Rochester, NY, USA(July 28, 2003) — David Hayes put his hand over his mouth in disbelief. Rhinos fans erupted. And Ghanaian Fred Commodore ran around like a man possessed.

That’s what you do when you score the go-ahead goal in the 88th minute on a brilliant bicycle kick, as Commodore did in Rochester’s 2-2 tie Sunday with Charleston.

It was definitely the Goal of the Year at Frontier Field and arguably one of the best in the Rhinos’ eight-year history.
“ Unbelievable. World-class goal,” Hayes said. “ He’s never hit one that well. I think he hit it so well even he was stunned.“
Commodore, tied for second on the team with four goals, said he scored many times on bicycle kicks while playing in China. Defender Craig Demmin’s soft chip from 25 yards set up Commodore about 12 yards out. He whipped his right leg into the air and struck the ball solidly into the middle of the net.
Shuffling lineup: Coach Pat Ercoli gave Temoc Suarez his fourth straight start and second in place of left-sided midfielder Hayes. He also went with former Gates Chili High and Indiana University standout Yuri Lavrinenko for a second straight start ahead of right back Carlos Mendes.
With busy stretch of games ahead, expect Ercoli to rotate players more frequently. Hayes had started all 18 A-League matches before Friday.
“ Guys have been playing a lot of minutes, so we’re a little concerned with guys getting stale,” Ercoli said. “ (Hayes) has played a lot minutes and I think Temoc deserved equally the amount of playing time based on his performance.”
Hayes and Mendes each entered in the second half Sunday.
Corner crazy: Rochester’s corner-kick barrage continued.
The Rhinos took a record nine in the second half and established another mark with 14 in the match. Those records were less than 48 hours old because Rochester had set marks in Friday’s 2-2 tie with Richmond with 13 corners and seven in the second half.
Quick strike reversal: Ian Fuller’s go-ahead goal in the third minute was the quickest the Rhinos have scored this season and reversed a recent trend of falling behind early. Rochester opponents had taken leads inside of the first 11 minutes in four of the past six matches. The Rhinos were 2-1-1 in those.
Fuller made his first start since missing six matches because of a broken left arm. Defender John Wilson blocked Stoian Mladenov’s first shot, but Mladenov stayed with it. Defender Rick Titus tried to clear Mladenov’s follow, but it went to Fuller. His first shot was blocked by Linval Dixon, but Fuller booted in his own rebound from seven yards.
It was his fourth goal and would have tied him with Kirk Wilson for second on the team with 11 points. But Wilson (12 points) was given an assist on Fuller’s goal even though he wasn’t near the play.
Throw-ins: The Rhinos, who played overtime for the fourth time in five matches, fell to 2-1-3 in OT. ... League-leading scorer Doug Miller (14 goals) has gone scoreless for the first time this season in three straight matches. ... Rochester’s 2-1 overtime victory at Charleston July 19 moved goalie Billy Andracki past Pat Onstad into first place with 53 career wins. ... As a guest of Rhinos co-owner Frank DuRoss, former Columbus Crew coach Tom Fitzgerald watched the Sunday’s match. He now coaches at UCLA. Fitzgerald’s wife is from Utica. ... Rochester’s next match is the Can-Am Cup final in Montreal on Wednesday. The team returns for weekend home matches Friday against Toronto and Sunday against Syracuse.