Soccer Redmen begin with a bang, spank Sherbrooke
(PHOTO BY ANDREW DOBROWOLSKYJ)
MONTREAL - Cory Marcon's early goal was all McGill needed as the No.2-ranked soccer Redmen opened their campaign by coasting to a 4-0 whitewash over visiting Sherbrooke in Quebec University Soccer League play before a crowd of 541 at Molson Stadium, Friday.
McGill dominated field position throughout and held a lopsided 18-2 margin in shots toward net.
Marcon, a third-year midfielder from Thunderhill, MD, beat bewildered Sherbrooke goalkeeper Benjamin Marquis in the 14th minute and the Redmen never looked back.
Freshman Sebastian Munro, a prized recruit from Vancouver, B.C., converted a pass from Yohann Capolungo in the 20th minute to put the Redmen ahead 2-0.
McGill took a stranglehold on the game's outcome when rookie William Hoyle of Ottawa received a pass from Olivier Babineau and fired a shot past Marquis with eight minutes remaining on the clock. Rounding out the scoring was Peter Valente, a junior striker from Toronto, who tallied with four minutes to go.
Veteran keeper Jean-Lou Gosselin, a five-foot-10 junior from Montreal, needed only a pair of saves to post the shutout. His Vert & Or counterpart was credited with a whopping eight saves in a losing cause.
McGill (1-0) now gets a five-day respite to prepare for No.1-ranked Laval's much-awaited visit to Molson Stadium (Sept. 16) in a re-match of last year's CIS championship gold medal affair in Langley, B.C. In that meeting, the Rouge et Or rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat McGill 3-2 and capture their first-ever national title.
SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 4, Sherbrooke 0
(at Molson Stadium)
FIRST HALF:
1.McGill: Cory Marcon (unassisted), 14:00
2.McGill: Sebastian Munro (Yohann Capolungo), 30:00
SECOND HALF:
3.McGill: William Hoyle (Olivier Babineau), 82:00
4.McGill: Peter Valente (unassisted), 86:00
GOALKEEPERS:
Sherbrooke: Benjamin Marquis (L, 4 GA, 8 saves, 90:00)
McGill: Jean-Lou Gosselin (W, 0 GA, 2 saves, SHO, 90:00)
SHOTS TOWARD NET:
Sherbrooke (2 on net, 0 off net)
McGill (12 on net, 6 off net)
CARDS:
Sherbrooke: 3 yellows (Eric Pepin, 5:00; Bachir Haddadi, 40:00; Omar Rahmouni, 57:00)
McGill: 1 yellow (Cory Marcon, 55:00)
CORNERS:
Sherbrooke 4
McGill 6
CROSSES:
Sherbrooke 1
McGill 11
FOULS:
Sherbrooke 11
McGill 12
OFFSIDES BY:
Sherbrooke 1
McGill 0
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
Sherbrooke: Bachir Haddadi
McGill: Yohann Capolungo
STARTING LINEUP FOR McGILL:
GK: Jean-Lou Gosselin
DEF: James Allester
DEF: Karl Hantho
DEF: Louis Fouquet
DEF: Thomas Lucas
MID: Alexander Damianou
MID: Jeremy Hurdle
MID: Yohann Capolungo (capt.)
MID: Olivier Babineau
MID: Cory Marcon
FOR: Sebastian Munro
SUBSTITUTIONS:
MID: Peter Valente for Marcon (57:00)
MID: George Banks for Munro (57:00)
DEF: Stephen Keefe for Damianou (62:00)
MID: Alexander Trotsky for Hurdle (70:00)
MID: William Hoyle for Capolungo (79:00)
DID NOT PLAY:
GK Mathew Gilmour
GK: Hikaru Bolt (dressed but DNP)
DEF: Alexander King
DEF: Taren Roughead
DEF: Graeme Tingey
DEF: Axel Dovi
MID: Sami Obaid
MID: Dragos Maftei
Attendance 541
SOURCE:
Communications Officer
McGill Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
m.athletics.mcgill.ca (mobile website)