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Result of the Wednesday May 28th, 2008 PDL game between Toronto Lynx and Fort Wayne Fever played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 11:00am.
Toronto Lynx (all white, black numbers, yellow trim)
........................1 Nils Binstock
2 Erik Dilorenzo (cpt)...6 John Jonke...5 Rick Titus...3 Lloyd Grist
21 Kevin Omokhua...7 Chris DeAbreu...8 Vince Petrasso...13 Taylor McNamara
................11 Jean Tshimpaka...9 Daniel Revivo
Subs:...25 Brandon Heembrock (gk)...14 Chris McBride (fwd)...15 Cameron Medwin (mid)...17 Sherif El-Masri (fwd)...19 Kadian Lecky (fwd)...22 Matthew Smith (def)...23 Damion Scott (mid)
team officials:...head coach Duncan Wilde...assistand coaches Billy Steele and Rick Titus...goalkeeping coach Glenn McNamara...team doctor Dr Frank Markus...medical co-ordinator Dr Robert Gringmuth
Fort Wayne Fever (white socks and numbers, black shorts and shirts)
.........................00 JJ Billinski
22 Harrison Heller...8 Josh Summers...20 Trevor Peaslee (cpt)...12 Tommy Mangotic
9 Adrian L'Esperance...10 Gary Boughton...11 Robert Lynch...16 Tyler McCarroll
...................14 Jessie Sharp...5 Nick Wilson
Subs:...3 Aaron Tulloch (def)...6 Chase Jones (def/mid)...13 Joshua Meier (mid)...15 Michael Walbridge (def)...18 Josh Scott (def)
team officials:...head coach Bobby Pousanidis
Game officials:...referee Gianni Facchini...referee's assistants Emanoil Gherghel and Ihor Bokiy...fourth official Peter Pendli...(yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)
1st Half:...game starts 11:04am...Lynx defend south end on this warm summy day. The sun is in the south and a breeze is coming from the north.
1 min...Lynx McNamara cross from 20 yards on left has defender block and so blasts ball from 20 yards well over net.
1 min...Lynx DeAbreu bends 20 yard shot from left wide right of net.
4 min...Lynx Petrasso freekick from 25 yards on extreme left has Lynx Tshimpaka pop 12 yard header well over net.
5 min...Fever defender clears ball off defender and it deflects wide right of Fever net from 5 yards.
5 min...Lynx player's cornerkick from right is worked out but cross is cleared away.
6 min...Lynx Petrasso shot from 15 yards on right is well wide left and goalie chases wide left to grab ball.
7 min...Lynx Jonke 60 yard freekick is caught by charging goalie in crowd of players.
9 min...Fever player's shot in box blocked by Lynx Petrasso.
10 min...Lynx Tshimpaka scuffs 35 yard roller up middle that rolls to goalie.
11 min...Fever Boughton 30 yard freekick from left has Fever Lynch leap and pop 10 yard header over net.
13 min...Lynx Revivo kicks ball around defender low and wide right of net from 10 yards.
14 min...Fever McCarroll rolls cross from left side of box and Lynx Titus clears ball for throw-in.
14 min...Fever Sommers 30 yard blast deflects off defender off defender for cornerkick.
15 min...Fever McCarroll cornerkick from right has ball headed down but defender clears.
16 min...Lynx Tshimpaka steals ball off defender in box and quick 10 yard shot from right is blocked by flying goalie.
17 min...Lynx DiLorenzo cross from right has Lynx DeAbreu midaid 12 yard blast well over net.
18 min...Lynx Tshimpaka injured at center line with a finger to the eye.
22 min...Fever Wilson runs out of room and crosses from end line on right behind net.
23 min...Fever goalie slides forward to grab through ball before Lynx Tshimpaka can get to it.
23 min...Fever Sharp crosses behind Lynx net from right.
24 min...Fever Boughton on run on left holds up and boots 15 yard chipper just wide right of post.
26 min...Lynx DeAbreu blasts partial clearance just over bar from 10 yards on left.
27 min...Lynx goalie charges to left to take ball off foot of Fever Wilson.
28 min...Lynx Tshimpaka shoots wide right from 7 yards as he's being pushed off the ball.
30 min...Lynx Omakhua on rush blasts 35 yard shot up middle well over net.
