Result of the Wednesday July 14th, 2004 A-League game between Toronto Lynx and Richmond Kickers played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 12:00pm.
Toronto Lynx (white socks and shirts, black shorts, names and numbers, yellow trim)
...........................22 Bryheem Hancock
..........16 Josue Mayard...4 Joe Mattacchione...14 Tyler Hughes
13 Jamie Dodds...9 David DiPlacido...5 Shawn Faria (cpt)...17 Darren Baxter...7 Edgar Bartolomeu
..................10 John Barry Nusum...19 Ali Gerba
Subs:...25 Brian Rowland (gk)...2 Andres Arango (def)...3 Lewis Blois (def)...6 Aaron Steele (def)...8 Rumba Munthali (mid)...21 Gregory Messam (mid)
team officials:...head coach Duncan Wilde...assistant coach Billy Steele...goalkeeper coach John Moreira...medical co-ordinator Dr Robert Gringmuth
Richmond Kickers (all red, white names and trim, black numbers)
...........................22 Ronnie Pascale
............3 Kevin Knight...25 Peter Luzak...5 Chris Fox
18 Joey Worthen...11 Tony Williams...19 Mike Burke...16 Richie Williams (cpt)...Clyde Simms
23 David Hayes...7 Matthew Delicate
Subs:...0 Steve Ankiel (gk)...4 Matt Bobo (def)...6 Rob Ukrop (fwd)...8 McColm Cephas (fwd)...10 Kevin Jeffery (fwd)...14 Joe Vidmar (def)...24 Matthew O'Toole (def)
team officials:...head coach Leigh Cowlishaw...assistant coach Jesse Myers
Game officials:...referee Jonathan Laveagne (from Montreal)...referee's assistants Joe Fletcher and Isaac Raymond...fourth official Frank Marciello
Formal National team player and co-host of Direct Kicks Helen Stumbos took the opening kickoff.
1st Half:...game starts 12:08pm...Lynx defend south end on this warm overcast day on a wet field with a breeze from the north.
30 sec...Lynx Nusum runs on right, rolls cross into box defender tips back to diving goalie.
3 min...RK Burke 30 yard shot deflects up off defender and goalie catches bouncer wide right of net.
4 min...RK Hayes cross from left headed away by Lynx Mayard recrossed and also knocked away.
4 min...RK Richie Williams 30 yard shot through crowd and caught by goalie.
5 min...Lynx Mayard 40 yard ball into RK box from 40 yards caught by goalie.
8 min...RK Delicate fed through ball up middle but flag is already up for offside.
9 min...RK Hayes tries to nutmeg Lynx Hughes in Lynx box but Hughes sits down and gains possession as Hayes runs by him.
10 min...Lynx Faria leaping 10 yard header after cross from right is caught by goalie.
11 min...RK Worthen 30 yard shot/cross from left is caught by goalie right of box.
12 min...RK Hayes runs on right, cross over box to RK Worthen who chests ball down but defender clears ball.
13 min...RK Burke short cornerkick from left is knocked back to him for recross and ball is headed away when kicked in a second time.
16 min...Lynx Nusum on left cross to Lynx Gerba for him to fake shot then get away 30 yard shot roller to left.
17 min...Lynx Baxter boots ball to left corner, Lynx Bartolomeu crosses over box.
18 min...Lynx Nusum gets bouncer in box but slips before getting away shot.
20 min...Lynx Bartolomeu cross from left, defender pops up header behind end line.
20 min...Lynx Baxter cornerkick from right, charging Lynx Gerba heads 5 yarder into turf and ball bounces wide.
22 min...RK Hayes 30 yard freekick is bent just wide right of net.
23 min...RK Simms follow in on RK rush into Lynx box and dropped pass has him blast ball just wide right of net.
24 min...Lynx Hughes 30 yard freekick touched trick kick and shot blocked, rebound is also shot by Hughes and ball deflected for cornerkick.
24 min...Lynx player's cornerkick from left is blocked and cleared.
