Match Thread: October 26, 2021 - Valour v HFX Wanderers

[narduch]

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

Must win for Valour if they want to keep their playoff chances alive. Valour, HFX and York all have 3 matches left.

[gwsmith63]

Huge 2 pts dropped by York yesterday. 
 

Obviously, but still.  Four draws v Ottawa might be the reason they miss out. 

Edited October 25, 2021 by gwsmith63

[Cheeta]

Valour host Wanderers then away to Cavalry & Edmonton.  Can't drop a point.  Not a one.  Tough ask.

[narduch]

This game will be free on One Soccer YouTube channel 

[narduch]

 

[Lurker]

Looks like the Wanderers are going on the offensive with Marshall, Salter and Garcia all starting… hopefully we can get some goals tonight. ⚽

[Big_M]

a win for hfx would get them pretty close to playoffs as they would be 4 points ahead of york who will have to face pacific once and forge twice

[grasshopper1917]

36 minutes ago, Lurker said:

Looks like the Wanderers are going on the offensive with Marshall, Salter and Garcia all starting… hopefully we can get some goals tonight. ⚽

I might even settle for one at this juncture. 4 matches and all we have to show is one goal which was an own goal. This is a chance for someone to really breakthrough and take this season by the horns.

[grasshopper1917]

Ohhhh my - woeful

[Big_M]

stephen hart needs to step up, shake up the room at the break and make the required changes to get back and win it...treat it as do or die

[narduch]

Valour up 2-0 at the half 

[gwsmith63]

1 minute ago, grasshopper1917 said:

Ohhhh my - woeful

Excellent choice of word there.  Awful would be another 'ful' word.  Wonderful would not, unless you are a Valour fan.

[Lurker]

6 minutes ago, grasshopper1917 said:

Ohhhh my - woeful

We’ve got nothing to lose now, might help break this team out of its defensive shell.

[jonovision]

Who is this team, and what have they done with my Valour FC?

[Lurker]

Good for Valour… I’m going to pretend this game didn’t happen. 😐

[Bison44]

1 hour ago, Lurker said:

Good for Valour… I’m going to pretend this game didn’t happen. 😐

I'm going to pretend the rest of the season didnt happen. 

[Ozzie_the_parrot]

^^^full game

^^^highlights

[Cheeta]

Wanderers looking a bit heavy legged last night.  Had their chances too, I feel like the score line really flattered Valour but never doubted the result if you get my meaning.

Winning home matches playing fun football is going to help next year's gate, that's for sure.  Bit surprised with the crowd last night, entirely because I had such low expectations but the weather was decent so maybe that helped.  Would say around 2K?  Far from great but I was expecting a disaster.

We're not dead yet!  On to the next must-win.

 

[Ozzie_the_parrot]

You need almost 30% of the seats filled in the active sections for 2k. Think that's on the high side from what you can see in the clips but it probably wasn't three figure FCE sort of numbers going the other way, especially once the probable season ticket no shows are factored in.

Edited October 27, 2021 by Ozzie_the_parrot

[jonovision]

I'm kind of surprised Valour haven't dropped into FCE territory, attendance-wise. Over three years, they've had 7 non-bubble home wins. Eddies also have 7 over the same period, with two home matches remaining.

On the bright side, the season seat holders in Winnipeg will have ended 2021 watching two 3-goal home wins. 

Edited October 27, 2021 by jonovision