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BRONZE 2010 CIS championship: Cordoba's two leads Huskies to CIS bronze
| 90:00 - 2nd | 1 | 2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's () | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Toronto () | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 2nd - 48:21 | J Cordoba (Saint Mary's) |
| 2nd - 90:00 | J Cordoba (Saint Mary's) |
| Saint Mary's | Toronto |
|---|---|
|
G:
J Cordoba - 2
A: 2 Players (#6, #19 - 1) Sh: J Cordoba - 4 Sv: A Miller - 5 |
G:
N/A
A: N/A Sh: 2 Players (#9, #17 - 3) Sv: J Smits - 5 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Saint Mary's | Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 10 (9) | 11 (5) |
| Saves | 5 | 7 |
| Fouls | 10 | 6 |
| Corner Kicks | 2 | 6 |
| Offsides | 7 | 1 |
By University of Toronto sports information
TORONTO – Jhonattan Cordoba scored two goals to lead the
Saint Mary’s Huskies to a 2-0 win over the host Toronto
Varsity Blues in the bronze-medal match at the 2010 CIS men’s
soccer championship at Varsity Centre, Sunday afternoon.
With the win, the Huskies earn their sixth national medal and
second bronze in program history, while Toronto settles for a
fourth-place finish for the second consecutive year.
After a scoreless first half in which the Huskies outshot the Blues
5-1, the AUS champions opened the scoring when Cordoba of Halifax
deflected a cross-field pass by Nils Webber past U of T goalkeeper
and Mississauga, Ont., native John Smits.
The Varsity Blues had numerous chances in the final 10 minutes of
the match, but were turned away by Huskies rookie goalkeeper Adam
Miller of Halifax, who made five saves to record a well-earned
shutout. Cordoba iced the contest in the 90th minute,
smoothly sliding the ball past Smits on a
breakaway.
"It's a drill we do in practice all the time, they kick the ball to
the wing and then we run over and of course I couldn't miss the
opportunity,” said Cordoba of the first goal. “This is
a great feeling, we wanted to win this a long time ago, so it feels
great.”
Although the Huskies garnered most of the opportunities in the
first half, Toronto was awarded a free kick just before halftime.
Woodbridge, Ont., native Ryan Sciacchitano slipped a pass across
the pitch to Blues player of the game Darragh McGee, who swung the
ball towards the goal from 30-yards out. The Donegal, Ireland
native rattled his shot off the crossbar in the top left corner and
out of play.
The contest took a dramatic turn in the 63rd minute after a red
card was issued to Zach Bauld of Halifax, putting the Huskies down
a player for the rest of the match. The field seemed to open
up more after that, as both teams quickened their pace and made
dangerous runs down both ends of the pitch.
The Blues had a good chance to tie the game in the 82nd minute
after third-year midfielder Geoffrey Borgmann of Mississauga, Ont.,
slid a pass to Alexander Raphael, who was wide open and behind the
defence. Raphael had Miller beaten with his shot but kicked
it just wide of the post.
The Blues poured on the pressure, as Raphael had another open shot
that was stopped by Miller. The first-year goalkeeper came up
big moments later, stopping Toronto’s Federico Vaccaro twice
on close shots that looked to be sure goals.
"We're very happy obviously,” said Saint Mary’s head
coach Stewart Galloway. “We scored early in the second half
and it changed the game a bit and it was close at the finish there,
they almost scored a few times. They had a couple chances so we had
to go and really push.”
SCORING
SUMMARY
SMU: 0-2:2
TOR: 0-0:0
First Half
None
Second Half
1. SMU Jhonattan Cordoba (1) 49th
2. SMU Jhonattan Cordoba (2) 90th
Goalkeepers:
SMU: Adam Miller (W, 0 GA, 5 saves, 90:00 mins)
TOR: John Smitts (L, 2 GA, 7 saves, 90:00 mins)
Shots: SMU 10, TOR 11
Shots on Net: SMU 9, TOR 5
Corners: SMU 2, TOR 6
Offsides: SMU 7, TOR 1
Fouls: SMU 10, TOR 6
Yellow Cards: SMU (Rory Kennedy, Michael Sun) TOR (Federico
Vaccaro, Geoffery Borgmann)
Red Cards: SMU (Zach Bauld)
Players of the game:
SMU: Jhonattan Cordoba
TOR: Darragh McGee
SCHEDULE &
RESULTS
Thursday, Nov. 11
11:00 Quarterfinal 1: York 3, Laval 2 (4-2 PK)
13:30 Quarterfinal 2: Saint Mary’s 1, Alberta 0
16:00 Quarterfinal 3: UBC 3, Western 2 (4-2 PK)
18:30 Quarterfinal 4: Toronto 5, UQAM 0
Friday, Nov. 12
13:30 Consolation 1: Laval 4, Alberta 0
16:00 Consolation 2: Western 3, UQAM 2
Saturday, Nov. 13
11:00 Semifinal 1: York 1, Saint Mary’s 0
14:00 Semifinal 2: UBC 3, Toronto 0
16:30 Consolation final: Western 1, Laval 0
Sunday, Nov. 14
13:00 Saint Mary’s 2, Toronto 0
16:00 York vs UBC (SSN Canada webcast)
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