July 14, 2013 PDL--Toronto Lynx vs FC London (by Rocket Robin)

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Result and details of the Sunday July 14, 2013 PDL game between Toronto Lynx and Forest City London played at Innes Field at the Crescent School in Toronto at 4:00pm.

Toronto Lynx (all white, black numbers)

.....................26 Adam Jansson
14 Taylor McNamara (cpt)...2 Callum Home...20 Lloyd Grist...11 Andrew Derayeh
23 Anthony Novak...18 David Muir...9 Leigh Veidman...15 Bruce Cullen
...............10 Sebastian Arangio...7 Macca Wilde

Subs:...1 Matt Silva (gk)...4 Terence Smith (def)...5 Henry Moody (def)...8 Alex Semenets (mid)...16 Jamie Henderson (mid)
...21 Matt Osorio (mid)...22 Justin Gordon (fwd)
team official:...head coach Duncan Wilde

Forest City London (all navy, yellow numbers)

....................1 Mark Haynes
7 Beau Johnson...23 Rory Winters...2 Rene Decorri...5 Alex Lewis
17 Brandon Beresford...8 Tom Owens (cpt)...3 Josh Hughes...45 Martin Lange
..............11 Jordan Ayris...19 Aaron Boyd

Subs:...30 Reece Richardson (gk)...9 Renan Troccoli (fwd)...10 Isaac Sanchez (mid)...12 Tasos Bujouves (fwd)...15 Jovan Ivanovic (mid)
18 Connor McFall (mid)...24 Tyler Hemming (fwd)
team official:...head coach Martin Painter

Game officials:...referee David DiPasquale...referee's assistants Giancarlo Mastroangelo and Emanuel Mastroangelo (they are brothers)
...no fourth official...(yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 4:07pm...Lynx defend east end on this very hot and humid afternoon with a bright sun in the south west.
2 min...Lynx Grist after run rolls cross from right that defender clears before Lynx Wilde can get to it in box.
3 min...Lynx Wilde 5 yard shot off right post and ball spins back across 6 yard box and is cleared by defender.
4 min...Lynx YELLOW card...somebody earns it for complaining after last play.
7 min...FCL goalie slides forward to smother ball.
8 min...FCL Boyd low cross from 25 yards on right tapped back across by FCL player and FCL Hughes one-touches 20 yard shot wide right of net.
9 min...Lynx goalie charges forward into crowd of players to catch chip from 35 yards.
11 min...Lynx Veidman long throw-in from right has defender in box head away.
11 min...Lynx Derayeh 35 yard blast down middle through players and over net.
12 min...FCL Aaron Boyd GOAL...FCL Jordan Ayris short pass from 22 yards on left over to Boyd in center and his shot goes in the right side of net.
16 min...Lynx Sebastian Arangio GOAL...Lynx Leigh Veidman long throw-in from left has header through from left bounce into box and sliding Arangio kicks 6 yarder low into right side of net past goalie Mark Haynes.
23 min...Lynx Cullen chips pass forward on left and Lynx Veidman wins cornerkick on deflection.
23 min...Lynx Wilde cornerkick from left has FCL Beresford pop up header and defender clears ball from box.
24 min...Lynx Wilde heads ball with back to FCL net from 25 yards that bounces to goalie.
26 min...Lynx Cullen cross from 28 yards on left is through box and Lynx Veidman has shot blocked after partial clearance and Lynx Derayeh follows up with midair blast down middle from 25 yards that's wide right of net.
28 min...FCL Lange cross from 35 yards on right is over to 15 yards on left and goalie dives and pushes ball away from FCL Hughes.
31 min...FCL Beresford 50 yard freekick is through players wide left of net and bounces for goalkick.
32 min...FCL player's pass to FCL Ayris who heads ball down but on dribble pushes ball too far forward and sliding goalie knocks it away on clearance at 15 yards.
33 min...FCL Johnson throw-in from right has defender head ball away. FCL Beresford chips in 35 yards that defender heads away.
35 min...Lynx Cullen is checked off ball on left side of box after receiving pass from middle.
37 min...FCL Johnson long throw-in from right has nearest defender on right head ball away.
37 min...FCL Lange cross from right sideline has FCL Boyd head 22 yard shot to Lynx goalie.
38 min...FCL Owens 40 yard freekick down middle is chipped in and defender heads away.
39 min...FCL Owens wins cornerkick on cross near left end line.
40 min...FCL Owens cornerkick from left has FCL player push Lynx defender and land header from 5 yards onto top of net.
42 min...Lynx Cullen wins cornerkick on left cross from near left end line.
43 min...Lynx Wilde cornerkick from left has defender head ball away. Lynx Wilde eventually gets ball on left and cross has Lynx Muir heads ball wide right from 18 yards.
44 min...Lynx Veidman long throw-in from right has defender head ball away.
45:19 min...half ends 4:52pm.

The teams just retreat to rest under the shady trees instead of working their way back to the dressing room.

