Result of the pre-season game between the A-League Toronto Lynx and the Canada Under 20 men's team played Thursday March 28th, 2002 at The Soccer Centre in Vaughan at 7:30pm.

Toronto Lynx (gray Umbro sweatshirts and black socks and shorts)
Telling the players apart was difficult because their sweatshirts were not numbered.
......................................Theo Zagar
Adrian Serioux...Milan Kolic....plus more defenders.
David DiPlacido....plus midfielders.
a few forwards.

Canada Under 20 (all red, white numbers and trim)
.......................Josh Wagenaai
..........12................13..............4 Tyler Hemming
3..........17.............10..............8
.............5..............9..............15 Shyle Braithwaite
Their numbers were clear but I didn't know who they were!

Game starts 7:43pm. Full size field in indoor facility with artificial turf.
10 min...U Braithwaite 20 yard blast from left into side of net just wide.
12 min...Under 20s GOAL Shyle Braithwaite...U8 crosses from left that charging U Birthwaite can't connect for header from 5 yards. U5 crosses over goalie covering him about five yards along right end line and Birthwaite shoots in from 5 yards through two Lynx defenders.
14 min...Lynx goalie makes point blank leg save on U Birthwaite 12 yard shot breakaway after hand ball controversy.
18 min...Lynx Robbie Aristodemo comes into game.
19 min...Lynx midfielder rolls 25 yard blast that U goalie covers on right post.
20 min...Lynx player 30 yard blast just over bar.
21 min...Lynx player 20 yard shot is just over bar.
24 min...Lynx GOAL Nicki Buttalich...ball is crossed over from left and U Hemming and U goalie miscue leaves Lynx player to run around them and roll in 7 yards shot from left to center of open net.
22 min...Lynx goalie cartwheels U15 injuring him. U18 replaces U15.
24 min...Lynx Aristodemo freekick from 20 yards on right, Lynx defender Kolij heads from left 15 yards out that leaping Lynx player just misses connecting for header from 5 yards on right post.
26 min...Lynx player scissor kick from 20 yards that flying goalie just pushes wide right of goal.
27 min...Lynx GOAL Milan Kolij...Kolij charges in to box to tap in cornerkick from right and his shot is from 5 yards into right corner of net.
28 min...Lynx GOAL Elvis Thomas...Thomas charges in to box to connect with short cross from 5 yards.
33 min...U goalie catches high cross from near left end line.
35 min...Lynx Serioux walks through three players to get good low 15 yard roller that goalie saves.
36 min...half ends 8:22pm.

2nd Half:...starts 8:30pm...Lynx now have Ashton on defence and the U20s have switched goalies.
46 min...Lynx Aristodemo hooks cross from near right end line that goalie catches.
51 min...U diving goalie just pushes 20 yard bullet shot wide right of post.
53 min...Lynx Darren Tilley replaces a forward.
54 min...Lynx Ashton gets away with pulling over U10 on 2 on 2 break.
59 min...Lynx GOAL Darren Tilley...Tilley chests in 3 yard cross from left into left corner of net as he charges the goal.
60 min...Lynx Thomas runs on left wing and rolls cross that Lynx Aristodemo miskicks from 12 yards just wide left.
66 min...Lynx Tilley nods header from 12 yards that goalie covers on left post.
67 min...Lynx Bobby Randhawa and another Lynx players enter game.
68 min...Lynx Serioux comes back into game.
69 min...U goalie flies forward to tip ball forward breaking up Lynx player waiting for tap in.
73 min...U17 blasts 30 yard freekick into Lynx wall of players.
74 min...U10 turns and blasts 25 yard shot wide left of goal.
75 min...Lynx Ashton blasts 25 yard shot well over net.
78 min...U10 20 yard shot is just over bar from left.
79 min...game ends 9:03pm.

Final Score:...........Toronto Lynx.....4...........Canada Under 20s................1................

Lynx started out slow and took about 20 minutes and a 1-0 deficit to get their wake-up call. After that goalie Lynx Theo Zagar didn't have much to do. I didn't write down much in the first 20 minutes wondering how much detail I'd get into when I couldn't tell the players apart and whether it was worth the bother. "Justin Timberlake makes a diving save on Wesley Snipes?"

The Lynx looked a lot better in this game except for the slow start than on the weekend against Hamilton where weather conditions played a big part. I'm starting to feel a bit better about the Lynx chances this season as I'd forgotten about the announcement months ago that Darren Tilley would try out for the Lynx. Next game is Saturday afternoon in Waterloo.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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