This Axel's no rose, but a thorn in Sherbrooke's side nonetheless

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This Axel's no rose, but a thorn in Sherbrooke's side nonetheless

Published: 13 September 2009

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SHERBROOKE - Axel Dovi of Hawkesbury, Ont., scored the game-winner in the 67th minute of play as visiting McGill blanked the Sherbrooke Vert & Or 1-0 in men's university soccer action, Sunday.

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Dovi, a six-foot-two defender, converted on a set-play that caught the Sherbrooke defenders out of position. Teammate Sami Obaid had been awarded a free kick near the corner sideline, which was headed by Steven Keefe toward Sherbrooke goalkeeper Elie St-Laurent, who deflected the ball to Dovi, an engineering junior, who then rifled the rebound through a crowd to the left of St-Laurent.

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The Redmen had a 5-1 edge in shots and 'keeper Jean-Lou Gosselin of Longueuil, Que., earned his first official shutout in CIS regular season play.

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Sherbrooke gave McGill a scare with an offensive onslaught in the dying minutes, culminating in a shot off the goal post by Alpha Gamby, a six-foot-nine import from Mali.

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"It was relief to come away with a win here after suffering a heartbreaking last-minute loss to the Carabins on Friday," said Redmen head coach David Simon. "Sherbrooke played a good defensive system and it was a hard-fought, very physical game."

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The game featured 31 fouls, including 16 by Sherbrooke, which dropped to 1-1. McGill, also 1-1, will play next on Sept. 18 at Concordia (1-0-1), a team that surprised No.2-ranked Montreal with a last-minute goal en route to a 2-2 draw earlier in the day.

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REDMEN RAP: McGill, which managed to win without injured team captain Thomas Lucas, lost the services of striker Yohann Capolungo, a high-scoring sophomore from France, who went down in the 30th minute with a badly sprained ankle.

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SCORING SUMMARY

McGill Redmen 1, Sherbrooke Vert & Or 0
(@ Sherbrooke, Sept. 13, 2009)

FIRST HALF:
1. Axel Dovi (Steven Keefe), 67:00

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SECOND HALF:
(no scoring)

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GOALKEEPERS:
McGILL:
Jean-Lou Gosselin (W, 90:00, 0GA, 1 save, shutout)

SHERBROOKE:
Elie St-Laurent (L, 90:00, 1GA, 4 saves)

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PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
McGill: Axel Dovi

Sherbrooke: Bachir Haddadi

SHOTS (on net / attempted):
By McGill (5/10)
By Sherbrooke (1/5)

CORNER KICKS:
By McGill (4)
By Sherbrooke (4)

FOULS:
By McGill (15)
By Sherbrooke (16)

CARDS:
By McGill (none)
By Sherbrooke (1 yellow; David Kauffer)

OFFSIDES:
By McGill (0)
By Sherbrooke (1)

CROSSES:
By McGill (6)
By Sherbrooke (1)

STARTING LINEUP FOR McGILL:
G: Jean-Lou Gosselin