June 12, 2017 League 1 Ontario Match Recap: Sigma FC vs FC London (from League 1 Ontario website)

Match Recap: Sigma FC 0 - 0 FC London
06/12/2017, 10:00am EDT
By League1 Ontario staff

Clean sheets by FC London's Anthony Sokalaski and Sigma FC's Triston Henry were 
the highlights of a tightly contested 0-0 draw between two of the west division 
powerhouses on Matchweek Seven.

"We expected what we saw out of London, they are a very organized team," said Sigma 
head coach Bobby Smyrniotis. "They sat back and soaked up pressure."

"I thought we did a very good job in the first half, we had shots, we had 
opportunities to get it, and it just didn't come. The thought process at half-time 
was keep up the same thing and just be a little bit sharper on the defensive end 
because you can fall asleep sometimes from that aspect."

Sigma went down a man at the hour mark, and the dismissal marked a clear change 
in momentum in favour of London.

"In the sixtieth minute or so the dynamic of the game changed with the red card," 
agreed Smyrniotis. "That changed things. London became a little more aggressive 
in their play, which pushed us back especially as we were playing with one less man, 
but we did have a few chances after that point."

"All in all, I'm happy with the guys although we have not really been firing 
one hundred per cent on the attacking aspect in the last two weeks of games. 
Looking at the circumstances, and playing down a man for thirty minutes, 
we'll take the tie today." 

FC London assistant coach Eddie Schmidt was happy with the way his team implemented 
certain tactical points to deal with Sigma, and rued a missed opportunity to win 
the match.

"I think we played a perfect tactical game today, our players stuck perfectly 
to the gameplan," said Schmidt. 

"You could see in the first half that we wanted to press them high and that 
is because Sigma's players are another level. They are the best team in the 
league, that's for sure in terms of individuals, and if you give them space 
to play - especially in behind your fullbacks - the winger on the left side 
especially will kill you. We tried to prevent this and were quite good 
at preventing it."

"The second half we became a little more aggressive and then of course they 
got a red card. After that point we fully took control of the game and you 
could see Sigma couldn't run anymore. We had chances but just like last week 
we could not score a goal from our chances against ten men."

Sigma FC will next play Masters FA Saints on June 17 
at Hershey Centre, Mississauga. 

FC London will next play Vaughan Azzurri on June 17 
at German Canadian Club, London. 

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