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#*‘} raGE 26 â€"â€" whaterido CHndmct Wetwitsony"‘ ccrosen 1. *tdee Scott Patriquin Chronicle Special Pedrag Begovic, the Wilfrid Laurier men‘s soccer team‘s assistant coach is a man easily misunderstood. The controversial figure often seen storming up and down the sidelines shouting instructions at soccer games is, in reality, a sensitive 36â€"yearâ€"old man attempting to keep in touch with the love of his life . . . the sport of soccer. Born in Yugoslavia, ‘"Bego," as he is affectionately known by his players, began playing organized soccer at the age of eight and has had his feet in the game ever since. Upon turning 17, Bego signed professionally with Hajduk (pronounced hi duck), a Second Division team in Yugoslavia. Shortly thereafter, Bego was called into the service for two years of mandatory military duty which prevented him from playing in the prestigious ‘"First Division‘‘ of Yugoslavia. In 1975, Bego arrived in Canada and spent two seasons in the National Soccer League before moving to the fun and sun of the American west coast to play with the Los Angeles Aztecs of the nowâ€"defunct North American Soccer league. With a limited grasp of the English vocabulary, Bego found the language barrier difficult to overcome and, thus, kept primarily to himself. Bego has since broken out of his shell and, as anyone associated with the soccer team or Athletic Complex will attest to, he is now always friendly and open to conversation. Tragically, Bego‘s playing career was shortened by a car accident three years ago which left him with serious neck and back injuries. ‘‘My age made it difficult to come back from the injuries," he admits, ‘"but I‘m not bitter because coaching has allowed me to Richard O‘Brien Chronicle Staff Remember Murphy‘s Law that anything that can go wrong, will? Well, there may be another law that nobody would want named after them and it could state that if everything can go wrong, it will. Wilfrid Laurier football Golden Hawks may have been governed by such a law Saturday afternoon at Seagram Stadium as they lost their first game of the season 30â€"15 to Guelph Gryphons in an Ontario Universities Athletic Association game before their homecoming crowd. In Hamilton, meanwhile, the rest of the league‘s domination over the University of Waterloo Warriors continued as Warriors lost 33â€"2 to McMaster Marauders to extend their record to 0â€"3. As for the Goilden Hawks, coach Rich Newbrough had plenty to say about what went wrong. ‘"Our defence got beat," said Newbrough, "our offence got beat and our specialty teams really got beat. Our return units were just embarrassing. Physically we just weren‘t in the ball game. ‘‘*We didn‘t play a good game and we didn‘t coach a good game. We had a lot of confusion and any time there‘s confusion that, to me, is (the result of) poor Soccer Hawks can learn from ‘Bego‘ Things were tough all over Gryphons‘ running back Darryl Skuse goes airborne and gets some blocking to score a oneâ€"yard touchdown against Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. Skuse picked up The first of two early interceptions by Gryphons‘ Mike Knighton set up a 24â€"yard field goal by Mark Hurst before Hawks got on the board. Rohan Dove intercepted to counter Knighton‘s second interception, setting the stage for quarterback Mike Wilson to complete a 26â€"yard passâ€"andâ€"run touchdown to Joe Nastasiuk. The lead grew to 17â€"7 after Hawks‘ defensive back Rich Haye was called for pass interference in the endzone. That put Gryphons on the oneâ€"yard line and Darryl Skuse plunged in for the major. All told, Hurst made three field goals for Gryphons, who led 20â€"7 at halftime. Hawks came back to make the score 23â€"15 in the second half as Ken Evraire booted a single and Lucien Gerritsen scored a oneâ€"yard touchâ€" coaching." Making matters worse, Hawks lost two more defensive players to injuries and they can hardly afford that with Western Mustangs coming into town to provide the opposition this Saturday at 2 at Seagram Stadium. But Gryphons came back with a 61â€"yard passâ€"andâ€"run for a touchdown as Randy Walters threw to Dan Tocher to put his club into a 10â€"7 lead. Linebacker Jon Graffi and corner back Ian Hoyte contributed to Laurier‘s demise as they left with injuries that will keep them out of the Western game. Predrag Begovic 150 yards rushing to help Gryphons beat Hawks 30â€"15 Saturday afternoon at Seagram Stadium. Richard O‘Brien photo A strict disciplinarian as a coach, Bego has witnessed firstâ€"hand the effect alcohol can have on an athlete. No, he is not a heavy drinker! While in L. A., Bego played with the legendary George Best, soccer‘s answer to Derek Sanderson. One of the most gifted talents ever to lace on soccer shoes, Best drank and womanized his way from superstardom into oblivion. Last season, Bego made "phoneâ€"checks"‘ on Laurier players on game nights to ensure curfew was not broken. "Alcohol and nightlife don‘t mix with sports. To perform your best you must live a sportslife which means you need good mental and physical fitness," asserts Often bathed in controversy and never afraid to speak his mind, Bego has gained the respect and admiration of all the Laurier players through his undying passion for the game of soccer. Last season, Lyon was named ‘"Coach of the Year‘‘ in soccer and was quick to share the credit with Begovic. "A lot of the credit for the award has to go to Bego for his role in technically teaching the team skills,"" said Lyon. Bego‘s coaching experience began when he served as playerâ€"coach of a K.D.S.L. team several years ago. Through this league, he met several Laurier players and made contact with Laurier‘s coach Barry Lyon. remain a part of the game. I really enjoy coaching university soccer more than K.D.S.L. (Kitchener District Soccer League) because the players here are motivated. They come to practice regularly and are willing to learn." John Sutton scored another major on a 42â€"yard run and Graham Thomas ran for a 25â€"yard touchdown on an inâ€" terception. Marauders made 324 yards of offence compared to just 139 for Warriors. Kevin Reid scored two touchdowns for the winners, one on a 19â€"yard pass from Steve Friesen and another on a recovery of Larry Vaughn‘s fumble following an attempted field goal. Warriors travel to Toronto on Friday to meet University of Toronto Blues at 7: 30 at Varsity Stadium. Gryphons had little trouble moving the ball as they pigkg_i up 189 yards rushing and 217 yards passing. _ In Hamilton, Warriors‘ offence came up emptyâ€"handed as the UW squad made its only two points on a safety touch tackle by Dave Shaw late in the game. Wilson completed 22 of 34 passes for 251 yards and Ken Evraire accounted for 105 of those yards with eight catches. Nastasiuk also caught eight passes while picking up 98 yards. Hawks also had 108 yards rushing and Gerritsen worked for 52 of those yards in 13 carries. down that was converted by Grant Fraser. The finishing touch was Walters‘ 23â€"yard touchdown pass to Rick Van Schyndel late in the game.