A-League of Exhibition game of Saturday April 10, 1999.
Here are the results of the A-League exhibition game between Toronto Lynx and Rochester Raging Rhinos played at The Soccer Centre in Vaughan at 2:00pm.
Toronto Lynx (all black, white numbers, yellow and gray chevrons on shoulders).
goalie 1 Jim Larkin, 22 Theo Zagar
field 4 Marco Reda, 21 Stuart Black, 25 Edgar Bartolomeu, 6 Joe Mattacchione, 8 Brian Ashton, 20 Gentian Buzalli, 9 Jefferson, 7 (not Dwayne DeRosario out with ankle injury), 17 ?????, 14 Adrian Siroux, 18 Tony Preci, 11 Gaucho, 2 Ricardo Munguia, 19 David Diplacido, 23 Carlo Arghittu, 24 Kevin Williams?, 16 ?????, 12 ??????.
Rochester Raging Rhinos (black socks and shorts, grey sweatshirts with no numbers on back).
goalie 0 Rett Thompson, 13 Aaron Rhame
field 2 Andrew Restrepo, 22 Mike Domm, 23 Lenin Steenkamp, 5 Federico Fulco, 12 ?????, 31 ????????, 26 Darren Tilley, 7 Nate Daligcon, 9 John Smith, 18 Jimmy Glenn, 15 Luigi Catenaccio, 16 Brett Rosenberger, 30 ?????????, 14 ????????, 28 Dan Hatrick.
Game Officials: referee Tony Comacho, don't know who were the others.
1st Half:...Lynx defend South end of indoor stadium with artificial turf...kickoff 2:12pm.
7 min...Lynx Mattacchione 30 yard blast flies just wide left of post.
11 min...RR Tilley with back to goal is pulled down just inside of box by Lynx Reda who's shadowing him. Penalty kick called!
12 min...RR Tilley's penalty kick is a low blast to left post and is tipped wide by diving goalie.
15 min...Lynx Ashton on follow up when Lynx player is knocked over and blast 30 yard shot well wide and right of net.
17 min...Lynx four way passing play on 25 yard freekick ends up headed wide right from 7 yards.
22 min...RR subs...Domm replaces #30, Steenkamp replaces #14.
25 min...Lynx goalie boots ball off roof when he comes out of box to clear through ball.
32 min...RR goalie dives forward to stop Lynx Black shot from near left end line.
34 min...Lynx Pecci replaces Bartolomeu.
35 min...RR GOAL...Daligcon gets to through ball and rolls 15 yard shot under diving goalie.
36 min...RR Fulco replaces Kirmse.
37 min...RR Tilley 20 yard shot rolls wide right.
40 min...Lynx Jefferson 20 yard shot that RR goalie dives and tips to right of net but recovers and picks it up.
41 min...Lynx Jefferson rushed 15 yard shot wide right.
42 min...RR Smith centering pass from left saved by diving goalie.
42 min...Lynx Edu replaces Mattacchione.
43 min...RR #31 pounds in rebound after 20 yard freekick but ruled offside after initial save by goalie.
2nd Half:
Lynx subs...Zagar replaces Larkin in goal, Munguia replaces Black.
53 min...Lynx Arghittu replaces Buzalli.
53 min...RR Smith 35 yard blast is wide left.
54 min...Lynx Ashton pushes ball ahead to Lynx Arghittu whose rushed 15 yard shot rolls to diving goalie.
57 min...Lynx GOAL...Ashton 12 yard shot to low left corner after Lynx #17 taps him centering pass.
58 min...RR Domm replaces Antonovich (?).
60 min...Lynx Ashton rushes 15 yards through RR defenders and 15 yard shot rolls to diving goalie.
62 min...RR sub...Kirmse replaces Richard Jackyl (?).
64 min...RR Smith blows through defenders and leaps over fallen Lynx goalie but ball pulled out of the air by goalie on his back.
65 min...Lynx Jefferson Lynx Kevin Williams replaces Ashton.
67 min...Lynx Diplacido replaces Jefferson.
68 min...Lynx Gaucho 15 yard centering freekick caught by leaping goalie.
69 min...Lynx Gaucho 25 yard shot caught by goalie.
70 min...Lynx Diplacido steals from defender and 20 yard shot caught by goalie.
71 min...Lynx subs...#16 replaces Pecci, Black replaces Munguia.
..............RR subs...Catenaccio replaces Tilley, Hatrick replaces Fulco.
74 min...RR Jefferson cross from left along line but no one is in box.
75 min...RR Pecci blast from 25 yards batted down by goalie.
78 min...Lynx GOAL...Arghittu picks up own rebound off defender and 15 yard kick into right corner of net.
80 min...Lynx #12 replaces Desousa (?).
83 min...Lynx Reda runs along 18 yard line from left and blast stopped by RR goalie.
86 min...Lynx Siroux and RR Catenaccio crash at RR 30 yard line, both are down but Siroux is down the longest.
87 min...RR and Lynx both make a substitute.
90 min...RR Kirmse executes a sommersault throw-in from own end.
90 min...RR Restrepo 35 yard freekick caught on right post by goalie.
Final Score:.......Toronto Lynx.........2...........Rochester Raging Rhinos..........1....
Lynx looked really good in the second half and carried the flow of play.
I was late for the player introductions at the beginning of the game. The same roster sheets were given out as in last night's game with plenty of errors and some further uniform switching. Rochester players again wore no uniform numbers on their backs. Carlo Arghittu played for St Catharines Roma Wolves in the CPSL league last year. I thought Brian Ashton was the best player in today's game by bashing through the midfield setting up plays. The average age of the Lynx players this year is 24 I heard one of the co-owners of the team say Sunday on Direct Kicks.
Rocket Robin
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