LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western fell 2-1 to No. 10 UBC on Saturday night at Chase Office Field.
The Spartans (6-8-2) took an early lead courtesy of a
Thomas Powell (Coquitlam, B.C.) goal from the penalty spot, but the Thunderbirds (8-3-2) were able to squeak out two late goals from Markus Puhalj and Nicholas Momotani.
Alexander Cordeiro (Burnaby, B.C.) stopped six of eight UBC attempts on net while Thunderbirds keeper Axel Thulin Lennselius was only forced to make saves on two of three shots he faced.
AS IT HAPPENED
The Spartans were first to strike as UBC keeper Thulin Lennselius brought Powell down in the box. Powell proceeded to convert on the penalty kick, putting the Spartans up 1-0 in the 21
st. The first half ended with Powell's marker standing as the difference.
With the Spartans holding onto their one-goal lead for the majority of the first half, UBC found their way into the back of Cordeiro's net in the 88
th as Puhalj headed a corner kick from Markus Kaiser home.
UBC took a 2-1 lead in additional time as Momotani beat Cordeiro on a two-on-one opportunity.
QUOTABLE
Mike Shearon – TWU Head Coach
"Obviously frustrating tonight. Every player on the field was frustrated with how tonight ended. I can't question the desire and work rate from the guys – I think we left everything on the field, it just didn't go our way. That's the cruelty of soccer at times. It wasn't meant to be, nor was it our night. Now's the time to grow from this and move forward. We need to become a team that is hard to beat, and this year will help us learn to do that."
NOTABLE
- The match saw four yellow cards shown. UBC received three while the Spartans took one.
- Thomas Powell ends the season with TWU's second most points (4G-4A) as Soren Di Sabatino (Langley, B.C.) led the Spartans with seven goals and two assists on the year.
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 13 U SPORTS team championships and 32 Canada West team championships.
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