July 7, 2021 · 0 Comments
By Robert Belardi
York United couldn’t find their first breakthrough victory in the first three matches of the Canadian Premier League season.
The Nine Stripes, who dropped their first match to Cavalry, managed to overcome deficits to earn their first two points against Pacific FC and FC Edmonton.
Getting things started with a Canada Day special, York took on Pacific FC who were coming off a comfortable 2-0 victory against HFX Wanderers.
Ahead of the tie, York united had carried quite the set-piece goal streak. For the past five competitive CPL matches dating back to the Island Games, every goal had come from the dead ball.
July 07, 2021 - 9:24 PM
WINNIPEG - Dominick Zator scored the go-ahead goal in the 48th minute, and York United FC beat Valour FC 2-1 on Wednesday in Canadian Premier League play.
Lowell Wright scored in the 14th minute to help York United FC (1-1-2) to its first win of the season, while also becoming the first player to score against Valour FC in four matches this season.
Andrew Jean-Baptiste had a 5th-minute goal for Valour FC (3-1-0), who were the only remaining CPL team without a loss before Wednesday.
Also, Josh Heard scored his second goal of the season in the 63rd minute as Pacific FC (2-1-1) downed Atletico Ottawa (1-3-0).
Andrew Jean-Baptiste had a 5th-minute goal for Valour FC (3-1-0), who were the only remaining CPL team without a loss before Wednesday.
Also, Josh Heard scored his second goal of the season in the 63rd minute as Pacific FC (2-1-1) downed Atletico Ottawa (1-3-0).
Goalkeeper Callum Irving only had to make one late save to earn the cleansheet.
All eight CPL teams are playing at Winnipeg s IG Field for the first part of the season a 29-day single-city stretch being dubbed The Kickoff. -
Read Related Topics
Cleveland s Seniors Lead Blue Raiders Past Cookeville, 55-54
Grant Hurst Leads Blue raiders With 18 Points Saturday, February 27, 2021 - by Joseph Dycus
Senior shooter Klay McGowan has played in dozens of big games for the Cleveland Blue Raiders, and they have often looked to him to make a play in crucial situations. With only a few seconds left and with Cleveland up by three, they needed him to hit at least one free throw to make it a four-point game. And so McGowan took a few deep breaths, went into his routine, and took the free throw…….
Cookeville’s ensuing last-second three pointer was effectively nullified, and Cleveland walked away with the narrowest of playoff victories, a 55-54 win over the visiting Cavaliers in the Region 3-A quarterfinals.