Result of the A-League game between Toronto Lynx and Cincinnati Riverhawks on Friday July 6th, 2002 played at York University at 6:00pm.
Toronto Lynx (black socks, shorts and numbers, yellow shirts, white trim)
........................................22 Theo Zagar
............15 Adrian Serioux...4 Joe Mattacchione...3 Mauricio Vincello
20 Elvis Thomas...8 Brian Ashton...10 Robbie Aristodemo...5 Shawn Faria...9 David DiPlacido
.................................7 Niki Budalic...2 Steve Butcher
Subs:...1 James Kryger (gk)...6 Milan Kojic (def)...11 Nikki Vignjevic (mid)...16 Sergio Deluca (mid)...18 Julio Penalillo (def)...19 Irasto Knights (fwd)...21 Matt Rosenfeld (def)
team officials:...head coach/general manager Peter Pinizzotto...assistant coach Les Anning...goalkeeping coach Paolo Silva...medical co-ordinator Dr Robert Gringmuth.
Cincinnati Riverhawks (all white, black names, number and trim)
............................................12 Michael Ueltschey
...............21 Benjamin Fisher...19 Joe Mercik...2 Robert Meyer...3 Fred Degand
7 Simon Lowey...14 Jon Pickup...6 Daniel Alvarez...15 Shawn Rockey
..................................9 Ryan Lucas...10 Marcel Matis
Subs:...1 Chris Wanamaker (gk)...8 Conally Edozien (mid)...11 Emamanuel Ayim (fwd)...13 Jeff Nikocaj (fwd)...16 Richard Roettker (mid)...24 Kirk Bevington (def)...26 Jonathan Tetirick (mid)
team officials:...head coach Nicola Ranieri...assistant coach Luigi Alverio.
Game officials:...referee Silviu Petrescu...referee's assistants Angelo Gerstakis and Stephen Cahoon, fourth official Wayne Sharp...(dressed in all red).
Tonight is "Girl Power Night". W-League Toronto Inferno head coach Tony Marmo took the ceremonial kick off.
1st Half:...game starts 6:14pm after a long television induced delay...Lynx defend north end on this warm sunny breezy evening.
1 min...CR Matis cross from left is headed away by Lynx Aristodemo.
2 min...CR Alvarez long throw-in from left is headed away by Lynx Serioux.
4 min...CR Alvarez long throw-in from left bounces to Lynx goalie.
5 min...Lynx Butcher bounces 20 yard shot to goalie.
5 min...Lynx Ashton 25 yard shot is well over bar.
6 min...CR Pickup cross from right side is just over head of leaping CR Matis.
6 min...Lynx DiPlacido just misses connecting on header in box crossed from left by Lynx Aristodemo.
8 min...Lynx Ashton long cross in box that CR goalie rushes out to punch wide left ahead of charging Lynx Aristodemo.
10 min...Lynx Faria 25 yard shot is batted down by CR goalie.
11 min...CR Rockey cornerkick from left is blown down in box by referee.
13 min...Lynx Thomas cross from right, Lynx Aristodemo cross from left is headed away.
15 min...Lynx Budalic tips Lynx Aristodemo 25 yard shot on left from 12 yards but ball bounces to goalie.
16 min...Lynx players 30 yard freekick from right is short and cleared when worked into box.
17 min...Lynx Faria bounces 35 yard shot to goalie.
18 min...CR Matis chips 30 yard shot into box that Lynx goalie easily grabs without pressure.
19 min...Lynx Thomas has ball stripped and cross from left that CR Lowey heads into net from 5 yards but play is blown offside.
19 min...Lynx Budalic gets foot on Lynx Mattacchione 30 yard chipped ball but tips it over net from 7 yards.
21 min...Lynx Aristodemo cross from 35 yards on left is headed behind net by defender CR Degand preventing two Lynx forwards getting to ball.
22 min...Lynx work out short cornerkick from right Lynx DiPlacido bumped out of bounds with ball behind end line.
26 min...CR Matis 35 yard freekick on left is headed away just outside of box.
26 min...CR Lowey fast break up left cross into box caught by charging goalie.
27 min...Lynx Aristodemo cross from left is over box.
28 min...CR Matis cross from left is headed away by Lynx DiPlacido on edge of box.
28 min...Lynx work ball up middle and 25 yard shot headed toward net by CR defender that's pushed wide right by diving CR goalie.
29 min...Lynx Budalic cornerkick from right, Lynx Thomas can't quite twist header leaping at 7 yards on short side.
30 min...Lynx Aristodemo 35 yard shot is well over net.
31 min...CR Lowey curls in 20 yard rushed cross from left that bounces to goalie.
32 min...Lynx Budalic cornerkick from right is partially palmed away by leaping goalie and loose ball is finally cleared by defenders.
33 min...Lynx Mattacchione rolls 25 yards to goalie.
34 min...Lynx goalie leaps to catch high cross from right as CR Lucas knocks him over but play whistled down.
34 min...Lynx Serioux long throw-in from right bounces through box.
35 min...Lynx Diplacido pushes ball to Lynx Butcher who shoots just wide right of corner from 18 yards.
37 min...Lynx Diplacido 35 yard shot is over crowd of players and over net.
38 min...CR Meyer rush into box on shot beats goalie but Lynx Mattacchione behind him dribbles ball out of box.
38 min...Lynx rush that Lynx Butcher cross from right to Lynx Aristodemo who crosses back but ball cleared by defenders.
41 min...Lynx Aristodemo shot from 10 yards is deflected by CR goalie off bar near left post and Lynx Butcher blasts 10 yard shot from left that goalie blocks and defenders clear.
