UFV Cascades fall to TWU Spartans, 2-1, at Bateman Park, in Abbotsford, BC
The University of the Fraser Valley fell, 2-1, to the Trinity Western University Spartans, at Bateman Park, in Abbotsford, BC. The Cascades Canada West men’s soccer regular season record falls to 1-8-1 for 4 points while the Spartans record improves to 5-3-2 for 17 points.
The Cascades came out strong and matched the high intensity of their arch rivals from Langley, BC. The first half was filled with great opportunities by both teams to open the scoring. UFV’s Mark Village, Abbotsford, BC and TWU’s Andrew Kowan, Richmond, BC made several saves each to keep the match scoreless. The one break in the first half belonged to the Spartans as Brayden Gant, Maple Ridge, BC set up Daniel Lowen, Langley, BC with a perfect pass which Lowen converted by beating Village to score his first goal of the regular season. The Spartans led at halftime by the one goal.
In the second half, UFV came out on fire and kept pressuring the Trinity defense and testing Kowan. The Cascades break came midway through the half when Sasa Plavsic, Coquitlam, BC set up Jordan Tipton, Chilliwack, BC who headed the ball past Kowan to tie the score at one. The Spartans regained control of the match and with five minutes remaining Shawn Parkas, North Delta, BC score what would be the winning goal. UFV made several last attempts at tying the match but TWU held on for their fifth win of the season.
“We played well today and gave a good effort, we just fell short,” said Alan Errington UFV Cascades Head Coach.
TWU 1 1 = 2 (5-3-2)
UFV 0 1 = 1 (1-8-1)
Scoring
First Half: 26:46 TWU Lowen (Gant)
Second Half: 70:47 UFV Tipton (Plavsic) 86:36 TWU Parkes (Vokenant)
Goalkeeping: TWU: Kowan 3 saves / UFV: Village 4 saves
Corner Kicks: TWU: 8/ UFV: 4
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