Thunderbirds win home opener in convincing fashion

9/13/2014 2:51:00 PM

VANCOUVER, BC - The UBC Thunderbirds women's soccer team dusted off their bad start to the season with a convincing 5-0 win over the UNBC Timberwolves in their home debut Saturday afternoon at UBC's Varsity Field.

The game saw a confident performance by the Thunderbirds from the beginning. The ball possession and quick lost ball recovery by the 'Birds forced the Timberwolves to be in defensive mode throughout the game.

The scoring parade started at the 20^th minute by 2013 Canada West Rookie of the Year Jasmin Dhanda. Three minutes later a fatal mistake by UNBC's goalkeeper Jordan Hall produced a rebound for Nicole Sydor to easily tap it in making it a 2-0 lead. The Thunderbirds constant pressure led to a lot of corner kicks that resulted in close chances but were unsuccessful.

UBC's right flank was a common danger source, as full back Meagan Pasternak linked up beautifully with the right-winger Taylor Shannik to produce various scoring chances.

Little changed in the second half, as the UBC's dominance continued. The gap got bigger when Amrit Berar scored the third goal at the 58^th minute from close range. Goal of the day came in the 73^rd minute from a beautifully executed free-kick by the dynamic right back Aman Shergill. The last goal of the day came in the 88^th minute by Jasmin Dhanda who received a great through pass from substitute midfielder Reetu Johal. 5-0 was the final score in what seemed to be a solid Thunderbirds statement for other teams in the league.

This win is UBC's first this season (1-2-0) as they prepare for a repeat showdown with UNBC (0-1-2) tomorrow afternoon at 12:00 pm at Thunderbird Stadium

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