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Missing both goalies wasn’t enough to stop Victoria United from adding a second straight Sheila Anderson Challenge Cup to their resume.

United defeated Khalsa SC 2-0 in the semifinal and 3-1 over Seattle Wolves in the cup final.

“It’s back-to-back league and Anderson cup titles,” said coach Ben Hooker.

Without keepers Dan “Winnie” Kilpatrick and Colin Gray, who both played exceptional soccer for the defensively-sound United this season, it was up to Gorge F.C.’s Connor Quinn, Hooker said.

“I called him up and he came out and played great for us, getting a shutout against Khalsa. Our game (against them) was a lot closer then the last two times this season.”

With talented midfielder Matt Northrup off to firefighting camp, sniper Steve Scott out with a back injury and defenders Josh Jenkins and Rob Heggelund away, United made good use of their bench.

Defensemen Paul van den Boomen earned the nod as semifinal MVP against Khalsa, adding a second-half goal to complement striker Mike Moon’s tally.

“Seattle brought a good game in the final and they gave us a run for it,” said Pat Gawrys.

He scored once and earned MVP honours for the deciding match.

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