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Chill score late to edge Lions on road

Sergio Campano nets the all-important game-winner in the 90th minute.
Sergio Campano
Sergio Campano (Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch.com/FILE)

ST. LOUIS – The Thunder Bay Chill got some late-game heroics to claim victory Saturday night over the host St. Louis Lions.

Sergio Campano scored in the 90th minute to earn the Premier Development League club a 4-3 win, their third straight triumph pushing them back over .500 at 5-4-0.

It was the very definition of a back-and-forth affair.

The Chill jumped in front in the sixth minute on a Marc Fernandez goal, but Joshua Baker evened things up in the 26th on a pass from Evan Garcia.

Sullivan Silva pushed the Chill ahead again in the 35th, then scored on a penalty kick in the 58th to make it a 3-1 contest.

But the Lions have no quit in their game.

Stefan Andjelic closed the gap to one in the 65th and tied it in the 81st on a pass from Troy Reeves.

The win pulled the Chill to within a point of third-place Kaw Valley, who have played three more games than the Thunder Bay side.

More importantly, it closed the gap with second-place Chicago, the Chill’s opponent on the road on Monday and Tuesday.

The Chill now trail Chicago (6-3-1) by four points and can boost their playoff hopes with a pair of wins to close out the three-game road trip in the Windy City.

Thunder Bay returns home next Friday and Saturday night for a pair against the Lions.



Leith Dunick

About the Author: Leith Dunick

A proud Nova Scotian who has called Thunder Bay home since 2002, Leith is Dougall Media's director of news, but still likes to tell your stories too. Wants his Expos back and to see Neil Young at least one more time. Twitter: @LeithDunick
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