Electric City struck early as striker Jordan Brown scored in the third minute, marking his team-leading eighth goal of the season. He received a leading pass, beating a Burlington defender and then keeper Brandon Kerr to put ECFC on the board 1-0.
Ethan Gopaul quickly tacked on a second goal after ECFC forced a turnover in the offensive zone. Brown made the assist to a sprinting Gopaul to make it 2-0 in the tenth minute, his third of the season.
ECFC kept the pressure going with another Jordan Brown goal in the 31st minute to make it 3-0 into the second half. The goal came as he received a sideline pass and dashed through the middle of the defence and chipped it over the keeper.
“The movement, the patience and buildup and exploring the spaces they wanted to give us, I think we executed well and we took advantage of the chances we were able to create,” said Randy Ribeiro, ECFC head coach regarding the first half.
Burlington looked like a completely different team according to Ribeiro in the second half as they broke the shutout almost immediately. They quickly got on the board in the 47th minute thanks to Augustus Oku, beating ECFC keeper Quillan Roberts high.
The visitors struck again after being awarded a penalty kick. Oku netted his second of the game after he was able to beat Roberts again with a shot through the middle to close the gap 3-2 in the 62nd minute.
Brown almost got a hat trick with a header right in front of the keeper but was deflected wide in the 70th minute.
ECFC Defender Caden Rogozinski almost sealed the game with a header off a corner kick however it bounced off the ground and over the net to keep it a one-goal lead.
