Go Nagaoka

On Sunday Afternoon at Esther Shiner Stadium, the North York Astros were victorious over the Italia Shooters in front of a large crowd of Astros' supporters. The match was presented by St. Louis Bar & Grill.

The Astros got off to a great start as Shane Lammie netted his 13th of the season after just two minutes of play. The Shooters responded in the 20th minute with a goal from Luca Zucal. However, just before halftime in the 45th minute, Richard Asante was shown a red card for the Italia Shooters giving the Astros the man advantage for the second half. The Shooters were able to hold on until the 87th minute when Go Nagaoka scored the winner for the Astros. Following the goal, Gerard Ladiyou was shown another red card for the Shooters.

The win cliched a playoff spot for the Astros and they current sit in 4th place in the overall league standings with 32 points just 3 point behind the Shooters. The next home game for the Astros will be next Saturday afternoon when they take on the Brampton Lions. Game time is 3:00pm. For tickets call 905-564-4660 or contact tickets@northyorkastros.ca