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Result of the Saturday July 12, 2008 PDL game between Toronto Lynx and Indiana Invaders played at Edelweiss Park in Bolton at 5:00pm.
Toronto Lynx (all white, black numbers, yellow trim)
......................1 Nils Binstock
13 Taylor McNamara...4 Erick DiLorenzo (cpt)...3 Lloyd Grist...16 Stephen Soutar
8 Vince Petrasso...23 Damion Scott...7 Chris DeAbreu...11 Jean Tshimpaka
................21 Kevin Omokhua...9 Daniel Revivo
Subs:...25 Brandon Heembrock (gk)...5 Cameron Alksnis (def)...12 Chris Mitchell (mid)...17 Elder Gomes (fwd)...18 Anthony Badahur (fwd)...19 Chris McBride (fwd)...22 Matthew Smith (def)
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
Indiana Invaders (white socks, black shorts and numbers, teal blue shirts)
.....................00 Phillip Tuttle
3 Nathaniel Downing...25 Oscar Lopez Gomez...6 Connor Burt...8 Jeff Schield
20 Adam Gartner...10 Alex Yoshinaga...5 Arran Horton...17 James Urbany
................12 Alec Purdie...18 Alhaji Kamara
Subs:...4 Mubarike "Mamba" Chisoni (mid)...7 Jose Juarez (mid/fwd)...13 Saidi Isaac (fwd)...19 Andrew Luttrell (mid)...24 Jeff Kupec (def)
team officials:...head coach Mamba Chisoni
Game officials:...referee Michael Izzo...referee's assistants Vito Curalli and Emil Schultz...fourth official Alex Hearn...(all black, neon green trim)
1st Half:...starts 5:07pm...Lynx defend east end. As there is no scoreboard all times are converted from my wristwatch.
3 min...Lynx DeAbreu first touch midair shot from 18 yards is over net.
4 min...Inv Schield 45 yard freekick from left has defender head ball down and clear from edge of box.
5 min...Lynx Revivo is rolled pass in at 15 yards but he's flagged offside.
6 min...Lynx Tshimpaka cross in from 20 yards near left endline drifts over net.
8 min...Lynx Omokhua blasts 7 yard shot off defender to win cornerkick.
8 min...Lynx Petrasso cornerkick from left has ball knocked around in box and cleared. Lynx DeAbreu blasts partial clearance over net from 22 yards.
9 min...Lynx Scott 12 yard roller from left is wide right of post.
10 min...Lynx Petrasso pops header from right and goalie charges out to prevent Lynx player knocking ball into net.
14 min...Lynx Omokua cross from right after long run down right and cross is caught by goalie.
15 min...Inv Gartner 25 yard shot deflects wide left and goalie slides to beat Inv Purdie to ball.
16 min...Lynx Revivo 40 yard freekick up middle hits body in player wall.
17 min...Lynx Omokhua beats offside trap and goalie charges out to 12 yards to make point blank save.
18 min...Lynx DeAbreu blasts 20 yard shot from left hits cross bar.
19 min...Inv Downing 70 yard shot into box from right bounces to goalie.
21 min...Inv Kamara pushes ball ahead with head and ball is caught by Lynx goalie.
22 min...Inv Urbany 25 yard shot from left is well over net.
24 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Tshimpaka at Lynx 30 yard line in middle for foul.
25 min...Inv player's blast is low and blocked by defender's foot.
26 min…Lynx Kevin Omokhua GOAL…Lynx cornerkick from right is knocked down by Lynx Chris DeAbreu at 20 yards and his short pass has Omokhua turn and blast 12 yard shot up middle over goalie Phillip Tuttle and just under the bar.
32 min...Lynx Revivo gets around defender on forward pass but pushes ball up to Lynx DeAbreu and is called offside.
33 min...Lynx Revivo wins freekick as he bashes into Inv box trying to get to ball.
34 min...Lynx Scott charges on left and cross has Lynx Omokhua blast 18 yarder that goalie catches.
35 min...Lynx Tshimpaka flips ball up to get by Inv Downing but two defenders block him retaining position.
35 min...Lynx goalie picks up 30 yard roller from left.
38 min...Lynx Revivo dribbles ball up middle but the last defender checks him off the ball.
39 min...Inv goalie charges left to dive on through ball ahead of Lynx Revivo.
40 min...Lynx DeAbreu charges up middle and rolls pass to Lynx Omokhua who from right shoots wide left from 15 yards.
41 min...Lynx Omokhua 20 yard shot is wide of net.
43 min…Lynx Daniel Revivo GOAL…Lynx Jean Tshimpaka on left crosses from 15 yards on end line and Revivo scissor kicks ball in from 5 yards from middle into left side of net. WOW!
47 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Grist for sliding tackle on Inv player at Lynx 40 yard line.
48 min...Inv player's 40 yard freekick up middle has goalie fist ball out of box through crowd of Inv players.
48 min...half ends 5:55pm.
Halftime entertainment: a mini game of 16 vs 16 between two kids teams.
2nd Half:...starts 6:08pm.
halftime subs:...Lynx Atksnis replaces Omokhua.
