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Result of the Saturday July 12th, 2008 W-League game between Toronto Lady Lynx and Western Mass Pioneers played at Edelweiss Park in Bolton at 1:00pm.

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

.......................1 Elise Kuhar-Pitters
14 Tessa Dimitrakopoulos...9 Kelsi Landry...6 Vonya Beckles...11 Allysha Chapman
16 Oni Bernard...23 Julia Bazi...12 Alyssa Lagonia...3 Alicia Donaldson
................13 Brittany Bisnott...7 Stefania Morra

Subs:...25 Aurelea Gumiela (gk)...2 Kaylen Shimoda (def/mid)...4 Becky Carreiro (fwd)...8 Nicole Markowitz (mid/fwd)...15 Jamie Baggs (def)...22 Krista Pantin (fwd)
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

Western Mass Pioneers (all red, white numbers and trim)

........................1 Erin Herd
15 Hannah Bromley...18 Shauna Musser...21 Courtney Wilkinson...8 Brooke Johns
7 Kacey Busque...6 Amanda Markham...11 Brie Gray...14 Karen Ray
.................13 Kacey Richards...17 Rachel Canaan

Subs:...2 Lauren Francisco (mid)...4 Joanna Haqq (fwd)...19 Cassie Ashwll (mid)...20 Terese Smith (mid)...23 Carlene Holness (def)
team officials:...head coach Chris Mogavero...assistant coaches Keith Saltmarsh and Roger Mendes

Team Officials:...referee Richard Oliviera...referee's assistnants Peter Pendli and Joe Piacente...fourth official Sonya Bukovscak...(neon green shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 1:17pm...Lynx defend east end...as there is no scoreboard, all times are converted from my wristwatch.
3 min…Lady Lynx Alicia Donaldson GOAL…Donaldson gets ball on left wing, rounds defender Amanda Markham and shoots 8 yarder from left between left post and goalie Erin Herd.
4 min...Lynx Lagonia cornerkick from left has Lynx player head 8 yarder in crowd of players wide right of net.
5 min...Lynx Donaldson 12 yard low shot on left on rush has goalie dive and pushes ball right across box.
8 min...Lynx Bernard gets ball at 30 yards on right but Lynx Bisnott checked off ball on low cross.
9 min…Pioneers Brie Gray GOAL…Gray shot from left 12 yards into center of net. Gray gets to ball after defender had blocked shot and ball was passed over to her. The ball had spun off the goalie’s save.
11 min...WMP Ray 35 yard shot up middle gathered up by goalie.
WMP Gray is off field with shoe problems.
14 min...Lynx Bisnott fed through ball at 40 yards and goalie retreats rather than charging out. Lynx Bisnott kicks low 15 yard shot into right outside webbing of net.
18 min...WMP Ray boots 30 yarder over crowd of players from left that goalie catches on bounce.
20 min...Lynx Lagonia stops shot that goalie only got a piece of ball on 15 yard shot.
21 min...Lynx Bernard run down right and shoots over goalie but wide left of net.
22 min...WMP Ray gets to ball on left sideline to keep it in play. Ray crosses into Lynx box and WMP Richards shoots over net from 12 yards.
26 min...WMP Richards pass to WMP Busque and clear 10 yard shot caught by goalie on left side of net.
28 min...WMP Bromley 60 yard freekick from right has defender clears on edge of box.
30 min...WMP Ray 30 yard freekick from left is blasted into wall and rebound of low shot is stopped in second line.
33 min...Lynx Bisnott centered ball and shot from 15 yards deflected high and over net.
33 min...Lynx players cornerkick from left has goalie catch.
34 min...Lynx Chapman gets pass back at 30 yards and cross is caught by goalie.
35 min...WMP Ray 30 yard blast down middle is well over net.
37 min...WMP goalie beats Lynx Bisnott to back pass near edge of box.
39 min…Lady Lynx Brittany Bisnott GOAL…Bisnott rolled ball on rush up middle and her low 15 yard shot is into the left side of net.
40 min...Lynx Bisnott is checked on edge of box with sliding tackle on her 1 on 2 rush.
41`min...Lynx Dimitrakopoulos holds off defender and her 20 yard shot delfects wide right of net for cornerkick.
43 min...Lynx Bernard rolls cross into box from right and Lynx Morra pushes ball through defenders and Lynx Bisnott's shot is blocked.
44 min...Lynx Lagonia works out cornerkick cross and bends 20 yarder caught by goaoie.
45 min...Lady Lynx Stefania Morra GOAL…LL Alyssa Lagonia rush on left rolls pass ahead to Morra who rounds defender and gets 10 yard shot over goalie.
46 min...half ends 2:03pm.

