平特五不中

(PHOTO BY ANDREW DOBROWOLSKYJ)

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MONTREAL - V茅ronique Maranda, a senior from Montreal, converted a direct free kick at the 55-minute mark and that proved to be the difference as the No. 2-ranked Montreal Carabins edged No.10-平特五不中 2-1 in the Quebec university women's soccer opener before a crowd of 403 at Molson Stadium, Thursday.

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Montrealer Eva Thouvenot-Hebert, a sophomore forward, had opened the scoring for the Carabins in the 11th minute of play, when she chipped a pass from Claire Robbins of Dollard des Ormeaux, Que.

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Trailing 2-0, Katherine Green, a defender from Richmond Hill, Ont., gave the Martlets false hope when she headed in a corner kick from Maggie Keating of Bridgenorth, Ont., and beat goaltender Martine Julien in the 76th minute.

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Julien, a sophomore from LaSalle, Que., earned the victory, while Shimone Slomowitz of West Vancouver took the loss for 平特五不中.

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"We had a very poor first half and seemed unable to follow the game plan," said Marc Mounicot, head coach of the Martlets. "Yes we are a young team but our youth can not be an excuse for the lack of energy that I saw over the first 45 minutes.

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"At halftime, we made a tactical change and put in a different system, which brought back some new life but their next goal, on a questionable call by the referee, slowed our momentum a bit. Despite that, we bounced back and scored but to beat a solid team like the Carabins, we have to come out with more energy, better determination and a higher quality of technical play."

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The player-of-the-game awards, as selected by the opposing head coaches, went to Montreal's Emilie Mercier of Longueuil, Que., and to 平特五不中's Claire Hooper of London, Ont.

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The Carabins (1-0) will host Concordia (0-0) on Sunday at 1 p.m., while 平特五不中 (0-1) travels to Sherbrooke (0-0) the same day for a 3 p.m. kickoff.

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SCORING SUMMARY:

Montreal 2, 平特五不中 Martlets 1

(Sept. 10, 2009 @ Molson Stadium)

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FIRST HALF:

1.听听 MTL: Eva Thouvenot-Hebert (free kick), 11:00

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SECOND HALF:

2.听听 MTL: Veronique Miranda (Claire Robbins), 55:00

3.听听 MCG: Katherine Green (Maggie Keating), 76:00

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GOALTENDING:

MTL: Martine Julien (W, 90:00, 1GA, 3 SAVES)

MCG: Shimone Slomowitz (L, 90:00, 2GA, 2 SAVES)

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GAME MVPs:
平特五不中 (Claire Hooper)
Montreal (Emilie Mercier)

SHOTS (on net / attempted):
By 平特五不中 (4/7)
By Montreal (4/10)

CORNER KICKS:
By 平特五不中 (3)
By Montreal (2)

FOULS:
By 平特五不中 (11)
By Montreal (7)

CARDS:
By 平特五不中 (1; yellow; Sophia Horricks, 80:00)
By Montreal (0)

OFFSIDES:
By 平特五不中 (1)
By Montreal (0)

CROSSES:
By 平特五不中 (10)
By Montreal (3)

ATTENDANCE: 403

McGILL'S STARTING LINEUP

G:听 Shimone Slomowitz
D:听 Katherine Green
D:听 Elizabeth Williams (C)
D:听 *Lauren Kipp (out at 46:00)
D:听 Kathleen Wakeling
M:听 Claire Hooper
M: *Julia Bahan
M:听 Laura Gibson (out at 30:00)
M:听 Anna Smith (out at 50:00)
M: *Alexandra Armstrong
F:听 Alexandra Morin-Boucher

SUBSTITUTIONS:
M:听 *Hannah Simmons (in at 30:00, out at 70:00)
F:听 *Sophia Horricks (in at 46:00)
M:听 Maggie Keating (in at 50:00)
F:听 *Zohra Bendouah (in at 70:00, out at 85:00)

DID NOT PLAY:
G:听 Anne-Catherine Huot (dressed but DNP)
F:听 *Laura Bland-Lasso (dressed but DNP)
D:听 *Kristina Tzievrakis (dressed but DNP)
D:听 *Carolyn Bell (injd)
M:听 *Ginger Jefferies (injd)
M:听 *Joanna Sienko (injd)
F:听 *Courtney Nelson (not available)
D:听 *Juliana Just-Costa (not available)
F:听 Cristina Di Caprio (not available)

*freshman

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SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

Communications Officer

514-398-7012

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