Starters for the Edge.
Result of the Sunday May 13, 2007 PDL game between Toronto Lynx and West Michigan Edge played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 4:00pm.
Toronto Lynx (all yellow, black numbers and 'Tim Horton's' logo on chest)
.....................1 Robert Cavicchia
2 Kayin Jeffers...18 Jamie Fairweather...3 John Jonke...11 Chris DeAbreu
.............7 Cameron Medwin...17 Richard Asante...5 Alex Ruhe Lischke
...........9 Frank Jonke...14 Murphy Wiredu (cpt)...35 Fabrizio Savarino
Subs:...25 Chris Baker (gk)...4 Erik DiLorenzo (def)...8 Tristan Murray (mid)...12 Taylor McNamara (mid)...20 Oswald Adu (fwd)...22 Jean Tshimpaka (fwd)...34 Dane Roberts (mid)
team officials:...head coach Duncan Wilde...assistant coaches Billy Steele...goalkeeping coach Glenn McNamara...team doctor Dr Frank Markus...medical Co-ordinator Dr Robert Gringmuth
West Michigan Edge (red socks and shorts, white shirts, navy numbers)
.......................22 Chris Austin
15 Liam Brown...18 Greg Janicki...21 Peter Hill...17 Scott Blandford
23 Ben Pirimann...7 Jake Stacy (cpt)...20 Zachery Scafidi...16 Eric Anderson...14 Tom Oatley
......................10 Kenzo Webster
Subs:...0 Casey Aubil (gk)...3 Jonathan Liechty (mid)...4 Kyle Hall (def)...5 Austin Bock (def)...12 Joel DeLass (mid/fwd)...13 Stephen Hill (mid)
team officials:...head coach Mark Bell...assistant coach Steven Herdsman
Game officials:...referee Mike Connolly...referee's assistants Gianni Facchini and Yusri Rudolph...fourth official Michael Izzo...(all black uniforms)
1st Half:...game starts 4:06pm...Lynx defend south end on this mild afternoon with a bright sun in the west.
3 min...WME Pirimann 20 yard shot is well over net.
4 min...WME goalie dives out to beat Lynx Frank Jonke and grab through ball into box.
6 min...Lynx Wiredu blasts mid-air rebound well wide right of net.
9 min...Lynx Medwin short cornerkick from left is worked out and cross blocked by WME player's shoulder inside box and ball clear.
10 min...Lynx defender gets back to box to block WME player's shot after another Lynx player's giveaway.
12 min...Lynx Savarino good cross from 45 yards on left squeezes through defender but goalie beats Lynx Wiredu to clear ball.
14 min...WME Stacy 40 yard freekick from middle has defender head ball away and WME Blandford shoot 22 yard roller from left that's smothered by goalie.
17 min...WME Blandford low 30 yard shot behind sliding defender on edge of box but shot covered by goalie.
18 min...WME Stacy through pass from 25 yards is wide right.
20 min...WME Pirimann 30 yard freekick up middle to left has Lynx defender pop up header and goalie catch ball.
21 min...Lynx Frank Jonke cross from left has defender clear. Lynx Frank Jonke later gets ball back and his cross is off WME defender.
21 min...Lynx Medwin cornerkick from left has Lynx Wiredu on right send shot from 7 yards wide right.
23 min...WME Stacy 30 yard freekick up middle blast left off player wall and wide left of net.
24 min...WME Pirimann 30 yard freekick from right has defender get head to it as WME players charge net. Lynx defender blocks rebound attempt from 22 yards with sliding tackle.
26 min...WME defender blocks Lynx Asante's rebound attempt.
27 min...Lynx Medwin 30 yard shot between crowd up middle is just wide left.
28 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Savarino for sliding tackle on WME player near center line sideline.
29 min...Lynx YELLOW card...John Jonke for sliding tackle on WME Janicki just ouside center circle.
31 min...Lynx Jeffers 40 yard cross from right is easy catch for goalie.
