Wednesday, September 15, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER D3 The Oakville Strikers nearly pulled off an upset against the favoured Burlington Flames in the U-15 Ontario Cup provincial championship final Saturday afternoon at the Ontario Soccer Association's Coffee Time Soccer Centre in Vaughan. Burlington did hold the edge in play and were full value for their 1-0 win, their lone goal, in the second half, by Kendal Bradbum coming off a comer kick. Karen Eade recorded the shutout. Burlington now moves on to the national championships in Edmonton the Thanksgiving weekend. The feisty Oakville squad did gener ate their own chances, in particular two glorious breakaway opportunities, the first one by Diana Servidio in the open ing minutes and the second one by Rebecca Carreiro in the closing min utes. "I thought we had our chances," agreed coach Komel Vuia. "We had two breakaways and we didn't put the ball in. They scored the goal on that comer kick -- what can I say. "I'm very proud of these girls. They played their hearts out as you can tell -- they (Burlington) just won 1-0. Burlington is a great team and I respect them. "They were the favourites but I thought we held our ground. I thought we played well. I thought we played a great game. "I'm proud of the girls. I think they did a fantastic job and we had winners all the way." Here's the roster for the Ontario Cup provincial finalists U-15 Oakville Strikers ... Kristina Melhuish, Casey Mills, Britt Laing, Venessa Vuia, Tiffany Photo by Barrie Erskine A Burlington and Oakville player (front) challenge for the ball. Torres, Tanya Vuia, Diana Servidio, Claire Roberts, Jenna Byrne, Heather Lockie, Dana Leonardi, Jenny Robus, Huda Joseph, Rebecca Carreiro and Arden Jobling ... coach Komel Vuia, manager Dianne Vuia. By Norm Nelson BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR A pair of goals by Karen Zmirak led the U-13 Oakville Cobras rep soccer team to a 2-1 win over the Waterloo Flames in the Ontario Cup provincial championship final Saturday afternoon. Played at the Ontario Soccer Association's Coffee Time Soccer Centre in Vaughan, it was the Oakville's team's second provincial championship in as many tries. "It's not old hat," assured coach Keith Halbert. "It's tough competition." Oakville took a 1-0 lead in the 24th minute on a highlight reel passing play. Jessica Povilaitis pushed it up to Stephanie Muldoon who fed a good pass to Zmirak just inside the penalty area. She pumped faked a defender then labeled it. Play was pretty even in the first half although Oakville had the slight edge in scoring chances. It was Waterloo that came out guns ablazing in the second half and their hard work resulted in the equalizer on the heels of some sustained pressure. Waterloo continued with the pressure, but couldn't get the go-ahead goal. Oakville bent but they did not break. Oakville rebounded on a surprise goal. Zmirak booted up a long-range knuckle ball that, in what seemed like slow motion, completed its perfect high arc between the goalie and the crossbar. Zmirak and the Cobras had to stare a few milliseconds before they realized what had happened. Just prior to that, Zmirak scored a disallowed goal when she bumped into the goalie causing the ball to spurt into the net. "It (the goal) was a half scissor kick," explained Zmirak after the game. Just like that they were Ontario Cup champs and it's something they're appar ently not getting tired of. "It feels great -- especially the second time," chimed in another excited teammate in the growing post-victory scrum. Coach Halbert gave kudos to Waterloo. "I thought they (Waterloo) played really well. We had to work really hard." Waterloo managed to get in some contact worthy of a hockey game, though the ref let them play on. Halbert said they knew going into the game that Waterloo were "bigger and stronger." "I thought our team's skill matched up quite well with that." His team's lowest point occurred after Waterloo potted the equalizer. "They had some momentum after they scored, and we had to hang in there," said coach Halbert. Zmirak's second and winning goal, however, changed the momen tum right back to Oakville. With their high level of fitness they were able to seal the deal. Here's the roster for the Ontario Cup provincial champion Oakville Cobras U- 13 rep soccer team ... Adrienne Johnstone, Helen Halbert, Karen Zmirak, Laura Lorenz, Stephanie Muldoon, Leslie Martin, Heather Lockhart, Amanda Cicchini, Katie Capron, Kelly McBoyle, Erika Tougher, Alexandra Skinner, Laura Bandy, Jessica Povilaitis and Katie McKenna ... coach Keith Halbert, assistant coach Keith Lockhart, trainers Karen McBoyle and Dianne Povilaitis. Cannon Cup all-star touney (Continued from page D1) home run derby and base running competition. The open ceremonies and skills competition are sandwiched between an early and late game for the teams. BANTAM A similar bantam all-star tourna ment is being hosted in nearby Clarkson. Oakville all-stars involved include Matthew Chisamore-Robert, Dan Good, Kyle Nicoletta, Daryl Ringwald, Jamie Tolan and Mark TEAMS DIVISION A: COBA BLACK, York Simcoe, London District and COBA WHITE. DIVISION B: COBA GOLD, Metro Toronto, Intercounty and Sourthem Counties. DIVISION C: COBA MINOR. Metro Toronto, Western Ontario and York Simcoe. F I F I D S FIELDS: Oakville Park (headquarters and host of semifinal and champinoship games), River Oaks and Glen Abbey. SCHEDULE FRIDAY 10 a.m., COBA BLACK vs York Simcoe (at Oakville Park) ... COBA GOLD vs Metro Toronto (at River Oaks) ... COBA MINOR vs Metro Toronto (at Glen Abbey). 1:30 p.m., London District vs COBA WHITE (at Oakville Park) ... Intercounty vs Southern County (at River Oaks). 5 p.m., OPENING CEREMONIES AT OAKVILLE PARK 8 p.m.. Western Ontario vs York Simcoe. SATURDAY 9:30 a.m., Metro Toronto vs York Simcoe (at Oakville Park) ... COBA MINOR vs Western Ontario (at River Oaks). 12:30 p.m., COBA GOLD vs Intercounty (at Oakville Park) ... COBA BLACK vs London District (at River O aks)... York Simcoe vs COBA WHITE (atGlen Abbey). 3:30 p.m., Metro Toronto vs Southern Counties (at Oakville Park) ... Metro Toronto vs Western Ontario (at River O aks)... COBA MINOR vs York Simcoe (at Glen Abbey) 6 p.m., COBA BLACK vs COBA WHITE (at Oakville Park) ... York Simcoe vs London District (at River Oaks). 8:30 p.m., COBA GOLD vs Southern Counties (at Oakville Park)... Metro Toronto vs Intercounty (at River Oaks). SUNDAY 9 a.m. semifinals (at Oakville Park and River Oaks). 1:30 p.m., championship (at Oakville Park). Photo by Barrie Erskine CUP CLINCHER: Karen Zmirak scored the Ontario Cup provincial championship winning goal, her sec ond of the game, and the first teammate on the scene to share the joy is Amanda Cicchini (#10). Cup finalists Tourangeau. OAKVILLE PLAYERS The hosts of the midget tour ney are the Oakville Minor Baseball Association (OMBA), home to the Oakville A's rep system. The OMBA is part of the Central Ontario Baseball Association (COBA) which, in turn, is part of the Ontario Baseball Association. Host COBA is fielding four all-star teams in this tournament with a total of five Oakville players. COBA Black has two locals. Brad Guy and Matt Bond. 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