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Streaming Sports Network Canada Username Password Login Games Leagues Teams Venues Hockey Football Basketball Soccer Volleyball Blogs Haligonia Sports with Bill McLeanHero to Goat in 60 Seconds The curious case of Jimmy Mayaleh November 17 2009Two weekends ago I covered the AUS mens soccer championships at Dalhousie University for ssncanadaca It was certainly one of the most bizarre yet beautiful championship weekends I had ever been associated with The threeday event was chalk full of upsets individual flashes of brilliance contentious altercations between players and fans and of course a classic Halifax weekend of weather that forced the postponement of games and brought freezing cold temperatures to the pitch once play finally got started On quarterfinal Saturday only one goal was scored through two games a brilliant header by the magical Olivier Babineau in the closing minutes of overtime during game one giving Moncton an upset win over UNB In the second game Danny Mcalleer won the match for PEI in penalty shots after Saint Francis Xaviers outstanding rookie Max Mound saw his attempt go harmlessly wide of the right post If you watched the game on SSN Canada you could hear the shivering and shallow breathing of me and Matt Fegan as we called the last hour of the game in freezing temperatures On semifinal Sunday the four teams combined for 14 goals both contests finishing with a 43 score In the opener Cape Breton scored 4 goals in the first half and then had to hold on as Cinderella Moncton made a late charge to draw within 1 goal but could not get the equalizer In the days finale last years AUS champion Dalhousie Tigers were upset on their home pitch by the upstart PEI Panthers Jerrod Murphy and Jimmy Mayaleh played brilliantly in leading UPEI to the stunning win over the heavily favoured Tigers The final was played Monday morning on a beautiful sunny day in Halifax Cape Breton held a one goal lead well into the final minutes when Jimmy Mayaleh found open space for the first time in the match and drilled a strike past the Cape Breton keeper to tie the game at one Charlottetowns Mayaleh was an instant hero for his hometown school and to celebrate he ran around the field while removing his jersey This earned him an automatic yellow card seemingly an easy price to pay for the amount of joy the underdog Panthers felt as they drew even with the mighty Capers However just seconds after Cape Breton kicked off Mayaleh let loose with a vicious and unnecessary challenge at midfield that drew another yellow card earning Mayaleh an ejection from the match Mayaleh walked off the pitch looking like a man desperate for a hole to crawl in The same turf that just 1 minute previous he had been dancing around minus his shirt celebrating the goal of the tournament Down to 10 men the Panthers would go on to lose to the Capers Keishon Bean scoring the g...