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When the game was on the line, 91 Grizzlies 鈥檏eeper Tyler Pumphrey stood tall.

Pumphrey stopped four of five Raw Dogs FC shooters in post-game penalty kicks to lead his team to the 2015 Insomnia Tournament title Sunday at Vanier Catholic Secondary School.

In turn, Raw Dogs 鈥檏eeper Theo Richards allowed two goals on four shots and was saddled with the 5-4 loss.

Pumphrey appeared injured after allowing a goal to tournament high scorer Kyle Risby, but re-entered the net to make one more save.

鈥淚 rolled my ankle and landed on it ... there鈥檚 a little bit of a sprain,鈥� Pumphrey said of his shootout heroics. 鈥淏ut there was just one more shot to go, so I鈥坔ad to.

鈥淲e didn鈥檛 look past anyone,鈥� he said of the teams involved. 鈥淚 think everyone鈥檚 pretty even-keel across the whole board. I didn鈥檛 feel like we were a favourite.鈥�

The win was a relief for the Grizzlies, who have vied for the title for years, albeit unsuccessfully.

The Grizzlies battled back from an early 2-0 deficit, knotting things up just after half.

The Raw Dogs took two more leads late, but twice the Grizzlies matched them. A five-minute overtime period was scoreless.

Logan Potter scored twice to lead the Grizzlies charge, while Walker Ewing and Michael Abbott added singles.

Raw Dogs goals came from Curtis Hills, Travis Olynyk and Risby, who led the tournament with 10 goals.

The Raw Dogs also played with only one substitute in Sunday鈥檚 final, while the Grizzlies had four.

鈥淥ur legs were pretty heavy,鈥� Risby admitted. 鈥淲e had two guys drop out with injury. But it was a blast. We were here to have fun and enjoy ourselves and it was nice to play some competitive games.鈥�

A crowd of 100-plus applauded both teams for their fine play after regular time and extra time.

Grizzlies captain Steven Dynes was named tournament MVP, while Chilkoot Chiropractic鈥檚 Jonathan Hawkins was named most sportsmanlike player.

Meanwhile, the women鈥檚 final was decided in less dramatic fashion.

Sarah鈥檚 Sweet Six shut out the Wildcats 2-0 on goals by birthday girl Malorie Hanson and captain Jamie McLeish.

Goalie Isabel Magsucang earned the clean sheet.

New 16-year-old Hanson said the victory was 鈥減retty cool.鈥�

鈥淚t was really fun to play in this tournament,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t was my first time.鈥�

She also noted her team has been playing futsal in preparation for Greenland, a possession game that translated well to the four-on-four tournament.

The squad, comprised mainly of members of the 2016 Arctic Winter Games team, took down Santa鈥檚 Strikers and Victorious Secret to earn a berth in the final.

鈥淲e lost our first game of the tournament,鈥� McLeish noted post-game. 鈥淎fter that, we decided we wanted to win.鈥�

Charly鈥檚 Angels striker Megan Lanigan was the tournament鈥檚 top scorer with 10 goals, while Wildcats 麻豆社区Lara Herry St-Onge was named MVP.

Emily Hoefs of Victorious Secret earned most sportsmanlike player.

The three-day soccer tournament is an annual holiday tradition of the Senior Metro League, featuring both male and female divisions.

Last weekend鈥檚 event featured eight teams in each division, with games consisting of two 20-minute halves bridged by a brief intermission.

Tonight, Yukon鈥檚 top soccer stars will be in the spotlight again at the Yukon Selects Christmas Showcase at the Canada Games Centre.

A women鈥檚 game at 6:15 p.m. will be followed by a men鈥檚 game at 7:30.