On a cool, calm autumn night in his home province of Ontario, Derek Cornelius was a part of history.
In front of a crowd of 17,126, Cornelius and Canada MNT knocked off their American rivals in a stunning 2-0 win at BMO Field. It was the first time the Canadians had defeated the United States since 1985.
“It was a roller coaster of a week,” Cornelius said. “We have a really good group there with the national team and a lot of really good players, not just their footballing capacity but them as people. There's a lot of players on that team that feel like they have something to prove to the world, to their clubs, to themselves.