W-League game of Sunday June 28, 1998.
Here are the results of the W-League game between Toronto Inferno and Rochester Ravens played at Sheridan College in Oakville at 3:00pm. All Inferno games are considered exhibition games this season.
Toronto Inferno (navy socks and shirts, black shorts, white numbers)
.........................................13 Jessica Montagano
15 Jennifer Dillinger...2 Jennifer Nicholson...6 Gigi Cignini...14 Denise Lowe
.................12 Megan Beckett...4 Denise Hosey...7 Kim Warner
.................10 Nancy Lewis...9 Josie Tucceri...11 Andrea Johnston
Subs:...3 Maari Scott (mid)...5 Portia Barriffe (def)...17 Nadia Colangelo (mid)...93 Cam Veivalka...19 Heather Forsyth.
Team Officials:...coaches Tony Marmo and Dave Ashfield, manager Michelle Comeau, trainer Doug Innis.
Rochester Ravens (all white, green numbers and trim)
......................................1 Tara Berardi
12 Julie Listrani...21 Lisa Allen...4 Jill McCabe...14 Amy Powell
...........6 Tracey Flume...7 Joanna Tomasino...3 Tanya Vogel
..........17 Abby Wambach...19 Casey Zimney...44 Megan Hanushek
Subs:...2 Jenny Bogel (fwd)...5 Robyn Malloy (mid)...9 Penny Fuehrer (def)...10 Janeen Bartlett (def)...11 Audrey Springer (mid)...15 Breanne Smith (def)...16 Paula Listrani (fwd)...18 Kelly O'Neill (gk).
Team Officials:...coach Penny Fuehrer, assistant coach Mike Britton, trainer Peg Garland.
Officials:...referee Sofia Levi-Chanisan, referee's assistants Jacque Chanisan and Tony Carvalho.
Game starts 3:00pm on this afternoon that looks like it will rain at anytime.
1st Half:...Inferno defend North goal.
1 min...RR goalie stops low roller from Inferno Hosey from 15 yards.
7 min...RR forward crosses high over net.
11 min...Inferno Dillinger crosses and Inferno Nicholson pops up shot from 20 yards that just lands wide left of goal.
12 min...Inferno goalie injured coming out to make point blank shot on RR Tanya Vogel who rushed through two defenders. Inferno goalie is helped off the field. Forward Andrea Johnson takes over in goal. Beckett comes back on to play forward. (frequent subs allowed in the first half). Veivalka also came into game.
17 min...Inferno goalie catches RR Tanya Vogel 30 yard lobbed freekick.
19 min...RR goalie catches cross from Inferno Warner.
21 min...RR Tanya Vogel blasts 30 yard freekick over four woman wall and just over bar.
24 min...Inferno called for handball in RR box after corner.
25 min...Inferno goalie stops 15 yard roller from RR Powell.
26 min...Inferno Lewis long cross from right side caught by RR goalie.
27 min...RR Hanushek cross tipped by RR Tanya Vogel right to goalie.
28 min...Inferno Veivalka pops cross from 15 yards well over net.
29 min...RR player pulled down inside box. Penalty kick called.
30 min...RR GOAL...Tanya Vogel scores on penalty shot taken to center of net as goalie crumples to low right.
32 min...Inferno Lewis tips bouncer high over net from 15 yards.
..............RR sub Listrani into the game.
34 min...Inferno GOAL...Lewis receives centering pass and shoots in 7 yard shot.
36 min...RR goalie dives to left post to stop low shot.
39 min...Inferno new goalie sub is Shannon Ashfield. (she was not listed on the roster, it looked like she stepped right out of the stands when Montagano was injured!
40 min...Inferno Veivalka blasts 5 yard shot wide left of post.
42 min...Inferno Veivalka pushes up ball in box while down but goalie gets to it.
43 min...RR Wambach 15 yard shot wide right of goal.
44 min...Inferno Veivalka 35 yard shot wide right of goal.
..............Inferno sub...Forsyth replaces Veivalka.
47 min...Inferno goalie races out to pick up ball pushed ahead by RR Wambach.
49 min...RR Tanya Vogel blasts 10 yard shot charging forward when RR Wambach intercepts ball.
2nd Half:...starts at 4:08pm. Weather is now warm and overcast.
50 min...RR goalie mistimes jump for high cross from right and ball hits post.
51 min...Inferno player gets 20 yard shot kicked over net.
52 min...Inferno defender clears from line as RR player pounds 20 yard shot to right side of net.
53 min...Inferno Warner outraces RR Allen defender and then has RR goalie make save on right side.
56 min...RR Kotwas header over net.
62 min...RR corner kick off crossbar.
65 min...RR Wambach 25 yard blast over net.
67 min...RR Wambach 25 yard blast caught on fingertip save by Inferno goalie.
70 min...RR Wambach on 50 yard breakaway eventually closed down by Inferno Forsyth and goalie's diving save.
71 min...RR goalie makes diving save.
73 min...Inferno goalie picks up bouncing shot into box.
'72 min'...RR GOAL...Powell 30 yard shot to top right corner of net soon after Inferno gandball in box not called.
65 min...Inferno Tucceri turns and fires 12 yard shot caught by RR goalie.
68 min...Inferno Warner runs 35 yards and causes RR goalie to palm ball over net.
70 min...Inferno Veivalka replaces Warner.
75 min...RR Hanushek corner from left headed over bar from 3 yards.
76 min...RR goalie moves right to catch Inferno Beckett 40 yard free kick.
77 min...RR Tanya Vogel replaces Listrani.
82 min...RR Zimney 35 yard freekick bobbled by goalie but caught as two RRs close in.
It finally starts to rain but never more than a light sprinkle.
87 min...RR Wambach replaced by Malloy.
90 min...Inferno Johnston collects cross but 12 yard shot pounded into left side just wide of net.
Game ends at 4:54pm.
Having no scoreboard at this facility meant that my wristwatch and the timekeeper/announcement table were at different times, however the events happened in the order that I list them.
Final Score:.........Toronto Inferno............1...........Rochester Ravens...........2.....
Attendance was announced as '537 paid'. This game was competing against the World Cup Round of 16 game between Nigeria and Denmark. An Girls Under 15 game between Oakville Thistle and Rochester Youth Premier Program took place before this game and was won by Thistle 4-0. This game was very close and could have gone either way. The program had a bio on Tina Blascovic but she was called up to the Canadian National team and was not at this game.
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