Men’s soccer Wolves push winning streak to five with win over the Golden Shield

The Algonquin Wolves men’s soccer team extended their undefeated streak to five games on Sept. 19 with a 6-1 home victory over the Cambrian Golden Shield.

The Wolves opened the scoring at the 17-minute mark on a goal from Alix Basa. The Golden Shield answered back with a goal at the 38-minute mark, ending the first half tied.

Eleven minutes into the second half, Alessandro Vivolo, who is currently the top scorer in the league, slotted it up high on a penalty kick. He followed up with a second goal three minutes later, bringing his season total to 12.

The Wolves would score three more goals, two from Gershom Dupuy and one Noah Mayard, capping off another dominating win.

Dupuy said his team’s game plan was to exploit weakness in the Golden Shields’ back line and push from the wings.

“We started off a bit slow to execute it,” Dupuy said. “But (in) the second half we found our feet and we just went at them.”

For Wolves coach Angus Wong, victory was never in any doubt.

“We were confident that we were gonna get the win at half time, even when we were at 1-1,” Wong said.

“We tell the guys all the time that if we play to our standards, we believe that we’ll have success against any team in the province and in the country,” Wong said.

At the end of the game, the Wolves were the only undefeated team in the Eastern Division. The Humber Hawks and the Sheridan Bruins, both in the Western Division, were also undefeated.

They also have the most goals at 34, with only two against, the next closest being the Centennial Colts at 23 and three against this season.

The Wolves’ next game was scheduled for Sept. 20 against the Lakehead Orillia Thunderwolves at home.