Result of the Sunday June 20th, 2004 W-League game between Toronto Inferno and Ottawa Fury played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 2:00pm.
Toronto Inferno (black socks and shorts, navy shirts, white numbers and collars)
.........................22 Anne Ogundele
..........7 Kanisha Campbell...4 Kim Moore...9 Keisha Garrick
28 Holly Lincoln...10 Heather Gallacher (cpt)...16 Sandi Potis...19 Liz Williams...13 Melanie Booth (cpt)
...................11 Naomi Eguchi...2 Katarina Bazos
Subs:...1 Anne-Marie Witko (gk)...3 Jennifer Parker (def)...17 Tiffanie Stewart (mid)...6 Lisa Collison (fwd)...15 Kirsten Turner (fwd)
team officials:...coach Tom McManus...assistant coach Joe Nucifora...trainer Owen Picton...massage therapist Doug Innis...general manager Tony Marmo
second game in a row where Gallacher and Booth are both listed as captains.
Ottawa Fury (all white, navy numbers and names, red 'Ottawa Sun' logo on chest)
............................1 Leisha Alcia
...........8 Erin Ramsay...16 Katherine McShane...3 Allison Kelly
14 Jenine Stangier...13 Diana Matheson...10 Leah Robinson...15 Kelly Parker
12 Rhian Wilkinson...4 Alishatu Alfa...6 Amy Vermeulen
Subs:...0 Jasmine Phillips (gk)...2 Robin Gayle (def)...9 Ellish McConville (mid)...19 Melissa Abraham (mid)...21 Laura Harper (fwd)...7 Sheila Barbosa-Rocca (mid)
team officials:...not listed.
Game officials:...referee Denise Robinson...referee's assistants Dale McNeil and Lisa McNeil
1st Half:...game starts 2:08pm...Inf defend east end
2 min...OF Kelly long throw-in from left corner, OF Vermeulen has goalie dive and take ball off her feet.
5 min...Inf Booth saves through pass with low cross along end line that OF goalie picks up.
5 min...OF goalie charges out to boot away through ball before Inf Bazos can play it.
6 min...Inf goalie runs out to smother ball that OF Alfa pushed through.
9 min...Inf Moore comes across field to check OF Alfa running near edge of Inf box.
12 min...OF Wilkinson cross from right endline drifts out of bounds.
13 min...OF Wilkinson cornerkick from right is over box, OF McShane boots low shot that OF player tries to backheel from 4 yards, another OF player slides but pokes 3 yard shot wide right.
17 min...Inf goalie charges right to pick up flick header cross from left.
18 min...OF Vermeulen on right boots 20 yarder wide left of post.
19 min...Inf Campbell gets foot in to prevent OF Alfa from getting away 12 yard kick on through ball.
20 min...OF player's cornerkick from right is over crowd of players in box and header over endline for goalkick.
23 min...OF Vermeulen rush towards goal on left, boots up to OF Alfa in box, tips up ball appears to hit hand of Inf Campbell.
24 min...OF Vermeulen 30 yard freekick from left, Inf goalie shuffling left gets back right to catch ball.
26 min...OF Parker heads cross from right from 10 yards just over bar.
28 min...OF Robinson 12 yard blast has goalie block shot on sprawl and ball is cleared.
30 min...OF Ramsay player injured in own end.
31 min...Inf Gallacher 40 yard freekick bounces well wide left.
32 min...Fury Kelly Parker GOAL...Parker is given pass and she rushes in from right and has 15 yard shot from right that's low into left side of goal beyond goalie Anne Ogundele.
34 min...OF Wilkinson rushes down right and cross is behind end line.
36 min...Fury Aishatu Alfa GOAL...Fury Kelly Parker on right of box, crosses to left and Alfa boots in 7 yarder.
37 min...Fury Amy Vermeulen GOAL...Vermeulen takes ball off defender and blasts 12 yarder into center of net under bar.
38 min...Inf Garrick cornerkick from right has ball headed away.
40 min...Inf Lincoln long cross from right, OF goalie fumbles ball and Inf Eguchi hits crossbar, defender clears off line, Inf player pounds ball into net from 5 yards but is ruled offside.
