Kian Proctor scored his first career Canada West goal, but an injury depleted UFV Cascades squad fell 3-1 against the USPORTS No. 8 ranked University of Alberta Golden Bears on Saturday in Edmonton.
How it Happened:
Proctor opened the scoring for the Cascades in the 40th minute. After receiving a ball from Manpal Brar on the right wing, the rookie drove into the box before firing the ball off an Alberta defender and into the back of the net.
Just five minutes later, Cascades' first-year goalkeeper
Kody Torrance was called for a foul in the box to set up a David Chung penalty for Alberta. The Golden Bears midfielder made no mistake slotting it down the middle to level the score.
Alberta struck again as Eric Gehlert found Rilind Idrizi at the top of the box, and his first-time strike made its way into the back of the net.
Prince Amanda got the insurance marker for Alberta in the 72
nd minute. A shot from Idrizi bounced to Amanda, who tucked it neatly into the bottom left corner to make it 3-1.
Quotable:
UFV head coach Tom Lowndes
"Kian was a thorn in their side in that first half, getting down that right-hand channel and causing those sorts of problems. I thought
Manpal Brar,
Tyler Sayers, and
Jeevan Dhaliwal I thought that front four was really good in the first half".
"We created some problems in that first half, and I think we gave them a scare. I spoke to the boys after, and I told them how proud of them I was. It would have been easy for us to come here this weekend and provide excuses about having six or seven starters out injured. Our first-year players played big minutes and we've ended the game with six rookies on the field. To come in against No. 8 in the country and hold our own for 45 minutes and probably shade it and be the better team is really positive. I think second half our legs went, and they showed their quality and depth".
Where they sit:
The Cascades fall to 1-4 so far this season, while Alberta improves to 4-0-1 in conference play.
UFV heads to Calgary tomorrow for a battle with the Mount Royal Cougars. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. PT and will be streamed live on Canadawest.tv.
