Result of the A-League game between Toronto Lynx and Syracuse Salty Dogs played Sunday June 15, 2003 at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke.at 4:00pm.

Toronto Lynx (all white, black names and numbers, yellow trim)

................................22 Theo Zagar (cpt)
16 Josue Mayard...15 Adrian Serioux...3 Mauricio Vincello...14 Tyler Hughes
20 Elvis Thomas...9 David DiPlacido...4 Joe Mattacchione...8 Brian Ashton
........................11 Sebastian Barclay...19 Ali Ngon

Subs:...00 Brian Rowland (gk)...5 Shawn Faria (mid)...6 Nikki Vignjevic (mid)...10 Robbie Aristodemo (mid)...17 Nick Blicharski (mid)...18 Ryan Lucas (fwd)
team officials:...head coach/GM Peter Pinizzotto...assistant coach Alberto Furtado...goalkeeping coach Paulo Silva...medical co-ordinator Dr Robert Gringmuth

Syracuse Salty Dogs (all red, black names and number, white trim)

..........................................0 Michael Gabb
12 Michael Kirmse...25 Bennito Kemble (cpt)...23 Judah Cooks...7 Lars Lyssand
20 Anthony Medina...11 Adauto Neto...19 Pablo Gentile...9 Shaun Tsakiris
......................16 Machel Millwood...14 Gabriel Valencia

Subs:...1 Paul Nagy (gk)...4 Neil McNab (mid)...5 Ryan Mack (fwd)...6 Sebastian Sinozic (mid)...10 Noah Delgado (fwd)...17 Jason Cole (def)...21 Carlos Semedo (def)
team officials:...assistant coach Tommy Tanner...goalkeeper coach Remi Roy...(head coach Laurie Calloway had been red carded in Milwaukee and spent the game sitting in the pressbox).

Game officials:...referee Jonathan Lavergne...referee's assistants Denise Robinson and Russell Hepworth...fourth official Sylviu Petrescu...(dressed in all black)

1st Half:...the stadium clock works this week! game starts 4:13pm...Lynx defend south end on this warm and sunny day.
2 min...SSD Kirmse long throw-in from right is cleared from box. Kirmse did not take one of his famed flip somersault throw-ins the whole game.
5 min...SSD Tsakiris 45 yard freekick headed away by defender on edge of box.
7 min...SSD goalie beats Lynx DiPlacido to through ball to left side of box.
8 min...Lynx Hughes freekick from left near corner flag is over players in box and easily cleared.
10 min...Lynx Serioux 60 yard freekick bounces over endline right of net ahead of charging Lynx Barclay.
11 min...SSD Millwood 20 yard from extreme left is well wide left.
12 min...Lynx Ngon bounces 45 yard chip shot over players bounces to goalie wide of net.
13 min...SSD Kirmse takes short throw-in and crosses from right over the net.
15 min...SSD Kirmse throw-in from right bounces dangerously in Lynx box but cleared.
16 min...Lynx Ngon cross from near left corner flag is well over box.
18 min...Lynx DiPlacido draws freekick when upended waiting for pass.
19 min...Lynx Mattacchione 30 yard freekick is low around wall and pushed wide left by diving goalie.
20 min...Lynx Thomas cornerkick from left is cleared away.
21 min...Lynx Barclay rush on right, passes through to Lynx Thomas who crosses to Lynx Ashton but SSD defender pushes ball away.
22 min...Lynx Ashton half volley from 20 yards on left of net is well over net on partially cleared cornerkick from right.
23 min...Lynx YELLOW card...DiPlacido for involvement in pushing incident at SSD 40 yard line.
..............SSD YELLOW card...Cooks for his part in melee.
27 min...SSD Lyssand follows up play and blasts 30 yard shot well over net.
27 min...Lynx Mattacchione 45 yard freekick from right is headed by Lynx player on left side of net wide left of post.
29 min...SSD YELLOW card...Tsakiris for complaining that penalty kick should have been called for pull down in Lynx box after another SSD player takes throw-in.
31 min...Lynx Barclay skims header from 20 yards after Lynx goalie takes 75 yard freekick.
33 min...Lynx Hughes cross from left, Lynx Barclay pops header with his back to net from 5 yards hitting cross bar, Lynx player then tries to hook in ball but its knocked away.
35 min...SSD Lyssand 45 yard freekick that Lynx goalie runs forward but SSD player gets behind him and Lynx defender clears ball.
36 min...Lynx Hughes cornerkick from right is headed wide left of box.
37 min...Lynx goalie rushes out to punch out crossed freekick from right.
38 min...SSD Tsakiris freekick from 35 yards and SSD Kemble charging in from right heads ball over net from 5 yards hurting himself crashing into right post on follow through.
42 min...SSS YELLOW card...Millwood for crashing low into Lynx goalie catching ball on edge of box.
44 min...SSD Neto fast freekick pushed up to SSD Kirmse rushing in and he crosses from right end line into box and defender heads it behind line for cornerkick.
45 min...Lynx Ashton 25 yard freekick from left is passed along even with box and Lynx Mattacchione blasts 20 yarder well over net.
48 min...Lynx Thomas cornerkick from left is over box and cleared.
49 min...half ends 5:02pm.

