Result of the A-League game between Toronto Lynx vs Vancouver Whitecaps played Friday July 6th, 2001 at Varsity Stadium in Toronto at 7:00pm. Today's theme was "East Meets West Night".

Toronto Lynx (black socks, shorts, numbers and names, yellow shirts, white trim)

..............................................29 Yuri Elkaim
13 Chris Pozniak...4 Joe Mattacchione...2 Marco Reda (cpt)...3 Mauricio Vincello
10 Robbie Aristedemo...8 Brian Ashton...7 Lyndon Hooper...14 Darryl Gomez
..........................9 David DiPlacido...20 Juan Arango

Subs:...22 Carmine Issaco (gk)...5 Ervin Ryta (def)...6 Bobby Randhawa (mid)...11 Francisco Dos Santos (fwd)...16 Aaron Benjamin (fwd)...18 Caswain Mason (mid)...19 Waldo Sponton (mid)
team officials:...head coach/general manager Peter Pinizzotto...assistant coach Juan Carlos Ramirez Gaston...goalkeeping coach Paolo Silva...medical co-ordinator Dr Robert Gringmuth.

Vancouver Whitecaps (all blue, white numbers and names)

...........................................27 Didar Sandhu
15 Geordie Lyall...20 Dave Morris...6 Steve McCauley...22 Chris Franks
7 Rick Titus...9 Alfredo Valente...8 Steve Kindel...2 Jeff Skinner
.........................26 Jason Jordan...17 Chris Craveiro

Subs:...29 Alexandre Marques (gk)...12 Oliver Heald (mid)...13 Kevin Holness (mid)...14 John Sulentic (mid)...18 Darren Tilley (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Dale Mitchell.

game officials:...referee Manuel Orellano...referee's assistants Zoran Kristo and Neil Schofield...fourth official Joe Fletcher.

1st Half:...game starts 7:08pm...Lynx defend north end on this warm sunny evening.
3 min...Van GOAL Chris Craveiro...Van Jordan knocks down header into Lynx defender and gets ball back, chips ball over fallen defender up middle and Craveiro chips 10 yard shot over falling Lynx goalie in right side of net.
5 min...Van Morris cross from right line deflected for corner. Lynx defenders clear cornerkick from right.
6 min...Lynx DiPlacido 50 yard run down middle but Van Franks clears when ball pushed ball too far ahead.
9 min...Van goalie picks up through ball on left ahead of Lynx Arango.
11 min...Lynx Pozniak crosses in from 35 yards on left, Lynx DiPlacido deflects it upward playing just outside left of box, Van Lyall heads away on right side in box as Lynx Arango waiting for header.
14 min...Lynx Aristodemo cornerkick from left, short to Lynx DiPlacido and defender breaks it up.
15 min...Lynx Pozniak cross from near right end line that Van goalie picks up near right post.
16 min...Lynx Gomez ends good Lynx pressure with scissor kick deflected wide left but foul called.
17 min...Lynx Aristodemo touched 20 yard freekick from Lynx DiPlacido and his shanked kick deflects off Van McCauley's shins standing 10 yards out of net and deflects ball over bar.
18 min...Lynx Aristodemo cornerkick from right, leaping Van McCauley on left side of box heads it away.
19 min...Lynx Hooper blasts skyball over own net to relieve pressure.
20 min...Van Valente cornerkick from right , Lynx goalie sprawls to make point blank save from 4 yards off Van Jordan. Lynx goalie makes leaping catch when ball kicked into box a second time.
21 min...Lynx Aristodemo cornerkick from right, Lynx Gomez kicks partially cleared kick from 30 yards on left well high and wide right.
24 min...Lynx Pozniak 15 yard kick deflected by defender for corner.
25 min...Van YELLOW card...Franks for cutting into Lynx Aristodemo on break sideswiping at Van 30 yard line.
27 min...Lynx goalie catches Van Valente flicked header from 10 yards.
28 min...Lynx Gomez 25 yard shot from left edge of box is smothered on left post by sprawling goalie.
30 min...Van Lyall 40 yard freekick into box is cleared by Lynx defenders.
33 min...Van Morris injured at center stripe when he and Lynx Gomez jumped for header.
34 min...Lynx Ashton boots backward skyball that Van Lyall clears for cornerkick.
35 min...Van Kindel pushes through ball to charging Van Jordan on left who gets 12 yard shot has being cut off that diving goalie stops on right.
39 min...Lynx Mattacchione 30 yard freekick on right headed away in box to left side by Van Morris.
40 min...Lynx Vincello 45 yard freekick into box from left, leaping goalie grabs ball off head of TL Arango on right post.
43 min...Van Valente cornerkick from left drifts through box to right, Van Lyall crosses ball back into box from right but Lynx defender clears.
44 min...Lynx GOAL David DiPlacido...Lynx Vincello races down left wing and rolls in cross that charging DiPlacido misses but charging Lynx Aristodemo hits right goalpost from 12 yards from right, the ball rebounds back straight out that Lynx Gomez flubs from 15 yards forward and DiPlacido blocks and turns and hits 7 yard roller to left corner of net beyond falling goalie.
47 min...half ends 7:55pm.

Halftime Entertainment...a troupe called Northern Fists Southern Legs did a dragon dance in keeping with the Asian theme East Meets-West Night. I noticed that Rick Titus didn't go back to the Whitecaps dressing room but instead practised with the subs and talked to friends on the sidelines.

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