A-League game of Sunday July 25th, 1999.
Here are the results of the A-League game between Toronto Lynx and Rochester Raging Rhinos played at Varsity Stadium at 7:00pm.
Toronto Lynx (white socks, purple shorts and shirts, yellow numbers and chevrons on shoulders and sides of shorts).
.............................................1 Jim Larkin
21 Stuart Black...15 Adrian Serioux...4 Joe Mattacchione...6 Milan Kojic
8 Brian Ashton...9 Nikki Vignjevic...13 Kevin Holness...16 Rudy Doliscat
.........................7 Lloyd Barker...20 Gentian Buzali
Subs:...22 Theo Zagar (gk)...14 Edgar Bartolomeu (mid)...17 Tony Preci (mid)...18 Carlo Arghittu (mid/fwd)...26 Kevin DeSerpa (mid)...28 Platon Krivochtchekov (mid)...12 Leonel Bolsonello (fwd).
head coach Peter Pinizzotto, assistant coach Armando Costa, goalkeeper coach Paulo Silva, equipment manager Carl Titus, medical coordinator Dr Gringmuth.
Rochester Raging Rhinos (all white, dark green numbers and trim)
.............................................25 Pat Onstad
8 Tommy Tanner...4 Scott Schweitzer...3 Craig Demmin...11 Bill Sedgewick
12 Michael Kirmse...7 Nate Daligon...10 Yari Allnutt...20 Mauro Biello
...............................19 Doug Miller...26 Darren Tilley
Subs:...0 Rett Thompson (gk)...2 Andrew Restrepo (def)...6 Mali Walton (def)...58 Carlos Zavala (mid)...24 Kirk Dietrich (fwd)...9 Paul Young (fwd).
head coach Pat Ercoli, assistant coach Frank Odoi, head trainer Craig Rand.
Game Officials:...referee Frank Marchiello, referee's assistants Steve Cahoon and Andre Drazinski, 4th official Domenic Rozzeto.
1st half:...game starts 7:08pm...Lynx defend south end...sun from the north west.
1 min...RR Miller pushes ball too far ahead after through pass from 25 yards.
5 min...Lynx Kojic gets header back to goalie to break up 2 on 1 RR break.
6 min...Lynx Vignjevic rolls 20 yard shot wide left.
7 min...Lynx Vignjevic pass back to Lynx Mattacchione who blasts 25 yard shot just over bar.
9 min...Lynx Mattacchione 30 yard through pass to Lynx Buzali who pops up 20 yard back header to RR goalie.
10 min...RR Biello rolls weak 20 yard header wide left.
12 min...Lynx Mattacchione 40 yard low freekick, Lynx Buzali can't turn it on edge of box.
12 min...RR goalie catches cross from right.
14 min...Lynx Doliscat cross after good 1-2 on left, Lynx Buzali blasts ball over net from 7 yards.
15 min...Lynx goalie catches bouncing cross from left.
18 min...RR GOAL Tanner...Tanner gets short cross from right by RR Miller and 7 yard shot to left corner of net, RR Biello with his long cross into box from left set up play.
20 min...Lynx Barker 20 yard shot just high right of net.
21 min...RR Kirmse 25 yard chip shot from right caught on bounce by goalie.
25 min...RR Miller races down right but already over end line before he crosses.
27 min...Lynx Barker pushes ball to far ahead, for RR goalie to stop.
29 min...Lynx defender clears ball while RR players running left along box.
30 min...Lynx Vignjevic freekick from 25 yards hits the bar and defender heads ball over net for corner.
31 min...Lynx Doliscat 30 yard shot from left just over bar.
33 min...RR Sedgewick freekick from 40 yards into two man wall, then blasts rebound wide right.
33 min...Lynx goalie sprints out and catches RR cross from right.
37 min...RR Kirmse does a sommersault throw-in in RR end, his first of a few tonight.
37 min...Lynx sub...Krivochtchekov replaces Ashton.
41 min...Lynx goalie catches header on left edge of box.
43 min...Lynx Vignjevic freekick from near left corner, Lynx Barker diving header from 5 yards in crowd over bar.
43 min...RR Tanner 10 yard shot from right over net after working ball out on corner kick from right.
