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Ottawa Fury Men Silenced
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Fury’s undefeated season came to a dramatic halt as the Ocean City Barons tallied in extra time to silence the Fury’s dreams of a Division Championship and a place in the next round.
Liam Maloney got the Fury off on the right foot blasting home a loose ball from a Joel Theissen shot in the 7th minute. The goal brought the capacity crowd to their feet which had plenty to cheer about all evening long. The Fury continued to press and Maloney almost added a second when Andrew Rigby sprung him on a break away but Barons keeper Tunde Ogunbiyi came out to challenge diffusing the chance despite the Fury’s plea for a penalty. The play settled down as the half wore on as both sides battled for control of the midfield. The Barons had appeared to have tied it late in injury time, but the goal was called back on the offside with the first half ending 1-0 for Ottawa.
The Barons came out strong to start the second half and after a wave of chances the ball fell to JT Noone who slotted home the tying goal in the 60th minute. Both teams exchanged chances as the half progress but the goalkeepers from both sides kept their teams level. As extra time seemed imminent the Fury press late and Andrew Rigby fired just high and wide as the whistle sound the conclusion of 90 minutes.
In the first stanza of 15 minutes of extra time Tyler Bellamy put the Barons ahead touching home a loose ball at the back post. Ottawa immediately countered with a great chance, but Ogunbiyi stymied the Fury once again. The first 15 minutes of extra time ended with the Barons leading 2-1. The Fury opened the second stanza of extra time with a flurry of chances that burt were unable tro convert. Headers from Brien Chamney and Alexis Pradie sailed over trhe goal as did a last minute chance from Florian DeCamps which was followed by the final whistle declaring Ocean City 2009 Northeast Division Champions.
The loss marks the first loss at home for the Fury since 2007 and their first loss of the 2009 season. With many milestones achieved including their first-ever playoff birth the Fury end a successful season and will look to return and push further in 2010.
W-League 2009: Ottawa In, Toronto Out, Vancouver Out
The Ottawa Fury Women (10-1-2) clinched their 6th consecutive division title after a 1-1 draw against the Buffalo Flash (8-2-3). Anna Caniglia put the Fury ahead after 20 minutes, but Maria Ruiz pulled Buffalo even late in injury time after being award a questionable penalty kick.
In their last meeting on June 12 Ottawa came out 1-0 victors, an outcomes that almost repeated itself again. Both teams came out hungry early keeping the defenders of both sides on their toes. Ria Percival lofted in a free kick in the 20th minute which Michelle Evans rifled off the crossbar and Anna Caniglia headed home. The Fury continued to press after the goal, but Buffalo countered with several rushes of their own and almost drew even when Pamela Conti’s header hit the crossbar and stayed out. Before the half was out Michelle Evans was also denied by the crossbar after she curled a free kick in on goal from 20 yards out.
Leading after 45 minutes the Fury continued to generate chances early and the games tempo continued to rise. Maria Ruiz found herself alone in front of goal in the 74th minute but fired over the bar after several minutes of Buffalo pressure. The Flash were awarded a penalty kick deep into injury time much to the dismay of the Fury players and coaching staff. Maria Ruiz who had be unlucky all evening long pulled Buffalo even and helping their chances at 2nd place if they can manage at least a draw against Laval tomorrow.
The Fury Women close out the regular season tomorrow against Rochester (0-12-1) and will begin the playoffs next Saturday at a location to be announced.
Next Game
vs Rochester Ravens
Sunday, July 19 at 6pm
Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps FC women concluded their W-League season on a down note Sunday afternoon, losing 4-1 away to Real Colorado Cougars.
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Toronto Lady Lynx
The Toronto Lady Lynx capped off their 2009 season with an exclamation point this afternoon, routing the visiting Quebec City Amiral 2-0.
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Other Canadian Action
Ottawa vs Rochester 7:0
Hamilton vs London 3:0
Buffalo vs Laval 2:1
Fury Back On Track
The Ottawa Fury Women (10-1-1) made a major statement on Wednesday night with a 5-1 victory over the Laval Cometes (7-5-1) to get back on track after a recent loss to Toronto. The women looked like their old selves in the first half netting five goals which pushed that back into top spot in the Great Lakes Division and eliminated Laval from playoff contention.
Amber Hearn brought a crowd of over 400 at the Algonquin College Soccer Complex to their feet with a powerful low strike at the near post to open the scoring in the 13th minutes. Hearn netted her second and W-League leading 12th goal of the season in the 27th minute off a Ria Percival corner as the Kiwi-connection put the Fury out to a much need two-goal lead. Six minutes later Katie Bethke netted her first goal of the season after a Ria Percival strike was blocked. The Fury continued their magic on set pieces in the 42nd minute when Jennifer Hance redirected an Anna Caniglia corner home for her fourth goal of the season. Early into injury time Caniglia did it all herself curling a corner kick inside the back post for her third of the season and a 5-0 Fury lead at half-time.
