Box Score GUELPH – Well-timed goals can always make a huge difference in a soccer match. The Guelph Gryphons men's side benefited from a couple of those Sunday afternoon. Johnson Amoo scored twice, on either side of half time, leading Guelph to a 3-1 win over the Laurier Golden Hawks on Think Pink day at the Gryphon Soccer Complex.

Amoo, a second-year striker from Mississauga, ON, opened the scoring in the 42^nd minute of the first half. He tallied again almost immediately after the restart, which enabled the No. 5-ranked Gryphons (8-2-1) to grab a firm hold on the match.

Ryan Vyrostko, a fourth-year midfielder, added a third goal for the hosts.

"The good thing is that we're creating chances," said Guelph coach Keith Mason. "You can't score if you don't create them. We did and I'm happy we took the three points."

Amoo did the finishing with Atchu Siva playing the role of provider in this match. The third-year midfielder had a couple of his own chances in the first half, one from inside the area that went right of the Laurier goalkeeper Ryan Mandryk and another on a lovely bicycle kick that was wide to the left.

But Siva made no mistake on the first goal when he went down the right flank and found Amoo in the Golden Hawks' 18-yard box, where the striker coolly tucked a low shot just inside the right post in the 42nd minute. With the Gryphons up 1-0, Amoo won a one-on-one battle on the right side, raced into the area and again found the back of the net with a low shot just one minute into the second half.

The chances continued to come for the creative hosts and Vyrostko put the match away in the 86^th minute, quickly after Laurier had got one back on a Nikola Miokivic goal. Siva sent a bending free kick from the top right corner of the box, which Vyrostko headed home.

"He (Siva) had a fantastic game," said Mason, proud of his veteran. "He's been like that all season. He's come in real sharp, ready to play and been a key player for us."

The Gryphons were without their top scorer Jace Kotsopoulos, who was out with an injury. The Burlington, ON native has scored 10 goals in his first nine matches.

Amoo's two goals gave him three in the past two matches and five on the season. Sive has three goals and three assists.

"It's up to guys like Atchu and Johnny Amoo to step up and fill those shoes and they did that today," said Mason.
"They worked well together."

Simon Norgrove made three saves in net for the Gryphons.

Guelph is back on the pitch Friday, Oct. 6 to face the Brock Badgers in St. Catharines. Match time is 8:15 pm.