Mariners starters
Result of the Sunday September 3, 2006 USL game between Toronto Lynx and Virginia Beach Mariners played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 6:00pm.
Toronto Lynx (yellow socks and shirts, black shorts, names and numbers)
...........................22 Theo Zagar
17 Chris Williams...6 Andres Arango...3 Rick Titus...27 Edgar Bartolomeu
7 Shawn Faria...20 Robbie Aristodemo...23 Gordon Chin...9 David DiPlacido
...................8 Kevin Jeffrey...15 Matthew Palleschi
Subs:...1 Richard Goddard (gk)...2 Damien Pottinger (fwd)...4 Joe Mattacchione (def/mid)...12 Marko Bedenikovic (def/mid)...16 Niels Dekker (mid)...21 Osni Neto (mid)...26 Aaron Steele (def)
team officials:...head coach Duncan Wilde...assistant coaches Billy Steele, Joe Mattacchione and Theo Zagar...team doctor Dr Frank Markus...medical co-ordinator Dr Robert Gringmuth...equipment manager Jim Healy
Virginia Beach Mariners (all navy, yellow names and numbers, white trim)
.............................1 Matthew Nelson
6 Christopher Schwarze...2 Stephen Danbusky...3 Craig Demmin...22 Alan Woods
5 Russell Hutchison...12 Ryan Mack...20 Steve Shak...25 Felix Brillant
...................24 John Barry Nusum...9 Nathan Micklos
Subs:...16 Joe Barton (gk)...7 Jeff Bilyk (mid)...10 Roland Vargas-Aguilera ("Pato") (mid)...14 Shane McFaul (fwd)...23 Andrew Herman (fwd)...21 Brian Cvilikas (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Jay Hoffman...assistant coaches Jim Rooney and Remi Roy
Game officials:...referee Justin Tasev...assistant coaches Neil Schofield and Amato De Luca...fourth official Michael Lambert...(sky blue shirts, black shorts and socks)
1st Half:...game starts 6:01pm...Lynx defend south end on this mild, overcast evening played on a wet field.
2 min...Lynx Aristodemo cornerkick from right is cleared from box.
2 min...Lynx Jeffrey 22 yard freekick up middle has goalie catch on the right post.
8 min...Lynx Bartolomeu cross from 22 yards on left has Lynx Palleschi charging in just right of post put diving header over net from 8 yards.
9 min...Lynx Kevin Jeffrey GOAL...Lynx Gordon Chin pushes through ball between defenders for charging Jeffrey who slides 15 yarder under diving goalie Matthew Nelson to right side of net.
10 min...VBM Schwarze elbows Lynx DiPlacido to stop run up middle injurying him.
13 min...Lynx Palleschi run down left and sliding tackle by VBM player knocks ball away when dribbling into VBM box.
13 min...Lynx Titus catches VBM Micklos on run down left and makes clearance on end line.
14 min...VBM Brillant run down left when he gains possission sends in low cross that has VBM Nusum not quite turn ball in Lynx box.
16 min...VBM YELLOW card...Brillant for check on Lynx Jeffrey on VBM left sideline.
17 min...Lynx Aristodemo 28 yard freekick from left has defender head away in crowd of players.
18 min...VBM Danbusky 35 yard freekick chip is flagged offside in box.
20 min...VBM Mack 25 yard freekick on right has Lynx Aristodemo block ball with kick in box.
21 min...VBM Schwarze 27 yard shot from right deflects off defender and bounces to goalie.
22 min...VBM Shak 35 yard floating cross from right is caught by goalie.
24 min...Lynx Williams cross from right has goalie leap to punch ball forward.
25 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Palleschi for tackle on VBM Danbusky when Palleschi pushed ball too far ahead in left side of VBM box.
26 min...Lynx Bartolomeu injures VBM Mack when they run for ball on Lynx right sideline.
28 min...A hard rain starts to pour!
28 min...VBM Micklos 22 yard shot deflects wide right for cornerkick.
32 min...VBM Mack pops up 15 yard header that's caught by Lynx goalie.
33 min...Lynx Aristodemo cornerkick from left is headed away by defender.
34 min...Lynx goalie steps up for midair clearance on edge of box.
34 min...VBM Nusum outraces Lynx defender Arango's attempt to poke ball and he rolls shot from 12 yards on left wide right.
36 min...VBM Mack 35 yard shot snakes just wide left of net.
36 min...Lynx Williams has defender poke ball away when dribbling in VBM box.
37 min...Lynx Titus big block on cross attempt at Lynx 25 yards to break up VBM 3 on 2 rush when VBM players break across center.
41 min...Lynx Diplacido 35 yard blast over players in box and just wide right of net.
42 min...Lynx Williams cross from run down right is well high and behind net.
43 min...VBM YELLOW card...Demmin for tackle on Lynx Palleschi at 35 yards up middle.
44 min...Lynx Jeffrey chips freekick and Lynx Titus heads ball from 8 yards across box but bounces and dies on the wet field for goalie to pick up.
48 min...half ends 6:49pm. The rain has now stopped.
2nd Half:...starts 7:04pm.
halftime subs:...VBM Vargas-Aguilera replaces Demmin.
..................VBM Bilyk replaces Hutchison.
46 min...Lynx Williams cross from 25 yards on right has ball drift over to goalie.
49 min...VBM Nusum can't quite turn cross from right on 10 yard header.
49 min...Lynx sub...Mattacchione replaces Faria.
50 min...VBM Mack cross from left has Lynx Arango make diving header to clear ball from box.
53 min...VBM Nusum 30 yard bouncer from left is wide left when he gets even with Lynx Arango.