31 min...Lynx Fairweather 40 yard freekick is blocked by defenders on edge of box as well as his rebound attempt.
33 min...WME Webster cross from left is behind WME player in Lynx box and cleared.
34 min...WME Brown long throw-in from right is over forward and caught by goalie.
35 min...Lynx DeAbreu 25 yard freekick has Lynx forward head ball over net from 15 yards.
36 min...WME YELLOW card...Oatley for knock down at WME 30 yard line.
36 min...Lynx Medwin 30 yard freekick batted down by goalie on left post.
38 min...Lynx Ruhe Lischke good 30 yard cross has WME goalie punch ball before Lynx player can connect on header.
39 min...Lynx Jeffers 30 yard shot from right is through crowd of players just wide left of net.
39 min...Lynx Wiredu rushes along and cuts in shot around goalie that has goalie dive to prevent goal to right corner of net.
41 min...Lynx Jeffers almost gets to miscue between goalie and three defenders in WME box.
42 min...WME goalie leaps to catch 45 yard high kick into box by Lynx Jeffers.
43 min...Lynx Frank Jonke gets sliding tackle tripped by defender on edge of WME box but can't win freekick nor penalty.
43 min...WME YELLOW card...Pirimann for tackle on Lynx DeAbreu.
44 min...Lynx Savarino cornerkick from left is partially cleared and Lynx players blast shots off defenders.
47 min...half ends 4:53pm.
2nd Half:...starts 5:09pm.
halftime subs:...Lynx DiLorenzo replaces Savarino.
46 min...Lynx Jeffers rush on right and cross into box over Lynx forward and WME player heads away.
46 min...Lynx Wiredu mid-air shot from 20yards is just over bar.
48 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Ruhe Lischke for knock down of WME Stacy near center line.
49 min...Lynx Frank Jonke short pass from left chips ball just over net from 10 yards.
50 min...WME Blandford injured near center circle when heads with another player collides.
51 min...Lynx Medwin high 40 yard cross from right is caught by charging goalie.
52 min...Lynx goalie grabs cross from right.
53 min...Lynx Medwin cross from right after rush has defender concede cornerkick.
53 min...Lynx Medwin cornerkick from right has defender clear and partial rebound dribbles through players and WME clear.
55 min...Lynx goalie beats WME Oatley to ball in box.
56 min...Lynx sub...McNamara replaces Medwin.
56 min...Lynx Wiredu cuts around defender on right and cuts low 15 yard shot that diving goalie stops.
57 min...Lynx McNamara cross from right is into side webbing of net.
59 min...Lynx Fairweather runs back on WME Webster to get in sliding tackle to block his 15 yard shot from left.
60 min...WME Oatley heads ball wide on right after WME Stacy's cornerkick from left.
60 min...Lynx sub...Adu replaces Wiredu.
61 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Frank Jonke for complaining about play.
62 min...Lynx Jeffers 40 yard cross from right is drifted wide left of net.
63 min...Lynx Ruhe Lischke gets centered ball from left and blasts ball well high and wide right of net.
65 min...Lynx DeAbreu freekick from left 30 yards has ball partially cleared and McNamara blasts from 20 yards but ball is saved.
66 min...Lynx John Jonke steps up to balst 30 yard shot from center.
66 min...Lynx sub...Roberts replaces DeAbreu.
67 min...Lynx Frank Jonke gets loose ball and 12 yard shot is into low left but into outside meshing of net.
70 min...Lynx DiLorenzo 20 yard shot is blocked inside box.
71 min...Lynx sub...Tshimpaka replaces Frank Jonke.
72 min...WME Pirimann 35 yard freekick is caught by charging goalie wide right of net.
72 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Roberts for sliding tackle on WME Scafidi near center line.
74 min...WME sub...Liechty replaces Oatley.
75 min…Lynx RED card…Alex Ruhe Lischke picks up his second Yellow card of the half for a tackle at the Lynx 40 yard line.