41 min...OF Parker 18 yard shot has sprawling goalie blocks and smothers ball.
45 min...OF Wilkinson shot on rush from right is into side of net.
46 min...Inf Lincoln rushes on right and dekes three players but defender sliding blocks shot.
46 min...Inf Lincoln cornerkick into box has ball kicked around and finally cleared.
46 min...half ends 2:54pm.
2nd Half:...game starts 3:11pm with some problems getting the scoreboard clock restarted.
46 min...OF Matheson cornerkick from right is over crowd of players in box and ball is headed wide right.
52 min...Inf goalie catches bouncer into box.
53 min...Inf sub...Collison replaces Williams.
56 min...Inf Booth cross into box has defender clear ball wide right.
57 min...OF Ramsay picks up Inf player and slams her for freekick call.
58 min...Inf Garrick's freekick on cross from left has ball cleared.
58 min...Inf Garrick slides and blocks OF Wilkinson's shot from right.
58 min...OF Matheson cornerkick from right is into box and headed away.
58 min...OF Alfa gets cross at 7 yards but fumbles away shot wide left.
59 min...Inf sub...Turner replaces Gallacher.
62 min...OF Wilkinson on right end line chips over goalie, Inf Garrick clears off line.
63 min...OF Robinson freekick from 25 yards from left has goalie push ball away to left, but ball still in play.
65 min...OF player's 15 yard shot is flubbed to goalie.
65 min...OF sub...Abraham replaces Alfa.
68 min...OF Kelly 35 yard shot from left has ball hit top of crossbar and stay in play.
69 min...Inf sub...Parker replaces Lincoln.
70 min...OF Wilkinson rushes from right and takes 20 yard shot that's stopped by goalie.
71 min...Inf Garrick cornerkick from right, Inf Bazos 18 yard header bounces to goalie.
73 min...OF Robinson is touched across pass and her 25 yard blast is well over net.
75 min...OF Vermeulen 10 yard shot from left is blocked by defender and ball is deflected wide left.
75 min...OF Ramsay leaping header from 5 yards is wide right after OF cornerkick from left.
80 min...OF Abraham in open and takes 25 yard shot that's saved by goalie.
81 min...Inf goalie catches cross from left on flying catch.
83 min...OF Parker rushes past defender into box but Inf defender takes ball away preventing shot.
85 min...OF Ramsay player injured near center circle and needs treatment.
87 min...Inf Booth from 25 yards is lobbed over net.
91 min...Fury Diana Matheson GOAL...Matheson blasts 20 yard freekick over player wall and ball dips under bar in center of net.
94 min...game ends 4:00pm.
Final Score:......Toronto Inferno...........0...............Ottawa Fury.............4.........
Attendance was about 120 on this warm day.
Fury put the game away with three goals in a five minute span in the first half although they were a threat the entire game. Leisha Alcia earned the shutout but didn't have to do to much. The defenders worked in some pass backs to give her the touch of the ball. An Inferno blast into the net at the 40 minute mark was called back as offside. Inferno goalie Anne Ogundele and a good defensive work by the backline kept the game from going into double digits as the Fury attacked in wave after wave holding possession for much of the game.
Ottawa Fury have on their roster former Inferno players starting goalie Leisha Alcia, starting midfielder Diana Matheson and back up defender Robin Gayle. They run their record to a perfect 7-0 and would be top four W-League playoff finalists even if they didn't draw a bye for being the hosts of this year's tournament.
Inferno again had the luxury of having five substitutes on their bench and used three of them. In the pressbox keeping stats was Inferno's new signing Chiara Greco from Hamilton who will play in the midfield. Her father is Valdi Greco who played professionally including time on Hamilton Steelers of the Canadian Soccer League. He was part of a special Father's Day penalty kick contest with three other Inferno soccer dads. The contest was eventually won by Steve Lincoln, the father of midfielder Holly Lincoln. It was the Fury who kept their starting eleven in for the whole game except for one switch in the second half.
Inferno's next game is next Saturday night at 7:00pm at the Soccer Centre in Vaughan against Sudbury Canadians.
Rocket Robin
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