VICTORIA, BC - Anson Minty's third minute tally stood as the game-winner, as the #7 seed Alberta Golden Bears punched their ticket to the U SPORTS Semifinal with an upset win over the #2 seed Cape Breton Capers on Thursday afternoon. 

Sophomore keeper Trystan Read stopped both shots he faced to earn the clean sheet, as the Golden Bears will now set their sights on the Montreal Carabins in the semifinal on Friday night. 

Thursday's lone goal came early on, as Minty potted in a ball that was sent into the box by Tyson Blight, taking advantage of a slow-starting Capers squad. 

Trailing for a most of the match, the Capers possessed the ball for a majority of the remaining 86 minutes. However the Golden Bears were excellent at defending their box, allowing just two Capers shots on target in the quarter-final. Read was also excellent with any Capers ball sent into the box, negating multiple Capers chances with clearances and caught cross before a Caper could get a head on it. 

Along with their terrific defence, Frankroy Cain was excellent on the wing, using his speed and pace to move the ball consistently into CBU half, earning man of the match honours for Alberta. Cain also iced the match for Bears late in stoppage time, clicking clock in the CBU corner, while also nearly scoring late, and earning a corner for Alberta that ended the match. 

The Bears will now face the RSEQ regular season champion Carabins at 4:30 p.m. PT on Friday night in the national semifinal. 

 

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