Dalhousie Tigers (M) v. Cape Breton Capers (M)---Round 1 AUS---As It Happened

1min: Hi. Women's game just ended, so we're about to kick-off for the men.

Teams: Dal: Haughn, Daoust-Wheatley, Dalziel, Afani, Haegn, Al-Awaid, Mazurkewich, Rogers, Negulic, Ur.

CBU: Lowe, Whitting, Rajkovic, Rigby, Hollis, Harbis, Cox, Vassell, Bean, Robinson, Tournidis.

2min: Dal work a chance with Daoust-Wheatley crossing for Mazurkewich, who misses.

3min: CBU test Ur early. Hollis launches from close range and Ur makes a phenomenal reflex save to deny him the top corner.

5min: Mazurkewich breaks in again, but Whitting slides it out for a throw.

6min: CBU have 11 internationals in their roster, mostly from Bermuda. It gives them a very different style than most AUS teams, so Dal have to be careful. A bit of a culture clash, if you will.

10min: Ur is forced to tip a CBU corner behind now. CBU look sharp. Sadly, they foul on the next corner and Dal clear.

13min: Ur collides with Whitting, who clearly gets the worst of it. He's slow to get up, but alright.

15min: Corner to Dal as Daoust-Wheatley makes a solid run on the right. He then competes in the box, but can't make much happen.

18min: Chippy so far, but after a fast beginning, it's settled into a sort of mediocre sloppiness. It's competitive mediocre sloppiness, mind.

21min: Daoust-Wheatley opens things up with another run down the right. He tries to cut onto his left foot but his shot is blocked.

24min: Mazurkewich is booked for putting his elbow through the back of Whitting's head. That won't be the last card tonight.

26min: Afani generates Dal's first real chance by cutting inside from the left. He rolls his shot disappointingly wide, though.

30min: CBU win a free kick. Cox smashes it into the wall and scrappiness ensues.

31min: Mazurkewich is coming off for Nathan Beck. I can't help but think that's precautionary in a game that is chippy enough to get out of hand.

33min: Rigby fouls Nathan Rogers and gets a stern warning from the ref. Could have easily been a card.

35min: CBU withdraw Hollis and Seion Darrell replaces him.

37min: Haughn is flagged offside while he was in acres of space. That was close and Haughn might have been onside that time. CBU counter quickly and Lewers beats Ur to a long ball, but he's offside, too.

39min: Dal are slowly beginning to boss this game; CBU are, slowly, starting to have difficulty keeping up with Dal and are starting to foul them a lot.

40min: Afani pops up again, breaking in alone but he's dispossessed by Cox.

41min: Daoust-Wheatley breaks in but is called offside—wrongly. Close, but he was level with where I'm standing and he was on.

42min: Corner to CBU. It's an outswinger and Lewers drives a header to the top corner. A flying Ur denies him spectacularly.

44min: Daoust-Wheatley should just about be getting frustrated now. He looks carefully along the CBU back line to make sure he's onside, makes his run, and is flagged offside.

Half-time: 45 minutes and it's still 0-0, and we still haven't seen a goal today. Very close fought, though. Dal should be taking CBU apart—they're the better team—bet they seem to lack a killer touch.

We're back for the second half. Dal kick-off and here's us hoping for a goal.

46min: Dal have dealt well with CBU's flair—that Caribbean through-ball style that can trip teams up sometimes—well tonight. The Tigers have contained the pace and energy of the Bermudans.

48min: Negulic does his thing, jumping two tackles down the left and crossing. Daoust-Wheatley misses it, Beck misses it, and Afani falls over as they all try to shoot.

52min: A Dal free kick results in a header which Tournidis punches wide. Good save.

56min: A CBU corner results in a punch by Ben Ur. It's really pretty routine, but I needed something to write.

57min: Lewers works Ur—though it was straight at him and it turns out Lewers was offside so it wouldn't have counted even if it had gone in.

60min: Free kick to Dal, wide right. Hagen will put it in. Tournidis claims it, but he collides with Afani in the process and it look's like he's hurt his back. He keeps playing, though.

63min: Negulic steals a ball, but Hagen mutilates the offensive move with a horribly timed tackle. Daoust-Wheatley, who's been lively if ineffective tonight, is replaced by Wes Hawley, who isn't always as attractive in his play as Daoust-Wheatley, but he gets the job done.

64min: Dal win a corner and Tournidis is clobbered again. CBU then counter five against two, but Dal somehow survive to work a chance of their own. Hawley can't get a shot off first time, but he hangs around and gets his head on the ensuing cross, forcing Tournidis to punch clear.

65min: Dal force a save and keep the pressure on. Corner, again.

66min: Negulic screams it in and Afani puts it wide from his head. Whitting off for Darrell, who I think came off at half-time. Dal are really pressing now, and CBU looks tested just to get out of their defensive third and hold any kind of possession.

68min: A corner to Dal finds Hawley, 10 yards out. He hesitates and pounds the shot wide, apparently off a defender.

69min: GOAL! (Weymann 1): The corner is smashed in by Negulic and this time there's no mistake from Weymann who bulges the top corner with his header.

71min: Corner to Dal, which results in a second. It's Negulic to take it...cleared.

73min: Pardon the pun, but the Tiger is now awake. Dale are taking over too easily. They should score again.

76min: Hagen now gets space and chips over the rushing Tournidis but the ball bounces wide. CBU sub: Lewers off for Davis.

79min: Negulic crosses and Davis puts it behind. The corner isn't very good, and Tournidis catches it.

81min: Afani is off for Hutchison and Burr replaces Negulic. CBU exchange Hollis for MacIsaac.

84min: Beck crosses for Hutchison, but he can't connect and the ball rolls away, despite a gaping goal.

86min: A thrash from Darrell sends Ur leaping across his goal, but it misses Ur and the post by inches.

89min: Whitting is brought off for Shayne Hollis, as CBU looks for offense, which they haven't had much of tonight.

90min: Vassell launches a studs up tackles which fells Jason Burr. Vassell gets a yellow.

90+min: CBU break down the right and Darrell catches Ur off his line, bit the chip shot flies just over the bar.

90+min: Solid defending from Weymann as Hollis breaks down the left. Ur does well to clear the ensuing corner.

90+min: Rigby invades the area and is brought down. The ref waves him up, incurring abuse from the CBU players and bench. Dal may have gotten just a tad lucky there. Keishen Bean gets booked for dissent.

90+min: Full-time and Dal take it on Weymann's goal. They have deserved it tonight. They've outplayed CBU, who always look dangerous, but somehow lacking in the finishing, or the composure, or the skill. They have the talent, but always seem unfocused, like they are unsure what to do with it. When they did get possession, they often failed to create through the midfield. And when they got near goal, they lacked the patience to break Dal down.