Men's Soccer | 9/8/2017 11:54:00 PM

(McGill midfielder Roberto Bonalumi; PHOTO BY CAL UNAL)

MONTREAL -- A pair of second-half goals in quick succession by midfielder Roberto Bonalumi and defender Davide Salvoni gave the McGill University men's soccer team a 2-0 whitewash over visiting Sherbrooke before 232 fans at the Molson Stadium opener, Friday.

It was McGill's third consecutive shutout over the Vert & Or, dating back to last season, and improved their undefeated streak versus Sherbrooke to 6-0-1 since a 4-2 setback on Oct. 6, 2013.

After a scoreless opening half, Bonalumi, a third-year MBA student from Italy, converted a pass from Mohamed Kleit in the 64th minute. Less than two minutes later, Salvoni, a physical education senior from St. Leonard, Que., followed up with an unassisted marker.

The Redmen held a 9-0 advantage in shots toward the net and a 5-1 margin in corner kicks.

Goalkeeper Theo Farineau, a 6-foot-2, 159-pound political science freshman from France, registered a no-save shutout for his first career victory, while Sherbrooke's Guillaume Proulx made three saves on five shots in a losing cause.

McGill, which improved to a 1-0-1 second-place record in the RSEQ conference, will host the division-leading Montreal Carabins (2-0) on Friday, Sept. 15 at 8:15 p.m. Sherbrooke (0-2) travels to UQTR (0-1-1) the same day.

 

Shots by period	1	2	Tot
Sherbrooke..........	0	0	-	0
McGill..............	5	4	-	9

Saves by period	1	2	Tot
Sherbrooke..........	3	0	-	3
McGill..............	0	0	-	0

Corner Kicks	1	2	Tot
Sherbrooke..........	1	0	-	1
McGill..............	5	0	-	5

Fouls	1	2	Tot
Sherbrooke..........	6	3	-	9
McGill..............	7	6	-	13

2017 RSEQ STANDINGS
(updated after Sept. 8 games)
 

Pos	TEAMS	MJ	V	D	N	BP	BC	PTS
1	Montréal	2	2	0	0	6	0	6
2	McGill	2	1	0	1	3	1	4
3	Laval	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
4	UQAM	2	1	1	0	1	3	3
5	UQTR	2	0	1	1	1	2	1
6	Concordia	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
7	Sherbrooke	2	0	2	0	0	5	0

SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
McGill Sports Info Office
(514) 398-7012