±«ÓãÖ±²¥ mines for gold, settles for silver at soccer Nationals
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LANGLEY, B.C. - Louis-Charles Laliberté, a freshman ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ from LaSalle, Que., capped a quick three-goal explosion with the game-winner as the Laval Rouge et Or rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 3-2 and capture their first-ever CIS men's soccer championship, Sunday afternoon, in Langley, B.C.
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It marked the first duel between two Quebec-based teams in a CIS final in any sport.
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±«ÓãÖ±²¥, which had lost 3-0 to Laval in the Quebec conference final last week, dominated the first half and jumped into an early 2-0 lead on goals by third-year defender Graeme Tingey of North Vancouver, B.C., and Gareth Pugh, a fifth-year striker from Ottawa.
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Laval roared back with three goals in the final four minutes of the half and held on for the victory in the pouring rain.
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"To score three times in the last (few) minutes of the half in a championship game is something that I've never seen before," said Laval bench boss Samir Ghrib, named earlier in the week as the CIS coach of the year. "We were prepared for the scenario of having to come from behind. This is the story of our season. We fight until the (game) is over."
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Tingey headed a crossing pass by Thomas Lucas, the Redmen captain from Kirkland, Que., off the left goal post and into the open side of the net in the 11th minute of play.
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Pugh scored his marker in the 35th minute, collecting his own rebound and firing it past Vincent Cournoyer, a 6-foot-3 sophomore from St. Hyacinthe, Que., who was named as the all-tournament goalkeeper.
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The Redmen had a number of other glorious scoring chances in the opening stanza, including a missed breakaway by sophomore midfielder Cory Marcon of Columbia, Md., but were unable to take advantage.
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In what was officially credited as an own goal, Laliberté appeared to take a harmless chip shot that bounced off a ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ player and past goalkeeper Jean-Lou Gosselin in the 43rd minute to narrow the gap to 2-1.
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"I managed to get between the two defenders and just chipped it (off a player)," said Laliberté.
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Less than two minutes later, CIS tourney MVP and second-team all-Canadian Gabriel Moreau of St. Hyacinthe, Que., pounced on a loose ball in the box and fired it past Gosselin to even the score at 2-2. It was Moreau's third goal of the weekend.
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In the dying moments of injury time, Laliberté put Laval ahead 3-2 with a long free kick. He lobbed a high shot that arced over Gosselin and into the top left corner.
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"I've been practicing that play all season long and scored one like that in our league semifinal game against UQAM," explained Laliberté. "If you hit it right, the ball moves in the wind and that makes it hard for the goalkeeper to make the stop."
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The Redmen held a significant territorial advantage through most of the game and had a 16-5 edge in shots directed toward the net.
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"We had three great chances to score with a 2-0 lead and when you don't bury your chances, it usually comes back to haunt you," said first-year ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ head coach David Simon. "It was a combination of having a very young team that lacked experience at the CIS championships. Laval had that experience after winning silver in 2007 and they never gave up today.
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"This hurts right now but when we look back on the season in a few weeks time, a silver medal finish is pretty good for a team that wasn't expected to be here. We exceeded all expectations and I'm proud of what we accomplished this season."
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GAME NOTES: The Laval men's soccer program was re-launched in 2000 after folding two decades before... The Rouge et Or were making their fifth straight appearance and their previous best result was a silver-medal finish in 2007, when they lost 2-1 to UBC in the final...±«ÓãÖ±²¥ is the most decorated Quebec program with three national titles (1997, 1982, 1981)... No Quebec team had won CIS gold since ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s championship run in 1997... Laval ends the season on a 14-game undefeated streak (12-0-2)... ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ finished their season with a 13-7-3 record overall, including a 6-3-3 regular season mark and a 3-2 dossier in post-season... The Redmen are 18-22-5 lifetime at the CIS championships, with three gold medals, four silver medal finishes and one bronze... ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ is expecting to have all but one player returning next year... Senior Gareth Pugh will graduate with a BA in history... Two other seniors, whose status is unclear for next season are Eugene Graske and Ryan Lauzon.
