Eoin Colquhoun, Pronghorn Athletics
LETHBRIDGE – Two goals in a nine minute span turned out to be more than enough for the visiting Trinity Western Spartans as they cruised to a 3-0 win over the Lethbridge Pronghorns Sunday afternoon at the University Community Stadium.
The Spartans received goals from Domenic Poletto, Joel Waterman and Caleb Johnson.
The loss drops the Pronghorns record to 0-5-1 on the season, while the Spartans improve to 3-1-3 on the season.
Trinity Western opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Domenic Poletto received a pass 20-yards out, took a step inside and rocketed a shot to the right top corner for his team leading fourth goal of the season.
Less than 10 minutes later the Spartans doubled their lead. Joel Waterman beat one defender and curled a shot to the far outside corner.
Stephen Primeau had the best chance for the Pronghorns to get on the scoreboard but his shot from inside the Spartans penalty area slid wide.
Possession and statistics favoured the Spartans in the opening 45 minutes. The Spartans attempted 10 shots to the Pronghorns two.
Only five minutes into the second half, the Spartans extended the lead to three off a perfectly executed set piece. Domenic Poletto curled the free kick into the Pronghorns penalty area, finding the head of Caleb Johnson, who made picked up his third of the season.
While the Pronghorns held more possession following the Spartans third goal, they were unable to break through the Spartans defence. After only attempting two shots in the opening 45 minutes, the Pronghorns managed to take five shots in the second half, forcing Spartan keeper Sebastian Colyn to make four saves to earn his first clean sheet of the season.
Trinity Western finished the day with 12 shot attempts with eight on goal and had six corners compared to the Pronghorns five. The Pronghorns had seven shot attempts total
The Pronghorns will head out on the road for the next two weeks, traveling to face the UNBC Timberwolves and Victoria Vikes next weekend. The Spartans will only have one game next weekend, hosting the Alberta Golden Bears on Saturday.
Photo by: MPP Photography