In Capri Insurance Men’s 45+ Soccer League play Monday night, 12th-place Bosman Accounting knocked Big O Tire-Turn Key Ogopogos out of fifth place with a 3-2 upset at Marshall Field #5.
South African Ian Murphy pulled the hat trick as Bosman won their fifth game of the season in a chippy, heated affair.
Murphy and Henk Bosman worked a nifty give-and-go to put the accountants up 1-0 before speedy John Garner buried a low drive to corner of net as he broke in from a loose ball as Bosman players tended to an injured man.
Minutes after striker Kevin Mitchell put a breakaway shot low and wide of keeper Yogi Kongsdorf, Murphy put Bosman up again when he nodded in a sweet free kick from the right side by Bob Fleming.
Brad Conlin nailed the equalizer on a penalty kick past Pete (The Heat) Richter after Chris Nielsen was called for a hand ball off a free kick by Garner.
Murphy headed in the late winner on a slow-moving passing play with Tom Ouchi taking the ball deep, turning and feeding Gerry Geelkerken, who fed a cheeky chip pass to Murphy, the Springbok Bar & Grill Man of the Match.
Bosman finished at 5-17 and out of the top-eight playoffs, while Big O Tire ended up 12-10 and sixth.
The Ogopogos will square off next Monday with the third-place Leko Precast Camels, 5-0 winners over host Salmon Arm McIsaac & Co. under the lights Monday.
Chris Reeves and Zane Klym each scored twice for the Humpbacks (17-4-1), while Dave Dawson celebrated winning a new car in a drug store promotion by scoring the final goal. Dave Dutcher recorded the clean sheet.
Vernon Square Liquor Store Silver Stars battled Lake Country to a scoreless draw at Marshall Field #1.
Both playoff-bound teams played the game with no subs while referee Marty Stein handled the good-natured match well.
Both keepers were up to the task stopping shots and quickly putting the ball back into play. In the first half, Rob Bauml came close when he rang one off the crossbar from 20 yards out. Two minutes later, Gary Saunders just missed a header off an Art Renaud corner.
Glen Heagle of Lake Country took two different indirect free kicks at the edge of the 18 and hit the wall both times and then put his rebound into the waiting arms of Stars’ keeper Ted Lurkins.
The second half saw good even play. Renaud missed on a partial breakaway to the far side of Todd Ryder, while several Lake Country players had good chances that just went high and wide.
Lake Country finished fourth at 13-6-3 while the Stars ended up seventh at 9-7-6.
North Country Appraisals Kickers bounced the Rented Mules 4-1 at Parkinson #8 with goals by Greg Bevandick, Claudio Diabse, Sergio Sartari and Kent Molgat.
The Kickers meet Lake Country in first-round playoff action, while the eighth-place Mules draw league champion Penticton United.
Kelowna Cantinas came from behind twice to secure a 2-2 tie with Pushor Mitchell at Mission #71.
Garry Heathcote and Nigel Whittaker, on a ear/header rebound, scored for Cantinas, while Rick Ito had both Pushor Mitchell tallies.
Second-place Kelowna Marketplace IGA shut down Brandt’s Creek 5-0 at Parkinson #16 and will take on Silver Star in opening playoff action.
