Lynx Wrap up Season

 

 

Date: September 11, 2005

 

Venue: Juan Ramon Lobriel Stadium, Bayamon, Puerto Rico

 

Attendance: 4 951

 

Kick Off Time: 5:00 PM EST

 

Final Score: Puerto Rico 4    Toronto 1 

 

Match Summary:

 

The Toronto Lynx ended their 2005 USL First Division campaign this evening, dropping a 4-1 result away to Puerto Rico in front of 4 951 fans at Juan Ramon Lobriel Stadium in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

 

Portland’s victory Saturday night ensured that Puerto Rico could not make the playoffs, and with Toronto already out of the playoff hunt, the match had a leisurely feel to it.

 

After a scoreless first half which saw Toronto goalkeeper Richard Goddard make 6 saves, Puerto Rico took the lead in the 52^nd minute.

 

Mauricio Salles converted his penalty to make it 1-0 for the home side.  Corey Woolfolk made it 2-0 in the 77nd minute, and Petter Villegas made it three two minutes later.  Drew Mcathy added one more to make it 4-0 in injury time.

 

Toronto grabbed one back deep into injury time when Sita-Taty Matondo found the back of the net.  It was 4-1 to Puerto Rico as full time sounded.

 

Toronto finishes the season in 12^th place of the USL First Division, while Puerto Rico is in 7^th.  Both clubs failed to advance to the playoff round.

 

Tonight’s match ended a Toronto Lynx season highlighted by the play of many young Canadian players under the direction of first year Lynx Head Coach Hubert Busby Jr.  Toronto will look to improve on their achievements from this season in their 2006 campaign.

 

Toronto Lynx are available during the off season by logging on at the official Toronto Lynx website: www.lynxsoccer.com     

 

 

Notes: Toronto entered tonight's match in 12th place of the USL First Division with a record of 3-16-8. Puerto Rico sat in 7th with a record of 9-10-8. Toronto had an all-time record of 3-1-2 against Puerto Rico prior to today’s encounter.  The last match between both clubs ended 2-0 to Puerto Rico two nights ago.  It was Toronto first ever loss to Puerto Rico.

 

Final Score:     Puerto Rico 4   Toronto 1

 

Cautions: Toronto: Andres Arango 35, Huffman Eja-Tabe 70, Desmond Tachie 68,    Puerto Rico: Velez 73

 

Ejections: None

 

Shots: Puerto Rico 15, Toronto 4   

 

Saves: Puerto Rico 1, Toronto 8

 

Fouls: Puerto Rico 9, Toronto 8

 

Scorers: Puerto Rico: Mauricio Salles (pen.) 52, Corey Woolfolk (Noah Delgado) 77, Petter Villegas (Corey Woolfolk) 79, Drew McAthy 90
Toronto: Sita-Taty Matondo 90