Guelph survive late goal onslaught by the Warriors

The Warriors hosted the Gryphons on Wednesday afternoon at Warrior Field which saw many different paces to the match. Four goals were scored in the last five minutes of play in a game that was otherwise neutral through much of the game. Guelph won the game 3-2 but the Warriors displayed excellent offensive prowess in the defeat.

Guelph's Jared Agyemang created the first opportunity of the game testing goalkeeper Adam Weller (Keswick) who was in for injured starter Thomas Modjesch (Hateg). Weller turned away the first shot before Gryphon's Paris Roserie sailed the rebound away from the open net.

Waterloo's Omar Gutierrez (Mexico City) had a great match controlling the midfield but was cautioned in the 43^rd minute for a tackle from beyond on the Guelph midfielder. Weller would make an additional save in the closing minutes of the half to preserve the score at 0-0; he had 3 saves in the effort.

The Warriors opened the second half with a lack of focus as a Waterloo defender made a crucial mistake leading to a great chance by the Guelph striker. The shot was turned aside by Weller to preserve the shutout.

The action opened up drastically in the 77^th minute when the Gryphon's Agyemang headed home an excellent corner kick by Ethan Danielli to take the lead 1-0. Gryphon's Paul Manchisi added an insurance marker in the 87^th minute before Waterloo's Shayan Memurzadeh (Toronto) cut the lead to one in the 89^th minute.

Guelph would quickly return the favour when Agyemang would add his second of the game in the 90^th minute to surely wrap up the game. Just one minute later, Nick Karavanas would again cut the lead to one in extra time to give the Warriors some hope. The final whistle would blow shortly thereafter in what could be described as nothing less than an offensive outburst in the final five minutes of the game.

Source: Waterloo Warriors