REDS Fall At Dal
(HALIFAX, NS) The Dalhousie Tigers beat the UNB REDS to win 5-2 on Saturday night in Atlantic University Sport men's soccer action, in Halifax.
The game started franticly with both teams playing with lots of intensity.
Mohammed Wahdan (Daraa, Syria) opened the scoring for the Tigers in the 6th minute, off a penalty kick.
The REDS walked back up the pitch on the re-start and leveled the score when a Stefano D'Ambrogio (Toronto, ON) through ball in the Tigers box was not dealt with. UNB's Jackson Purbs (Welland, ON) tapped the ball in at the back post.
On the stroke of halftime, Dalhousie's Ben Thompson (Hammonds Plains, NS) put the Tigers up 2-1 heading into the locker room.
The Tigers came out flying in the second half. Wilfreid Kindo (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso) made the back post run on a corner kick and got up above the crowd to nod the ball home.
Five minutes later Mohammed Tolba (Stelleraton, NS) extended the Tigers lead to 4-1.
With 10 minutes left in the game, UNB came to life when D'Ambrogio pulled one back for the REDS. Sensing a possible comeback, the REDS continued to press the Tigers hoping to level it.
It was not meant to be however as Mykeo Parker-Christmas (Halifax, NS) sprinted the length of the field and slipped one past the REDS keeper dashing all hopes for a comeback and the Tigers won 5-2.
"Dal had a great performance today and held us accountable for our mistakes," said REDS' head coach Barry Morrison. "We struggled to deal with the physicality of their attacking group, and it got the better of us."
The game continued at its aggressive pace the whole time with a total of 6 yellow cards handed out to the teams.
The REDS return to the field next Saturday when they head to Mount Allison to face the Mounties. The Tigers head to UPEI the same day to face the Panthers. Both games kick off at 3:15pm AT.
RECAP BY: Chelsea Norris/Dal Athletics
PHOTOS BY: Nick Pearce/for Dal Athletics