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For anyone interested in this nice little story, here are a couple
pictures of the tike ! :-)
As well as the thread I posted for the Richmond folks about
this.
-------Original Message-------
From: Kirsten Tautfest
Date: Thursday,
September 19, 2002 23:44:18
Subject: [nas] Richmond
v Rochester [R] (1st leg of East semi) Game summary: http://www.richmondkickers.com/news/0919002Rochestergamesum.htm My observations: Good match overall. There was a questionable call in the box with a 'back pass' to the Rhino's keeper (Onstad) in the second half. Questionable in the sense that it wasn't called and probably wasn't due to the positioning of the ref and the linesman relative to the ball. To the officials it appeared as a possible shot on goal. From my angle, with the "Corner Kicks", it should have been called. Fox (Richmond) got red carded early in the second half. So he will not be available. Demin played a good portion of the match limping slightly. I think the only reason that the Rhinos coach did not pull him is that it may have left a gaping hole in the Rhino's back line. It became clear to me that the main reason that Onstad had a .75 GAA going into tonight's matchup was due to the defensive style of play of the Rhinos. Counter then drop back on D. (Kind of reminded me of MLS Cup 2000, but that's another matter . . .) Richmond appeared flatfooted for most of the match. They need to pick it up if they want to make it past Rochester to get to Milwaukee. They will be without Fox, despite being a Defender, he pushed far up the right wing on the attack. The red card was for a 'last man' offense. Not too rough but the right call, nonetheless. Henderson scored the goal for Richmond. They also used all five of their subs. I belive the Rhinos only used 2. The crowd was nice (3327). A little quiet from time to time compared to what I'm used to (i.e. wall of noise). The weather was perfect. Other cute observation: At halftime I noticed a little kid no older than 3 dart past me. He paused and looked toward the pitch then took off running down the wheelchair ramp. I glanced over and thought that I spotted his dad who was engrossed in conversation with friends. Next thing I know, the kid had slipped through the field gate near the base of the ramp and was trotting to where the Kicker bench was warming up. He proceded to warm up with them. Jogging back and forth and even trying to run backwards. The Kicker who was nearest the pressbox side corner was having fun with the kid. Like it was all normal. Dad finally notices the kid missing and someone points out to the field. Dad was probably relieved and amused at the same time. He went down to the gate and was allowed on the track to get the kid. The kid didn't come off until it was time to clear the field for the second half. The kid didn't want to go. He was having too much fun and wanted to "tell" all the Kickers who were nearby goodluck with a "high-five". Ah, the unintentional halftime shows are the best. :) I had a good time. If any Corner Kickers are on this list, thank you for letting me hang out with you. Cheers! Kirsten ===== "We are loud. We are proud. We are from Chicago." - myself on Wild Chicago re Section 8. "Playing with fire is bad for those who end up burning themselves. For everyone else, it's a great pleasure." --- Leon Daudet __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com --- NAS is hosted by America Kicks (http://www.americakicks.com) To subscribe or unsubscribe: http://nas.americakicks.com To post, send an email to nas@americakicks.com . |
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