2016 Football Canada Cup Second Day Recap
Football Canada- Winnipeg, MB (July 13, 2016) – With semi-final victories on Tuesday July 12, Quebec and Saskatchewan advanced to the gold medal game at the 2016 Football Canada Cup at East Side Field in Winnipeg. The gold medal game is a rematch of 2010 final in which Saskatchewan defeated Quebec 18-10 to capture gold in Wolfville, NS.
The gold medal game takes place at 8 p.m. CT at Investors Group Field on Friday July 15 while the bronze medal game between Alberta and Ontario takes place at 5 p.m.
Manitoba Gold and Nova Scotia bounced back from opening day losses on day two and will battle for fifth place at 2 p.m. while New Brunswick and Manitoba Silver will look for their first victory on Friday morning in the 11 a.m. game.
Additional game recaps will be available online throughout the tournament at www.footballcanada.com.
Media use photos
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Stats
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Game five
Manitoba-Gold recovered from an opening day loss at the hands of rival Saskatchewan, opening Tuesday morning’s action with a 13-0 victory over New Brunswick.
Manitoba defensive back Galata Gurmu lead the hometown squad with an interception and two punt blocks. Gurmu’s second punt block and return inside the 10-yard line set-up Manitoba’s second score.
Dual-threat quarterback, Hunter Sturgeon, lead the way for New Brunswick with 94-yards on the ground to go along with 57-yards through the air.
|
Quarter |
Time |
Scoring Summary |
MB-G |
NB |
|
1 |
6:09 |
Dayton Black 1-yard run |
6 |
0 |
|
|
|
Kaeden Corrie kick |
1 |
0 |
|
4 |
6:33 |
Brayden Saville 7-yard pass from Andreas Dueck |
13 |
0 |
Players of the game
|
|
Manitoba-Gold |
New Brunswick |
|
Offensive |
QB, Andreas Dueck (Winnipeg) |
QB, Hunter Sturgeon (Leo Hayes – Fredericton) |
|
Defensive |
DB, Galata Gurmu (Winnipeg) |
LB, Timothy Crawford (Kennebecasis Valley – Quispamsis) |
Game six
Lead by a pair of Adam Bennett touchdown runs, Nova Scotia defeated Manitoba-Silver, 22-15. Manitoba-Silver clawed back with a pair of second-half Dylan Ford touchdown strikes, but it was not enough.
|
Quarter |
Time |
Scoring Summary |
NS |
MB-S |
|
1 |
6:21 |
Adam Bennett 7-yard run |
6 |
0 |
|
2 |
6:12 |
Barrett Mueller single |
6 |
1 |
|
2 |
4:15 |
Adrian Brown 55-yard interception return |
12 |
1 |
|
3 |
7:37 |
Zachary Hynna 15-yard pass from Dylan Ford |
12 |
8 |
|
3 |
0:00 |
Adam Bennett 10-yard run |
18 |
8 |
|
|
|
Michael Adams kick |
19 |
8 |
|
4 |
9:26 |
Michael Adams 31-yard field goal |
22 |
8 |
|
4 |
2:27 |
Alex France 7-yard pass from Dylan Ford |
22 |
14 |
|
|
|
Barrett Mueller kick |
22 |
15 |
Players of the game
|
|
Nova Scotia |
Manitoba-Silver |
|
Offensive |
RB, Adam Bennett (Sir John A. McDonald – Upper Tantallon) |
QB, Dylan Ford (Sir Winston Churchill –Thunderbay) |
|
Defensive |
DL, Matthew Mendes (Citadel — Halifax) |
DL, Lake Korte-Moore (Immaculta — Winnipeg) |
Game seven
Trailing by 10, heading into recess, Quebec stormed back with 24 unanswered second half points to defeat Alberta. With the win, Quebec, the tournament’s defending champion, advances to the gold medal game to defend their title.
