A-League game of Wednesday September 2, 1998.

Here are the results of the A-League game between Toronto Lynx and Staten Island Vipers played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto at 7:30pm.

Toronto Lynx (all white, blue names and numbers, blue & yellow chevron stripes on shoulders and shorts sides).

............................................22 Theo Zagar
14 Dragan Ianosev...4 Peter Sarantopoulos...2 Marco Reda...3 Franco Spadafina
24 Robert Irvine...8 Brian Ashton...13 Kevin Holness...25 Martin Dugas
.......................6 Nikola Vignjevic...16 Rick Titus

Subs:...1 Hubert Busby Jr (gk)...29 Jim Larkin (gk)...5 Ralph Golen (def)...18 Brian Jeffrey (fwd)...11 Sarsani Arton (fwd). Team Officials:...head coach Peter Pinizzotto, assistant coach Armando Costa, equipment manager Sergio Grenci, medical coordinator Dr Gringmuth.

Staten Island Vipers (white socks, black shorts and numbers, yellow shirts).

...............................................1 David Urbach
13 Kevin Birusingh...5 Pablo Cotarelo...4 John Diffley...24 Cristian da Silva
14 Danny Mueller...15 Ian Checcio...12 Vinny Marcotrigiano...10 Flavio Ferri
...............................25 Peter Zaratin...9 Kevin Sloan

Subs:...2 Kevin Daly (def)...21 Pete Pappas (gk).
Team Officials:...head coach Adrian Gaitan, assistant coach Sean Tarquinio, conditioning coach Juan Osorio.

Game Officials:...referee Tony Comacho, assistant referees Al Peirrera and Glen Sharkey, 4th official Steve Cahoon.

1st Half:...Lynx defend north end...game starts 7:35pm.
2 min...Lynx Dugas long cross from left near touch line headed by defender safely for corner.
6 min...Lynx Vignjevic cuts shot around defender from right edge of box that goalie pulls down.
7 min...SIV player gets 45 yard freekick that rolls well wide left.
11 min...Lynx Vignjevic dekes two guys crossing edge of box but rolls shot into box but no Lynx charge for it.
13 min...Lynx Ianosev long pass into box from right, Lynx Titus stumbles but no foul called.
15 min...Lynx Ashton poke foot checks SIV Mueller on edge of Lynx box but no call as Mueller falls over.
20 min...SIV goalie drifts left to catch Lynx Ianosev high cross from right.
21 min...SIV goalie picks up through cross into box.
24 min...Lynx goalie gathers roller from SIV Sloan from 15 yards on left side.
25 min...Lynx Ashton 30 yard blast through defenders, batted down by goalie no rebound threat.
26 min...Lynx goalie takes through ball off foot of SIV Diffley.
28 min...Lynx get about three corners in a row.
..............SIV goalie palms away corner cross from left, Lynx Ashton gets rebound shot from 20 yards through defenders wide left.
30 min...SIV YELLOW card...Diffley for dissent after freekick he took to his forwards ruled offside.
31 min...Lynx Vignjevic flick foots 15 yard shot over bar.
32 min...Lynx Ashton and SIV Checcio crash heads near sideline playing header.
33 min...SIV player 30 yard shot well over bar.
34 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Irvine for sideswipe tackle on sideline.
37 min...SIV player 30 yard batted down by goalie but big rebound given up. SIV Ferri has shot saved when he spins to find ball and Lynx goalie makes point blank save on right bar.
38 min...Lynx Sarantopoulos tries 55 yard shot.
39 min...Lynx Titus on left fires well wide left from 12 yards with back to net.
40 min...Lynx goalie stops weak bounder on right.
41 min...Lynx Vignjevic 25 yard freekick on left caught by goalie on left post.
41 min...Lynx goalie leaps to catch SIV Mueller 25 yard flick as he's caught off line.
42 min...Lynx Dugas crosses in from left just ahead of charging Lynx Irvine with two defenders.
43 min...SIV da Silva 50 yard freekick caught by Lynx goalie on edge of box.
44 min...Lynx goalie punches out cross from left.

