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Result of the Wednesday July 13, 2011 W-League game between Toronto Lady Lynx and London Gryphons played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 2:00pm.

Toronto Lady Lynx (white socks and shirts, black shorts and numbers)

.............................1 Victoria Muccilli
12 Megan Rayscher...15 Rachel Melhado...22 Christine Exeter...5 Olivia Colosimo
.............4 Nicole Mitchell...14 Zakiya McIntosh...10 Alyscha Mottershead
............17 Kayla Afonso...19 Tiffany Cameron...13 Kinley McNicoll

Subs:...8 Shannon Fisher (mid)...11 Camelina Puopolo (fwd)...16 Adrienne Ruhe Lischke (fwd)...31 Ashley Tait (def)
team officials:...head coach Danny Stewart

London Gryphons (navy socks, shorts, and shirts, yellow numbers, white sleeves)

............................1 Maria Del Guercio
25 Krysta Shaw...18 Danielle Mayeaux...16 Kaylee Phillips...6 Sylvia Gee
7 Laura Twinem...14 Kelsi Roberts...22 Cathryn Rogers...4 Natalie Fiorelli
.................10 Krista Cellucci...5 Chelsea Phillips

Subs:...2 Lauren Cantin (fwd)...3 Karina De Freitas (def)...13 Samira Somer (mid)
team officials:...head coach Anthony Addorisio

Game officials:...referee Manuel Orellano...referee's assistants Leo Monaco and Chris Papanostasiou...no fourth official...(neon yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 2:03pm...TLL defend north end on this hot afternoon and the sun in the south west.
1 min...LG Twinem misses connecting on 5 yard cross from right.
3 min...TLL McNicoll cornerkick from right has TLL Mottershead jump and kick 10 yard sidefooter wide right of net.
There are no shots towards goal for the next ten minutes.
14 min...TLL McIntosh can't keep cross in play on right end line when she receives cross from left.
16 min...LG Gee cornerkick from right is over heads of players in box.
18 min...TLL McNicoll cornerkick from left is just over heads of players in box.
19 min...TLL McIntosh pops up deflection from 25 yards on right that goalie catches.
20 min...TLL Cameron 22 yard shot from left is caught by goalie falling to right.
21 min...LG Chelsea Phillips 30 yard shot on rush down right is wide right of net.
25 min...LG Twinem 15 yard shot from left is over goalie and hits bar. LG Fiorelli on right shoots 7 yarder low and sliding goalie stops. A defender clears the ball.
30 min...TLL McNicoll chips 22 yard freekick down middle is just over net.
33 min...TLL McNicoll 25 yard shot from left is just wide left of net.
36 min...TLL McNicoll cornerkick from right has leaping TLL player not able to turn 4 yard header and ball is wide left for goalkick.
38 min...LG goalie holds on to ball in box when she bobbles and keeps TLL McNicoll from getting to it.
41 min...TLL Cameron taps pass from left further left and TLL McIntosh 25 yard shot is caught by goalie near left post.
43 min...TLL Kinley McNicoll GOAL...McNicoll on rush on right and turns along 25 yard line for diagonal run towards net and cuts 18 yard shot that diving goalie Maria Del Guercio gets a hand to but pushes ball to right corner of net.
45 min...TLL McNicoll cornerkick from left has defender clear out for fast break.
46 min...LG Chelsea Phillips on run down left and curls 20 yard shot that goalie blocks at 5 yards and LG Cellucci on right kicks 12 yard rebound that goalie catches.
46 min...half ends 2:49pm.

