Result of the Wednesday June 8th, 2005 W-League game between Toronto Lady Lynx and Sudbury Canadians played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 11:00am.
Toronto Lady Lynx (white socks and shirts, black shorts, names and numbers)
...................................1 Stacey Van Boxmeer
2 Joanna Alexopolus...24 Ciara Gaizutis...20 Catharine Marosszeky...23 Holly Lincoln
8 Julia Ralph...14 Chiara Grecco...3 Kristen Habenicht...13 Melanie Booth (cpt)
....................7 Yuiko Konno...21 Kimberly Warner
Subs:...25 Justine Bernier (gk)...5 Kristy Devries (def/mid)...6 Robin Rushton (def)...11 Rosamaria Rago (mid)...12 Heather MacDougall (mid)...16 Lisa Melander (def)...19 Janet Liguori (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Brett Mosen...assistant coach Joe Moscato...goalkeeper coach Marno Olafson...medical co-ordinator Dr Robert Gringmuth...team manager Moya Lang
Sudbury Canadians (white socks, socks, and numbers, blue shirts, black shoulders, no names on uniforms)
...............................22 Katharine McNamara
14 Melynda Roach...4 Samantha Falcioni...5 Erica Duczeminski...8 Carla Smith
11 Kaelah Zeppa...7 Dana Collins...16 Stephanie Grenier...15 Sara Bullock
.......................10 Thalia Playford...9 Megan Schutt
Subs:...20 Julia Boschetta (gk)...12 Lauren Duhaime (mid)...17 Kayla Wood (def)...18 Jamie Hodgson (mid)
team officials:...head coach Frank Malvaso
Game officials:...referee Frank Bozzo...referee's assistants Andy Leal and Oggy Panic (all black uniforms)
1st Half:...game starts 11:02am...LL defend south end on this very hot and humid day.
21 sec...LL Konno 10 yard shot wide left as bounced over on header.
1 min...LL Ralph cross from right is across box but cleared.
2 min...LL Ralph cornerkick from left is caught, dropped, and picked up by goalie.
3 min...LL Ralph 35 yard freekick from right is headed away.
4 min...LL Warner blasts 10 yard shot is high and wide left.
5 min...SC goalie catches cross from right in front of LL Konno.
9 min...LL Alexopolus 40 yard blast on tapped freekick is wide left.
11 min...LL Alexopolus 35 yard shot up middle bounces wide right.
12 min...LL Lincoln 30 yard shot on left is wide left.
14 min...LL Marosszeky clears over own line when freak deflection leaves SC Playford all alone on edge of box.
17 min...SC Schutt on rush up middle and her 25 yard shot is wide left.
18 min...LL goalie catches cross from left in crowd of players.
19 min...SC Smith 30 yard freekick from left is bounced through box.
20 min...LL Booth 25 yard freekick from left is headed over line by SC defender.
20 min...LL Ralph short cornerkick from right passed back and crossed through box.
21 min...LL goalie charges out to sideline to clear out to left, she's knocked over but no call.
22 min...LL Booth run on left rolls cross along endline smothered by goalie.
24 min...LL Ralph run and shot from middle 30 yards in crowd palmed over net by leaping goalie.
25 min...LL Ralph cornerkick from left is cleared from box.
25 min...SC Roach 30 yard freekick from right is over players and caught by goalie on right.
26 min...SC player's freekick from left edge of box has LL players start fast break.
27 min...LL Ralph 40 yard shot over crowd of players is well wide right of net.
28 min...Lady Lynx Melanie Booth GOAL...Booth gets ball on edge of box and takes 10 yard shot that's stopped point blank by standing goalie Katharine McNamara, the rebound drops in front of Booth who's around goalie and she pounds 4 yarder into empty net.
30 min...LL Ralph cornerkick from left is through box and tipped wide.
31 min...SC Schutt pops up chip from 35 yards but goalie who'd wondered out of box is back in time to edge of box to stop.
32 min...LL Grecco on 1 on 3 gets weak roller from 20 yards that's stopped by goalie.
33 min...Lady Lynx Julia Ralph GOAL...Ralph blasts 30 yard shot that goalie palms from 7 yards but pushes ball into center of net just under bar.
35 min...LL Booth cornerkick from right is headed through box and cleared.
37 min...LL Alexopolus cross from right end line through box near goalline but noone can get to it.
38 min...LL Lincoln 30 yard shot from left is wide left.
39 min...SC Collins 20 yard shot well over net after ball crossed from left.
42 min...Lady Lynx Kimberly Warner GOAL...When an LL player is tripped up near the edge of SC box, Warner jumps on the loose ball and takes 2 steps and her 10 yard roller is into the left corner of the net.
43 min...LL Lincoln 15 yard shot from left is into webbing of net.
44 min...LL Grecco gets cross from 15 yards on left through box after defender tugs her sleeve.
46 min...half ends 11:48pm.
2nd Half:...starts 12:04pm.
halftime subs:...LL Bernier replaces Van Boxmeer in goal.
.....................LL Rushton replaces Alexopolus.
.....................LL Liguori replaces Warner.
....................LL Melander replaces Habenicht.
46 min...LL goalie picks up roller into box.
