CANADIAN LIONS @ ATTAK

After its triumph last weekend, the Trois-Rivières Attak (6-3-7) will resume its regular schedule against the Canadian Lions (3-6-7), this Saturday at 4pm at the UQTR Stadium (106,9fm).

Marc Dos Santos' men have not lost since mid-June, a 13 game streak including the Open Canada Cup encounters. The Attak is second in the national division, five points behind the St. Catharines Wolves. However, Trois-Rivières has six more games to play, compared to St. Catharines' four.

The Lions are on a good streak as well: they have not lost in their last six games, including a 3-2 win over the Serbian White Eagles in their last game. But they were winless in their first 11 games and as a result they are fourth in the international division. Nevertheless, Dos Santos does not take them for granted.

"The Canadian Lions have improved a lot in this past month, and we will need to be sharp and ready for them," he said. "My players will have to be very mature on the field. The Canada Cup and all its joy must be put aside and we all have to look at this game with responsibility. Every game is won on the field, and I am sure the Lions will face the best Attak team thus far."

Trois-Rivières won both duels against the Lions this season: 2-1 on May 20 in Toronto, and then 3-1 on June 24 in Trois-Rivières. The five goals were scored by Nicolas Lesage (three) and Jean-Louis Bessé (two). They will therefore be happy to face the Lions again and in particular their goalkeeper Matthew Willis…

GAME #17

Date: September 8, 2007

Time: 4pm

Place: UQTR Stadium, Trois-Rivières

Opponent: Canadian Lions

Teams' record (w-l-d): Attak (6-3-7); Canadian Lions (3-6-7)

Standings: Attak - second in the national division; Canadian Lions - fourth in the international division

Attak games this season:
16- August 25 vs St. Catharines Wolves, draw 0-0 [Attak goalkeeper: Jon Paul Piques]
15- August 18 vs Italia Shooters, draw 0-0 [Attak goalkeeper: Jon Paul Piques]
14- August 12 vs Windsor Border Stars, win 5-4 [Attak goalscorers: Darko Kolic (5,6), Alpha bah (2) and Nicolas Lesage (10,11); Attak goalkeeper: Vincent Cournoyer]
13- July 22 @ St. Catharines Wolves, draw 0-0 [Attak goalkeeper: Vincent Cournoyer]
12- July 20 @ Toronto Croatia, draw 1-1 [Attak goalscorer: Ibrahim Baldeh (1); Attak goalkeeper: Vincent Cournoyer]
11- July 14 @ Windsor Border Stars, win 5-1 [Attak goalscorers: Nicolas Lesage (7,8,9), Joe Di Buono (1) and Alex Surprenant (2); Attak goalkeeper: Vincent Cournoyer (Lorenzo Borella, 84)]
10- July 13 @ London City, draw 2-2 [Attak goalscorers: Nicolas Lesage (6) and Alex Surprenant (1); Attak goalkeeper: Vincent Cournoyer]
9- July 7 vs North York Astros, win 2-1 [Attak goalscorers: Nicolas Lesage (5) and Alpha Bah (1); Attak goalkeeper: Vincent Cournoyer]
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]

Canadian Lions games this season:
16- August 26 vs Serbian White Eagles, win 3-2
15- August 18 @ Windsor Border Stars, draw 0-0
14- August 17 @ London City, win 3-0
13- August 12 vs North York Astros, draw 2-2
12- July 22 vs London City, win 8-1
11- July 18 @ St. Catharines Wolves, draw 2-2
10- July 15 vs Portuguese Supra, loss 5-2
9- July 8 vs Toronto Croatia, draw 1-1
8- July 6 @ Toronto Croatia, draw 2-2
7- June 24 vs Attak de Trois-Rivières, loss 3-1
6- June 17 vs St. Catharines Wolves, loss 3-1
5- June 3 @ North York Astros, draw 1-1
4- June 1 @ Serbian White Eagles, loss 2-1
3- May 27 vs Toronto Croatia, loss 2-1
2- May 20 vs Attak de Trois-Rivières, loss 2-1
1- May 13 vs Italia Shooters, draw 0-0

Previous meetings between the two teams:

1- date and place: May 20, 2007 @ Birchmount Stadium, Toronto

• result: the Attak won 2-1
• goalscorers: Nordo Gooden (C. Lions), Jean-Louis Bessé and Nicolas Lesage (Attak)
• goalkeepers: Matthew Willis (C. Lions) and Gerry Argento (Attak)

2- date and place: June 24, 2007 @ UQTR Stadium, Trois-Rivières

• result: the Attak won 3-1
• goalscorers: Nicolas Lesage (2), Jean-Louis Bessé (Attak) and Marko Janjicek (C. Lions)
• goalkeepers: Vincent Cournoyer (Attak) and Matthew Willis (C. Lions)

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