Langley, BC – The UFV Cascades struck early and often, as they got goals from
Marcus D'Andrea,
Kyle Torresan, and
Mateo Brazinha, while
Matheus De Souza kept a clean sheet In goal to pick up their first victory of the season 4-0 over their rival Trinity Western Spartans.
The win sees UFV move to 1-2 on the season, while TWU falls to 1-3 so far.
How it Happened:
D'Andrea found the breakthrough for the Cascades in the 15th minute, as his in swinging corner kick took a small deflection on it's way into the back of the TWU goal for UFV's first goal of the season.
Just five minutes later, the Cascades would strike again off a corner kick. A
Spencer Mellett delivery bounced to
Kevin Mailand in the box, who deftly flicked a back heel to the head of
Kyle Torresan. The defender would make no mistake from there nodding it over a sprawling keeper to double the UFV lead.
Reigning U SPORTS player of the year,
Mateo Brazinha, would get off the mark for the season early in the second half. D'Andrea picked up a pass from De Souza, and picked out an inch perfect long ball to spring Brazinha on a break. The striker rounded the keeper before calmly slotting home his first of the year into the empty net.
Brazinha doubled his tally in the 56th, as he burst past a defender before chipping the ball past TWU keeper Jakob Frank to make it 4-0. The Cascades would cruise from there for their first win of the year.
Notable:
UFV outshot TWU 10-5 in the match, with shots on target being 5-3.
TWU received all three yellow cards handed out in the match.
De Souza made three saves in the game for UFV, while Frank made just one for TWU.
Up Next:
UFV will continue their opening weekend with a trip to Prince George to face the UNBC Timberwolves on Sunday at 2:30pm PT.
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.
