Result of the Sunday July 17th, 2005 W-League game between Toronto Lady Lynx and Ottawa Fury played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 6:00pm.
Toronto Lady Lynx (white socks and shirts, black short, numbers and names)
.............................1 Stacey Van Boxmeer
2 Joanna Alexopolus...24 Ciara Gaizutis...20 Catharine Marosszeky (cpt)...23 Holly Lincoln
8 Julia Ralph...14 Chiara Greco...3 Kristen Habenicht...13 Melanie Booth
..................15 Deana Everrett...21 Kim Warner
Subs:...22 Nicole Mercer (gk)...5 Kristy Devries (def/mid)...7 Yuiko Konno (fwd)...9 Jennifer Williams (fwd)...11 Rosamaria Rago (mid)...12 Heather MacDougall (mid)...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
Ottawa Fury (white socks, short and numbers, navy shirts, red trim and Ottawa Sun emblem)
..............................1 Taryn Swiatek
2 Robyn Gayle...20 Marie Eve-Nault...3 Allison Kelly...5 Linda Consolante
...............10 Leah Robinson...4 Carmelino Moscato...13 Dianna Matheson
..............12 Rhian Wilkinson...15 Kelly Parker...11 Annie Hamel
Subs:...22 Vicki Du Plessis (gk)...6 Amy Vermeulen (fwd)...7 Melissa Abraham (mid/fwd)...9 Eilish McConville (mid/fwd)...14 Jenine Stangier (mid/fwd)
team officials:...head coach Colin McCurdy...general manager Chris Roth...owner/CEO John Pugh
Game officials:...referee Ricky Zomparelli...referee's assistants Mike Izzo and Frank Czihk (red shirts, black shorts and socks)
1st half:...game starts 6:17pm...LL defend south end on this hot humid early evening with a wet, soft field.
35 sec...LL Ralph 30 yard freekick from right is knocked around by players on left.
2 min...LL player rolls ball into OF box from right but defenders clear.
3 min...OF Gayle throw-in from right bounces to LL goalie.
4 min...OF Wilkinson two crosses from right inside LL box are blocked by defender.
5 min...LL Booth gets back to clear ball from two OF forwards on edge of box.
7 min...LL Warner 20 yard shot from right after rush for ball is well over net.
9 min...LL Lincoln cornerkick from left is high and drops into right side of box by cleared.
10 min...LL Lincoln gets foot in to block OF Wilkinson from getting shot.
11 min...OF Kelly cornerkick from right has OF Moscato on 12 yards on left pop ball over net.
12 min...Fury Kelly Parker GOAL...Fury Carmelino Moscato pushes ball up center and Fury Rhian Wilkinson pushes ball ahead and 12 yard shot blocked by sliding goalie Stacey Van Boxmeer, ball lies loose and Parker gets 10 yard shot between two defenders and into left side of net with Wilkinson and Van Boxmeer still on ground.
17 min...OF Consolante boots away dangerous through ball.
18 min...OF goalie slides for through ball pushed too far on right.
19 min...LL Everrett hard 12 yard shot blocked by defender point blank.
20 min...LL Warner pushes ball ahead to LL Everett up middle and defender tugging on her who boots ball behind own goalie and clears it.
21 min...LL Kristen Habenicht rush to edge of box on left flicks ball that Fury Leah Robinson [Elaine Sun of gobigred.ca says it was Marie Eve-Nault] handles in box. Referee Ricky Zomparelli is only 10 yards away and whistles Penalty kick.
22 min...Lynx Julia Ralph GOAL...Ralph on Penalty kick shoots low to right corner of net as goalie Taryn Swiatek dives left.
25 min...OF Hamel has rush into box on left and two defenders slide to block shot, loose ball has OF Moscato round defenders and 10 yarder is just over bar on right.
27 min...LL Booth 30 yard cross from left bounces wide right through box.
30 min...OF Kelly cornerkick from right to Matheson whose 20 yard shot is blocked, ball curled back into box and goalie slides right to prevent OF Gayle from getting it.
31 min...LL Everrett 25 yard shot from right is smothered by goalie.
31 min...LL goalie catches cross from left in crowd of players.
33 min...OF Moscato 30 yard pass into box bounces to goalie.
34 min...LL Greco injured when she charges to clear ball from OF Parker on right near cornerflag. LL plays short while she receives treatment.
36 min...OF Robinson gets knocked throw-in and eludes defender and 12 yard low shot blocked by diving goalie who crawls to gather loose ball. LL Greco returns to the game.
38 min...OF Eve-Nault cross from left into LL box from left line has ball cleared.
39 min...OF Consolante back to kick away rush by LL Warner.
42 min...LL YELLOW card...Booth for sliding tackle on OF player near center circle.
42 min...LL sub...Rago replaces Gaizutis.
43 min...LL YELLOW card...Alexopolus for pulling down OF player. A freekick is called on edge of the box although the LL were lucky not to have it a Penalty kick. A LL player had been injured in the box from a shot in the stomach but play carried on.
44 min...OF Moscato 20 yard freekick blasted low and into wall.
45 min...LL Booth freekick from right from 25 yards has ball well wide left.
46 min...half ends 7:03pm.
2nd Half:...starts 7:20pm...the sun now comes out shining from the north west.
46 min...LL goalie dives out left to gather through ball before OF Moscato can make play.
46 min...OF Consolante injured just outside center circle.
48 min...Fury Carmelino Moscato GOAL...Fury Allison Kelly 28 yard free kick from left has goalie fumble ball and Moscato knock 5 yard shot into open net from right.
50 min...LL Ralph dekes defender on right and cross is over players in box.
52 min...OF YELLOW card...Consolante for pulling down LL Warner on right then stepping on her back.
