A-League game of Sunday May 2nd, 1999.
Here are the results of the A-League game between the Toronto Lynx and the Minnesota Thunder played at Centennial Stadium in Kitchener Ontario at 6:00pm.
Toronto Lynx (all white, blue numbers, blue & yellow chevrons on shoulders)
.........................................1 Jim Larkin
15 Adrian Serioux...2 Marco Reda...6 Milan Kojic...5 Ricardo Munguia
25 Chris Pozniak...8 Brian Ashton...11 Gaucho...14 Edgar Bartolomeu
....................20 Gentian Buzali......18 Carlo Arghittu
Subs:...22 Theo Zagar (gk)...21 Stuart Black (def)...4 Joe Mattacchione (def)...17 Tony Precci (mid)...19 David Diplacido (mid).
head coach Peter Pinnizzotto, assistant coach Armando Costa, goalkeeper coach Paulo Silva, equipment manager Carl Titus, medical coordinator Dr Gringmuth.
Minnesota Thunder (blue socks and shirts, black shorts, white numbers)
..............................................1 John Swallen
14 John Sylvester...8 John Coughlin...10 Mark Abboud...21 Don Gramenz
17 Aaron Leventhal...5 Brian Wood...9 Manuel Lacos...30 Constantin Stanici
.............................7 Amos Magee.........22 Michael Saunders
18 Joe Warren (gk)...19 C W Raines III (def)...6 Morgan Zeba (mid)...11 Stoian Mladenov (mid)...15 Istvan Horvath (fwd)...25 Gerard Lagos (fwd).
head coach Manual Lagos, assistant coach Tony Peszneker, physical therapist Liz Schorn.
Officials:...referee David Schofield, referee assistants ??????? and ???????, 4th official ???????? (I'm waiting for the Lynx staff to e-mail me this).
Game kicks off at 6:10pm on this mild sunny evening, the sun is in the north west with a wind from the south.
1st Half:...Lynx defend South goal...the scoreboard isn't working so all times are estimates on my wrist watch.
8 min...MT Sylvester is pulled down just outside Lynx box. MT Stanici freekick into wall on flicked shot, play blown down.
11 min...Lynx Bartolomeu 30 yard freekick sails well over net.
14 min...MT Magee freekick from right of box is cleared by defender.
15 min...Lynx Arghittu 40 yard run down left side but extreme angle shot from 15 yards rolls to goalie guarding post.
16 min...MT Magee high flick into box caught by goalie.
18 min...Lynx Reda shoots wide left from 5 yards after Lynx Sylvester corner from right across box.
19 min...MT Wood on follow up clips 25 yard shot wide left.
26 min...Lynx Ashton corner from left, Lynx Reda heads from right corner of box, MT goalie bats down ball, steps forward and catches it.
29 min...Lynx goalie picks up centering header from MT Saunders on right side.
33 min...MT goalie runs out to bobble than catch through ball.
34 min...MT corner from left, MT Sylvester follow up shot blocked.
37 min...Lynx Arghittu 20 yard run then 25 yard shot over defender and over bar.
38 min...Lynx goalie from freekick on own 30 yard line, cleared ball so far downfield that MT defender backheads it beyond MT line.
43 min...Lynx Buzali bashes through defenders forcing corner.
44 min...Lynx Ashton 40 yard freekick from left caught by MT goalie.
45 min...half ends at 6:55pm.
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