{"id":20845,"date":"2018-06-06T19:51:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T23:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=20845"},"modified":"2018-06-06T19:51:18","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T23:51:18","slug":"aurora-fc-stopped-short-by-unbeaten-clubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-fc-stopped-short-by-unbeaten-clubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora FC stopped short by unbeaten clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte
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\nBoth sides of Aurora FC entered week six looking to hand their opponents their first loss of the League1 Ontario season, yet both remained unbeaten when the dust cleared.
\nThe men entered Sunday\u2019s matchup on the opposite end of the spectrum from their opponent Toronto FC III, still in search of their first win of the season while the Junior Reds enjoyed a three-game winning streak.
\nAurora head coach Derek O\u2019Keeffe knew his team\u2019s best chance at a win was by playing a defensive style of game, allowing Toronto most of the possession in the first half though limiting their chances.
\nPoor luck was the culprit behind Toronto\u2019s opening goal at the 23-minute mark, when a mistimed tackle by an Aurora defender took down a Toronto attacker in the box.
\nGoaltender Adam Scanlon guessed wrong on the penalty kick, giving Toronto an early 1 \u2013 0 lead, though Aurora stormed back thirteen minutes later when team scoring leaders Dylan Rennie and Morey Doner connected to tie the score on their only shot of the half.
\nSurprising Toronto by bringing a 1 \u2013 1 tie into halftime, the league\u2019s top team brought their offense early in the second half, beating Scanlon in close to once again take the lead.
\nToronto put the game away for good on a tap-in in the 67th minute, while Aurora managed zero shots on net in the latter frame.
\nThe men remain at the bottom of the table with an 0-3-2 record, tied with Windsor TFC and one point behind the Sanjaxx Lions.
\nThey face the 1-1-1 Alliance United FC in a road game on Sunday, returning home to host the Toronto ProStars FC at Stewart Burnett Park on June 17.
\nThe women were met with a similar fate when matched up against the table\u2019s top squad on Saturday, shut out by London FC to drop to 1-3-0 on the season.
\nVeteran keeper Meghan Phillips was forced to contend with a handful of shots early, her resilience tested in making a pair of highlight saves in the first half before being beaten in extra time.
\nAurora pressed hard in the final minutes of the second half for the equalizer, though London\u2019s high-powered offense capitalized on a chance in close in the dying minutes, with league-leading scorer Jade Kovacevic notching her second of the game.
\nThe women will look to gain some ground when they face the Woodbridge Strikers on the road Sunday morning, who sit two points up on Aurora in league standings.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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