Georgina Mbamalu, Social Media Coordinator | CCAA Women's Soccer Nationals Championship

Douglas and Garneau started the game at lightning speed to gain a direct spot in the National Championship final on Saturday. Both teams played evenly, but, Garneau showed a much more technical edge. Douglas's Pettenton and Hamilton were the players to watch out for in the first half with their high speed advantage.

Garneau's team had a majority of the chances to get a goal with attempted shots by Ariane Langlois and Eve Malo. However, Douglas's defence was strong and kept the ball away from the net. Huge back to back reflex saves by both goalkeepers Alexia Gazzola and Anne Marie Laroche both kept this game scoreless. The score was 0-0 at halftime.

The second half followed much of the same narrative as the first. Douglas' pace grew over time in the second half, running tirelessly against Garneau's backline. Teams settled into a back and forth pattern to control the ball for most of the half. Zooming past the Douglas team, substitute player Judy Gagnon scored the first goal of the game for Garneau with only seven minutes left before the end of the match. After two additional substitutions, five minutes of playing time was added to the game before regulation. Unfortunately, in these five minutes a red card was received by Mikayla Hamilton resulting in Douglas playing a player down the rest of the way.

Players of the Game were Alexa Gazolla of Douglas and Ariane Langlois of Garneau.