In a tight affair, UCC came out in a flurry to quickly put the pressure on Appleby College to get out to an early lead.  Despite a ton of possession and pressure in the opposiing end, Appleby struck first on a 35 yard shot off a counter attack to go up 1-0.  Nearing the end of the first half, it took a strong shot by Arbaaz Ebrahim from way out to beat the keeper but not the post.  Harris Dickinson slotted in the rebound to nod things up at 1-1.

The second half was full of possession by UCC as Appleby went down 2 men due to accumulation of yellow cards.  Playing a much more defensive formation, UCC found it difficult to crack the AC defence as it ended 1-1 after regulation.  Overtime was much the same i.e. one way traffic.  Having a goal called back due to an offside, it went to a PK shootout.  UCC came out victorious 3-2 in penalties with some big saves made by Tiger Xie.  Great team effort by all.

It's off to the final vs SMC on Tuesday afternoon @ 1:30 pm.

Thanks to all parents and families for their support.  Hope to see everyone cheering on the boys on Tuesday.

GO BLUES!!!

Coaches Mirkovich & Scatozza

In a battle of the Blues, UCC took on St. Mike's on their home turf in a battle for first place.  The game started off strong with a goal by Will Rees off a corner kick by Arbaaz Ebrahim in the opening 2 minutes.  St. Mike's struck back on a free kick to even things up at 1-1.  The first half was much a battle in the midfield but the score remained locked at 1-1.

The second half was much like the first but St. Mike's got the ball through the UCC defence to get one on one with the keeper and put it in to put them up 2-1.  UCC continued to push forward and got an equalizer through Arbaaz Ebrahim with 15 minutes left in the half.  UCC defence held strong and the game ended in a well deserved 2-2 tie.

Semi-finals coming up on Nov 3rd.

Thanks to all the fans and parents for their support

Go Blues!!!

Coaches Mirkovich & Scatozza

On a cold and windy October afternoon, the Blues took on Crescent in what proved to be a true six pointer.  With the Blues playing against the wind in the first half, they mustered up a great deal of the scoring chances and possession, but the scored remained 0-0 at half.  In the second half, substitute Josh Gelfand fed the ball across the 18 yard box to Arbaaz Ebrahim whose first time shot got past the Crescent goalie to put them up 1-0.

Soon thereafter Arbaaz Ebrahim got past a few Crescent defenders and put a low hard shot off the inside of the post and in to make it 2-0.  Ben Capombassis scored his first of the season on a beautiful pass from Arbaaz and put it far post to beat the goalie and make it 3-0.  Harris Dickinson scored the 4th goal on a quick counter attack by getting it past the goalie and scored into the open net.  Solid defensive play kept Crescent at bay and helped to keep the clean sheet.

Hard fought victory in a physical affair but once again the boys played the beautiful game with class and sportsmanship.

Thanks to everyone for their continued support.  Next up St. Mike's next Monday.

Go Blues!!

Coaches Mirkovich & Scatozza

It was another tight battle with our arch rivals SAC.  With a lot of midfield play dominating the possession, UCC opened the scoring through Harris Dickinson on a beautiful cross from the left from Marshall Wong.  It remained that way into the second half when SAC tied things up on a quick counter attack.  Nervous moments followed but UCC broke through a stingy defence by SAC with a beautiful cross volley from Will Rees to put the Blues ahead. In a matter of 20 minutes, the Blues scored 4 unanswered goals with Matthew & Marshall Wong getting on the scoresheet along with Will Rees adding to his tally to end off the game 5-1.

Next up Crescent in a few weeks.

Thanks to all parents and fans for the support

Go Blues!!!

Coaches Mirkovich & Scatozza