Result of the Exhibition game between Hamilton Thunder of the CPSL and Toronto Lynx of the A-League played at 4:00pm at Brian Timmis Stadium in Hamilton.

Hamilton Thunder (red socks, shorts, and shirts, black names and numbers, white sides)

.............................................1 Dino Perri
...........3 Salvatore Borgh...4 Danny Gallagher (cpt)...2 Fabian Pagani
18 Jerry Cipriani...10 Matthew O'Connor...8 Miles O'Connor...20 Murat Sukru...Ricardo Marquez
.......................9 Gaston Bizera...11 Orlin Chalmers

Subs:...5 Denny Velastegui...7 Michael DeSimone...15 Andrew Seuradge...16 John Sozio...19 Ian Bennett...21 Leo Laurito...25 Kemar Harvey...00 Roberto Ferrari
head coach Marco Meschke

Toronto Lynx (black socks and shorts, yellow shirts with black trim, white numbers)

...................................................22 Theo Zagar
15 Adrian Serioux...5 Matt Rosenfeld...2 Marco Reda...13 Julio Penallino
10 Robbie Aristodemo...20 Brian Ashton...9 Nicki Vignjevic...4 Joe Mattacchione...14 Diego Santillana
..........................................7 Nicki Budalic

Subs:...6 Milan Kolic...19 Irasto Knight...16 Waldo Sponton...17 Paulo Hurtaro...21 Aaron Benjamin...(not listed 24 Caswain Mason?)
head coach Peter Pinizzotto

Game officials:...Referee Silvio Petrescu...assistant referees Steph Den Hann and Colin Pentera.

Before the game, a twelve dancer troupe, The Girls Of Thunder did some cheerleading routines. Hamilton city concillors Jackson and D'Amico took the ceremonial kickoff. It was announced that this was the city's first professional soccer team in ten years.

1st Half:...game starts 4:11pm...Thunder defends west goal on this cool overcast day.
4 min...Lynx Vignjevic freekick from right edge of box is headed around in box but ball is cleared.
10 min...Lynx Vignjevic dribbles down middle and crosses left too far for Thunder goalie to catch, Lynx player crosses back to right where Lynx Serioux boots ball well high of net from 20 yards.
12 min...Lynx Budalic fakes a 35 yard freekick and Lynx Mattacchione boots ball that bounces to goalie on left side of net.
14 min...Thunder YELLOW card...Cipriani for knocking over Lynx Penallino after he got rid of ball.
15 min...Thunder YELLOW card...Pagani for pulling down Lynx Budalic on a breakaway.
16 min...Lynx Budalic 20 yard freekick is arced just over bar and hits football crossbar.
20 min...Thunder Pagani 45 yard freekick from left is partially cleared and Thunder player falls and slides ball to edge of Lynx box.
23 min...Thunder Miles O'Connor rolls cross from 15 yards on right through box wide left over touch line.
24 min...Lynx Aristodemo blasts ball out of air from 20 yards on right that nutmegs Thunder goalie but play is rules offside.
26 min...Lynx Serioux bicycle kicks clearance on a defensive play on edge of Lynx box and this sets off Lynx players on an offensive break.
28 min...Lynx goalie races out to clear through ball out of play for first activity of game.
31 min...Thunder players on a 30 yard freekick opportunity try a fancy passing play but don't get away shot into Lynx wall.
32 min...Lynx Budalic cornerkick from right is punched out by leaping goalie, Budalic blasts 15 yard rebound from right well over net.
39 min...Thunder 45 yard freekick cleared from edge of box.
40 min...Lynx Budalic cornerkick from right sails over box just over leaping players.
41 min...Lynx Aristodemo cornerkick from left is headed away by first Thunder player despite being pushed,.
42 min...Lynx Budalic 30 yard freekick from right is crossed to left but headed away.
43 min...Thunder Chalmers rolls 25 yard shot wide right of net.
45 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Santillana for sliding tackle in Thunder left corner of field.
46 min...half ends 4:56pm.

Halftime Show:...The Girls of Thunder come onto the field for another cheerleading routine. There's also a kick the ball contest with kids taking shots into an empty net from 35 yards and moving further away as the contest goes on.

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