PACWEST Semi-Final: Mariners vs. Falcons
For the first time since 2013 the Mariners and Falcons will battle in the postseason
#3 VIU Mariners @ #2 Langara Falcons - Saturday October 30, 3:00pm | WATCH HERE
It’s been a while since these two schools have met in the PACWEST men’s soccer playoffs. As a matter of fact it was in 2013 in the bronze medal game that the Mariners won 3-1. The winner this Saturday moves onto the gold medal game.
Coming into the postseason the Falcons are unbeaten in four while the Mariners have just one win in their last six games.
During the regular season these teams were very even as each won once and they played to a 1-1 tie. The Falcons did outscore the Mariners however 5-3 in the seasonal series.
In the combined eight goals these two teams scored in the series, there were eight different goal scorers. Taynour Bashghareh, Takumi Ota, Moheealdeen Alyousef, Dobra Idema and Yuto Kimura scored for the Falcons while the Mariners answered with goals from Matthew Coburn, Grayson Chalifoux and Taylor Arbour.
Falcons’ All-Star keeper Aleks Kalajdzic did record a shutout in their final meeting on October 17th.
This will be a fun game to watch as both teams are very evenly matched. The winner moves onto Sunday’s championship game and will face the defending champion Douglas Royals.