July 6, 2013 W-League--Toronto Lady Lynx vs Quebec City Amiral (by Rocket Robin)

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Result and details of the Saturday July 6, 2013 W-League game between Toronto Lady Lynx and Quebec City Amiral played at Innes Field at Crescent School in Toronto at 2:00pm.

Toronto Lady Lynx (gray socks and shorts, black shorts and numbers)

....................1 Audrey Bernier-Larose
19 Jade Kovacevic...20 Kadeisha Buchanan...18 Rebecca Pongetti...9 Olivia Lukasewich
13 Jordyn Listro...14 Nicole Waters...5 Ashley Campbell...23 Ashley Lawrence
...............15 Nichelle Prince...11 Fortuna Velaj (cpt)

Subs:...26 Jillian Quinn (gk)...2 Cathryn Rogers (fwd)...7 Oni Bernard (fwd)...8 Rebecca Quinn (mid)...10 Sarah Reynolds (def)
...12 Taylor MacIver (mid)
team officials:...head coach Danny Stewart

Quebec City Amiral (all white, black names and numbers)

....................22 Josee-Anne Nile
10 Arielle Roy-Petitclerc...5 Marie-Christine Gauthier...3 Melissa Roy (cpt)...2 Pascalle Bergeron
6 Gabrielle Lapointe...12 Mona Ouirzane...9 Melissande Guy...8 Joelle Gosselin
...............7 Kathleen B Garneau...16 Lea Chastenay-Joseph

Subs:...1 Cynthgia Leblanc (gk)...11 Stepahnie Fortin (fwd)...17 Rachel Collard (def)...18 Alexandra Brunelle (mid)
team officials:...head coach Samir Ghrib

Game officials:...referee Allison Enright...referee's assistants Michael Gallo and Phillip Dujic...no fourth official
...(neon yellow shirts, black shorts and socks)

1st Half:...game starts 2:07pm...TLL defend west end.
45 sec...TLL Prince whiffs on 12 yard shot then runs forward and pokes 9 yard shot that diivn goalie pushes wide left of post.
1 min...TLL Velaj cornerkick from left has TLL Prince on left hooks 15 yard shot over her head wide right of post.
3 min...QCA Chastenay-Joseph races to left end line then rolls pass back but QCA Gosselin is checked off ball.
10 min...TLL Pongetti 45 yard freekick from left has leaping QCA Roy head ball away at 8 yards.
11 min...TLL Listro is rolled pass and pushes shot from right is under goalie but wide right of post.
14 min...TLL Waters is injured at TLL 45 yards. The teams take a water break.
18 min...TLL Listro 35 yard cross from right is over net.
20 min...TLL Nichelle Prince GOAL...TLL Nicole Waters sends in pass to Prince at 35 yards on left and runs towards goal on 2 on 0 with TLL Jordyn Listro and shoots over sliding goalie Josee-Anne Nile at 15 yards into right side of net.
22 min...QCA Melissande Guy GOAL...Guy in crowd of players blasts 30 yard shot down middle just under bar in middle of net over goalie Audrey Bernier-Larose's hands.
24 min...TLL Kovacevic 45 yard cross from right is over fallen TLL Price and picked up by goalie.
27 min...TLL Prince rolls pass forward for TLL Listro for through ball and rush in from 30 yards but goalie checks her off ball at 15 yards when she tries to deke around her.
29 min...QCA Chastenay-Joseph rolls 20 yard shot from right that diving goalie saves.
31 min...QCA Roy 50 yard freekick from left has QCA Chastenay-Joseph pop up header in crowd at 12 yards and goalie catches on bounce near left post.
31 min...TLL Lukasewich rolls 30 yard shot from left that goalie picks up.
33 min...QCA Garneau being shadowed by defender low cross from 25 yards rolls to goalie.
34 min...TLL Kovacevic chips pass forward on right for charging TLL Velaj but QCA Gauthier pushes her off ball and goalie picks up.
36 min...QCA goalie picks up ball before TLL Velaj can get to it.
37 min...TLL Nichelle Prince GOAL...TLL Fortuna Velaj rolls short cornerkick from right to TLL Jade Kovacevic who puts low cross through box. TLL Jordyn Listro on left crosses to middle where Prince shoots 15 yarder under bar in center of net.
38 min...TLL Fortuna Velaj GOAL...TLL Nicole Waters rolls through ball pass to Velaj who takes 18 yarder to right side of net past goalie sprawling at 12 yards.
42 min...TLL Lawrence from 35 yards on left rolls ball to center and TLL Velaj shoots 22 yarder over net.
45 min...QCA Guy rolls 30 yard shot up middle that goalie picks up just left of net.
46 min...half ends 2:53pm.

