The end result was a win but the intensity talked about so much during the first couple weeks of Ottawa Fury FC training camp was somewhat lacking Saturday night.

The Fury, playing in their first-ever exhibition match, picked up a 2-1 decision over the York University Lions in front of a couple hundred excited fans at the Branchaud-Briere complex in Gatineau.

And while the game was meant as a final tryout for the unsigned guys in camp, the veterans know they will have to elevate their game significantly from what they brought Saturday.

"Honestly, it wasn't good," said defender Drew Beckie.

Beckie was disappointed Ottawa couldn't maintain the clean sheet, with the Lions able to get one past Fury keeper Chad Bush, who got a piece of the shot but not enough.

That made the score 2-1 after Ottawa had jumped out to a 2-0 first half lead thanks to a penalty kick by Nicki Patterson and a nice finish by Oliver Minatel off a pass from Sinisa Ubiparipovic.

Beckie wasn't taking anything away from York, but expects more out of himself and his teammates.

"Us being professionals, there's really no excuse for letting in a goal like that or not playing with the best intensity," he said.

"Kudos to York, they did well."

Kevin Cosette, a defender in camp as a trialist, said there were some definite highs and lows in the game. He played well, with a good shot on goal early and one that rang off the post later in the first half.

"I think I had some good touches," he said. "It feels good (to win), but we'd like to have a few more chances go in. A bit unlucky today."

Head coach Marc Dos Santos said it was difficult to rate the play of the team as a whole, since so many of their signed players didn't play Saturday.

He also didn't want to play any of the contract players for the full 80 minutes, meaning he had to split up a few of what he expects to be his most powerful combination when the season starts.

Dos Santos was expected to cut two of the remaining four trialists after the game Saturday night and bring two back to camp.

It is expected only one of them may be offered a contract.

Bush split the goaltending duties with Marcel DeBellis, who took over in the second half.

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