Match Thread: Canada vs Cuba Olympic Q (U23) Tuesday Oct 6th

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

Tuesday Oct 6th: (5pm local) 7pm Eastern/4pm Pacific

Defection count: 5 (so far)

4 before the Panama game:

http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/10/01/concacaf-confirm-four-cuban-u-23-players-have-defected-olympic-qualifying-tournament

MDF: Emmanuel Labrada & Dairon Perez

FWD: Frank Lopez

DFD: Yendry Torres

1 defection before their USA game:

http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/10/03/us-under-23s-rout-cuba-advance-concacaf-olympic-qualifying-semifinals

MDF: Brian Rosales

Highlights from their last game:

[Admin]

MATCH THREAT!!!  YOU ARE IN DANGER! RUN!

[Keegan]

Lol the thread name is appropriate IMO.  I'm expecting a let down here, we need to be professional or we will be disappointed just like last Olympic Qualifiers.  Or even in recent memory the U20 Championship, hopefully that is fresh in our players minds.  

[Soccerpro]

Cubans has lost several players to defections. We're fortunate to be playing them last.

I hope some new players get a run out.

 

[zeelaw]

Any T.O. guys considering a viewing party?

[1zzurri]

I am excited for this match but I hope the players are in a serious mindset. I will be watching this at home!!

[Admin]

Any T.O. guys considering a viewing party?

Sure.

Where to? Is there anything else on that will bugger things up?

 

[jpg75]

Sure.

Where to? Is there anything else on that will bugger things up?

 

Baseball wild card games

[zeelaw]

Baseball wild card games

Ha, probs true. Oh well.

[Admin]

Baseball wild card games

I don't really feel like feel like having that battle.

How was the stream on the other games?

[Admin]

In Toronto going to The Duke.

We can take over the snug and get sound without any baseball issues.

[zeelaw]

In Toronto going to The Duke.

We can take over the snug and get sound without any baseball issues.

I'll try and make it tonight, just gotta get outta table shopping ha.

[Admin]

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I generally hate Ikea, but this thing is really good and on sale.

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/40242592/

[Shway]

I hope tonight we don't see Clarke on the or Hamel on the right side.

 

[lazlo_80]

Rumor has it that only 12 players currently left for Cuba.

[king1010]

Rumor has it that only 12 players currently left for Cuba.

Where are these rumors coming from?

It really is Amateur hour every time Cuba is in a tournament. If we weren't playing Cuba last and half their team defected before the last game which meant something for our progression we would be pissed.

Don't know what can be done about it, but it really does lower the integrity of the tournaments they play in.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

Rumor has it that only 12 players currently left for Cuba.

If this includes the 2 reserve goalkeepers does this mean the match is awarded to Canada 3-0 or does that mean that a reserve goalkeeper will play a non-goalkeeping role?

[Keegan]

If this includes the 2 reserve goalkeepers does this mean the match is awarded to Canada 3-0 or does that mean that a reserve goalkeeper will play a non-goalkeeping role?

They would probably need to be down to 6 players for us to be awarded a 3-0 win.  Otherwise a player will need to get in between the sticks.

[Ruffian]

Maybe they'll play 2(keepers)-3-3-3

[Blackdude]

I'm wondering if they can put one of their keepers as an outfield player. Can they? I know that the anti-Janine Beckie/Jonathan Beaulieu-Bourgault nver happens.

[BuzzAndSting]

Maybe they'll play 2(keepers)-3-3-3

Reminds me of Shinji Kagawa and Hiroshi Kiyotake vs 3 and then 5 teams of kids.

http://youtu.be/6mieCtHd23w

 

[umpiredice]

If this includes the 2 reserve goalkeepers does this mean the match is awarded to Canada 3-0 or does that mean that a reserve goalkeeper will play a non-goalkeeping role?

Under the LOTG, a team can play with as few as seven players, one of whom must be the goalkeeper (you simply cannot play without one player's being identified as the goalkeeper, i.e., the one who is permitted to handle the ball in his own penalty area).  However, I'd think Cuba would be likely to forfeit the match on the grounds of "unable to field a team" if they only had seven players left.

If Cuba really do have only twelve players left, three goalkeepers and nine outfield players, then either they would play with ten players or one of the substitute goalkeepers would have to play an outfield position.  I'd think the latter would be more probable.

[Califax]

Where are these rumors coming from?

It really is Amateur hour every time Cuba is in a tournament. If we weren't playing Cuba last and half their team defected before the last game which meant something for our progression we would be pissed.

Don't know what can be done about it, but it really does lower the integrity of the tournaments they play in.

yeah it really bothers me when players put escaping oppressive regimes before soccer.

 

 

[jpg75]

I'm wondering if they can put one of their keepers as an outfield player. Can they? I know that the anti-Janine Beckie/Jonathan Beaulieu-Bourgault nver happens.

Of course they can, the "extra" keeper just needs to wear a regular jersey (only one keeper jersey can be worn, by the "real" keeper) and is considered an outfield player - he'll just suck compared to everyone else.

[king1010]

yeah it really bothers me when players put escaping oppressive regimes before soccer.

 

 

From a sporting point of view it bothers me. From a humanitarian point of view it doesn't. But since this is a soccer forum the former takes precedent.