2013 Western New York Flash season

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Western New York Flash
2013 Western New York Flash season
President Alexandra Sahlen
Head coach Aaran Lines
Stadium Sahlen's Stadium
NWSL 1st
NWSL PlayoffsNWSL Championship Runner-up
Highest home attendance9,129 vs Portland Thorns FC
(August 31, 2013 – NWSL Championship)
Lowest home attendance2,127 vs Sky Blue FC
(May 1, 2013)
  2012
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The 2013 season was Western New York Flash's sixth season of existence, and the first in which they competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Contents

Club

July 4, 2013; Chicago Red Stars vs Western New York Flash. Playing at midfield, left to right: Perez-17, Sitch-19, Quon-11, Leon-16, Zerboni-7, Grings-21, Johnson-12, Huffman-14, Reynolds-16 2013-07-04 Redstars v Flash FlashSideOfMidfield.jpg
July 4, 2013; Chicago Red Stars vs Western New York Flash. Playing at midfield, left to right: Pérez-17, Sitch-19, Quon-11, Leon-16, Zerboni-7, Grings-21, Johnson-12, Huffman-14, Reynolds-16

Roster

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Pamela Tajonar
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alexandra Sahlen
3 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Bryanna McCarthy
4 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Samantha Kerr
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Angela Salem
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA McCall Zerboni
8 FW Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Adriana Martín
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ingrid Wells
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carli Lloyd
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Laura Heyboer
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Estelle Johnson
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brittany Taylor
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarah Huffman
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vicki DiMartino
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katherine Reynolds
17 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Verónica Pérez
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abby Wambach
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amy Barczuk
23 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jodi-Ann Robinson
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adrianna Franch

Team management

Match results

Pre-season

Regular season

April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14)1 Sky Blue FC 1–0 Western New York Flash Piscataway, New Jersey
18:00 EST Zerboni Soccerball shade.svg42' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,611
April 20, 2013 (2013-04-20)2 Washington Spirit 1–1 Western New York Flash Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EST Huster Yellow card.svg 84'
Matheson Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report Kerr Soccerball shade.svg85'Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Kari Seitz
April 27, 2013 (2013-04-27)3 Western New York Flash 1–2 Boston Breakers Rochester, New York
19:35 EST Kerr Soccerball shade.svg7' Report O'Reilly Soccerball shade.svg16', 83'
Whitehill Yellow card.svg 62'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,065
Referee: Eugene Mednikov
May 1, 2013 (2013-05-01)4 Western New York Flash 2–1 Sky Blue FC Rochester, New York
19:00 EST Martín Soccerball shade.svg6'
Wambach Soccerball shade.svg20'
Kerr Yellow card.svg 45'
Report Schmidt Soccerball shade.svg44'
O'Hara Yellow card.svg 72'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 2,127
Referee: Miguel Panduro
May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11)5 Western New York Flash 2–1 FC Kansas City Rochester, New York
19:35 EST Wambach Soccerball shade.svg34', 39'
Heyboer Yellow card.svg 90+5'
Report Cheney Soccerball shade.svg53'
Sesselmann Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 2,738
Referee: Katja Koroleva
May 24, 2013 (2013-05-24)6 Western New York Flash 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Rochester, New York
19:05 EST Wambach Soccerball shade.svg54'
Zerboni Soccerball shade.svg65'
Lloyd Yellow card.svg 74'
Report Chalupny Yellow card.svg 43'Soccerball shade.svg52'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,152
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 5, 2013 (2013-06-05)7 Boston Breakers 2–2 Western New York Flash Somerville, Massachusetts
19:00 EST Sanderson Soccerball shade.svg44'
Nogueira Yellow card.svg 58'
Leroux Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report Wambach Soccerball shade.svg28'
Taylor Yellow card.svg 75'
Robinson Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,124
Referee: John McCloskey
June 8, 2013 (2013-06-08)8 Sky Blue FC 0–3 Western New York Flash Piscataway, New Jersey
19:00 EST Report Kerr Soccerball shade.svg4'
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg45'
Reynolds Yellow card.svg 50'
Wambach Soccerball shade.svg82'
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,056
Referee: Josh Wilkens
June 15, 2013 (2013-06-15)9 Washington Spirit 0–2 Western New York Flash Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EST Report Perez Soccerball shade.svg10'
DiMartino Soccerball shade.svg31'Yellow card.svg 36'
Martín Yellow card.svg 56'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Boris Senic
June 19, 2013 (2013-06-19)10 Chicago Red Stars 2–2 Western New York Flash Lisle, Illinois
18:30 EST Mautz Soccerball shade.svg1'
Osborne Soccerball shade.svg40'
Report Martín Soccerball shade.svg12'
Zerboni Yellow card.svg 72'
Taylor Soccerball shade.svg89'
Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 790
Referee: Kara Honthumb
June 23, 2013 (2013-06-23)11 Western New York Flash 1–1 Seattle Reign FC Rochester, New York
19:05 EST Wambach Soccerball shade.svg56' (pen.)
Robinson Yellow card.svg 73'
Report Winters Soccerball shade.svg28'
Dallstream
Fishlock Yellow card.svg 84'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,347
Referee: Miguel Panduro
June 28, 2013 (2013-06-28)12 Western New York Flash 4–0 Washington Spirit Rochester, New York
19:05 EST Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg3', 22', 56'
Taylor Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,364
Referee: Miguel Panduro
July 4, 2013 (2013-07-04)13 Chicago Red Stars 1-0 Western New York Flash Lisle, Illinois
13:00 CST Quon Yellow card.svg 14'
Chalupny Soccerball shade.svg58'
Report Stadium: Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,064
Referee: Juliana Duncan
July 11, 201315 Seattle Reign FC 3-2 Western New York Flash Tukwila, Washington
14:00 (PST) Fishlock Soccerball shade.svg14'
Rapinoe Soccerball shade.svg44'
Nairn Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report Wambach Soccerball shade.svg10, 47'Stadium: Starfire Stadium
Attendance: 2,514
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 14, 201316 Portland Thorns FC 1-1 Western New York Flash Portland, Oregon
18:00 (PST) Shim Soccerball shade.svg38'
Heath Yellow card.svg 85'
Summary Wambach Yellow card.svg 23'Soccerball shade.svg37'
Salem Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 13,021
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Ted Unkel
July 21, 201317 Western New York Flash 3-0 Sky Blue FC Rochester, New York
14:30 (PST) Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg13'
Taylor Soccerball shade.svg35'
Kerr Soccerball shade.svg56'
Summary Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,664
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Kara Honthumb
July 31, 201318 Western New York Flash 3-0 Washington Spirit Rochester, New York
20:05 (PST) Martin Soccerball shade.svg35'

