WolfPack rookie Poole shoots shot, buries crucial penalty to push TRU closer to post-season
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KAMLOOPS – Noel Poole is a Canada West rookie, but he walked toward the ball with the conviction of a fifth-year hitman and designated penalty taker on Saturday [Oct. 17] in Langley, with his TRU WolfPack playing the Trinity Western Spartans in a men’s soccer match that had major playoff implications.
The second-half substitute – who had never scored a U Sports goal prior to Saturday’s contest – had the ball in his hands before his teammates were finished revelling in the opportunity to tie the match in second-half injury time.
“That’s what you want,” WolfPack head coach John Antulov said. “You want guys who want those moments. It was no different than in nationals in 2022, where we had the Comitas (brothers Alesandro and Domenico) go, ‘Give me the ball,’ and Jonny Rinaldi go, ‘Give me the ball.'”
Poole calmly slotted the penalty in the 93rd minute, the goal securing a 1-1 draw that puts TRU in control of its post-season destiny heading into the final weekend of regular season play.
