Lynx travel west to battle Thunder

Published on August 9, 2006 under USL First Division (USL-1)
Minnesota Thunder News Release


The Toronto Lynx men head off to St. Paul, Minnesota to battle the Minnesota Thunder on Thursday evening as they push towards a United Soccer Leagues First Division playoff berth. The club remains on fire in the summer heat, sporting a sparking 5-2-2 record over the past nine matches, and rising to 11th place in the USL-1 table, only 9 points (3 wins) behind Atlanta and Puerto Rico, who are tied for the sixth and final playoff berth at 28 points. The Thunder sit in 12th place in the table, with 17 points from 19 matches and a 3-6-2 home record.

The trip marks only the third trip for the club to Minnesota, with the two teams having split the first two encounters. The Lynx beat the Thunder 2-1 last season in Minnesota. The match at James Griffin Stadium kicks off at 7:05 PM CDT, and can be heard live through an audio webcast at http://65.37.200.36:8000/thunder.m3u.

TWO SUPER Y-LEAGUE PLAYERS OFF TO ENGLAND

Two members of the Toronto Lynx Jr's U15 and U16 Boys squad will head to England next week on trial. Mackenzie Wilde and Stephen Dennis will join the Tranmere Rovers U15/U16 Boys squad for three and a half weeks of training and exhibition matches, highlighted by a game against Chelsea's youths. Wilde is the son of Lynx head coach and Lynx Jr's director Duncan Wilde. The trip is reminiscent of the journey taken by Canadian International Iain Hume, who was sent on trial to Tranmere by Duncan Wilde and Danny Stewart as a U15 and progressed up through the youth ranks to the professional squad before joining Leicester City of the Football League Championship.

TWO MORE LYNX ON USL-1 TEAM OF THE WEEK

Once again, two Lynx players were honoured by the USL First Division being named to the USL-1 Team of the Week. Forward Kevin Jeffrey and midfielder/forward Neto are the most recent Lynx players named to the squad for their solid form of late. Kevin Jeffrey scored two goals and added an assist on Friday evening in Atlanta to power the Lynx to a 4-2 win over the Silverbacks, while Neto scored once against and added a second the next evening in a narrow 2-1 loss to the Battery in Charleston.

LYNX COMPETE IN 1/4 FINALS OF CSL OPEN CANADA CUP

The Lynx will travel to Brian Timmis Stadium in Hamilton on Sunday evening at 5:00 PM to take on Hamilton Serbians of the Ontario Soccer League in the quarter-final round of the CSL Open Canada Cup. The club, making their first run in the Open Canada Cup, defeated the Serbian White Eagles of the Canadian Soccer League in the first round with a dramatic penalty-shoot victory.

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