CALGARY – Down 2-0 in the first half, the University of Calgary Dinos rallied for a massive 3-2 win over the Mount Royal Cougars on the road at Stadium Field on Saturday afternoon.

Both team came into the game with identical 3-5-0 records, but with the win, the Dinos picked up three crucial points coming into the home stretch in the Prairie Division looking for a home playoff date.

In the 19th minute, Zach MacDonald scored the first goal for the Cougars.

In a clear breakaway following a Dinos' control, Orest Ndabaneze scored another goal for the Cougars with only minutes left of the first half. Taking back their prior control, Cristiano De Carvalho scored the first goal for the Dinos with less than a minute left.

As the second half got underway, the two teams seemed frustrated and were both vying for the opportunity to score against the other. The referee had to tell the players to keep in clean during a corner kick
from the Cougars on the Dinos' half of the field. The tensions didn't seem to simmer and the Dinos scored on the Cougars from a shot by Adam Huskic. 

Valley refused to let them get a third goal in a row so quickly, and caught the next shot on his net. Despite this, the Cougars also seemed unable to land a shot against Ruschkowski. Valley faltered and Ryan Doering scored a third goal with 15 minutes left. With the Cougars unable to score a counter, the Dinos closed the game 3-2.

The Dinos host the rematch with the Cougars tomorrow at West Varsity Soccer Pitch at UCalgary.

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