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Failed late kick sinks Eskimos
EDMONTON -- Jon Cornish's 59-yard touchdown run with five minutes remaining gave the Calgary Stampeders a 20-18 Labour Day rematch victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Friday.
Edmonton kicker Grant Shaw had a chance to win the game with a 42-yard field goal attempt with time expired, but hit the uprights.
It was the second consecutive game he had the opportunity to give his team a win on a last-second kick and failed.
Calgary won its third in a row after defeating the Eskimos 31-30 at home on Monday.
The Stampeders moved out of a tie for second with the Eskimos to grab a share of first place with the B.C. Lions in the CFL's West Division at 6-4.
Edmonton, with two losses in a row, fell to third with a 5-5 record.
The Stampeders had an impressive start with a touchdown on their first possession. Quarterback Kevin Glenn passed 37 yards to Johnny Forzani for an early 7-0 lead.
Edmonton responded with a punt single on its first drive.
Calgary came flying back late in the opening quarter with a 50-yard passing play to Romby Bryant, but were forced to accept a 28-yard Rene Paredes field goal.
The Esks started the second quarter with a 22-yard Shaw field goal to cut Calgary's lead to 10-4.
Midway through the second quarter a pass interference call took the Stampeders down to the Edmonton two-yard line, but the Eskimo defence got the ball back on a Chris Thompson interception in the end zone.
The first half had a wild finish as the Eskimos bobbled a field goal snap with time expired and holder and third-string quarterback Matt Nichols passed to linebacker Corbin Sharun, who bounced off a pair of Stamps defenders to score a 35-yard touchdown. Edmonton took an 11-10 lead into the dressing room at the half.
Calgary got down to the Edmonton 15 with two minutes to go in the third quarter and looked about to regain the lead, but once again Glenn was picked off in the end zone by Thompson who took the ball out to the 29.
The Stampeders were able to inch back in front early in the third quarter on a 13-yard Paredes field goal.
Calgary padded their lead with five minutes remaining as Cornish made a great cutback and ran 59 yards to put the Stamps ahead 20-11.
Cornish finished the game with 185 yards rushing.
-- The Canadian Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition September 8, 2012 C4
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