The heat has had a historic weekend in men’s football.
For the first time in western Canadian history, the Heat beat their sister school UBC Thunderbirds on Sunday with a well-deserved 2-0 win.
The Thunderbirds came in at number 5 in Canada USports at the Okanagan but walked away in defeat as the heat improved to 3-1 over the season and rose to the top of the Pacific Division.
It was a strong defensive game plan that earned the Heat victory and a notable win in the history of the Heat.
“(It is) probably No. 1 up there,” said Heat captain Hamish Walde.
“(It) was a real team effort. Everyone who came on the pitch got a job and we got the result we were looking for. “
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The heat got off to a hot start against the Thunderbirds. Third year striker Aaron Mulama found the end point at the beginning of the 9th minute of the game. For the remainder of the game, the T-Birds maintained pressure and controlled much of the ball as they shot down Heat 13-4 early in the second half.
But like at the beginning of the first half, the heat came out with fire in the second. In the 66th minute, Heat rookie Jacob York cemented a two-goal lead for the home team that would add insurance if the Heat were to win.
Heat keeper Nicholas Reitsma remained clean with nine wins, a career high for the goalkeeper in his fourth year.
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Sunday’s win marked the end of an unbeaten weekend for the Heat, who scored a 3-2 win over the University of Victory Vikes on Saturday.
The UBC Okanagan season continues this weekend with a fight in the valley against the UFV Cascades.
In the meantime, the UBC Okanagan women’s team will start their season this weekend. The Heat will take on the Calgary Dinos on September 5th for their first game of the year.
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