The Windsor Lancer men's soccer team dropped two to the York Lions in the weekend series.
HOW IT HAPPENED FRIDAY
The Windsor Lancers men's soccer team faced a tough matchup against the York Lions, falling 5-0 in a challenging contest on the road.
Despite the final scoreline, the Lancers created some promising opportunities early in the match. In the 18th minute, Devin Hernandez came close to opening the scoring with a powerful shot, but York's goalkeeper was up to the task. Later, in the 31st minute, John Maida also threatened, breaking through the defense, but his effort was denied, keeping the Lancers off the board.
York's offense proved relentless, with the Lions finding their rhythm and capitalizing on key chances to build a lead. As the game progressed, the Lancers found it difficult to break through York's solid defense, while the Lions continued to press and ultimately sealed a commanding 5-0 victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED SATURDAY
The Windsor Lancers came out strong in the first half against the York Lions, applying early pressure but ultimately heading into the halftime break trailing 1-0.
In just the 2nd minute, Nico Fontecha ignited the Lancers' attack with a sharp strike, signaling Windsor's intent to challenge the York defense. Only two minutes later, Matthew Chimienti came close to putting the Lancers on the board with a powerful shot from the top of the box that sailed just over the crossbar.
Despite Windsor's early offensive efforts, the game remained scoreless until the 41st minute when York capitalized on a corner kick, heading the ball into the back of the net to take a 1-0 lead.
In the second half, York had fire under their feet, scoring three goals in ten minutes. Then, the Lions added a fifth tally in the 72nd minute, and an unfortunate deflection in the 86th minute sealed the deal on the Lions' win.
UP NEXT
The blue and gold turn to face the Brock Badgers next weekend in a doubleheader. First, the Lancers return to Alumni Field on Friday, October 4th at 8:15pm.
Then, the men head to St. Catharine's for an afternoon outing on Sunday, October 6th at 3:15pm.
Tickets for home games are available online at goLancers.ca/tickets or at the gate. Live coverage can also be viewed at OUA.tv.
