The Boys in Blue outperformed their opponents through the heat of a Sunday afternoon match. The Lynx had an opportunity to take an early lead just 3 minutes into the game with a shot off the post that they thought was in. Protests from the bench would result in a yellow card. In the 12th minute, FC LONDON offense would connect with a combined effort for to draw first blood. Ayris, fed by Johnson and Hughes, would make the pass to Boyd for the tap in. Toronto responded with a tying goal on a long throw flicked past Haynes in the 17th minute. Both teams then exhibited some sloppy play with mistimings in the air and the score would remain 1:1 through the first half.
FC LONDON came out strong to begin the second half. Owens put away the go-ahead goal on a breakaway in the 48th minute on a lead pass from Ayris. Ayris followed this up with an insurance goal a couple of minutes later chipping the keeper after a long clearing play from Haynes to put the score at 3:1. Painter then turned to strategy to maintain the lead with effective substitutions allowing FC LONDON to continue to pressure on the counter-attack with fresh legs.
“Winning three games in five days, including a battle in 35 degree heat, truly shows the calibre of this squad,” says FC LONDON head coach Martin Painter. “We now have to look to Friday for our last regular season game in front of a home crowd, and then toward a similar challenge to last year in the post-season. We have some very exciting games ahead of us.”
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