2nd Half:...starts 3:07pm.
halftime subs:...QCA Brunelle replaces Gosselin.
............QCA Collard replaces Bergeron.
46 min...QCA Chastenay-Joseph rush on right and wins cornerkick off deflection on cross.
47 min...QCA Guy cornerkick from right has TLL Buchanan head ball out of box.
49 min...QCA YELLOW card...Lapointe earns it for something.
49 min...TLL Jade Kovacevic GOAL...Kovacevic blasts 55 yard freekick from right that flies over retreating goalie and dips just under the bar.
50 min...QCA Brunelle cross from 35 yards down middle wins cornerkick.
51 min...QCA Garneau cornerkick from left has goalie punch ball forward. A QCA player then shoots 20 yarder just wide right of post.
54 min...QCA Roy-Petitclerc throw-in near center line hits QCA Garneau in back of head and deflects out of play.
56 min...TLL Pongetti 45 yard freekick from right is headed away on edge of box.
57 min...QCA Chastenay-Joseph beats TLL Buchanan to chase of through ball but sliding Buchanan pokes ball away for cornerkick. Buchanan is injured on the play.
58 min...QCA Garneau cornerkick from left has TLL goalie punch ball away near left post.
59 min...QCA Roy-Petitclerc backs up in time to kick ball behind end line to prevent TLL tap-in.
60 min...TLL sub...Reynolds replaces injured Buchanan.
60 min...TLL Prince receives short cornerkick on left and shoots 28 yarder that deflects off defender and bounces to goalie.
60 min...QCA Guy on rush up left shoots low and wide left from 28 yards.
61 min...QCA sub...Fortin replaces Chastenay-Joseph.
64 min...TLL YELLOW card...Campbell earns it for grab at center line.
65 min...TLL Listro cornerkick from left is cleared out right side of box.
66 min...TLL sub...Bernard replaces Velaj.
66 min...QCA Lapointe 35 yard shot down middle is wide right.
67 min...QCA Gauthier slides in to poke ball off TLL Listro on left and gives up cornerkick.
68 min...TLL Prince cornerkick from left has goalie palm through box.
69 min...QCA Gabrielle Lapointe GOAL...Lapointe receives through ball pass up middle that splits TLL defence and she shoots low 25 yarder into right side of net.
71 min...TLL Kovacevic cornerkick from right is over players in box and bounces wide left.
72 min...QCA Melissande Guy GOAL...Guy gets to ball in middle past defenders and her low 30 yard shot is into right side of net.
75 min...TLL defenders clear ball from QCA Guy who'd run into box for high pass.
77 min...TLL sub...Rogers replaces Listro.
78 min...QCA Gauthier 40 yard freekick from right has defender in box head away.
79 min...TLL Prince rolls ball across 6 yard box but ball is cleared.
80 min...TLL Waters checks QCA Garneau off ball on left side of box.
81 min...TLL Bernard cross from 25 yards on right is through box unplayed.
82 min...QCA Garneau long run up middle to left but cross is blocked and cleared at 22 yards.
83 min...TLL Prince run to right end line and ball is rolled through box and TLL Lukasewich 15 yard blast is blocked by defender.
83 min...TLL Lukasewich cross from 22 yards on left near end line is caught by goalie.
84 min...TLL Bernard low cross from 22 yards on right end line is behind net.
86 min...TLL sub...MacIver replaces Pongetti.
87 min...QCA Kathleen B Garneau GOAL...Garneau gets pass at 40 yards and charges forward breaking free of defender and shoots 20 yarder into right side of net.
88 min...TLL Lawrence cross from 18 yards on far left is just over head of charging TLL Bernard at 2 yards on right post.
89 min...TLL Kovacevic 55 yard freekick is caught by goalie behind defenders.
91 min...TLL Prince charges to high bouncer and kicks 8 yard shot wide left of net.
92:07 min...game ends 3:54pm.

Final Score:......Toronto Lady Lynx.........4..............Quebec City Amirals..............4..............

Attendance was about 80 on this very hot and humid afternoon. I was surprised the game was here and almost drove out to the usual airport area stadium where they play most games. Crescent School is a private boys school which hosted a Lynx men's team game earlier this year watched by the student body but now school's out so it was just players' families watching today's games. (the men's Lynx U-20 team beat Pacesettervilla Pacesetter Soccer Club 3-0 before this game).

Referee Alison Enright kept control on this not at all rough game although she gave out a few Yellow cards but flashed them so quickly that I'm not sure if I missed any.

Best non-scoring chances were at 45 seconds when TLL Nichelle Prince whiffed on a shot from 12 yards then ran forward and poked a 9 yard shot that the diving goalie pushed wide left of the post. 11 minutes had TLL Jordyn Listro was rolled a pass and she pushed a shot from the right under the goalie but wide right of the post. 27 minutes had Prince roll a pass forward for TLL Listro to get to the through ball and rush in from 30 yards but the goalie checked her off the ball at 15 yards when she tried to deke around her. 29 minutes had QCA Lea Chastenay-Joseph roll a 20 yard shot from the right that the diving goalie stopped. 88 minutes had TLL Ashley Lawrence cross from 18 yards on the far left that was just over the head of the charging TLL Oni Bernard at 2 yards on the right post.

This game just about ends the chances of Lady Lynx hosting a playoff game as they would have to finish 1st or 2nd to host either the Central Conference semi-final or final. QCA had only brought a back-up goalie and three outfield players to today's games so I'd expect they'd be tiring out in this scorching heat by the time they got to the second half. The final three goals TLL gave up were similar in they turned out to be through ball passes setting up low shots into the net. The three goals came after defender Kadeisha Buchanan was subbed off after an injury at 60 minutes. Buchanan was beaten on a few through balls too but ran back to make sliding tackles getting 'all ball' to poke the ball away without a QCA shot. The injury occurred on one of these checks against Arielle Roy-Petitclerc. Buchanan debuted for the Canadian Women's team against USA in Toronto a month ago and has since played in their game in Germany.

Back-up goalie is Jillian Quinn and midfielder Rebecca Quinn are twin sisters (neither came into the game). On the other side of the city today Downsview Park the Quin twins 'Tegan and Sara' from Calgary are the headliners at a concert tonight.

I wasn't at the midweek Lady Lynx vs K-W United game so I asked today for details. They lost their first game this season 2-1 after taking a 1-0 lead. [edit: the USL site says K-W scored first]. (I didn't expect I'd be able to get to drive downtown after this game in time to see the MLS Toronto vs Montreal game). After today's game their record is 4 wins, 1 loss, 5 ties to sit third. They have two road games left--against winless London and first place Ottawa.

Amiral are just playing out the season with a record now at 1 win, 7 losses, 2 ties.

Rocket Robin
robing@eol.ca

Lady Lynx starters