July 11, 2017 League 1 Ontario--Match Recap: Toronto Skillz vs Oakville Blue Devils (from League 1 Ontario)

Match Recap: Toronto Skillz 0 - 5 Oakville Blue Devils
07/11/2017, 10:30am EDT
By League1 Ontario staff

Oakville Blue Devils claimed another comprehensive victory on Matchweek 11 after 
Anthony Novak (27', 47', 50') scored a hat-trick, Matt Santos (44') and Logan Podrebarac (64') 
got singles, and keeper Matt George kept the clean sheet en route to a 5-0 win 
over Toronto Skillz.

With the win firmly in the bag, Oakville cycled through their run of substitutes 
on the hour and began to look forward to upcoming fixtures.

"We have two big games coming up against Woodbridge and Vaughan, two big cross-divisional 
games, and we wanted to make sure everyone is getting some football, getting a share 
of what we're doing," explained Oakville head coach, Duncan Wilde. 

Tensions boiled over late in the match as Toronto Skillz' Andre Simmond (84') 
and Adam Waithe (85') were dismissed for violent conduct.

"I thought we did [control our emotions]," said Wilde. "It was them that took the two 
red cards for violent conduct and I don't think we took a card today."

"It's difficult though, we are two teams that are at opposite ends of the table 
and we dealt with that frustration a bit last year," he added. 

"It gets frustrating when you're not getting your points but you just try and give 
the right advice to your players and hope they are listening to you."

Toronto Skillz are still without a point after 11 matches, but head coach 
Leslie "Tiger" Fitzpatrick explained that results are not the first order 
of priority for the organization at this time.

"Our modus operandi from the start is to build for the long view," said Fitzpatrick.

"Essentially we got into this league so we had a platform to move players on. 
The way we look at it, our three starting midfielders from last year were moved 
into Europe or the U.S. and that took a lot away from us on the pitch this season."

"We have another player moving into Europe in the next week or so, and so for 
us we are doing what we wanted to do, but when you take this approach - the results 
will take a hit. We have to stay positive and try to put a good product on the field. 
In spurts we are showing that but it's about trying to get that consistency 
and not just going into the tank."

"Other teams deserve good games when we play them and the ones coming through 
deserve the chance to have the opportunities that the ones before them have had." 

Toronto Skillz will next play North Mississauga Panthers on July 23 
at Birchmount Stadium, Scarborough.

Oakville Blue Devils will next play Woodbridge Strikers on July 16 
at Sheridan College, Oakville.

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