25 min...RK Worthen low kick from 22 yards stopped by goalie.
26 min...Lynx Mattacchione 40 yard freekick from right has defender head ball over end line.
26 min...Lynx Dodds cornerkick from left has defender in box head ball away.
28 min...Lynx Baxter cornerkick from right is low and Lynx DiPlacido touches ball through box but ball cleared.
30 min...RK Burke 35 yard freekick from right is whistled down in box.
32 min...RK Hayes cornerkick from right is headed behind line by defender.
33 min...RK Hayes cornerkick from right is caught by charging goalie moving forward.
34 min...Lynx Gerba on 1 on 4 on edge of box passes back for Lynx Nusum to blast 22 yarder well over net.
35 min...RK Simms flick header after receiving cross from left is over bar from 12 yards.
36 min...Lynx Nusum leaping header to knock down ball and Lynx Gerba blasts 25 yard shot low and wide left.
36 min...Lynx Nusum midair 25 yard kick well wide right of box.
40 min...Lynx Dodds cross from right and Lynx Nusum leaping header from 5 yards is just over bar.
41 min...RK Simms intercepts Lynx cross in RK box.
42 min...RK Delicate is fed ball wide right charging in and lofts 15 yards well over bar.
43 min...Lynx Dodds cornerkick from left, charging Lynx players head ball wide right from 5 yards.
46 min...half ends 12:54pm.
2nd Half:...starts 1:13pm.
halftime sub...Lynx Arango replaces Mayard.
45 min...Lynx Baxter cross from right is through players in box.
48 min...RK Hayes blast from left is wide right of post.
50 min...Lynx Arango cross from 35 yards into box from right has Lynx Nusum touch header wide left from 10 yards.
51 min...RK Simms receives freekick through box on left end line but cross drifts out of play.
53 min...Lynx Nusum 30 yard shot popped up by defender for cornerkick.
54 min...Lynx Shawn Faria GOAL...Lynx Jamie Dodds cornerkick from left has Faria flick 3 yard header on short side to left side deflecting ball off underside of bar over fallen goalie Ronnie Pascale.
a light rain begins.
55 min...RK Burke 30 yard low shot saved by diving goalie.
57 min...Lynx Arango freekick from 20 yards on left is caught by goalie on right side of net.
59 min...Lynx Ali Gerba GOAL...Lynx David DiPlacido from 22 yards in middle places ball around defender and Gerba from 12 yards rolled ball into right corner of net.
the rain is really starting to fall much harder now.
61 min...RK sub...Cephas replaces Worthen.
61 min...RK goalie punches freekick from left out of crowd of players.
63 min...RK Fox cross from left corner flag has ball through box and RK forward turns and fires 7 yarder well over net.
65 min...Lynx goalie steps forward to pick up through ball on edge of box.
66 min...Kickers David Hayes GOAL...An RK player on right rolls cross through box and an RK forward redirects it to left and Hayes slides and connects on 5 yarder on left into roof of net beyond goalie Bryheem Hancock.
67 min...Lynx Blois replaces Bartolomeu.
68 min...RK goalie steps out to clear through ball from Lynx Gerba.
70 min...RK player 25 yard shot from right is caught by sprawling goalie on right post.
71 min...RK YELLOW card...Richie Williams for dissent on complaining about referee making call in center circle.
72 min...Lynx Nusum cross from right is caught by goalie.
73 min...Lynx Faria diving header to clear, Lynx Arango heads away another cross into box.
75 min...Lynx sub...Munthali replaces DiPlacido.
76 min...RK Burke 22 yard freekick from left into wall of players. RK Hayes blasts rebound from 25 yards that's caught by goalie.
77 min...Lynx Dodds cornerkick from left. Lynx Gerba gets to ball eventually and threads ball to Lynx Dodds and delayed shot is blocked.
