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J.C. (center) lifts 2018 Masters Ontario Cup with teammates after 4-3 penalty kick’s win at Civic Stadium

Scarborough's G.S. United won the 2018 Men's Masters Championship after defeating Mississauga's AC Soccer 4-3 on penalty kicks at the Civic Stadium in Oshawa. GS took a comfortable 2-0 halftime lead but could not put the resilient Mississauga team away. Darnien Pottinger opened the scoring in the 15th minute before former Canadian and Toronto FC forward Dwayne De Rosario scored in the 35th minute to extend GS lead into the break. The third goal in any 2-0 game is usually very important and GS failed to capitalize before AC Soccer Diavoli made use of their scoring opportunity when Jaime Edgar scored to bring his team back in contention 2-1. The intensity of the game went sky high. The price for scoring a goal went even higher with these veteran players fully aware of what the next goal meant. Mississauga tip the scale for yet another time as Alejandro Mantero equalized in the 75– minute to give his team momentum.

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