Big Win for St. Clair Men’s Soccer
The St. Clair men’s soccer team earned a huge home win on Saturday afternoon taking down the undefeated Redeemer Royals by a score of 4-3.
The Saints got off to a great start as Tyrone Mulder (Merlin; Chatham-Kent) scored on a header off a corner kick in the 2nd minute. Redeemer bounced back quickly making it 1-1 in the 7th minute. Mulder put the Saints back up 2-1 on a nice strike in the 18th minute. Korede Adepitan (Toronto; NACI) put St. Clair up 3-1 on a nice effort in the 23rd minute. The scoring slowed down for a bit but Redeemer tied the match up early in the second half scoring on two rebounds after a couple nice saves by Saints keeper Haiden Gelinas (Windsor; St. Joseph’s) in the 55th and 58th minutes. St. Clair got the winner by Jagger Schives (Tilbury; ESPC) after a mad scramble in the 73rd minute. The Saints managed to hold on for the win despite playing a man down for the final 12 minutes.
The Saints had 19 shot attempts compared to 14 for the Royals. Each keeper had 6 saves while St. Clair had 8 corner kicks compared to 3 for Redeemer.
With the win the Saints are now 3-4 on the season while Redeemer fell to 4-1-2. The Royals were ranked 8th in the OCAA.
The Saints are next in action on Thursday when they host the Lambton Lions at 7 pm at the Libro Centre in Amherstburg.
St. Clair Women’s Soccer Tie Redeemer
The St. Clair women’s soccer team earned a hard fought point on Saturday afternoon as they played the Redeemer University Royals to a 2-2 draw at home in Amherstburg.
The Saints got off to a great start as Cassie Nicholas (Windsor; Holy Names) scored a nice goal in the 5th minute. Redeemer responded quickly scoring a weak goal in the 7th minute the bounced by the Saints keeper. The Royals took the lead once again on the 50th minute but St. Clair bounced back quickly on a goal by Cassie Rose-Medeiros (London; John-Paul II) in the 55th minute.
St. Clair controlled most of the play throughout the game but had trouble finishing on their attempts. The Saints had 27 shot attempts compared to 12 for the Royals. The Redeemer keeper had a great game making 15 saves compared to 8 saves for St. Clair. The Saints had 8 corner kicks while the Royals had 5.
With the tie the Saints are now 2-3-2 on the season while Redeemer moved to 1-4-2.
The Saints are next in action on Thursday when they host the Lambton Lions at 5 pm at the Libro Centre in Amherstburg.


