Victoria, BC – A first half marker from
Mateo Brazinha, and
Matheus De Souza's 11
th career Canada West shutout gave the U SPORTS No. 10 ranked UFV Cascades a 1-0 victory over the UBCO Heat on Sunday in Kelowna.
The win moves UFV one step closer to clinching a Canada West playoff spot, as they improve to 7-3-4 on the season with the win. UBCO meanwhile drops to 0-11 on the year
How it Happened:
The Cascades had a flurry of chances in the opening two minutes, launching three shots at the UBCO goal including two that just went wide of the net from
Marcus D'Andrea, but UFV was unable to break the deadlock early.
UFV continued to dominate in both possession and chances throughout the bulk of the opening half, but it would be the 38
th minute where they would finally find the breakthrough.
Ebi Igali streaked up the right side before finding Brazinha in the box, who smashed the opening goal into the top left corner on the Cascades 10
th shot on target.
Under a minute later, UFV thought they had doubled the lead when Brazinha's outside of the foot cross found
Dante Colebourne at point blank range in front of the net, but his shot rocketed just left of the frame.
UBCO found their first real chance of the game in first half stoppage time, but their first attempt at target from the head of Gavin La Montagne bounced wide of the goal.
The second half continued mostly uneventfully, with the most notable chance coming from UBCO's Colin Birtwistle. Birtwistle's attempt from outside the box was comfortably saved by UFV's De Souza.
Notable:
The Cascades out chanced UBCO 19-1 in the opening half, with shots in target being 10-0 during that period.
Brazinha's opening goal was his fifth of the season, and 32
nd of his Cascades career in Canada West.
De Souza's shutout ties him with Cascades Hall of Famer Mark Village at 11 career shutouts – the most in program history.
Up Next:
The Cascades now head into their bye week, where results elsewhere could see the team clinch a playoff place as early as Friday. The Cascades next action will be October 23 for their community day game, before closing out the regular season on October 25 for senior night.
Keep up to date
Cascades regular season home games offer free admission for UFV students with their student card. You can keep up with all the action at gocascades.ca, or by following the UFV Cascades on social media at @ufvcascades. All Cascades regular season soccer, volleyball, and basketball games are also available to watch live and on demand at canadawest.tv.
About UFV
Located in the beautiful Fraser Valley just east of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
, the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is a
fully accredited, public university that enrolls approximately 15,000 students per year. UFV has
campuses and locations in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission, and Hope, and a growing presence in Chandigarh, India.
