A-League game of Friday August 27, 1999.
Here are the results of the A-League game between Toronto Lynx vs Rochester Raging Rhinos played at Varsity Stadium at 7:30pm.
Toronto Lynx (all white, blue numbers, blue & yellow chevrons on shoulders and sides of shorts)
...............................................1 Jim Larkin
21 Stuart Black...5 Ricardo Munguia...2 Marco Reda...16 Rudy Doliscat (cpt)
19 David Diplacido...11 Gaucho...9 Nikki Vignjevic...13 Kevin Holness
...........................7 Lloyd Barker...27 Francisco Dos Santos
Subs:...22 Theo Zagar (gk)...14 Edgar Bartolomeu (def)...4 Joe Mattacchione (mid)...20 Gentian Buzali (fwd)...8 Brian Ashton (mid)...18 Carlo Arghitto (fwd)...10 Jacki Surojon (fwd).
Rochester Raging Rhinos (black socks, shorts and numbers, amber shirts)
..............................................25 Pat Onstead
6 Mali Walton...2 Andrew Restrepo...4 Scott Schweitzer...27 Tim Hardy
8 Tommy Tanner (cpt)...20 Mauro Biello...10 Yari Allnutt...11 Billy Sedgewick
.............................19 Doug Miller...26 Darren Tilley
Subs:...1 Billy Andracki (gk)...7 Nate Daligcon (mid)...12 Mike Kirmse (def)...58 Carlos Zavala (mid)...9 Paul Young (fwd)...3 Craig Demmin (def).
Game Officials:...referee Steve Dipiero, referee's assistants Steve Mortimer and Steve Cahoon, 4th official Glenn Sharkey.
1st half:...starts at 7:52pm...Lynx defend south end.
The Lynx players were introduced by their ethnic heritage. The kickoff was delayed on Multicultural Night as veteran ethnic broadcaster Johnny Lombardi did the ceremonial kickoff but a car drove him to the center circle as he's really getting along in years.
5 min...RR Allnutt hard header pass to RR Miller, Miller drops ball back for charging Allnutt to boot 15 yarder off right post but rebound bounces across box.
7 min...Lynx goalie beats Miller to through ball.
8 min...Lynx goalie leaps to left to catch RR Tilley cross from right into box.
10 min...Lynx goalie makes catch on RR Biello 25 yard shot up middle.
11 min...RR Tanner cross from right near line caught by goalie.
15 min...Lynx goalie clears through ball on edge of box from RR Miller that's he'd stolen from Lynx defender 30 yards out.
18 min...RR Miller sharp angle shot 15 yards along touch line caught by goalie.
19 min...Lynx DiPlacido cross from left, Lynx player's header from right rolls across box.
20 min...RR Allnutt pops 40 yard shot well over bar.
22 min...RR Tanner 45 yard shot through middle rolls to goalie.
23 min...Lynx Holness cross into box from left, Lynx Barker header from 12 yards caught by goalie.
23 min...Lynx player shanks kick from left into playground area net in endzone behind net..
26 min...Lynx Barker squeezed as trying to get through ball and RR goalie picks up ball.
28 min...Lynx DiPlacido blasts 15 yard shot from right over bar ending Lynx pressure.
29 min...Lynx goalie makes point blank save on RR player in box.
30 min...Lynx Doliscat 25 yard shot from left rolls wide right of post.
33 min...Lynx Vignjevic cross from 35 yards on left into box, RR goalie must make catch on Lynx Reda 7 yarder from right post.
36 min...Lynx Doliscat charges through box and blasts 5 yard shot from left into webbing of net. RR goalie is angry for not getting a hand ball call.
37 min...RR YELLOW card...Schweitzer for knocking down Lynx Dos Santos at RR 40 yard line.
38 min...RR goalie catches Lynx DiPlacido headed pop up shot.
41 min...RR GOAL Miller...Miller blasts 5 yarder to top center of net just under bar. RR Sedgewick draws assist as he rolled it from left beyond two defenders.
43 min...Lynx sub...Ashton replaces Black.
half ends 8:37pm.
2nd Half:...start 8:53pm.
47 min...Lynx Ashton 25 yard shot from right caught by goalie.
49 min...Lynx DiPlacido cross from right cleared for corner.
52 min...Lynx Barker sidesteps three RR players running along 18 yard line but cuts shot over bar.
52 min...Lynx RED card...Reda for punching RR Sedgewick while they were in pushing match at Lynx 35 yard line after whistle blew. Of course the referee only saw Reda's retaliation.
55 min...Lynx Dos Santos can't get away hard shot in box and rolls shot to RR goalie.
56 min...Lynx goalie stops RR Miller 20 yard roller.
58 min...RR Sedgewick cross from left into box, ball knocked over line for corner.
59 min...Rhino GOAL Miller...Miller charges in to get foot to ball and puts it in to top left corner after Sedgewick's low cross from left.
61 min...Lynx Vignjevic freekick from 35 yard on right, Lynx Barker header from 12 yards just over net.
62 min...Lynx Dos Santos low shot from 15 yards on right stopped by diving goalie.
65 min...RR Tilley on 2 on 1 break passes to RR Miller from 25 yards and goalie makes point blank save 10 yards out off shoulder.
68 min...Lynx sub...Surojon replaces DePlacido.
..............RR sub...Daligcon replaces Tanner.
70 min...Lynx Surojon 12 yard shot deflected to sprawling RR goalie.
72 min...Lynx Gaucho 35 yard shot blocked by goalie on his line.
73 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Gaucho for complaining about referee blowing whistle.
74 min...RR sub...Kirmse replaces Miller.
76 min...RR sub...Young replaces Tilley.
78 min...RR goalie scoops up bouncing ball after Lynx Vignjevic corner kick from right is headed around in box.
79 min...Lynx sub...Bartolomeu replaces Barker.
82 min...Lynx sub...Mattacchione replaces Holness.
..............RR sub...Zavala replaces Allnutt.
89 min...Lynx goalie gets back to center after taking part in corner kick in RR end.
Final Score:.....Toronto Lynx.....0....Rochester Raging Rhinos......2...
Rochester completes a 4-0 season sweep over the Lynx.
Attendance was announced as 4744 which was a large crowd. There were plenty of fans from Rochester. I thought there wouldn't be 1500 because the Lynx are out of the playoffs and they haven't played a home game since August 1st!
Pat Onstad earned the shutout for the Rhinos. He is in the lineup for the Canadian National team against Jamaica next Thursday. The Rhinos wore amber shirts and black shorts so they looked like Jamaica but Onstad didn't have much work except for a few weak shots from the Lynx players.
Next game is Wednesday at 7:30pm against Long Island Rough Riders.
Rocket Robin
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