The No. 3 nationally ranked University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's soccer team punched their ticket to the OUA gold medal match and 2025 U SPORTS men's soccer championship with a 2-0 win over the Waterloo Warriors on Saturday (Oct. 25) night at Varsity Stadium.

The Blues will host the No. 2 ranked York Lions on Saturday (Nov. 1) afternoon at Varsity Stadium with OUA gold on the line and have qualified for the U SPORTS championship for the first time since 2016.

"The jobs not finished, we're happy with the result today but we still have next week and nationals ahead," said first-year forward Jordan Grey.

U of T opened the scoring in the 14^th minute as Grey used his size to his advantage, finishing off fourth-year midfielder Russell Stewart's corner kick with a header. On the other end of the pitch, second-year goalkeeper Filip Zendelek came up clutch, denying Waterloo's Matthew Mills on a penalty, sending the Blues into halftime with a 1-0 lead.

Waterloo pushed for an equalizer in the second half but Zendelek stood tall between the posts as the Kinesiology student finished the game with eight saves on his way to a clean sheet. U of T continued to get quality scoring chances as the half progressed but the score remained unchanged until the late stages of the match. In the 90^th minute, Grey sealed the win for Toronto with his second goal of the match.

"We've got high motivation," Grey said. "It was a team effort today and I'm happy we got the two goals."

U of T hosts York at Varsity Stadium on Saturday (Nov. 1) afternoon in the OUA gold medal match in a showcase of two of the top clubs in Canada. Tickets are available at varsityblues.ca/tickets and the game will be streamed live on oua.tv.