Winkler Times-July 12/04 - Winkler Storm rule Britannia

By Ashleigh Viveiros

Winkler Times — The Winkler Storm thumped visiting Britannia 4-1 in Manitoba Major Soccer League action Wednesday night.
The Rovers drew first blood in the early minutes of the game, scoring a goal off of a corner kick just 15 minutes in.
Despite spending much of the half on their own side of the field, the Storm tied the match at 1-1 on a Randy Froese header.
The Storm kept up the pressure in the second, with Zach Pauls scoring off a penalty kick, and a breakaway goal by David Doerksen. Jordan Pauls slammed in the final goal of the game with just 15 minutes left on the clock, bringing the final score to 4-1 for the Storm.
“We didn’t play the way we like to, but we played hard,” said coach Celso Arevalo.
“We needed this win,” he said. “We’ve been on a losing streak for awhile.”
With Wednesday’s win in the book, the Storm are 3-4-1 in eight games, with 20 still to go in the season.
The 2004 roster is a blend of returning Storm players with players from the now-defunct South Central Hurricanes, and the team is still trying to find its rhythm, said Arevalo.
“They’re trying to find their way as a team,” he said. “We’ve been working on weak points.”
Despite the struggle, Arevalo said the potential is there for the team to finish in the top five in the first division.
The Storm were on the road for a pair of games this weekend. They met third place A.C. Italia on Friday and visited fifth place Scotia on Sunday. On July 18, they host the Chilean Selects at 3 p.m.