May 18, 2014 PDL--Toronto Lynx vs K-W United (by Rocket Robin)

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Result and details of the Sunday May 18, 2014 PDL game between Toronto Lynx and K-W United played at Sheridan College in Oakville at 4:00pm.

Toronto Lynx (yellow and black hooped socks, black shorts and shirts, yellow shoulders, white numbers)

......................26 Tristan Henry
2 Tevin Wynter...10 Jamie Henderson...6 Callum Home...14 Taylor McNamara (cpt)
15 Anthony Doran...4 Liam Collins...17 Lucas Risto...8 Will Crocott...23 Anthony Novak
.......................9 Leigh Veidman

Subs:...1 Dan Dalla Rosa (gk)...7 Macca Wilde (fwd)...25 Justin Gordon (fwd)...18 Henry Moody (def)...20 Khody Ellis (mid)
...16 Terence Smith (def)...21 Andrew Derayeh (mid)
team officials:...head coach Duncan Wilde...assistant coaches Billy Steele and Brett Mosen...goalkeeping coach Glen McNamara

K-W United (white socks, black shorts and numbers, white shirts with thin sky blue stripes on chests)

...........................1 Nathan Ingham
19 Ridge Robinson...15 Nihda Paunic...21 Emeka Ononye...12 Jordan Murrell...11 Nicolas Perea
8 Jack Warburton (cpt)...10 Jay Chapman...9 Sergio Camargo...6 Ricardo Garbanzo
...........................7 Jordan Tyler

Subs:...13 Darrin MacLeod (gk)...4 Alain Sargeant (def)...5 Adam Bradshaw (def)...18 Shane Keely (mid)...20 Ryan Ware (mid)
...22 Wesley Cain (fwd)...14 Jarek Whiteman (fwd)
team official:...head coach Stuart Neely

Game officials:...referee Marie-Soleil Beaudoin...referee's assistants Michael Stenbring and Brian Butler...fourth official Scott Decker...(yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 4:04pm...Lynx defend north end.
3 min...KWU Chapman cornerkick from left short worked back and KWU Perea blasts 30 yard kick down middle but wide left of net.
4 min...KWU Murrell chips 30 yarder from left that clearance in box pinballs over net.
5 min...KWU Warburton cornerkick from right has play whistled down in box.
6 min...KWU Murrell rush on left and low cross from 25 yards has defender clear for throw-in.
7 min...KWU Robinson rush on right but his low cross along end line rolls out.
9 min...Lynx goalie grabs bouncer over head of KWU Tyler.
10 min...KWU Tyler in middle passes over to KWU Camargo on left and his 12 yard shot is stopped by sliding goalie at 6 yards.
11 min...Lynx Veidman blasts 20 yarder that goalie bats down and covers.
11 min...Lynx Veidman rush on right and rolls 15 yarder just wide left of post.
14 min...KWU Camargo flubs 5 yard shot from right of net.
14 min...Lynx Veidman rush on right rounds goalie but slips and defenders cover his 8 yard shot.
17 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Wynter earns it for grabbing KWU Camargo at Lynx 35 yards.
18 min...KWU player's 40 yard freekick from left has KWU Paunic head 12 yarder downward and goalie dives to catch ball at 2 yards.
20 min...KWU Paunic is hurt at KWU 35 yard line.
23 min...KWU Robinson rushes to right endline and send low cross that's cleared by defender.
25 min...KWU Paunic is injured again in KWU end.
25 min...Lynx McNamara long throw-in from near left corner flag has defenders clear in box.
26 min...Lynx McNamara long throw-in has KWU Chapman pop up header at 5 yards and goalie punches ball away.
27 min...KWU sub...Sargeant replaces injured Paunic.
28 min...KWU player's throw-in from near left corner flag has Lynx Wynter dangerously back head ball from 8 yards on left to goalie who flies to it on left.
30 min...KWU Chapman chips 40 yard freekick that bounces wide of net.
30 min...KWU YELLOW card...Chapman earns it for sliding tackle on Lynx Collins at Lynx 45 yard line.
31 min...KWU goalie catches 60 yard freekick at 15 yards falling over Lynx forward.
32 min...Lynx Crocott cornerkick from left has goalie punch ball away in crowd of players.
33 min...KWU Garbanzo chips ball from 40 yards on right too far forward and goalie grabs it.
34 min...Lynx Doran long throw-in from right has defender head ball away from inside box.
35 min...Lynx McNamara cross along left end line from 18 yards is picked up by goalie.
36 min...KWU Murrell 20 yard freekick from right bends shot over net.
39 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Veidman earns it for sliding tackle at Lynx 50 yards in scramble for loose ball that injures KWU Perea.
41 min...KWU Murrell 50 yard freekick from left is caught by goalie on right side of box.
42 min...Lynx Collins turns and fires ball from 30 yards that's cleared.
42 min...Lynx Novak chips cross from 30 yards on right that's cleared.
44 min...KWU Garbanzo 15 yard shot up middle deflects wide right for cornerkick.
44 min...KWU Chapman cornerkick from right is over to left and Lynx start on a long rush. Lynx Novak gets tough angle 15 yard shot from the right that has goalie block and defender concedes cornerkick.
45 min...Lynx Crocott ends good cornerkick pressure that started on right by shooting 20 yard partial clearance over net.
46 min...Lynx Veidman steals ball from defender and runs up left but rolls cross that goalie picks up under no pressure.
47 min...KWU Robinson chips 30 yarder from right that goalie catches.
48 min...Lynx Crocott cross from right 25 yards on sharp angle is caught by goalie.
48 min...half ends 4:52pm.

