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[Jager]

I think Vancouver can win this thing, our team was good last year, we just got to a slow start.

[BethlehemFC]

Looks like it could be a wide open race. Vancouver made some nice signings.

[Jager]

I'm positive, but make no mistake, we need to get back to the MLS, the only thing standing in our way is a proper stadium. Management has pondered the idea of a new stadium, but nothing has been decided of yet. I'm hoping the MLS thrives, so one day, we can make a triumphant return to top of the North American soccer scene.

The thing that bugs me, is that their isn't a team in New York. All those latinos and Italians, and no team????? Whose running this league anyways...thus, I'm getting off topic.

Go Whitecaps Go!

[Frank Cunha]

New York/NJ they got the Metrostars and they draw over 31,000 fans at there last game

by the way nice win for Toronto

17.Apr.2004
Date: Saturday, April 17, 2004
Venue: Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Attendance: approx. 6,000
Kick off Time: 8:00 PM


Final Score: Toronto 1 Puerto Rico 0 (OT)

Match Summary: The Toronto Lynx opened the 2004 A-League season on a winning note today, much to the dismay of a crowd of over 6,000 on hand for the Puerto Rico Islanders inaugural home opener. Striker, Ali Gerba, picked up where he left off last season, banging home the game-winner off a scramble in front of the Islanders net, ten minutes into overtime. Gerba was last season's offensive star, counting 5 game-winning goals among his team leading 7 tallies. "The match could have gone either way," said new Lynx head coach Duncan Wilde. "It was hard to see exactly what happened but Ali and their defender both had the ball at the same time and it looked like Ali was just able to get it past. But it was a very close match". The Lynx played a textbook road match, taking the crowd out of the game with tough tackling, solid defending, and a counter-attacking style. Although the Islanders carried much of the play, a Lynx break yielding the best scoring chance of the match when midfielder, Edgar Bartolomeu's drive struck the crossbar. Wilde, who earned his first A-League victory, has done a remarkable job molding a talented roster that returned only 7 players from last season. Lynx newcomers played key roles in the match with new goalkeeper, Bryheem Hancock recording the shutout. "This was a great win for us because now we have two weeks off to prepare for the rest of the season," continued Wilde. "Its great to start the season with a road win and we will build on this for the next match in Rochester." The Lynx return from Puerto Rico on Monday and are back in action on Saturday, May 1st in Rochester. Home town fans will have to wait until Sunday, May 16th for the Lynx home opener when they take on the Rochester Raging Rhinos at Centennial Park Stadium at 4pm.

Final Score: Toronto 1 Puerto Rico 0 (OT)

The Lynx next match is Saturday, May 1st at 7:35 PM @ the Rochester Raging Rhinos
The Lynx home opener is Sunday, May 16th at 4:00 PM versus the Rochester Raging Rhinos

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
DAVID NUTT -- MEDIA RELATIONS, TORONTO LYNX
416-251-4625, extension 30

[Frank Cunha]

Courtesy of the Richmond Kickers
17.Apr.2004
GAME SUMMARY

Saturday, April 17, 2004 – University of Richmond Stadium, Richmond, VA
Charleston Battery 2 (Simmonds 31, Goos 54)
Richmond Kickers 0

Richmond, VA – (Saturday, April 17, 2004) –The Richmond Kickers lost their 2004 home opener versus 2003 A-League Champion Charleston Battery at the University of Richmond Stadium. Overall the Kickers hold a 14-14-2 record versus the Battery. Greg Simmonds and Chris Goos each tallied a goal for Charleston.

Minute-By-Minute Highlights

2nd Minute: Ivan McKinley goes down after collision in own penalty box with a concussion and cut above the right eye.

4th Minute: Substitution for Charleston: Chris Goos comes in for Ivan McKinley

23rd minute: Richmond cross by Ukrop but chested out for a corner by Charleston defense

23rd minute: Richmond cross from left flank by Hayes for a header by Burke that went wide

25th minute: Richmond shot from left flank by Hayes but Hudock saves

27th minute: Bobo misclears off Conway’s back but Pascale saves

28th minute: A Charleston cross from the right flank in the air, Goos heads from the left edge of the six-yard box into the box to Simmonds, who controls, turns, but does not get around the ball enough and shoots it wide

29th minute: Another Charleston cross from right flank, Simmonds controls and turns, but volleys over the net.

