Turn-Key Controllers Ogopogos surprised Brandt’s Creek Pub 4-2 in Capri Insurance Men’s 45+ Soccer League play Monday night in Rutland.
Ruben Cervantes put the 5-9 Pogos up early with help from Roland Riedstra.
Keeper Mike Moorlag made an outstanding save off of a Pubber breakaway, jumping up and pushing the ball out of bounds.
Chris Arnason booted a shot from the center line to make it 2-0 Turn-Key. Shortly after Brandt’s Creek (8-6-1) countered.
The Kelowna side levelled the score early in the second half before Henry Czerwonka stripped a ball of a defenderr and deftly fed Riedstra for an easy winning goal.
Bryan Schenker added insurance off a long pass from Moorlag. Longhorn Man of The Match for Turn-Key was Dan Ondzik.
The Okanagan Spring Brewery Camels stayed in the mix by shutting down last-place Pushor Mitchell Rented Mules 5-0 at Marshall Field #1.
Super striker Johnny Orton reached the 20-goal mark with a hat trick as the Humpbacks improved to 8-5-2, good for sole possession of fourth spot.
Ron Krause subbed in net and made a stellar breakaway save in the first half and a few others later, for the shutout.
Outside midfielder Rick Raber drained a 25-yard corker top cheddar at 25 minutes for the halftime lead.
Orton made it 2-0 in the 55th minute, from Raber, and upped the margin at 70 minutes, on a semi breakaway pass from Rob Hulstein.
The Mules played with 10 men the final 20 minutes due to injury and Orton completed his hatty at 75 minutes, taking a feed from Steve Milne and making a sweet turn.
Marty Steele finished the offnce with two minutes remaining, on a breakaway pass by Orton, named the Rocky Mountain Transport Man of the Match.
Roger Russell bagged a deuce as RPM Automotive bounced Bosman Accounting 6-3 at Beasley Park in Lake Country.
Sean Harrison, Jozef Kimpian, Dave Newman and Doug Roth added singles as RPM went to 6-5-2. It was 3-3 early in the second half.
Paul McCardle registered a deuce to take the Liverpool 7-Eleven Man of the Match for Bosman, once on a beauty header off a cross by Rolf Hisrchkorn, and one on a 15-yard scorcher.
Mark Sladen had the other snipe for Bosman (3-8-3) with a nice run down the right flank after a pass by McCardle. Bosman had gone unbeaten in four straight games.
Brown Benefits picked up their 14th win of the season with an 8-2 victory over Soccer United at Parkinson Field #16.
On a blistering hot night, the game began as most do on Mission Sportsfield #10 with the coin toss to determine who gets to look into the sun is the most important play of the game.
Cantinas won the toss forcing The Smart’s keeper and defence to deal with several long balls disappearing into the sun.