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Result of the Sunday June 19, 2011 PDL game between Toronto Lynx and Indiana Invaders at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 1:00pm.
Toronto Lynx (white socks and shirts, black shorts and numbers)
..........................1 Mike Watkins
3 Taylor Lord...5 Callum Home...6 Konner McNamara...2 Al James
13 Jon Costa...8 Aaron McKenna...15 Andrew Dereyeh...10 Lee Smyth (cpt)
................7 Macca Wilde...9 Leigh Veidman
Subs:...00 Matt Silva (gk)...4 Eric Hakim (def)...11 Greg Lewandowski (mid)...12 Jelani Smith (fwd)...14 Jordan Taylor (def)
...17 Justin Gordan (mid)...18 Bart Mysiak (def)
team officials:...head coach Duncan Wilde...assistant coach Billy Steele
Indiana Invaders (white socks, black shorts and numbers, yellow shirts)
........................0 Avery Steinlage
19 Kerel Bradford...6 Ashley Walker...16 Alex Harrison...15 Gregg Klazura
17 Joe Barber...10 Dylan Williams...4 Tom Morris...8 Ryan Brode
................9 Hideki Takeda...23 Adam Mena
Subs:...3 Calvin Bond (def)...14 Eric Martin (mid)...22 Brian Groar (mid)...24 Musa Kamara (fwd)...25 Andrew Chamberlain (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Mario Manta
Game officials:...referee Haissane Rifai...referee's assistants Heather Dominique and Michael Gallo...no fourth official...(all black uniforms, neon yellow trim)
1st Half:...game starts 1:01pm...Lynx defend north end on this mild afternoon with the sun in the south.
2 min...Lynx Wilde gets ball up right on 2 on 1 and curls 15 yard cross low that's caught by goalie.
3 min...Lynx Wilde 25 yard freekick from right has Lynx Dereyeh kick midair 8 yard shot wide left of net.
4 min...II Takeda intercepts short pass and breaks in from 30 yards on 2 on 1. II Takeda taps pass over to II Mena whose low 10 yard shot
on left is saved.
8 min...Lynx Smyth cornerkick from right has Lynx Dereyeh(?) pop up 10 yard header that goalie catches.
9 min...II Mena on left passes to II Takeda but behind him and defender clears at 10 yards.
9 min...II Mena turns and 12 yard shot lands on top of net.
11 min...II Mena 40 yard freekick blast from left is wide right of net.
12 min...Lynx Lord rush on right and cross from 20 yards is caught by goalie.
13 min...II goalie charges forward to catch high ball pushing past Lynx forward.
14 min...II Bradford pushes ball on rush over right end line.
16 min...Lynx Veidman shot is blocked by defender and ball goes back to Veidman for a 20 yard shot on left that's caught by goalie.
18 min...II player's cross from right has II Mena twist header wide left from 8 yards.
23 min...Lynx McNamara gets back in time to make big block on II player's 12 yard shot.
24 min...Lynx Home 60 yard freekick down middle has goalie catch wide left of net.
25 min...II Williams cornerkick from left is over player in box and bounces over for throw-in.
26 min...II YELLOW card...Walker earns it for trip of Lynx James near left sideline.
27 min...Lynx Smyth 40 yard freekick from left has Lynx player pop header from 6 yards high and wide left of net.
27 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Wilde earns it for not giving freekick room.
28 min...II Klazura 40 yard freekick from left sideline has goalie catch.
30 min...Lynx goalie charges out to boot away through ball before II Takeda can get to it down middle.
35 min...II goalie out to edge of box to beat Lynx Veidman to long pass.
37 min...Lynx Smyth short freekick from right to Lynx Wilde but sliding defender prevents pass and clears.
40 min...Lynx Home 45 yard freekick from right has ball popped up and goalie catches at 5 yards.
41 min...Lynx Aaron McKenna GOAL...TL Lee Smyth low cross from 25 yards on left and McKenna blasts 18 yard shot into left corner of net beyond goalie
Avery Steinlage about two feet high.
