Garneau advances to bronze medal game

STORY BY CORDELL VENTURA

The Garneau Elans beat the Keyano Huskies 1-0 in the bronze semi-final game, which was decided by penalty kicks.

The match started off slow, and was still scoreless at the end of the first half but both teams came out strong to start the second.

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The second half went back and forth resulting in an Elans shot off of the cross bar in the 90^th minute followed by a strong shot stopped by Huskies netminder  Luke Arthur, to keep the game tied at zero.

The game was decided in penalty kicks when the sixth shooter for the Elans, Thomas St-Maurice, drilled the ball to the back of the net after Austin Pike of the Huskies shot off the post.

The Elans will go on to face NAIT Ooks to compete for the bronze medal of the tournament on Saturday.