Box Score Both sides were left rueing missed chances on Saturday, as an action-packed match between the Marauders and Gryphons ended in a 1-1 draw at Ron Joyce Stadium.

A missed spot kick in the dying stages on Saturday may haunt Mark Reilly for some time. The Marauder forward had a glorious opportunity to put his side ahead in the 87th minute, but was turned aside by Gryphon goalkeeper Ben Caranci.

Nate Morris was the lone goalscorer for the Marauders, while Tim Flynn responded with the only tally for the Gryphons. The result was McMaster's second draw in as many games this season.

The first quality chance of the match fell to Guelph in the 19th minute, when McMaster goalkeeper Angelo Cavalluzzo was forced to rush out and save a point-blank effort after an incisive through ball.

Winger Gersi Xhuti created an opportunity at the other end in the 27th minute, expertly taking down a forward lob and knocking past his defender, before planting a low shot into the side netting.

Momentum swung again in the 35th, when the Marauders were forced to clear a weak Gryphon effort off the goal line to maintain the scoreless draw. Before the referee blew the halftime whistle, Abraham James stung Caranci's hands with a low shot, but the keeper kept the ball well under control.

11 minutes after the interval, McMaster found their opening, when Morris latched onto a well-weighted through ball and chipped a shot past Caranci and just inside the far post. But the match was level once again just four minutes later, when Flynn manufactured a fantastic free kick from the edge of the McMaster box. The Gryphon took the set piece from the right, and drove the ball high and just inside the far post, and past the outstretched hands of Cavalluzzo.

It was the Gryphon defence's turn to clear a ball off the line in the 83rd minute, as David Serafini hit a hard, low drive from the edge of the area.

Reilly had the best chance of any to break the deadlock just three minutes from full time, after a clumsy challenge in the Guelph box brought the verdict of a spot kick. The usually sure-footed forward was outdueled by Caranci however, who guessed right to dive across and deny the shot. He could only watch as Marco Gennaccaro then proceeded to blaze the rebound well over the net.

That was the final chance for either side, and McMaster was forced to settle for their second draw in as many matches. The Marauders will look for more on Sunday, when they welcome the Windsor Lancers to Ron Joyce Stadium. That match kicks off at 3:15, after the conclusion of the preceding women's match.