77 min...Lynx Asante 35 yard freekick from right has goalie in crowd of players fall and miss connecting on punch but ball is wide left for goalkick.
78 min...WME Pirimann 40 yard freekick tap over to WME Anderson who chips ball wide left with WME players holding back for offside fear.
79 min...Lynx sub...Murray replaces Fairweather.
80 min...Lynx DiLorenzo on left wing rush ends pressue with cross behind end line.
81 min...WME Webster on 1 on 1 takes low 20 yard shot that's stopped by sprawling goalie.
83 min...WME sub...DeLass replaces Webster.
83 min...Lynx Adu 25 yard freekick is caught by goalie.
84 min....WME Stacy 25 yard freekick up middle is caught by sprawling goalie.
86 min...WME sub...Hill replaces Pirimann.
88 min...Lynx John Jonke big scissor kick block breaks up cross in Lynx box.
90 min...WME Hill 55 yard freekick has goalie leap to punch ball out ov box over WME player's head. WME Stacy chips 25 yarder just over net.
90 min...Lynx Jeffers cross from 45 yards on right has Lynx Adu receive pass in box but just offside.
91 min...WME Stacy pokes chip and Lynx goalie charges to grab loose ball.
91 min...game ends 5:55pm.
Final Score:…………Toronto Lynx……….0…………..West Michigan Edge………..0…………
Attendance wasn't announced although supposedly it was 365 for their lowest attendance ever. I'd estimate it was only about 125 by a halftime count I made. That was lower than yesterday when they held a double header with the Lady Lynx who have their own fan base. I missed yesterday's games when I was at BMO Field watching Toronto FC main game and reserve game. The Lady Lynx won 3-0 over Rochester a rescheduled exhibition game when the W-League pulled the franchise of Sudbury Canadians who were supposed to be here for the home opener. The (male) Lynx lost 3-0 against the Edge.
The weather was mild and sunny. The field was in excellent shape except I was taken aback by seeing a previous attempt at painting the centre line. The west end was alright but the east side had initially been painted three yards further to the south then the corrected line. I don't know if any games had been played with this wedge.
Robert Cavicchia earned the shutout for the Lynx and Chris Austin earned it for the Edge. Most of the saves from both goalies were from just outside the box and dives forward to stop through balls before a forward could make a play.
Referee Mike Connolly was freely giving out cards and whistling down knocks.
Lynx coach Duncan Wilde subbed six outfield players during the second half. The team were outplayed at the beginning of the game but took over in the second half and were applying pressure until the red carding which made the game more even as this left them short upfront.
Lynx forward Frank Jonke had one of the rare good chances of the whole afternoon for either team when he got to a loose ball and his 12 yard shot was into the low left corner of the net but on the outside meshing so it was just a goal kick. I was impressed with Lynx defender Kayin Jeffers for his blocks on Edge players and rushes and precision passing. Richard Asante is a late addition to the team who left Toronto FC of the MLS and he looked good in the midfield.
The Lynx open their season with one of a possible six points this weekend with two home games against the Edge. They also didn't score in their first two games (shades of another Toronto soccer team). It was their debut in the Premier Development League which is an amateur league with age restrictions that limit most players to being under 23. The team didn't have their players together until this weekend. Kevin Omokhua, Daniel Revivo and Elton Fernandes are still away at university at this time.
It's getting lonelier as now I'm the only journalist covering today's game. The Lynx/Lady Lynx Media Day is on Wednesday May 16th, 2007 at 4:00pm and that includes a scrimmage. I don't play soccer and will be struggling to get downtown in time for the MLS TFC vs. Houston game.
Next home game for the Lynx is Friday May 25th at 11:00am Chicago Fire Premier. They are a development team of the MLS Chicago Fire. The MLS Colorado Rapids have a team in one of the other conferences along with some USL teams.
Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca
Starters for the Edge.
Starters for the Lynx. Tim Hortons is the sponser.
Who knew that the third team on the field would be the game controllers?
The game's over but those field lines are bothering me.
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