A-League game of Friday July 30th, 1999.
Here are the results of the A-League game between Toronto Lynx and Boston Bulldogs played at Varsity Stadium at 7:30pm.
Toronto Lynx (all purple, yellow names and numbers, yellow chevrons on shoulders and sides of shorts).
..........................................1 Jim Larkin
..............15 Adrian Serioux...6 Milan Kojic...21 Stuart Black
8 Brian Ashton...28 Plato Krivochtchekov...9 Nikki Vignjevic...11 Gaucho...13 Kevin Holness
............................12 Leonel Bolsonello...27 Dos Santos
Subs:...22 Theo Zagar (gk)...4 Joe Mattacchione (mid)...14 Edgar Bartolomeu (mid)...19 David Diplacido (mid/fwd)...26 Kevin DeSerpa (mid)...7 Lloyd Barker (fwd)...20 Gentian Buzali (fwd).
head coach Peter Pinizzotto, assistant coach Armando Costa, goalkeeper coach Paulo Silva, equipment manager Carl Titus, medical coordinator Dr Gringmuth.
Boston Bulldogs (all white, black numbers and trim).
...................................1 Anthony Latronica
7 Tom Poltl...16 Sam Franklin...4 Steve Nicol...20 Avery John
3 Justin Ceccarelli...11 Arron Lujan...6 Joe Bradley (cpt)...2 Mark Vita
..........................14 John Kerr...18 Neil Gregory
Subs:...12 Tom Lips (def)...17 Chris LaRochelle (def)...8 Methembe Ndlovu (mid)...15 Calvert London (fwd)...21 Will Kohler (fwd)...24 Josh Fouts (gk)...22 Kevin Coye (mid).
head coach John Kerr Jr, assistant coach Steve Nicol, head trainer Brian Truscott.
Game officials:...referee Zoran Kristo, referee's assistants Neil Scholfield and Manuel Orellano, 4th official Frank Marciello.
1st half:...starts 7:35pm...Lynx defend north end, extremely hot evening.
1 min...Lynx Krivochtchekov heads over bar from 7 yards after cross from left.
3 min...BB goalie catches shot from 12 yards.
4 min...Lynx Krivochtchekov ends pressure in BB end with shot well wide left of net.
5 min...Lynx Bolsonello rolls 35 yard shot wide left.
13 min...BB Kerr crosses from right but defender clears.
13 min...BB goalie picks up through ball into box.
15 min...Lynx Serioux 15 yard shot just over bar after cross from right.
19 min...BB Vita cross from right, BB Kerr flubs bouncing shot wide right to short side from 5 yards.
21 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Kojic for tripping player at center line.
25 min...Lynx Vignjevic squeezes 12 yard roller to goalie as two defenders apply sliding tackle.
28 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Krivochtchekov for pushing BB player on Lynx box edge.
29 min...BB Vita 20 yard freekick deflected by head in Lynx wall for corner.
30 min...BB Vita corner from left kicked out of box by defenders.
32 min...2nd Lynx 'goal' called back on offside. This was almost an identical play as a few minutes earlier.
34 min...BB YELLOW card...Ceccarelli for argueing call on clutching Lynx Vignjevic at center.
35 min...Lynx RED card...Krivochtchekov draws 2nd yellow card for coming off field while a freekick was being lined up. The 4th official pointed this out to the referee.
41 min...Lynx Dos Santos 20 yard shot from left caught by goalie on left post.
42 min...Lynx Holness 25 yard shot rolls wide right of post.
42 min...Lynx Vignjevic shanks kick from 7 yards on right wide right while all alone.
43 min...Lynx Vignjevic cross from right 30 yards out caught by goalie on left side of box.
2nd Half:...starts 8:37pm.
Halftime subs:...BB sub...LaRochelle replaces Nicol. (they couldn't get this sub on in the 45th minute of the first half.
............................TL sub...Barker replaces Bolsonello.
48 min...BB Lujan blasts 15 yard shot on short passback well over net.
50 min...Lynx Dos Santos part bicycle kick on edge of box is wide left.
54 min...Lynx Vignjevic corner from left, goalie punches ball out of box.
55 min...Lynx goalie crawls out to get ball after BB Gregory gets cross from left. BB Gregory jostles goalie resulting in a pushing match of nearby players.
56 min...Lynx Dos Santos on breakaway, goalie gets hand to ball on dive to left and pushes ball for corner.
61 min...Lynx Vignjevic pass to Lynx Holness who passes to Lynx Dos Santos on left, Dos Santos crosses back to Holness who dives before ball gets to him. BB goalie dives over him to pick up ball.
63 min...Lynx Vignjevic cross from left, Lynx header tipped over net.
63 min...Lynx get a corner kick from right, then the left one after the other but both cleared.
66 min...BB sub...Ndlovu replaces Lujan.
..............BB sub...London replaces Gregory.
68 min...BB Poltl low cross from right, BB Ceccarelli rolls ball from 7 yards but tipped wide for corner.
69 min...BB YELLOW card...LaRochelle for complaning about freekick for clutching Lynx Barker.
70 min...Lynx Vignjevic corner from right, BB goalie catches on left edge of box.
73 min...BB Bradley sends through ball, BB Ndlovu to left chips ball over net from 10 yards.
75 min...BB Poltl sends corner from right through box.
78 min...Lynx Dos Santos steps behind defender and 40 yard break has goalie make diving save on low point blank shot from 15 yards.
79 min...Lynx sub...Mattacchione replaces Gaucho.
80 min...Lynx goalie races out to edge of box to take through ball ahead of BB London.
84 min...Lynx Vignjevic chip from 25 yards into box caught by goalie.
84 min...BB sub...Coye replaces injured Bradley who had cramped up.
85 min...BB shot tipped wide right for corner.
85 min...BB John 30 yard shot through crowd is wide right.
86 min...Lynx goalie stops shot from BB London on left from 15 yards.
87 min...Lynx Vignjevic corner from right, Lynx Kojic stops ball on edge of box and 20 yard shot bounces wide right.
88 min...Lynx GOAL Dos Santos...Dos Santos 7 yard header from center of box to right side of net after cross from Lynx Mattacchione from left side.
90 min...Lynx sub...Diplacido replaces Vignjevic as clocked stopped.
Final Score:........Toronto Lynx...........1........Boston Bulldogs..........0.........
Attendance was announced as 2424 on Carib Fest night. We had pan drummer Winston Frederick play during the game which gave a different atmosphere than the usual jock rock. Rudy Doliscat, Lloyd Barker, and Kevin Holness are saluted as Caribbean born players. Alvin Curling MPP took the ceremonial opening kickoff.
Lynx had most of the scoring chances with three 'goals' called back as offside and Bulldogs goalie having to make two breakaway saves. Bulldogs shanked too many kicks over the bar or wide. Even after the sending off, the Bulldogs didn't press ahead with their man advantage.
Toronto stays in 11 th in the Eastern Conference standings and get a chance on Sunday against Atlanta Silverbacks as another team they must pass to get to the playoffs.
Rocket Robin
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