net after dipping over over six man wall. Saurez ran at it from the right as the two Wolves players who were even with
the ball just gestured like they would kick it.
87 min...Lynx sub...DiPlacido replaces Hooper.
88 min...Lynx Ashton freekick from 20 yards on left end line. Lynx DiPlacido twist heads 3 yarder wide right of net.
88 min...Wolves sub...Wood replaces Suarez.
88 min...Lynx goalie catches cross from left.
89 min...Wolves sub...Rudolph replaces Oyuga.
................Wolves YELLOW card...Oyauga for being slow getting off the field after being subbed.
89 min...Lynx Mattacchione finishes freekick pass from 35 yards with long shot over net.
90 min...Wolves sub...Pedicini replaces Griffiths.
91 min...Wolves goalie rushes forward to catch long volley into box.
93 min...Lynx Grzetic long run on left but cross is actually behind Lynx Sponton who's run into Wolves box.
93 min...game ends 1:31pm.
Final score:...Toronto Lynx....1....Connecticut Wolves...2
On the winning goal I could see that trick freekick coming like the Life cereal commercial..."I'm not going to kick it, you kick it, let's get Temoc (boom)."
After the game, the Wolves applauded the fans but the kids weren't buying it and booed the visiting team.
Lynx can put plenty of balls in the other team's box but can't get any goals. Two goals in three games isn't much better than the Canadian National Men's team.
Attendance was 4211. That's probably lower than the last few years' 'School Day' game but after this year's month long support staff strike, many Metro Toronto schools banned all field trips.
Now the two Eastern Canadian teams occupy the two bottom spots in their conference. This should get [Internet Voyageur message board poster] sillyboy BILLYBOY bragging about Americans again but it does raise issues about how an all Canadian league may not get the best competition if they completely split from the US teams. The Americans have whittled down their weakest teams and Wolves competely revamped their team from last year's 1 game winner with
only four of twenty-two players listed as being on their 2000
roster.
Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca
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