No. 1 Men’s Soccer Earns OCAA Title Berth
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Humber () | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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St. Clair () | 1 | 0 | 1 |
ETOBICOKE – For the fifth time over the last six seasons, top-ranked Humber men's soccer is heading back to the OCAA title game after a semifinal victory over St. Clair, 5-1. Marcos Nunes and Leaford Allen paced the way for the Hawks, finishing the match with two tallies, each.
Two-time all-star Marcos Nunes opened the scoring in the fifth minute for Humber, blasting a shot from outside the box that slipped through the hands of the rain-soaked Saints keeper. Less than five minutes later, Exosse Kadiebue recorded his first tally of the postseason, silencing the home crowd with a strike to the top left corner of the net.
In the 34th minute, senior Uday Arora beat two defenders and found Leaford Allen in the box. A brilliant move from Allen crossed up his defender, and the All-Canadian buried his first goal of the match.
As was the case for most of the season, Humber let St. Clair back into the match right before the break. A defensive miscommunication led to an easy goal for St. Clair's Dagloria trimmed Humber's lead to two.
A rejuvenated Hawks came out of the break looking to end any hopes of a St. Clair comeback. In the 48th minute, a perfect through ball from Arora found Nunes as he got behind the defence and unloaded an absolute laser to the top right corner.
Less than a minute later Kadiebue brought the ball into the box, passing to Nunes, who made a cheeky backheel pass to Allen for his second tally of the match.
Humber Highlights
- Nunes' second tally of the match was the 43rd of his career, tying Jesse Calabro's program record.
- Humber improves to 20-6 all-time in the OCAA semifinal round.
- Exosse Kadiebue recorded his first career postseason tally.
- The Hawks improve to 4-0 all-time against the Saints in the postseason.
- The victory secured Humber a spot in the 2021 CCAA National Championship in Calgary.
What's Next?
No. 1 Humber will now play for its league-best 13th OCAA title on Oct. 30 against No. 15 George Brown. Kick-off is set for 4 p.m.
