W-League game of Saturday June 19, 1999.
Here are the results of the W-League game between Toronto Inferno and Fort Collins Force played at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough at 6:00pm.
Toronto Inferno (black shorts, navy socks and shirts, white numbers and sleeves)
......................................1 Shannon Ashfield
3 Heather McInall...17 Jane Lea...6 Gigi Cignini...14 Melissa Colthrust
10 Nancy Lewis...13 Lynne Forsythe...15 Portia Barriffe...19 Shaza Zikra
...................7 Tina Blaskovic...12 Jo Hinks
Subs:...2 Jennifer Nicholson (def)...5 Tracy Niven (mid)...8 Natalie Smith (mid)...11 Deanna Saracino (fwd)...16 Bianca Savarino (mid)...18 Amanda Mueller (mid)...?? Leisha Alcia (gk).
head coach Tony Marmo, team trainers Nicol ter Beek and Doug Innis.
Fort Collins Force (all red, red/white shoulders, black numbers)
........................................GK Margaret McCourt
20 Kelly Wilson...8 Krsten Kiphart...14 Rosemary Durbin...15 Luanne Strom
2 Kriss Beddie...13 Maren Hendershot...17 Rebecca King...10 Megan Beasley
..........................5 Amy Snider...6 Amy Hamamoto
Subs:...3 Jennifer Love (???)...18 Meghan Hyland (mid)...12 Josalyn Pentzsch (???)...7 Britta Seppi (mid)...GK Tracy Frost (gk).
also listed on roster: 9 Sigrid Mabel (def)...11 Sara Newland (def)...12 Diana Di Matteo (fwd)...16 Jessica Upham (def)...?? Kathleen Cleffor (mid)...?? Michelle Culbertson (mid)...?? Megan McKinstry (???)...?? Nicole Politis (mid)...?? Katherine Shenk (def)...?? Jennifer Waldron (gk).
head coach Theresa Echtermayer, manager Christy Thomlinson.
Game Officials:...referee Frank Marciello, referee's assistants Nick Rose and Jerry Foley, 4th official Neil Montgomery.
1st Half:...game starts 6:12 pm. Inferno defend north end.
5 min...TI Blaskovic rushes through three players in midfield and 25 yard shot pushed wide right for corner.
7 min...FC Hendershot 30 yard rush along right, 20 yard shot wide left.
10 min...TI Blaskovic shot from extreme left tipped for corner.
10 min...TI GOAL Lewis...Lewis gets partial clearance and sends 25 yard shot from right of net looping into top left corner of net!
12 min...TI Blaskovic point blank shot from 12 yards is blocked by goalie, deflected 10 rows up into west stands.
14 min...FC Beddie rolls 15 yard shot from right into side of net for corner.
16 min...FC Beddie chips 15 yard shot from left to TI goalie.
17 min...TI Blaskovic rolls 20 yard shot to goalie.
20 min...FC Durbin crosses shot from left right over or through TI box.
21 min...FC King 30 yard shot goes over bar.
21 min...FC Kiphart 25 yard shot bounces to goalie.
22 min...FC Hendershot shoots cross from right over bar from 2 yards!
31 min...TI GOAL Blaskovic...Blaskovic receives through ball pass from TI Hinks and slides ball under FC goalie from 7 yards.
32 min...FC Snider 20 yard chip shot caught by goalie.
33 min...TI Lewis cross from right hits bar and then 15 yard shot from left is caught by goalie on short side.
38 min...TI goalie catches FC Durbin cross from left.
42 min...TI goalie bats down then gathers high cross from right.
44 min...TI Blaskovic tips header wide left from 5 yards on left of net after 25 yard shot.
45 min...TI GOAL Hinks...FC Beasley tries to clear from 40 yards (with only 10 seconds left on the clock) but ball hits Hinks who's then away on break with two defenders in pursuit, she sidesteps FC goalie around left and slides in shot from 5 yards.
2nd Half:...starts 7:09pm, clock misfires through this half.
halftime sub:....TI Saracino replaces Zikra.
52 min...TI Saracino 25 yard shot from left caught by goalie on right post after bounce.
54 min...FC Beasley 30 yard shot in crowd caught by goalie.
57 min...FC Snider beats 2 of 3 defenders along her path on left goalie, ball rolls to TI goalie.
58 min...TI Saracino cross from left, FC goalie punches it out with both fists.
61 min...FC sub...Seppi replaces Kiphart.
63 min...FC Wilson 55 yard freekick over forwards and rolls to goalie.
64 min...FC Durbin cross from right caught by goalie on left post.
65 min...FC Durbin 15 yard shot rolls to goalie.
66 min...FC player wins penalty kick when she's pulled down in TI box going for cross from left.
66 min...FC GOAL Hendershot...Hendershot takes Penalty shot low to left corner.
70 min...TI Saracino 20 yard shot from left caught by goalie on right.
71 min...TI YELLOW card...Forsythe for rough tackle in FC end.
72 min...FC sub...Hyland replaces King.
..............TI sub...Niven replaces Hinks.
73 min...FC GOAL Hendershot...Hendershot on 25 yard freekick over 6 man wall into top right corner of net.
74 min...TI Saracino injured at FC 35 yard line awarded freekick.
76 min...FC goalie makes sliding catch on freekick from right.
78 min...good TI rush with TI Niven crossing from left, TI Saracino header popped over net.
80 min...TI Lea 30 yard rebound shot after corner is well wide right.
82 min...TI Blaskovic from left of net puts 12 yard shot into side of net.
83 min...FC GOAL Hendershot...FC cross from left, scramble in crease does cross the line although defender clears it. Goal was signalled by referee's assistant.
84 min...TI Lewis 20 yard shot over bar.
85 min...FC Hyland rolls 12 yard shot wide left from left.
86 min...FC goalie charges out to make point blankd save on TI Niven.
87 min...FC goalie races to edge of box to scoop up through ball.
88 min...FC GOAL Hendershot...FC Beddie gets ball off TI Nicholson and through ball gets Hendershot 20 yards away, she dekes goalie and slides ball in from 5 yards.
90 min...TI Colthrust injured near sideline.
Final Score:.......Toronto Inferno..........3.........Fort Collins Force...........4....
Fort Collins gets 5 points in the standings (4 for the win, one for scoring at least 3 goals).
Toronto gets 1 point for scoring at least 3 goals.
Yes folks, Maren Hendershot scored all four goals for the Force in the 2nd half. Fort Collins should pass Toronto in the standings in the race for the final playoff spot.
Attendance was about 150 people in this opening weekend of the Women's World Cup.
Sorely missed Inferno defender Tanya Franck should be tonight's lineup for Canada vs Japan. Good luck!!
Rocket Robin
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