UPDATED: Bombers have chance to finish ninth at Soccer Provincials
By The Nelson Daily Sports
The L.V. Rogers Bombers meet Sands of Delta today in the 9th-10th game at the BC High School AA Girl’s Soccer Championships in Penticton.
The Bombers knocked off Crofton House of Vancouver 3-0 in consolation round action Friday.
LVR won both games, but still were dropped into the 9th-12th seeding in the tournament after the Mark Isfeld defeated the Bombers on a penalty-kick tie-breaker. Both teams finished tied for second in pool play.
LVR defeated Smithers 1-0 in the final game of the round robin.
Princess Margaret won Pool C with six points. LVR and Mark Isfeld finished tied for second, each with four points.
Princess Margaret meets Victoria’s Lambrick Park in the final Saturday.
Rough opening day at soccer provincials for LVR Bombers
The L.V. Rogers Bombers are going to need a little help if the squad is going to advance into the Final Four at the B.C. High School AA Girl’s Soccer Championships in Penticton.
The Bombers dropped a tough 3-2 decision to host Princess Margaret MustangsThursday afternoon to drop into fourth spot in Pool C standings.
Despite dominating the play, LVR fell behind 2-0 to Maggie before Naomi Perkins scored her first of two in the game to put the Kootenay reps on the board.
The Bombers fought to get back in the game, but the final result had the host school edging LVR by a goal in a very physically-played game.
One Mustang player was ejected from the tournament after punching Bomber Emma Wheeldon in the face.
A Bomber spokesperson said Wheeldon was tapped on the shoulder by the Mustang player, and when the Bomber player turned, the Maggie player sucker punched her.
Earlier in the day, LVR rallied to tie Mark Isfeld of Comox 3-3.
Perkins scored twice for LVR with Erica Augsten adding a single.
After Day one of the tournament, Mark Isfeld leads the pool standings with four points. Smithers and Princess Margaret are tied for second, each with three points with LVR fourth.
The Bombers finished the 2013 tournament in fourth spot.
LVR faces Smithers at 9 a.m. Friday in the final round robin match before teams head into the playoff round.
