July 8, 2019 League 1 Ontario--summary of Sunday games (from League 1 Ontario website)
Matchweek 10 Finale: Oakville Sinks Sigma, The 'Bridge Win 07/08/2019, 5:45pm EDT By League1 Ontario staff The Oakville men's side were in action, beating a strong Sigma side 1-0 in Oakville courtesy of an Evan James strike. Over in Woodbridge, the men's side found a solid win over visitors Darby FC after Tyrell Rayne was on point yet again. ................................................................................................... A goal from Evan James (43') gave Oakville Blue Devils the three points on the day against a talented Sigma FC side, moving the team back into second place - only one point behind Alliance United and tied with Vaughan Azzurri. The game began with Oakville controlling most of the play, as well as creating a handful of chances. Sigma FC goalkeeper, Baj Maan, was tested on several occasions but responded well to any threat thrown at his goal. The breakthrough for Oakville came in the 43rd minute when Khody Ellis cut the ball into the box to find Evan James, and James’ shot took a deflection and bounced into the top corner. Only two minutes later, Oakville were awarded a penalty kick after a handball in the box by the opposition. Rajvir Khalon stepped up and fired towards the bottom corner but Maan made a magnificent outstretched save to keep the scoreline at 1-0. The second half saw Sigma start to press harder for an equalizer, but Oakville's defensive line and goalkeeper played outstandingly to retain the clean sheet. Oakville also had a number of chances in the second half but Sigma's keeper, Maan, made a handful of outstanding saves in a fantastic game for the young goalkeeper. After ten games, Oakville sits tied on points with Vaughan and a single point behind Alliance. Oakville Blue Devils will next play Pro Stars FC on July 13 (7 p.m.) at Victoria Park, Brampton. Sigma will next play Unionville Milliken on July 13 (4 p.m.) at Paramount Fine Foods Centre, Mississauga. (Lucas Lucchetta) ..................................................................................................... Super-sub Tyrell Rayne (67') scored two minutes after being brought on and clinched a crucial win for Woodbridge Strikers against Darby FC in the League1 Ontario Matchweek 10 finale on Sunday night. Rayne dribbled from the right side into the box and made no mistake when he faced Darby keeper Matt Zaikos, scoring the only goal of the match at the Ontario Soccer Stadium, Vaughan. More impressively, that was not the first impact from Rayne, who replaced Emmanuel Issac on 65 minutes. Rayne set up Ignazio Muccilli in another one-on-one situation with his first touch of the game, but the number nine could not make the most of the chance and beat Zaikos. The match was always a tight affair, but Darby came closer to scoring in the first half, twice through LeRohne Young. The powerhouse forward found his first chance three minutes into the game, receiving a nice through ball from Jack Sears in the box, but his effort was saved by Kelvin Friserio. He had another chance with just three minutes left in the first half, but his long-range effort from a direct free-kick was denied by the post. Woodbridge Strikers looked good value for the win in the second half, controlling the majority of possession and making their domination count after Rayne's entry. The win means the Strikers have now collected seven points from a possible 12 in the last four weeks, one more point than they collected in the first six games. Remarkably, their other win during that run (3-1 against Pro Stars) also featured Rayne scoring the winning goal after coming on as a sub. Darby are currently seventh in the league table with 14 points while Woodbridge climbed to ninth with 13 points. Darby will next play Aurora on July 12 (8 p.m.) at Whitby Soccer Dome, Whitby. Woodbridge Strikers will next play FC London on July 12 (8 p.m.) at German Canadian Club, London. (Çetin Cem Yilmaz)
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