Result of the W-League game between Toronto Inferno and Long Island Lady Riders played Sunday May 26th, 2002 at 4:00pm in Sherwood Forest Park in Burlington.

Toronto Inferno (white socks, sleeves, numbers and names although they were last year's players, navy shorts and shirts)

.....................................1 Leisha Alcia
5 Tracey Garrison...6 Gigi Cignini...11 Kim Moore...12 Cindy Walsh
4 Stacey Janetos...3 Emma DiCesare...9 Jane Lea...14 Robyn Brady
........................7 Tina Blaskovic...2 Joanna McNish

Subs:...22 Adrian Finelli (gk)...10 Meghan Stunt (mid)...18 Anne Ogundele (mid)...15 Michelle Vandervaert (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Tony Marmo...assistant coach Joe Nucifora...athletic therapist Melanie Banina.

Long Island Lady Riders (white socks and shirts, blue shorts, names and numbers)

.........................................1 Kim Wyant
7 Dina Case (cpt)...20 Christine Weidman...22 Francesca DeCristoforo...11 Brooke DeRosa
17 Kerry Martin...23 Elaine O'Connor...4 Heather Kain...5 Michele O'Brien
...............................14 Marissa Kanela...13 Cristin Burtis

Subs:...0 Jodi Yerys (gk)...9 Kerri McCabe (fwd)...10 Penny Stansfield (fwd)...18 Tory Munro (mid)...24 Jerilyn Marinan (mid)...12 Dolores Deasley (def)...25 Marisa Pistone (mid)
team officials:...head coach Emma Hayes...assistant coaches Diane St John and Julie Gick.

Game officials:...referee Justin Tasev...referee's assistants Mike Pasco and Francis Martin...no fourth official.

1st Half:...starts 4:03pm...Inferno defend east goal on this warm sunny day...there is no scoreboard so all times are converted from my wristwatch.
2 min...LR Burtis jostles defender and gets away 20 yard shot that's just wide right of post.
4 min...LR Burtis turns and sends 25 yard bouncer to goalie.
6 min...LR Kain 30 yard shot is smothered by goalie.
9 min...Inf goalie picks up cross from right.
12 min...LR DeCristoforo ends LR pressure with 30 yard rebound shot well over net.
13 min...LR Kanela blasts 15 yard shot well over net.
14 min...LR Burtis cornerkick from right drifts over net.
17 min...LR Kanela steps through offside trap and blasts 15 yard shot over net.
19 min...LR Burtis rush on left and 20 yard shot is palmed over net by leaping goalie.
20 min...LR O'Connor ends LR pressure by chipping 15 yard shot over net.
22 min...Inf DiCesare pops up point blank shot from 15 yards on left that's caught by LR goalie.
25 min...LR O'Brien has shot tipped wide left by Inf Garrison from 20 yards for cornerkick.
26 min...LR Burtis cornerkick from left is caught by goalie.
28 min...LR Burtis cornerkick from right is palmed over bar by goalie.
30 min...Inf Lea cross from right is headed away by defender.
31 min...Inf Janetos cornerkick from right is headed and popped up by Inf DiCesare on right and defender heads it away.
33 min...Inf goalie catches cross.
35 min...LR player after long run down right gives LR Burtis cross and goalie palms Burtis's 20 yard shot over net.
36 min...LR Kanela corner from right that leaping goalie has slip through her fingers but Inf defender clears.
38 min...LR O'Brien gets cross behind defenders and Inf goalie makes point blank sliding save on 12 yard shot.
45 min...LR Kanela rushes down left wing on 2 on 1, cross to center and LR Burtis 20 yard shot is pushed wide left by leaping goalie.
46 min...LR cornerkick crosses behind net.
47 min...half ends 4:50pm.

Halftime:...As the change rooms are in a building across the street about 500 metres away, both teams stay on the sidelines between halves.

2nd Half:...start 5:00pm.
48 min...Inf McNish chips 20 yard shot that's caught by goalie.
55 min...Inf Blaskovic scissor tackles defender on right and recovers ball but doesn't get away great before being knocked down on edge of box.
55 min...Inf Cignini freekick on right edge of box is palmed over bar by goalie.
55 min...LR goalie picks up bouncing ball in crowd of players in box.
56 min...LR sub...Pistone replaces Kain.
57 min...LR goalie catches cross from right.
57 min...Inf McNish lobs 25 yard shot to LR goalie.
58 min...LR O'Brien cross from right is over forward's head and cleared.
59 min...LR Martin rolls 20 yard shot through crowd to Inf goalie.
61 min...Inf Brady conrerkick from left is caught by leaping goalie in crowd of players on right post.
63 min...Inf McNish has 15 yard shot caught by goalie on short left side.
64 min...LR Kanela stops and launches 20 yard shot that bounces to goalie.
66 min...Inf sub...Vanderbaert replaces Brady.
...............LR sub...Stansfield replaces Martin.
67 min...Inf McNish weak 20 yard shot is caught by goalie.
68 min...LR Case cross from right and LR Burtis charges and misses redirecting ball only 5 yards from goal.
69 min...Inf goalie catches 25 yard shot.
70 min...LR O'Brien stops to play cross and her 10 yard shot is caught by goalie.
71 min...LR Pistone kicks over Inf goalie after Inf defender misdirected a backpass and Inf Cignini bicycle kicks away ball on own goal line preventing goal!
73 min...LR Kanela on rush on left rolls 20 yard shot wide right of net.
77 min...Inf goalie ends LR pressure by picking up ball in box.
78 min...LR O'Connor freekick from 20 yards is just over net.
80 min...Inf Walsh sends popped cross from 35 yards that Inf Blaskovic gets to but LR goalie gets hand on.
83 min...LR Pistone after receiving cross from left taps shot pass to LR player who blasts 20 yarder over net.
84 min...LR O'Brien forward cross that charging LR Pistone gets foot to but defender tips ball wide right.
85 min...LR Kanela cornerkick cross from right is knocked around in box before LR player knocks ball wide over end line.
86 min...LR Pistone cornerkick from left is cleared to charging LR Case sho shanks shot well wide right.
88 min...Rider Michele O'Brien GOAL...O'Brien scores on two yard rebound shot to center of open net when sprawling Inferno goalie Leisha Alcia can't squeeze ball as Alcia and Riders player who had taken initial shot were down near left post.
90 min...LR DeCristoforo shot wide right from 25 yards.
92 min...LR goalie picks up roller along right end line.
93 min...game ends 5:48pm.

Final Score:....Toronto Inferno..........0.......Long Island Lady Riders........1.........

Attendance was 109 people on this warm sunny day. The game was announced for Burlington only three days ago as fields in Toronto (like regular home Birchmount) are not available until mid June.

Lady Riders won the Northern Conference title last year with a 11-2-1 record. They dominated the game for long periods of the time.

Inferno goalie Alcia kept her team in the game with World Cup calibre saves. Only five players from last year's team were on the field (Leisha Alcia, Gigi Cignini, Jane Lea, Tina Blaskovic, and Robyn Brady). Some players are still on duty for Canada's Under 19 team which will play one of three games against Italy next week on this same field.

Last year's W-League MVP and scoring champion Tina Blaskovic only had one good chance on net but lacked support with the Inferno having to hang on defensively.

Lady Riders not only had seven subs listed but they must have had another five that had made the road trip and possibly played in their 5-0 win against Rochester yesterday.

Inferno fall to a 1-2 record and now play three road games before another home game in Burlington Sunday June 16 4:00pm against New Hampshire.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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