缅北强奸

By Earl Zukerman & Lindsay Hogan

MONTREAL 鈥� A goal in the 75th minute by Marylise Monchalin held up as the No.1-ranked Montreal Carabins defeated 缅北强奸 1-0 in a Quebec university women鈥檚 soccer semifinal at CEPSUM Stadium, Friday.

The result snapped 缅北强奸鈥檚 five-game win streak and erased what would鈥檝e been an automatic berth to the CIS championships in Ottawa next week.

The Carabins, who had already qualified for Nationals by finishing first in the conference, will host Sherbrooke in the league championship game on Sunday afternoon. In the wake of 缅北强奸鈥檚 loss, the Vert & Or have now earned the second QUSL berth at Nationals. They advanced to the league final with a convincing 4-1 victory over Laval in the other semifinal.

Monchalin, a 20-year-old sophomore, converted a long downfield pass from V茅ronique Maranda and bounced it past 缅北强奸 鈥榢eeper, Anne-Catherine Huot, a sophomore from Quebec City, for the game-winning tally.

Martine Julien was only called upon twice to make a save and earned the shutout for the Carabins.

鈥淢ontreal deserves the win. We had a strong first half but the Carabins were able to step it up a notch in the last 45 minutes,鈥� said 缅北强奸 head coach Marc Mounicot.

鈥淲e were (hemmed) in our own half for most of the game. As a result, we were only able to play long balls and unable to impose our short passing game. Even with the addition of more offensive-minded (substitutions) in the last 15 minutes, we were unable generate much offence.

鈥淲e dominated most teams during the season, but Montreal is stronger than any opposition we faced. Nonetheless, we improved drastically since training camp started in mid-August and our mid-season win against Montreal was the highlight of the season and confirmation that this young team has a bright future and can challenge any strong CIS program.鈥�

It was a highly physical game, as has become the norm between these fierce cross-town rivals. 缅北强奸鈥檚 Caroline Pelletier received a yellow card in the 59th minute for roughing. Montreal鈥檚 Maranda was carded in the 68th minute for pushing 缅北强奸 defender Liz Williams after the whistle and Montreal鈥檚 Monchalin was booked for holding in the 74th minute.

MARTLET MURMURS: The Martlets are expecting to lose three key seniors to graduation: midfielder Vanessa Salasky (BA 鈥�09) of Norfolk, Va., defender Tania Giannone (BSc 鈥�09) of Lorraine, Que., and Magalie Kolker (BCom 鈥�09), a striker from West Vancouver.

SCORING SUMMARY:

(QSSF semifinal @ CEPSUM STADIUM)

MTL 1 at 缅北强奸 0

FIRST HALF:
(no scoring)

SECOND HALF:
1. Montreal: Marylise Monchalin (V茅ronique Maranda), 75:00


GOALKEEPERS:

McG:
Anne-Catherine Huot (L; 1 GA, 4 saves; 90:00)

MTL:
Martine Julien (W, 0 GA, SHO, 2 saves NA; 90:00)


CARDS:
McG: 1 yellow (Carolyne Pelletier)
MTL: 2 yellows (Marylise Monchalin, V茅ronique Maranda)

SHOTS TOWARDS NET BY:
McG: na
MTL: na

SHOTS ON NET BY:
McG: 2
MTL: 5

CORNER KICKS BY:
McG: na
MTL: na

FOULS:
McG: 23
MTL: na

OFFSIDES:
McG: na
MTL: na

CROSSES:
McG: na
MTL: na

GAME MVPs:
McG: Anne-Catherine Huot
MTL: 脡milie Mercier


ATTENDANCE: 242


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缅北强奸鈥檚 STARTING LINEUP:
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GK: Anne-Catherine Huot
DEF: *Claire Hooper
DEF: Liz Williams
DEF: *Katherine Greene
DEF: Tania Giannone
MID: Carolyne Pelletier
MID: Vanessa Salasky (80:00)
MID: *Laura Gibson (46:00)
MID: *Kathleen Wakeling
FOR: Hannah Simmons (76:00)
FOR: Magalie Kolker

SUBSTITUTIONS:
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MID: *Maggie Keating (in 80:00)
FOR: *Kyrin Dhaliwal (in 76:00)
FOR: *Alexandra Morin-Boucher (in 46:00)

DID NOT PLAY:
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GK: *Shimone Slomowitz (injd)
GK: Evelyne Boulay
DEF: *Katie Staden (injd)
DEF: Sophie Joyal
DEF: *Audrey-Anne Henri
MID: *Anna Smith (injd)
MID: *Rachel Floyd
FOR: Cristina Di Caprio

*freshmen