30 min...Lynx sub...Lecky replaces injured Tshimpaka.
32 min...Fever Boughton 30 yard freekick from left chips ball into box and charging Fever Sharp beats charging goalie to head ball over net from 8 yards.
36 min...Fever Mangotic 65 yard freekick from right bounces to goalie.
37 min...Fever Mangotic chips up 30 yard ball that goalie beats Fever player to catch.
38 min...Lynx Omokhua passes cross in from 45 yards on right and has Lynx Revivo in open at 25 yards but ball is pushed too far ahead and goalie dives on it.
40 min...Lynx Omokhua rolls cross from right 25 yards to Lynx Revivo who has defender check him off ball.
41 min...Fever YELLOW card...Sommers for grab on Lynx Lecky as he is deking him at 25 yards on left.
41 min...Lynx Petrasso freekick from 25 yards on left has flying defender head ball away from 5 yards.
43 min...Lynx DiLorenzo cross from 40 yards on right has goalie leap to catch.
44 min...Lynx DeAbreu 30 yard shot is low and up middle and just misses left post beyond diving goalie.
45 min...Lynx Lecky 30 yard shot through crowd has goalie stop.
46 min...Lynx goalie catches cross from left.
47 min...half ends 11:51am. (Lynx have outshot the Fever 11 - 5 in the first half).
2nd Half:...starts 12:07pm.
halftime subs:...Fever Jones replaces Wilson.
...............Lynx Scott replaces Titus.
45 min…Lynx Daniel Revivo GOAL…Lynx Kadian Lecky pushes ball forward on right at 20 yards. Lynx Vince Petrasso rolls cross through goalmouth and Revivo slid shot in from 1 yard on left post beyond goalie trapped on right.
48 min...Fever Sharp on rush on right after breaking tackle has another defender deflect cross behind end line.
49 min…Fever Robert Lynch GOAL…Fever Tyler McCarroll cornerkick from right has leaping Lynch head 6 yarder just under bar between goalie Nils Binstock and defender guarding left post.
51 min...Lynx Scott 16 yard shot is blocked by flying goalie.
53 min...Fever team's pressure inside Lynx box but get away no shots.
56 min...Fever Sharp fed ball on left and low cross has defender in center kick out of play.
58 min...Lynx Omokhua injured on Fire end line trying to keep ball in play.
59 min...Lynx DiLorenzo intercepts clearance and blasts low 25 yard shot through crowd wide left.
60 min...Lynx sub...Medwin replaces injured Omokhua.
60 min...Fever Sommers 50 yard freekick has Fever Lynch head 15 yarder wide left of net.
61 min…Kadian Lecky Yellow card…Lecky is pushed ball into Fever box too far for him to get to and goalie JJ Billinski dives out to grab ball. Lecky kicks him rather than the ball. I thought he was kicked in the face but later realized it was probably the ribs. The goalie is badly injured and eventually both teams’ trainers come in to help. Billinski is helped from the field at 67 minutes. Fever were going to sub in Michael Walbridge for Adrian L’Esperance in the outfield but plans were changed. The Fever didn’t bring a substitute goalie so Walbridge pulled on a pinney (warm up vest for colour contrast) and put on goalie gloves. Billinski now had been helped back at his bench and insisted that he come back into the game and because he hasn’t been officially subbed off, he’s allowed to continue to play.
71 min...Fever goalie Billinski overrides Walbridge replacing him.
............Fever sub...Walbridge replaces L'Esperance.
72 min...Fever Sharp given pass in box and his 6 yard shot is off left goalpost after Fever Lynch runs along near left end line.
72 min...Lynx Lecky gets to pass in middle and shoots low 12 yarder wide left of post.
73 min...Lynx Lecky gets another 15 yard shot blocked by sliding goalie.
75 min...Fever Jones 20 yard shot from right on 2 on 1 rush is wide right of net.
77 min...Fever McCarroll 40 yard freekick from right is over forwards and caught by goalie.
78 min...Lynx Medwin is centered pass from the left and takes 22 yard shot up middle that hits bar and deflects over net.
79 min…Lynx Daniel Revivo GOAL…Lynx Lloyd Grist from 30 yards on left sends Revivo a pass to edge of Fever box and his low 18 yard shot to just inside right post is beyond diving goalie.