The Fury made many changes in the second half and continued their possession-based attack, but were unable to add anything further past Cometes keeper Marie Richelle Coulomb. The Cometes were missing six starters from their line-up who are currently at the Canadian Women’s U-20 camp. Former Fury W-League player and Youth Program graduate made a return to her hometown and factored into the outcome late into the game tallying her 11th goal of the season deep into injury time to ruin the clean sheet for the Fury.
Gillian Baggott, another graduate of the Fury Youth Program, made her Fury W-League debut entering into the game in the second half.
Next Game
Saturday, July 18th
vs Buffalo Flash
7:00 pm
Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Fury U15 Girls Perfect At Gothia Cup In Sweden
Team goes 3-0 in round robin of international youth soccer tournament, advances to knockout round
The Ottawa Fury U15 Girls have put their stamp on the 2009 Gothia Cup!
The cup, held annually in Gothenburg, Sweden, is one of the largest youth soccer tournaments in the world with more than 1000 teams from over 50 nations participating. The Ottawa Fury Soccer Club’s U15 Girls team coached by Don Bouchard travelled this past weekend to play in this year’s edition of the tournament, and were placed in a preliminary group with three Swedish sides.
Things started strongly for the girls on Monday, as they went out 2-0 victors over Åkersberga BK on goals from Lauriane Brissette-Lesage and Kristen Gilmour. They followed their early successes with a 3-1 win over Enköpings SK through two goals from Karina Fredette and one from Krista Wilson. Sitting 2-0-0 in their group and needing only one more win to guarantee their place in the knockout stages of the tournament, the Fury did not disappoint – winning their third match by an impressive 7-0 margin over Kvarnby IK through a Krista Wilson hat trick, a brace from Taylor Piovesan and goals from Kristen Gilmour and Brianna Boutziouvis.
The perfect round-robin record means the Fury now advance to the “A” pool finals and are seeded #1 overall. They will play Sävar IK at 9:50 am. Thursday morning, with the winner to play again at 2:35 pm.
Lady Lynx End Fury Undefeated Season
Lady Lynx Shock Fury
Top W-League leader Ottawa 2-0
MISSASSUGA — The Toronto Lady Lynx emphatically snapped their four-game winless streak with a stunning 2-0 victory over the previously-undefeated Ottawa Fury at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga this afternoon. Giselle Mangal and Erica Henderson netted second-half goals to power Toronto to their first-ever home win against their bitter Ontario rivals.
The Lady Lynx even up their record at 4-4-4 (16 points) on the year, while the Fury fall to 9-1-1 (28 points) on the year. The two teams split the season series with one win each. Justine Bernier earned her third shutout of the year in net for Toronto in the victory.
Ottawa, who entered the match with the best record in the W-League, opened the first half with a strong wind at their back, and came at the Lady Lynx early. Toronto’s defense held fast and did not allow the Fury to turn their possession advantage into scoring chances.
The solid defensive effort in the first half energized the young Lady Lynx squad, and they took control of the game early after intermission. Five minutes into the second frame, Fury ‘keeper Jasmine Philips was unable to corral a loose ball in the six-yard box, and Mangal knocked it into the netting for her second goal of the year, giving Toronto a 1-0 lead.
Eight minutes later, Lady Lynx co-captain Clare Rustad curled a free kick from just outside the penalty area towards goal, where it found the head of a leaping Henderson. The Rochester native powered it past Philips into the goal and Toronto had an insurmountable 2-0 advantage. The Fury pressed until the final whistle, but Bernier and the rest of the Lady Lynx defense denied the attack and Toronto claimed the three points.
The Lady Lynx’ now head into the final week of the regular season and wrap up their schedule with two home games. The Hamilton Lady Avalanche travel up the QEW to the Hershey Centre on Thursday evening for a 7:30 PM kick-off, and the Quebec City Amiral make their first-ever visit on Saturday afternoon, July 18, for a 5:00 PM encounter.
Tickets can be purchased by calling the Lynx ticket hotline at 416-251-4625 x 31, or at the stadium box office one hour prior to kick-off.
Toronto Lineup
Bernier, Chapman, Henderson, Mailloux, Rustad, Clarke, MacDonald, Frederick, Agueci, Morra (Ruhe Lischke, 67), Mangal (Urbas, 60)
Ottawa Lineup
Philips, Percival, Caniglia, Johnson, Bethke (Wtezel, 67), Moorwood, Houliston (Romagnuolo, 13), Raber (Kete, 58), Hearn, Evans
Game Stats Toronto-Ottawa
Cautions: 2 (Henderson, 25; MacDonald, 32) – 0
Shots: 5-14
Saves: 9-5
Fouls: 9-10
Offsides: 0-2
Corners: 1-3
Scorers
Toronto
Mangal (Morra) 50′
Henderson (Rustad) 58′
Lady Lynx Next Game
vs Hamilton
July 16 at 7:30 PM
The Hershey Centre
More W-League Action
Quebec City vs Hamilton 4:0
Buffalo vs London 5:0
Laval vs Hamilton 4:0
London vs Rochester 3:0
