University of Victoria Athletics

Victoria, BC – The University of Victoria men's soccer team took down Thompson Rivers University 4-0 in their annual Thunderfest game on Aug. 11 at Centennial Stadium.
 
The Vikes were on the front foot to start the game.

• Victoria, energized by a capacity crowd, applied the pressure to start the game. Felipe Morales Moya and Takin Keshavarz led the push, peppering the WolfPack goalie from all around the box. Despite the waves of offence, the Vikes were unable to find the back of the net in the first half hour.
• Tensions began to rise as the physicality picked up. With both teams having met just two weeks ago, familiarity was playing a role.

 
Penalty awarded in extra time.

• With the first half nearing an end, Mattheus Achadinha had a shot blocked by a WolfPack defender's hand in the box, resulting in a penalty for the Vikes.
• Jack Napier-Ganley stepped up in front of a ruckus crowd and buried the penalty to put the Vikes ahead 1-0 as the game headed for halftime.

 
Larson and Legge added a pair of goals ten minutes apart.

• In the 63^rd minute, Evan Larson received a beautiful through ball from Felipe Morales Moya which sprung a breakaway. Larson made no mistake and scored the Vikes' second goal of the game.
• With the crowd still buzzing, Connor Legge stepped up and launched a shot from beyond the 18-yard box. Legge's shot fooled the TRU goalkeeper, adding a third tally just ten minutes after Larson's.

 
Wesley Jones added one more for good measure.

• In the 88^th minute, Aiden Grew crossed a ball into an open Wesley Jones, who redirected the pass past the WolfPack keeper.

 
Notables:

• Connor Legge and Wesley Jones both scored their first goal of the season.
• With the win, the Vikes improve to 2-1-0, while the WolfPack receive their first loss and move to 4-1-0.

 
The Vikes will return to action Sunday, Aug. 13, to take on the Trinity Western Spartans back at Centennial Stadium.