Trojans down Kings with strong second half
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Red Deer College (1-2-1, 1-2-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SAIT (5-0-0, 5-0-0) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Brent Forster - RDC
Calgary - The Red Deer College Kings were even with the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Men's Soccer South Division leading SAIT Trojans (4 - 0 - 0) for over 62 minutes and as some RDC injuries set in, the Trojans capitalized four times in the final 27 minutes for a 4 - 0 win.
After two-thirds of the game was even, Armando Garcia eventually put SAIT up 1 - 0 in the 63rd minute. John Hutchinson added a second goal around six minutes later. In the final 20 minutes, Armando Garcia recorded his second strike of the game and Bernardo Rojas completed a 4 - 0 win.
Kings Soccer Head Coach Wade Groenewegen appreciated a strong effort in a tough game. "Part way through the first half, we had to pull an injured Theoren Gill which was unfortunate," says Groenewegen. "Not long after SAIT's first goal, Hugo Janssen was receiving medical attention and the Trojans struck again. Later in the game, we were playing a man short, fatigue started to set in and SAIT connected two more times."
Kings goalkeeper Jacob Hamilton, a Bachelor of Kinesiology student from Lacombe, made some key saves and turned aside six Trojans' shots.
The Head Coach saw several positives in the matchup against the Trojans squad. "Hugo Janssen worked hard and was named the player-of-the-game for us," says Groenewegen. "Thomas Favel and Colin Purnell also put in excellent performances in Calgary."
Currently, the SAIT Trojans sit in first in the south with 12 points. The Medicine Hat College Rattlers hold down second spot with 7 points. The Red Deer College Kings and Lethbridge College Kodiaks share third with 4 points and both teams have only played three games.
The Red Deer College Kings (1 - 1 - 1) will compete in a pair of important home games next weekend. Saturday, September 22, the RDC Kings will host the Medicine Hat College Rattlers (2 - 1 - 1) at 2:00 p.m. At the same time on Sunday, the Kings will face the Lethbridge College Kodiaks (1 - 1 - 1) at the RDC Main Field.