46 min...Inv goalie stops 15 yard shot.
48 min...Inv YELLOW card...Kamara for tackle on Lynx Grist in center circle.
48 min...Lynx Revivo receives Lynx freeekick from center and his 20 yard shot is stopped by goalie.
49 min...Lynx Grist 45 yard freekick has Lynx Tshimpaka jump and kick 6 yarder from right that goalie stops on short side.
51 min...Lynx Petrasso cross from 25 yards to Lynx Grist and ball to middle for Lynx Tshimpaka to blast 10 yarder but flying goalie makes two great saves.
52 min...Inv Horton run on right and cross has goalie catch.
54 min...Inv sub...Luttrell replaces Urbany.
57 min...Inv Yosinaga cornerkick from right has ball bend behind end line before dropping into play so play whistled down.
59 min...Inv Luttrell leg scissors check on Lynx Tshimpaka who poked away ball at Lynx 15 yard line on left. Tshimpaka is injured on play.
62 min...Lynx goalie dives up left to beat Inv Purdi to through ball on left.
64 min...Inv YELLOW card...Yoshinaga for trip up on Lynx goalie as Inv player was already down.
67 min...Lynx McNamara 25 yard cross from right end line is into outside right webbing of net.
68 min...Inv goalie beats Lynx Petrasso to pick up through ball.
70 min...Lynx Revivo has goalie beat him to ball from close in.
71 min...Lynx goalie leaps to swat away ball in crowd of players on 25 yard cross from right.
72 min...Lynx goalie beats Inv Luttrell to bouncer in box.
73 min...Lynx McNamara 20 yard shot deflects over net on deflection. Goal kick is given.
73 min...Lynx YELLOW card...McNamara for complaining about last call.
74 min...Inv Purdie rolls 20 yarder to Lynx goalie to smother.
75 min...Lynx Tshimpaka blast from 15 yards deflects wide left of net for cornerkick.
76 min...Lynx Grist cornerkick from left has Lynx DeAbreu blast shot that's blocked by defender.
77 min...Lynx Grist works out a short cornerkick and his cross is cleared by defenders.
80 min...Inv Yoshinaga 30 yard cross from sideline is caught by goalie.
81 min…Lynx Lloyd Grist GOAL…Lynx Daniel Revivo rushing in from left towards goal and pushes pass to Grist who rolls shot to far right corner of net from 7 yards.
82 min...Lynx subs...Badahur replaces Petrasso.
............Lynx sub...Mitchell replaces Soutar.
82 min…Lynx Jean Tshimpaka GOAL…Lynx player passes ball from left and Tshimpaka shoots one-timer in from 7 yards to right side of net from left.
85 min...Lynx sub...Gomes replaces Revivo.
89 min...Lynx goalie leaps for through ball to beat Inv Purdie to ball.
91 min...Lynx DeAbreu rolls 15 yard shot up middle to goalie.
91 min...Lynx Grist 25 yard blast from left has goalie stop.
92 min...Lynx Gomes 30 yard blast deflects wide right for cornerkick.
93 min...Lynx McNamara passes ahead to Lynx Grist who passes to Lynx Gomes and he blasts 22 yarder wide right.
93 min...game ends 6:56pm.
Final Score:…….Toronto Lynx……..4…………Indiana Invaders……….0……….
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 Lynx ran into bad luck as just after the Lady Lynx game ended (a 4-3 win for them) at about 3:15pm, the sky opened up and chased the crowd away. The rain stopped about an hour later and the weather was hot and overcast but the field was fine. It was nice that so many people returned or came for the first time as the Lady Lynx regularly outdraws the Lynx. The wet ground led to a lot of sliding tackles and referee Michael Izzo game out a few Yellow cards for those kinds of plays.
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 Lady Lynx game.
Erik DiLorenzo was the captain of the Lynx today probably in honour for Bolton being his hometown. Nils Binstock earned the shutout for the Lynx. He was good at smothering or clearing through balls before they became dangerous chances. The defenders were blocking shots on the edge of the box. I was surprised that the Lynx limited the Invaders to so few chances.
Indiana’s record coming into today’s game was 5 wins, 4 losses, and 2 tie while the Lynx were 6 wins, 5 losses and 2 ties. The Lynx lost their game in Indiana 3-1 a month ago.
It looks like the Lynx will finish third in their division. That should earn them the final playoff spot however a fluke scenario would have them miss the playoffs if division leading Michigan Bucks don’t finish as the best team in the conference. In that case they would get in as the first place team rather than a ‘bye’ team and there’d only be one other spot and that would go to the second place Cleveland Internationals. The scenario would leave the Lynx in an awkward spot as if they lose their game against Michigan it would ensure Michigan wins the conference and if the Lynx win, they’d knock themselves out! However it is expected that this week’s results will have Michigan steamroll the opposition to the Lynx can play to win when the two teams meet up next Sunday.
Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca
Lynx starters
Invaders starters
Captain Erik DiLorenzo from Bolton breaks out against Alec Purdie.
Lynx defense limit the Invaders chances.
Lynx Steve Soutar rushes out with ball.
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