Guest Ed Posted August 1, 2004 Share Posted August 1, 2004 Calgary played very well today downing the Sounders 3-0. They scored two first half goals (including an absolute cracker from Mesut Mert) and grabbed a late goal on one of many counters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and White Army Posted August 1, 2004 Share Posted August 1, 2004 Nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted August 1, 2004 Share Posted August 1, 2004 impressive. could the club possibly be on the rise? does calgary have the same philosophy that edmonton does in that it pretty much HAS to have albertan players for the majority? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted August 1, 2004 Share Posted August 1, 2004 August 1, 2004 – Calgary, Alberta In a match that they clearly dominated, Calgary was rewarded with a well-earned 3-0 victory over the visiting Seattle Sounders. Two goals by Damir Jesic and a beautiful cracker by Mesut Mert meant that Calgary would enjoy the full three points for the first time in ten matches. Calgary began brightly enough and were rewarded with an early goal in the 12th minute. A cross was flicked into the Seattle box by Walter Otta and landed dangerously between a number of players. It eventually found itself at the feet of Jesic, whose shot deflected off a Seattle defender and found the back of the net, past a stunned Preston Burpo. Seattle nearly countered right away, when Roger Levesque was sprung by Darren Sawatzky, but the play was judged to have been offside. The 32nd minute saw the goal of the season, as Mesut Mert opted to try his luck from 35 yards out. He unleashed an absolute cannon that flew over a sprawling Burpo and just under the crossbar. At the stroke of halftime, Calgary’s Conrad Smith, having been inspired by Mert’s goal, fired a blast from 30 yards that Burpo did well to parry and track down the rebound. HALFTIME SCORE – Calgary 2 – 0 Seattle Seattle came out from the break with a little more urgency and Jonathan Bolanos pounced on a failed clearing attempt in the 47th minute, but his shot sailed well over the bar. Two minutes later, Seattle had it’s best pressure of the night as Welton made a great turn at the top of the box, but fired high. Seconds later, Levesque had a good shooting opportunity, but a last second intervention by Aaron Richer slowed the shot so it posed no problem for Lutz Pfannenstiel to scoop up. The Mustang’s Walter Otta sliced a shot just wide of the right post in the 62nd minute, after Jamie Auvigne had been sprung to the left side of the box and cut it back into the middle. Sergei Kolomiets-Raad put a slight scare into the Seattle keeper in the 70th minute, when his cross attempt was tipped up by Burpo and landed in the 6 yard box, but the Seattle stopper was able to gather it up before any Calgary player could get to it. The 74th minute witnessed a pretty give-and-go play between Jesic and Auvigne that resulted in Jesic crossing into an open Steffen Holdt, but his volley grazed the outside of the right post. Seattle tried to mount some late pressure and nearly potted a free-kick attempt in the 88th minute. The attempt skimmed just over the Calgary bar. Levesque managed to get himself free on a cross in the 88th minute, but his powerful header found the side netting. Finally, in their desperate attempts to score, Seattle was caught on the counter attack. Kolomiets-Raad ran down the run touchline and switched the ball into Conrad Smith who, in turn, fed a perfect through ball to Jesic who slid a one-timer inside the right post. For Jesic, the two goals came as great relief after what has been a relatively frustrating season, thus far. Scoring: 12:00 – Calgary – Jesic 32:00 – Calgary – Mert 90:00 – Calgary – Jesic (Smith) Calgary Lineup: Pfannenstiel, Pavicic, Richer, Pesznecker, Jesic, Holdt, Mert, Kolomiets-Raad, Auvigne, Otta (Reyes 71), Smith Seattle Lineup: Burpo, Jackson, Scott, Jenkins, Callahan (Nguyen 46, Percell 81), Kino****a (Tomlinson 46), Sakuda, Bolanos, Samosa (Smith 73), Levesque, Sawatzky (Welton 46) Shots: Calgary – 7 Seattle – 6 Saves: Calgary – 6 Seattle – 4 Fouls: Calgary – 22 Seattle – 16 Offsides: Calgary – 2 Seattle – 1 Corners: Calgary – 1 Seattle – 2 Cautions: Calgary – Smith (71), Auvigne (81) Seattle – Percell (85) Ejections: None Referee: Scali Attendance:1043 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew W Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 quote:Originally posted by bettermirror impressive. could the club possibly be on the rise? does calgary have the same philosophy that edmonton does in that it pretty much HAS to have albertan players for the majority? There's no quota imposed although they do want to develop local players like Reyes, Peszneker and Castrillon. Still guys like Richer (BC), Gillespie (Ssk), and Mert (NS) show that they are looking to outside Alberta (other than the obvious foreign players). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew W Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 quote:Originally posted by bettermirror impressive. could the club possibly be on the rise? does calgary have the same philosophy that edmonton does in that it pretty much HAS to have albertan players for the majority? There's no quota imposed although they do want to develop local players like Reyes, Peszneker and Castrillon. Still guys like Richer (BC), Gillespie (Ssk), and Mert (NS) show that they are looking to outside Alberta (other than the obvious foreign players). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sounderfan Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 Seattle was missing 7 of 11 starters due to inury and/or suspension. The Sounders slow march to oblivion continues on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sounderfan Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 Seattle was missing 7 of 11 starters due to inury and/or suspension. The Sounders slow march to oblivion continues on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 looks like whitecaps won't be able to get some playoff revenge on the sounders this year. damn. sounders going to mls? obviously not for at least 2 seasons, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 looks like whitecaps won't be able to get some playoff revenge on the sounders this year. damn. sounders going to mls? obviously not for at least 2 seasons, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 quote:Originally posted by bettermirror impressive. could the club possibly be on the rise? Shame their attendance isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Andrew W There's no quota imposed although they do want to develop local players like Reyes, Peszneker and Castrillon. Still guys like Richer (BC), Gillespie (Ssk), and Mert (NS) show that they are looking to outside Alberta (other than the obvious foreign players). They do have a quota, just not as restrictive as Edmonton's deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew W Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Krammerhead Shame their attendance isn't. You're right it is a shame. Two things could add some growth at the gate: wins and stability. If the team can continue to win some games here at the end of the season and the same owners stick with it, maybe other fans will trust them enough to drop some money on the team in the future. It would be a positive thing for the team's (and the sport's) image in the city to go through an off-season without any of the usual upheaval or problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew W Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Ed They do have a quota, just not as restrictive as Edmonton's deal. I've never heard mention of it. Is it self imposed and what does it entail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 A certain percentage of players on the team have to be from District 4 as part of the ticket deal with the CMSA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew W Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 Thanks, didn't know that. Consider me educated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 I posted a thread earlier asking whether or not the Mustangs are in trouble and no one seems to know the answer. Does anyone here think the Mustangs will continue next year? Year 3 maybe a little too far down the road, but is the ownership committed to giving it at least a good try? Speaking of ownership is Calgary a non profit organization? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 Dutchie's scored all three of his goals this year against Seattle. The Mustangs are also 2-0 when he scores. Hope he can get hot down the stretch. cheers, matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and White Army Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 "Kolomiets-Raad, Kolomiets-Raad, Go on back to Leningrad, Na na na na, na na na, na na~~~!" Oh yeah, those were some good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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