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MSOC | Voyageurs Take Leg 1 of RIley Gallo Cup

MSOC | Voyageurs Take Leg 1 of RIley Gallo Cup

The Laurentian Voyageurs men’s soccer team faced their northern rival, the Nipissing Lakers, on Sunday afternoon in Sudbury and came away with a 3-1 victory.

 

The match was the back end of the opening leg of the Riley Gallo Cup and was the second contest to count towards the newly minted ‘705 Challenge Cup’.  The game began extremely fast when, just 2 minutes in, Dean Pizolinas streaked up the sideline and slid a cross into the 6 yard box where the Nipissing defender, in trying to block the pass, ended up putting it into his own net.  The Voyageurs would go ahead 2-0 in the 29th minute when Liam Ezzard collected a loose ball just in front of the Lakers’ net and calmly slid it across the line.  Nipissing got on the board before the end of the half as Andy Bago converted a penalty kick in the 35th minute to end the first half with a 2-1 score line in favour of the Voyageurs.

 

The second half was a back and forth affair with quality chances on both sides on the ball.  The Voyageurs finally broke through in the 81st minute as Zef Kraja converted a wonderful cross to push the Voyageurs’ lead to 3-1, which is where it would stay until the final whistle.

 

The Voyageurs now get ready to face the Trent Excalibur when they come to town next Saturday for a 2:15pm kick off.

 

Laurentian University's Department of Athletics is home to 23 varsity sports teams. The Voyageurs decorated history of pride and tradition includes 62 provincial championships as well as 10 national championships in 54 years of competition.