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SCORING SUMMARY
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LAV: 3-0 -- 3
McG: 2-0 -- 2
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First half
1. McG, Graeme Tingey (1) (Tom Lucas), 11th
2. McG, Gareth Pugh (2) (unassisted), 35th
3. LAV, (own goal), 43rd
4. LAV, Gabriel Moreau (3) (unassisted), 44th
5. LAV, Louis-Charles Laliberté (2) (unassisted), 45th
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Second half
No scoring
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Goalkeepers:
LAV: Vincent Cournoyer (W, 2 GA, 3 saves, 90:00 mins)
McG: Jean-Lou Gosselin (L, 3 GA, 0 saves, 90:00 mins)
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Shots toward net: LAV 5, McG 16
Shots on goal: LAV 3, McG 5
Corners: LAV 1, McG 7
Offsides: LAV 0, McG 2
Fouls: LAV 7, McG 7
Yellow Cards:
LAV (Alexandre Lévesque-Tremblay 37th, Pascal Bragagnolo 62nd),
McG (Axel Dovi 62nd, Peter Valente 63rd)
Red Cards : none
Players of the game:
LAV: - Gabriel Moreau
McG: - Marc-Andre Maillet
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2009 CIS MEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT
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MVP: Gabriel Moreau, Laval
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Goalkeeper: Vincent Cournoyer - Laval
Defender: Paul Hamilton - TWU
Defender: Sam Wingham - Victoria
Defender: Alexandre Lévesque-Tremblay - Laval
Defender: Marc-André Maillet - ±«ÓãÖ±²¥
Midfielder: Andrew Rigby - Cape Breton
Midfielder: Louis-Charles Laliberté - Laval
Midfielder: Julien Priol - Laval
Midfielder: Yohann Capolungo - ±«ÓãÖ±²¥
Striker: Nordo Gooden - Toronto
Striker: Gabriel Moreau - Laval
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CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS (all times PACIFIC TIME)
Thursday, Nov. 12
Quarter-final 1: Laval 3, UPEI 1
Quarter-final 2: Toronto 2, Victoria 1
Quarter-final 3: ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 1, McMaster 0 (10-9 PK)
Quarter-final 4: Trinity Western 2, Cape Breton 0
Friday, Nov. 13
Consolation 1: Victoria 6, UPEI 2
Consolation 2: Cape Breton 4, McMaster 1
Semifinal 1: Laval 3, Toronto 0
Semifinal 2: ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 2, Trinity Western 1 (5-4 PK)
Saturday, Nov. 14
Consolation final (5th-place match): Victoria 3 vs. Cape Breton
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Sunday, Nov. 15
Bronze medal: Trinity Western 2, Toronto 1 (4-2 PK)
Championship final: Laval 3, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 2
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Soccer Box Score (Final)
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±«ÓãÖ±²¥ vs Laval (Nov 15, 2009 at Langley, BC)
| ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (2-1) vs. Laval (3-0) Date: Nov 15, 2009 Attendance: 175 Weather: rain, 8c
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Laval
SCORING SUMMARY
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS
Officials: Referee: Paul Ward; Asst. Referee: Darren Clark;
Daniel Belleau; Alt. Official: Maurico Navarro; Laval wins first national championship |
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Soccer Game Summary |
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±«ÓãÖ±²¥ vs Laval (Nov 15, 2009 at Langley, BC)
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±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (2-1) vs. Laval (3-0) Date: Nov 15, 2009 Attendance: 175 Weather: rain, 8c Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- ±«ÓãÖ±²¥.............. 2 0 - 2 Laval............... 3 0 - 3 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 10:56 MCGILL Graeme Tingey (Tom Lucas) - headed in off crossin pass LS 2. 34:29 MCGILL Gareth Pugh (unassisted) - shot got blocked and got his own rebound 3. 41:57 LAVAL OWN GOAL (unassisted) - cross deflected off own player 4. 43:28 LAVAL Gabriel Moreau (unassisted) - off spill in box 5. 45:00 LAVAL Louis-C Laliberte (unassisted) - shot off of free kick top LC Shots: ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 16, Laval 5 Saves: ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 (Jean-Lou Gosselin), Laval 3 (Vincent Cournoyer 3) Laval wins first national championship |
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Play-by-Play Summary |
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±«ÓãÖ±²¥ vs Laval (Nov 15, 2009 at Langley, BC)
