North York Astros @ Attak

The Trois-Rivières Attak (3-3-2) will face the North York Astros (3-3-1), this Saturday at 8pm at the UQTR stadium (CHLN 550AM).

The Attak played its first eight games of the season against opponents from the international division. In the next three games, they will face their rivals from the national division.

The first encounter will be against the North York Astros, who had erratic results this season: they lost 4-0 and then won 3-2 against the league's top team thus far, the Italia Shooters. But after a shaky start, the Toronto team has won three of their last four games.

Dos Santos back from Europe
The Attak won its last game without its coach, Marc Dos Santos, who was in Belfast to do his pre-UEFA "A" licence, which he hopes to complete in the next two years. Laurence Labonté, the assistant coach, was therefore in charge in the Attak 3-1 win over the Canadian Lions, on June 24 in Trois-Rivières.

Dos Santos hopes that his team will win a second game in a row for the first time. "We are now in first place in our division, levelled with the St. Catharines Wolves, and it's very important that we keep this up. A lot of people didn't believe we could achieve what we have, until now, because of the number of young players in our team. This team is young but mature. Another win will only give us more confidence."

The standing in the national division is very tight: the Attak and the Wolves, who have played two games less, have 11 points, whereas North York and Windsor both have 10 points. London is last with four points. The Attak has now the opportunity, with good results in the next three games, to increase their lead on their rivals. The first step is on Saturday against North York.

GAME #9

Date: July 7, 2007

Time: 8pm

Place: UQTR Stadium, Trois-Rivières

Opponent: North York Astros

Teams' record (w-l-d): Attak (3-3-2); North York Astros (3-3-1)

Standings: Attak - first in the national division; North York Astros - third in the national division

Attak games this season:
8- June 24 vs Canadian Lions, win 3-1 [Attak goalscorers: Nicolas Lesage (3,4) and Jean-Louis Bessé (3); Attak goalkeeper: Vincent Cournoyer]
7- June 17 vs Serbian White Eagles, loss 2-1 [Attak goalscorer: Darko Kolic (4); Attak goalkeeper: Gerry Argento]
6- June 10 @ Italia Shooters, draw 2-2 [Attak goalscorers: Jean-Louis Bessé (2) and Elkana Mayard (2); Attak goalkeeper: Gerry Argento]
5- June 3 vs Portuguese Supra, win 4-2 [Attak goalscorers: Darko Kolic (2,3), Guillaume Barrette (1) and Nicolas Lesage (2); Attak goalkeeper: Andrew Weber]
4- May 27 vs Serbian White Eagles, loss 3-2 [Attak goalscorers: Danny Anderson (1) and Darko Kolic (1); Attak goalkeeper: Gerry Argento]
3- May 20 @ Canadian Lions, win 2-1 [Attak goalscorers: Jean-Louis Bessé (1) and Nicolas Lesage (1); Attak goalkeeper: Gerry Argento]
2- May 18 @ Serbian White Eagles, loss 2-1 [Attak goalscorer: Elkana Mayard (1); Attak goalkeeper: Vincent Cournoyer]
1- May 13 vs Toronto Croatia, draw 0-0 [Attak goalkeeper: Andrew Olivieri]

North York Astros games this season:
7- June 24 vs London City, win 2-1
6- June 22 @ London City, loss 2-1
5- June 17 vs Italia Shooters, win 3-2
4- June 10 vs Portuguese Supra, win 3-2
3- June 3 vs Canadian Lions, draw 1-1
2- May 27 vs St.Catharines Wolves, loss 1-0
1- May 20 vs Italia Shooters, loss 4-0

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