REDEEMER 2, MOHAWK 1

ANCASTER, Ont. - Redeemer Royals rallied in the second half for a 2-1 victory over the Mohawk Mountaineers in OCAA men's soccer on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at Redeemer.

It looked like Redeemer would open the scoring in the 38th minute when Jeremy Petrusma was tackled and injured inside the 18-yard box and the Royals were awarded a penalty. Wes Schilstra fired his spot kick to the lower corner, but Mohawk's Philip Lucek made a dazzling save to his left, to keep the game goalless. It was just one numerous great stops a busy Lucek made throughout the contest.

A mere five minutes after the Redeemer miss, the Mountaineers were awarded a penalty when Santiago Velasquez-Ruiz was taken down in the area. And Justin Dargue blasted home the only goal of the first half.

The second half was dominated by the Royals, but they couldn't beat Lucek until the 59th minute when Ryley Cribbin banged home the equalizer in a big scramble. Cribbin had just re-entered the game after taking a breather.

It looked like the game would end in a draw, especially when a good Royals chance was cleared off the line by the Mountaineers.

However with just five minutes remaining of the 90, a through ball was played to Enzo Guerra, who calmly potted the winner.

Mohawk head coach Carmine Lancia, who agreed his goalkeeper played a fantastic game, had problems elsewhere. "We're a bit disjointed right now. We need to just keep working at it and hopefully it comes together. We've still got time, with six games to play, so hopefully can have a better second half of the season," Lancia said.

Redeemer improved to 2-0-1 while Mohawk fell to 1-3, with their third straight defeat.

The Mountaineers will be in Windsor to play St. Clair on Saturday, Sept. 23.

Source: Mohawk College