EDMONTON – The University of Calgary Dinos men's soccer team set themselves apart on set pieces, scoring off a corner kick and a free kick to defeat the MacEwan Griffins 2-0 on Sunday.

Dinos midfielder Gianmarco Plenzik had his fingerprints all over the victory, taking the corner on the 26th-minute game-winning header by Jacob Hunter and later scoring the insurance marker in the 83rd off a sneaky free kick play by Spencer McCallum.

The Griffins were unable to convert on a few good chances off set pieces themselves.

Calgary outshot MacEwan 14-8 (7-5 on goal), but both sides had chances to score more. With the result, the Griffins fall to 0-3-1, while the Dinos improve to 2-1-2.

Plenzik's corner kick on the Dinos' first goal was an inspired offering that sailed into a wash of bodies at the far side of the box. Hunter found the right seam and blasted in a header.

On the Dinos' second goal, McCallum lined up dangerously just outside the box, but instead of curling it over the wall as most do from such a prime position, he dished right to Plenzik, who was unmarked and in alone, and he made no mistake.

MacEwan's best early chance came off the boot of Rakan Yassin, who sent a 23rd-minute free kick from the top of the box over the wall – a ball that was heading inside the left post before Calgary goalkeeper Hany Shafie laid out to parry it away.

Shafie, who finished with a five-save shutout, had to lay out again in the 56th when Felix Guité was sent in on a partial break.

MacEwan goalkeeper Oleksandr Popravka, was again busy, stopping five of seven shots on target against Calgary. He made several point-blank saves, including a diving stop in the 31st minute when he robbed Plenzik from the middle of the box, and a potential save-of-the-year candidate in the 81st as he stopped a nuke from 10 feet from McCallum, who was in alone on the right side.

The Dinos embark on a B.C. road trip next weekend, beginning with a matchup with the UNBC Timberwolves on Saturday, Sept. 13 in Prince George.