Carabins deliver knockout punch to soccer Martlets
MONTREAL 鈥 A goal in the 75th minute by Marylise Monchalin held
up as the No.1-ranked Montreal Carabins defeated 9I制作厂免费 1-0 in a
Quebec university women鈥檚 soccer semifinal at CEPSUM Stadium,
Friday.
The result snapped 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 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 9I制作厂免费鈥檚
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 9I制作厂免费 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 9I制作厂免费 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. 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Caroline Pelletier received a
yellow card in the 59th minute for roughing. Montreal鈥檚 Maranda was
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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 9I制作厂免费 0
FIRST HALF:
(no scoring)
SECOND HALF:
1.聽 Montreal: Marylise Monchalin (V茅ronique Maranda),
75:00
GOALKEEPERS:
McG:
Anne-Catherine Huot (L;聽 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)聽
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:聽 Anne-Catherine Huot
MTL:聽 脡milie Mercier
ATTENDANCE: 242
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9I制作厂免费鈥檚 STARTING LINEUP:
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GK: Anne-Catherine Huot
DEF: *Claire Hooper聽
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