The York University Lions men's soccer team faced off with the Algoma Thunderbirds Saturday. The Lions defeated the Thunderbirds 6-0, extending their unbeaten streak to 11 with only two games left in the regular season.
 
After a few attempts to locate an opening in the Thunderbirds' defensive line, Milan Beader was able to find an opening and scored the first goal for the Lions. Cristian Cavallini found his 12^th goal of the season in the 19^th minute of play.
 
Minutes later, Beader scored his second goal of the game, this time assisted by Steve Kloutsouniotis. Two goals weren't enough for Beader, who then made a hat trick in the first half, nicely finishing a play set up by Joey Cicchillo in the 42^nd minute.
 
The Lions left the first half with a 4-0 lead over the Thunderbirds.
 
The second began much more slowly. Despite changing eight of their 11 starting players, the Lions kept up an aggressive offence and had near-miss shots on net. They also maintained a strong defence that foiled all of the Thunderbirds' attempts to score.
 
The first goal of the second half was finally scored in the 70^th minute by fifth-year midfielder Cicchillo, assisted by Adam Parda. Parda scored his own goal in the 84^th minute, assisted by Sergiu Anton. That concluded all the scoring for the game, and the Lions walked off with a 6-0 blowout.
 
Top performer on the Thunderbirds' side was Dylan Rennie for leading the team with two shots on net.
 
The Lions now have an 11-2-1 season record and remain atop the OUA West Division standings.
 
The two teams return to Alumni Field again Sunday, Oct. 15 at 3:15pm. The Lions last regular-season game will be Saturday, Oct. 21 at Alumni Field when they will take on the Windsor Lancers at 3:15pm.