2nd Half:...starts 5:08pm.
45 min...KWU Camargo rush up right and low shot from sharp angle 22 yards away is wide right of net.
46 min...Lynx Crocott 30 yard freekick from left sideline has Lynx player pop up header at 6 yards but ball is cleared.
48 min...Lynx Crocott 22 yard freekick from right bends high and wide right.
49 min...KWU Tyler rush down left and cuts in to roll 12 yarder that goalie smothers.
50 min...KWU Robinson 20 yard shot from extreme right is behind net.
55 min...Lynx Doran rush on right and rolls cross that KWU Ononye clears.
56 min...Lynx Doran curls 22 yard shot from right is over crowd of players and wide left.
58 min...KWU Murrell cross from 45 yards on left is caught by goalie who survives bash by KWU player to hang onto ball.
59 min...Lynx Veidman is threaded through pass on run and low 15 yard shot is saved by diving goalie and Lynx Novak on left crosses ball into box which is cleared.
61 min...KWU Chapman cross from left has defender head ball away on right at 5 yards.
61 min...Lynx goalie picks up deflected shot wide right of net.
61 min...Lynx Doran blasts 25 yard shot that deflects off defender and is caught by goalie.
63 min...Lynx Doran long throw-in from right has goalie catch.
65 min...KWU sub...Cain replaces Garbanzo.
65 min...KWU Cain rolls cross from right that another KWU player rolls to left too far for KWU Tyler.
66 min...KWU player rolls 12 yard shot from right is into ouside webbing of net.
68 min...Lynx Collins 35 yard freekick from left finds Lynx Wynter who heads from 10 yards on right across box and Lynx Veidman heads ball wide left from 5 yards.
69 min...KWU sub...Whiteman replaces Tyler.
69 min...KWU Murrell chips pass from 25 yards to KWU Cain whose 6 yard shot that's pushed wide right by flying goalie.
71 min...KWU Sargeant pokes ball from Lynx Doran in KWU box.
71 min...Lynx Doran long throw-in from left has Lynx Wynter nod 5 yard header that flying goalie pushes wide left.
72 min...Lynx Veidman receives cornerkick from left and takes 10 yard shot through middle that hits hand of KWU Murrell at 5 yards but no Penalty kick is made.
73 min...Lynx sub...Ellis replaces Doran.
74 min...Lynx Wynter is injured at Lynx 30 yard line.
75 min...Lynx Wynter long run up right and goalie has to clear on right end line.
77 min...KWU goalie beats Lynx Novak to pick up through ball near edge of box.
80 min...Lynx Collins cornerkick from left is over box and the fallen Lynx Wynter on right.
82 min...Lynx Collins blasts 30 yarder of KWU clearance wide right of net.
83 min...KWU sub...Ware replaces Camargo.
84 min...Lynx sub...Derayeh replaces Crocott.
84 min...KWU Chapman cornerkick from left is knocked around in box. Lynx Henderson is injured on play then takes blast of rebound while he's down making it worse.
85 min...KWU Chapman cornerkick from right is headed away but play is whistled down in box.
87 min...Lynx McNamara long throw-in from left has defender head away.
88 min...Lynx McNamara long throw-in from left has Lynx Wynter head ball across and Lynx Veidman gets away weak 8 yard shot is stopped by forward diving goalie. Wynter is injured on play.
89 min...Lynx sub...Smith replaces injured Wynter.
90 min...KWU Chapman cornerkick from right has defenders head ball away.
90 min...KWU Chapman cross from right has defender head ball behind net.
91 min...KWU Chapman cornerkick from left is over players and KWU player crosses from right has KWU Murrell checked off ball at 15 yards.
93 min...KWU goalie picks up bouncer sent in from 40 yards on right side of box.
93 min...KWU Ware cross near left end line has KWU Cain flick 4 yarder on left into outside webbing of net.
94 min...game ends 5:58pm.

