September 3, 2006 USL Toronto Lynx vs Virginia Beach Mariners (from Lynx media release)
Toronto Lynx Game Report
Presented by CAW - Canadian Auto Workers Union
Lynx “Sub” the Mariners
Toronto defeat Virginia Beach 2-1 at Centennial Park
Date: September 3, 2006
Venue: Centennial Park Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 1004
Kick Off Time: 6:00 PM EDT
Final Score: Toronto 2 (1) Virginia Beach 1 (0)
Match Summary:
The Toronto Lynx defeated the Virginia Beach Mariners 2 to 1 this evening on a night where the weather suited the name of the visiting team. The rainy evening at Centennial Park Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada did not dampen the spirits of either side involved in this fast-paced event. The win raises the Lynx’ record to 7-12-7 (28 points) on the season, while Virginia Beach drops to 8-12-8 (32 points). The match was the fourth of four meetings between the two teams, and was the Lynx’ first win against Virginia Beach this season. Virginia Beach won the first two matches of the year between the two clubs 2-0 on April 22nd in Virginia Beach and 3-1 on July 2nd also in Virginia Beach. The two teams also drew 0-0 at Centennial Park Stadium on June 4th.
The first half saw the Lynx come out strong and they were rewarded for their play with a goal in the 10th minute. Kevin Jeffrey was fed a beautiful pass by Gordon Chin that allowed him to go in alone on Virginia Beach keeper Matt Nelson. Jeffrey was able to place the ball past Nelson giving the Lynx the lead 1-0. The remainder of the first half was played fairly evenly as Virginia Beach seemed to be finding their stride as the game progressed. Virginia opened the scoring in the second half in the 60th minute with a solid header from Brian Cvilikas that got past Theo Zagar who was tested on numerous times in the half. Some astute substitutions by Duncan Wilde saw Osni Neto come in to the game in the 65th minute for Gordon Chin. The strategy paid off with Neto scoring off a perfectly placed Aristodemo pass in the 69th minute. Virginia Beach pressed hard in the waning minutes but were unable to beat Zagar thanks to some quick reflexes and some steady defending by the team up front.
The Lynx finish their season at home against the Minnesota Thunder on Sunday September 10th. Sunday September 10th will also play host to the 10th annual Toronto Lynx Player Awards.
Notes: The win extended Toronto’s home undefeated streak to 9 games. Gordon Chin and Shawn Faria both returned to the Lynx line up after serving suspensions.
Highlights:
3rd Minute: Jeffrey’s strikes a powerful free kick that curls towards the top right corner leading to Nelson having to make a dynamic reflex save.
5th Minute: Toronto give away in the area leads to a Virginia Beach shot on goal.
10th Minute: Chin sends through a perfectly timed pass catching Jeffrey in stride and providing a clean break away on Nelson. Jeffrey times the shot perfectly into the bottom right hand side of the net. LYNX: 1 MARINERS: 0.
17th Minute: Yellow Card: #25 Felix Brillant.
26th Minute: Yellow Card: #15 Matthew Palleschi.
33rd Minute: Lynx Corner. Aristodemo lobs in a ball from the corner that does not provide any trouble for Nelson.
37th Minute: Mack lets a powerful shot go from outside the area. Zagar's diving save was wasted as the ball whistled wide.
42nd Minute: Diplacido takes a thunderous shot from just outside the area that fools Nelson but heads just wide of the goal.
45th Minute: Yellow Card: #3 Craig Demmin.
45th Minute: Jeffrey sends in a perfectly placed ball from a free kick. Titus heads the ball towards the goal, Nelson makes a well positioned save.
47th Minute: Second half resumes, Virginia Beach substitutes Bilyk for Hutchison and Aguilera for Demmin.
50th Minutes: Toronto substitutes Mattacchione for Faria.
54th Minute: Nusum let’s a blast go from inside the area, the ball heads wide on the right side of the net providing not trouble to Zagar.
59th Minute: Virginia Beach ties the game of a Cvilikas header inside the box. LYNX: 1 MARINERS: 1
64th Minute: Jeffrey does well with a difficult ball and let’s a solid shot go on goal. Saved by Nelson.
65th Minute: Toronto makes another strategic substitution bringing in the dangerous Osni Neto for Gordon Chin.
69th Minute: Aristodemo sends in a perfect pass directly to the feet of Neto who fools two Virginia Beach defenders who were in close proximity. Lets a low shot go handcuffing Nelson as the ball goes in on his right side. LYNX: 2 MARINERS: 1
79th Minute: Micklos gets behind the Toronto defence and is alone on goal. He let’s a powerful drive go, Zagar moves in to position and makes a calculated save to deny the scoring opportunity.
86th Minute: Neto again provides trouble for Nelson although this time Nelson gets the advantage and clears the ball.
88th Minute: Toronto Substitutes Niels Dekker for Kevin Jeffrey.
90th Minute: Virginia Beach is pressing late with Brillant sending in a perfect cross that was headed by Cvilikas.
Final Score: Toronto 2 (1) Virginia Beach 1 (0)
Lineups:
Toronto: Zagar, Titus, Arango, Williams, Bartolomeu, Chin (Neto, 65), Faria (Mattacchione, 50), Aristodemo, Dodds, Jeffrey (Dekker, 88), Diplacido, Palleschi (Pottinger, 57)
Virginia Beach: Nelson, Danbusky, Demmin (Vargas-Aguilera, 45), Woods, Shak, Hutchison (Bilyk, 45), Brillant, Mack (McFaul, 68), Micklos, Schwarze (Herman, 77), Nusum (Cvilikas, 57)
Cautions: Toronto: Palleschi (26), Virginia Beach: Brillant (17), Demmin (45)
Ejections: None
Shots: Toronto 13 (5), Virginia Beach 12 (4)
Saves: Toronto 3 (0), Virginia Beach 4 (1)
Fouls: Toronto 10 (8), Virginia Beach 5 (2)
Offsides: Toronto 3 (1), Virginia Beach 3 (2)
Corners: Toronto 2 (2), Virginia Beach 4 (0)
Scorers: Toronto: Jeffrey (Chin, 10), Neto (Aristodemo, 69), Virginia Beach: Cvilikas (60)
The Toronto Lynx’ next game is at home versus the Minnesota Thunder on Sunday September 10 at 4:00 PM.
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