Rocket Robin Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Missed my first home game this year...not that Hamilton's out of my range, it's just the TFC vs Vancouver was on at the same time. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx July 1, 2008 PDL Toronto Lynx vs Cleveland Internationals (from Lynx media release) TORONTO LYNX GAME REPORT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESENTED BY CAW - THE CANADIAN AUTO WORKERS UNION Internationals Spoil Canada Day for Lynx Toronto falls 2-0 to Cleveland in Hamilton Date: July 1, 2008 Venue: Brian Timmis Stadium, Hamilton, ON Kick Off Time: 4:00 PM EDT Final Score: Toronto 0 (0) Cleveland 2 (2) Match Summary: The Toronto Lynx dropped a disappointing 2-0 decision to the Cleveland Internationals this afternoon at sunny Brian Timmis Stadium in Hamilton. The Lynx, depleted to 9 men to finish the match after two red-card dismissals, could not take advantage of a tired Cleveland club playing their third match in five days, and were unable to find the scoresheet in front on an enthusiastic crowd. The loss vaults the Internationals past Toronto into second place in the Great Lakes division, two points clear of the Lynx with one game in hand. The Lynx drop to 6-4-2 (20 points) on the season, while Cleveland ups their record to 7-3-1 (22 points). Two quick goals late in the first-half started the downfall for the Lynx on the afternoon, and two red cards in a 10-minute span in the second half sealed their fate. Cleveland opened the scoring in the 37th minute when midfielder Danny Bartulovic found Steve Zakuani with a through ball and sent him between two Lynx defenders. The dangerous forward slotted the ball past Nils Binstock in the Lynx goal for his ninth on the season to put Cleveland ahead 1-0. Zakuani then set up Justin Morrow five minutes later for his eighth on the season, and the Internationals had a shocking 2-0 lead on their hosts. Toronto began the second half strong, looking to bounce back with a strong finish against a clearly tired Cleveland team with a short bench. The plan was quickly dashed with the ejections of Binstock and midfielder Steve Soutar. Binstock was shown the red card in the 53rd minute for an incident in the Toronto crease while Soutar was sent off ten minutes later in a questionable decision after a hard tackle on a Cleveland player. Toronto bravely attempted to recover from the losses, but was unable to overcome the disadvantage and could not equalize. Goalkeeper Brandon Heembrock, in his debut, made a number of outstanding saves and challenges in his brief stint in relief of the dismissed Binstock. Both Binstock and Soutar will be forced to sit out the return match in the home-and-home series with the Internationals on Saturday evening in Cleveland. The Lynx and the Internationals will resume hostilities on Saturday evening in Cleveland to close out the home and home series. The match will close out the Lynx’ road schedule for 2008. The team then heads to Bolton next Saturday, July 12, to host the Indiana Invaders at 5:00 PM at Edelweiss Park to celebrate the Bolton Wanderers Soccer Club’s 30th anniversary. The match will be the back end of a doubleheader with the Lady Lynx, who host Western Mass at 1:00 PM. Tickets are available through the Lynx ticket hotline at 416-251-4625 x 31, through the Bolton Wanderers Soccer Club office or at the park on game day. Final Score: Toronto 0 (0) Cleveland 2 (2) Lineups: Toronto: Binstock, DiLorenzo, Smith (Bahudar, 45 (Heembrock, 53)), Grist, McNamara, DeAbreu (Alksnis, 66), Rios, Petrasso, Scott (Soutar, 45), Revivo (Omokhua, 45), Tshimpaka (Medwin, 72) Cleveland: DeMarchi, Marsh, Alexander, Pitorak, Brickman, McCoy, Batulovic, Nanchoff, Morrow, Zaukuani, Williams Officials: Referee: John Oliva Referee’s Assistants: Steve Senderovich and Christian Palavacino Fourth Official: Ken Van Dyk Cautions: Toronto: 1 (DeAbreu, 57) Cleveland: 2 (Morrow, 51; Pitorak, 90) Ejections: Toronto: 2 (Binstock 53; Soutar, 63) Cleveland: 0 Shots: Toronto 5 Cleveland 8 Saves: Toronto 6, Cleveland 2 Fouls: Toronto 10, Cleveland 6 Offsides: Toronto 0, Cleveland 0 Corners: Toronto 2, Cleveland 9 Scorers: Toronto: Cleveland: 37’ Zakuani (Bartulovic) 42’ Morrow (Zakuani) Toronto’s next game is away to Cleveland on July 5 at 7:00 PM. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: ROB IRWIN, MEDIA RELATIONS 416-251-4625 ext. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 missed it because of the TFC as well. Any word on attendance? couldnt see it been to big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Robin Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 I'll try and find out this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zizi Booba Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 There was a large group of youth players there from Saltfleet there. Looked to be a hundred or so people there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Robin Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 Director of Operations Rob Irwin when I asked him Wednesday at the Lady Lynx game said 600 were there but then he gives a rosy view. When I asked Mark the announcer who did PA for that game as well as Wednesday's game in front of 800 people (youth day and the Lady Lynx have their own cult of followers) about the crowd; "a third of today's crowd?" I asked. "Less than that", he said. So let's not be too anxious to move the Lynx out of town. Hamilton already has a W-League team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.