Pacific FC ended their latest home game in a 2-2 deadlock against York9 at Westhills Stadium on Saturday.
The home team enjoyed a great first half with center-forward Marcus Haber heading in the first goal 28 minutes into the game, his first in a PFC jersey. Similarly, midfielder Ben Fisk scored his first goal 42-minutes into the match, taking PFC into the intermission with a promising 2-0 lead.
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York, however, went into the second half with some purpose and a bit of luck.
The teamB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s attacker Rodrigo Gattas scored a penalty at the 53-minute mark and PFCB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s defender Ryan McCurdy scored an own goal off a deflection, putting the game at 2-2.
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Both teams had a handful of chances to score in the second half but it fans didnB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t see the game-winning goal they hoped for. PFCB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s goalkeeper ended the game with two saves off of four shots on target, while York 9B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Nathan Ingham saved three of five shots on target.
PFC (1-2-2) sits at fourth place in the league standings this season. York9 (0-2-2) is seventh.
PFC is headed to Calgary for a CPL championship match against the league leaders at 6:30 p.m on Wednesday. Their next home game is on June 23 against FC Edmonton.
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