Panthers hold off Sea-Hawks with 2-0 victory

Panthers hold off Sea-Hawks with 2-0 victory

The sixth place UPEI Panthers hosted the seventh place Memorial Sea-Hawks Saturday in AUS Men's soccer action.   

There were two points separating the teams going into today's contest for the last playoff spot in the AUS. Both teams came out playing very hard and traded playing excellent defense for the first portion of the game. In the 20th minute the Panthers broke the deadlock as Sam Smiley delivered a corner and defender Mark Smith headed home his second goal of the season. The remainder of the first half stayed chippy as both teams took turns taking fouls with several cards being handed out. The Panthers kept their composure and took a 1-0 lead into halftime. The second half had both teams trading chances with the Panthers being paced by rookie Mohammed Jaber. The Sea-Hawks began to push in the final 15 minutes of the game, and created a chance off a Tyler Forsey cross that was headed of the crossbar followed by a great save by Brett Strba. The final minutes of the game featured three red cards, and the game was capped off with a goal from Panther senior Kieran Moore for a 2-0 win.  

The Sea-Hawks travel to Mount Allison to play the Mounties.