Portage Daily Graphic July 20th - Aeros’ offence crashes in loss
BY NEATE SAGER
Southport Aeros’s defender Gary Bergen, left, eyes a loose ball during yesterday’s game against North Kildonan.
Staff photo by Keith Borkowsky
The Daily Graphic — Southport Aeros’ offence sputtered in a 2-1 loss to North Kildonan Saints last night.Though not for lack of effort, the Aeros had precious few cracks at Saints goalkeeper Alan Sobie for much of the Manitoba Major Soccer League second division match. Despite a late rally, third-place North Kildonan hung on for the win at Southport Recreation Centre, opening a four-point lead over the Aeros. For Southport, the main post-game question concerning their attack was not why it was lacking. It was over how they proceeded, and who was in the lineup. On the first count, forward Steve Wasyliw believed a change in tactics might have helped Southport’s cause.“We were chasing too much, just chasin’, chasin’,” said Wasyliw, who gave the Aeros a ray of hope with a 75th-minute goal. “We should be working the ball in from the corners. The goal was a perfect example. Tony (Bryson) kicks it in from the side, it skips across two guys and I was just standing there wide-open. Overall, we played fairly well, but I thought our passes were just too long.”On the latter count, the Aeros (5-5-0) seemed to generate more offence after they replaced struggling striker Duane Chaves around the 70th minute. The division’s leading scorer (13 goals) could have returned during the late push for the equalizer, except Chaves had already changed into street clothes. His teammates were not impressed.“Duane has to decide if he wants to be part of the team or he just wants to go out there and serve himself,” Aeros defender Danny Brooks said. “If he’s going to serve himself, he’s going to be doing it on the sidelines. Just to be called off and to go and leave and abandon your teammates, that’s unacceptable. “Ya, we took him off, but that didn’t mean we weren’t going to put him back in. You don’t just take off your kit and take off. You can quote me on this, no one’s bigger than the team.” North Kildonan (6-4-1), who won the Manitoba Major third division in 2003, scored early in each half. As Brooks noted: “They’re the best team we’ve played.” The Saints’ Manuel Hildebrandt scored less than 10 minutes into the contest, while Rick Jansen made it 2-0 in the 49th minute.“The early goals were big,” Saints coach Robert Schartner said. “They just gave our team a little bit more momentum and confidence during the game. That was important, since we really needed this one to stay ahead of everybody else.”Southport’s best chance in the first 60 minutes or so was in the first half. Matt Bernard connected on a header, only to have Sobie tip the ball off the crossbar.The Aeros are in action again on Thursday, when they face Mundial at Vince Leah Community Centre in Winnipeg.
Southport Aeros’s defender Gary Bergen, left, eyes a loose ball during yesterday’s game against North Kildonan.
Staff photo by Keith Borkowsky
The Daily Graphic — Southport Aeros’ offence sputtered in a 2-1 loss to North Kildonan Saints last night.Though not for lack of effort, the Aeros had precious few cracks at Saints goalkeeper Alan Sobie for much of the Manitoba Major Soccer League second division match. Despite a late rally, third-place North Kildonan hung on for the win at Southport Recreation Centre, opening a four-point lead over the Aeros. For Southport, the main post-game question concerning their attack was not why it was lacking. It was over how they proceeded, and who was in the lineup. On the first count, forward Steve Wasyliw believed a change in tactics might have helped Southport’s cause.“We were chasing too much, just chasin’, chasin’,” said Wasyliw, who gave the Aeros a ray of hope with a 75th-minute goal. “We should be working the ball in from the corners. The goal was a perfect example. Tony (Bryson) kicks it in from the side, it skips across two guys and I was just standing there wide-open. Overall, we played fairly well, but I thought our passes were just too long.”On the latter count, the Aeros (5-5-0) seemed to generate more offence after they replaced struggling striker Duane Chaves around the 70th minute. The division’s leading scorer (13 goals) could have returned during the late push for the equalizer, except Chaves had already changed into street clothes. His teammates were not impressed.“Duane has to decide if he wants to be part of the team or he just wants to go out there and serve himself,” Aeros defender Danny Brooks said. “If he’s going to serve himself, he’s going to be doing it on the sidelines. Just to be called off and to go and leave and abandon your teammates, that’s unacceptable. “Ya, we took him off, but that didn’t mean we weren’t going to put him back in. You don’t just take off your kit and take off. You can quote me on this, no one’s bigger than the team.” North Kildonan (6-4-1), who won the Manitoba Major third division in 2003, scored early in each half. As Brooks noted: “They’re the best team we’ve played.” The Saints’ Manuel Hildebrandt scored less than 10 minutes into the contest, while Rick Jansen made it 2-0 in the 49th minute.“The early goals were big,” Saints coach Robert Schartner said. “They just gave our team a little bit more momentum and confidence during the game. That was important, since we really needed this one to stay ahead of everybody else.”Southport’s best chance in the first 60 minutes or so was in the first half. Matt Bernard connected on a header, only to have Sobie tip the ball off the crossbar.The Aeros are in action again on Thursday, when they face Mundial at Vince Leah Community Centre in Winnipeg.
BLAZE ROMP -- Portage Blaze ended a mini-losing skid last night with a 5-0 win over the Wildcats in a Winnipeg Women’s Soccer League match at John Blumberg Park.“We went back to the basics tonight,” said Portage’s Tanis Mauws, whose team won for the first time in three matches. “Our attention to our fundamentals was exceptional, we played a solid 90-minute soccer game.”The Blaze (7-3-1 in league play) got off on the right foot with defender Pam Nicoll’s goal 10 minutes into the first half. Nicoll’s strike came from just shy of the centre stripe. “It was a monster kick,” Mauws said. “Seriously, it was huge.”Jill Fast added two goals for Portage, while Andrea Addison and Andrea Moffatt each tallied. Carrie Blanchard recorded her eighth shutout of the season.“Carrie was stellar, the defenders in front of her were stellar,” Blaze coach John Kerr said. “The midfield was a strong unit. I’d say Amy Link was player of the game. She was good in the midfield and both wings.”The Blaze travel for a tournament this weekend at Kenora, Ont.
posted by Brent Boulter at Tuesday, July 20, 2004
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