(PHOTO BY ANDREW DOBROWOLSKYJ)
MONTREAL -- Gareth Pugh, a fifth-year striker
from Ottawa, struck paydirt in the ninth minute of play as McGill
skunked the Concordia Stingers 2-0 in men's soccer action on a
cold, damp soiree at Molson Stadium, Friday.
Pugh received a low cross in the slot from defender
Stephen Keefe, a sophomore from Toronto, then
turned and fired a bullet to the lower left side of Concordia
goaltender Nicholas Giannone, who was credited
with nine saves in the contest and was named by the McGill coaching
staff as the Stingers player of the game.
Pugh, who won similiar honours for the Redmen, then drew a
penalty-kick in the 34th minute when he was pushed from behind as
he was about to receive a crossing pass. Sami
Obaid, a third-year medical student from Laval, Que., took
the penalty shot and scored the insurance marke to the low
right-hand side.
"We played well enough to win and while I wasn't really happy
with our total effort, a win is a win," said Redmen head coach
David Simon. "However, iImust single out Pugh, who
was easily our best player out there."
"Keeper Jean-Luc Gosselin of Longueuil, Que.,
made two saves to record his third goose-egg of the QUSL
season.
The result moved McGill into sole possession of third-place in
the seven-team QUSL with a 4-4-3 record. Two games remain before
playoffs and the Redmen are two points in arrears of second-place
Laval (5-2-2) but have fourth-place UQAM (3-1-5) breathing down
their necks. The last-place Stingers dropped to 0-7-3.
McGill will host UQAM in a key encouter at Molson Stadiumk,
Sunday. then the redmen will close out regular season play at UQTR
on Nov. 1. The playoffs are scheduled to begin Nov. 6.
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| MEN'S STANDINGS (updated after games of Oct.
23) |
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| Pos |
TEAM |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
PTS |
| 1 |
Montréal |
10 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
6 |
12 |
25 |
| 2 |
Laval |
9 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
7 |
10 |
17 |
| 3 |
McGill |
10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
11 |
4 |
15 |
| 4 |
UQAM |
9 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
-2 |
14 |
| 5 |
UQTR |
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
11 |
-2 |
10 |
| 6 |
Sherbrooke |
9 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
18 |
-10 |
5 |
| 7 |
Concordia |
10 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
21 |
-12 |
3 |
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SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 2, Concordia 0
(@ Molson Stadium)
FIRST HALF:
1. McGILL: Gareth Pugh (Stephen Keefe),
9:00
2. McGILL: Sami Obaid (penalty-kick), 34:00
SECOND HALF:
(no scoring)
GOALKEEPERS:
CON: Nicholas Giannone (L, 90:00, 2 GA, 9
SVS)
McG: Jean-Lou Gosselin (W, 90:00, 0 GA, 2 SVS,
SHO)
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
CON: Nicholas Giannone
McG: Gareth Pugh
SHOTS (on net / attempted):
By CON: (2/3)
By McG: (11/17)
CORNER KICKS:
By CON: 3
By McG: 6
FOULS:
By CON: 9
By McG: 13
CARDS:
By CON:
Yellow (2): Kouyabe Ignegongba (33:00), Michael Al Tork
(81:00)
Red (1): Bechara Haddad (83:00)
By McG:
Yellow (none)
Red (none)
OFFSIDES:
By CON: 4
By McG: 11
CROSSES:
By CON: 4
By McG: 0
STARTING LINEUP FOR
McGILL:
G: Jean-Lou Gosselin
D: Louis Fouquet
D: Stephen Keefe (out at 46:00)
D: Graeme Tingey
D: Thomas Lucas (C)
M: Jeremy Hurdle (out at 29:00; back in at 67:00)
M: Yohann Capolungo (out at 76:00)
M: Sami Obaid (out at 69:00)
M: Ryan Lauzon (out at 85:00)
F: Gareth Pugh (out at 80:00)
F: Eugene Graske (out at 60:00)
SUBSTITUTIONS
M: Cory Marcon (in at 28:00)
D: Axel Dovi (in at 46:00)
D: Alexander Damianou (in at 55:00)
D: Marc-Andre Millette (in at 60:00)
F: Peter Valente (in at 77:00)
F: Michael Stein (in at 80:00)
DID NOT PLAY
G: * Matt Gilmour (dressed but DNP)
G: *Hikaru Bolt
D: Jordan Masys
D: Karl Hantho
M: George Banks (injd)
M: *Nicolas Gonzalez
M: *Alexander Trotsky
*freshman
ATTENDANCE: 82
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
