DJT Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 WHITECAPS NATIONS CUP - 3rd PLACE MATCH Final: India 2 China U20 1 28' IND Naduparambil Pappachan Pradeep 66' IND Manjit Singh 76' CHI Tang Jiashu Match report from Vancouver Whitecaps WHITECAPS NATIONS CUP - 1st PLACE MATCH Final: Vancouver Whitecaps 0 Cardiff City FC 0 PK 3-1 PK shootout: CAR - MISS - Darren Purse (hits the post) VAN - GOAL - Tony Donatelli (scores off the keeper's fingers) CAR - MISS - Michael Chopra (save by Tony Caig) VAN - GOAL - Steve Kindel CAR - GOAL - Kevin McNaughton (scores off the post) VAN - GOAL - Dave Morris CAR - MISS - David Thompson (diving save by Tony Caig) Attendance: 4,236 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 Whitecaps match report: CAPS WIN INAUGURAL WHITECAPS NATIONS CUP July 23, 2006 - Vancouver Whitecaps 0 Cardiff City 0 Vancouver Whitecaps win Whitecaps Nations Cup on penalties 3-1. Sunday, July 23, 2006 Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, BC (attendance: 4,236) Overview The Whitecaps captured the inaugural Whitecaps Nations Cup defeating Cardiff City on penalty kick 3-1, after the two teams played to a 0-0 tie through 90 minutes of regulation. The Whitecaps outshot Cardiff 8-7 in the tense and evenly played match, and came closest to scoring with a point-blank shot from Steve Kindel with twenty minutes remaining that was barely stopped on the line. Vancouver goalkeeper Tony Caig was the hero of the shootout, stopping two of Cardiff's four kicks, while their first kick hit the post. All three Vancouver shooters converted their attempts, with Tony Donatelli, Steve Kindel, and finally Dave Morris beating Cardiff keeper Neil Alexander. Caig only had to make two saves during regulation play. The Whitecaps now get some time off before returning to league action on Friday, August 4, as they start a two-game road trip away to the Puerto Rico Islanders. Their next home game is Sunday, August 13 against the Virginia Beach Mariners. Scoring Summary No goals Penalty Kick Summary Goalkeepers: Tony Caig (Vancouver), Neil Alexander (Cardiff) Cardiff - Darren Purse - hit the right post Vancouver - Tony Donatelli - scored Cardiff - Michael Chopra - saved by Caig Vancouver - Steve Kindel - scored Cardiff - Kevin McNaughton - scored Vancouver - Dave Morris - scored Cardiff - Stephen Thompson - saved by Caig Vancouver wins 3-1 Game Notes It was an even first half, with chances at both ends. Cardiff goalkeeper Neil Alexander made two good saves, doing well to hold a left-footed blast from Joey Gjertsen on the turn at 25' and then doing the same on a crisp shot from David Testo from the edge of the box. Cardiff's best chance of the game came at 26' when Whitecaps goalkeeper Tony Caig got caught out of his goal, and the loose ball fell to Roger Johnson. His shot at the empty goal from 12 yards was cleared off the line by defender Geordie Lyall. Steve Kindel almost scored at 71' to finish of a nice passing play. David Testo started it with a great pass to Jeff Clarke breaking into the box on the right and he crossed to Kindel at the far post. His shot hit a sprawling defender on the shoulder right on the goal-line and somehow stayed out. No overtime was played. The game went straight to penalties. The game is officially recorded as a 0-0 tie, which puts Vancouver's record in major internationals at 2W-6L-5T. Cardiff meanwhile remain undefeated in their North American tour at 2-0-2. They play a scrimmage match on Monday against Trinity Western University at the Langley campus. India won the Third Place game in the first half of Sunday's doubleheader, with a 2-1 win over the China U-20s. India opened scoring at 28' through N.P. Chadreep, but then were reduced to ten men when forward Sushil Singh was sent off at 40' for attempting a dangerous overhead kick. Ten-man India doubled their lead at 67' through Manjit Singh, before China pulled a goal back at 76' when defender Tang Jiashu scored China's lone goal of the competition. Whitecaps: 1.Tony Caig - 4.Adrian Cann, 8.Steve Kindel, 12.Geordie Lyall (20.Dave Morris 60'), 33.Ryan Suarez - 2.Jeff Clarke (14.Tony Donatelli 81'), 3.Steve Klein, 7.Martin Nash (22.John Jones 66') - 11.Dave Testo (25.Anthony Noriega 90'), 16.Gary Brooks (6.Jay Alberts 66'), 17.Joey Gjertsen (19.Sita-Taty Matondo 76') Cardiff City: 1.Neil Alexander - 2.Kevin McNaughton, 3.Joe Ledley, 5.Darren Purse, 6.Roger Johnson - 4.Riccy Scimeca, 7. Neal Ardley (15.Malvin Kamara 67'), 10.Stephen McPhail (12.Jeff Whitley 76'), 11.Paul Parry (14.Chris Barker 86’) - 8.Michael Chopra; 9.Stephen Thompson Stats Shots Vancouver 8 Cardiff 7 Saves Vancouver 2 Cardiff 3 Fouls Vancouver 16 Cardiff 18 Offsides Vancouver 2 Cardiff 1 Corners Vancouver 3 Cardiff 2 Referee: Maurico Navarro Cautions Vancouver: Ryan Suarez 90' Cardiff: Scimeca 30', Michael Chopra 39', Jeff Whitley 88' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 Whitecaps match report: CAPS WIN INAUGURAL WHITECAPS NATIONS CUP July 23, 2006 - Vancouver Whitecaps 0 Cardiff City 0 Vancouver Whitecaps win Whitecaps Nations Cup on penalties 3-1. Sunday, July 23, 2006 Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, BC (attendance: 4,236) Overview The Whitecaps captured the inaugural Whitecaps Nations Cup defeating Cardiff City on penalty kick 3-1, after the two teams played to a 0-0 tie through 90 minutes of regulation. The Whitecaps outshot Cardiff 8-7 in the tense and evenly played match, and came closest to scoring with a point-blank shot from Steve Kindel with twenty minutes remaining that was barely stopped on the line. Vancouver goalkeeper Tony Caig was the hero of the shootout, stopping two of Cardiff's four kicks, while their first kick hit the post. All three Vancouver shooters converted their attempts, with Tony Donatelli, Steve Kindel, and finally Dave Morris beating Cardiff keeper Neil Alexander. Caig only had to make two saves during regulation play. The Whitecaps now get some time off before returning to league action on Friday, August 4, as they start a two-game road trip away to the Puerto Rico Islanders. Their next home game is Sunday, August 13 against the Virginia Beach Mariners. Scoring Summary No goals Penalty Kick Summary Goalkeepers: Tony Caig (Vancouver), Neil Alexander (Cardiff) Cardiff - Darren Purse - hit the right post Vancouver - Tony Donatelli - scored Cardiff - Michael Chopra - saved by Caig Vancouver - Steve Kindel - scored Cardiff - Kevin McNaughton - scored Vancouver - Dave Morris - scored Cardiff - Stephen Thompson - saved by Caig Vancouver wins 3-1 Game Notes It was an even first half, with chances at both ends. Cardiff goalkeeper Neil Alexander made two good saves, doing well to hold a left-footed blast from Joey Gjertsen on the turn at 25' and then doing the same on a crisp shot from David Testo from the edge of the box. Cardiff's best chance of the game came at 26' when Whitecaps goalkeeper Tony Caig got caught out of his goal, and the loose ball fell to Roger Johnson. His shot at the empty goal from 12 yards was cleared off the line by defender Geordie Lyall. Steve Kindel almost scored at 71' to finish of a nice passing play. David Testo started it with a great pass to Jeff Clarke breaking into the box on the right and he crossed to Kindel at the far post. His shot hit a sprawling defender on the shoulder right on the goal-line and somehow stayed out. No overtime was played. The game went straight to penalties. The game is officially recorded as a 0-0 tie, which puts Vancouver's record in major internationals at 2W-6L-5T. Cardiff meanwhile remain undefeated in their North American tour at 2-0-2. They play a scrimmage match on Monday against Trinity Western University at the Langley campus. India won the Third Place game in the first half of Sunday's doubleheader, with a 2-1 win over the China U-20s. India opened scoring at 28' through N.P. Chadreep, but then were reduced to ten men when forward Sushil Singh was sent off at 40' for attempting a dangerous overhead kick. Ten-man India doubled their lead at 67' through Manjit Singh, before China pulled a goal back at 76' when defender Tang Jiashu scored China's lone goal of the competition. Whitecaps: 1.Tony Caig - 4.Adrian Cann, 8.Steve Kindel, 12.Geordie Lyall (20.Dave Morris 60'), 33.Ryan Suarez - 2.Jeff Clarke (14.Tony Donatelli 81'), 3.Steve Klein, 7.Martin Nash (22.John Jones 66') - 11.Dave Testo (25.Anthony Noriega 90'), 16.Gary Brooks (6.Jay Alberts 66'), 17.Joey Gjertsen (19.Sita-Taty Matondo 76') Cardiff City: 1.Neil Alexander - 2.Kevin McNaughton, 3.Joe Ledley, 5.Darren Purse, 