HUMBER 0, SHERIDAN 0

OAKVILLE, Ont. - With the season schedule compacted into a little less than four weeks, the emotional swings between a sublime and subpar result can be both dramatic and sudden.

So even though the Sheridan Bruins men's soccer team (3-0-1 OCAA) were disappointed not to be leading after a missed attempt from the penalty spot at the end of the first half, by the final whistle they were relieved to at least salvage a point in a 0-0 draw against Humber, after a pair of second half red cards saw them down to nine men.

"I think both teams played okay," Sheridan head coach Andrew Seuradage said. "Some things went against us with two players off the field, but my boys kept it together. They played well with two guys down and managed to get a point out of a bad game."

The pace was slow in the opening minutes as the two sides spent some time trying to feel each other out.

Both had a good amount of possession in the opening 40 minutes, but neither generated a really good scoring opportunity until the Double-Blue was awarded a penalty kick just before the half, after a Humber defender handled the ball in the area.

David Velastegui stepped to the spot, but his kick sailed high and missed over the top left portion of the net.

The game would follow the same theme throughout the early stages of the second, but took a dramatic turn nearing the hour when Velastegui was shown a red card.

With the extra attacker, Humber began to apply some intense pressure, but the Bruins were able to hold them off even with another man (Kevin McIntosh) being sent off with about 10 minutes to play.

Michael Adjei-Kwarteng picked up the clean sheet for the home side.

Sheridan now has just three days to prepare for their next game against Conestoga (Sept. 24, 5 p.m.) and Seuradge knows they will have to make good use of their practice time with a couple of regulars sitting out on suspension after the red cards.

"We'll have to work on things in practice on Monday to see who will jump into those roles," he said. "I think we have good depth though, so we still feel good heading into Tuesday."

Blue notes: Since the new turf was installed in 2011, neither meeting between Sheridan and Humber on the playing surface has produced a goal. In fact, the series between the two rivals has been so close in the past three seasons, that the five most recent meetings have seen just three goals scored in total.

Source: Sheridan College