November 4, 2012
Marauders win OUA men's soccer title
The McMaster University Marauders men’s soccer team won its second straight OUA gold medal on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 4) with a dominant 5-0 victory over the Carleton University Ravens at McNaughton Park.
Earlier in the day, the host York Lions claimed the bronze medal with a 1-0 win over the Queen’s Gaels.
In the gold medal final, the Marauders dominated the Ravens from the opening whistle and never let up. They scored their first goal in the 11th minute and their last in the 89th, and in between controlled the ball all over the field and put forth multiple offensive attacks.
Paterson Farrell (Oakville, Ont.) opened the scoring with what turned out to be the game winner. He was standing in front of the net to the right of Carleton goalkeeper Mark Krocko (Ashton, Ont.) and one-timed a crossing shot into the net.
Less than 10 minutes later, Mark Reilly (Hamilton, Ont.) increased the lead to two on a gorgeous shot from outside the top left corner of the box that flew past Krocko in the 19th minute.
Carleton had its best chance for a goal late in the first half on a hard shot by Theodore Lopez de Castilla (Ottawa), but McMaster goalkeeper Angelo Cavalluzzo (Hamilton, Ont.) made a tremendous diving save to his left to keep the ball out.
The Marauders carried their 2-0 lead into halftime and continued to dominate in the second with two quick goals in the first 20 minutes of the half. Muntazir Fadhel (Richmond Hill, Ont.) netted one on a free kick in the 58th minute, and Karl Bicamumpaka (Orleans, Ont.) fired one home through traffic in front of the net in the 61st minute for a 4-0 McMaster lead.
David Serafini (Oakville, Ont.) put the final goal into the net in the last minute of the game when he went in all alone on Krocko and scored.
Both McMaster and Carleton had already earned spots at the CIS championships beginning on Thursday, Nov. 8 in Quebec City.
In the bronze medal game, Lions rookie Nicolas Mejia (Burlington, Ont.) netted the only goal of the game in the 58th minute. He was sent in on a nice pass from fellow first-year player Nicholas Palmer (Ajax, Ont.) and chipped the ball over the head of Queen’s goalkeeper Max Materne (Toronto), who had come out to the top of the box, and into the net.
Sotiri Varlokostas (Toronto) and Colm Vance (Bradford, Ont.) split duties in net for the Lions, each playing one half, to secure the shutout. Varlokostas needed to make just two saves in the first, while Vance was impressive with six saves to preserve the win after Mejia’s goal.
The bronze medal is the second straight for the Lions after also finishing third in Ottawa last year.
Source: York Sports Info
Earlier in the day, the host York Lions claimed the bronze medal with a 1-0 win over the Queen’s Gaels.
In the gold medal final, the Marauders dominated the Ravens from the opening whistle and never let up. They scored their first goal in the 11th minute and their last in the 89th, and in between controlled the ball all over the field and put forth multiple offensive attacks.
Paterson Farrell (Oakville, Ont.) opened the scoring with what turned out to be the game winner. He was standing in front of the net to the right of Carleton goalkeeper Mark Krocko (Ashton, Ont.) and one-timed a crossing shot into the net.
Less than 10 minutes later, Mark Reilly (Hamilton, Ont.) increased the lead to two on a gorgeous shot from outside the top left corner of the box that flew past Krocko in the 19th minute.
Carleton had its best chance for a goal late in the first half on a hard shot by Theodore Lopez de Castilla (Ottawa), but McMaster goalkeeper Angelo Cavalluzzo (Hamilton, Ont.) made a tremendous diving save to his left to keep the ball out.
The Marauders carried their 2-0 lead into halftime and continued to dominate in the second with two quick goals in the first 20 minutes of the half. Muntazir Fadhel (Richmond Hill, Ont.) netted one on a free kick in the 58th minute, and Karl Bicamumpaka (Orleans, Ont.) fired one home through traffic in front of the net in the 61st minute for a 4-0 McMaster lead.
David Serafini (Oakville, Ont.) put the final goal into the net in the last minute of the game when he went in all alone on Krocko and scored.
Both McMaster and Carleton had already earned spots at the CIS championships beginning on Thursday, Nov. 8 in Quebec City.
In the bronze medal game, Lions rookie Nicolas Mejia (Burlington, Ont.) netted the only goal of the game in the 58th minute. He was sent in on a nice pass from fellow first-year player Nicholas Palmer (Ajax, Ont.) and chipped the ball over the head of Queen’s goalkeeper Max Materne (Toronto), who had come out to the top of the box, and into the net.
Sotiri Varlokostas (Toronto) and Colm Vance (Bradford, Ont.) split duties in net for the Lions, each playing one half, to secure the shutout. Varlokostas needed to make just two saves in the first, while Vance was impressive with six saves to preserve the win after Mejia’s goal.
The bronze medal is the second straight for the Lions after also finishing third in Ottawa last year.
Source: York Sports Info
