McMaster goalkeeper Angelo Cavalluzzo did his part in net to secure his team a spot in the semifinals of the CIS men's soccer championship after leading the Mauraders to a 2-1 win over the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds on Thursday.
Tied after regulation and needing penalty kicks, Cavalluzzo was called upon to shoot first for the Mauraders but he was stopped by Aaron McMurray. He made amends, however, by stopping three of UNB's penalty kicks while Gersi Xhuti, Paterson Farrell and Kieran Doyle-Davis all scored for McMaster.
"I knew after the first miss it was up to me to make things right, and I was just pleased to be able to make things right," said the Marauders keeper. "Right now we will regroup and look forward to the semifinal."
The win advanced McMaster to the Final Four for the first time since 1994, when the Marauders finished with a bronze medal.
Farrell's goal in the seventh minute looked to have been enough for the Mauraders, but a Diego Padilha's free-kick deep into stoppage time rescued the game for UNB.
It was a tough loss for the Varsity Reds — last year's CIS bronze medallists — who were undefeated entering the 2014 tournament after going 11-0-2 in conference play.
In other quarter-finals play, Maxime Leconte scored from the half-way line with 15 minutes remaining as the UQAM Citadins edged the Alberta Golden Bears 2-1. Mohamed Teliani scored with a far-post header to put the Golden Bears ahead 1-0, but the Citadins equalized in the 12th minute when Armel Dagrou steered the ball home from close range after a defensive mix-up.
Also, Matt Arnone scored in the 109th minute as the York Lions blanked the Montreal Carabins 1-0, and P.E.I. advanced with a 2-0 win against Saskatchewan after Jared Murphy and Logan Dawson scored in extra time.
Friday's semifinal matchups see McMaster go up against UQAM while York faces UPEI.
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