2012 Western New York Flash season

Western New York Flash
	2012 season
General manager	A. J. Cecere
Head coach	Aaran Lines
Stadium	Sahlen's Stadium
WPSL Elite League	TBD
WPSL Elite Playoffs	TBD
U.S. National; Women's Cup	TBD
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2012 Western New York Flash season was the club's fourth season of existence. The club played in the newly created WPSL Elite League following the suspension of Women's Professional Soccer.

Background

Review

On January 30, 2012, the WPS announced that the league would suspend operations for the 2012 season, meaning that the Flash will not have a main domestic league to participate in for the season.^[1]

Club

Roster

As of May 22, 2011 ^[2]

No.	Name	Pos.	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
0	Brittany Cameron	GK	(1986-12-03) December 3, 1986 (age 38)	FC Gold Pride
24	Ashlyn Harris	GK	(1985-10-19) October 19, 1985 (age 39)	Boston Breakers
30	Ashleigh Bowers	GK	(1989-08-02) August 2, 1989 (age 35)	Niagara University
Defenders
2	Alexandra Sahlen	RB	(1982-09-25) September 25, 1982 (age 42)	Rochester Ravens
3	Ali Riley	CB	(1987-10-30) October 30, 1987 (age 37)	FC Gold Pride
4	Kimberly Brandão	CB	(1984-04-26) April 26, 1984 (age 40)	Jersey Sky Blue
6	Gina Lewandowski	CB	(1985-04-13) April 13, 1985 (age 39)	FFC Frankfurt
23	Whitney Engen	RB	(1987-11-27) November 27, 1987 (age 37)	Chicago Red Stars
38	Rebecca Moros	CB	(1985-05-06) May 6, 1985 (age 39)	magicJack
Midfielders
9	Caroline Seger	CM	(1985-03-19) March 19, 1985 (age 39)	Linköpings
18	Yael Averbuch	CM	(1986-11-03) November 3, 1986 (age 38)	Arsenal
19	Beverly Goebel	CM	(1988-07-19) July 19, 1988 (age 36)	Washington Freedom
Forwards

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
0	GK	Brittany Cameron
2	DF	Alexandra Sahlen
3	DF	Ali Riley
4	MF	Kim Brandão
7	MF	McCall Zerboni
8	DF	Kandace Wilson
10	FW	Marta
12	FW	Christine Sinclair
13	FW	Alex Morgan
14	MF	Becky Edwards

No.	Position	Player
16	FW	Gemma Davison
17	DF	Kaley Fountain
18	MF	Yael Averbuch
19	MF	Beverly Goebel
20	FW	Maurine
21	DF	Brittany Bock
23	DF	Whitney Engen
24	GK	Ashlyn Harris
30	GK	Ashleigh Bowers
38	FW	Rebecca Moros
	MF	Manya Makoski

Management

Position	Staff
General Manager	A. J. Cecere
Director of Sales & Marketing	Renee Meier
Administrative Assistant	Missy Taylor
Head Coach	Aaran Lines
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Demeris Johnson

Last updated: November 24, 2011
Source: Western New York Flash Official Website

Competitions

Preseason

WPSL Elite

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Boston Breakers^[a] (Q)	14	11	0	3	28	9	+19	33	2012 WPSL Elite playoffs
2	Western New York Flash^[a] (C) (Q)	14	9	3	2	29	8	+21	30
3	New York Fury (Q)	14	9	2	3	25	8	+17	29
4	Chicago Red Stars (Q)	14	9	1	4	26	11	+15	28
5	New England Mutiny	14	6	3	5	25	34	−9	21
6	ASA Chesapeake Charge	14	2	3	9	15	35	−20	9
7	Philadelphia Fever	14	1	2	11	8	26	−18	5
8	FC Indiana	14	1	2	11	8	33	−25	5

Updated to games played on 22 July 2012.
Source: 2012 WPSL Elite Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
14	30	9	2	3	29	8	+21	5	2	0	16	4	+12	4	0	3	13	4	+9

Results by round

Matches

12 May 2012 1	Western New York Flash	4 – 1	FC Indiana	Rochester, New York
19:00	Martín 4', 10', 86' Laura Hayboer 81'	Report	Lovely Placide 15'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 1,304

19 May 2012 2	Western New York Flash	0 – 1	New York Fury	Rochester, New York
19:00			Taylor 54'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

26 May 2012 3	Boston Breakers	0 – 1	Western New York Flash	Somerville, Massachusetts
18:00		Report		Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 2,342

3 June 2012 4	New York Fury	0 – 0	Western New York Flash	Hofstra University
19:00		Report	Klingenberg Reynolds	Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium

9 June 2012 5	Western New York Flash	3 – 1	New England Mutiny	Rochester, New York
19:00	Katy Frierson 24' Zerboni 31' van Egmond 76'	Report	Howarth 81'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 753

13 June 2012 6	Western New York Flash	3 – 0	Chicago Red Stars	Rochester, New York
19:00	Katy Frierson 29' Davis 68' 74' Adriana Martín 70'	Report	Lauren Alkek 12'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

16 June 2012 7	ASA Chesapeake Charge	0 – 2	Western New York Flash	Chesapeake Bay
14:00			Adriana Martín 42', 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Old Mill School

17 June 2012 8	Philadelphia Fever	0 – 0	Western New York Flash	Sewell, NJ
19:30				Stadium: Washington HS

22 June 2012 9	Western New York Flash	2 – 0	Philadelphia Fever	Rochester, New York
19:30	Adriana Martín 27' Klingenberg 49'	Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

24 June 2012 10	New England Mutiny	3 – 3	Western New York Flash	East Longmeadow, MA
17:00	Howarth 4', 45' Morgan Andrews 25'	Report	Adriana Martín 8', 77' (pen.) Klingenberg 20'	Stadium: East Longmeadow High School Attendance: 793

8 July 2012 11	Western New York Flash	4 – 0	ASA Chesapeake Charge	Rochester, New York
16:00				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

12 July 2012 12	FC Indiana	0 – 5	Western New York Flash	Indianapolis
19:00				Stadium: IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium

14 July 2012 13	Chicago Red Stars	1 – 2	Western New York Flash	Lisle, Illinois
19:00				Stadium: Benedictine University

22 July 2012 14	Western New York Flash	0 – 1	Boston Breakers	Rochester, New York
16:00				Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

WPSL Elite Playoffs

25 July 2012 Semi Final	Western New York Flash	2 – 1	New York Fury	Rochester, New York
17:00	Katy Frierson 78' Laura Hayboer 80'		Long 8'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

28 July 2012 Final	Western New York Flash	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 - 2 p)	New York Fury	Rochester, New York
13:00	Toni Pressley 90+4'	Report	Ellenwood 41'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
		Penalties
	Adriana Reynolds Zerboni Van Egmond Salem		Fowlkes Sitch Forbes Wenino

U.S. Women's Challenge Cup

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2012 Western New York Flash season

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Review

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Management

Competitions

Preseason

WPSL Elite

Standings

Results summary

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U.S. Women's Challenge Cup

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
14	30	9	2	3	29	8	+21	5	2	0	16	4	+12	4	0	3	13	4	+9

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
14	30	9	2	3	29	8	+21	5	2	0	16	4	+12	4	0	3	13	4	+9

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
14	30	9	2	3	29	8	+21	5	2	0	16	4	+12	4	0	3	13	4	+9