Hurdle jump-starts Redmen offence, pots pair at Old Four tourney
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LONDON, ONT - Midfielder Jeremy Hurdle of Ambler, Penn., tallied twice as the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ men's soccer team doubled Toronto 2-1 at the Old Four tournament in London, Saturday. The Redmen advanced to Sunday's finale against Western Ontario, who also qualified after defeating Queen's 2-0.
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±«ÓãÖ±²¥ outshot the Varsity Blues 5-2 and improved to 3-0 in pre-season play, including a scrimmage against an under-18 team from Lac St. Louis.
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Hurdle, a 19-year-old geography sophomore, netted the opening marker in the 11th minute after converting a crossing pass from Ottawa native Gareth Pugh, who had created a fast-break counter-attack.
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Hurdle put the Redmen ahead 2-0 in the 32nd minute, firing a left-footed one-timer after receiving a corner kick from Yohann Capolungo, a sophomore from France.
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"Hurdle was well-positioned throughout the game," said new Redmen bench boss David Simon. "His play was very consistent and that is very promising for a second-year player."
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±«ÓãÖ±²¥ received another strong outing from new goalkeeper Jean-Lou Gosselin, a transfer from UQAM, who was under fire when the Redmen seemed to run out of steam in the final 20 minutes.
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"Gosselin and Capolungo were keys to the victory and I was satisfied with the outcome but we looked somewhat fragile defensively after they scored in the 70th minute," noted Simon.
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SCORING SUMMARY
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Redmen 2, Toronto Varsity Blues 1
(@
TD Waterhouse Stadium, London, Ont)
FIRST HALF:
1. McGILL: Jeremy Hurdle (Gareth Pugh), 11:00
2. McGILL: Jeremy Hurdle (Yohann Capolungo),
32:00
SECOND HALF:
3. TORONTO: Alex Raphael (unassisted), 70:00
GOALKEEPERS:
McGILL:
Jean-Lou Gosselin (start, W, 90:00, 1GA, 1 save)
TORONTO:
John Smits (start, L, 90:00, 2GA, 3 saves)
SHOTS (on net / attempted):
By ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (5/12)
By Toronto (2/8)
CORNER KICKS:
By ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (5)
By Toronto (4)
FOULS:
By ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (12)
By Toronto (6)
CARDS:
By ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (na)
By Toronto (na)
OFFSIDES:
By ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (0)
By Toronto (8)
CROSSES:
By ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (12)
By Toronto (8)
STARTING LINEUP FOR McGILL:
G Jean-Lou
Gosselin
D: Axel Dovi (out at 46:00)
D: Louis Fouquet
D: Ryan Lauzon (out at 46:00)
D: Jordan Masys
M: Thomas Lucas (C)
M: Cory Marcon (out at 28:00)
M: Jeremy Hurdle (out at 60:00)
M: Yohann Capolungo (out at 60:00)
F: Gareth Pugh (out at 69:00)
F: George Banks (out at 46:00; in at 87:00)
SUBSITUTIONS
D: Graeme Tingey (in at
46:00)
D: Alexander Damianou (in at 46:00)
M: Nicolas Gonzalez (in at 60:00)
M: Alexander Trotsky (in at 28:00)
M: Sami Obaid (in at 60:00)
F: Peter Valente(in at 46:00; out at 87:00)
F: Michael Stein (in at 69:00)
DID NOT PLAY
G: Hikaru Bolt
D: Steven Keefe
F: Eugene Graske
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ATTENDANCE: na
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Athletics & Recreation
(514-398-7012)
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