(MONCTON, N.B) -In Saturday's opening quarter-final of the 2013 Subway AUS women's soccer championship, the top-seeded Cape Breton Capers edged the UPEI Panthers by a score of 1-0 to advance to Sunday's championship final.
The Capers' undefeated regular season earned them a bye into this semi-final matchup of the Subway AUS women's soccer championship.
Coming off their solid defensive win in the quarter-final match-up versus the Memorial Sea-Hawks, a well-supported UPEI Panthers team looked to continue their counter-attacking play against the top-seeded Capers.
The Capers, the more dangerous team in the first half, found themselves frustrated by the hard-working Panthers who often managed to scramble the ball out of their own box.
Corners were particularly dangerous for the Panthers with the Capers showing good strength and power in the air, but lacking the finishing touch.
The first 20 minutes of the second half saw Allison Bell-Davies (Pickering, Ont.) hit the post and the Panthers' miss on two good chances, one coming off a corner.
Robbyn McNeill (Kentville, N.S.) recorded the only goal of the game in the 68th minute off a penalty kick.
Tiffany O'Donnell (Cole Harbour, N.S.) recorded the shutout for the Capers.
Defender Kim Brown (Lantzville, B.C.) was named the Subway Player of the Game for the UPEI Panthers putting in a solid defensive performance. Second-year midfielder Kara Mackinnon (Sydney, N.S.) earned Subway Player of the Game honours for the Capers.
Cape Breton will now take their shot at winning AUS championship banner against the winner of Saturday's second semifinal (Dalhousie vs. Acadia), tomorrow at 2 p.m., in the Subway AUS championship final game.
Source: Mount Allison Sports Information