Selkirk soccer teams stood up - Selkirk Journal

Selkirk soccer teams stood up
Friday August 12, 2005

Selkirk Journal — Selkirk’s two mens soccer teams remain near the top of the standings in their respective Manitoba Major Soccer League divisions after a week of trouble finding someone to play.The Tri-S Div. 2 team won by default (a recorded final of 3-0) over the Chilean Selects Friday. Three days later however, in a surprise outcome, the Selects fielded a team for the return engagement and were able to topple Selkirk 2-1 earning the 11th place Winnipeg club just their third win of the season. Jon Coutts scored the lone Selkirk goal.With the win and loss, Selkirk’s record stands at 8-5-2 securing their hold on third place behind Spitfire F.C (10-1-1) and frontrunners F.C. Lusitania (12-1-1).Selkirk’s next home game will be 7 p.m. Aug. 15 when they host the Kildonan Cavaliers at the Selkirk Rec Complex soccer pitches.The Tri-S Div. 5 team had an easier time of it as they won by 3-0 default over the eighth place Silver Bullets Monday.In an actual game Aug. 1, Selkirk defeated Scorpions 4-1 on goals from Ian Dixon, Tyler Finney and Jeremy Burda while Chris Spicer picked up his league leading 20th goal of the season.Carrying the two victories, the Div. 5 squad remains firmly in second place with a 10-2-1 record behind only the undefeated Sparta F.C. who sport a perfect 12-0 record.The next Tri-S home game will be Aug. 18 when they host the Scorpions.