October 3, 2024

KITCHENER, ON: Your Niagara Knights (2-5-1) took a trip up to Kitchener to take on the Conestoga Condors (4-2-1) in an evening affair which saw plenty of ups and downs.  Unfortunately, the Knights came away with a 4-2 loss.

Going down early in the match, the Knights had to claw back the entire night.  Seeing the Condors take a 2-0 lead early, Kyle Hannon stole a pass and calmly positioned the ball into the back of the net in extra time during the 1^st half, bringing the Knights back within a goal and giving the team some life going into the half.  Regrettably, the 2^nd half was a repeat of the first half that saw the Condors control the pitch as the two teams went back and forth scoring goals.  Alex Marrese scored in the 78^th minute to bring the Knights back within a goal but ultimately took the loss in the end.  

"Tonight was frustrating" Frank DeChellis, head coach of the Knights began discussing.  "We scored two beautiful goals and sloppy man-marking caused three preventable goals against us."  DeChellis continued to say that "the guys worked so hard and created good chances, but soccer is a game of moments and we needed to turn those moments into goals."  Knights' goal scorer, Hannon, commented that it was a "hard fought game – we were clinical in the attacking third and it was a great goal by Marrese.  A few lapses defensively cost us, but overall it was a great game and a building block moving forward."

The Knights will take some much-needed rest to recover before taking on the Mohawk Mountaineers (1-5-1) at home on October 9^th at 8pm.  The Knights will be celebrating some of their student-athletes during their final home game at Seniors Night, when they host at Youngs Sportsplex.