Sat June 4, 2016 League 1 Ontario--Sigma FA vs Oakville Blue Devils (from League 1 Ontario website)

Sigma's Ghaffur Snags Extra Time Winner Over Oakville Blue Devils
06/05/2016, 9:45pm EDT
By League1 Ontario staff

After an exceptionally cagey match, it took late extra time for Sigma FC to get 
the 1-0 winner over Oakville Blue Devils from Faisal Ghaffur (90 + 4').

"It was a really nice feeling," said Ghaffur. "Halis tried to whip in a cross, 
and the ball bobbled out to me and I just hit it and it went into the back 
of the net. Great feeling, goal in added time, and we got the victory." 

Both teams battled against difficult match conditions, and were hesitant 
to break out of defensive shape against top level opponents in a match that 
meant quite a lot to both sides.

"It was a pretty even affair between I think two of the top teams in the 
league," said Sigma head coach, Bobby Smyrniotis.

Defending league champions Oakville have had difficulty finding their form 
of last season, while Sigma was neck and neck with FC London at the top 
of the west division and couldn't afford to drop points.   

"There was a lot of back and forth play and maybe it wasn't the cleanest 
of games as both teams were hesitant going forward to try and ensure 
they didn't concede," confirmed Smyrniotis.

"I think that's why it was a zero zero match until late in the game."

Oakville head coach Duncan Wilde was unimpressed with the match 
as a whole, and felt his team did enough to win it.

"I thought it was a poor game all around from a quality standpoint," 
he said. "We found it very difficult to keep the ball on the ground 
and so did Sigma. The surface was bad here and with the wind the ball 
was going all over the place. It was difficult for both teams to put 
any quality together."

"I think we had good long periods of possession and created more than 
enough chances to win the game. We're very disappointed because 
in no way did we deserve to lose the game."

The sixth win in a row in the league keeps Sigma's undefeated streak 
alive and places them at the top of the west division with FC London. 
The two leaders will meet in matchweek seven on June 11 (4 p.m.) 
at Hershey Centre 1, Mississauga.

The loss leaves Oakville in fifth position on five points, level with 
North Mississauga but with a game in hand on the top three 
in the division. Oakville's next match is a difficult away mid-week 
fixture against Durham United FA  on June 8 (8 p.m.) 
at Kinsmen Park, Pickering. 

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