May 7, 2018 League 1 Ontario--Sanjaxx Lions vs Toronto FC III game review (from League 1 Ontario website)

  
Faria Goal Against Sanjaxx Hands Junior Reds First Win Of Season
05/07/2018, 4:00pm EDT
By Mahdi Ghaffaribarzi

Jordan Faria's goal (34') gave TFC III their first win of the season against a Sanjaxx Lions side 
that just couldn't finish their opportunities.

Sanjaxx started the game off with high pressing, getting the ball back quickly high up the pitch.

They dominated the game in the early stages, pinning back the rival into their own half 
and creating some good scoring chances.

On the contrary, TFC III looked for the net through counter-attacks and spot kicks. The only 
goal of this half was scored against the run-of-play by TFC III's Faria who beat the Sanjaxx 
keeper Campbell with a low shot from inside the box.

Sanjaxx came out for the second half looking to score. Just like the first half, the home 
team dominated the game and the visitor relied on counter-attacks.

Sanjaxx had two great opportunities through Copeland and Nikolic in the first ten minutes, 
but their last shots were a few agonizing inches wide.

In the last 20 minutes, Sanjaxx seemed to feel the fatigue and took their foot off the pedal, 
letting TFC III come a little bit forward. There was no real scoring chance in this period 
and ultimately TFC III earned their first win of the season; on the other hand, Sanjaxx again 
failed to score and lost 1-0 for the second time in two weeks.

The Lions will need to improve their finishing to turn their good performances into results.

Sanjaxx Lions next match is against Pro Stars on Saturday, May 12 (8:30 p.m.) 
at Terry Fox Stadium, Brampton.

TFC III will next face Unionville Milliken S.C. on Saturday, May 12 (6 p.m.) 
at Bill Crothers Turf Centre, Unionville.

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