|
Quarter |
Time |
Scoring Summary |
AB |
QC |
|
1 |
2:51 |
Tae Gordon 1-yard run |
6 |
0 |
|
|
|
Tanner Holt kick |
7 |
0 |
|
2 |
9:40 |
Antoine Couture concedes safety |
9 |
0 |
|
2 |
0:49 |
Tanner Holt punt single |
10 |
0 |
|
3 |
9:01 |
Sem Suossobotra 10-yard pass from 12 Jonathan Sénécal |
10 |
7 |
|
4 |
6:55 |
Kevin Mitale 10-yard pass from Jonathan Sénécal |
10 |
13 |
|
|
|
Antoine Couture kick |
10 |
14 |
|
4 |
5:09 |
Tanner Holt concedes safety |
10 |
16 |
|
4 |
2:00 |
Terrance Ganyl 32-yard interception return |
10 |
22 |
|
|
|
Jonathan Sénécal run |
10 |
24 |
Players of the game
|
|
Alberta |
Quebec |
|
Offensive |
RB, Tanner Sudo (LCI — Lethbridge) |
QB, Jonathan Sénécal (Marauders College Laval — Mirabel) |
|
Defensive |
LB, Daniel Teitz (Springbank) |
DL, Evan Gingera (Chateauguay Raiders — Chateauguay) |
Game eight
Last year’s bronze medalist, Saskatchewan are headed to the gold medal game. Trailing in the fourth quarter, the green and white hung around and seized an opportunity following a Ryder Varga interception. Josh Donnelly found receiver David Stone on an 8-yard passing score. They added a single point on the preceding kickoff to take a two-point lead.
|
Quarter |
Time |
Scoring Summary |
ON |
SK |
|
1 |
9:00 |
Ethan Bastarache 24-yard field goal |
3 |
0 |
|
2 |
5:03 |
Ethan Bastarache punt single |
4 |
0 |
|
2 |
1:59 |
Ethan Bastarache 46-yard kick |
7 |
0 |
|
2 |
0:07 |
David Solie 35-yard field goal |
7 |
3 |
|
3 |
2:45 |
Ethan Bastarache concedes the safety |
7 |
5 |
|
4 |
9:02 |
Ethan Bastarache 41-yard kick |
10 |
5 |
|
4 |
4:31 |
David Solie 8-yard catch, from Josh Donnelly |
10 |
11 |
|
4 |
4:25 |
David Solie single (on kickoff) |
10 |
12 |
|
|
Saskatchewan |
Ontario |
|
Offensive |
REC, Lucas Nurkowski (Riffel – Regina) |
REC, Noah Johns (London Jr Mustangs – London) |
|
Defensive |
LB, Ryder Varga (LeBoldus – Regina) |
DB, Jacob Andrews (Niagara Spears – Niagara-on-the-Lake) |
2016 Football Canada Cup Schedule
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Friday July 15, 2016 – Game Day 3 (Investors Group Field) |
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Game 9 – New Brunswick (Loser Game 5) vs. Manitoba Silver (Loser Game 6) @ 11:00 a.m. CT (7th & 8th Consolation) |
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Game 10 – Manitoba Gold (Winner Game 5) vs. Nova Scotia (Winner Game 6) @ 2:00 p.m. CT (5th & 6th Consolation) |
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Game 11 – Alberta (Loser Game 7) vs. Ontario (Loser Game 8) @ 5:00 p.m. CT (Bronze medal game) |
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Game 12 – Quebec (Winner Game 7) vs. Saskatchewan (Winner Game 8) @ 8:00 p.m. CT (Gold medal game) |
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Tuesday July 12, 2016 – Game Day 2 (EAST SIDE STADIUM) |
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Game 5 – New Brunswick (0) – Manitoba-Gold (13) @ 10:00 a.m. CT |
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Game 6 – Nova Scotia (22) -. Manitoba-Silver (15) @ 1:00 p.m. CT |
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Game 7 – Alberta (10) vs. Quebec (24) @ 4:00 p.m. CT |
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Game 8 – Ontario (10) vs. Saskatchewan (12) @ 7:00 p.m. CT |
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Saturday July 9, 2016 – Game Day 1 (Investors Group Field) |
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Game 1 – Nova Scotia (#5) 32 – Alberta (#4) 6 @ 11:00 a.m. CT |
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Game 2 – New Brunswick (#7) 0 – Ontario (#2) 55 @ 2:00 pm CT |
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Game 3 – Manitoba-Gold (#6) – Saskatchewan (#3) @ 5:00 p.m. CT |
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Ceremonial Kickoff, 8:00 – 8:15 p.m. CT |
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Game 4 – Manitoba-Silver (#8) 0 – Quebec (#1) 52 @ 8:30 p.m. CT |
For more about the tournament, please visit www.footballcanada.com. Use the hashtag #FCC2016 to join the conversation on social media.
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