2nd Half:...starts 5:17pm.
46 min...SSD Tsakiris freekick from left of box is headed away by Lynx defender.
47 min...SSD Tsakiris freekick from right 20 yards is punched away by leaping goalie.
50 min...SSD dangerous rush whistled down on edge of Lynx box.
51 min...Lynx goalie retreats from edge of box to catch bouncer ahead of charging SSD Valencia.
53 min...Lynx Serioux 75 yard freekick is caught by leaping goalie over Lynx Ngon. SSD goalie is injured on play.
54 min...Lynx sub...Aristodemo replaces Thomas.
55 min...Lynx Hughes on rush on left cross over box but SSD defender clears ball.
57 min...Lynx Aristodemo long cross from right is well over net.
58 min...Lynx goalie races out to kick away through ball ahead of SSD Valencia.
60 min...Lynx sub...Lucas replaces Ngon.
63 min...Lynx Aristodemo and Barclay lead rush down right, Barclay given pass and 25 yard shot from right is caught by goalie.
64 min...Lynx cornerkick from left, Lynx Mattacchione blast from 25 yards hits bar, bounces down and Lynx Lucas weak kick from 5 yards has SSD goalie catch ball running across net.
65 min...SSD Lyssand open on left, slips and pushes ball wide left.
67 min...SSD Tsakiris 30 yard freekick caught by sliding goalie wide of net.
69 min...Lynx Barclay gets cross from left and bicycle kick easy catch from 18 yards.
70 min...SSD sub...Mack replaces Millwood.
74 min...SSD Lyssand cross from left has SSD Mack shot from 12 yards put off target.
77 min...Lynx Hughes cornerkick from left is headed away by closest defender.
78 min...Lynx DiPlacido 12 yard header is wide right when cross is pushed over from left.
82 min...SSD Cooks misses ball fanning on clearance and Lynx DiPlacido gets ball through into box but goalie dives forward to pick up ball.
83 min...Lynx Vincello injured in Lynx box.
84 min...Lynx Aristodemo gets back to take ball from SSD Lyssand beating him to shot in box.
85 min...SSD goalie long kick that SSD Lyssand chips from 25 yards that bounces to Lynx goalie.
86 min...SSD sub...Delgado replaces Neto.
86 min...Lynx goalie catches cross from right in crowd of players.
87 min...Lynx DiPlacido pulled down running along edge of box.
87 min...Lynx sub...Vignjevic replaces Barclay.
88 min...Lynx Vignjevic 20 yard freekick hits cross bar and it deflects over net out of play.
89 min...Lynx Vignjevic cornerkick from left, Lynx Vincello heads ball from right, Lynx Mayard heads 3 yarder over bar.
93 min...SSD Tsakiris freekick from 25 yards on left is punched forward by leaping goalie in crowd of players.
93 min...SSD YELLOW card...Kirmse for mouthing off to referee.
93 min...2nd half ends 6:05pm.

1st Half Golden Goal Overtime...starts 6:10pm...Lynx defend south end.
SSD sub...McNab replaces Tsakiris.
Lynx sub...Faria replaces Mattacchione.
92 min...SSD Mack freekick from 25 yards on left is just over bar.
93 min...SSD sub...Cole replaces Kirmse.
94 min...SSD Kemble freekick from center that Lynx defender clears from left edge of box.
95 min...Lynx defender heads away long throw-in from left.
96 min...SSD Mack cornerkick from left, SSD Delgado header from near wide is well wide left of net.
97 min...SSD Mack gets ball on right and Lynx Hughes blocks shot and ball pops up for goalie to catch.
98 min...SSD Medina long cross from right is caught by goalie.
101 min...half ends 6:21pm.

2nd Half Golden Goal Overtime...starts 6:22pm
102 min...SSD goalie beats Lynx DiPlacido to high bouncer on edge of box.
103 min...Lynx Faria freekick from 40 yards on right is whistled down in SSD box as Lynx player pushes defender.
104 min...SSD Cole long throw-in from right has SSD Valencia head flick from right of net but ball cleared.
105 min...SSD YELLOW card...McNab for kicking ball into net after whistle blown for offside call.
106 min...Lynx Vignjevic freekick from 25 yards hits SSD players head and cleared for throw-in.
106 min...Lynx Serioux long throw-in from right has Lynx player head across box.
107 min...Lynx Mayard heads away cross from left.
108 min...Lynx goalie catches long throw-in from left.
109 min...SSD Delgado low cross from left is caught by Lynx goalie.
110 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Ashton for diving when SSD goalie dives out to sweep away ball on rush into box.
110 min...game ends 6:37pm.

Final Score:.......Toronto Lynx..........0..............Syracuse Salty Dogs................0....(tie after 110 minutes).....

Attendance was announced as 2189. I found it hard to believe that many were in attendance because there appeared to be more at last week's game. Lynx scoring 8 goals in 13 games is not a selling point to fill the stands. Their home record is two goals in five games. Defensively they have been tight only allowing thirteen goals in that many games with only four allowed at home.

Tonight's Father's Day featured 'Humber Express' a group of barbershop chorus that had 18 guys sing the national anthems and entertained before the game and during halftime bringing their own cardboard barber pole.

The Lynx hit the bar three times during the game. Otherwise Syracuse goalie Michael Gabb was there to make the saves and pick up the loose balls. His long punts downfield were mostly wasted as the Lynx defenders were not caught letting through charging forwards so often Lynx goalie Theo Zagar would just pick up the bouncer. Both goalie's earn a shutout.

With Syracuse's head coach Laurie Calloway sitting out a suspension in the Lynx press box, regular midfielder Tommy Tanner the team's assistant coach stayed out of the game and did the bench managing today. Calloway spent the game in the pressbox and complained about the poor field conditions which changed the whole game into a longball strategy because dribbling was difficult. Other expressions of 'bumpy', 'cabbage patch' etc were used in the field description.

Syracuse was providing a webcast for their fans. The DJ says they have about 500 listeners on the Internet. He had a cold and told his audience he hadn't caught SARS but it made some in the pressbox cringe knowing the city's tourism and entertainment industry has been devasted.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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