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Trinity Western TWU (1-4-1, 1-4-1)
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Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

SPARTANS FALL TO GOLDEN BEARS

EDMONTON – The Alberta Golden Bears scored two late goals to defeat the visiting Trinity Western Spartans 3-2 at Foote Field Saturday afternoon in Edmonton, Alberta. The loss drops the Spartans to 1-4-1, while the win moves the Bears to 5-1-1.
 
Scoring for the Spartans were fourth-year forward Charles Tchouya Nana (Calgary, Alb.), and third-year midfielder Jordan Low (Port Moody, B.C.). While Rilind Idrizi, Rodane Cato, and Frankroy Cain scored for the Golden Bears.
 
TWU third-year keeper Alexander Cordeiro (Burnaby, B.C.) made on save in the loss, while Alberta's Liam Collens did not have a save on the two shots on target.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will now head across town to take on the MacEwan Griffins Sunday afternoon. Match time is scheduled for 12 p.m. (MT) at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton.
 
AS IT HAPPENED
After a quiet start to the game the visiting Spartans were the first to get on the board in the 23rd minute, when a misplayed back pass to the Bears keeper was intercepted by Nana who rounded Collens and put a calm finish in the back of the net for his second of the campaign. The home side was quick to respond, as just five minutes later a beautiful Normandeau cross went over an extended Cordeiro and found the boot of Idrizi who made no mistake from in close for his second goal of the campaign as well, which knotted the game at 1. Alberta had some real chances near the end of the half, but would enter the intermission with a 1-1 score.
 
After moving to a more aggressive press at the break, the Spartans again broke through on a beautiful, chipped goal from Low in the 58th minute off a through ball from third-year midfield Kieran Eve (Coquitlam, B.C.). It was his third of the year which puts him in a tie for fourth place in the CW Golden Boot race. Trinity Western impressed for the majority of the second half, putting lots of pressure on an unusually porous Alberta defence that came into the match 4th in the CW in goals against per game. However, a chance cross from Frankroy Cain in the 78th minute found the head, then the boot of Cato who scored his first of the year to even the score at two with 10 minutes remaining. Then, with just two minutes remaining in regular time, Cain finished a headed pass from Caden Ruby that beat the keeper for the winning score, his second of the campaign.
 
NOTABLE
  • The Spartans are 16-13-9 lifetime against the Golden Bears. In their last meeting Alberta defeated TWU 3-1 in the 2023 Canada West quarter finals.
  • Previously in conference play at TWU the Spartans lost 1-0 to the Golden Bears.
  • TWU last played Alberta in Edmonton in 2017, where Spartans won the match 2-0.
  • The Spartans will play eight of their first nine matches on the road.
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 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.
 
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