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INDOOR SOCCER: Kolker dillies, Dhaliwal dallies, Martlets tally

Published: 14 February 2009

By Earl Zukerman

SAINT EUSTACHE, Que. -- Magalie Kolker of West Vancouver, B.C., and Kyrin Dhaliwal of Burnaby, B.C., scored first-half goals as McGill Martlets won their second consecutive game with a 2-0 whitewash over UQAM in women's university indoor soccer, Saturday.

Twenty minutes into the contest, Kolker converted on a pretty play by Cristina Di Caprio who deked UQAM ’keeper Vicky Duplesis and lofted a cross to Kolker for an easy tap-in on the open side.

Dhaliwal doubled the score in the 40th minute after converting a nice pass from Kolker at the edge of the box.

Di Caprio, who was named as McGill’s player of the game, had a solid performance upfront, using her speed to constantly challenge the UQAM defenders for most the game.

The Martlets dominated the game from start to finish, displaying nice offensive sequences combined with very physical play all over the pitch. Simmons and Salasky controlled the midfield, while Green and Pelletier put in solid efforts on the back line.

Slomowitz earned her second consecutive shutout.

The Martlets evened their record at 2-2-1 in the indoor league and will play next in Sherbrooke against Bishop’s on Feb. 20.

"It was a very good team effort," said head coach Marc Mounicot. "There was a clear improvement in our overall performance. Our goal is to get into playoffs with some positive momentum and a strong performance in our final two games (at Bishop’s and versus Concordia) should give us the confidence needed to go far in the playoffs."

SCORING SUMMARY

McGill 2, UQAM 0

(@ Saint Eustache, Feb 14, 2009)

FIRST HALF:
1. McG: Magalie Kolker (Di Caprio), 20:00
2. McG: Kyrin Dhaliwal (Kolker), 40:00

SECOND HALF:
(no scoring)

Corner Kicks:
UQAM 2
McGill 3

Shots:
UQAM: on net 3, off net 3
McGill: on net 7, off net 5

PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
UQAM: Marjolaine Deveau
McGill: Cristina Di Caprio

McGILL LINEUP
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G: Slomowitz
D: Green-Pelletier-Joyal-Henri
M: Wakeling-Simmons-Salasky-Smith
F: Kolker-Di Caprio

SUBSTITUTIONS:
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Floyd in for Joyal (30:00)
Desjardins in for Smith (46:00)
Dhaliwal for Henri (30:00)
Albellan for Wakeling (46:00)
Gibson in for Simmons (46:00)
Lermer for Green (60:00)

LINEUP SCRATCHES:
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Hooper- injd
Morin-Boucher- injd
Willimas- injd
Keating- injd
Huot- injd