PreSeason Toronto Lynx vs CPSL York Region Shooters/Vaughan Sun Devils by Rocket Robin Result of the exhibition game between the A-League Toronto Lynx and CPSL newly merged teams York Region Shooters/Vaughan Sun Devils (team name still to be decided) played Sunday April 13, 2003 at 8:30pm at Lamport Stadium in Toronto. 39 min...VSD/YRS Warren Ali GOAL...Ali boots in big rebound from 10 yards on right after Joey Todaro runs down left and cross to box where goalie Theo Zagar blocks shot on left but gives up rebound. 47 min...Lynx Elvis Thomas GOAL...Thomas knocks in 7 yard rebound in goalmouth play after coming in as 2nd half sub. 63 min...Lynx Sebastian Barclay GOAL...Lynx Ali Ngon centers ball from right and Barclay shot deflects off goalie and back off Barclay and left post and in from 5 yards. 80 min...YRS/VSD GOAL Paul Sinisi..."Big Show" kicks in loose ball in box from 5 yards behind goalie James Krieger. Sinisi had about three chances in five minutes. Final Score:...Toronto Lynx....2.....YRS/VSD....2 Lamport Stadium has artificial turf and snow had been plowed into the sidelines against the concrete walls so the sidelines were pyloned for a narrower field. The snow had little green 'hair' in it so I can imagined that every year the field gets more like concrete. Before this game the players had to wait for a women's team to finish their practise. I thought some players looked familiar. Hey it was the W-League Toronto Inferno holding their second practise of the year! Some of their star players are still away in school. Elvis Thomas and backup goalie James Krieger seemed to be the only two spare players for the Lynx with other players away in the MISL, or injured. Nick Buchevski (sp?) from Canada's Under 19 team played on the wing and looked pretty good. Ali Ngon was injured twice in the game. He was limping after the game being clipped from behind. Shooters manager Elio Scarcello says the CPSL this year won't let any players on a scholarship play for the league. That should put an end to players on the roster disappearing at the end of August. Outside the stadium Shooters player Parminder Dhillon said he and Angelo Pollastrone and Bill Androutsos will play for Thunder Bay Chill of the PDL for their three month schedule. This merged CPSL team should be a favourite this year with an overflow of players to choose from. Willy Giummarra captained the midfield well and wore a touque most of the game like a few others on this cold evening. Bobby Randhawa was watching the game from the stands. He answered me he may be out another two months. VSD manager Dave Benning acted as the referee in the game. He was pleased between halfs at how well the players played together for the first time outdoors for this merged team. Neither of the Kouzmanis brothers (last year's Sun Devils scoring punch) were playing tonight. Someone mentioned they both are injured. Rocket Robin robing@eol.ca
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