Photo by Martin Chamberland Seck (left) and Jonathan Glinel fight for the ball.

Although they beat them in the regular season, the Mount Royal/Outremont Gryphons could not hold off the Pierrefonds Cobras in boys U-14 AA playoff soccer. Click Here
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$"/>Pierrefonds scored in the first half, and held on for a 1-0 victory over MRO and a berth in the Lac St. Louis Cup final.
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$"/>“They were well prepared,” says MRO coach Hugo Tremblay. “I congratulate them and wish them well. The better team on the field won the game.”
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$"/>The Gryphons had the best of the play in the first half but just couldn’t solve Cobras keeper Steven Regimbal.
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$"/>Gryphons keeper Roberto Medina also played well.
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The Gryphons had the best of the play in the first half but just couldn’t solve Cobras keeper Steven Regimbal.
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$"/>Gryphons keeper Roberto Medina also played well.

$"/>With the first half winding down, Michael Tasso applied some hustle and keen judgment to give the Cobras with the game winning goal.
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$"/>Tasso broke towards the MRO net going shoulder to shoulder with a Gryphons defender. Medina hesitated before charging towards Tasso, leaving and created a window of opportunity.
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$"/>“I knew he (Medina) had made his move too late,” says Tasso. “I saw the net behind him, and knew I could chip the ball over and in — and that’s exactly what I did.”
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$"/>Medina could only watch helplessly as the shot arced over him and into the back of the net.
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$"/>The momentum shifted in the second half with Pierrefonds beating MRO to the ball regularly. Jean-Daniel Seck pressed for the Gryphons with through balls, well-placed passes, and accurate corner kicks, looking to make something happen, but Regimbal stopped everything.
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$"/>“Steve (Regimbal) was the key to us winning,” says Tasso. “His confidence in nets allowed us to do what we had to up front.”