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Result and details from the MLS game of Saturday June 21, 2008 between Toronto FC and Kansas City Wizards played at BMO Field in Toronto at 3:30pm..

Toronto FC (all red, white names and numbers)

....................18 Brian Edwards
16 Marvell Wynne...4 Marco Velez...28 Olivier Tebily...12 Todd Dunivant
32 Laurent Robert...5 Kevin Harmse...33 Carl Robinson (cpt)...10 Rohan Ricketts
...............9 Danny Dichio...96 Jeff Cunningham

Subs:...1 Greg Sutton (gk)...3 Julius James (def)...6 Maurice Edu (mid)...11 Jim Brennan (def)...14 Tyrone Marshall (def)...20 Amado Guevara (mid)
...23 Jarrod Smith (fwd)
team officials:...head coach John Carver

Kansas City (all blue, white names and numbers)

.......................1 Kevin Hartman
14 Jack Jewsbury...15 Aaron Hohlbein...12 Jimmy Conrad (cpt)...2 Michael Harrington
5 Kerry Zavagnin...22 Davy Arnaud...9 Sasha Victorine...17 Roger Espinoza
.................7 Claudio Lopez...19 Scottt Sealy

Subs:...18 Eric Kronberg (gk)...3 Chance Myers (def)...10 Carlos Marinelli (mid)...11 Kurt Morsink (mid)...20 Tyson Wahl (def)...25 Jonathan Leathers (def)
...29 Ryan Pore (mid)
team officials:...head coach Curt Onalfo

Game officials:...referee Michael Kennedy...referee's assistants Nate Clement and Amato DeLuca...fourth official Steven DePiero (I thought they announced someone else)...(yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 3:49pm...TFC defend south end on this warm hazy day. The sun came out just before the game started.
1 min...TFC Robert cornerkick from left has defender head ball away. TFC Ricketts low 25 yard rebound shot is blocked by defender.
2 min...TFC Robert blasts 20 yard shot over back fence after long throw-in from TFC Wynne from right.
3 min...Wiz goalie swats away ball from edge of box.
4 min...Wiz YELLOW card...Jewsbury earns it for tackle on left sideline that injured TFC Cunningham.
5 min...Wiz Sealy 15 yard shot in box is just wide left of post beyond diving goalie.
6 min...TFC Tebily slides to block Wiz Jewsbury cross along TFC end line and concedes cornerkick.
7 min...Wiz Lopez cornerkick from right has goalie catch surrounded by TFC defenders.
8 min...Wiz goalie catches bouncing through-ball before TFC Cunningham can get to it up middle.
11 min...Wiz Jewsbury 40 yard cross from right has Wiz Sealy leap and head 15 yarder wide right of post.
12 min...TFC Robert long 50 yard run down right but pushes ball from 20 yards behind end line.
13 min...TFC goalie charges out of box to head away through ball.
15 min...TFC Cunningham slips on right end line and ball rolls to goalie.
16 min...Wiz Victorine flicks header across box and goalie charges to catch it in from of Wiz player at 8 yards on left.
18 min...Wiz Lopez cornerkick from right is rolled out and cross blocked by defender.
21 min...Wiz Conrad 45 yard freekick has TFC goalie leap to catch ball before Wiz player can get head to it.
22 min...Wiz YELLOW card...Zavagnin for grabbing TFC Robert in center circle.
22 min...Wiz goalie catches TFC Dichio popped up header from left end line after freekick from center line.
23 min...TFC Dunivant long throw-in from left has defender in box head ball away.
25 min...TFC Cunningham long run down center from center and pass over to left for TFC Dichio who one-touches low shot from 15 yards that's smothered by goalie.
29 min...Wiz Lopez 35 yard freekick from left has TFC Dichio concede cornerkick to wide right.
30 min...Wiz Lopez cornerkick from right has ball headed right through box for goalkick on left.
33 min...TFC Dichio passes ball forward for TFC Cunningham but he's flagged offside at 20 yards.
35 min...Wiz Lopez 40 yard freekick from right has goalie catch ball in box.
35 min...Wiz Harrington cross from 25 yards on left has Wiz Arnaud head ball over net from 10 yards.
36 min...TFC Robert cross from left end line over players in box. TFC Ricketts on right beats defender and cross along end line is headed away.
37 min...TFC Dichio pops 12 yard header from left is just wide right of post.
40 min...TFC Wynne long throw-in from right corner has ball headed away.
42 min...Wiz Zavagnin 30 yard freekick from left has goalie catch ball behind players in box.
42 min...TFC Ricketts crosses from right end line 20 yards but ball flies behind net.
43 min...Wiz Espinoza 35 yard cross from left has defender head away.
45 min...TFC Ricketts pass bounced up from 40 yards on right bounces ahead of TFC Dichio to Wiz goalie in box.
46 min...half ends 4:35pm.

