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Wednesday, September 12, 2001 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER D1 S p o r t ^ fa t e ia / An Oakville Beaver Feature Editor: NORM NELSON Phone:845-3824, ext 255 Fax:337-5567 E-mail:nnelson@haltonsearch.com llP S fp - m k v Photos by Barrie Erskine Ever have one of those days at the office. The Oakville Storm did on Sunday during their Ontario Cup championship game which they lost 2-0 to London Forest United. TOP PHOTO: defeat rests heavy on the Storm's shoulders. MIDDLE PHOTO: Yola Kolodziej was having a good game -- up until this red card. BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO: Tanya Dennis questions the lack of an interference call against London Forest United. BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO: Storm's Keisha Garrick. Storm fizzles in Cup final, lose 2-0 to London United By Norm Nelson BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR he Oakville Storm's undefeated season came to an end at the most inopportune of times -- in last Sunday's Ontario Cup championship game. London Forest United Eagles were full value for their 2-0 victory in the U -18 girls provincial title match and will now go on to represent Ontario at the nationals in P.E.I. Not that London came in as pushovers, by any means, as they were also undefeated in their own league play and boasting three players on the Ontario team at the Canada Games. Oakville contributed four players to the Ontario team. Oakville's Diana Matheson led the Storm's Canada Games contingent that included Ontario's leading scorer for the tournament, Tanya Dennis, goalie Anne Ogundele and Robin Gayle. Gayle, however, didn't suit up for the game as she was called up to the national squad. The wind was a huge factor in this game, T which London, with the advantage in the first half, was better able to take advantage of. London's booming, wind-aided clear-outs led to the first goal and then they were able to add a back breaking fluke goal right near halftime. In the second half, Oakville, relying more on their patented patient passing game than the wind, just couldn't get anything going. Like Mike Weir at the Canadian Open, they had many promising forays, but couldn't finish off. "Everything seemed to not work at the same time," said coach Billy McKenna. "Some of the girls just had an off day and then gradually as the game goes on, I think a bit of panic came in to play with the girls. "You get a bit of panic in their play and then you get the kids trying to win the game them selves, and it becomes an individual's game rather than a team game. "I kept telling them to relax, there was lots of time, just play for the first goal, and then the other goal will come." Adding to the panic was an early second half red card to Yola Kolodziej, who was having one of the better games for the Storm, according to coach Billy McKenna. McKenna wasn't exactly in agreement with the red card and felt London could just as easily have had their own. He also said his team obviously missed national team call-up Robin Gayle. But these points he mentioned matter of fact -- didn't dwell on them. Few championships are earned, after all, without overcoming some sort of adversity. The real story, he said, was London. "The London kids really deserved their victory -- they worked their butt off. They chased every ball. Every 50/50 ball, they worked hard. They beat us in the air, they deserved their victory." Meanwhile, the Storm, already with first place in their league locked up, will try for a bit of con solation when they play their League Cup final later this month. U-17 BOYS Oakville is also represented in the Ontario Cup, in the tier one U-17 boys division. They will meet up with Mississauga Dixie in their provincial championship game this Sunday (Sept. 16), 3 p.m. M M N H N H N M mi* * ! fm H b H U I j| | FALL INSPECTI DUNDAS & TRAFALGAR ROAD 400 Dundas St. E. OAKTOWN SHOPPING PLAZA 550 Kt;rr Str^gb- 257-TIRE 8 4 4 -0 2 0 ^ -- Look fo r' Our flyer in Friday's Oakville Beaver <^jk. 1 * i I' D C , V y /