Well another week later after my last post and we are still looking for our first win. Last weekend's games did obviously not go as hoped although I must say that our effort vs. U of Laval on Sunday was certainly our best one of this season. They are a quality side and beyond the fact that we only lost 2-1, more importantly we were in the game for the whole 90 minutes. There is still room for improvement in terms of execution especially on the offensive end of things, the players really stayed committed to the game plan for the whole game and our defensive shape was much improved. As seems to have become the norm in our games, we game up a goal in the 30 to 35 minute range but contrary to past games, we came right back and scored within 7 minutes. Being tied at that point of the game really seemed to give the players a lift and we actually carried the play for the rest of the half and for parts of the 2nd half. We got beaten on a quality free kick and were able to limit any real scoring chances but the fact remains that in the end, it was still a loss.
Not much to say about our effort in Trois-Rivières. We were flat for 60 minutes of the game and only really came on for the last 30 minutes when the game was out of reach at 3-0. However I think the effort showed there might have carried forward into the Laval game. So now we arrive at the mid-point of the season. The so called weekend of death, were every team plays a home and home set of games vs. another university. Fate has us playing UQAM, a team struggling just like us who has a single point gotten via a tie against Bishops (yes we lost to them playing with 10 players for 70 minutes it should be noted). UQAM is coming off 2 very tough losses having lost back to back 6-0 vs Montreal and then Sherbrooke (just this past Wednesday). So they could come out very motivated knowing they are playing the current last place team and we can be the cure to what ills them or their confidence can be fragile if we manage to get on them early and get a couple of goals which should both bolster our confidence and affect theirs. It all starts at 6:30 pm tonight and we have given our players the message that anything less than 6 points over this weekend will be considered a dis
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