Halftime entertainment is another 'most empty beer cartons kicked over with two shots from a soccer ball' and another Jack Astros lame guy makeover where this time they turned someone who was wearing vintage Blue Jay baseball gear into a TFC fan. Only problem is the flag they gave him came off the pole when he started running.

2nd Half:...starts 4:51pm.
47 min...Wiz Lopez 35 yard low cross from left is caught by goalie.
50 min...TFC Ricketts wins freekick when he's tripped up a second time.
51 min...TFC Robert 22 yard freekick from left hits player in leaping defensive wall and ball is cleared.
53 min...TFC Dunivant whiffs ball from 12 yards on rolled cross from right.
53 min...Wiz Lopez rolls cross in from 20 yards has defender clear ball on edge of box.
54 min...Wiz Arnaud slides to poke 18 yard ball high and wide right.
55 min...TFC Dunivant long throw-in bounces through box behind players.
56 min...TFC sub...Guevara replaces Cunningham.
57 min...TFC Wynne rolls ball into Wiz box and TFC Dichio watches it go by without playing it.
57 min...TFC sub...Brennan replaces Dunivant. Brennan takes the captain's armband.
58 min...TFC sub...Edu replaces Harmse.
60 min...Wiz Arnaud 35 yard blast up middle just high and left of top corner of net.
61 min...TFC Ricketts run on left and rolls pass to TFC Guevara who blast 12 yarder that flying goalie pushes wide left of post.
61 min...TFC Guevara cornerkick from left has defender head ball away.
62 min...Wiz Sealy on right bloops 20 yard roller to goalie after cutting in on defender.
63 min...TFC Guevara 25 yard shot up middle deflects off defender and rolls to goalie.
64 min...Wiz sub...Morsink replaces Zavagnin.
65 min...TFC Robert and Wiz Harrington have referee warn them for pushing each other.
65 min...TFC playe whistled down for pushing in Wiz box.
66 min...TFC Ricketts cross from left is behind TFC Dichio at 5 yards in box.
67 min...Wiz Lopez bends in 22 yard shot that has defender head ball away from left corner of net.
68 min...Wiz YELLOW card...Morsink for check on TFC Guevara in center circle.
70 min...TFC Ricketts gets ball on left wing when TFC Dichio fakes receiving pass and lets it roll to Ricketts. Ricketts cross is whistled down in Wiz box.
71 min...Wiz Morsink 15 yard shot is deflected wide left from defender's slide.
71 min...TFC defenders clear cornerkick after Wiz offense creates danger in TFC box.
73 min...Wiz Lopez run up right and crosses over box to Wiz Espinoza cross from 20 yards on TFC end line and deflect ball off TFC Wynne for cornerkick.
73 min...Wiz Lopez cornerkick from left has Wiz Morsink pop up header on right from 7 yards that goalie catches on right post.
74 min...TFC Brennan rush to ball on left and cross has defender step in front of charging TFC Dichio in box and get foot in to pop up ball for goalie to catch wide right of net.
75 min...Wiz Jewsbury walks along end line on right and cross has defender block. Wiz Victorine recross is caught by goalie.
76 min...Wiz sub...Pore replaces Sealy.
77 min...TFC Ricketts cornerkick from left has TFC Dichio in crowd of players pop 10 yarder over net wide right.
77 min...TFC Robert cross from 40 yards on left. TFC Dichio nods header down and TFC Guevara's 18 yard shot is low and caught by goalie.
78 min...Wiz Arnaud cross from left has defender head ball through box.
81 min...TFC Tebily head away cross into TFC box from left.
82 min...TFC Tebily injured in own box in crash in box and needs trainers to help him off field.
84 min...Wiz Victorine is half step behind cross sent in by Wiz Morsink into TFC box and charging goalie grabs.
84 min...Wiz Pore cross from right end line whistled down as he was already behind end line.
85 min...TFC Ricketts low cross from right of box cleared by defender.
86 min...TFC Robert run on left and slips as he makes cross from left sideline and ball easily cleared out of play by defender on edge of Wiz box.
87 min...TFC Ricketts run on right and 15 yard shot is just wide left of top corner of net.
87 min...Wiz sub...Leathers replaces Lopez.
89 min...Wiz Leathers 20 yard blast just wide of net as TFC player slides in to block.
90 min...Wiz Jewsbury kicks out to clear TFC Edu on rush in Wiz end and upends him.
91 min...TFC Robert freekick from 28 yards has TFC Dichio kick ball in from 12 yards but play was flagged offside.
91 min...TFC YELLOW card...Robert earns it for complaining about the offside call.
92 min...Wiz RED card...Roger Espinoza for punch TFC Robinson in back of head from behind on TFC left sideline.
94 min...TFC Robert cross from 30 yards on left has TFC Dichio nudge header wide right from 8 yards as he's tied up with defenders.
94 min...game ends 5:40pm.