Toronto Lynx...........0...............K-W United...........0............

Attendance was about 600 on this mild late afternoon on an overcast day with breaks of sun for a few minutes then back to overcast. There were periods of misty rain during the game including some times when the sun was still out.

Tristan Henry earned the shutout for the Lynx and Nathan Ingham did the same for United. Both made some fantastic saves when called upon.

Both teams had some great runs but few odd man rushes. Lynx roster listed a 4-5-1 setup while KWU listed 5-4-1. Neither team wanted to give up the one goal that would cause them to lose especially near the end of the game.

Referee Marie-Soleil Beaudoin gave out a few Yellow cards to each team and missed a Penalty kick call at 72 minutes when Lynx Leigh Veidman received a cornerkick from the left and took a 10 yard shot through the middle that hit the hand of KWU Jordan Murrell at 5 yards and the ball was then cleared. When I talked to Lynx head coach Duncan Wilde after the game he mentioned he was going to put in a complaint until the same thing happened to them. By that I expect he meant the play at 84 minutes when KWU Jay Chapman sent in a cornerkick and the ball was knocked around in the Lynx box. Lynx Jamie Henderson was injured on the play then took a blast from a rebound while he was down making his injury worse. KWU players yelled for a Penalty kick (although I was 80 yards away and couldn't be sure what happened). Of course in these times every time a ball goes out of bounds, both teams (including MLS teams) signal that it should be their throw-in or cornerkick to influence the referee or assistants.

KWU started the game off strongly and controlled the game for the first 10 minutes then the Lynx played them evenly the rest of the half. The Lynx were the better team in the second half with them figuring out how to get some rushes through the packed KWU defence.

Best scoring chances were at 10 minutes when KWU Jordan Tyler in the middle passed to KWU Sergio Camargo on the left and his 12 yard shot was stopped by the sliding goalie at 6 yards. One minute later Lynx Leigh Veidman blasted a 20 yard shot that the goalie batted down and covered. 14 minutes had Veidman rush on the right and rounded the goalie but he slipped and the defenders were able to cover his 8 yard shot. 18 minutes had KWU Jay Chapman took a 40 yard freekick from the left that had KWU Nihda Paunic headed a 12 yarder down and the goine dived to catch the ball at 2 yards. 59 minutes had Veidman threaded a through pass on the run and his low 15 yard shot was saved by the diving goalie and Lynx Anthony Novak on the left crossed back into the box but the ball was cleared. 68 minutes had Lynx Liam Collins take a 35 yard freekick from the left that found Lynx Tevin Wynter who headed the ball from 10 yards on the right across the box to Veidman who headed the ball wide left of the post from 5 yards. The next minute had KWU Jordan Murrell chipped from 25 yards a pass to KWU Wesley Cain whose 6 yard shot was pushed wide right by the flying goalie. 71 minutes had Lynx Anthony Doran took a long throw-in from the left that Wynter nodded a 5 yard header that the flying goalie pushed wide left. Injury time had KWU Ryan Ware cross from the near left end line and Cain flicked a 4 yarder on the left into the outside webbing of the net.

Lynx did burn off a home game but they didn't lose which I remember from past years with conceding heartbreaking injury time goals. They have gone back this year to a black uniform which explained the DJ playing AC/DC's “Back In Black” (which we now hear more often on the Interac bank card commercials) when they entered the field. What I liked most was the yellow shoulders which retros back to their later A-League days.

KWU has a number of players I remember playing with TFC Academy over the years. Midfielders Jay Chapman and Sergio Camargo and defender Jordan Murrell were all starters today. Forward Jarek Whiteman was a 70th minute substitute. KWU new head coach is Stuart Neely who I double checked had personally coached these players and he named some others I didn't recognize. There was a vacancy for that position because last years coach Brett Mosen returned to the Lynx to act as an assistant. Lynx also have 2013 KWU midfielders Will Crocott and Liam Collins starting for this year's team.

Crowd of 600! This was a huge crowd of soccer fans (maybe not as many of the old days of school day crowds where kids were more pleased with a field trip than enjoying the action on the field). There were plenty of preteen soccer players mainly from the Oakville area, Lynx Academy players, and a traveling component of Kitchener-Waterloo fans. Great if the team can keep this momentum without falling back down to the double figures of the last few years. Since Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke (Toronto) is undergoing renovations this year to prepare for the Pan-Am games, most Lynx and Lady Lynx games will be played here this season. This field is covered with field turf (but so is Centennial). The logos are for the college team 'Bruins'. Best feature is a covered stand which had me retreat to the seventh row to keep away from the rain.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

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