June 15, 2014 PDL--Toronto Lynx vs Michigan Bucks (by Rocket Robin)

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Result and details of the Sunday June 15, 2014 PDL game between Toronto Lynx and Michigan Bucks played at Sheridan College in Oakville at 4:00pm.

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

........................1 Matt Silva
14 Taylor McNamara (cpt)...3 Francis Brennan...6 Callum Home...2 Tevin Wynters
23 Anthony Novak...4 Liam Collins...11 Jamie Henderson...8 Will Grocott...13 Scott McCoubrey
...................9 Leigh Veidman

Subs:...26 Triston Henry (gk)...7 Macca Wilde (fwd)...15 Anthony Doran (mid)...21 Grant Hutchinson (mid)...20 Khody Ellis (mid)
...25 Justin Gordon (mid)...19 Gary Giffin (mid)
team officials:...head coach Duncan Wilde

Michigan Bucks (all dark green, orange numbers)

.......................1 Adam Grinwis
........23 Zach Carroll...2 Francis Devries...24 Caleb Postlewait
12 Brad Ruhoak...11 Ken Tribbett...4 Brandon Beresford...14 Nick Kolarac
........21 Dave Goldsmith...9 Dzenan Catic...25 Zach Steinberger (cpt)

Subs:...30 Peter Tappendon (gk)...22 Will Roberts (def)...6 Tom Owens (mid)...20 Brad Vanino (mid)...27 Jeff Adkins (mid)
...19 Tanner Sica (mid)...16 Gerald Ben (fwd)
team officials:...head coach Gray Parsons

Game officials:...referee Zack Taylor...referee's assistants Mike Cherry and Michael Dominique...four official Abdul Kehila
...(neon yellow shirts, black shorts and saves)

1st Half:...game starts 4:04pm...Lynx defend north end on this warm afternoon with a bright sun in the north west and the wind from the east.
1 min...Bucks Collins rush on left and 20 yard shot is wide left of post.
5 min...Lynx Wynters bends 40 yard cross from left and Lynx Veidman nods 10 yard header from right just right of post.
7 min...Lynx McNamara rolls pass from 20 yards on right over to left and Lynx McCoubrey rolls 18 yard shot that goalie smothers in center of net.
10 min...Bucks Ruhoak cross from 35 yards on right sideline has Lynx Brennan leap and heads ball away on edge of box in center.
12 min...Bucks Beresford low blast up middie from 25 yards is just wide right of post.
12 min...Bucks Catic low 20 yard shot from left has goalie dive to save at 3 yards near right post.
13 min...Lynx Grocott 25 yard freekick from right edge of box has Lynx McNamara leap and head 10 yarder high and wide left.
14 min...Bucks Goldsmith 25 yard shot up middle deflects off defender and is just wide right.
15 min...Bucks Beresford low cornerkick from right deflects off Bucks player at 7 yards and misses just wide right.
19 min...Bucks Carroll chips 45 yard freekick from right that bounces through crowd of players and wide left of net.
22 min...Bucks Catic can't win freekick when he pushes over Lynx Brennan to get to ball at 20 yards up middle. Brennan is treated for an injury.
25 min...Bucks Steinberger long throw-in from left has Lynx Henderson pop up header and Lynx defenders clear at 15 yards.
25 min...Bucks Goldsmith rolls 15 yard shot up middle just wide right.
27 min...Bucks Beresford cornerkick from left is low and Lynx Collins as nearest defender boots ball away.
28 min...Bucks Catic has 15 yard shot deflected wide right by sliding Lynx Brennan.
29 min...Lynx Grocott clears ball off line near right post after Bucks cornerkick from right gets knocked around in box.
29 min...Bucks YELLOW card...Goldsmith earns it for sliding tackle of Lynx Wynters as he breaks out at Lynx 30 yard sideline.
30 min...Lynx Wynters 35 yard shot from left is caught by goalie.
31 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Veidman earns it for tackle on Bucks defender.
32 min...Lynx Novak cross from 30 yards on right has Lynx McCoubrey bounce header from 15 yards on left to goalie.
35 min...Lynx Collins 55 yard freekick from right has Bucks Beresford head ball away on edge of box on left.
36 min...Bucks Catic rush on left and rolls cenetering pass for Bucks Goldsmith but Lynx Wynters intercepts.
40 min...Lynx Grocott 28 yard frekick from right has Bucks defender head ball away in crowd of players at 10 yards.
43 min...Bucks Beresford high cross into box from 22 yards on left and Lynx Home makes clearance.
44 min...Lynx goalie makes point blank sliding stop on Bucks Beresford at 8 yards blocking shot. The ball is knocked around then Bucks Goldsmith shoots 20 yarder through crowd of players that goalie catches.
45.29 min...half ends 4:59pm.

