{"id":14718,"date":"2016-07-13T17:11:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T21:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=14718"},"modified":"2016-07-13T17:11:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T21:11:00","slug":"aurora-united-women-earn-big-second-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-united-women-earn-big-second-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora United women earn big second win"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n

The women\u2019s side of Aurora United FC had the second three-point match of their League 1 Ontario history Saturday in a 2 \u2013 1 win over the Kingston Clippers.<\/p>\n

Both Jessica Mithrush and Alanna Manning capitalized on their first goals of the year to down the Clippers 2 \u2013 1 on the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the girls did well tonight, they each put in one hundred and twenty per cent and we had very little cover from the bench,\u201d said Aurora head coach Ramin Mohammadi. \u201cThey focused on the plan and completed what we told them before the game and at half-time. We scored a goal that was basically what we spoke about before the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mithrush opened the scoring at the 37 minute mark, which Kingston countered before the half. Manning\u2019s goal came with less than ten minutes remaining and proved the winner.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis result wasn\u2019t easy – Kingston is a very good team with some excellent players and coaching, and the match was entertaining – but I\u2019m just glad that we got the three points.\u201d<\/p>\n

The win brings the team\u2019s record to 2-4-3, seventh in the nine-team women\u2019s side, but in close contention for a higher ranking. The team is just one win away from jumping as high as fourth.<\/p>\n

Making it more impressive is that it was accomplished without the help from one of the team\u2019s top strikers, Sarah Stratigakis, who is tied with Meghan Reynolds as Aurora\u2019s top scorer.<\/p>\n

Stratigakis has been called to represent Canada at the under-17 Women\u2019s Youth Football Tournament in China, along with Marissa Zucchetto, also from the Aurora team.<\/p>\n

A tough challenge lies ahead in London FC, the league\u2019s top team, at 8-2-0. The two face off Saturday at Sheppard\u2019s Bush, with a kickoff of 4p.m.
\nOn the men\u2019s side, Simon Adjei scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season in a 2 \u2013 2 tie with Brampton\u2019s ProStars FC.<\/p>\n

The ProStars got on the board first just ten minutes into the match Saturday, before Gianmariano Della Serra tied it up with his first of the season seven minutes later. Adjei gave the road team the lead just before the end of the first half.<\/p>\n

ProStars countered with a notch at the hour mark of the game to tie it at twos.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were up 2-1, we were controlling and winning,\u201d said Aurora head coach Jim Brennan. \u201cAnd we should have held off, finished the ninety minutes and take the three points, but we let ourselves down with the second goal we conceded and obviously had a man sent off, which didn\u2019t help either.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aurora went down a man in the 75th minute when substitute Dylan Rennie received a red card, playing shorthanded for the remainder of the match.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to keep pushing forward even after going a man down,\u201d said Brennan, \u201cbecause we felt we were going to get further opportunities and could hopefully put one of them away.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we started the second half we were up one and we just wanted to manage the lead, and that\u2019s where we let ourselves down a little bit today – game management.\u201d <\/p>\n

The tie ended a three-game losing streak for Aurora, who remain sixth in the East division with a record of 1-8-2. They return home this Saturday to Sheppard\u2019s Bush in a matchup with the 8-2-1 London FC.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverall I thought we did well, created some chances, and now we\u2019re looking to get ready for the next game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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