48 min...LL Ralph injured in SC end.
49 min...Lady Lynx Melanie Booth GOAL...LL Yuiko Konno crosses from right, Booth heads ball downward from 5 yards on left, the ball is beyond the goalie's arms and a defender who misses kicking it off the line.
50 min...LL goalie catches 25 yarder up middle.
52 min...Lady Lynx Yuiko Konno GOAL...Konno's 7 yard shot hits goalie on weak shot but rebound bounces back and Konno pounds ball into top right of net from 5 yards.
52 min...LL Devries replaces Marosszeky.
54 min...LL Booth charges in to lunge header from 7 yards over net on cross from right.
55 min...SC sub...Hodgson replaces Grenier.
56 min...LL players work out short cornerkick from right and LL Ralph crosses over players in box.
57 min...LL Konno 25 yard shot is blasted just wide left.
59 min...LL Booth cornerkick from right has LL Gaizutis charge to ball and bounce 8 yard header that's caught by goalie.
62 min...LL Liguori rush to loose ball on right and cross into short side of net.
63 min...LL players work out short cornerkick and LL Booth kicks 20 yarder that goalie smothers on right post.
65 min...LL Lincoln cross from right has goalie palm ball through box, LL Liguori 12 yarder from left is high left of net.
67 min...LL Lincoln 20 yard freekick is over net.
69 min...SC Smith 30 yard freekick from left has LL Gaizutis head away on partial clearance. SC player's 10 yard shot is wide right.
71 min...Lady Lynx Melanie Booth GOAL...LL Julia Ralph pushes ball forward on extreme right, LL Yuiko Konno rushes to it and holds off defender to cross 10 yarder from right, leaping Booth flicks 5 yard header into net.
72 min...SC sub...Wood replaces Zeppa.
74 min...SC players block three shots in own box.
74 min...LL Konno hurt on center line.
77 min...SC Roach 20 yard freekick from left is through box wide right of net.
80 min...SC Roach 30 yard freekick down middle wide left of top corner.
81 min...SC sub...Duhaime replaces Collins.
81 min...LL Melander has been injured and the LL play short the rest of the game.
82 min...LL Konno is hit in stomach with shot and is injured.
84 min...LL Gaizutis gets back in time to deflect SC Schutt 12 yard shot over net.
84 min...SC Playford cornerkick from left is punched out of box by goalie as she's knocked over.
85 min....LL Ralph corss from right ahs SC defender pop up header for goalie to catch from 10 yards.
88 min...LL Booth cornerkick from right has LL Konno head 3 yarder off defender then kick into outside mesh of net.
89 min...LL Ralph rolls ball through SC box from right.
90 min...Lady Lynx Holly Lincoln GOAL...LL Julia Ralph 22 yard free kick from left has Lincoln get diving header from 5 yards on right and ball is into low short right side of net.
91 min...game ends 12:50pm.
Final Score:..............Toronto Lady Lynx.................7.................Sudbury Canadian...................0................
Attendance was announced as 1065 and looked legit. This was a special School Day game and must rank as a disappointment. Apparently earlier in the year 2500 were supposed to be here but the teachers from the various school boards around the city were on a 'work to rule' campaign which meant no after school activities, tutoring, coaching, field trips etc. While most boards settled Friday of last week, many of them felt that the students had lost too much class time so did not rebook after they'd already cancelled. The weather was extremely hot and humid.
The Lady Lynx dominated from the opening whistle and except for a brief Canadian flurry after they couldn't score in the first 15 minutes, they pulled away after their first goal. The two teams had played to a 1-0 Lady Lynx win just eight days earlier in Sudbury with the Lady Lynx scoring in the last two minutes but seven players were away at an Under 19 National team tryout. Today the teams just looked like two different classes. The Canadians had only brought three subs. There is no W-League Division 2 for the last two years. (That would have been a good place for the 2005 Canadians and old Toronto Inferno to play last year). The small player base of Northern Ontario limits their choices however it gives the area to showcase their talent to earn college scholarships.
Stacy Van Boxmeer and Justine Bernier played one half each and shared the shutout. Van Boxmeer didn't have much to do and journeyed out of her net a few times to play sweeper. The Lady Lynx made a total of four substitutions at halftime. With one last sub at 55 minutes, they had to play short the last ten minutes of the game when Lisa Melanda was injured.
Scottish international Julia Ralph looked the best player on the field today with her running and crossing. Melanie Booth served in some crosses and finished three plays for goals--two on headers. Japanese international Yuiko Konno had some good runs and shots too. The defense contained Sudbury threats Thalia Playford and Megan Schutt.
The Lady Lynx build their season record to 5-0 and are now on the road until July 7th encompassing five games until they return here to play Sudbury again. I expect last year's semi-finalist Ottawa Fury are the powerhouse of this division.
Lynx men's coach Hubert Busby Jr acted as an MC at halftime for a penalty kick shootout against the Lynxster mascot (I'm sure the guy in that furry suit must have lost a lot of weight today). We could think that the owners are making Busby do penance for their record of 0 wins in 11 games but they've put broadcaster Craig Forrest in the same MC position a few games ago.
Rocket Robin
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