31st minute: GOAL: Long ball dropped in behind Richmond defense, Pascale came out but Simmonds slipped it by just before Pascale could save; unassisted. Charleston: 1 Richmond: 0

31st Minute: Yellow card to Richmond Ronnie Pascale.

37th minute: Free kick by the midfield line by Charleston’s Watson, header in the box but Pascale tips it over the crossbar for a corner

40th minute: Attempted bicycle kick by Richmond’s Jeffrey, but makes contact with Watson. Both players go down but go right back into the game.

Three minutes of stoppage time in first half.

50th minute: Charleston shot by Conway on the right corner of the six-yard box, diving save by Pascale.

54th minute: Charleston GOAL: Simmonds volleys from the 18, hits the crossbar and Goos comes in for the rebound. Charleston: 2 Richmond: 0

64th minute: Yellow card to Richmond Peter Luzak

65th Minute: Richmond Substitution: Joey Worthen in for David Hayes and Clyde Simms in for Paul Lekics

70th minute: Richmond Substitution: McColm Cephas for Mike Burke and Matthew Delicate for Rob Ukrop

71st minute: Charleston Substitution: Chris Bagley for Greg Simmonds

72nd minute: Charleston Substitution Andrew Rosenband for Aleksey Korol

79th minute: Charleston Substitution: Brian Hoy for Chris Goos


Box Score First Half Second Half Final
Richmond 0 0 0

Charleston 1 1 2

[Frank Cunha]

Bailey Wants to Add to the Attack 22/04/04

The 24-year-old forward, originally from Trinidad & Tobago, will provide one more option for head coach Nick DeSantis, who already has forwards Eduardo Sebrango, Nikola Budalic, Fred Commodore and Darko Kolic on his roster.

"We were looking for another forward with good speed and a physical presence, and he’s got it,"said DeSantis about Bailey. "Joel is going to need some time to get accustomed to the way we play, but he’s shown us a lot of qualities."

Bailey, who was the NCAA’s top scorer with 36 goals over the 2000 season, will be making his A-League debut, but he has shown promise in his first pro season, this winter, in the MISL.

"He brings the kind of punch to a team that you don’t see everyday," said Impact defender Nevio Pizzolitto, who had Bailey as a teammate over the last indoor soccer season in Cleveland. "You can tell he’s going to be a good player. He’s versatile with the ball, he likes to take on players one on one, and he has speed. Several teams were interested in him, so that’s why I told Nick about him so he could look into it."

Bailey finished his college career in the United States as the all-time leading scorer in Wheeling Jesuit University history. In four seasons at the West Virginia-based institution, he scored 92 goals and collected 31 assists. His 36 goals and 86 points picked up in 2000 are both team records for a season.

"I’ll try to bring another dimension to the team offensively, so that we become tougher to defend against," said Bailey. "My best assets are probably my speed running with the ball, taking players on and just trying overall to be dangerous."

The Impact offence had one last chance to fine tune its play before Sunday’s season opener against the Islanders, as Wednesday morning, it led the Montreal squad to a 5-1 pre-season win against the McGill Redmen. Mauro Biello scored three goals.

[Frank Cunha]

Thunder Sign Freddy 22/04/04

The 26-year old left-footer comes to the Thunder after spending the past six seasons with the El Paso Patriots, formerly of the A-league. While at El Paso, Juarez accumulated nearly 12,000 minutes in 133 games played.

“Freddy is a quick and very skillful defensive midfielder,” said Buzz Lagos, head coach of the Thunder. “With his presence and experience, he will be a large contributor to one of the most dangerous midfields in the A-league.”

