No. 1 Men's Soccer heading to OCAA finals
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Fanshawe (1-1-0, 1-1-0) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Humber (2-0-0, 2-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
VAUGHAN - Top-ranked Humber men's soccer is heading to the OCAA championship final after beating the Fanshawe Falcons in the semifinal Friday afternoon, 4-1. Humber's high-octane offence was once again on display as the Hawks have now recorded nine tallies through two postseason matches.
Match recap
It didn't take long for the top offence in the conference to get on the board on day two when Danny Medeiros forced a turnover in the Fanshawe zone. Medeiros found a streaking Federico Leal at the top of the box, and the second-team all-star curled a beautiful strike to the top right corner of the net. Less than five minutes later, OCAA player of the year Luca Uccello made an excellent cross to Damion Kaye, who potted his third goal of the tournament.
Humber's tenacious defence smothered Fanshawe's attack in the first 30 minutes, creating fast break opportunities for the Hawks' offence. In the 28th minute, Kaye made a pass to Osman Hussein that deflected into the back of the net for an own goal.
Despite the deficit, the Falcons refused to give up. Just before the break, Ibrahim Khalaf found a streaking Kyle Cameron, who chipped his first goal of the tournament over keeper Holger Xhameta.
The Falcons continued to pressure the Hawks after the break but were unable to penetrate Humber's defence to get a clean shot on net. A free kick in the 68th minute from Luca Uccello was all Humber needed to cruise to the semifinal victory. Uccello's kick into the box found the foot of Kaye, who made a quick pass to Alex Meczarski for his second of the tournament.
Damion Kaye from Humber and Ibrahim Khalaf from Fanshawe were named the players of the match.
Humber Highlights
- The win sends the Hawks to their 12th OCAA final match since 2010.
- Humber will be heading to its fourth consecutive national championship since the OCAA has a wildcard this season.
- Damion Kaye's three tallies are tied for most in the tournament.
- Coach Aquino improves to 25-2 (.926) all-time in the OCAA postseason.
- The Hawks improve to 25-7-4 all-time against Fanshawe.
- Humber now sits 10-4 all-time in the semifinal found.
What's Next?
No. 1 Humber will now compete for its conference-best 15th OCAA title on Oct. 29 against No. 4 Seneca. Kick-off is slated for 3 p.m. and will be streamed live on the Hawks Sports Network.
