While it was evenly matched throughout, Colombia’s slight edge during regulation play meant little in penalties, with the Swiss side’s patience winning the day to advance to the final eight.
For the first 45 minutes, the impossible looked real. Canada, a World Cup minnow, was outplaying a top-ten side, Morocco. But in the second half, as Les Rouges learned, toppling a giant isn’t easy.
Switzerland got its first World Cup knockout victory in 88 years, advancing to the Round of 16, despite a hard-fought contest by Algeria.
In the dying minutes of Canada’s first-ever knockout round game, tied at 0 with South Africa, they needed a hero. Stephen Eustáquio stepped up.
In an incredibly tight Group G, the final group stage game in Vancouver had clear stakes. The winner would move on, and the loser would go home.
UBC is undeniably one of the most scenic campuses in Canada. As the summer months approach, this picturesque setting is often borrowed by the motion picture industry, being transformed into fictional campuses for films like Fifty Shades of Grey and She’s the Man.
On Sunday night in Vancouver, they finally secured a victory, fittingly, thanks to Egyptian football legend Mo Salah, who came through with the game-winning goal and an assist.
The first World Cup match ever played in Vancouver did not disappoint. Turkey was returning to the World Cup for the first time since 2002 and looking for a win. However, despite maintaining possession for the majority of the contest, Turkey struggled against a punishing Australian defence, ultimately losing 2-0.
The WISE Hall, an unassuming brown structure in a quiet area of East Van, was the new home of this year’s iteration of a long-standing independent music festival.
We’ve saved the most important award for last — MVP. After our discussion, it was clear that nobody was more important to their team than Lucy Borowski was to Women’s Volleyball.
While the offensive-minded players may get more statistics and accolades, there’s a reason that “defence wins championships” is a cliché. Many teams across UBC varsity sport this year have succeeded because of a great defence, and no player was more vital to those efforts than Jake Lee.
UBC has had plenty of promising rookies across the T-Birds’ varsity teams this year, but no first-year player made quite the same impact that Sophie Harrison did. Coming to UBC from England, Harrison immediately became a key part of the country’s best defence.
Playing mostly for pride, the T-Birds looked much more like themselves in the consolation semifinal against Ottawa. Despite Gee-Gees goalie Clara Genier standing on her head in net with 37 saves, the ‘Birds dominated play to take the 2–0 win.
Consolation brackets present a unique challenge. The ultimate goal is lost. Instead of playing for first, you play for fifth. Motivation has to come from elsewhere. For this UBC team, they found the drive they needed to end the season on a high note, allowing the T-Birds’ graduating all-star, Lucy Borowski, to end her career on a win, securing fifth.
It was a fitting end to their Canada West campaign. After a season where the ‘Birds won the most games in conference history with a lineup that featured Canada West’s top player, defender and coach, they took home the conference title as well, sweeping Manitoba in a tight 1–0 contest.
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