DJT Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 <center>VOYAGEURS CUP 2006 MATCH 4 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS vs. MONTREAL IMPACT Sunday, July 16, 2006 - 7:00 PM PDT Swangard Stadium, Burnaby Television: Shaw TV British Columbia Radio & Audio Webcast: AM730 Vancouver </center> VOYAGEURS CUP 2006 SCENARIOS [*]The loser of this match cannot win the title. [*]If Vancouver win this match then Toronto and Vancouver will be contention for the title: » Toronto will win it with two wins against Montreal. » Vancouver will win it otherwise. [*]If Montreal win this match then Montreal and Toronto will be in contention for the title: » Montreal will win it with one win or two draws against Toronto. » Toronto will win it with one win and one draw against Montreal. [*]If this match ends in a draw then all three teams will be in contention for the title: » Montreal will win it with one win and one draw against Toronto. » Toronto will win it with one win against Montreal. » Vancouver will win it with exactly two draws between Montreal and Toronto. VOYAGEURS CUP 2006 SUMMARY Vancouver 1-1-1 4-3 4 Toronto 1-0-1 2-3 3 Montreal 0-1-0 1-1 1 April 29 - Vancouver 2-0 Toronto July 5 - Toronto 2-1 Vancouver July 7 - Montreal 1-1 Vancouver July 16 - Vancouver vs. Montreal August 23 - Toronto vs. Montreal September 8 - Montreal vs. Toronto[/code] [b]MATCH 4 PREVIEWS[/b] [*]Vancouver » USL D1: 7-8-4 24-17 29 (2nd place) · Last match: July 14 - Minnesota 1 Vancouver 2 [*]Montreal » USL D1: 8-5-1 18-6 29 (1st place) · Last match: July 15 - Seattle 1 Montreal 2 [b]MONTREAL & VANCOUVER HEAD-TO-HEAD IN THE VOYAGEURS CUP[/b] [*]Last match: » July 7, 2006 - Montreal 1 Vancouver 1 [*]Results at Vancouver: » August 25, 2002 - Vancouver 0 Montreal 3 » May 30, 2003 - Vancouver 0 Montreal 1 » June 11, 2004 - Vancouver 0 Montreal 3 » September 11, 2005 - Vancouver 0 Montreal 1 [*]Records: » At Vancouver: Vancouver 0-0-4 Montreal » Overall : Vancouver 0-3-6 Montreal Voyageurs Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 The scenarios above are the official scenarios. Unofficially, though, I'm sure we all have a hard time seeing Toronto get more than one result against Montreal, so it's hard not to view this game tonight as the title decider — unless we get a draw, in which case Toronto just has to upset Montreal once, which I think is feasible. More stats given at the beginning of the broadcast (I think they said this includes all teams from Vancouver and Montreal, regardless of their name, but I don't know for sure): All-time: Vancouver 7-2-18 Montreal All-time at Vancouver: Vancouver 3-2-9 Montreal Vancouver have not beaten Montreal anywhere since 1996, and have not even scored a goal at home against Montreal since returning to the Whitecaps name in 2001. So either Montreal has Vancouver's number or Vancouver is due! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 Halftime: Vancouver 0 Montreal 0 A defensive battle, not surprisingly. Not many scoring chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 Final: Vancouver 0 Montreal 1 55' MON Joel Bailey Goal came off a poor goal kick by Caig that was turned over to Montreal. Almost had the same ending as last week when Montreal tied it off a corner deep in injury time. Of course this time it was Vancouver's corner, everyone in the box, including Caig, but just wide. Last time Vancouver scored at home against Montreal was 1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Ugly game. Montreal stiffled Vancouver right from the beginning, as the 'Caps had little to no chances. Montreal's defence looked air tight. The goal was very well taken, and well placed. Top marks on the finish. Standouts included Montreal's back line, and if I had to pick a 'Cap, Steve Klein. Otherwise, Steve Kindel remains very difficult to watch. He always looks off balance, and wrong footed. How on earth he earned his 200th start last night, I'll never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analyst Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Kindel was okay in the first half yesterday, when he was allowed to attack on the left and cross the ball. In the second half, Gjertsen moved to left half and he made the attacking runs, therefore Kindel was stuck playing defence. Nask and Clarke played poorly, both are slow and predictable. Many of Nash's passes were off last night. Donatelli also played midfield and he was invisible. Montreal was more pleasing to watch, at times they strung together several short passes, and changed direction frequently while dribbling, etc. Feints are pretty well non-existent on the Caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 See http://www.bcsoccerweb.com for photos from the game. Montreal deserved to win this game, they were the better team but it was not a pretty game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Richard See http://www.bcsoccerweb.com for photos from the game. Montreal deserved to win this game, they were the better team but it was not a pretty game. I agree completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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