With the New York Cup on the line, the James Connolly Albany Rebels failed to beat the Buffalo Fenians in a winner-take-all match in Albany on Saturday, drawing 1-11 (14 points) to 2-8 (14 points). Because of Albany’s loss to Syracuse earlier in the day and Buffalo’s win against Syracuse immediately afterward, the league title went to Buffalo. In the match against Buffalo, the Rebels took an early lead by converting points from distance. But they surrendered two sloppy goals

The Albany Rebels will play its biggest match in club history on Saturday as they face the Buffalo Fenians in the New York Cup Final at Plumeri Sports Complex in Albany, N.Y. The Rebels and Fenians each have a 3-1 record in the league table and 1-1 in the head-to-head tiebreaker. The Rebels open the day’s games against Syracuse at 1:30 p.m., though Syracuse (0-4) is not eligible for the New York Cup championship, and then play Buffalo at 2:30 p.m. Syracuse and Buffalo are sch