Kickers drop tough decision to Colo Colo - Carman Valley Leader

By Gene Still
Friday August 26, 2005

— It may have been a different game but it was a similar story to the way many of their contests have gone this season for the Carman Kickers.In the thick of a battle for a post season berth in the Manitoba Major Soccer League's Fourth Division, the Kickers travelled to Winnipeg on Monday for a match-up with Colo Colo.Despite carrying much of the play and having numerous scoring opportunities, Carman came up short in their bid to not only solidify their playoff position further, but improve their post season positioning."I thought we definitely outplayed them," said player-assistant coach Mike VanderVelde. "We had at least a half-dozen quality scoring chances."But it was like many of our other games this year, we haven't taken full advantage of our opportunities."Hampering the Kickers' efforts was the fact that they had a goal called back because it was ruled offside in a close call.Following a scoreless first half, Colo Colo got the only goal of the game in the final half. The host squad held on to record a 1-0 triumph and as a result moved one point ahead of Carman into seventh place in the standings with a 4-9-1-1 record.The defeat left the Kickers with a 3-10-2 mark that was still good enough to remain in the eighth and final playoff spot, three points ahead of the Reservoir Dogs. However, Reservoir did have four games in hand as of press time.Kickers' Notebook: Carman's next home game is August 31 at 7 p.m. versus Reservoir Dogs.