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GS United team celebrate after penalty kick win against Ottawa in Ontario Cup semi final

Coach Williams is usually good at assessments, but in the semi-final match against St Anthony’s his team seemed to have overlooked their opponent in anticipation of a show- down with Woodbridge Azzurri which was the Cup favorite and playing their semifinal game right after the GS-St Anthony’s game.

The semi-final win on penalty kicks was a wakeup call for GS Coach John Williams who had won the same Cup multiple times as a player with Scarborough Azzurri Coach Williams is one who gives precise directives and was mystified by his team performance in the early rounds of the 2005 campaign. Together with his friend and Assistant Coach Chris Handsor they came up with a strategy that helped the defensive coverage and still

GS Utd halftime huddle against Ottawa St Anthony’s

allowed the team to absorb pressure without limiting the offensive flow GS United players take a drink at halftime in semi final game against St Anthony’s

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