A-League game of Saturday July 10th, 1999.
Here are the results of the A-League game between Toronto Lynx and Raleigh Capital Express played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto at 7:30pm.
Toronto Lynx (all purple, yellow names and numbers, yellow chevrons on shoulders and sides of shorts)
..............................................22 Theo Zagar
.............6 Milan Kojic...2 Marco Reda...5 Ricardo Munguia
15 Adrian Serioux...8 Brian Ashton...11 Gaucho...9 Nikki Vignjevic...16 Rudy Doliscat
..............................27 Francisco Dos Santos...7 Lloyd Barker
Subs:...1 Jim Larkin (gk)...4 Joe Mattacchione (mid)...3 Ervin Ryta (def)...21 Stuart Black (def)...19 David Diplacido (mid)...20 Gentian Buzali (fwd)...17 Tony Precci (mid)
head coach Peter Pinizzotto, assistant coach Armando Costa, goalkeeper coach Paulo Silva, equipment manager Carl Titus, medical coordinator Dr. Gringmuth.
Raleigh Capital Express (all black, white trim and hollow numbers, black names in white box on shoulders)
..............................................1 Johnny Morton
.............13 Carson White...17 Darren Warham...5 Andre Nunley
14 Randy Merkel...9 Michael Pao...4 Nick DeSantis...8 Matt Farris...15 Shohn Beachum
...............................12 Chad Carithers...16 Irasto Knights
Subs:...11 John Dugan (fwd)...19 Greg Danielson (def)...18 Troy Washington (mid)
head coach Pete Petersen, assistant coaches David Allred, Steve Chapman, John Dugan, and Joe Lhota.
Game Officials:...referee Zoran Kristo, referee's assistants Steve Mortimer and Gus Calzato, 4th official Domenic Rozzeto.
National anthems sang by opera singer Wendy Dobson.
1st Half:...game starts 7:39pm...Lynx defend south goal.
1 min...Lynx Munguia sliding tackle on RCE Farris in center circle injuring him.
2 min...RCE Carithers 15 yard shot from left is wide left.
5 min...RCE YELLOW card...Carithers for argueing a freekick call.
6 min...Lynx goalie catches RC Merkel throw-in from left side.
7 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Munguia for argueing freekick call.
7 min...RCE Knights 25 yard freekick over wall and net.
8 min...RCE goalie catches 10 yard popped up header.
11 min...Lynx Vignjevic freekick from right 20 yard headed out of box by defender.
15 min...Lynx Dos Santos on right edge of box taps back to Lynx Ashton whose shot is just wide left of net.
17 min...Lynx Vignjevic corner from left, Lynx Kojic can't quite turn header and ball bounces for goal kick.
20 min...RCE goalie dives out to get through ball after Lynx Barker trips in box.
23 min...Lynx goalie rushes left to dive for through ball ahead of RCE Beachum.
24 min...Lynx GOAL Ashton...Ashton 20 yard blast to left side of net after Vignjevic corner kick on right, he kicked it on the bounce.
28 min...Lynx goalie makes point blank save on RCE Beachum through ball from 12 yards, when RCE player stole ball from Lynx Doliscat.
28 min...Lynx Vignjevic corner from left results in header tipped for another corner.
29 min...Lynx Vignjevic corner from right bouncing header cuaght by goalie.
31 min...Lynx Barker deked RCE White at center and 40 yard run ends because he pushed ball too far forward.
32 min...RCE White threads through ball to RCE Farris (who's offside but no call) shot caught by goalie.
33 min...Lynx Vignjevic freekick from left punched out by diving goalie.
34 min...RCE Farris through ball on breakaway rolls 20 yard shot wide left of post.
35 min...RCE goalie dives to get through ball ahead of Lynx Doliscat.
38 min...RCE White 60 yard kick over everyone, Lynx goalie catches it.
39 min...Lynx Ashton leads rush from right, cuts back cross, Lynx Dos Santos bicycle kick from 15 yards just wide left.
40 min...RCE goalie dives out for save 1 on 1 on Lynx Vignjevic.
41 min...RCE player rolls 25 yard shot rolled wide left.
42 min...Lynx Barker rolls cross from left that goalie grabs on dive.
43 min...RCE DeSantis injured at RCE 35 yard line (clock stopped).
half ends 8:26pm.
The halftime entertainment includes 'The Instant Replay Flyball Team' which was eight dogs and their owners involved in relay races with the dogs jumping through four barricades to grab a ball at the other end then run back. This was the strangest thing I've ever seen but the crowd loved it.
2nd half:...starts 8:45pm.
48 min...Lynx Munguia 40 yard shot cross from left, caught by goalie on right side of box.
49 min...Lynx Barker in box turns and weak shot rolls to goalie.
54 min...Lynx Munguia 40 yard shot from left caught by goalie on left post.
56 min...Lynx Dos Santos pulled down after intercepting pass from RCE Nunley.
58 min...Lynx Munguia 40 yard shot caught by goalie leaping dive to right post.
62 min...Lynx Ashton sliding kick from right end line to stop goal kick call has RCE goalie have to make leaping catch on his line.
64 min...RCE DeSantis freekick from 20 yard blocked by charging Lynx Munguia for corner.
65 min...RCE DeSantis corner from right, RCE Merkel 10 yard blast from right over net.
66 min...RCE Knights 18 yard shot from left smothered by goalie.
68 min...RCE sub...Washington replaces White but plays forward.
71 min...RCE corner from right is tipped wide left.
72 min...RCE sub...Danielson replaces Knights.
73 min...RCE YELLOW card...Farris for knocking over Lynx Gaucho at RCE 30 yard line.
74 min...Lynx Vignjevic blasts 35 yard freekick well over bar.
76 min...Lynx sub...Deplacido replaces Ashton.
77 min...RCE YELLOW card...Warham for tripping Lynx Dos Santos to left of RCE box.
77 min...Lynx goaliee catches header back pass from Lynx Kojic to breakup 1 on 1 rush.
77 min...RCE sub...Dugan replaces Farris.
78 min...Lynx goalie punches out cross from left.
80 min...RCE YELLOW card...Merkel for tackle on Lynx Munguia as he escaped two defenders in own end.
81 min...RCE Merkel cross from right goes behind net.
84 min...Lynx sub...Mattacchione replaces Barker.
85 min...Lynx Diplacido sidestep dribbling pass back to Lynx Mattacchione whose 20 yard blast wide left of goal.
89 min...Lynx Vignjevic freekick from extreme left out on right sideline.
90 min...Lynx goalie picks up through ball.
Final Score:........Toronto Lynx.......1.......Raleigh Capital Express.......0....
That is the Lynx 4th win a row.
Attendance was announced as 2469. hmm, I didn't have to cross my eyes to see that as a believable number this week.
Superfan me left before the 2nd golden goal period of the US--China Women's World Cup Final to get here on time. The press box was almost empty. I suppose the journalists were told "We have enough soccer coverage for tomorrow, don't bother going".
Nick DeSantis (years with Montreal Impact) plays for Raleigh. This team plays in another division but Toronto must pass teams like them in the race for the playoffs. Actually they passed them earlier this week. Rochester had softened them up by beating them 1-0 on Friday night.
Rocket Robin
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