October 27, 2017

Sherwood Park, AB - The #3 Concordia Thunder knocked off the #2 Lethbridge Kodiaks in a lengthy match Friday afternoon in the opening match of the 2017 ACAC Men's Soccer Championships at Emerald Hills Sports Pavillion in Sherwood Park.

A late own goal by the Lethbridge Kodiaks tied the contest 3-3 which then saw it head to 30 minutes of extra time which solved nothing. In the end, it was Jake Gallagher of the Concordia Thunder who ended in penalties. Shots on net were even at seven a side. 

United Cycle Player of The Game for the Concordia Thunder was back up Goal Keeper Adam Ziccarelli who came in replacing the injured Jordan Sosnov, Ziccarelli made multiple key saves late including two in penalty kicks. Player of the Game for the Lehtbridge Kodiaks was Peter Ntignee.

With this win, the Concordia Thunder will advance to the Semi-Finals where they will face the #1 Keyano Huskies at 12:00 pm on Saturday.