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Result of the Sunday June 22, 2008 W-League game between Toronto Lady Lynx and Ottawa Fury played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto at 4:00pm.

Toronto Lady Lynx (all white, black numbers, yellow trim)

........................1 Elise Kuhar-Pitters
19 Stephjanie Conley...9 Kelsi Landry...6 Vonya Beckles...23 Julia Bazi
7 Stefania Morra...18 Rosaly Petriello...5 Hayley MacDonald...12 Alyssa Lagonia
...................10 Alyscha Mottershead...13 Brittany Bisnott

Subs:...25 Aurelea Gumiela (gk)...4 Becky Carreiro (fwd)...8 Nicole Markowitz (mid/fwd)...14 Tessa Dimitrakopoulos (fwd/mid)...15 Jamie Baggs (def)...16 Oni Bernard (def)...20 Kayla Afonso (def)
team officials:...head coach Danny Stewart...assistant coach Paul DeAbreu...goalkeeping coach Joe Nucifora...team doctor Dr Frank Markus...medical co-ordinator Dr Robert Gringmuth...medical assistant Dr Melanie Lopes

Ottawa Fury (black socks, navy shorts and shirts, red numbers and names)

.......................00 Erin Reinke
11 Sarah Sample...6 Ashly Kennedy...24 Rachael Axon...3 Anna Caniglia
13 Courtney Wetzel...8 Jennifer Hance...12 Zoe Avner...7 Sari Raber
..................22 Jodie Taylor...14 Shay Powell

Subs:...1 Kimberly Diaz (gk)...4 Katie Smith (def/fwd)...5 Danielle Johnson (def/fwd)...10 Emma Mattsson (fwd)...15 Adrienne Ruhe-Lischke (fwd)...18 Christina Julien (fwd)...19 Gina Pacheco (mid)
team officials:...head coach Craig Smith

Game officials:...referee Patricia Peebles...referee's assistants Peter Pendli and Sarah Rauer...fourth official Sony Bukovscak...(neon green shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 4:08pm...Lynx defend north end...thunder can be heard in the distance. It's an overcast and humid afternoon. Rain starts after the national anthem.
2 min...Fury Powell from 20 yards passes too far ahead and ball skids over end line.
4 min...Fury Wetzel cornerkick from left has defender head ball away.
6 min...Fury Powell run on left dekes defender and rolls shot wide right from 15 yards.
7 min...Fury Powell rush up middle and rolls 18 yarder just wide right.
9 min...Lynx Petriello 22 yard shot up middle is caught by goalie on right post.
12 min...Fury Hance run down middle and defender blocks shot from 7 yards. Fury Powell kicks 8 yard rebound that goalie pushes wide left.
13 min…Fury Jennifer Hance GOAL…Fury Courtney Wetzel cornerkick from left has LL goalie Elise Kuhar-Pitters swat ball like a windmill but Hance heads ball in from 3 yards in crowd in box.
15 min...Fury Wetzel 30 yard roller up middle is smothered by goalie.
15 min...Lynx Bisnott rush up middle to goalie but defender pokes away ball at 20 yards.
19 min...Fury Taylor run down middle on 2 on 1 rush and her shot results in huge point blank sliding save at 8 yards deflecting ball wide left.
19 min...the game is suspended for the lightning that moves into the area.
20 min…a thunderstorm has referee Patricia Peebles chase the players back to the locker room and the crowd wait in the passageway under the stands. Since the stands are made of aluminum this was a wise move. The lightning crossed over within five minutes but the rain which had started before the game was stopped kept up after that. Play resumed 31 minutes later. The game is restarted at 4:49pm at the 10:15 minute mark. There is now a bright sun in the west.
20 min...Lynx sub...Bernard replaces Lagonia.
24 min...Lynx Axon 45 yard freekick from right has defender head away on edge of box.
27 min...Fury Powell bumped off through ball in box by Fury Landry at 7 yards on right.
29 min...Fury Caniglia cornerkick from right is popped up in box and Fury Powell kicks 10 yard shot wide of net.
31 min...Lynx Mottershead pushes pass to Lynx Bisnott on left and her 12 yard chip from right lands on top of net.
31 min...Fury Powell on 1 on 1 rush on right chips 15 yard shot wide right.
33 min...Fury Caniglia cornerkick from right is too far left and Fury players miss and ball bounces for goalkick.
34 min...Lynx Morra 25 yard shot through crowd of players is low and caught by goalie.
35 min...Fury Caniglia freekick from 22 yards on right bent to goalie to catch.
37 min…Lady Lynx Oni Bernard GOAL…LL Vonya Beckles takes long throw-in from left sideline from 40 yards and has LL Stefania Morra at 20 yards cross from the left. Bernard chests ball down at 15 yards on right and shoots ball into left side of net behind goalie Erin Reinke. Bernard was a sub that came in on the restart after the rain delay.
39 min...Lynx Bazi 45 yard freekick has defender on edge of box heads ball away. Lynx Morra partial rebound shot bounces through box.
42 min...Fury Taylor 25 yard shot from left bounces just wide of right post.
44 min...Lynx Bazi 30 yard freekick from left has goalie leap to palm ball over net.
45 min...Lynx Petriello cornerkick from right has Lynx Morra head ball in crowd of players that is caught by goalie.
47 min...half ends 5:16pm.

