Match Thread: June 12, 2019 - Valour FC v HFX Wanderers - 2nd Round - 2nd Leg

[narduch]

Match is at 7:30pm CT (8:30 pm ET) on One Soccer.

Wanderers won the first leg 2-1.

Winner goes on to face the USL's Ottawa Fury.

Edited June 12, 2019 by narduch

[dyslexic nam]

On June 9, 2019 at 10:25 AM, narduch said:

Match is at 8:30pm CT (7:30 pm ET) on One Soccer.

Wanderers won the first leg 2-1.

Winner goes on to face the USL's Ottawa Fury.

Are the times wrong?  Eastern is later than central.  

[narduch]

23 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said:

Are the times wrong?  Eastern is later than central.  

This is why I'm not paid for this...

fixed

Edited June 12, 2019 by narduch

[jonovision]

Have to watch this one from home. Lineup, with the inclusion of Ohin, another DM, looks more defensive than we've seen in past games.

 

[dyslexic nam]

Good on Williams for not trying to milk the collision with Petrasso.  Nice to see.

Chances on both ends of the pitch. This is still anybody's game IMO.

[jonovision]

New game, same problem. Valour dominating possession without creating a whole lot, Valour's shaky D looks like it can be unlocked at any moment by a single pass, or lost physical battle, of which Mitter and Murrell have had many.

Ohin offers more going forward than I had expected he would.

Edited June 13, 2019 by jonovision

[jonovision]

Just some clown goalkeeping after a poor referee's decision. Tie is over.

[dyslexic nam]

Halifax takes a major step towards Ottawa...

[jonovision]

I'm just astonished at how bad that was from Farago. Amateurish stuff. He had both of his CBs screaming at him after that miss.

Edited June 13, 2019 by jonovision

[grasshopper1917]

Not over by a long shot - however my nerves are much calmer now  lol

[jonovision]

You haven't watched much Valour if you think they're scoring 2 yet, especially with both of their most vital players injured. It's over.

Edited June 13, 2019 by jonovision

[dyslexic nam]

55 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said:

Good on Williams for not trying to milk the collision with Petrasso.  Nice to see.

With the lead, the theatrics seem to have started. 

[ktf]

The last 25 or so minutes is going to be painful, as the Halifax dive and act hurt parade is beginning. They are the only team in the CPL that have shown this tendency, much to my disgust. I wish they crack down on it. 

[Ansem]

Halifax definately best equipped for Ottawa. Add Perea and they are even more dangerous 

[jonovision]

What are the rules regarding dropping players from the roster mid-season? I suspect Muenkat may not be long for the CPL; the level is clearly way beyond his abilities.

[grasshopper1917]

13 minutes ago, ktf said:

The last 25 or so minutes is going to be painful, as the Halifax dive and act hurt parade is beginning. They are the only team in the CPL that have shown this tendency, much to my disgust. I wish they crack down on it. 

In all fairness besides 'The Garcia incident' - there have been virtually no stopping in the final 25.

[jonovision]

Another game with a 'let em play' ref and this clearly benefited Halifax as things went on. If this is the way the league will be officiated (and I hope it's not as it makes for worse soccer) Valour will need to get significantly tougher.

[grasshopper1917]

As I say that Garcia goes down again   lol

[jonovision]

Totally missed offside decision there. Too late to matter, but that's bad.

[ktf]

1 minute ago, grasshopper1917 said:

As I say that Garcia goes down again   lol

I was just going to say you jinxed it! If they just play and Garcia stays up, they are in full control. 

[jonovision]

5 minutes of injury time is laughable.

[jonovision]

What a fucking shit display from Valour. They may be the worst team in the league.

Edited June 13, 2019 by jonovision

[Ansem]

Back to the drawing boards for Valour...simply not good enough

[jonovision]

Just now, Ansem said:

Back to the drawing boards for Valour...simply not good enough

Roster moves are necessary. Murrell can't continue to be an important player for this team and they need a competent keeper.

[narduch]

So Kourouma doesn't have a league goal for HFX but he is the current Golden Boot leader for the Cup