Final Score:.......Toronto FC.......0..........Kansas City Wizards.......0.........

Attendance was announced as 20293. I saw lots of empty seats at the beginning of the game but had to say they filled up when the game started. Some fans in my row left ten minutes before the game ended even though it was a scoreless tie.

Man of the Match (who is always a TFC player) was named as Marvell Wynne.

The game was pretty even for number of chances. A tie was praised by the press for keeping the TFC 'unbeaten at home' streak going but tonight's competition was the last placed team in the East division so I'm sure the team was expecting a win as both teams have a poor road record. It won't be easy for TFC to make up these points later in the season.

The starting lineup was almost the same as last week's game. That team beat Colorado Rapids 3-1. Amado Guevara, Jim Brennan, and Maurice Edu were all brought in within three minutes in the second half as substitutes. Jim Brennan and tonight's back-up goalie Greg Sutton were in the lineup for the Canadian National team which beat St Vincent & The Grenadines 4-1 last night in Montreal moving Canada onward to the next round of World Cup qualifying. Brennan played the second half in that game.

The PA announcer didn't broadcast any "don't throw streamers onto the field" like he did at the last game. I wonder if the team will ignore the league mandate. They certainly promoted the TFC vs Vancouver Whitecaps Canadian championships game on July 1st.

I noticed the hawk on her perch before the game but didn't while the game was on and some seagulls decended onto the field while the game was on.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

Kansas City Wizards (3-5-4) vs. Toronto FC (6-4-3) 
June 21, 2008 -- BMO Field 

Scoring Summary: 

Kansas City Wizards -- Kevin Hartman, Jack Jewsbury, Jimmy Conrad, Aaron Hohlbein, Michael Harrington, Davy Arnaud, 
Sasha Victorine, Kerry Zavagnin (Kurt Morsink 65), Roger Espinoza, Claudio Lopez (Jonathan Leathers 88), 
Scott Sealy (Ryan Pore 77).

Substitutes Not Used: Eric Kronberg, Carlos Marinelli, Chance Myers, Tyson Wahl

Toronto FC -- Brian Edwards, Marvell Wynne, Olivier Tebily, Marco Velez, Todd Dunivant (Jim Brennan 58), Rohan Ricketts, 
Kevin Harmse (Maurice Edu 59), Carl Robinson, Laurent Robert, Jeff Cunningham (Amado Guevara 57), Danny Dichio.

Substitutes Not Used: Julius James, Tyrone Marshall, Jarrod Smith, Greg Sutton

 		Toronto FC 		Kansas City Wizards 
total shots: 7 (Danny Dichio 3)  	11 (Davy Arnaud 3,  Scott Sealy 3)  
shots on goal: 4 (Danny Dichio 2,  Amado Guevara 2)  	5 (Sasha Victorine 2)  
fouls: 18 (Danny Dichio 3)  	12 (Roger Espinoza 3, Jack Jewsbury 3)  
offsides: 4 (Danny Dichio 2)  	4 (Scott Sealy 4)  
corner kicks: 3 (Amado Guevara 2)  	5 (Claudio Lopez 5)  
saves: 5 (Brian Edwards 5)  	4 (Kevin Hartman 4)  

Misconduct Summary: 
KC -- Jack Jewsbury (caution; Reckless Foul) 5
KC -- Kerry Zavagnin (caution; Reckless Foul) 22
KC -- Kurt Morsink (caution; Reckless Foul) 69
TOR -- Laurent Robert (caution; Dissent) 92+
KC -- Roger Espinoza (ejection; Serious Foul Play) 93+

referee: Michael Kennedy
Referee's Assistants: Nate Clement; Amato DeLuca
4th official: Steven DePiero
time of game: 1:50
attendance: 20,293
weather: Cloudy -and- degrees

All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial 


TFC starters


Wizards starters


Wizards first half cornerkick. The streamers were just beginning to be thrown in the south west corner.


Wizards Kerry Zavagnin passes upfield.


Wizards Kerry Zavagnin has possession in midfield.


Wizards Kerry Zavagnin (he does seem to be in a lot of my pictures) keeps ball away from TFC's Rohan Ricketts and Danny Dichio


TFC freekick in injury time taken by Amado Guevara

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