2nd Half:...starts 8:39pm.
46 min...SIV Zaratin flicks 50 yard shot from kickoff that Lynx goalie catches.
47 min...SIV Sloan to Ferri to Zaratin pass combo ends with Zaratin shanking shot wide right from 10 yards.
47 min...Lynx sub...Arton replaces Spadafina. Arton comes on as forward, Titus goes back to play his usual defensive spot.
48 min...SIV defenders have some trouble clearing ball in box.
50 min...Lynx Dugas streaks down left but runs out of room and crosses wide.
51 min...SIV Diffley 20 yard shot on right stopped by sprawling goalie.
52 min...Lynx Vignjevic 40 yard shot tipped by defender but momentum rolls it to goalie.
54 min...SIV da Silva flicks in cross from left, SIV Ferri header from 10 yards caught by goalie.
55 min...SIV YELLOW card...Sloan for argueing with referee's assistant.
56 min...Lynx goalie picks up rolling cross from right touch line.
57 min...SIV goalie picks up through ball on edge of box ahead of Lynx Vignjevic.
59 min...Lynx goalie palms SIV Sloan header over bar from 7 yards as he's falling.
60 min...Lynx goalie stops SIV Cotarelo 20 yard shot from centering corner kick on left.
61 min...Lynx Dugas corner from left, Lynx Reda flicks header wide right.
62 min...Lynx goalie stops bouncer.
64 min...SIV goalie catches through ball on edge of box.
65 min...SIV Mueller GOAL...Sloan traps ball in box and surrounded by four Lynx players turns and passses to SIV Mueller charging up and 12 yard blast off inside of left post. (Sloan assist).
66 min...SIV goalie makes sprawling save.
66 min...SIV goalie catches high cross from Lynx Dugas from left of box.
70 min...Lynx Dugas crosses from left over everyone in box.
73 min...Lynx player chipped in SIV box but gets up and crosses to left but defenders clear.
74 min...Lynx Arton crosses from left touch line but ball goes behind net.
78 min...SIV Sloan kicks freekick over bar.
79 min...Lynx defense eventually catches SIV Sloan dribbling through their end.
80 min...Lynx Dugas cross from left, Lynx Vignjevic shot blocked by defender on right.
81 min...Lynx Dugas low cross from left, Lynx Arton goes to ground and sweeps 10 yard shot caught by goalie.
82 min...Lynx Ashton pops up 25 yard cross caught by goalie.
82 min...Lynx sub...Jeffery replaces Irvine.
83 min...SIV Sloan 25 yard shot on left goes well wide left.
84 min...Lynx Sarantopoulos throws ball down after SIV Ferri awarded freekick.
85 min...SIV Ferri 25 yard freekick well over bar.
86 min...SIV Diffley 40 yard freekick on right, SIV player flicks header behind himself wide left.
88 min...Lynx Titus shoots 30 yard roller right to goalie.
89 min...SIV defenders stop Lynx rush on edge of box.

Final Score:........Toronto Lynx......0......Staten Island Vipers........1....

Attendance was announced as 1654. Today was proclaimed 'College and University Day' at the game so it was very appropriate the Lynx gave the goaltending assignment to Theo Zagar who is a University of Toronto alumnus. There were only four cheerleaders tonight. The national anthems were sung by opera singer Wendy Dobson.

Lynx continue not being able to score on a night where they could have easily won. Vipers didn't have much bench strength and even had listed backup goaltender Peter Zaratin playing striker. The Lynx have scored 25 goals in 25 games. Forwards Elvis Thomas and Phil Caporrella were traded to Montreal for 'future considerations'.

I missed scouting Canada's semi-final appointment in tonight's CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying games at Etobicoke's Centennial Stadium between Costa Rica vs Haiti and Trinidad & Tobago vs Mexico. A very exciting tournament but I keep my streak going of not missing a Lynx home game in their two years in the league.

Rocket Robin
robing@clo.com

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