Coquitlam’s Polisi brothers, Matteo and Marcello, combined for three goals to lead the Simon University Clan men’s soccer team to an 8-0 win over the University of Mary Marauders in their season-opening match last Thursday at Terry Fox Field in Burnaby.
Matteo Polisi opened the scoring three minutes in on the Clan’s first shot of the match, when he deposited a cross from Jeff Cadman into the bottom left of the Marauders’ net. He scored his second goal of the match in the 77th minute to make it 6-0, and he also got an assist on the Clan’s eighth goal, by Rahid Raheim, just before time expired.
Marcello Polisi scored in the 60th minute on a thundering shot from 30 yards out to the bottom left corner of the net.
Coquitlam’s Michael North and Adam Jones also scored for the Clan, who led 3-0 after the first half.
North, an Archbishop Carney grad, scored in the 25th minute on a shot from the left flank about 25 yards out that fooled Marauders’ keeper Ludvig Rhodin.
Jones opened the second-half scoring barrage when he took a short pass from Riley Pang and found the net from about 10 yards out. Jones also added an assist when senior Magnus Kritensen deposited the Clan’s seventh goal off his corner kick.
The Clan, who are ranked 13th, are on their way to Billings, Montana, for the Montana State University Billings’ Rimrock Classic tournament. They play California State University-San Bernadino on Friday and Cal Poly Pomona on Sunday. Their next home game at Terry Fox Field is Sept. 15, 7 p.m., against Slippery Rock University.