The 2000 and 2003 Patriot Defensive Player of the Year is a community leader in his hometown of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Juarez coaches a premier U-17 team called the New Mexico Strikers 4, the same team he grew up representing on the field. His team is the reining New Mexico State Cup Champions and Juarez will return in the off-season to prepare them for next year. Juarez has been coaching the same group of players since they began playing the sport when they were around the age of four.

[Frank Cunha]

http://www.nj.com/sportsflash/metrostars/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_story.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?s0384_BC_SOC--A-LeagueGlance&&sports&njometros

[Frank Cunha]

Soccer News
A-League At A Glance

The Associated Press
4/25/04 8:28 PM



EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA
Charleston 1 0 1 4 3 1
Montreal 1 0 0 3 2 0
Syracuse 1 0 0 3 1 0
Toronto 1 0 0 3 1 0
Richmond 0 1 1 1 1 3
Rochester 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virginia Beach 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atlanta 0 1 0 0 0 1
Puerto Rico 0 2 0 0 0 3


WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA
Minnesota 1 0 0 3 2 0
Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Calgary 0 1 0 0 0 2


NOTE: Three points for a victory, one for a tie.



Saturday's Games

Syracuse 1, Atlanta 0, OT
Richmond 1, Charleston 1, tie
Sunday's Games

Montreal 2, Puerto Rico 0
Minnesota 2, Calgary 0
Thursday, April 29

Syracuse at Puerto Rico
Friday, April 30

Virginia Beach at Richmond
Montreal at Charleston
Edmonton at Vancouver
Saturday, May 1

Montreal at Atlanta
Richmond at Virginia Beach
Toronto at Rochester
Syracuse at Puerto Rico

[Frank Cunha]

Thunder Shuts Out Calgary In Opener

Matteo, Warren Lead Way


MINNEAPOLIS (Sunday, April 25, 2004) - Midfielder Jeff Matteo tallied
a world-class goal and assist, and goalkeeper Joe Warren stopped a
penalty kick, leading the Minnesota Thunder to a 2-0 home opener win
over the Calgary Mustangs at the Metrodome.

"It was a good win for the team," said Matteo. "I was glad I could
contribute to the team. We played a great game tonight."

Forward Johnny Menyongar scored the first goal of the night on a
picture-perfect through pass from Matteo in the 24th minute. Matteo,
who played last season with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer,
dribbled through four defenders before dishing off the winning
assist.

The turning point of the game came in the 33rd minute when Warren
stopped Calgary's Damir Jesic on a penalty kick. The Thunder
dominated play throughout the rest of the game, out-shooting Calgary
11-6 on the night.

Six minutes into the second half Matteo put the icing on the cake
when he converted a 25-yard, bending free-kick into the upper right
corner,cleanly beating Calgary goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel.

The Thunder had two other good opportunities in the game. Defender
Kevin Friedland's first-half header hit the side netting and
midfeilder Jay Alberts nearly added one in the final minutes.

"We played very well the first part of the game," said Thunder head
coach Buzz Lagos. " We were playing in a new environment against a
solid team, but Joe Warren came up with a big save on the penalty
shot and Matteo came up with the supporting goal to secure our
win. The players had a great presence around the ball, especially
(Chris) Vorenkamp, (Freddy) Juarez and (Marshall) Morehead."

Minnesota's next game two games are on the road against Vancouver
(May 7) and Calgary (May 9). The Thunder's next home match is
against the Edmonton Aviators in its new St. Paul home, James Griffin
Stadium.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.mnthunder.com, or by calling
the Thunder office at 651-917-8326.

-Minnesota Thunder Game Report -

Match-up: Minnesota Thunder vs. Calgary Mustangs

Date: Sunday, April 25, 2004

Competition: Regular season A-League match

Venue: Metrodome (Minneapolis, Minn.)

Kickoff: 5 p.m. CT

Attendance: 3,567

Weather: Indoor

Scoring Summary: 1 2 F

Thunder 1 1 2

Mustangs 0 0 0

Scoring:

Thunder - Johnny Menyongar, 24.

Thunder - Jeff Matteo, 51.

