LATE AMORES EQUALIZER MEANS 3-3 TIE AT CLUB ROMA

Jordi Amores of St. Catharines came off the bench to score the tying goal in a ding-dong 3-3 struggle with Brampton City Utd in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday night.

 

The 19 year-old midfielder, brought up from the reserves – his birthday was on Monday – struck at the 82^nd minute mark to salvage the point. He found the net from 15 yards past Brampton goalkeeper Jason Lopes in a night game played at Club Roma in St. Catharines.

 

Following a long period during which neither side could find the net, Brampton eventually scored at 44 minutes on a goal by midfielder David Guzman for a 1-0 lead at the interval, and just five minutes after the re-start Guzman made it 2-0 with a drive from outside the box.

 

St. Catharines came back to reduce the lead at 57 minutes, a goal by Abu Kamara for a 2-1 Brampton lead and Kamara scored a second for the home side to make it 2-2 at the 64^th minute mark, a shot that entered the net off the goalpost.

 

Brampton regained the lead at 73 minutes when Ardit Xhameni scored for the visitors, a shot from close in and off the woodwork that beat St. Catharines’ goalkeeper Claudio Perri, a 3-2 lead before Amores struck the equalizer nine minutes later, a 3-3 score that held to the final whistle.

 

The tie gives St. Catharines Wolves a 1-11-4 WLT record for 7 points at the foot of the CSL First Division standings, while Brampton are still at the half-way mark with a 6-5-4 record for 22 points.