Toronto, Ontario – Nipissing Lakers Men's Soccer appeared in two matches this past weekend in Toronto.
Saturday, September 5th saw Nipissing battle the Toronto Metropolitan University Bold at 2:15PM in OUA regular season action.
In the first half, TMU scored at the 11- and 27-minute marks to take a 2-0 lead into halftime.
In the second, the Bold scored twice more to take a 4-0 win.
Shots in the match were 7-1 for the Bold. Nipissing led in saves, 1-0. There were 0 corner kicks for either side.
Sunday, September 6th saw the Lakers in action against the University of Toronto Varsity Blues looking to put Saturday's loss behind them.
At 32:26, it was Lakers wingback TJ Winstanley who scored his first goal of the season to give Nipissing a 1-0 lead. Christiano Alagna picked up the assist on the tally.
The Lakers led 1-0 at halftime.
Toronto would respond at 54:23, tying the game at 1 goal apiece. The tie would hold for 23 minutes until Toronto converted a penalty kick into a 2-1 lead. The Varsity Blues would eventually take the match via the same score.
The shots in the game were 14-9 for Toronto. Nipissing keeper Josh Biswanger managed 6 saves in the loss. Corner kicks were 7-1 in favour of the home side. Toronto also led the match in fouls, 17-5.
Men's Soccer is back on the pitch Saturday, September 12th on the road against the Laurentian Voyaguers. Kickoff is set for 2:15PM live on OUA.tv.
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