2nd Half:...starts 5:10pm...the weather is the same.
halftime subs:...Lynx Moody replaces Wilde.
.............FCL Hemming replaces Lewis.
45 min...FCL Boyd cross from 20 yards on left has ball deflected for cornerkick.
46 min...FCL Owens cornerkick from right has goalie catch in crowd of players.
47 min...FCL Johnson cross from right end line wins cornerkick on left on deflection.
47 min...FCL Owens cornerkick from left has defender head ball over box.
48 min...FCL Tom Owens GOAL...FCL Aaron Boyd rolls pass up left and Owens kicks 15 yarder over sliding goalie Adam Janssen guarding left post.
50 min...FCL Jordan Ayris GOAL...FCL Josh Hughes chips 65 yarder down middle and Ayris was behind defenders by the time the ball bounced at 30 yards and he chips ball over goalie standing at 15 yards and the ball bounces into the open net.
51 min...FCL goalie smothers ball before Lynx Arangio can get to it on right.
53 min...FCL Lange pushes pass attempt from 15 yards over right end line.
55 min...Lynx Novak cross from right has Lynx Cullen one-touch 12 yarder from left end line off defender for cornerkick.
56 min...Lynx Cullen cornerkick from left wins cornerkick for defenders header over net.
56 min...Lynx Cullen cornerkick from left has nearest defender clear.
57 min...Lynx sub...Gordon replaces limping Cullen.
58 min...Lynx sub...Smith replaces Derayeh.
59 min...FCL Owens 45 yard freekick from right is caught by goalie.
60 min...Lynx Gordon rush on right and pass to 20 yards has Lynx player's shot blocked by defender.
60 min...FCL sub...Sanchez replaces Lange.
.........FCL sub...Ivanovic replaces Decorri.
63 min...FCL Hughes heads ball back to goalie on dive in box to prevent Lynx Gordon from getting to it.
64 min...Lynx Moody dribbles up middle from 70 yards and his 35 yard shot is caught by goalie.
65 min...Lynx Gordon 25 yard cross from right is over 6 yard box unplayed.
66 min...FCL sub...Troccoli replaces Winters.
68 min...FCL Boyd cross from 25 yards right has Lynx Smith heads ball away.
68 min...Lynx sub...Osorio replaces Novak.
70 min...FCL Hughes bends 28 yard chip from left wide right of net.
70 min...FCL sub...McFall replaces Beresford.
72 min...Lynx Arangio rolls cross pass from 20 yards on right. Lynx Veidman 6 yard shot spins off sprawling goalie wide right of net.
73 min...Lynx McNamara corcnerkick from right is through box unplayed.
75 min...FCL Sanchez 35 yard one-touch up middle has diving goalie push ball wide left of post.
76 min...FCL Johnson recovers partial clearance of FCL Ayris cornerkick from left and chips into box where Ayris boots 15 yarder that goalie catches.
78 min...Lynx YELLOW card...McNamara earns it for something.
78 min...Lynx sub...Henderson replaces Home.
79 min...FCL Owens 30 yard freekick from right has ball deflect off charging FCL player wide right for goalkick.
80 min...FCL Boyd is injured near center line.
81 min...FCL Hemming 55 yard freekick from right is caught by retreating goalie just under bar.
84 min...FCL sub...Bujouves replaces Boyd.
88 min...FCL Sanchez cross from left has defender clear.
88 min...FCL goalie beats Lynx Arangio to pick up bouncer to ball into box.
89 min...FCL Ayris beats defender and low 18 yard shot is blocked by sliding goalie at 6 yards.
89 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Veidman earns it for kicking ball away after FCL were awarded a freekick.
92 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Grist earns it for his part in a pushing match that breaks out between the two teams.
94:46 min...game ends 6:00pm.

Final Score:......Toronto Lynx.........1........................Forest City London..........3..........

Attendance was about 80 with about half being FCL supporters. The weather was very hot and humid with a bright sun in the south west.

Best non scoring chances were at 3 minutes when Lynx Macca Wilde took a 5 yard shot off the right post and the ball spun back across the 6 yard box and was cleared by a defender. 32 minutes had a FCL player pass to FCL Jordan Ayris who headed the ball down but on his dribble pushed the ball too far forward and the sliding goalie knocked away a clearance at 15 yards. 72 minutes had Lynx Sebastian Arangio roll across a pass from 20 yards on the right and Lynx Leigh Veidman took a 6 yard shot that spun off the sprawling goalie wide right of the net for a cornerkick.

Referee David DiPasquale controlled this rather rough game with a few Yellow cards until 92 minutes when a pushing match between the two teams broke out.

FCL players tried about three chips to try to catch the Lynx goalie off his line but each one he got back in time to make the catch.

This result was similar to the three games these teams have played this season in that FCL won each one by two goals. The Lynx season opener which was between these two teams also had a 3-1 scoreline.

The Lynx record falls to 5 wins, 6 losses, 2 ties. If they hang on to the third playoff spot they'll play the second place team Michigan Bucks on the road and the winner of that will play FC London on the road in the Great Lakes Division final. FC London clinched first place today with their win and hold a record of 10 wins, 2 losses, 1 tie. They are the 2012 PDL Champions.

This game had to be rescheduled from Centennial Stadium which is closed undergoing repairs from the heavy rain on Monday that flooded the field and dressing rooms. Good thing that Lynx put on clinics at Crescent School so they could ask a favour and use these facilities. On the drive home I saw that Bayview Avenue had police cars forcing southbound cars to switch lanes. It was to protect drivers from a huge sinkhold that had opened up (which wasn't there when I drove to the game in that same lane two plus hours earlier).

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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