42 min...Lynx Budalic 30 yard shot is just wide right when he receives partially cleared cornerkick.
43 min...CR YELLOW card...Lucas in Lynx end for dissent when he complains that Lynx Mattacchione jumped for header and bumped him.
45 min...Lynx players prevents shot on CR pressure on left.
46 min...half ends 7:00pm.
Halftime: There's a mini game between young girls with W-League Toronto Inferno players Leisha Alcia and Jo McNish acting as captains. Isabel Sinde who sang the national anthems except messed up the Star Spangled Banner couldn't get the music working to sing in the intermission.
2nd Half:...starts 7:18pm.
46 min...Lynx Budalic rolls 25 yard shot just wide right of net.
47 min...Lynx goalie leaps in crowd to punch away ball in box.
48 min...Lynx Thomas pushed over in box can't draw call.
50 min...Lynx Budalic freekick from right is tapped over to charging Lynx Ashton who blasts 25 yard shot that's tipped over bar by leaping goalie.
50 min...Lynx cornerkick from left is headed from left edge of box wide right of goal.
51 min...CR Tetirick replaces Lowey.
51 min...CR Matis break-in on through ball and goalie makes sliding save from 20 yards for throw-in.
51 min...CR Alvarez long throw-in from left is headed away by leaping defender.
52 min...CR Matis cross from left is deflected by Lynx Serioux's foot and ball caught by goalie.
54 min...Riverhawks GOAL...Lynx Adrian Serioux scores an own goal as he kicks at CR Jon Pickup cross from right to prevent CR Marcel Matis from getting to ball and pops it into his own goal from 15 yards.
55 min...Lynx Thomas turns and fires 10 yard shot from right that's just wide.
57 min...Lynx Aristodemo cornerkick from left is over box and cleared.
58 min...CR Pickup 30 yard shot is well over net.
59 min...Lynx Ashton and CR Meyer knock heads near center line jumping for header. Meyer injured.
60 min...Lynx Mattacchione 55 yard freekick from right is punched away on edge of box by leaping goalie.
60 min...Lynx sub...Vignjevic replaces Faria.
63 min...CR Rockey cross from right 40 yards, CR Matis header from 12 yards is caught by goalie.
64 min...Lynx short cornerkick from left is passed back to Lynx Vignjevic and his low cross from left is caught by goalie.
65 min...Lynx Steve Butcher GOAL...Lynx throw-in from right results in short kick from Lynx Budalic in box that hits leg of defender, Lynx Thomas rolls ball from right across box for Lynx Aristodemo to touch it back and Butcher knocks in 7 yarder low to center of net with goalie on right side of net.
66 min...Players are getting tangled in streamers thrown onto the field by the Toronto Ultras supporters club.
68 min...Lynx sub...Knights replaces Thomas.
70 min...CR Degand 20 yard shot from left is well over net after CR Alvarez long throw-in from right and defender blocks CR forward's kick.
71 min...Lynx Vignjevic 20 yard freekick from right is low and into box and defenders easily clear.
73 min...Lynx Vignjevic 25 yard freekick from left is rolled to charging Lynx Mattacchione to blast roller wide left from 25 yards.
74 min...Lynx Vignjevic freekick from along right line, Lynx Budalic leaping from 5 yards just over net.
75 min...CR Rockey freekick from 40 yards from right is headed out by Ashton over net for cornerkick from left.
76 min...CR Rockey cornerkick from left is inswinger that curls wide right of net.
77 min...Lynx Vincello and CR Matis injured when they bash into referee's assistant. Matis needs on field treatment although initially he just limped away.
78 min...CR sub...Ayim replaces injured Matis.
79 min...Lynx Knights 35 yard shot from right hits left goalpost.
81 min...Lynx sub...Kojic replaces Vincello.
82 min...CR Alvarez through ball to CR Lucas but he's whistled offside on edge of box.
84 min...CR Edozien replaces Pickup.
85 min...Lynx goalie waits for ball to roll into box so he can pick up before charging CR Ayim gets to it.
85 min...Lynx Ashton rolls 20 yard shot wide right.
87 min...Lynx goalie punches away 30 yard shot from left and CR Rockey skies 30 yard rebound high over net.
88 min...Riverhawks GOAL Ryan Lucas GOAL...Lucas scores on 7 yard shot into top center of net just under bar after CR Daniel Alvarez short cross from right after long run down right wing past Lynx Ashton.
89 min...Lynx DiPlacido low 20 yard shot through defenders caught by sprawling goalie.
90 min...Riverhawks GOAL Ryan Lucas GOAL...CR Conally Edozien runs up middle and passes ball for Lucas to roll in 10 yarder to empty net as goalie forced to watch Edozien on 3 on 2 break.
91 min...Lynx Knights draws penalty kick just inside CR box as he's held back from leaping for header.
92 min...Lynx Nikki Vignjevic GOAL...Vignjevic Penalty Kick shot low to right side of net as goalie Michael Ueltschey crumples to middle of net.
93 min...CR sub...Bevington replaces Meyer.
94 min...Lynx Aristodemo header from 12 yards caught by goalie after Lynx Butcher crosses from right.
94 min...game ends 8:08pm.
Final Score:.....Toronto Lynx....2....Cincinnati Riverhawks....3....
Attendance was not announced but given to the pressbox as 1330. This was another game rescheduled to York University and the time was moved up to 6:00pm. I'd say the game started in front of 150 people. The newspaper still listed the game as starting at 7:30pm.
The game was broadcast on FoxSportsWorld Canada at 8:00pm so I was able to supplement my notes by playing the game back a few days later.
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