LMG ready for rematch in Provincial Cup opener

Cowichan LMG is well prepared for this Saturday’s rematch with Bays United in the first round of the Men’s Provincial A Cup tournament.

Josh Cuthbert and the rest of Cowichan LMG will face Bays United again in the first game of the provincial tournament this Saturday.

Josh Cuthbert and the rest of Cowichan LMG will face Bays United again in the first game of the provincial tournament this Saturday.

Cowichan LMG is well prepared for this Saturday’s rematch with Bays United in the first round of the  Men’s Provincial A Cup tournament.

Cowichan memorably beat Bays 2-0 in the final of the Jackson Cup tournament for Island soccer supremacy, in a game that was closer than the score might suggest — the score was knotted at 0-0 through regulation and both Cowichan goals came in extra time.

“We’re basically the same team that played [in the Jackson Cup final],” LMG head coach Glen Martin said. “We’re expecting another tough game.”

Since the Jackson Cup final on April 3, the Cowichan LMG players have kept on their toes with a couple of exhibition games.

The team will kick off the provincial tournament this Saturday at 4 p.m. on the Williams Field turf at the Sherman Road soccer facility.

Martin knows the game with his team’s Island rivals isn’t a sure thing, but he’s optimistic.

“Anything can happen in a cup game, but we’re ready,” he said. “That’s the main thing.”

 

Cowichan Valley Citizen