Kings tie first place Trojans in Calgary

Calgary, AB – The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings earned a hard fought point against the first place team in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Men's Soccer South Division, showing they will be a team to watch in the second half of the season.

When it looked like the game between the Kings and SAIT Trojans would end up scoreless, both teams traded tallies in the final three minutes, playing to a 1-1 draw at Cohos Commons Field.

In the 87th minute, Red Deer's Ajdin Sarcevic received a pass from Eduardo Crespo and quickly released the ball past Trojans goalkeeper Marko Ilich for a 1-0 edge. It was Sarcevic's fifth of the season.

Sarcevic (10)

Then in the final minute, SAIT's Jolly Kopoanomo took advantage of a loose ball and fired a low shot past Kings goalkeeper Jared St. Thomas, evening the contest 1-1.

St. Thomas made eight saves and Ilich turned aside two shots over 90 minutes.

St. Thomas (1)

Second-year defender Adan Sanchez-Pimentel was named the RDP Kings Player of the Game. Kopoanomo earned the recognition for the Trojans.

Entering the weekend, the SAIT Trojans were ranked third in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The Lethbridge College Kodiaks (3-1-3) sit in second spot in the south, but have also played one more game than the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings. 

The third place Red Deer Polytechnic Kings (2-1-3) will face the Ambrose University Lions (0-5-1) on Friday, October 7 at 8 pm in Calgary.

Arshdeep Singh (11) and Nicholas Min (2)