(St. John's, NL) – The Memorial Sea-Hawks handed the Cape Breton Capers their second tie of the season in a gutsy effort from the home side.
Memorial took no prisoners in their second game of the weekend, brutally fighting to secure a tie for their team. Head Coach Jake Stanford pushed his team to their limits in impressive physical showdown between the two sides. Cape Breton outshot Memorial three to one for attempts on target, although most of the game was played in Memorial's half.
Memorial started the first half with a high intensity, and in the first 15 minutes took two shots from Ronaldo Morris (St. John's, NL) and Sean Henderson (St. John's, NL). After the first 20 minutes of the half, Memorial started to slow down and Cape Breton controlled much of the play.
In the 45th minute, Cape Breton's Marcus Companile (Edinburgh, UK) had a header that hit the crossbar, and seconds later CBU player Cory Bent (Preston, UK) rocketed the ball to the top corner but Memorial keeper Sam Hawco (Mount Pearl, NL) tipped it just over the bar. Cape Breton went into the half time break frustrated, while Memorial was optimistic.
The second half brought more of an attacking onslaught from the Capers, and Memorial Coach Jake Stanford switched his formation to a five-man defensive line, trying to hold the 0-0 draw.
Towards the end of the match Memorial's Mike O'Brien and Harry Carter (St. John's, NL) put their bodies on the line to stop the Caper's with two separate well executed slide tackles. CBU's captain Stuart Heath kept his team focused and motivated, while he himself had a strong performance until he was injured in the later moments of the game. Cape Breton gave everything they could to score until the final whistle was blown, and they finished unhappily with their second draw of the season.
Memorial is content to receive one point for the weekend, and will break until October 20-21, when they take on UNB and Moncton in New Brunswick. You can watch live on AUStv.ca or follow the box score at www.goseahawks.ca.
Written By Sydney Hector