Shorthanded Pats salvage tie to get upper hand on Redmen
MONTREAL - Nicolas Benoit, a defender from Greenfield Park, Que., scored a shorthanded goal in injury time as UQTR rallied to salvage an unlikely 1-1 draw with McGill in men's soccer action at Molson Stadium, Sunday.
It marked the second time in as many home games that the Redmen conceded a costly goal in extra time. The first occurrence was in a 2-1 loss to Montreal, Sept. 10.
Gareth Pugh, a fifth-year senior from Ottawa, had given McGill a 1-0 lead in the 67th minute of play after converting a pass from Sami Obaid and beating Patriotes netminder Roch Goyette of Gatineau, Que.
Six warning cards and one red card were issued in a physical affair that featured 28 fouls, including 18 to UQTR. Patriotes midfielder Daniel Dupont was ejected in the 35th minute of play for incurring his second yellow card of the day.
McGill 'keeper Matt Gilmour of North Vancouver, B.C., made his CIS regular season debut with the Redmen and was credited with two saves.
The Redmen had a 4-2 advantage in shots and a 14-5 margin in crosses.
The result left both teams tied in the Quebec University Soccer League standings with identical 2-1-2 record. McGill returns to action when they host Laval at Molson Stadium, Oct. 2. The Rouge et Or own a 3-2-0 record and are tied with undefeated UQAM (2-0-3) for second place. Montreal sits atop the standings with a 3-1-1 record.
SCORING SUMMARY
McGill Redmen 1, UQTR 1
(Sept. 27, 2009 @ Molson Stadium)
FIRST HALF:
(no scoring)
SECOND HALF:
1. McG: Gareth Pugh (Sami Obaid), 67:00
2. UQTR: Nicolas Benoit (Belkahla Tewfik), 90:00
GOALKEEPERS:
UQTR:
Roch Goyette (T, 90:00, 1GA, 3 saves)
McGILL:
Matt Gilmour (T, 90:00, 1GA, 2 saves)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
UQTR : Belkahla Tewfik
McGill: Gareth Pugh
SHOTS (on net / attempted):
By UQTR: (3/8)
By McGill: (4/11)
CORNER KICKS:
By UQTR: 4
By McGill: 4
FOULS:
By McGill: 8
By McGill 18
CARDS:
By UQTR
Red (1): Daniel Dupont (35:00)
Yellow (4): Daniel Dupont (19:00, 35:00), Kante Abdoulaye (85:00), Guillaume Mainville (73:00)
By McGill
Yellow (2): Peter Valente (54:00), Karl
Hantho (90:00)
OFFSIDES:
By UQTR: 0
By McGill: 0
CROSSES:
By UQTR: 5
By McGill: 14
STARTING LINEUP FOR
McGILL:
G: * Matt Gilmour
D: Jordan Masys (out at 57:00)
D: Marc-Andre Millette (out at 46:00)
D: Louis Fouquet
D: Stephen Keefe
M: Jeremy Hurdle (out at 67:00)
M: Alexander Damianou
M: Cory Marcon
M: Sami Obaid (out at 78:00)
F: Peter Valente (out at 60:00)
F: Gareth Pugh (out at 84:00)
SUBSTITUTIONS
M: Yohann Capolungo (in at 46:00)
D: Karl Hantho (in at 57:00)
M: Ryan Lauzon (in at 67:00)
M: *Nicolas Gonzalez (in at 78:00)
F: Michael Stein (in at 60:00)
M: *Alexander Trotsky (in at 84:00)
DID NOT PLAY
G: Jean-Lou Gosselin (injd)
G: *Hikaru Bolt (dressed but DNP)
D: Graeme Tingey (injd)
M: Thomas Lucas (C) (injd)
D: Axel Dovi (injd)
M: George Banks (injd)
F: Eugene Graske (injd)
*freshman
ATTENDANCE: 103
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-398-7012 (Tel.)