78 min...Kickers Chris Fox GOAL...Ball crossed from right into Lynx box and Lynx defender Tyler Hughes flicked 5 yarder back into own net. Fox was the closest RK player and may have been ready to play the header but television replays showed Hughes connected.
79 min...Lynx Dodds 35 yard shot is stopped by goalie.
80 min...Lynx Nusum 15 yard shot from right is off right goalpost. Rebound is cleared.
82 min...RK Hayes 20 yard freekick from left is stabbed over bar by RK Knight from 8 yards.
rain has now stopped.
84 min...RK Hayes gets to open pass and stops, then blasts 15 yarder over bar from left.
87 min...RK player dekes around defender on cutting in on right side but second defender blocks his shot.
88 min...Lynx Dodds taps ball to Lynx Gerba while both are on run. Ball is passed back to Lynx Nusum for low blast on left that's stopped by goalie.
89 min...Lynx Nusum 25 yard shot deflected off defender's head for cornerkick.
89 min...Lynx Baxter cornerkick from right is headed away.
90 min...Lynx Baxter freekick from right 40 yards is over players in box.
91 min...RK Hayes on left crosses into box that Lynx goalie punches wide right.
92 min...half ends 2:00pm.
1st Overtime...starts 2:05pm...Lynx defend north end...the sun is now out.
RK sub...Ukrop replaces Delicate.
91 min...RK Burke cornerkick from left gets back to ball three times but shot attempts are all blocked.
93 min...Lynx Mattacchione outruns RK Cephas to get to through ball that RK player had possession of.
95 min...Lynx YELLOW card...Faria for clipping RK Rickie Williamsin RK end.
96 min...Lynx goalie runs out to dive on RK Ukrop's loose ball into box on RK's 2 on 1 rush.
99 min...RK Ukrop flicks 5 yard header on left after cross from left defelects off defender for cornerkick.
100 min...1st overtime ends 2:15pm.
2nd Overtime...starts 2:16pm.
100 min...Lynx Nusum 30 yard shot is well wide right.
102 min...RK Simms 30 yard shot is well over bar.
103 min...Lynx Blois 30 yard lob into box is caught by goalie.
104 min...RK Cephas gets to bouncing through ball (from RK goalie's punt) and pops 7 yard shot over net.
106 min...RK sub...Jeffery replaces Richie Williams.
106 min...RK Ukrop midair 30 yard shot is well high and wide right.
109 min...Lynx sub...Messam replaces Nusum.
109 min...Kickers Kevin Jeffery GOAL...RK David Hayes cornerkick from right is into box, and Jeffery chests it down and slides 7 yarder into right side of net. Fresh legged Jeffery had only been on four minutes until he scored.
Final Score:.........Toronto Lynx..........2 (OT)..........Richmond Kickers.............3 (OT)...........
Attendance was announced as 3660 on this hot overcast day with a downpour clearing out most of the kids here on Youth Day when it started to pour down just after the Lynx second goal at 54 minutes and continued until 82 minutes when it stopped and eventually the sun came out. The Kickers scored two goals during that time.
The Lynx made two defensive subs after the Kickers first goal to protect their lead but when it came time to try to score the winner, their forwards John Barry Nusum and Ali Gerba were too tired and had trouble running back to their own half of center. Nusum could have put the game away before the rains came with all the shots and headers he directed off target earlier in the game. The Kickers missed on about half a dozen shots of their own with inaccurate shooting. The Lynx actually outplayed the Kickers for long stretches of the game.
The Kickers now move 17 points ahead of the Lynx for the fourth and final playoff spot in the East Conference. The Lynx and Rogers broadcast publicity was that it was all about this being a 'must win' game for the Lynx so now it will be interesting to see what the team can do to encourage people to come out to the remaining games of the year. The Kickers, Montreal, Rochester and Atlanta have opened up a huge gap on the five have-not teams in the conference. Next Lynx game is a home match against Calgary on Sunday at 6:00pm. It counts for the Voyageurs Cup although Montreal Impact have that all but mathematically wrapped up.
Rocket Robin
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