43 min...Lynx goalie smothers II player's low 20 yard shot from right.
44 min...II Mena 25 yard freekick blast is stopped in box.
45 min...Lynx Smyth rolls pass from left and Lynx Veidman shoots 12 yard roller up middle just wide right of post past diving goalie.
45 min...half ends 1:46pm.
2nd Half:...starts 2:02pm...the weather is still sunny and there's a stron wind fromn the east.
halftime sub:...II Martin replaces Brode.
.............II Groar replaces Barber.
47 min...Lynx Costa rolls ball through defenders to Lynx McKenna for 12 yard shot is topped by sprawling goalie.
49 min...II Harrison 45 yard chip down middle on pass attempt bounces over end line.
53 min...Lynx Wilde cornerkick from left has Lynx Veidman head just left from 6 yards.
56 min...Lynx Wilde gets to pass down left sideline and rush in from 50 yards and takes 22 yard shot from left just missing right post.
58 min...Lynx sub...Lewandowski replaces Smyth.
58 min...II Williams 45 yard freekick fromright is over heads of forwards on left side of box.
58 min...II Takeda heads 10 yard ball wide left of net.
59 min...II player's 30 yard freekick from extreme right has II Mena header caught by goalie.
62 min...II Martin low cross after set of passes to left is blocked and cleared in box.
64 min...II Bradford pass to back hells of II Takeda up middle.
65 min...Lynx player's 30 yard freekick is headed away and rebound shot is also stopped.
66 min...II Veidman pops up ball on kick at 12 yards and goalie charges to catch.
67 min...Lynx Wilde 50 yard freekick from left has II Morris head ball for cornerkick.
67 min...Lynx Wilde cornerkick from right has Lynx Veidman head ball from 7 yards to wide right of net.
69 min...II Williams 25 yard freekick from left has Lynx McNamara head ball away.
70 min...II Williams cornerkick from right has II Takeda back heel ball in crowd of players in box and whistle is blown to stop play.
71 min...Lynx sub...Smith replaces Costa.
.........Lynx sub...Hakim replaces Veidman.
74 min...II Mena charges through defenders to redirect a 12 yard shot on right to goalie.
77 min...Lynx Wilde 45 yard freekick from right is just wide left for two Lynx players on left post.
77 min...II sub...Kamara replaces Bradford.
78 min...Invaders RED card...Ashley Walker earns his second Yellow card for tackle on Lynx players at Invaders 30 yard line. He'd earned his first
Yellow card at 26 minutes for a trip on Al James.
80 min...II Williams 40 yard freekick from lleft has goalie catch over crowd of players.
82 min...II Klazura 45 yard freekick from left has goalie punch ball away.
83 min...Lynx McKenna weak 30 yard shot is through defenders to goalie.
85 min...Lynx sub...Mysiak replaces McNamara.
85 min...Lynx Wilde cornerkick from left has Lynx player head ball across from right and Lynx pass has Lynx Dereyeh stop and shoot that was stopped
in the box.
86 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Lord earns it for tackle near left edge of Lynx box.
86 min...II Bradford 25 yard freekick from left has flying goalie push ball wide left of net for a cornerkick.
87 min...II Bradford cornerkick from left has Lynx Smith in box head ball away.
87 min...Lynx Wilde 30 yard blast down middle has goalie palm ball over bar.
88 min...Lynx Wilde cornerkick from left has defender head ball wide of net.
88 min...Lynx Wilde cornerkick from right has Lynx Lord kick low 25 yarder through box wide left of net.
89 min...II YELLOW card...Williams earns it for check on Lynx player at Lynx 35 yard line.
92 min...II Klazura 50 yard freekick from left has Lynx goalie catch ball in crowd of players with fingertips. Even the II goalie was in the Lynx box
for this play.
93:30 min...game ends 2:50pm.
Final Score:........Toronto Lynx..........1...........Indiana Invaders...........0..........
