Result of the Wednesday July 27th, 2005 W-League between Toronto Lady Lynx and Vermont Lady Voltage played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 7:00pm. This was a one game playoff for the right to join a tournament in Ottawa in the next round.
Toronto Lady Lynx (white socks and shirts, black shorts, numbers and names)
...........................1 Stacey Van Boxmeer
2 Joanna Alexopolus...23 Holly Lincoln...20 Catharine Marosszeky (cpt)...6 Robin Rushton
8 Julia Ralph...3 Kristen Habenicht...10 Amanda Cicchini...14 Chiara Greco
..................21 Kimberly Warner...15 Deana Everrett
Subs:...29 Anne Ogeundele (gk)...5 Kristy Devries (def/mid)...7 Yuiko Konno (fwd)...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
Vermont Lady Voltage (black socks, shorts, and numbers, yellow shirts with "Click It Or Ticket" seat belt message and blue "Dasani" emblem on shoulders)
........................1 Kristen Luckenbill
...........8 Sarah Lovitz...20 Amy Benson...11 Jess Mulson
18 Karen Burke...16 Amy Cochran...14 Caroline Van Der Pool...12 Whitney Gonneville...10 Amanda Loomis
................6 Ashely Pfaff...13 Hanah Neagle
Subs:...7 Courtney Willson (fwd)...[15 Emily Tracey (mid)...19 Roxy Davis (mid) both listed but not actually there]
team officials:...head coach Jamie Hutchins...assistant coach Mike Gonneville...general manager Bo Buckovic...team doctor Dr Beatie
Game officials:...referee Denise Robinson...referee's assistants Stphenie Den Hann and karen Legault
1st Half:...game starts 7:09pm...LL defend north end on this warm, sunny evening with a breeze from the north and the sun in the north west.
30 sec...VLV Loomis 25 yard cross from left bounces to goalie.
2 min...LL Ralph 25 yard rolller to goalie on right post.
5 min...VLV Burke cross through box from right has goalie back off and VLV Neagle just two stops from tap-in.
6 min...VLV Burke 30 yard freekick roller to goalie ahead of VLV players charging into box.
8 min...LL Everrett pushes pass from middle to LL Warner running on left and her 20 yard shot is caught by goalie.
11 min...LL Rushton long throw-in from left is headed away by defender.
14 min...LL Warner rush on 2 on 1 on right and centers to LL Everrett whose 15 yard shot is pushed wide right by flying goalie.
14 min...Lady Lynx Catharine Marosszeky GOAL...LL Julia Ralph corner kick from right rolls into box and Marosszeky's low 12 yard blast from left is between crowd of players and into right corner of net beyond goalie Kristen Luckenbill.
16 min...LL Everrett rush on right and cross has VLV Loomis chip ball over end line from left.
17 min...LL Ralph cornerkick from left is over players in box.
18 min...LL Everrett 15 yard ball up middle flubbed and rolls to goalie.
19 min...LL Habenicht on give and go in crowd of players and lofts 18 yard shot just over bar.
21 min...LL Lincoln 28 yard shot bounces to goalie.
22 min...LL Ralph 20 yard shot bent wide left.
23 min...VLV Cochran cross from left has defender head away on right post.
24 min...LL Warner pushed over just inside VLV box but no whistle on play.
27 min...LL Lincoln touches ball back to LL Rushton whose blast from 30 yards is caught by goalie.
28 min...LL Alexopolus huge defensive play to prevent VLV Neagle shot in box.
29 min...VLV Lovitz injured when VLV goalie charges out to stop through ball and kicks her in stomach.
31 min...VLV Pfaff touches ball left for VLV Burke to blast 15 yarder well over net.
32 min...LL Ralph 22 yard freekick from right endge of box has goalie and LL Warner miss ball.
32 min...LL Ralph cornerkick from left has VLV player chest down and LL Greco blast 20 yarder that's blocked.
33 min...LL sub...Konno replaces Ralph.
34 min...Lady Lynx Deana Everrett GOAL (actually an own goal)...LL Yuiko Konno threads through pass for Everrett to run in VLV box and rolls cross to charging LL Kim Warner ready to redirect it in but VLV defender Amy Benson attempting to block Warner knocks ball into own net from 2 yards.
35 min...VLV Burke 10 yard roller wide left.
39 min...LL Marosszeky blocks VLV forward from getting to ball when LL Konno back passes from left, goalie has time to pick up ball.
40 min...VLV Pfaff injured just outside center circle.
44 min...VLV Van Der Pool 25 yard skyball caught by goalie.
46 min...LL Habenicht cross from right has goalie catch in crowd of players.
47 min...LL Lincoln jabs 10 yard shot up middle weakly to goalie.
