A battle for Tri-City soccer supremacy was between Port Moody United and Port Coquitlam FC Fire, with Port Moody coming out on top in the Metro Women’s Soccer League Div. 2 match.
United had a number of good chances early, but it was Kristina Conibear-Mulej that got her club on the board in the first half. Two more goals for Port Moody in the second half — one from Delanea Clark and another from Megan Cornish — helped United defeat their PoCo opponents 3-0.
Elyse Mervin earned the shutout, while Carlene Haddock had a strong game on defence.
With the win, Port Moody finishes the season two points up on Tikitaka FC for first place in the division.
PIRATES
A goal with less than a second left in the third period was all the Port Coquitlam Pirates needed to punch their ticket to the Juvenile A Tier 2 B.C. championship.
After Ridge Meadows jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the deciding game to see who would get the final provincial berth, PoCo clawed their way back in the third.
The Pirates netted a few quick goals early in the final frame and managed to tie things up in the last few minutes.
That’s when the club decided to avoid overtime by scoring a goal with 0.3 seconds left in regulation, locking up their spot at the provincials, which will be held in Richmond later this month.
ADMIRALS
The Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC Admirals finished up the year in second place in under-15 Div. 3 District League Cup soccer action.
The club had the best goal differential in the league, however their season came to an end in the final round-robin tournament which, due to a rain delay, was decided by a win-loss ratio.
“They came together as players,’ said coach Sean O’Neill.
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