Men's Soccer Clinch Home Playoff Game

Windsor, ON (Oct 3, 2021) The St. Clair men's soccer team wrapped up their OCAA regular season home schedule with an exciting 2-1 win over the Conestoga Condors on Sunday afternoon at Acumen Stadium.

St. Clair dominated the first half with 13 shot attempts compared to none for Conestoga. However the Condor keeper was solid in goal turning away all 9 shots on goal.

The Saints got off to a great start in the second half when Noel Junior (Brazil) scored in the 47^th minute on a penalty kick. However, the Condors bounced back quickly evening the score at one all in the 58^th   minute. St. Clair pushed hard to get the go ahead goal for the rest of the half but could not get one past the keeper until injury time. After a great cross to the back post by Noel Junior, Evan Mendonca (Wallacetown; West Elgin) headed home the winner with only a couple of minutes remaining.

St. Clair ended the match with 23 shot attempts with the Conestoga keeper saving 16 of them. Conestoga had 3 shot attempts in the game as the Saints defenders kept the Condors at bay. St. Clair also had a 11-1 edge in corner kicks in the match.

With the win St. Clair's record improved to 3 wins and a loss while Conestoga dropped to 1-3-1. The Saints are now guaranteed a home playoff game by finishing in at least 2nd place in the West Division. St. Clair can still earn a first round bye by finishing in first if they win their remaining two matches over Lambton and Fanshawe.

For the current OCAA Standings click on the following link

https://ocaa.com/sports/msoc/2021-22/standings

The Saints are back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Sarnia to take on the Lambton Lions in a match that was previously rained out.