47 min...half ends 7:56pm.
2nd Half:...starts 8:13pm.
halftime sub:...LL Liguori replaces Lincoln.
48 min...VLV Gonneville 55 yard freekick from right has VLV Cochran pop header over bar from 12 yards.
51 min...LL Konno cornerkick from left is over players but drops in box and is cleared.
51 min...LL Greco lofts 20 yard shot from left just over bar.
52 min...VLV sub...Willson replaces Pfaff.
54 min...VLV Burke cornerkick from right has VLV Benson head over net from 7 yards on left.
56 min...LL Benson 60 yard freekick from left has ball bounced to goalie over players.
57 min...VLV Cochran gets long ball on left and her 10 yard shot from extreme left is stopped.
58 min...VLV Burke cornerkick from left has play whistled down for hand ball in box.
59 min...LL Liguori touches LL Konno cross from left to goalie from 3 yards.
62 min...LL Liguori 15 yard shot is wide right.
63 min...Lady Lynx Kim Warner GOAL...LL Deana Everrett chips ball from 20 yards over goalie on edge of box and Warner charges to ball and blasts 3 yarder into open net from right post.
63 min...LL sub...MacDougall replaces Warner.
.............LL sub...Rago replaces Habenicht.
65 min...LL MacDougall can't turn header when LL Everrett crosses from right.
68 min...VLV Burke 40 yard freekick from left has defender head away. Partial clearance results in rebound and goalie forced to make save.
69 min...LL MacDougall run up left from center and cross from 10 yards from left has LL Liguori run past missing heading chance.
70 min...LL Konno cornerkick from left has ball cleared.
71 min...Lady Lynx Heather MacDougall GOAL...LL Catharine Marosszeky pushes ball forward to charging MacDougall from 25 yards and her 20 yard shot from right is into left side of net over sliding goalie.
72 min...VLV Burke blasts 12 yarder from right that goalie catches on right post.
74 min...LL sub...Devries replaces Alexopolus.
75 min...LL goalie charges out to catch through ball in crowd.
75 min...LL MacDougall rush on left and slips against two defenders rolling 12 yard shot to goalie.
77 min...LL Konno cornerkick from right is caught by leaping goalie in crowd of players.
79 min...Lady Lynx Deana Everrett GOAL...Everrett gets around goalie on LL Janet Liguori cross from left, Everrett on right takes 10 yard shot into open net.
80 min...LL Konno can't quite turn 15 yard flying header.
81 min...Lady Lynx Heather MacDougall GOAL...LL Yuiko Konno cross from left has MacDougall take 8 yard shot from left which goalie stops on left post, rebound back to MacDougall whose 5 yard shot from left has VLV Whitney Gonneville turn its direction from center of net to left corner of net.
85 min...LL Greco good footwork in left of box and 12 yard shot is caught by goalie wide left of post.
86 min...VLV goalie beats LL MacDougall to through ball on edge of box.
87 min...LL Konno rolls cross from left has LL MacDougall 10 yard shot deflect off defender wide left.
88 min...LL Konno cornerkick from left is headed away.
88 min...LL Konno cornerkick from left is knocked around in box and LL Devries 10 yard shot from right caught by goalie.
90 min...game ends 8:58pm.
Final Score:............Toronto Lady Lynx...........6................Vermont Lady Voltage...............0..............
Attendance was announced in the press box as 1515. (I'd say with the stands not quite half full, about 900 people) on this warm evening. The Lady Lynx didn't have a lot of time to publicize this game. They had to request that the OSL White Eagles vs Woodbridge men's game be played after their game. There were a lot less youth teams for this mid-week game that I first heard about only three weeks ago.
I could see the result of this game was predictable as soon as I saw the Lady Voltage had only brought 12 players. Expecting they'd get tired in the second half and that's just what happened when the Lady Lynx second stringers increased the lead from 2-0 to 6-0. This is the fourth time in four games that the Lady Lynx has beaten Vermont. Three of those victories have happened right here at Centennial Stadium.
Stacey VanBoxmeer earned the shutout for the Lady Lynx and didn't have a lot to do except for catching some crosses, corners and off target shots from Karen Burke. Hannah Neagle was just two steps behind a tap-in when VanBoxmeer backed off a cross and the ball flew right through the box at the 5 minute mark. Lady Lynx defenders Joanna Alexopolus, Holly Lincoln, captain Catharine Marossazeky and Robin Rushton made things easier for their goalie by preventing a lot of shots.
The Lady Lynx now head for Ottawa on the weekend to play in a playoff tournament. Let's hope the Lady Lynx can bring enough players to the game to be a challenge to Boston Renegades who they beat in the regular season.
Rocket Robin
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