2nd Half:...starts 5:05pm.
45 min...Lynx Novak cross from 22 yards near right end line has leaping Lynx player pop up header from 5 yards. Goalie runs along left end line and dives to catch ball.
46 min...Bucks Beresford 28 yard low shot up middle has diving goalie save at 6 yards.
48 min...Lynx Veidman rolls cross from right end line to Lynx Novak who rolls cross from 15 yards on right that charging Lynx player falls over trying to redirect ball at 8 yards in center.
50 min...Lynx Novak cross from left end line from 20 yards bends behind net.
53 min...Bucks Catic rush on left and gets away 12 yard shot that goalie slides to stop but referee blew whistle as follow up players tangled up and Lynx given freekick.
56 min...Lynx McNamara long throw-in from right corner flag is over charging Lynx Wynters and defender heads away at 8 yards in middle.
57 min...Bucks Catic cuts along edge of box and shoots low 18 yarder that goalie dives to block at 6 yards then survives Bucks Carroll slide to poke at shot.
58 min...Bucks sub...Owens replaces Beresford.
59 min...Bucks Goldsmith cross from 15 yards on left has ball cleared.
60 min...Bucks sub...Ben replaces Goldsmith.
61 min...Bucks Ben is caught offside twice within one minute of entering game.
63 min...Lynx Grocott 35 yard cross from left has defender head ball away from 10 yards in center.
66 min...Bucks Tribbett and Bucks Catic rush up left and pass looked offside but Catic rolls cross wide.
66 min...Bucks Zach Steinberger GOAL...MB Nick Kolarac crosses from right end line and Steinberger blasts 15 yard shot into top right corner past flying goalie Matt Silva. To celebrate the goal, Steinberger then dives down and 'swims' in the light blue coloured end zone.
68 min...Lynx sub...Doran replaces Novak.
70 min...Lynx sub...Hutchinson replaces Brennan.
71 min...Bucks Ben wins freekick on edge of box when he's pushed over by Lynx Wynters.
72 min...Bucks players freekick from right end line has Lynx Wynters clear.
72 min...Bucks Steinberger 15 yard chipped cross from left endline is caught by goalie.
73 min...Bucks Catic is checked off ball before he can get away shot from 10 yards.
75 min...Lynx Grocott 35 yard chip from right is caught by goalie at 8 yards.
78 min...Bucks Ben dekes one defender on edge of box but Lynx Wynters kicks ball away at 8 yards on right.
79 min...Bucks Owens low shot up middle from 23 yards has goalie dive to block then smother.
81 min...Lynx Doran long throw-in from left has header popped up and goalie leaps up and catches ball near left post.
81 min...Bucks sub...Vanino replaces Catic.
........Lynx sub...Giffin replaces McNamara.
........Lynx sub...Wilde replaces Grocott.
82 min...Bucks Gerald Ben GOAL...MB Brad Vanino rolls ball forward to Ben who survives being pushed by Lynx Tevin Wynters pushing him at 10 yards on right side of box and he turns and chips 6 yard shot over goalie into left side of net.
84 min...Bucks sub...Adkins replaces Kolarac.
87 min...Bucks Adkins cornerkick from right is time wasting tap around.
89 min...Lynx McCoubrey dekes three defenders but is checked off ball before getting away shot.
90 min...Bucks Ben rush on break from cewnter on right and goalie makes save of 18 yard shot at 8 yards.
91 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Wilde earns it for complaining about freekick call.
92 min...Lynx Collins receives tapped back pass and blasts low 25 yarder through middle that goalie smothers at 6 yards.
93 min...Lynx Giffin flips ball up and blasts 20 yard shot that goalie catches from right.
94:07 min...game ends 5:49pm.

Final Score:...Toronto Lynx...........0......Michigan Bucks.....2......

Attendance was about 150 on this hot afternoon with a bright sun in the west.

The Bucks dominated the majority of the first half. The second half was wide open end to end action with one rush after another up and down the field making it hard for me to keep up on making notes. Both teams were called many times for offsides and had trouble keeping the ball in bounds.

The game was rough although referee Zack Taylor gave out only three Yellow cards. One card each at 29 and 31 minutes kept the game generally under control.

Adam Grinwis earned the shutout for the Bucks. He had to make a few great saves. Matt Silva had to be good to keep the Lynx in the game for so long. Defenders on both teams made some key blocks to prevent shots inside the box from going in. Both teams could have done with better shooting from their offence.

The win moves the Bucks (4 wins, 1 loss, 2 ties) into a tie for first place with Chicago Fire U23s and they have one game in hand.

The Lynx are in fifth out of six in the Great Lakes Division with a record of 1 win, 4 losses, 2 ties. Their defence is ok but they've only scored 5 goals in 7 games. Rocket Robin robing@eol.ca

Toronto Lynx starters