KINGSTON, Ont. (October 15, 2017) – The men's soccer team (6-5-3) were victorious 2-0 in a hard fought home game against the RMC Paladins (0-11-3).

Prior to the match Queen's honoured their graduating seniors Briam Jimenez-Lopez, Andrew Kim, Rory McParland, Patrick Van Belleghem, Tonko Bacelic and Jacob Schroeter who were all recognized with a special gift.

GAME FLOW

The tricolour had a quick start, gaining and controlling possession of the ball early in the game. Queen's played an aggressive and composed first half.  Jacob Schroeter (Ottawa) and Inaki Hew (Singapore) had several scoring opportunities but were unable to find the back of the net in the opening 45.

In the 32nd minute of the game, Christopher Meyer (Singapore) sent a header to the back of the net, scoring the first goal of the game and his first goal of the season.

The men continued to play with control and aggression and through all the injuries and rain they battled firing many more shots on goal.

After the half the Gaels put more pressure on the Paladins defence and continued to take shots on the RMC goalie. In the 55th minute, RMC player, Harry Tam, received his first yellow of the game and proceeded to receive a red card in the 80th minute.  Alex Jones (Comox, B.C.) received his first yellow card of the season in the 64th minute of the game.

A late goal by Schroeter in the 87th minute of the game bumped the lead to 2-0 and solidified the win for Queen's.

BY THE NUMBERS

1 – Alex Jones received his first yellow card of the season
4 – shut out games for the Gaels this year
25 – shots this game for the Tricolour

FINAL SAY
"The team did really well to fight for three points today. It was a really proud moment for us to win our seniors last home game of the season and it was a great opportunity for those of us who aren't seniors to honour them and get them the win in the end." – Chris Meyer

UP NEXT
The Gaels hit the road for an away game against the Ryerson Rams on October 20^th 2017 at 8pm.