▁a ▁starting ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁mid field ▁to ▁put ▁more ▁cre ativity ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁field . ▁Later ▁on ▁he ▁developed ▁into ▁a ▁sk illed ▁attack ing ▁mid f iel der ▁with ▁great ▁passing ▁vision ▁which ▁helped ▁the ▁Lyn x ▁make ▁the ▁play offs ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁elimin ating ▁teams ▁like ▁Long ▁Island ▁R ough ▁R iders , ▁and ▁Richmond ▁K ick ers , ▁but ▁the ▁Lyn x ▁play off ▁run ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Conference ▁Final ▁against ▁the ▁Ro chester ▁R aging ▁Rh inos ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 - 1 ▁loss ▁on ▁aggregate . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁scored ▁two ▁goals ▁and ▁recorded ▁two ▁ass ists ▁but ▁the ▁Lyn x ▁failed ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁play off ▁stage , ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁done ▁the ▁previous ▁season , ▁while ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Lyn x ▁F an ▁F av our ite ▁Award . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁he ▁played ▁his ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁game ▁with ▁the ▁club . ▁Once ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁A - le ague ▁season ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁conclusion , ▁he ▁was ▁loan ed ▁to ▁the ▁Mississ aug a ▁Olymp ians ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Professional ▁Soccer ▁League . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁in ▁an ▁Open ▁Canada ▁Cup ▁match ▁against ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Cro atia . ▁He ▁recorded ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁for ▁Mississ