KINGSTON (September 15^th, 2019) – The Queen's Gaels men's soccer team (1-4-1) defeated the Trent Excalibur (0-4-1) 1-0 at Richardson Stadium.
 
GAME FLOW
As the rain started to pour, the Queen's Gaels battled against the Trent Excalibur at Richardson Stadium, both teams we're looking for their first win of the season.
During the first 20 minutes of play, the Gaels controlled the ball exceptionally well against Trent's defense. Queen's seemed able to set up scoring opportunities in Trent's end with every touch of the ball. The first half ended with no goals to show for Queen's attacking pressure, however the team had the momentum going in their favor heading into the second half.

The second half began in a similar fashion with the Gaels offense continuing to put pressure on Trent goalkeeper Allan Fabrykant. Both teams moved the ball well until the Gaels were able to get a shot past the Trent goalkeeper in the 80^th minute, as Nick Alie Day scored his first goal of the season and Michael Chang earned the assist.

After a tough start to the season, this past weekend definitely feels like an early turning point of the men's soccer team with a close battle Saturday ending in a scoreless draw and today's victory over Queen's. 


FINAL SAY
"We want to remember what this feels like, said Gaels head coach Christian Hoefler. "We want to stay in the moment, I have no doubt after getting a big win, this will be a trend that continues."
 
BY THE NUMBERS

21 – Gaels midfielder Nick Alie Day scored the only goal of the evening aiding the team in their first win of the season.
4 – The Gaels ended the first half with 4 shots on goal 

UP NEXT
The Gaels will look Kingston Saturday, September 21^st as they aim for their first win of the season against the Carleton Ravens at Tindall Field.