45 min...Lynx Buzali (?) injured on edge of RR box andd is down 5 minutes into halftime.
The halftime show is special to salute Emergency Services Night. How much does anyone learn when a dragon mascot demonstrates mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on a dalmation dog mascot? Their snouts are too long! The Lynx cheerleaders are back for the first time in quite a few games.
2nd Half:...starts 8:15pm.
halftime subs...RR Walton replaces Daligon.
..........................RR Zavala replaces Allnutt.
49 min...RR Zavala on left crosses but already over end line.
51 min...Lynx Vignjevic 35 yard freekick from right headed wide left by Lynx player from 15 yards.
53 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Doliscat for bumping check on RR player on left off RR box.
55 min...RR Miller runs diagonally left and 25 yard shot rolls wide left.
56 min...Lynx Mattacchione 30 yard through ball rolled right to goalie.
57 min...RR Buzali races through on offside ball and crashes into leaping Lynx goalie, RR Biello injured in Lynx box. (clock stopped).
59 min...Lynx Vignjevic corner from left, Lynx Kojic in crowd in box heads 5 yarder over bar.
60 min...RR goalie bats down ball then catches it. Lynx player injured at center.
61 min...Lynx sub...Bolsonello replaces Buzali.
62 min...Lynx Bolsonello chips ball into box, RR Kirmse heads ball over bar.
63 min...Lynx Mattacchione 40 yard freekick on right, Lynx Doliscat 7 yard header is over bar.
65 min...RR Walton misheads ball, Lynx Bolsonello splits through defense but 12 yard shot high over bar.
66 min...Lynx Black crosses near right touch line, Lynx Barker header over bar.
67 min...RR Miller dribbles in and Lynx goalie pushes 10 yard shot to right short side, wide right.
68 min...Lynx goalie palms corner from right but play whistled down.
70 min...RR YELLOW card...Schweitzer for hip check on Lynx Holness who's injured on play. (clock stopped).
71 min...RR goalie rushes out to catch long throw in from left.
72 min...RR goalie picks up long 50 yard shot into box.
75 min...Lynx Mattacchione 40 yard blasts bounces wide left.
75 min...RR sub...Young replaces Tilley.
76 min...RR goalie catches defenders popping up header after cross from right by Lynx Krivochtchekov.
79 min...Lynx Preci replaces Black.
82 min...RR Zavala 35 yard freekick just over bar.
83 min...Lynx DeSerpa replaces Mattacchione.
85 min...Lynx goalie picks up defenders blast in box before 3 on 0 danger.
86 min...Lynx Krivochtchekov 30 yard chip into box caught by RR goalie.
87 min...Lynx Bolsonello blasts 40 ayrd freekick over bar.
89 min...RR sub...Dietrich replaces Miller.
89 min...RR Dietrich pushes Lynx Barker onto the gravel in Lynx end sideline. Lynx RED card...Doliscat for retaliation (his 2nd Yellow) as he ends up with his hand on Dietrich's throat. Dietrich YELLOW card for his part in this incident.
game ends 9:03pm.
Final Score:.......Toronto Lynx.........0........Rochester Raging Rhinos.......1......
The Lynx outplayed the Rhinos in the 2nd half but the Rhinos are experienced defending champions.
The Lynx would string four passes together and move from their own end to midfield but the Rhinos would still have 11 men behind the ball.
Attendance was announced as 5119 which is a new record for the Lynx in a home A-League game in their three year history. (the exhibition game against Santa Clara of the Azores drew more earlier this year). OK the Rhinos would bring a few hundred fans. There were hundreds of kids wearing Chinguacousy minor soccer uniforms but I don't know how promotions filled this place!
Lynx have a new player, Leonel Bolsonello from Mexico. He's 32 and a striker and played earlier for 1st division side Venados de Yucatan and earlier in his career for Vera Cruz. Tonight he put two good chances over the bar.
Canadian National goaltender Pat Onstad got the shutout for the Rhinos. Marco Reda and Chris Pozniak are on the Olympic team at the PanAm games. Pozniak will leave for Poland right after that to play in their winter league. Francisco Dos Santos, David Diplacido and Ricardo Munguia were serving suspensions.
Rocket Robin
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