Originally posted to Voyageurs Soccer Conference.
Toronto Lynx vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds
by Rocket Robin
Highlights of A-League game between Toronto Lynx and Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Varsity Stadium at 7:30pm.
Tonight's theme was 'Referee's Night' and the star of the game was referee Neil Schofield.
27 min...Lynx Dos Santos draws Red card for being involved in a shoving match on edge of Lynx box when players were setting up for the freekick. Schofield didn't see anything else wrong with this incident involving about 6 players.
33 min...PRH GOAL Jaman Tripoli...PRH Mike Butler from 15 yards on left has shot tipped by Lynx goalie Theo Zagar to Tripoli who shoots 7 yard rebound to low center of net over fallen goalie.
45 min...PRH GOAL Mike Butler...PRH Gary DePalma crosses from right, Butler sends diving header from left side from 10 yards to low right corner of net.
69 min...Lynx Red Card Rudy Doliscat...draws his second card even though team was just awarded a freekick on the edge of PRH box when PRH Nick Terlecky collapsed clutching knee.
86 min...PRH GOAL David Flavius...sub Flavius walks around goalie for tap in goal.
88 min...PRH GOAL Michael Apple...sub Apple heads in 8 yarder after PRH DePalma sends in a long cross in from right.
Final Score:...Toronto Lynx....0....Pittsburgh Riverhounds.....4....
Pittsburgh gets the max 5 points out of this win.
Lynx could have passed them in the standings with the win but Riverhounds have two games in hand.
A celebrity penalty (A-League rules) shootout was held at halftime and referee Nigel Johnson called back Melissa Matheson's (Miss CHIN Bikini) goal as she took more than the five seconds to score. How many of the announced crowd of 1853 hoped that she'd do a Brandi Chastain?
Lynx now have to do without scoring punch Dos Santos and Doliscat for their next game, an away game in Milwaukee.
Maybe next year their Referee Night can be held when the Lynx are out of town!
We couldn't see the impact of new signing Platon Krivochtchekov from Russia playing 9 vs 11. If they put the name on his jersey it will run down to his elbow!
Rocket Robin
robing@clo.com
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