80 min...Lynx DeAbreu 15 yard shot from right is well wide right after he charges to the ball.
84 min...Lynx Grist injured at Lynx 30 yard line collapsing away from the play.
86 min...Lynx DeAbreu pass to Lynx Revivo in center back to Lynx Scott whose 20 yard shot is caught by goalie.
87 min...Fever Jones 30 yard shot is high wide right.
89 min…Lynx Chris DeAbreu GOAL…Lynx Cameron Medwin cross from right sideline has Lynx Kadian Lecky chest ball down on edge of box and DeAbreu gets ball on edge of box and dribbles to control play then sends low 15 yard shot that’s under diving goalie.
90 min...Lynx sub...El-Masri replaces Revivo.
92 min...Lynx Lecky spins and his 10 yard off-balance shot is stopped by goalie.
93 min...Lynx goalie beats Fever McCarroll to bouncing through ball.
94 min...Fever sub...Meier replaces Sharp.
............Fever sub...Scott replaces Peaslee.
............Fever sub...Tulloch replaces Sommers.
95 min...Lynx Lecky 12 yard shot along left endline is saved by goalie.
96 min...Lynx sub...McBride replaces DeAbreu.
99 min…Lynx RED card…Kadian Lecky picks up his second Yellow card for a hand ball while on a rush up the right sideline at 35 yards trying to push ball ahead past a defender. Referee Gianni Facchini ejects him.
100 min...Fever McCarroll 20 yard freekick from left of box has Fever Meier shot on right is deflected for cornerkick.
101 min...Fever McCarroll cornerkick from right is over players in box.
101 min...Fever Boughton cornerkick from left has leaping defender head ball away.
102 min…Lynx Vince Petrasso GOAL…Lynx Cameron Medwin on 2 on 1 break rolls ball to Petrasso at 20 yards and his low shot is into right side of net. The Fever goalie couldn’t get down for it until too late.
102 min…game ends 1:04pm.
Final Score:………Toronto Lynx……….4………..Fort Wayne Fever………1…….
Attendance was announced as 1295 on this warm sunny day. Today’s theme was School Day and the stands were full of school children.
There was 11 minutes of injury time signaled at the end of 90 minutes mostly because of the goaltending injury. This was certainly a noble effort but backfired as the game continued as every time he dived for the ball, he aggravated his injury. JJ Billinski had made some acrobatic saves up to the time he was injured and the result was in doubt despite the Fever’s 1 win, 2 losses, 1 tie so far this season. First half shots on goal favoured the Lynx 11 to 5. Lynx outnumbered the Fever 10 to 1 in fouls in the second half.
Speaking about injuries, Lynx forward Jean Tshimpaka had to be subbed in the first half which what looked like a finger in the eye. He played for another 12 minutes until taking a 7 yard shot while a defender was putting his weight on his back when he was injured again and subbed out at 30 minutes by Kadian Lecky. Lynx midfielder Kevin Omokhua was injured in the second half trying to keep the ball in play from the Fever end line and has to be subbed at 60 minutes. Now Lecky is gone for the next game because of the ejection so that may leave the Lynx short at forward if Tshimpaka misses any time. Kadian Lecky has played in the CSL for many years with the North York Astros and, last year, Italia Shooters.
Fever could have changed the game because after Robert Lynch scored on the header at 49 minutes, Josh Sommers sent in a 50 yard freekick that had Lynch head a ball just wide left of the net at 60 minutes. At 72 minutes, Jessie Sharp had his 5 yard shot hit left goalpost after Lynch had run in along the left end line in the Lynx box and given him a pass.
This was the first game of the season for the Lynx but most teams in their division have played three or four games already. Lynx late start, which they requested, gave them more team to have their team train after assembling after the college and university year ended. Now though they have played one of three home games within five days before going on the road.
Next game for the Lynx is at the Varsity Stadium on Friday night against the Chicago Fire Premier at 7:30pm and then Sunday afternoon at 4:00pm at Centennial Stadium against West Michigan Edge.
Lynx roster has been finalized since their press conference of just over a week ago when only 12 players were listed.
Rocket Robin
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Fever starters
Lynx starters
midfield action in first half
Lynx just miss on this second half chance
more midfield action
A very l-o-n-g line for autographs after the game.
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