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The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's soccer team fell 2-1 to the No. 5 Ryerson Rams on Sunday, September 14 at Varsity Centre.
 
With the loss, the Blues drop to 2-2-1, while the Rams improve to 5-0-0 on the season.
 
Toronto still holds the upper hand in the head-to-head series, now 36-9-5 with the Rams since their first meeting in 1959. Ryerson, however has gone 5-0-1 versus the Blues in their last six meetings.
 
The Rams pressured early with a couple of good chances in the opening minutes. Ryerson's best chance came in the 17th minute off a Misel Klisava free kick, but Blues goalkeeper Mark Rogal was there to make the stop.
 
It was Toronto who opened the scoring in the 29th minute when sophomore Russell Rodrigues sent a cross to fifth-year striker Kilian Elkinson (Toronto), who tapped it in for his OUA-leading sixth goal of the season.
 
The Blues almost scored again two minutes later when an Elkinson corner kick curled towards the far send of the net, but Rams defender Josh Kohn was there to head it out of harms way.  
 
The Rams evened the score just before the half as Ryerson leading scorer Marko Miketic (Thornhill, Ont.) hit the mesh in the 44th minute.
 
Ryerson notched the go-ahead goal in the 53rd minute when Martin Dabrowski sent a cross to rookie Raheem Rose, who made no mistake getting the ball past Rogal.  
 
Rogal came up with a big diving save on Miketic in the 67th minute to keep the game within reach. Two minutes later, Elkinson's shot rang off the cross bar and the Rams maintained their one-goal advantage.
 
Ryerson had another chance to score on a 2-on-1 in the 76th minute, but Rogal came out to challenge and got the save.
 
Despite their best efforts, the Blues were unable to mount the comeback in the 2-1 loss. Rogal posted four saves in the loss. 
 
The Varsity Blues return to the field next Saturday, September 20 as they host the RMC Paladins at Varsity Centre. The game will be streamed live on OUA.tv, starting at 3:15 p.m.

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