Mississauga News: Olympians Attack Sizzling
THE MISSISSAUGA NEWS
Olympians' attack sizzling in CPSL
victory over Astros
JOEL BROWN
Jun 19, 2002
The
Mississauga Olympians proved this weekend that sometimes the best defence can be
an overpowering offence, as they throttled the North York Astros 8-0 in a
Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL) match on Saturday.
Striker
Darren Tilley led the Olympians with four goals while fellow striker Kevin De
Serpa chipped in with two of his own in a game that at Esther Shiner Stadium in
Toronto. Midfielders Aaron Benjamin and Jimmy Kuzmanovski added one marker each.
According to Mississauga head coach David Gee, once his team converted a
penalty kick 15 minutes into the game, they never looked back.
Now
sporting a 3-1 record and two wins in a row, Gee has raised his expectations for
the team which was maintaining a .500 record.
"I think with the team
we've now got put together, with one or two more players, we'd contend with the
best teams," said Gee, who is looking for defensive help. "Before I was just
going to evaluate us on a stepping stone basis."
The Olympians were
supposed to play an away game against the Vaughan Sun Devils on Friday but it
was postponed due to poor field conditions caused by rain.
However, the
Toronto Croatia were able to play their only game of the weekend that day,
travelling west to play the London City. Croatia came away with a 2-2 draw.
The tie left a small blemish on Croatia's record, breaking up the team's
string of three straight wins to begin the season.
"We didn't work as
hard as usual," said Toronto head coach Zarko Brala. "We came into London
expecting three points."
Almost until midway through the second half,
London had a two-goal lead until Croatia defenders Robert Fran and Nino
Andrijevic were able to find the net.
"We're very lucky to get the one
point," Brala said.
Croatia plays in Hamilton tomorrow to face the
Thunder and comes home on Saturday to play the Ottawa Wizards. The Olympians
will host St. Catharines Roma Friday.
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