Rhinos Nip Lowly Thunder
Kirk Wilson’s Goal Makes
the Difference Versus Minnesota
J-P Altieri & Keith Kiedrowski,
uslfans.com Match Reporters
Rochester
ROCHESTER, NY, July 8, 2005 – Once both
A-League powerhouses, the Minnesota Thunder rolled into Rochester looking to kick start a
disappointing season thus far. Rochester hoped to remain on track, with first place in its sites.
Pressure
Early and Often
Rochester started the game wasting no time with Kirk Wilson missing
a chance in the 3’ minute. Forward Greg Howes tested Thunder ’keeper Joe Warren
in the 12’, but the shot was easily covered. Warren frustrated Rhinos forwards
and midfielders all evening.
Keeping
Things Level
As mentioned above, Minnesota ‘keeper Joe
Warren came ready to play. He continually frustrated Rhinos’ forward Greg Howes
throughout the match, most notably in the first half, where Howes wasted 4 good
chances, with the last coming as a gift at the edge of the penalty area, only
to be placed too high. Credit Warren’s height for that.
Offside
Confusion
The assistant referee made some questionable calls regarding the offside law throughout the match. This burned Rochester in the first half, but after Wilson’s game winner was scored, it hurt Minnesota’s flashy forwards in the second half of the match far worse.
Wilson to the Rescue
Kirk Wilson’s goal in the 50’ secured maximum points for Rochester on this night, with a nice header from a cross by Howes. While Howes failed to find the back of the net, his setup to Wilson was timely.
Scoring Summary
|
Time
|
Goal Scorer & Assist
|
Score
|
|
50’
|
Wilson (Howes)
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ROC 1 – MIN 0
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Starting Lineups
Y = Yellow Card
R = Red Card
Rochester
Raging Rhinos
Formation: 4-4-2
24 GK – Scott Vallow (Y)
4 D – Scott Schweitzer (Y)
12 D – Jason Perry (Bonseu, 78’)
15 D – Frankie Sanfilippo
20 D – Scott Palguta
10 M – Stoian Mladenov (Y)
21 M – Kirk Wilson
23 M – Lenin Steenkamp
35 M – Rey Martinez (Aguilera, 67’)
9 F – Greg Howes
17 F – Mauro Carabajal (Mitchell, 90’ (Y))
Minnesota
Thunder
Formation: 3-5-2
23 GK – Joe Warren
2 D – Bret Branan (R)
5 D – Chris Brunt
17 D – Chad
Dombrowski (Y) (Paye, 81’)
3 M – Freddy Juarez
7 M – Jeff Mateo (Y)
11 M – Godfrey Tenoff
12 M – Jay Alberts (Lara, 84‘)
21 M – Matt Schmidt
10 F – Johnny Menyonger
18 F – Melvin Tarley
How They Fared
Here’s how we feel the Rhinos fared against Minnesota:
8 = Highest, 0 = Lowest
|
Player
|
J-P’s Rating
|
Keith’s Rating
|
|
24 GK – Scott Vallow
|
7
|
7
|
|
4 D – Scott Schweitzer
|
6
|
6
|
|
12 D – Jason Perry
|
6
|
6
|
|
15 D – Frankie Sanfilippo
|
7.5
|
7.5
|
|
20 D – Scott Palguta
|
7
|
7
|
|
10 M – Stoian Mladenov
|
7
|
7
|
|
21 M – Kirk Wilson
|
8
|
8
|
|
23 M – Lenin Steenkamp
|
5
|
5
|
|
35 M – Rey Martinez
|
7
|
7
|
|
9 F – Greg Howes
|
7
|
7
|
|
17 F – Mauro Carabajal
|
7
|
7
|
|
Coaches
|
7
|
7
|
Statistics
SHOTS:
ROC: 17
MIN: 8
SAVES:
ROC: 5
MIN: 11
FOULS:
ROC: 17
MIN: 10
CAUTIONS/EJECTIONS:
ROC: 4/0
MIN: 2/1
ATTENDANCE: 7,807
