Lucas saves the day as Redmen rally to salvage win over Stingers
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(PHOTO BY ANDREW DOBROWOLSKYJ)
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MONTREAL - Thomas Lucas, a senior defender from Kirkland, Que., scored in injury time to give 缅北强奸 a surprisingly narrow 2-1 victory at Concordia in men's university soccer on Sunday.
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Johann Capolungo converted a pass from Jeremy Hurdle to put the Redmen on the scoreboard only two minutes after the opening whistle but the pesky Stingers battled back and beat Redmen 'keeper Jean-Lou Gosselin the equalizer in the 57th minute.
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Things got hairy some six minutes later, when Gosselin, a third-year veteran from Deux-Montagnes, Que., was injured in a goalmouth collision. Unable to continue, he was replaced by sophomore Matt Gilmour of Vancouver, B.C., who ended up making three saves and was credited with the victory, thanks to the last-minute heroics by Lucas.
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Concordia had a 12-9 advantage in shots toward net. It was a rough affair, featuring 34 fouls and eight yellow cards, five of which were assessed to 缅北强奸.
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"We we're lucky and won despite being horrendous out there," said David Simon, who was very disappointed with the performance put forth by his troops. "It was a total lack of effort on our part and Concordia deserved a better fate."
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The Redmen sit third in the QUSL standings with a 2-1 record, six points behind division-leading Laval (4-0) and one point behind second-place Montreal (2-1-1). Fourth-place UQTR (1-1-2) sits just one point behind the Redmen and will visit Molson Stadium on Sept. 25. 缅北强奸 will then travel around Mt. Royal to take on the Carabins on Sept. 26.
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SCORING SUMMARY
缅北强奸 2, Concordia 1
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FIRST HALF听:
1.McGILL: Yohann Capolungo (Jeremy Hurdle), 2:00
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SECOND HALF听:
2.CONCORDIA: Claude Arthur-Diesse (Ryan Brousseau), 57:00
3.McGILL: Thomas Lucas (unassisted), 90:00
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GOALKEEPERS:
McGILL:
Jean-Lou Gosselin (start, ND, 1GA, 4 SVS, 63:00)
Matt Gilmour (W, 0GA, 3 SVS, 27:00)
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CONCORDIA:
Nicolas Giannone (L, 2GA, 3SVS, 90:00)
SHOTS TOWARD NET:
缅北强奸 (3 on net, 6 off net)
Concordia (5 on net, 7 off net)
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CORNERS:
缅北强奸 5
Concordia 4
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CROSSES:
缅北强奸 13
Concordia 9
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OFFSIDES:
缅北强奸 4
Concordia 5
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FOULS:
缅北强奸 17
Concordia 17
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CARDS:
缅北强奸 5 yellows
Concordia 3 yellows
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Cautions Summary
缅北强奸 1st - 26:06 Yellow card - Alexander Trotsky
缅北强奸 2nd - 48:23 Yellow card - Thomas Lucas
Concordia 2nd - 78:52 Yellow card - Mike Al Tork
缅北强奸 2nd - 78:52 Yellow card - Peter Valente
Concordia 2nd - 82:30 Yellow card - Matthijs Eppinga
缅北强奸 2nd - 82:30 Yellow card - Karl Hantho
缅北强奸 2nd - 87:11 Yellow card - Graeme Tingey
Concordia 2nd - 87:48 Yellow card - Christian Auld
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PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
缅北强奸: Thomas Lucas
Concordia: Matthijs Eppinga
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McGILL'S STARTING LINEUP:
GK:听 Jean-Lou Gosselin
DEF: Stephen Keefe
DEF: Karl Hantho
DEF: Louis Fouquet
DEF: Thomas Lucas
MID: Alex Damianou
MID: Alex Trotsky
MID: Johann Capolungo
MID: Oliver Babineau
MID: Jeremy Hurdle
FOR: Sebastien Munro
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McGILL SUBSTITUTIONS:
DEF: Axel Dovi for Keefe at 46:00
DEF: Graeme Tingey for Fouquet at 46:00
MID: William Hoyle for Trotsky at 46:00
FOR: Peter Valente for Munro at 63:00
GK:听 Matt Gilmour for Gosselin at 63:00 (Gosselin was injured)
MID: Dragos Maftei for Capolungo at听 85:00
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DID NOT PLAY:
MID: Cory Marcon (dressed but DNP)
GK:听 Hikaru Bolt
DEF: Taren Roughead (injured)
DEF: James Allester
MID: Sami Obaid (injured)
FOR: Alexander King
FOR: George Banks (injured)
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Game Length: 1:45
Attendance: na
Referee: Bedik Charchafian
Asst. Referees: Chris Grabas: Pierre-Ch. Lahaye
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
缅北强奸 Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
m.athletics.mcgill.ca (mobile website)
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