The Stinger soccer teams finished their regular seasons with decisive wins over the Sherbrooke Vert et Or teams on Sunday at Concordia.
The women shut-out the visitors 2-0 with solid defence and the men won 4-2 in a game that capped off an undefeated season.
The women’s game was dominated by a stingy Concordia defence anchored by Val Desjardins and Maggie Katz.
At 30 minutes, striker Reena Vohra opened the scoring when she put a pass from Amanda Maks, into the back of the net.
Two minutes later, Maks doubled the Concordia lead with a magnificent header off midfielder Catherine DeAbreu’s corner kick.
“I was in the right place at the right time,” Maks said shortly after the game. “I got my head on it and it went in.”
Concordia went into halftime with a 2-0 lead and never looked back, coasting to victory after an uneventful second half.
The victory cemented a playoff spot for the Stingers, who will play a semi-final game this week.
“We are very excited (about the playoffs),” an optimistic Maks said. “We know we can beat the teams we have to beat, so I think we’ll be good.”
The men dominated their game and could have easily gotten shutout if not for two defensive errors.
Sherbrooke opened the scoring in the 30th minute when Nicholas Harel volleyed a cross past Stinger goalkeeper David Ortega.
Concordia tied the score minutes later when midfielder Mehdi Mourali lobbed a perfect cross to striker Steven Craig, who headed it in for the Stingers’ first goal.
Midfielder Stefan Takac scored his first of two goals on the afternoon in injury time of the first half off an Amar Badawieh pass.
Concordia got its third goal came in the 60th minute as Mourali launched a long pass to a streaking Badawieh on a counter attack. The diminutive striker scooped up the ball and beat a helpless Saulnier for the goal.
“Mehdi kicked it all the way to the other end,” Badawieh said. “I went fast, I controlled it. The goalkeeper left his goal and I just put it in the opposite end.”
Sherbrooke’s only other goal came off a penalty kick late in the game.
That would be as close as Sherbrooke would come as Takac was credited with a goal in the 83rd minute when one of his high crosses bounced off a Vert et Or player’s head and ended up in the net.
The playoffs are next for the undefeated Stingers (9-0-3), and if they are crowned Quebec champions, they earn the right to compete at the nationals in Halifax, NS.
Badawieh predicted the Stingers will win it all. “We’re going to make it to the nationals in Halifax, and we’re going to win it.”
The women shut-out the visitors 2-0 with solid defence and the men won 4-2 in a game that capped off an undefeated season.
The women’s game was dominated by a stingy Concordia defence anchored by Val Desjardins and Maggie Katz.
At 30 minutes, striker Reena Vohra opened the scoring when she put a pass from Amanda Maks, into the back of the net.
Two minutes later, Maks doubled the Concordia lead with a magnificent header off midfielder Catherine DeAbreu’s corner kick.
“I was in the right place at the right time,” Maks said shortly after the game. “I got my head on it and it went in.”
Concordia went into halftime with a 2-0 lead and never looked back, coasting to victory after an uneventful second half.
The victory cemented a playoff spot for the Stingers, who will play a semi-final game this week.
“We are very excited (about the playoffs),” an optimistic Maks said. “We know we can beat the teams we have to beat, so I think we’ll be good.”
The men dominated their game and could have easily gotten shutout if not for two defensive errors.
Sherbrooke opened the scoring in the 30th minute when Nicholas Harel volleyed a cross past Stinger goalkeeper David Ortega.
Concordia tied the score minutes later when midfielder Mehdi Mourali lobbed a perfect cross to striker Steven Craig, who headed it in for the Stingers’ first goal.
Midfielder Stefan Takac scored his first of two goals on the afternoon in injury time of the first half off an Amar Badawieh pass.
Concordia got its third goal came in the 60th minute as Mourali launched a long pass to a streaking Badawieh on a counter attack. The diminutive striker scooped up the ball and beat a helpless Saulnier for the goal.
“Mehdi kicked it all the way to the other end,” Badawieh said. “I went fast, I controlled it. The goalkeeper left his goal and I just put it in the opposite end.”
Sherbrooke’s only other goal came off a penalty kick late in the game.
That would be as close as Sherbrooke would come as Takac was credited with a goal in the 83rd minute when one of his high crosses bounced off a Vert et Or player’s head and ended up in the net.
The playoffs are next for the undefeated Stingers (9-0-3), and if they are crowned Quebec champions, they earn the right to compete at the nationals in Halifax, NS.
Badawieh predicted the Stingers will win it all. “We’re going to make it to the nationals in Halifax, and we’re going to win it.”
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