54 min...Lynx DiPlacido pushes through ball to Lynx Palleschi who just misses connecting while charging up middle.
55 min...VBM Mack crosses from left through players in Lynx box.
56 min...VBM Brillant has ball in Lynx box pulled away.
57 min...VBM sub...Cvilikas replaces Nusum.
..............Lynx sub...Pottinger replaces Palleschi.
57 min...Lynx Aristodemo rush on right to through ball and stops to blast 10 yarder that's deflected for cornerkick.
58 min...Lynx Aristodemo cornerkick from right has charging Lynx Pottinger head ball down from 4 yards and ball bounces onto the top of the net.
59 min...Mariners Brian Cvilikas GOAL...Mariners Felix Brillant cross from right has Cvilikas head ball over Lynx goalie Theo Zagar from 8 yards as big crowd of players in box and Zagar stepped forward to try to punch ball.
62 min...VBM Mack gets ball on left and shot from 12 yards is blocked.
62 min...Lynx goalie leaps to palm ball through box on cross from right.
63 min...Lynx Jeffrey 10 yard sharp angle shot from left is high over net.
64 min...Lynx sub...Neto replaces Chin.
65 min...VBM Shak 35 yard blast deflects off player and flying goalie catches on right post.
66 min...VBM Cvilikas heads 10 yarder caught by goalie.
67 min...Lynx Pottinger 28 yard shot from right has goalie block on dive and gets up to smother rebound.
69 min...Lynx Osni Neto GOAL...Lynx Robbie Aristodemo rolls cross from right to Neto who runs across box from right to center of net and cuts 10 yard shot to right corner of net beyond diving goalie.
70 min...VBM sub...McFaul replaces Mack.
72 min...VBM Cvilikas gets popped up ball and turns and fires 20 yarder over net.
76 min...VBM sub...Herman replaces Schwarze.
78 min...Lynx Neto gets away 18 yard shot on rush and goalie flies to save then scramble to smother rebound ahead of Lynx forwards at 5 yards.
79 min...VBM Micklos gets through ball and 10 yard low shot is pushed wide right by diving goalie.
81 min...Lynx player heads ball through VBM box too far ahead for Lynx Neto charging through middle.
82 min...VBM Brillant hurt in collision near center line.
83 min...Lynx DiPlacido cross from left has defender block ball from Lynx Pottinger.
85 min...Lynx Aristodemo pushes ball forward to Lynx Neto who runs too far to end line and cuts cross that's blocked by defender.
87 min...Lynx Dekker replaces Jeffrey.
87 min...Lynx Neto long run on left has shot low from 25 yards that's weak and to goalie.
88 min...Lynx Titus makes two good blocks on edge of Lynx box to prevent VBM plays into box.
88 min...Lynx Titus long clearance has goalie charge forward to keep ball in Lynx end.
92 min...VBM Cvilikas pops header over net from 12 yards on cross from VBM Brillant.
93 min...VBM Vargas-Aguilera cornerkick from left has Lynx defender head over own net.
93 min...VBM Vargas-Aguilera cornerkick from left has VBM Cvilikas pop up header and ball cleared. Cvilikas and Lynx player are hurt on play.
93 min...game ends 7:53pm.
Final Score:.......Toronto Lynx..........2..........Virginia Beach Mariners..........1..............
Attendance wasn't announced except in the press box where it was given as 1004. I'd estimate there may have been 500 people in the stands. Rain throughout the day probably killed any walk up crowd. A downpour started at 28 minutes but stopped at halftime and then a misty rain continued during the second half.
The Lynx continued to impress as they stretch their undefeated run at home to nine games. Rick Titus blocked shots and broke up crosses about a dozen times in the game. Robbie Aristodemo ran all over the field and sent in crosses and runs down the wing. Gordon Chin did the same but stayed more in the middle. Damian Pottinger charged forward and headed a Robbie Aristodemo corner kick from the right into the dirt from 4 yards and the deflection bounced onto the top of the netting. Neto got away an 18 yard shot at 78 minutes on a rush and the goalie flew to make the save and scramble to pounce on the rebound at 5 yards before the Lynx forwards to charge to it.
Theo Zagar had a game winning save at 79 minutes when Nathan Micklos got a through ball and his 10 yard low shot from even with the left post was pushed wide right by the diving goalie. The Mariners got a few more corner kicks that had defenders and VBM forwards pop up balls over the net or were cleared. Another great save was at 65 minutes when Steve Shak took a 35 yard blast up the middle that deflected off somebody's head changing direction and Zagar caught the ball on the right post.
Brian Cvilikas had only been on the field for two minutes when he scored. Neto had only been in the game for five when he scored. He came in for Gordon Chin rather than Kevin Jeffrey (who stayed in until 87 minutes) the usual platoon mate that showed me the Lynx were going for the win.
The grounds never got as bad as today's U-20 Women's final of North Korea vs. China but it was good to see the game not denigrate into long balls although that would have been tempting to avoid the chopped up field. The game wasn't rough after referee Justin Tasev gave out a few early cards but sliding tackles were easy and often successful on the wet field. Both teams were concentrating on rushes and counter attacks for the game to get too chippy.
This was the final game of the season for the Mariners who have played their 28 game schedule. They needed the win to stay in the playoff run although there were a few other teams with games in hand that could have passed them next week.
The Lynx have two league games to go; Friday in Montreal against the Impact and back in Toronto next Sunday (Note change in starting time from 4:00pm to 6:00pm). They are also playing in the final of the Open Canada Cup sometime in the week in London Ontario. (Not Monday because of rain delays in picking the other finalist).
Rocket Robin
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