Lineups:

THUNDER -- 23-Joe Warren, 0-Terry McNelis, 13-Dustin Branan, 11-Brent
Jacquette, 5-Chris Brunt, 16-Chris Vorenkamp, 3-Freddy Juarez, 12-Jay
Alberts, 6-Kevin Friedland, 4-Jeff Matteo (7-Amos Magee, 69), 19-
Marshall Morehead, 10-Johnny Menyongar (18-Melvin Tarley, 76).

Subs not used: 0-Terry McNelis, 14-Mike Wilson, 2-Zafer Kilickan, 8-
Greg Wheaton, 9-Aaron Paye.


MUSTANGS - 1-Pfannenstiel Lutz, 6-Aaron Richer, 16-Jodan Gillespie,
24-Jesic Damir, 5-Mike Pavicic, 7-Geert Brusslers, 10-Mezut Mert, 11-
Nick Zuniga, 14-John Castrillon, 17-Steven Frazao, 21-Sergei
Kolomiets-Raad.

Subs not used: 36-Jamey Glasnovic, 3-Chris Stefanazzi, 12-Chris
Peszneker, 9-Zdrarko Savic.

Stats Summary:

Thunder Calgary
Shots 11 6
Saves 1 4
Corner Kicks 1 2
Fouls 10 19
Offside

Misconduct Summary:

Mustangs - 5-Mike Pavicic (caution), 24

Officials:

Referee: Brent Sorg

Senior Assistant Referee: Sia Rahimi

Junior Assistant Referee: Mishaun Ahmad

Fourth Official: Bob Peterson

Man of the Match: Jeff Matteo

[Frank Cunha]

Thursday April 29
Syracuse
@ Puerto Rico 8:00 ET


Friday April 30
Virginia Beach
@ Richmond 7:00 ET


Montreal
@ Charleston 7:30 ET


Edmonton
@ Vancouver 10:00 ET


Saturday May 1
Montreal
@ Atlanta 6:00 ET


Richmond
@ Virginia Beach 7:30 ET


Toronto
@ Rochester 7:35 ET


Syracuse
@ Puerto Rico 8:00 ET

Seattle
@ Portland 10:00 ET

[Frank Cunha]

Syracuse 2
@ Puerto Rico 1


Friday April 30
Virginia Beach 1
@ Richmond 2OT 1


Montreal 1
@ Charleston 2OT 0


Edmonton 0
@ Vancouver 2OT 0

[Frank Cunha]

anybody got a link?

[Frank Cunha]

Rochester blanks Toronto 4-0

Date: Saturday, May 01, 2004

Venue: Frontier Field, Rochester, NY

Attendance: 9,698

Kick off time: 7:35pm

Final Score: Rochester 4 Toronto 0

Match Summary: The Lynx continued their 4-game road trip in Rochester
tonight, dropping a 4-0 decision to the Raging Rhinos. The Rhinos kicked off
their 2004 A-League season with an impressive offensive display in front of
a crowd of 9,698 on a rainy night in Rochester. Striker, Chris Carrieri,
opened the scoring after only 11 minutes on a cross to the far post and Kirk
Wilson added a second on an identical play 9 minutes before the half. The
Lynx came out with more determination in the second half and generated
several good scoring opportunities including a strike off the post from
midfielder Joe Mattacchione. Despite the Lynx’ efforts, the Rhinos iced the
game late with two goals from substitute, Corey Woolfolk in the 80th and
83rd minutes. The Lynx continue their road trip in Richmond on Thursday, May
6th and Virginia Beach on Saturday, May 8th before opening at home versus
the Rhinos on Sunday, May 16th at 4pm.

Final score: Rochester 4 Toronto 0

Lineups:

Toronto: Hancock, Arango (Steele 45), Munthali (Hughes 45), Serioux, Mayard,
Mattacchione, DiPlacido (Baxter 45), Dodds, Bartolomeu, Prostran (Nusum 32),
Gerba

Rochester: Zagar, Demmin, Sedgewick, Wright, Wilson, Tsakiris (Allnutt 84),
Trout (Plarski 86), Fuller, Delgado (Woolfolk 21), Carrieri (Steenkamp 84)