6.Roger Johnson - 4.Riccy Scimeca, 7. Neal Ardley (15.Malvin Kamara 67'), 10.Stephen McPhail (12.Jeff Whitley 76'), 11.Paul Parry (14.Chris Barker 86’) - 8.Michael Chopra; 9.Stephen Thompson Stats Shots Vancouver 8 Cardiff 7 Saves Vancouver 2 Cardiff 3 Fouls Vancouver 16 Cardiff 18 Offsides Vancouver 2 Cardiff 1 Corners Vancouver 3 Cardiff 2 Referee: Maurico Navarro Cautions Vancouver: Ryan Suarez 90' Cardiff: Scimeca 30', Michael Chopra 39', Jeff Whitley 88' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I was really disappointed at the attendance. I expected a sell-out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 quote:Originally posted by masster I was really disappointed at the attendance. I expected a sell-out. What was the crowd for the India-China match ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 well the problem was that the Caps "braintrust" decided to sell tickets as a double header and the increased cost associated with that. the stadium was about 1/4 full for the India-China match and 3/4 full for the Cardiff game. it was very dissapointing and so bloody obvious (to me anyway) that the two-thousand or so Indians who came out werent going to stick around for the Caps game. whoever was in charge of marketing this game should find themselves unemployed today. We had over 7000 crammed in the stadium for a one-off with Sunderland last season and if you were a season ticket holder that came with the package. There is no reason at all that the same thing couldn't have happened with Cardiff this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 In fairness to the Caps, they didn't know what the matches would be on the final day. They could've had the 3rd place match at 1 p.m. and the final at 7 p.m. or something and sell tickets as two different games, but fans would've waited until after the semis to see what the matches were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Whitecaps fume over Chinese team By BOB MACKIN -- 24 Hours Vancouver Vancouver Whitecaps FC president John Rocha said he would probably file a complaint with FIFA after being misled by the Chinese Football Association. Whitecaps' Nations Cup tournament was supposed to include China's under-20 team. China instead sent its under-17 squad, which lost 5-0 to Cardiff City FC on Friday and 2-1 to India yesterday. "We had challenges both to secure a roster out of them and some last minute visa problems," Rocha said. "We're disappointed in terms of the team they've sent here, it's not what they promised." Whitecaps sought the urgent help of federal immigration and citizenship minister Monte Solberg to ensure the team's arrival after undisclosed visa problems last week. Solberg was unavailable for comment yesterday. Rocha said the Whitecaps had been told China would bring some younger players, but "they said they were going to deliver the under-20 team." China's under-20 team hopes to qualify for FIFA's 2007 Under-20 World Cup in Burnaby and five other Canadian cities. Rocha said the Whitecaps paid the travel expenses of the three visiting Nations Cup teams. "We'll probably be looking for some sort of compensation from the Chinese football federation," he said. China's head of delegation Guo Hui said, through a translator, the Whitecaps asked for an under-20 team, so "no matter you're 16, 17, 18, 19, you're still under-20." Meanwhile, Rocha said the Nations Cup would probably return in 2008, because of next summer's under-20 world cup. "There's not enough room on the calendar to squeeze everything in." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Sounds like whomever negotiated the contract on behalf of the Whitecaps must be "nursing" a nasty bump on their noggin' after having, "fallen off the turnip truck". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Winnipeg Fury China's head of delegation Guo Hui said, through a translator, the Whitecaps asked for an under-20 team, so "no matter you're 16, 17, 18, 19, you're still under-20." Now that's funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Sigma hahah.. and still he is technically correct. [] I wonder if they'll send their U-15 side to the World Youth Cup next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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