2nd Half:...starts 3:02pm.
48 min...TLL Cameron rush splits the defence at 22 yards and 12 yard low shot has sliding goalie get foot to deflect ball wide left.
48 min...TLL cornerkick from left is cleared out right side.
49 min...TL Afonso cross from 22 yards on far right has TLL McNicoll chest down at 12 yards on left but checked off ball.
54 min...LG Kaylee Phillips is injured at LG 40 yards but both teams play on.
56 min...LG sub...De Freitas replaces Fiorelli.
57 min...TL McIntosh cross from 28 yards on right on rush gets to TL Cameron who has to turn for it at 15 yards in middle and goalie grabs it as TL Cameron backs into her.
58 min...LG Shaw 35 yard chip from right has goalie catch.
61 min...LG Kaylee Phillips 55 yard freekick from right is over players and bounces to goalie.
66 min...TLL McNicoll cross from 20 yards on left has goalie makes easy catch too far forward for TLL Cameron.
69 min...TLL sub...Ruhe Lischke replaces McIntosh.
.........LG sub...Cantin replaces Shaw.
69 min...LG Chelsea Phillips GOAL...TLL player makes a bad back pass has Phillips get to ball and shoot 12 yarder into left corner of net past goalie Victoria Muccilli.
73 min...TLL Cameron long run up left and rolls ball into center of box but defender clears.
75 min...LG Chelsea Phillips steps up middle and kicks 25 yarder just wide right of net.
76 min...TLL Cameron rush to ball up left and low 18 yard shot is saved by sliding goalie and defender clears.
77 min...TLL sub...Tait replaces Colosimo.
77 min...LG Cellucci turns and 20 yard shot is low and is smothered by goalie.
79 min...LG Chelsea Phillips turns and 25 yard shot from right is over to goalie.
80 min...TLL sub...Puopolo replaces Mitchell.
.........TLL sub...Fisher replaces McNicoll.
81 min...TLL Afonso sliding tackle at center line and gets up for run down right wing. Her 30 yard shot is over net.
82 min...LG sub...Somer replaces Twinem.
86 min...TLL Ruhe Lischke cornerkick from right has TLL Tait head downwards from 12 yards but is wide left.
87 min...TLL Puopolo turns and flubs 25 yard shot up middle.
88 min...TLL defender makes big clearance from TLL box on LG player's cross from right.
90 min...TLL Ruhe Lischke cross from 25 yards near right end line is behind net.
90:40 min...game ends 3:48pm.

Final Score:.......Toronto Lady Lynx..........1.............London Gryphons.........1............

Attendance was about 50 as all the 600 or so day campers who were here for the male Lynx vs FC London game had left after that game ended at 1:00pm.

Best non-scoring chances were at 25 minutes when LG Laura Twinem took a 15 yard shot from the left that was over the goalie and hit the bar. LG Natalie Fiorelli on the right shot a 7 yarder low and the sliding goalie stopped and a defender cleared the ball. In injury time LG Chelsea Phillips on a run down the left curled a 20 yard shot that the goalie blocked at 5 yards and LG Krista Cellucci on the right kicked a 12 yard rebound that the goalie caught. At 48 minutes TLL Tiffany Cameron split the defence at 22 yards and took a low 12 yard shot that the sliding goalie got a foot to deflect wide left. At 76 minutes TLL Cameron rushed to a ball up and shot a low 18 yarder that was saved by the sliding goalie and a defender cleared the rebound.

Referee Manuel Orellano gave out no cards this game. The teams were more frustrated by the offside flags breaking up their rushes.

The result was a surprise as the Lady Lynx record is now 5-4-2 putting them in a tie for second with one game to go. Gryphons are last in the division with a record of 1-7-3. The first four places make the playoffs for a tournament in Ottawa and the teams are shuffling about trying to avoid a first round game against Ottawa Fury who at the moment have an 11-0-0 record (38 goals for/5 against). Lady Lynx finish the regular season with a road game against the Fury. They lost 1-0 by an injury-time goal last Wednesday but this game I wouldn't expect the same result.

Lady Lynx have allowed only 13 goals but have scored only 12 goals in 11 games this season. Defensively competent but can't score enough to make any game comfortable. Last year they had forward Jonelle Foligno who this year was with the Canadian National team including their appearance at the Women's World Cup and midfielder Claire Rustad who was a broadcast host in Canada for that tournament.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca


Lady Lynx starters


Gryphons starters


TLL Nicole Mitchell on rush.


TLL Kayla Afonso passes when surrounded.


Gryphons cornerkick


LG Laura Twinem is surrounded on this cornerkick.


TLL Kinley McNicoll freekick.


TLL Shannon Fisher (8) is away with ball near center line.


The ball is up on the edge of the Gryphons box.

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