53 min...OF sub...Vermeulen replaces Moscato.
53 min...LL Ralph 30 yard freekick has ball cleared by defender, rebound deflected off defender.
53 min...LL Lincoln cornerkick from right has goalie grab ball off head of LL Warner.
55 min...LL Warner breaks in on right and low cross through box with no LL player close enough.
56 min...OF Vermeulen heads 8 yarder that defender traps between legs and goalie picks up ball.
57 min...LL Ralph cornerkick from right is low and spun into the box, defender has it go backwards towards goal but ball cleared.
57 min...OF Wilkinson rush on left and pass to OF Vermeulen whose hard 12 yard shot is caught by goalie.
58 min...LL Everrett gets chip to through ball over charging goalie and OF Consolante kicks ball out from 5 yards.
59 min...LL YELLOW card...Marosszeky for pulling down OF player on right.
60 min...OF Wilkinson 25 yard freekick from right is caught by goalie.
63 min...LL sub...Devries replaces Greco.
64 min...LL Lincoln 35 yard freekick from right sails to goalie.
65 min...OF Gayle 40 yard shot over crowd is caught by goalie after LL Alexopolus has cleared cross from right.
67 min...OF Parker slides in to spear diving goalie on through ball on play called offside.
68 min...OF Vermeulen rush on break after LL defender had slipped up on left has 12 yard shot caught by goalie.
72 min...OF Wilkinson rush on right but goalie slides out to block ball.
73 min...LL sub...Konno replaces Habenicht.
74 min...OF Kelly 30 yard freekick from left has defender pop up header over bar.
75 min...OF Vermeulen cornerkick from right curls behind net.
77 min...OF Kelly 35 yard freekick curled to right just over two OF players charging in.
78 min...LL defender clears cross from right.
79 min...LL sub...Williams replaces Lincoln.
82 min...OF Vermeulen cornerkick from right bounces into box and defender clears. OF Matheson works in ball from left and wins cornerkick.
82 min...OF Wilkinson cornerkick from left knocked by defender over for another cornerkick.
83 min...LL Ralph injured near sideline.
84 min...LL Ralph 30 yard freekick from right is though box and rescued on left but cross back in is easily blocked.
85 min...OF Consolante clears ball behind line LL player gets into OF box.
87 min...LL Marosszeky 30 yard freekick from left has defender head away behind line.
88 min...LL Ralph cornerkick from left is partially cleared. LL Alexopolus 30 yard shot from right is caught by goalie.
89 min...LL goalie slides out to beat OF Wilkinson to ball on right.
91 min...Fury Amy Vermeulen GOAL...Vermeulen gets pass in middle and 20 yard shot to low left of net.
Final Score:.......Toronto Lady Lynx............1.................Ottawa Fury..............3..............
Attendance was announced as 2338 on this extremely hot and humid early evening with a wet field which made sliding tackles quite easy to make without getting hurt. Lots of slipping around when players changed direction. The stands were just about packed so I'd say about 2100 were here easily outdrawing the men's game last night.
Although the Fury looked better most of the game, the turning point came on the early goal in the second half because it just shouldn't have presented such a gift goal. The Fury has two players from the defunct Toronto Inferno. Carmelino Moscato played here and also Vancouver and Robyn Gayle played as a defender. Both looked good this game. Rhian Wilkinson and Kelly Parker had numerous chances for the Fury. Neither team's defenders had a problem with kicking it out of bounds or conceding a corner kick when they were under pressure.
The day's program listed Lady Lynx assistant coach Joe Moscato being the brother of Ottawa midfielder Carmelino Moscato. As pointed out to me later, I couldn't find any report I'd written that Carmelino ever played a game for the Inferno.
W-League leading scorer Kim Warner was held in check tonight and couldn't break through with one of her speedy runs. She wasn't given too many balls and the defenders could usually catch up to her. Warner ends the regular season with 15 goals in the 12 games she played.
This was a showdown of the two best teams in this division. With this win the Fury tie the Lady Lynx in points but should easily win at least one of their two games next weekend to win the division. The Lady Lynx have finished their regular season. The one game playoff now seems certain to be played in Ottawa as the Fury won both their league games between the two teams. 2004 Final Four participants Fury host the Lady Lynx team in Ottawa Wednesday July 27th.
The Lady Lynx team was introduced first for this game so season achievement awards could be given out.
Jean Augustine the Liberal MP from Etobicoke--Lakeshore presented Best Defensive Player Awards to Catharine Marosszeky and Ciara Gaizutis.
Alfons Rubbens magazine publisher presented Best Offensive Player to Kim Warner.
The Fan Favourite Award was accepted by Coach Brett Mosen for the absent Amanda Cicchini.
Colin Linden from the OSA presented the Media Award for MVP to Kim Warner. (Hey I voted for her when I was given a ballot a few games ago!). I asked how many 'media ballots were cast; six?" as a joke for how the Lady Lynx are starved for media attention in this town. The game officials and Ottawa Fury were then introduced.
I'll try to do an editorial/summary of the Lady Lynx in the next few weeks and that should be on my web page but I'll say now they have been the most pleasant surprise of 2005 for me covering Soccer In Toronto. Looking back the 2003 and 2004 Toronto Inferno weren't going anywhere playing at Birchmount Stadium and drawing barely 100 fans per game. This was a great move by the Hartrells to bring the W-League rights and workings with minor soccer groups have kept the stands near full each game. The depth of Canadian soccer in the women's game means that although Vancouver Whitecaps (and to a lesser extent Ottawa) has almost the entire Canadian National team they can't have all the players and so many of the Under 20s have found a place in Toronto.
Rocket Robin
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