Attendance was about 50 on a warm day with a bright sun in the south.
Mike Watkins earned the shutout for the Lynx and needed to be outstanding to stop the Invaders threats. The defence also had to be sharp to prevent many plays as the Invaders worked their way near the Lynx box.
Referee Hassane Rifai never lost control of this game and there were only a total of five cards given out even with the ejection. It was funny when Ashley Walker received his second Yellow and he sprinted back into a crowd of players hoping that Rifai wouldn't notice. Someone on the Lynx bench said “Second Yellow” (although most soccer games have players signalling for throw-ins though they don't deserve them) and I looked through my notes to check that out. Yes! I was ready to grab the microphone and remind the officials but Rifai had already called the player back. He said after the game he knew it all along.
Best non-scoring chances started off quickly as at 2 minutes Lynx Macca Wilde got the ball up the right on a 2 on 1 break and curled a 15 yard cross that was low and was caught by the goalie. A minute later Wilde took a 25 yard freekick from the right and had TL Andrew Dereyeh kick a midair 8 yard shot wide left of the net. At 9 minutes II Adam Mena turned and took a 12 yard shot that landed on top of the net. At 27 minutes Lee Smyth took a 40 yard freekick from the left which had a Lynx player pop a header from 6 yards high and wide left of net. At 45 minutes Smyth rolled a pass from the left and Leigh Veidman shot a 12 yard roller up middle just wide right of the post past the diving goalie. If they'd have scored on that play, they would have had an easier time of winning. At 47 minutes Lynx Jon Costa rolled a ball through defenders to Aaron McKenna for a 12 yard shot that was stopped by the sprawling goalie. At 53 minutes Wilde took a cornerkick from the left that had Veidman head the ball just wide left from 6 yards. At 56 minutes Wilde got to a pass down the left sideline and rushed in from 50 yards and took a 22 yard shot from the left that just missed the right post. At 69 minutes II Gregg Klazura blasted a 20 yard shot from the left off the bar. At 74 minutes II Mena got through the defenders to redirect a ball from 12 yards on right to the goalie. At 86 minutes II Dylan Williams took a 25 yard freekick from the left that had the flying Lynx goalie push wide left of the net. On the cornerkick Williams from the left had Lynx Jelani Smith able to head away in a crowd of players. A minute later at the other end Wilde took a 30 yard blast down the middle that the goalie was able to palm over the net. At 92 minutes, II Klazura took a 50 yard freekick from the left that the goalie was able to make a fingertip catch over a crowd of players with even the II goalie rushed into the box to try to create a chance/tip/penalty call.
Invaders had a Japanese forward in today's game named Hideki Takeda. Last year they had a forward Musa Kumara who scored their first goal in a 2-1 victory. I didn't feel Takeda was good in that he'd shoot or head wide and be called offside. Kumara was eventually subbed in at 77 minutes when the Invaders needed to press. I heard second hand that the Invaders goalie was playing with two broken fingers or at least two extremely sprained fingers.
Lynx reverse the score from the 1-0 loss they suffered on their road trip to Indiana exactly three Sundays earlier. Invaders had beaten FC London 4-0 last night in London. I rated London the best of the three Canadian teams in the Great Lakes Division. Lynx coach Duncan Wilde said after the game the division is up for grabs this year (I still think Chicago Fire, Michigan Bucks and FC London—because of games in hand—are the teams to beat). Wilde said for this game, the Lynx had seven under 20s on the field and rated 18 year old Andrew Dereyeh his best player in today's game. Lynx record improves to four wins and three losses while Invaders fall to three wins, four losses, one tie.
Rocket Robin
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Lynx starters
Invaders starters
Lynx Macca Wilde (7) and Leigh Veidman take the opening kickoff.
Lynx Lee Smyth with the ball.
Invaders Dylan Williams (10) passes over to Kerel Bradford (19).
Lynx Macca Wilde sends in freekick.
Lynx Lee Smyth kicks into the box.
Invaders Alex Harrison takes this freekick.
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