Pronghorns fall short versus MacEwan
Joel Kingston
1
Lethbridge LET (1-9-1, 1-9-1)
2
Winner MacEwan GMU (3-5-3, 3-5-3)
Lethbridge LET
(1-9-1, 1-9-1)
1
Final
2
MacEwan GMU
(3-5-3, 3-5-3)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lethbridge LET 0 1 1
MacEwan GMU 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | with fiels from MacEwan Sports Information

Pronghorns fall short versus Griffins

EDMONTON – Battling to keep slim playoff hopes alive, the Lethbridge Pronghorns fell behind early and couldn't complete a come back falling 2-1 in Edmonton versus the MacEwan Griffins.
 
Ali Blaybel scored both goals for the home side, one in each half and Lethbridge product Danilo Morales picked up his team leading third goal of the season for the Pronghorns.
 
Now at 3-5-3, the Griffins have moved into a tie with Calgary (3-4-3) on points for third in the Prairie Division, but the Dinos have a game in hand. The top four teams make the playoffs.
 
With the loss, the Pronghorns fall to 1-9-1 with their playoff chances on life support. They would have to win their final three games of the season and have both MacEwan and Saskatchewan falter in their last matches to get in.
 
It didn't take long for the Griffins to strike first on Sunday as Blaybel took a pass from Michael Ho in the sixth minute, cut across the face of the Lethbridge defence and blasted a left-footed strike from the top of the box that tucked inside the right post.
 
His second – a crucial insurance marker that gave the Griffins some breathing room in the 88th minute – came after he took a dish from Yusupha Bangura and unleashed a cracker from the 35-yard line that beat Lethbridge goalkeeper Armaan Thawer on the left side of the net.
 
Lethbridge's Danilo Morales broke through the middle of MacEwan's defence in extra time and slotted it inside the left post for the Pronghorns' only goal of the game, which came too little, too late as the final whistle sounded shortly thereafter.
 
But the Griffins have new life with three games left – at Alberta on Oct. 15, at Calgary Oct. 22 and at Mount Royal Oct. 23. And they did it by focusing on the present, forgetting tough results in the past as they snapped a six-game winless streak on Sunday.
 
The Pronghorns will have their bye week next week before returning to action the following to start the stretch of three home games to wind up the Canada West conference schedule. The Pronghorns will host the Calgary Dinos (Oct. 14), Mount Royal Cougars (Oct. 16) and wrap up the regular season hosting the Saskatchewan Huskies on October 22nd.
 
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