BRONZE 2010 CIS championship: Fraser Valley wins their first CIS soccer medal

By UPEI sports information

CHARLOTTETOWN (CIS) –The Fraser Valley Cascade claimed their 1st ever CIS soccer medal earning bronze in an exciting match over the Montreal Carabins in Charlottetown at the 2010 CIS Women’s Soccer Championship.

The Cascade won in dramatic fashion outscoring Montreal 5-4 in penalty kicks after regulation time left the teams deadlocked 2-2. Great saves by both keepers in the shootout resulted in the teams requiring 7 shooters before Montreal pushed their last shot wide left after Marie Verbenkov (Langley) of the Cascade had scored.
It was a tough loss for the Carabins who had advanced to the championship round with a late overtime goal over the host UPEI  Panthers, then losing in overtime to Laurier in Saturday’s semi-final.

CIS player of the year Vérnique Laveredière(Montréal) scored both Montreal goals. Her first, in the 43rd minute, was the lone highlight of a closely played first half.  Her second tied the game in the 80th minute on a quality left to right finish just as it appeared UFV was on their way to victory.
UFV  player of the game (for the 3rd time in as many games) Carly Neeson(Maple Rigde, B.C.) evened the score at 1-1 in the 60th minute with a left footed flick of the ball past the Carabin keeper finishing off a long ball into the box from Caitlin Blondin (Abbotsford). Danika Snook(Chilliwack) put the Cascade ahead in the 72nd minute with a quality finish on another long ball, this one from Danielle Schmidt(Abbotsford).

UFV appeared to have the game won in regulation, however Carabin defender Virginie Levesque(Montréal) saved a sure goal clearing the ball of the line in the 88th minute. It was the 2nd game in a row Levesque made a goal line save.

Neeson was all smiles as her team enjoyed the victory.” I’m so proud of our team, we came so far as a team. It’s my 1st time here (in PEI) and its’ a great way to finish the season > That’s a good Montreal team”.

Montréal’s Head Coach Kevin McConnell was disappointed, "The team had a good season, but we fall short of our goal.  The players played with intensity and they wanted to win this game. They showed a lot of determination to come back in the game.”  All three games had gone into overtime or pentaly kicks,  "When a game comes to shootout, you have to have some chance on your side. It is difficult to recreate a situation like during training. A lot more pressure and emotions come into a game situation." 
 
SCORING SUMMARY

UFV 0, 2,1:3 (5-4 PK)
MTR 1,1,0:2
 
First Half
1.     MTR  Véronique Laverdiere (3)42nd

Second Half
2.     UFV Carly Neeson (1) 58th
3.     UFV Danielle Snook (1)71st
4.  MTR  Véronique Laverdiere (4)90th

Penalty Kicks
UFV: Ellen Kuyer, saved
MTR: Catherine Delmas-Frenette, saved
UFV: Andrea McLachlan, goal
MTR: Cholé Bouclni Sabourin, goal
UFV Caitlin Blondin, goal
MTR: Valérie Labell, goal
UFV: Chelsea Steffen, saved
MTR Aurélie Tremblay goal
UFV: Danielle deBruin, goal
MTR: Virginie Lévesque, saved

Sudden death
UFV Carly Neeson, goal
MTR: Emmanuelle Béliveau-Labrecque, goal
UFV: Marie Verbenkov, goal
MTR:Mathilde Fau, missed
 
Goalkeepers:
UFV: Charmaine Biagioni (W, 2 GA, 1 save. 90 :00 mins, 2-1)
MTR: Sarah Therien ( L, 1-GA,1 save, 55 :00 mins, 1-1)
MTR: Gabrielle Gauthier (L, 2-GA, 1 save, 35 :00 mins 0-1)
 
Shots: UFV 8, MTR 8
Corners: UFV 6, MTR 3
Offsides: UFV 0, MTR 1
Fouls: UFV 8, MTR 7
Yellow Cards:
UFV Andrea McLachlan
MTR  Virgine Levesque
Red Cards: none 
 
Players of the game:
UFV : Carly Neeson
MTR : Véronique Laverdiére
 
SCHEDULE & RESULTS (All times LOCAL: Atlantic Time)
 
Thursday, Nov. 11
10:00 Quarter-final 1: Queen’s 1, Cape Breton 0
13:00 Quarter-final 2: Fraser Valley 2, Laval 0
16:00 Quarter-final 3: Wilfrid Laurier 1, UBC 0
19:30 Quarter-final 4: Montreal 2, UPEI 1 overtime

Friday, Nov. 12
13:00 Consolation 1: Laval 7, Cape Breton 1
16:00 Consolation 2: UBC 4 vs. UPEI 0

Saturday, Nov. 13
13:00 Semifinal 1: Queen’s 2, Fraser Valley 0
16:00 Semifinal 2: Wilfrid Laurier 2, Montréal 0  (OT)
19:00 Consolation final: Laval 2, UBC 1 in PK

Sunday, Nov. 14
10:00 Bronze medal  UFV 2, Montréal 1  in PK
13:00 Championship final  Queen’s vs. Laurier(SSN Canada webcast) 
 
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