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 ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 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 ±«ÓãÖ±²¥.
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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. ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ will then travel around Mt. Royal to take on the Carabins on Sept. 26.
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SCORING SUMMARY
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 2, Concordia 1
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FIRST HALFÌý:
1.McGILL: Yohann Capolungo (Jeremy Hurdle), 2:00
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SECOND HALFÌý:
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:
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (3 on net, 6 off net)
Concordia (5 on net, 7 off net)
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CORNERS:
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 5
Concordia 4
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CROSSES:
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 13
Concordia 9
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OFFSIDES:
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 4
Concordia 5
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FOULS:
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 17
Concordia 17
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CARDS:
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 5 yellows
Concordia 3 yellows
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Cautions Summary
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 1st - 26:06 Yellow card - Alexander Trotsky
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 2nd - 48:23 Yellow card - Thomas Lucas
Concordia 2nd - 78:52 Yellow card - Mike Al Tork
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 2nd - 78:52 Yellow card - Peter Valente
Concordia 2nd - 82:30 Yellow card - Matthijs Eppinga
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 2nd - 82:30 Yellow card - Karl Hantho
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 2nd - 87:11 Yellow card - Graeme Tingey
Concordia 2nd - 87:48 Yellow card - Christian Auld
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PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
±«ÓãÖ±²¥: Thomas Lucas
Concordia: Matthijs Eppinga
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McGILL'S STARTING LINEUP:
GK:Ìý 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:Ìý Matt Gilmour for Gosselin at 63:00 (Gosselin was injured)
MID: Dragos Maftei for Capolungo atÌý 85:00
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DID NOT PLAY:
MID: Cory Marcon (dressed but DNP)
GK:Ìý 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
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
m.athletics.mcgill.ca (mobile website)
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