The Guelph Gryphons and the Waterloo Warriors met up today (Oct. 23) in Guelph at the new Gryphon Soccer Complex. The Gryphons led the match and ended up taking the game 3-1.

They add another win to their standings, finishing their regular season with 10-4-2. The Warriors finish with 3-12-1.

It was a slow start for both teams, and the first fifteen minutes saw little action and no shots on either net. The stale-mate was finally broken in the 17^th minute when Alex Biafore (Brampton, ON) crossed a rebound shot into an empty Warrior net, and Jacob Stolle (Stittsville, ON) slid to follow and tap it in. Waterloo nearly tied it up thirty minutes into the game, after an initial shot was blocked by Gryphon goal-keep Chad Paparoni (Burlington, ON), and Mike Azzopardi (Richmond Hill, ON) rebounded -  but shot just over the cross-bar.

Warrior forward Sohyb Basir (Waterloo, ON) was a force to be reckoned with throughout the match, with his speed and precision. He tied the score-board in the 59^th minute for the Warriors, after sending in a low-shot from a cross that Paparoni couldn't catch. Drew Gowan (Welland, ON) took the lead for the Gryphons 62 minutes into the game, with a second goal after he broke away from Warrior defense down the left wing and shot right past Waterloo's goal-keep.

Only minutes later Max Bair-Marshall (Ottawa, ON) ran the same attack down the left wing – clearly taking advantage of a Waterloo weakness, and secured Guelph's lead with a third goal in the 64^th minute.  Bair-Marshall almost made it a fourth down the same left-wing attack but this time was cut off by Waterloo defense. The Gryphons ended the game with a confident 3-1 finish, securing the OUA finals.

The Gryphons will now compete in a playoff game although dates, times and locations are yet to be confirmed.  Please visit gryphons.ca for the most up-to-date schedules.