CALGARY - The West Varsity soccer pitch was the host location for the home opener game for Dinos women’s soccer team. The Dinos played host to the Lethbridge Pronghorns with the Dinos emerging victorious capturing a 2 to 0 win, this win moved the Dinos to a 2-1 record for the 2011 season, the loss for the Pronghorns dropped them to a 0-3 record for the season.
“I was reasonably happy, especially with the way we came out of the blocks,” said Dinos head coach Matthew Shepherd after winning his first home game.
Sarah Benson had a strong day at the field for the Dinos; she was responsible for scoring both goals for the Dinos, along with an impressive five shots on goal in the game.
“She did really well,” commented Shepherd. “Her positioning was really good for the first goal, and for the second one too, she showed her composure in the second one and finished it off really well. Good for her she deserved it.”
After a fairly even start to the game in terms of possession, the Dinos began to apply some good pressure with a number of scoring chances in the middle and end of the first half of the game. The first goal was scored for the Dinos in the 10th minute of the match; Deanna Fidler was responsible for assisting in the Sara Benson goal. After the first half of the game the Dinos had five shots on goal in comparison to Lethbridge’s one shot on goal.
The second half of the contest was all Dinos, the Dinos managed to rack up an impressive seven shots on goal in the second half, compared to the Pronghorn’s one shot on goal. The Dinos second goal came at 72 minutes, Sara Benson managed to get a rebound off the post by Tessa Miller past Lethbridge goalie Taura Willoughby for Bensons second goal of the day.
The Dinos outshot the Pronghorns 10-2. In terms of fouls the Dinos committed 10 compared to the Pronghorns’ 6.
These two teams will battle again Sunday afternoon in Lethbridge to wrap up this home-and-home series.
