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Toronto Lynx Game Report
LYNX UNBEATEN STREAK
SNAPPED AT FOUR
CINCINNATI SCORES TWICE LATE TO WIN
3-2
Date: Friday July 5, 2002
Venue: York
University Stadium (Toronto)
Attendance: 1,330
Final
Score: 1 2 F
Cincinnati 0 3 3
Toronto 0 2 2
Game
Summary: Cincinnati forward Ryan Lucas scored two late goals as the Toronto Lynx
(4-8-2, 19 points) saw their season-high four game unbeaten streak snapped this
evening with a 3-2 defeat to the Riverhawks (6-7-0, 29 points) at York
University Stadium.
Steve Butcher and Nikki Vingjevic replied for the
Lynx as Toronto failed to gain ground on the Charlotte Eagles (6-7-1, 28 points)
for the sixth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Although
both teams came away empty-handed after the first half, Toronto had two
excellent scoring opportunities. The first good chance came 35 minutes in when
Butcher took a Niki Budalic pass inside the 18-yard box and fired a shot just
wide past the keeper.
Seven minutes later Toronto was again threatening
in close and Robbie Aristodemo, looking for his first goal of the season, fired
a shot in close that goaltender Mike Ueltschey redirected off the post. The
rebound then went to Butcher whose shot was held by the keeper.
After the
break Cincinnati opened the scoring on a wild second half on a lucky break as
Toronto defender Adrian Serioux accidentally redirected the ball into his own
goal from 15 yards out. The goal came 55 minutes in as the Riverhawks crossed
the ball into the Lynx 18-yard box and Serioux stuck his leg out and
inadvertently deflected the ball up and over a disgusted Theo Zagar.
Toronto responded 11 minutes later as Butcher scored his first goal in a
Toronto Lynx uniform to tie the game at 1-1. Butcher, in his third game with the
Lynx scored his third goal of the season off a scramble, deep in the Cincinnati
zone much to the delight of Toronto Ultras who celebrated by throwing streamers
onto the field.
With overtime looming the Riverhawks leading scorer Ryan
Lucas decided to take matters into his own hands with his sixth and seventh
markers of the season in the 89th minute and in injury time to put Cincinnati
ahead 3-1. Both goals were nearly identical as Lucas was able to take a lead
pass and dribble in untouched. Once in the clear the forward had little
difficulty putting the ball past a helpless Zagar.
Toronto did manage to
close the gap to within one when Vingjevic scored his second goal of the year
off a penalty kick just before the end of injury time. Unfortunately, by that
point the end result was very much a foregone conclusion.
The Lynx will
try to get back on the winning track with a home match against the Richmond
Kickers (7-3-4, 34 points) on Sunday at 6:00 p.m.
First
Half
No Scoring
Second Half
55th Minute: Toronto
Lynx defender Adrian Serioux accidentally redirects a Cincinnati cross into his
own goal. Cincinnati 1-0
66th Minute: Steve Butcher scores off a scramble
in the Riverhawks end to tie the match. Scored tied 1-1
89th Minute: Ryan
Lucas takes a pass from Daniel Alvarez and dribbles in, untouched, and fires a
shot past Zagar. Cincinnati 2-1
90th Minute: In a near identical goal,
Lucas takes a Conally Edozien pass and dribbles in, untouched, and fires a shot
past Zagar. Cincinnati 3-1
90th Minute: Nikki Vingjevic scores on a
penalty shot. Cincinnati 3-2
Full Time
Line
ups
Cincinnati: (GK) Mike Ueltschey, (D) Bobby Meyer (Kirk Bevington 89),
(D) Fred Degand, (D) Joe Mercik, (D) Ben Fisher, (M) Jon Pickup (Conally Edozien
85), (M) Shawn Rockey, (M) Daniel Alvarez, (M) Simon Lowey (Jonathan Tetirick
52), (F) Marcel Matis (Emmanuel Ayim 78), (F) Ryan Lucas
Toronto: (GK)
Theo Zagar, (D) Mauricio Vincello (Milan Kojic 82), (D) Joe Mattacchione, (D)
Adrian Serioux, (M) Shawn Faria (Nikki Vingjevic 61), (M) Brian Ashton, (M)
Robbie Aristodemo, (M) Elvis Thomas (Irasto Knights 69), (M) David Diplacido,
(F) Steve Butcher, (F) Niki Budalic
Shots 1 2 F
Cincinnati 4 7 11
Toronto 16 19 26
Saves 1 2
F
Cincinnati 7 5 12
Toronto 2 5 7
Scorers
Cincinnati: Own Goal, 55th Minute; Lucas 6
(Alvarez), 89th Minute; Lucas 7 (Edozien), 90th Minute
Toronto: Butcher
3 (Aristodemo), 66th Minute; Vingjevic 2 (Penalty Kick), 90th Minute
Goaltenders
Cincinnati: Ueltschey (W,
3-2-0)
Toronto: Zagar (L, 4-8-2)
Corner Kicks 1 2 F
Cincinnati 1 1 2
Toronto 2 1 3
Fouls 1 2
F
Cincinnati 7 10 17
Toronto 6 7 13
Cautions
Cincinnati: Lucas (44th Minute)
Toronto:
None
Ejections
Cincinnati: None
Toronto:
None
Man of the Match: Ryan Lucas (Cincinnati)—2 goals.
The Toronto Lynx next game is at home against the Richmond
Kickers on Sunday, July 7 at 6:00 p.m.
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