Kerr Soccerball shade.svg60'

Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg68'
Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,967
Referee: Miguel Panduro
August 3, 201319 Boston Breakers 2-2 Western New York Flash Somerville, Massachusetts
Simon Soccerball shade.svg17'
Sanderson Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report DiMartino Soccerball shade.svg77'
Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,899
Referee: Christina Unkel
August 7, 201320 Western New York Flash 1-0 Seattle Reign FC Rochester, New York
19:05 (PST) Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg54' Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,993
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 10, 201321 Western New York Flash 0-0 Portland Thorns FC Rochester, New York
20:35 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 7,606
Referee: Margaret Domka

Playoffs

August 24, 2013Semifinal Western New York Flash 2–0 Sky Blue FC Rochester, New York
20:00 ET Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg33' Lloyd Soccerball shade.svg90+3'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 7,316
Referee: Katja Koroleva
August 31, 2013Final Western New York Flash 0–2 Portland Thorns FC Rochester, New York Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
20:00 ET Heath Soccerball shade.svg40' Sinclair Soccerball shade.svg92+'Attendance: 9,129
Referee: Kari Seitz

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Western New York Flash 2210843620+1638 NWSL Shield
2 FC Kansas City 2211563422+1238 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC (C)2211563225+738
4 Sky Blue FC 2210663126+536
5 Boston Breakers 228683534+130
6 Chicago Red Stars 228683236430
7 Seattle Reign FC 22531422361418
8 Washington Spirit 22351416392314
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
223810483620 +16812217 +142361513 +2

Last updated: August 3, 2015
Source: Soccerway
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumAAHHHHAAAAHHAAAAHHAHHH
ResultLDLWWWDWWDDWLDLDWWDWDW
Updated to match(es) played on August 13, 2013. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Transfers

See also

Related Research Articles

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