2nd Half:...starts 2:19pm.
46 min...Lynx Bernard pushes ball too far ahead on rush on right and goalie dives on it.
50 min...WMP Musser 15 yard shot in crowd on right stopped by goalie.
51 min...WMP Smith replaces Musser.
............Lynx Baggs replaces Dimitrakopoulos.
53 min...Lynx Donaldson pops cross from left across box.
55 min...Lynx Lagonia crosses ball from 20 yards to right and Lynx Morra boots 7 yard shot from left into side webbing of net.
56 min...WMP Bromley 30 yard cross from right has defenders clear.
57 min...Lynx goalie catches 20 yard shot.
58 min…Pioneers Brie Gray GOAL…Gray charges up right wing and chips over sprawling goalie Elise Kuhar-Pitters and into middle of net from 15 yards.
59 min...WMP sub...Ashwell replaces Gray.
60 min...Lynx sub...Markowitz replaces Bernard.
61 min...Lynx goalie beats WMP Canaan to through ball.
62 min...Lynx sub...Carreiro replaces Donaldson.
...........Lynx sub...Shimoda replaces Bisnott.
65 min…WMP YELLOW card...Bromley earns card for tripping Lynx Bisnott on breakaway. Referee Richard Oliviera awards a Penalty kick.
66 min…Lady Lynx Stefania Morra GOAL…Morra blasts penalty kick into right side of net with goalie frozen.
67 min...WMP Johns from left has Lynx defender clear from edge of box.
68 min…Pioneers Terese Smith GOAL…Pioneers Karen Ray cornerkick from left has Smith head ball in from 5 yards.
69 min...Lynx player crosses from right 25 yards near end line is caught by goalie.
70 min...Lynx Carreiro cross from 20 yards on right is drifted behind net.
72 min...Lynx Lagonia taps 12 yard shot over net with getting cross from right.
75 min...Lynx Markowitz cross is low and from right has Lynx Shimoda blast shot off target from 15 yards on left.
77 min...WMP Ashwell run up left to ball and ball deflects for cornerkick.
78 min...WMP Ray cornerkick from left is over players in box.
79 min...Lynx goalie catches WMP Busque cross into box from right stepping into path of WMP Ashwell.
79 min...Lynx Markowitz cross from right is low and Lynx Carreiro pushes ball.
80 min...Lynx Chapman 40 yard cross from left sideline is caught just under by goalie.
80 min...Lynx Morra blasts 18 yard shot over bar when she gets centering pass.
81 min...WMP sub...Francisco replaces Johns.
82 min...WMP Ashwell cross from 20 yards left has goalie catch over WMP Canaan in box.
83 min...Lynx Carreiro 22 yard shot from right is well over net.
84 min...Lynx Carreiro intercepts goalkick and charges in from 30 yards but shoots over net from 20 yards.
87 min...Lynx Carreiro from left cross is through box.
87 min...Lynx goalie catches 25 yard chip on goal.
88 min...Lynx Shimoda pass into box is too far for Lynx Markowitz and goalie beats her to ball.
89 min...WMP Francisco cross from right has goalie catch ball preventing a break.
92 min...Lynx sub...Pantin replaces Markowitz.
93 min...Lynx Morra sends Lynx Pantin pass as WPM Bromley falls and breakaway on right shoots wide left low shot from 15 yards.
94 min...game ends 3:08pm.

Final Score:……Toronto Lady Lynx….4………Western Mass Pioneers……….3………

Attendance was not announced but was 937 in ticket sales. Today was part of the Bolton Soccerfest and I’d say about 300 people were watching this game. The weather was hot and hazy and the threat of rain was realized almost as soon as the game ended with a downpour that drove the crowd to shelter. The field was natural grass and not closely cut so the ball looked like it was rolling out of bounds but would stop and stay in play. The field the Lynx used was surrounded by hills on three sides and swamp on two and forest on the other with one side leading to the other fields and exits. I was surprised that balls weren’t lost but the ball retrievers could find them right away. I could imagine the bug problem in the evenings with mosquitoes but I didn’t come across any but I did get a bee sting on the arm while watching the game.

I expected the Lady Lynx would run away with this game especially scoring so early on a rather soft goal. Before the game the Pioneers record was 1 win, 7 losses, and 1 tie while the Lady Lynx record was 9 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie. Instead the visitors would keep coming back and closing to within a goal. The Lady Lynx limited them to no chances after their last goal.

Lady Lynx forward Brittany Bisnott sang the American and Canadian (half English and half French) national anthems before the start of the game and then scored to keep pace with Stefania Morra. Both players scored a hat trick against Rochester, a goal each against Laval last game and then a goal apiece today.

With today’s win the Lady Lynx should clinch a playoff berth if Rochester loses to second place Ottawa Fury in Ottawa tonight. Two more regular season games to finish their regular season await. Next Saturday a 4:00pm home game at Varsity Centre against Hamilton and then Sunday a road game against Rochester. I will miss my first home game as I’ll be at the MLS game between Toronto FC and San Jose. I expect they will have one playoff home date by either finishing first or second.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca


Pioneers starters


Lady Lynx starters except for Brittany Bisnott.


Brittany Bisnott sang the anthems before the game.


Pioneers Hannah Bromley gets ready for freekick.


Lady Lynx Stefania Morra rounds goalie and....


...puts ball into open net.


Lady Lynx Tessa Dimitrakopoulos cuts back to get to ball from Karen Ray.


Rachel Canaan cuts in from left wing.

post match interviews. I'm testing my equipment so almost all the questions are by Jackie Rose of radio station The Fan 590.

interview with Lady Lynx coach Danny Stewart

interview with Lady Lynx player Brittney Bisnott

interview with Lady Lynx players Stefania Morra and Allysha Chapman

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