EDMONTON – So wicked was the icy wind that carved across the scape at Edmonton Scottish on Wednesday afternoon, that a sudden gust peeled pieces of siding off the clubhouse right as the MacEwan Griffins and Alberta Golden Bears took to the pitch at the nearby outdoor field.

Somehow, they managed to play a full Canada West men's soccer game in the less-than-ideal conditions – a makeup contest for Sept. 2's match that was postponed due to the air quality index.

Alberta survived the best and emerged with a 2-0 victory that pushes their record to 6-1-2, while MacEwan falls to 2-6-1. Marcus Velado-Tsegaye scored both both Alberta goals 

It's possible the wind played a factor in the game-winning goal, though, as Rilind Idrizi's 39th minute header from the middle of the box slipped through the hands of MacEwan goalkeeper Marko Ilich and was tapped in by Velado-Tsegaye.

Velado-Tsegaye scored his second of the game in the 83rd minute, taking advantage of a MacEwan giveaway deep in the zone to bury an insurance marker.

The Griffins' best chance of the contest came in the 53rd minute when Rakan Yassin undressed a defender in the right corner and sent in a dangerous low shot that bounced off goalkeeper Chris Ezoua but found an Alberta boot instead of a MacEwan one for a clear.

Several times, though, the Griffins mounted attacks through midfield with pinpoint passing, only to be turned away by a stingy Golden Bears' back line.

Ilich finished with eight saves in a losing effort, while Ezoua had four stops for Alberta. The Golden Bears also had two shots saved off the line by defenders – Jakob Sievert in the fifth minute and Abass Ajibade in the 37th.