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1st Period
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| [00:00] Jean-Lou Gosselin at goalie for ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. |
| [00:00] Vincent Cournoyer at goalie for Laval. |
| [00:38] Shot by MCGILL Yohann Capolungo, SAVE Vincent Cournoyer. |
| [04:46] Shot by MCGILL Eugene Graske WIDE. |
| [08:36] Shot by MCGILL Yohann Capolungo BLOCKED. |
| Corner kick by MCGILL Tom Lucas [09:28]. |
| [10:56] Header GOAL by MCGILL Graeme Tingey (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Tom Lucas. |
| ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 1, Laval 0 |
| *headed in off courner kick LS |
| Foul on Laval. |
| [13:34] Shot by MCGILL Eugene Graske WIDE. |
| Foul on ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. |
| [15:39] Shot by MCGILL Cory Marcon WIDE. |
| [20:26] Shot by LAVAL Kevin Courcelle WIDE. |
| [23:26] Shot by LAVAL Julien Priol WIDE. |
| Corner kick by LAVAL Kevin Courcelle [27:00]. |
| Foul on ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. |
| Foul on Laval. |
| Foul on ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. |
| Foul on ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. |
| Foul on Laval. |
| [34:08] Shot by MCGILL Gareth Pugh BLOCKED. |
| [34:29] GOAL by MCGILL Gareth Pugh. |
| ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 2, Laval 0 |
| *shot got blocked and got his own rebound |
| [36:04] Yellow card on LAVAL A Levesque-Tremblay. |
| [37:28] Shot by LAVAL Gabriel Moreau WIDE. |
| Foul on ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. |
| [38:41] Offside against ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. |
| [41:57] GOAL by LAVAL OWN GOAL. |
| ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 2, Laval 1 |
| *cross deflected off own player |
| [43:28] GOAL by LAVAL Gabriel Moreau. |
| ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 2, Laval 2 |
| *off spill on box |
| Foul on ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. |
| [45:00] GOAL by LAVAL Louis-C Laliberte. |
| Laval 3, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 2 |
| *shot off of free kick top LC |
| End of period [45:00]. |
2nd Period
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| Start of 2nd period [45:00]. |
| [45:00] MCGILL substitution: Sami Obaid for Cory Marcon. |
| Foul on Laval. |
| [45:00] Yellow card on MCGILL Axel Dovi. |
| [45:00] Shot by MCGILL Gareth Pugh WIDE. |
| Corner kick by MCGILL Tom Lucas [45:00]. |
| [56:32] Shot by MCGILL Sami Obaid BLOCKED. |
| [58:32] MCGILL substitution: Peter Valente for Eugene Graske. |
| Corner kick by MCGILL Tom Lucas [60:26]. |
| [60:46] Shot by MCGILL Sami Obaid WIDE. |
| [61:51] Yellow card on LAVAL Pascal Bragagnolo. |
| [62:22] Shot by MCGILL Tom Lucas WIDE. |
| [62:58] Yellow card on MCGILL Peter Valente. |
| Corner kick by MCGILL Sami Obaid [68:19]. |
| Corner kick by MCGILL Tom Lucas [68:29]. |
| [69:15] MCGILL substitution: Jeremy Hurdle for Alex Damianou. |
| [70:36] LAVAL substitution: C-A Pelletier for A Levesque-Tremblay. |
| [73:24] Offside against ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. |
| [74:43] LAVAL substitution: D Chapdelaine Miller for Louis-C Laliberte. |
| [75:43] LAVAL substitution: A Levesque-Tremblay for C-A Pelletier. |
| Foul on ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. |
| [78:50] MCGILL substitution: Eugene Graske for Peter Valente. |
| [79:53] Shot by MCGILL Tom Lucas BLOCKED. |
| [80:20] Shot by MCGILL Tom Lucas, SAVE Vincent Cournoyer. |
| Corner kick by MCGILL Sami Obaid [80:55]. |
| Corner kick by MCGILL Sami Obaid [81:05]. |
| [81:46] LAVAL substitution: Michael Boutin for Kevin Courcelle. |
| Foul on Laval. |
| Foul on Laval. |
| Foul on Laval. |
| [88:37] Shot by MCGILL Sami Obaid, SAVE Vincent Cournoyer. |
| [90:00] Shot by MCGILL Sami Obaid WIDE. |
| [90:00] MCGILL substitution: Peter Valente for Ryan Lauzon. |
| End of period [90:00]. |
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
±«ÓãÖ±²¥
514-398-7012
ssstew [at] twu.ca
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Scott Stewart
Trinity Western University
604-764-1533
ssstew [at] twu.ca
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Michel Bélanger
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
613-447-6334
belanger [at] universitysport.ca
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