Rhinos’ Dry Spell Continues
Winless in Their Last 3, Rochester
Settles for a Point with Richmond
J-P Altieri & Keith Kiedrowski,
uslfans.com Match Reporters
Rochester
ROCHESTER, NY, July 30, 2005 – A few weeks back, in muggy Richmond, Virginia, the Rhinos were
coming into town riding high on a solidifying lineup and a win streak. Richmond, trying to hold its frontrunner position while the Rhinos and Montreal Impact nipped at its heels (with Seattle in the thick of it as well), held Rochester scoreless as the teams drew. Replay it week later, only play the match in muggy Rochester, and
the result’s the same: 0-0.
Uninspired
First Half
Rochester had five shots, with
two good chances in the first half, with near misses by midfielder Kirk Wilson
in the 8’ (wide shot on an empty goal), and a half hour later when midfielder
Stoian Mladenov nailed the crossbar with a high powered shot. Wilson headed the rebound into the goal, but
was in an offside position when he touched the ball. Richmond mustered five shots as well, but
none of these chances seemed threatening. Former Rhinos player Chris Carrieri
was a non-factor for the Kickers.
More
of the Same
The crossbar turned out to be
the Rhinos’ enemy this evening, notably when midfielder Rene Rivas shot off it
in the 48’ from a Rhinos corner kick that was nicely delivered to him. A
collective groan overcame the 11,112 spectators on-hand for the match, as
complacency appeared to be settling in on both sides of the pitch.
A
Goalkeepers’ Match
Both ‘keepers played very well tonight,
turning away some very nice attempts at goal. One point can be appreciated, as
the game appeared even throughout, yet many frustrated fans were seen leaving
Frontier Field tonight knowing that maximum points were well needed, especially
in an effort to break Rochester’s winless streak.
Scoring Summary
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Time
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Goal Scorer & Assist
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Score
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No Goals
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ROC 0 – RICH 0
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Starting Lineups
Y = Yellow Card
R = Red Card
Rochester
Raging Rhinos
Formation: 4-4-2
24 GK – Scott Vallow
4 D – Scott Schweitzer
12 D – Jason Perry (Bonseu, 77’)
15 D – Frankie Sanfilippo
20 D – Scott Palguta
2 M – Rene Rivas (Y)
10 M – Stoian Mladenov (Bolanos, 69‘)
13 M – John Ball (Y) (Tsakiris, 88’)
21 M – Kirk Wilson
7 F – Pato Aguilera
17 F – Mauro Carabajal (Howes, 69’)
Richmond
Kickers
Formation: 4-4-2
22 GK – Ronnie Pascale
3 D – Kevin Knight
5 D – Chris Fox
11 D – Tony Williams (Y)
25 D – Peter Luzak (Y)
4 M – Matt Bobo
19 M – Mike Burke (Jeffrey, 79’)
20 M – Kofi Nti
23 M – Sascha Gorres
7 F – Matt Delicate (Cephas, 79‘)
9 F – Chris Carrieri (Ssejjemba, 84‘)
How They Fared
Here’s how we feel the Rhinos fared against Richmond**:
**Keith was out of town for this match, hence no scores
from him tonight.
8 = Highest, 0 = Lowest
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Player
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J-P’s Rating
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Keith’s Rating
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24 GK – Scott Vallow
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7.5
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NA
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4 D – Scott Schweitzer
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5
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NA
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12 D – Jason Perry
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4
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NA
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15 D – Frankie Sanfilippo
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7.5
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NA
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20 D – Scott Palguta
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6.5
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NA
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2 M – Rene Rivas
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6
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NA
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10 M – Stoian Mladenov
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6
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NA
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13 M – John Ball
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6.5
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NA
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21 M – Kirk Wilson
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6
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NA
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7 F – Pato Aguilera
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5
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NA
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17 F – Mauro Carabajal
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5.5
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NA
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Coaches
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6
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NA
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Statistics
SHOTS:
ROC: 12
RICH: 9
SAVES:
ROC: 3
RICH: 4
FOULS:
ROC: 14
RICH: 15
CAUTIONS/EJECTIONS:
ROC: 2/0
RICH: 2/0
ATTENDANCE: 11,112
