Box Score The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack have tasted defeat for the second time this Canada West men's soccer season.
The WolfPack were in Calgary on Saturday (Sept 21) where they dropped a 2-1 decision to the Mount Royal University Cougars.  The match was played at Mount Royal field.

This was the second time this season that the Cougars beat a U SPORTS nationally ranked team and they remained unbeaten at home.  Earlier this season, Mount Royal knocked off Alberta.  The WolfPack entered this match ranked 10^th in the country.
The loss snapped the WolfPack's three game unbeaten streak (all ties).


 SYNOPSIS

Thompson Rivers opened the scoring in the 46 th minute of the first half courtesy of James Fraser (4^th year, forward, Penticton, BC).  The Canada West's leading scorer pounded on a loose ball. He has seven goals on the season.

Mount Royal scored twice in the second half.  The tying goal came in the 51^st minute by Migual Da Rocha (1^st year, midfield, Calgary, AB). 
The winning goal for the Cougars came off the boot of  Mohamed El Gandour (2^nd year, forward, Calgary, AB) who converted off a corner.
It was the third goal of the season for both Dal Rocha and El Gandour.

The WolfPack played the match without fifth year midfielder Justin Donaldson (Kamloops, BC) he was serving the obligatory one match suspension for picking up his third yellow card of the season.


HIGHLIGHTS:

https://youtu.be/LmtvvvowBLg
 
COMMENTS BY COACH  JOHN ANTULOV:


"Disappointing loss. To be up 1-0 and give up two goals in the second half like we did is something that we need to clean up. We held good possession. We did some good things. Unfortunately, mental errors and mistakes are costing us in these games. It is something we need to clean up against Lethbridge tomorrow. It will be a difficult game. I am looking for the players to rebound. It is a situation where we have to get a result. We are putting ourselves into a tough position right now. The guys need to ready to battle tomorrow."
 

THE STATS:

TRU                             1  0  --1
Mount Royal                0 2  --2

 
GOAL SCORING SUMMARY:

Thompson Rivers

1. 46:00  James Fraser unassisted  -race for the ball, Cougars keeper Kyran Valley came out of his net. There was a collision between Valley and his two defenders .  Fraser pounced on the loose ball. His seventh goal of the year.

Mount Royal:

2.  51:32:  Miguel Da Rocha  was the receipient of a cross at the top of the box after Dane Domic drove down the right side of the box and went deep along the goal line and sent it out to Da Rocha who went low on TRU keeper  Jackson Gardner. DaRocha's third goal of the year.
3. 63:23 Mohamed El Gandour headed the ball in front of the net on the left side of the box off a corner kick taken by Dane Domic. El Gandour's third marker of the campaign.

RECORD:     TRU: 1-2-4              Mount Royal: 6-2
 
 
GOAL KEEPERS:    TRU: Jackson Gardner (2^nd year, Chilliwack, BC)    Mount Royal: Kyran Valley (4^th year, Calgary, AB)
 
SHOTS ON GOAL:    TRU   5-4:9        Mount Royal:  5-5 :10
SAVES:    TRU    2-1:3                          Mount Royal: 2-1:3
CORNER KICKS:  TRU  2-3:5               Mount Royal: 4-2:6
FOULS:   TRU   6-9:15                        Mount Royal: 9-4:13
 
UP NEXT:

Thompson Rivers will head to southern Alberta where they will meet up with the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns on Sunday (Sept 22). It's a 2:15 pm MDT start time.   The Cougars will stay and home and entertain the Trinity Western University Spartans at Mount Royal Field. Kick off is 1 pm MDT.

The Spartans are the next opponents for the WolfPack on the Warner Rentals field at Hillside Stadium. They will make their annual appearance in Kamloops on Saturday, September 28^th. It is a 2 pm kick off.

All of the above games can been seen on a pay per view basis on www.CanadaWesttv. Presented by Co-OP.