Details of the W-League game of Saturday June 29, 2002 between Toronto Inferno and Ottawa Fury played at Sherwood Forest Park in Burlington at 7:30pm.
Toronto Inferno (white socks and numbers, navy shorts and shirts)
.........................................1 Leisha Alcia
3 Rochelle Willis...6 Gigi Cignini...16 Kim Moore...10 Allison Kelly
14 Robyn Brady...8 Cindy Walsh...13 Emma DiCesare...11 Janine Willis
.............................2 Jo McNish...7 Tina Blaskovic (cpt)
Subs:...22 Adriani Finelli (gk)...15 Anne Ogundele (def)...18 Nicole O'Brien (fwd)...9 Jane Lea (mid)...5 Tracey Garrison (mid)
team officials:...coach Tony Marmo and J Nucifora.
Ottawa Fury (white socks and shirts, navy shorts, navy names and numbers with red shading, 'Corel' logo on chest)
..........................................1 Tanya Singfield
10 Noel Trepaniek (cpt)...2 Andrea Torontow...4 Mandy Sabiston...9 Brigitte Bernier
6 Marie-Claude Dion...20 Christine McCartney...18 Kristina Kiss...8 Danielle Vella
.........................11 Danielle Day...14 Marie-Claude Henry
Subs:...22 Steph Young (mid)...13 Jennifer Biondi (mid)...5 Diana Burmester (mdi)...16 Carolyn Pelletier (mid)...15 Christa Alexander (mid)...0 Melisande Blau (gk)
no team officials listed.
Game officials:...referee John Foster...referee's assistants Grace Iafrate and James Hudson...no fourth official...dressed all in black...(Grace Iafrate is a third cousin of former NHL player Al Iafrate)
1st Half:...game starts 7:45pm...Inf defend east end on this warm evening...there is no scoreboard so all times are converted from my wristwatch...there is not even the league mandated portable clock to keep time.
3 min...OF Day chips 25 yard shot over defender that goalie catches left of net.
4 min...Inf Janine Willis blocks clearance on left and long runs then rolls cross but ball rolls through OF box.
4 min...Inf Blaskovic 30 yard shot caught by goalie.
6 min...Inf Cignini 35 yard freekick from left that bounces to goalie.
9 min...Inf Kelly has ball blocked by OF Kiss who quickly takes 30 yard shot wide right.
13 min...OF Day blown offside on through ball up middle that she put in net.
16 min...OF Kiss 40 yard freekick from left is caught by goalie.
18 min...OF Kiss 40 yard freekick from right is headed by defender out left side of box.
19 min...OF Henry cornerkick from left is low and popped up in box and cleared.
20 min...OF player's cornerkick from left is knocked from 7 yards and hits bar and bounces back into play.
21 min...Inf Cignini 45 yard freekick from right is caught by leaping goalie.
23 min...OF Kiss 35 yard freekick is headed away.
24 min...Inferno Tina Blaskovic GOAL...OF defender Brigitte Bernier trips over the ball and Blaskovic breaks in on right side and her low 25 yard shot is into left corner beyond diving goalie Tanya Singfield....(*May 4th, 2004 update...I'd listed the defender on the play as Mandy Sabiston when I initially wrote this report)
27 min...OF Vella cross from right is caught by goalie.
29 min...OF Kiss ends OF pressure by popping 25 yard shot well high left of net.
31 min...OF Kiss gets to bouncer on left but whe's well covered and chips wide left from15 yards.
32 min...OF Torontow 35 yard shot is high and right of net.
33 min...Inf McNish 40 yard shot from right is wide right.
36 min...OF Day on run on left stops and rolls 25 yard shot to goalie.
38 min...OF Torontow blasts 35 yard shot well over net.
40 min...OF Torontow blasts 30 yard partially clearance well over net.
42 min...Inf Cignini freekick from 45 yards, a leaping header by Inf McNish from from 15 yards is headed away by defender.
46 min...half ends 8:31pm.
2nd Half:...start 8:40pm.
51 min...Inf defender gets back to clear ball off line as OF player chips goalie on edge of box as a freight train goes by behind the net shaking the earth.
54 min...Inf goalie catches through ball tip from 15 yards.
55 min...Inf goalie blasts ball on clearance attempt that hits OF Kiss blocks and deflection bounces wide left of goal!
56 min...OF sub...Pelletier replaces Day.
57 min...Inf goalie catches deflection from 15 yards.
58 min...Inf McNish rolls 25 yard shot to goalie.
59 min...OF sub...Biondi replaces McCartney.
60 min...Inf McNish through ball on right crosses left and Inf Janine Willis heads soft 15 yarder wide left to goalie.
61 min...Inf defender kicks ball off OF Kiss and ball deflects wide left of net.
63 min...OF Kiss freekick from 40 yards on left into box but defenders prevent clear shot.
65 min...Inf Cignini 45 yard freekick is headed away on edge of box.
66 min...Inf Cignini cornerkick from left is headed away but but popped back in, OF goalie has to make flying dive to stop two Inf players in box.
69 min...Inf YELLOW card...Janine Willis for kicking ball while OF player was down.
70 min...OF Henry rolls ball along left end line but ball rolls over line.
72 min...Inf goalie catches cross from far right.
73 min...Inf goalie catches bouncer between two charging OF players.
76 min...OF Henry long run up left side but crosses behind charging forwards.
79 min...Inf Cignini long run on left, cross to Inf McNish who pops to Inf Blaskovic who heads 5 yarder just over net.
79 min...Inf DiCesare injured near center.
81 min...Inf sub...Garrison replaces Brady.
84 min...Inf sub...O'Brien replaces McNish.
87 min...Inf YELLOW card...Moore for something that happened well after a tackle near center.
88 min...OF player's cross in from near right corner flag is behind net.
90 min...Inf Blaskovic is tripped in OF box as she tried to deke player but there's no call.
91 min...OF Kiss 40 yard freekick near left line is cleared away for Inf fast break.
92 min...game ends 9:27pm.
Final Score:.........Toronto Inferno.............1...............Ottawa Fury..............0...............
Leisha Alcia earned the shutout for the Inferno. She had much more to do than the Fury goalie as they had many more chances. The Inferno relied on long ball counterattacks. Both the Willis twins were in the game for the Inferno. National team players Kristina Kiss and Marie-Claude Dion were starters for the Fury.
Attendance was about 50 persons for this hastily arranged venue in Burlington. Coach Tony Marmo told me the team had sold 450 advance tickets and expected a crowd of about 800 as part of the Robbie Tournament in Scarborough (80 kms away). The City of Toronto outdoor workers strike dragging into its first weekend caused the rescheduling. Next Sunday's game may be rescheduled to York University before the Toronto Lynx game becoming a doubleheader. Exposing the team to 1500 fans would be a marketing coup. Let's hope something can be arranged!
Rocket Robin
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