After scoring the first point of the game (on a missed field goal attempt), the Toronto Argos offence, defence and special teams were shut down by the Blue Bombers from Winnipeg for the rest of the first quarter and into the fourth quarter. All game the faithful in the Rogers Centre were waiting for the double blue’s offence to kick in and take over the game. With the score 19-1 and less than twelve minutes to go in the game, the Argos offence finally cracked the scoreboard with a converted touchdown and the fans voiced their hope of a late comeback. Despite the turnovers by the Winnipeg offence, the fans acted the role of the characters in Waiting for Godo because as it turned out, they were waiting for nothing. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers held on to win the East Division 19-9.
In the West Division final, the Saskatchewan Roughriders capitalized on an early fumble by B.C. Lions’ punt returner to open the scoring about six minutes into the first quarter. Further turnovers by the Lions resulted in a 13-10 deficit leading into halftime. It was more of the same in the third quarter as Saskatchewan increased their lead to 23-17 by the end of the quarter. The Roughriders add a field goal in an otherwise uneventful fourth quarter to win the West 26-17 and earn a berth in the Grey Cup. The Grey Cup will be held next Sunday at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
One day prior to the CFL divisional final games, the CIS held their version of the divisional final games as the University of Western Mustangs played the University of Manitoba Bisons in the Mitchell Bowl and the Universite du Laval Rouge et Or played Saint Mary’s University Huskies in the Uteck Bowl. Defence was the theme for these bowl games as the Huskies allowed only two points on route to a 24-2 Uteck bowl victory to earn a spot at next Friday’s Desjardins Vanier Cup. Manitoba continued their perfect season (11-0) as they took a 31-5 lead into halftime on their way to a 50-20 Mitchell Bowl victory to claim the second spot at the Desjardins Vanier Cup. The Vanier Cup will be played on Friday night at 7:30 PM at Rogers Centre in Toronto as part of the Grey Cup festivities.
In the West Division final, the Saskatchewan Roughriders capitalized on an early fumble by B.C. Lions’ punt returner to open the scoring about six minutes into the first quarter. Further turnovers by the Lions resulted in a 13-10 deficit leading into halftime. It was more of the same in the third quarter as Saskatchewan increased their lead to 23-17 by the end of the quarter. The Roughriders add a field goal in an otherwise uneventful fourth quarter to win the West 26-17 and earn a berth in the Grey Cup. The Grey Cup will be held next Sunday at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
One day prior to the CFL divisional final games, the CIS held their version of the divisional final games as the University of Western Mustangs played the University of Manitoba Bisons in the Mitchell Bowl and the Universite du Laval Rouge et Or played Saint Mary’s University Huskies in the Uteck Bowl. Defence was the theme for these bowl games as the Huskies allowed only two points on route to a 24-2 Uteck bowl victory to earn a spot at next Friday’s Desjardins Vanier Cup. Manitoba continued their perfect season (11-0) as they took a 31-5 lead into halftime on their way to a 50-20 Mitchell Bowl victory to claim the second spot at the Desjardins Vanier Cup. The Vanier Cup will be played on Friday night at 7:30 PM at Rogers Centre in Toronto as part of the Grey Cup festivities.
In other, unrelated news, the Houston Dynamo defeated the New England Revolution to claim their second straight Major League Soccer Cup Final. New England took a 1-0 lead into the second half but Houston tied the game in the 61st minute with a goal by Joseph Ngwenya. Houston took the lead for good in the 74th minute when Dwayne De Rosario scored his second of the playoffs. This game was played at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. in front of 39,859.
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