Lady Lynx end regular season with a tie
July 23, 2006 - USL First Division (USL-1)
Toronto Lynx News Release
The Toronto Lady Lynx ended their W-League regular season with a 1-1 tie at home against the Ottawa Fury in front of 1383 fans at Centennial Park Stadium this afternoon.
Before the match the Toronto Lady Lynx player awards were handed out. This year's winners included: Rookie of the Year - Justine Bernier; Best Defensive Player - Robin Rushton and Vonya Beckles; Best Offensive Player - Sylvia Forbes; Fan Favourite - Nicole Martineau; MVP - Deana Everett.
The match got underway after the award formalities had been completed, but both clubs needed time to settle as they struggled with a slippery and bumpy pitch left behind by heavy rain earlier in the day.
Toronto needed about half an hour to find its rhythm and took the lead in the 31st minute. Nat Martineau's run down the right side ended in a low centering cross that Sylvia Forbes redirected into the bottom right of goal.
Ottawa came close to an equaliser 8 minutes later when Mallory Outerbridge volleyed a high ball towards goal, but her effort was well stopped by a diving save from Toronto goalkeeper Anne Ogendele. It was 1-0 to Toronto at the half.
Ottawa came close again 8 minutes after the restart. Eilish McConville's shot from well out of the area came off of the top of Toronto's crossbar.
Ottawa did find an equaliser in the 58th minute after a nice set of passes that led to a run by McConville down the right side. Her low cross was tapped in from close range by Amy Vermeulen, putting Ottawa back on level terms.
Ottawa almost took the lead in the 77th minute when Kelly Parker had a breakaway down the centre of the pitch, and after rounding keeper Ogendele shot at goal, only to see her effort headed away by Catharine Marroszeky who was well placed to make the stop. This was the last legitimate scoring chance of the match and it was 1-1 at the final whistle.
Tonight's result leaves Toronto with a final regular season record of 7-1-4 and leaves them in second place of the W-Leagues Eastern Conference - Northern Division. Toronto advances to the Eastern Conference semi-finals this Wednesday and will face Ottawa again to battle for a place in the Eastern Conference final mini tournament. The match is set for 6:00 at Keith Harris Stadium in Ottawa.
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