{"id":21647,"date":"2018-09-20T10:33:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T14:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=21647"},"modified":"2018-09-20T10:33:47","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T14:33:47","slug":"aurora-fc-thumped-by-london-in-penultimate-league1-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-fc-thumped-by-london-in-penultimate-league1-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora FC thumped by London in penultimate League1 match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A crucial match for only one half of the participants led to a blowout for the Aurora FC men in their second-to-last game of the season.<br \/>\nWith a spot in the playoffs on the line, FC London brought their best game to the match on Saturday. Aurora keeper Sunny Dhaliwal was forced to make a diving tip just after kickoff to keep London at bay, sending a header nicking off the crossbar.<br \/>\nJust minutes later, London opened the scoring by beating Dhaliwal in the top corner from inside the box, doubling the lead before the twenty-minute mark of the match.<br \/>\nThey added two more before the intermission to take a 4 \u2013 0 lead at half, putting seven shots on target in the 45 minutes.<br \/>\nDespite making some personnel changes on the field after recess, Aurora failed to find the back of the net, while London tacked on two more goals for a 6 \u2013 0 final.<br \/>\nWith the fate all but decided, Aurora will be looking to close out the season on the right foot when they host the OSU Force on Saturday, with a chance to jump the Force in the standings.<br \/>\nA surge of offense in June and July led to a string of losses in the latter half of the season for Aurora, who bring a record of 2-10-3 into their final game of 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