Abbotsford, BC – Victory Shumbusho scored his ninth goal of the season as the USPORTS no. 10 ranked UBC Thunderbirds defeated the UFV Cascades 3-0 on Friday evening at Rotary Stadium.
With the loss, the Cascades move to 5-5-2 on the year, while UBC improves to 7-3-2.
"I think the boys battled well considering we were missing quite a few bodies, but they're the best footballing team we've played all year" not UFV head coach
Tom Lowndes. "To lose to number 10 in the country, it is what it is."
Shumbusho opened the scoring for the Thunderbirds in the 32
nd minute. After a miscue in the Cascades end, Logan Chung managed to dispossess the defender and slide a pass to Shumbusho who slotted it home.
Nick Fussell doubled the advantage for UBC in the 41
st finishing off a nice feed from Mihai Hodut inside the Cascades box.
The Thunderbirds sealed it in second half stoppage time when Asvin Chauhan managed to strip a Cascades defender of the ball and his shot found the back of the net past UFV's
Jackson Cowx.
"It's do or die" Lowndes explained regarding the team's final three games and the Canada West playoff hunt.
"We just have to focus on each game as a new game, and I think we'll be up for it tomorrow."
UFV now gets ready for a crucial match in their playoff hunt, as they host the Victoria Vikes on Saturday afternoon. (5:30pm kickoff, canadawest.tv). The Thunderbirds continue their road swing as they take on Trinity Western tomorrow night.
