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Soccer Hawks win battle with UWO AL FOURNIER of WLU Golden Hawks (white uniform) tries to overtake a Western player breaking out with the ball during Sunday‘s OUAA opener at Budd Park. Fournier was the game‘s MVP according to his coach Barry Lyon as he was an offensive key in Hawks 2â€"0 victory in their league debut. THINK ABOUT IT... By Rick Campbell Chronicle Sports Editor While he was pleased to start the season on a winâ€" ning note, Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawk soccer coach Barry Lyon had mixed emoâ€" tions about Sunday‘s 20 vicâ€" Park Hawks, reâ€"formed last year after a sevenâ€"year abâ€" sence, took a 12â€"game unâ€" beaten skein into their Onâ€" tario University Athletic Asâ€" sociation debut contest and kept the streak alive with a goal in each half of the phyâ€" sicallyâ€"played contest. The match began with belâ€" ligerent overtones, to the extent that Hawk captain and leader Alex Karaâ€" kokkinos and a Western anâ€" tagonist were redâ€"carded and sent off only 15 minutes into the game. *‘*Koko is our ‘engine room‘, he‘s the one who makes things go for us,"‘ said Lyon. We had just told the guys before the game let‘s not get any yellow And that, to understate the situation, did not sit well with Lyon. o Waterloo Chippers will be out to defend their title this weekend when they travel to St. Catharines to participate in the Grape Festival Oldtâ€" imers hockey tournament. Chippers, who won the Cheevers Division of the over Western at Budd Chippers off to Festival n COLUMBIA ~ RACQUET COURTS NC. > Waterloo Chronicle, Wednesday, September 24, 1980 â€" Page 21 * (warning) or red cards (ejection) this year and then that happened in the first 15 minutes. *‘"What was even worse was that I saw those two were going at each other and I turned to the bench thinking to bring someone in to let Koko cool off â€" the next thing I knew when‘I turned . around there he (Karakokkinos) was getting the red card. **I think he realizes now (after the game) what a costly move it was, now he has to sit out Wednesday‘s (today‘s) game at Varsity against Toronto, one of the biggest games of the season. There‘s no doubt that if we‘re to be a success this year we‘ve got to start showing a lot more disâ€" cipline."" Once the teams settled down to playing soccer, the game was at least moderaâ€" tely entertaining, with the brisk winds being the major obstacle. > event last year are apâ€" parently in tougher against teams from Barrie, Fort Erie and St. Catharines Nickerson‘s, but have been training faithfully for the last month. Waterloo opens up Friday Hawks elected to go against the wind in the first half with Lyon explaining the move as an attempt to hold Mustangs to a tie in the 140 Columbia St. W. Waterioo first half before taking over in the second. The move paid off even better than he expected as Bob Laurie drilled a 60â€"foot cross past the Western goaâ€" lie late in the first half to give Hawks a 1â€"0 lead. _ "I was just hoping to keep them to a scoreless tie the first half, then it ends up we get a goal ourselves, that was a big bonus," said the WLU coach. With the wind the second half, Hawks totally dominâ€" ated play and iced the vicâ€" tory with a goal 15 minutes in by Jeff Lasavitch. "I think that second goal was the prettiest play all day,"‘ said Lyon. ‘"There was a lot of Western deâ€" fenders standing around, it was just one of those ticâ€"tacâ€" toe plays." With their first league win under their belt, Hawks now will concentrate their efâ€" forts against U of T today. Blues were 1â€"0 upset losers to Guelph in their opener. Saturday Hawks return to Toronto to play York, and Sunday are home to Guelph at Budd Park for a 1 p.m. start. with a game against Barrie at 7 p.m., then plays Nickerâ€" son‘s at 1 p.m. Saturday folâ€" lowed by a 6 p.m. game Saâ€" turday against Fort Erie. Chippers will participate in a total of six tournaments this season.