CONSOLATION #1: 2009 CIS men’s soccer championship : Vikes tie record, advance to consolation final

By Trinity Western University sports information office

LANGLEY, B.C. (CIS) – The Victoria Vikes tied a tournament record for most goals in a game as they outscored the UPEI Panthers 6-2 in the first consolation match of the CIS men’s soccer championship at Trinity Western University, Friday afternoon.

Only three teams had previously found the back of the net six times in a single game at the Nationals since the inaugural CIS tourney in 1970. Saint Mary’s was the first to accomplish the feat back in 1979 in a 6-4 semi-final win over Concordia, and Alberta pulled the trick in back-to-back years scoring 6-1 pool-play victories over Sherbrooke in 1994 and UQTR in 1995.

Today’s consolation duel was also the third highest scoring affair in championship history after the 6-4 Saint Mary’s win in 1979 and a 5-4 OT victory by Saint Mary’s over Western in the 1988 preliminaries.

Fifth-year all-Canadian striker Cole McFarlane of Calgary tallied twice in the first half for the Canada West champion Vikes as the teams retreated to the locker room tied 2-2 at the break. Andrew Ravenhill of Victoria, with the game-winner in the 48th minute, Corey Sanford of Campbell River, B.C., in the 66th, Matthew McNaughton of Calgary in the 70th and Wesley Barrett of Richmond, B.C., in the 89th rounded out the Victoria scoring.

Peter Connaughton of Stratford, P.E.I., gave the Panthers an early 1-0 advantage six minutes into the contest, while Ben Paynter of Kensington, P.E.I., gave the AUS finalists their second lead of the afternoon when he made it 2-1 at the 33-minute mark.

“We were under some pressure for sure, but we were confident and as the game moved on they seemed to tire out pretty quick. And we were pretty determined to get everybody in this game,” commented Vikes head coach Bruce Wilson, whose team will play in the consolation final for fifth place Saturday at 1 p.m. Pacific Time. “In fairness to our team our depth really showed today.”

McFarlane tied the match for the first time in the 16th minute and once again in the 38th minute, at the end of a spectacular run through the UPEI midfield and back line.

Keepers Daniel Kilpatrick of Victoria with two saves and Evan Pivnick shared the win, while Tim Kalinowski of Charlottetown made four saves in the loss.

UPEI finishes the competition in a tie for seventh position with an 0-2 record.

SCORING SUMMARY

UVIC: 2-4:6
UPEI: 2-0:2

First Half
1. UPEI, Peter Connaughton (1), 6th
2. UVIC, Cole McFarlane (1) (Kyle Kostis), 16th
3. UPEI, Ben Paynter (1), 33rd
4. UVIC, Cole McFarlane (2) (Sam Wingham), 38th

Second Half
5. UVIC, Andrew Ravenhill (1) (Matthew McNaughton), 48th
6. UVIC, Corey Sanford (1) (Wesley Barrett), 66th
7. UVIC, Matthew McNaughton (1) (Andrew Ravenhill), 70th
8. UVIC, Wesley Barrett (1) (Matthew McNaughton), 89th

Goalkeepers:
UVIC: Daniel Kilpatrick (W, 2 GA, 2 saves, 76:30 mins), Evan Pivnick (0 GA, 0 saves, 13:30 mins)
UPEI: Tim Kalinowski (L, 6GA, 4 saves, 90:00 mins)

Shots: UVIC 18, UPEI 7
Shots on Net: UVIC 11, UPEI 5
Corners: UVIC 8, UPEI 4
Offsides: UVIC 1, UPEI 0
Fouls: UVIC 8, UPEI 7
Yellow Cards: none
Red Cards: none

Players of the game:
UVIC: Cole McFarlane
UPEI: Peter Connaughton

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: McGill 1, McMaster 0 (10-9 PK)
Quarter-final 4: Trinity Western 2, Cape Breton 0

Friday, Nov. 13
Consolation 1: Victoria 6, UPEI 2
13:00 Consolation 2: McMaster vs. Cape Breton
16:00 Semifinal 1: Laval vs. Toronto (SSN Canada webcast)
18:30 Semifinal 2: McGill vs. Trinity Western (SSN Canada webcast)

Saturday, Nov. 14
13:00 Consolation final (5th-place match): Victoria vs. TBD

Sunday, Nov. 15
13:00 Bronze medal (SSN Canada webcast)
15:30 Championship final (SSN Canada webcast)

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