Grizzly Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I won't put the result in the title for all of those who want to watch the video afterwards! There were something like 5 400 fans tonight of which slighlty under 5000 were for Syria. We played a B team similar to the one we played against TFC in the Canadian championship. Syria took the lead 1-0 which pleased the crowd. The Syrian team was horrible even compared to the crappy team we had on the field. We came back and won 2-1 which was satisfying given the ignorance/arrogance of the Syrian fans. The level of this game was below what it would be if our B team played one of the new USL 1 teams like Austin. Syria is an absolutely terrible national team, they would probably be in last place in the USL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL_4_LIFE Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 The Montreal Impact posted a 2-1 (Halftime 0-1) victory over the Syrian national team, Wednesday, at Saputo Stadium, as part of its second international friendly match of the season. “We knew that Syria was a team able to circulate the ball well and they caused many problems this way,” noted head coach Marc Dos Santos. “However, the club gradually came back during the match and adapted. We were able to build on our opportunities and this is what we need to do in our league games. I want to congratulate the two new players trying out [Ciaran O'Brien and Tyler Rosenlund] for their work and for helping us score.” Syria opened the scoring in the 9th minute of play. After a cross from Syrian midfielder Wael Ayan, Impact defender Hicham Aaboubou scored an own goal, accidentally deflecting the ball past goalkeeper Srdjan Djekanovic to his left. “This was definitely a tough match since it was against a national team, but we are a team that needs to work hard in every game,” mentioned midfielder Sandro Grande. “We did that tonight and we won. It felt good to score two goals. I think we've played well in a number of games this year, but we didn’t get the desired result. I’m confident that if we score goals, our defense will help us win matches.” Tony Donatelli scored the equalizing goal in the second half (66th minute). On the play, midfielder Ciaran O'Brien's shot was stopped by Syrian goalkeeper Mosab Balhous, but Donatelli pounced on the rebound and took a low shot that beat Balhous to his left. The Impact scored the game-winning goal in the 78th minute. Midfielder Tyler Rosenlund crossed to Felix Brilliant, who jumped into the air and headed the ball into the top corner, beating Balhous to his left. Impact goalkeeper Srdjan Djekanovic played the full 90 minutes. He faced 15 shots and made 7 saves. The Impact took 9 shots, with Mosab Balhous registering 5 saves. Montreal defenders Hicham Aaboubou and Elkana Mayard also played the full 90 minutes http://montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1180&Focus=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Impact Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Dos Santos stated in post game interview, that he would like to keep Ciaran O'Brien with the club. He was impressed with his decision making. No word on Tyler Rosenlund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 It's always nice to bring in these teams that cater to the ethnic diaspora and beat them. Puts their arrogance in its place when they lose to an Impact B team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trident Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 did Agourrem play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 No. And I don't think the Syrian fans came as arrogant (except the 6 teens that tried to set up shop behind the kop before getting kicked out of the section). It was a fun and friendly atmosphere. A good thing, since this was a friendly game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL_4_LIFE Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 At least this time around their wasn't 8000 Haitians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 quote:Originally posted by Grizzly I won't put the result in the title for all of those who want to watch the video afterwards! There were something like 5 400 fans tonight of which slighlty under 5000 were for Syria. We played a B team similar to the one we played against TFC in the Canadian championship. Syria took the lead 1-0 which pleased the crowd. The Syrian team was horrible even compared to the crappy team we had on the field. We came back and won 2-1 which was satisfying given the ignorance/arrogance of the Syrian fans. The level of this game was below what it would be if our B team played one of the new USL 1 teams like Austin. Syria is an absolutely terrible national team, they would probably be in last place in the USL. I don't really get it - if the Impact are so well supported, why are virtually none of their fans coming out to these friendly matches? Other clubs play friendlies, and while they may get fans of the visiting team, they are not the entire audience. What gives? Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trident Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I can see why people wouldn't want to give this team anymore money than is necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 quote:Originally posted by Daniel No. And I don't think the Syrian fans came as arrogant (except the 6 teens that tried to set up shop behind the kop before getting kicked out of the section). It was a fun and friendly atmosphere. A good thing, since this was a friendly game. Actually since my comment here was quoted on Impactsoccer.com and caused some controversy there I will clarify it here as well. What I meant about the Syrians being ignorant and arrogant was first of all they seemed to have little soccer culture and cheered their team like they scored any time they even touched the ball, ie. guy makes successful backpass to keeper=wild cheering. That in itself is fine but then whenever an Impact player would touch the ball they booed. I have no problem with our rival team fans booing our players but this is a friendly match between teams with no rivalry and the majority of Syrians there are Montrealais as well as being of Syrian ethnicity. I find it to be in very poor taste to boo the professional soccer team of the city you live in because they are playing a friendly against the national team of the country you or your parents were born in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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