It was well worth the wait for the young ladies donning the colours of Integrated Benefit Services (IBS) in Sudbury Women's Soccer Club (SWSC) action last night.

Having worked their way through to the league championship "A" final, the defending champions waited patiently as the "B" final featured a pair of overtime sessions before deciding matters on penalty kicks.

It mattered little that their game wrapped up less than a half hour to midnight, as IBS survived a second straight close call in the league finale, besting Talos Steel 2-1 Tuesday night at Cambrian College.

Joanna Fabris opened the scoring for IBS midway through the first half, pouncing on a loose ball well inside the box and sailing her shot clean to the top right corner.

Chances through the opening 40 minutes were limited, though league-leading scorer Romina Cimino of Talos Steel did force the IBS keeper to remain vigilant, lurking close to a rebound just before the end of half.

With 24 goals already to her credit this year, Cimino was not to be denied in the second half, curling a direct kick from 22 yards out up and over the IBS defending wall, sneaking it just inside the far post to even the game at 1-1.

It remained that way until the 70th minute when Kristen Beange struck for IBS on a very similar shot, albeit not on a direct kick, finding the far right side of the net for what would prove to be the game-winning goal.

Just a few years removed from her high school days at St Benedict Catholic Secondary School, Fabris acknowledged that the "A" Division of the SWSC certainly provided a very interesting mix for those with a background in the sport of soccer.

"It's actually a lot of fun," Fabris said. "People that I used to play against in competitive, and even people that I used to play with in competitive, we now play against, so it makes it a lot of fun."

That said, it's never easy to take the intensity away from athletes who have traditionally competed at an elite level. "Because we are playing against people that we know, it does make it a little more personal that way, so it is competitive," Fabris said. "We did want to win quite a bit."

After knocking off the traditional league powerhouse Sudbury Police squad in the 2010 final, Integrated Benefit Services had to prepare for a slightly different matchup when it came to their opposition in 2011.

"They (Talos) have a strong midfield - they play four mids, so we changed our lineup up a bit that way, we adjusted to that," Fabris said. "They have some fast forwards, so we just make sure we keep an eye on them."

"And then just play hard, because they are an aggressive team, so we have to make sure that we're first to the ball." Returning home from her post-secondary studies at the University of Ottawa, the former all-around athlete as a member of the Bears was pleased to find an opening for a little summer fun.

"There's actually a couple of girls on the team that I used to play competitive (soccer) with, that I went to school with in Ottawa," she said. "So I asked them if they were playing this summer, they let me know and said they had room, so I got hooked up that way."

Earlier Tuesday evening, the Division "B" final would see Holiday Inn and the Italia Flyers/Grumblers hook up for more than 90 minutes of scoreless soccer before heading to penalty kicks.

In the end, the Flyers/Grumblers prevailed for a 1-0 win. Scoring was not at a premium in their opener as Anmar Mechanical spotted Milestone Gold a 3-1 lead before roaring back to prevail in the "C" Championship, 4-3.

Mavia Bulfon paced the attack for Anmar with a two-goal effort, with Mary-Lynn Poirier and Kaitlyn Edmonds scoring once each. Brittany Boyd replied with a pair of goals in a losing cause, with Kristen Frescura rounding out the scoring for Milestone Gold.

The closing of the playoffs wraps up another solid season for the SWSC, a mainstay within the Sudbury summer sports community with 12 teams competing regularly at both Cambrian College and the Delki Dozzi Sports Complex.

Long-time league president Nicole Gravelle was on hand once again last night, handling the presentation of the SWSC hardware to the happy recipients.

The SWSC features an array of fairly well-known female soccer talent from within the area, including some who have played at the university level, many who competed in high school and more still that simply enjoy the recreational aspect of the game.

After playing a complete round robin schedule, the 12 teams divide into two six-team divisions for another single round robin before closing out the campaign by breaking into three distinct four-team pools, allowing all players to migrate to an appropriate level of play.