Halftime:...in the press box we see the Italy vs Spain Euro Cup game go to penalty kicks. The announcement made that Spain won drew big cheers from the crowd.

2nd Half:...starts 5:32pm...the weather is not sunny and hot.
halftime sub:...Lynx Markowitz replaces Petriello.
47 min…Fury Jodie Taylor GOAL…Taylor’s rush on right and her 20 yard shot in into far left side of net.
48 min...Fury Raber rolls 12 yarder that sprawling goalie deflects wide right.
49 min...Fury Caniglia cornerkick from right has Fury Sample flick 5 yard header over net.
50 min...Fury Powell 20 yard shot from right has flying goalie stop on right post.
51 min...Fury sub...Rhue-Lischke replaces Raber.
52 min...Lynx Bazi cornerkick from left has ball knocked down and Lynx Markowitz chips 10 yard shot over net.
53 min...Fury Caniglia cornerkick from right has ball cleared from box.
56 min...Lynx sub...Dimitrakopoulos replaces Bisnott.
57 min...Lynx Morra steals ball off defender but ball is poked away from her by another defender on edge of box when she centers pass.
59 min...Lynx Bazi 35 yard freekick from left has Lynx Beckles pop up header and Lynx Morra kick ball wide right from 5 yards.
63 min…Fury Jodie Taylor GOAL…OF Taylor gets cross up middle after previously crossing off. Taylor has 22 yard shot just under bar with goalie getting gloves to it but it squeezes through.
64 min...Lynx Bazi 30 yard freekick from right has Lynx player head ball wide left from 8 yards.
65 min...Fury sub...Pacheco replaces Wetzel.
67 min...Fury Sample 25 yard freekick from right is wide left of net.
70 min...Lynx Dimitrakopoulos 30 yard blast from left is just wide right of net.
72 min...Lynx sub...Afonso replaces Morra.
73 min...Lynx Bazi 40 yard freekick up middle is short and pass back to her and she boots 30 yard shot wide right of net.
74 min...Fury sub...Mattsson replaces Powell.
77 min...Fury Taylor rush up left and Lynx Beckles gets foot in to prevent shot at 10 yards on left.
78 min...Lynx sub...Carreiro replaces Bernard.
79 min...Lynx Dimitrakopoulos rush up middle but 1 on 1 can't get away shot.
81 min...Lynx Mottershead 35 yard shot on rush in crowd has ball blocked on edge of box.
81 min...Lynx sub...Baggs replaces Bazi.
83 min...Fury Caniglia short freekick from 25 yards on right has a few passes but no shot on net.
84 min...Fury sub...Smith replaces Axon.
85 min...Fury sub...Julien replaces Sample.
85 min...Fury Julien in alone on left but over runs ball.
87 min...Fury Ruhe-Lischke bounes 12 yard shot to goalie.
88 min…Lady Lynx Tessa Dimitrakopoulos GOAL…Dimitrakopoulos 22 yard freekick up middle is bent into right side of net. She had come into the game at 56 minutes.
90 min...Lynx Carreiro 22 yard kick from left is caught by goalie after Lynx Beckles' long throw-in from right.
92 min...game ends 6:19pm.

Final Score:………Toronto Lady Lynx…….2……..Ottawa Fury………3………

Attendance was mentioned in the press box as 927. I saw at least 300 fans when it wasn’t raining. Today was Mascot Day but a halftime contest had been cancelled sometime earlier so the only creature I saw today was the Lynxster. The Fury had a strong contingent of family and friends cheering them on. The Lady Lynx had invited a lot of girls’ teams from around the GTA for today’s games and that made this the biggest crowd this season the team has had for all but the School Day game.

The Fury had far more chances this game and goalie Elise Kuhar-Pitters had to be sharp or the game would have been out of reach much earlier. The Lady Lynx only looked good after the restart in the first half until the end of that period and from after the Fury’s third goal until the end of the game.

The Lady Lynx have let Apolonia Kukla leave the team to play for Hamilton Avalanche so she’ll have more playing time. Last year’s Lady Lynx MVP Adrienne Ruhe-Lischke came in as a substitute for the Fury in today’s game. Lady Lynx midfielder Alyscha Mottershead will join Canada’s Under 17 team next week. Midfielder Rita Keimakh has rejoined the team from the Canadian Under 20 team but wasn’t listed as a player today.

The Lady Lynx have only beaten the Fury once in eight tries over the four years they’ve played (actually worse than that when playoffs games are considered). Optimism this year as the Lady Lynx had beaten Ottawa 2-1 one week ago in Ottawa. I had watched the last time Toronto ever beat Ottawa before that as back in 2002 when the Toronto Inferno beat Ottawa 1-0.

The Fury record is now 4 wins, 1 loss in only 5 games while the Lady Lynx record now falls to 7 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie in 9 games. I expect the Fury to gradually move up from 3rd place when they play more games. Laval Comets record is 5 wins and 1 loss so far this year and they are well in the playoff mix.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca


Fury starters


Lady Lynx starters


Fury player on rush. She's still inbounds of the soccer lines.


Fury rush up the middle.


midfield action


Lady Lynx freekick near end of game.

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