Jordan Haynes Becomes First Peterborough Man To Win Canadian Premier League Soccer Championship

History was made as Peterborough’s Jordan Haynes became the first Peterborough soccer player to capture a Canadian Premier League title on Sunday.

Jordan Haynes was the surprise guest during the Electric City Football Club’s Season ticket launch party on Tuesday. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

Haynes earned his first title in his second season with the club. He started as the left back in the 1-0 Pacific FC win over the defending-champion Forge FC at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton.

"Two years ago, I never would have expected to be in a position to even be playing for a title in a professional league in Canada in my second season with them (Pacific FC),” said Haynes. “The emotions that were running through my head during the game, after the game, and even now are still surreal."

The win was a measure of revenge for Pacific FC since Forge FC defeated them in each of their three regular-season matchups 3-0, 2-1 and 2-1 respectively.

"Everyone was counting us out,” explained Haynes. “Pacific has never beaten Forge historically so we said let's win when it matters and obviously this is the most important one we've had against them ever. If anything, that just fueled our fire more. We believed in ourselves, that's all that matters. When it happens like that and you come on top, it's just even more sweet."

Pacific FC became the third seed for the playoffs with a 13-9-6 record. They advanced to the finals after a 2-1 over Cavalry FC-2.

Haynes signed with the Pacific FC in October last year.

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