The Guelph Gryphons matched up against the McMaster Marauders on Wednesday evening in Guelph at the new Gryphon Soccer Complex. The Gryphons struggled to play to their full potential, and allowed the Marauders to take a 3-0 win.

The Gryphons fall to 3-3-0 while the Marauders advance to 4-1-1 in the OUA West Division.

Guelph did not bring their full force and skill to the first half. Gryphon defence left their end wide open for constant attacks on net, and only five minutes into the game the consequence of this was felt. Paterson Farrell (Oakville, ON) moved around Guelph defence easily and shot through Gryphon goal-keep Chad Paparoni (Burlington, ON) for the Marauders first goal.

The second goal came only 15 minutes later, when Aaron Boothe (Whitby, ON) took a free kick outside the net, and the players forming the Guelph wall ducked from the ball instead of deflecting it, leaving Paparoni with no options. For the rest of the first half the Gryphons struggled, giving the Marauders more chances at net and leaving Paparoni to lead the team without defensive support.

The Gryphons entered the second half with more cohesion and confidence. They pushed themselves into the Marauder's end and had a number of plays outside McMaster's net. Paparoni made a memorable save 60 minutes into the game, after he managed to tip a high shot right over the top bar.

The Gryphons held out for the rest of match until, with less than five minutes left in the game, Marauder Ryan Garnett (Waterloo, ON) scored McMaster's third and final goal. The Marauder's brought home a 3-0 win.

The Gryphons next play the Windsor Lancers on Sept. 24^th in Windsor at 3:15pm.