Match Thread: July 10, 2022 - Valour v HFX Wanderers

[narduch]

Game is at 2pm local time (3pm ET) on One Soccer. 

The previous meeting on May 7 ended 0-0.

[K Edgar]

Ponce (Valour) and Salter (HFX) suspended.  Valour: Fordyce back from injury and international players Rendón and Ascanio now eligible to play.

https://canpl.ca/article/preview-valour-fc-vs-hfx-wanderers-fc-cpl-match-55

[jonovision]

Windy and potentially stormy in Winnipeg this afternoon, but not as bad weather-wise as most previous home dates.

[Big_M]

[K Edgar]

New Valour Players: Rendon starts; Ascanio on bench

[jonovision]

Rendon goes directly into the XI. Today will be my first in-person match of the season for a variety of reasons. Looking forward to it. Not looking forward to the bike ride home into a stiff headwind.

[jonovision]

I guess you get a good idea of which bench players PDS doesn't really trust: Esparza, Mikhael, de Brienne don't make the bench, despite being healthy (I think?)

[Bison44]

Its nice to see a full roster, full bench with healthy scratches for valour.  Even if its already mid season.  

[Lurker]

I’d love to see Tabi get some more playing time.  Gander has been solid since he broke into the starting lineup but I really though Tabi looked like he had a lot of potential when he was out there.

Hart has subbed him in as a forward late in games, if Marshall doesn’t show much I’d like to Tabi enter for the 2nd half.

[grasshopper1917]

8 minutes ago, Lurker said:

I’d love to see Tabi get some more playing time.  Gander has been solid since he broke into the starting lineup but I really though Tabi looked like he had a lot of potential when he was out there.

Hart has subbed him in as a forward late in games, if Marshall doesn’t show much I’d like to Tabi enter for the 2nd half.

Have you ever seen Marshall show much???  lol A little scared with Salter out - our attack is anemic even with him in. 

I think this might be a good chance for someone to step up and grab this team by the horns. If not - we are in some trouble.

[Lurker]

5 minutes ago, grasshopper1917 said:

Have you ever seen Marshall show much???  lol A little scared with Salter out - our attack is anemic even with him in. 

I think this might be a good chance for someone to step up and grab this team by the horns. If not - we are in some trouble.

Totally agree, Marshall hasn’t really shown much.  Good for a couple of quick touches but that’s it.  I’m hoping Garcia has a strong game he hasn’t been starting so he needs to make the most of this opportunity.

[Lurker]

[grasshopper1917]

Ok thats the most bizarre thing I ever seen   lol

[rkomar]

Wow.  I have never seen anything like that before.  The Valour player clears the ball off the line as it is going into the Wanderer's goal. 

[Lurker]

It looked like Akio forgot which way they were going.  He didn’t seem like he wanted to blast it into the net.

[narduch]

Damn.

 

[gwsmith63]

DAFUQ?????????

[Big_M]

Dumbest action in CPL history and surely one of the dumbest in soccer history

[jonovision]

How close was the ball to being in before Akio cleared it? Looked over the line from a million miles away in the stadium.

[Lurker]

Halifax looking like the sluggish road team of old today.  A draw would be good at this point.  Last time at Valour I thought we were unfortunate not to get a goal… today I’m just thankful for Akio.

[Lurker]

2 minutes ago, jonovision said:

How close was the ball to being in before Akio cleared it? Looked over the line from a million miles away in the stadium.

It wasn’t over, very close though.  I’d say similar to the ball Phonzie kept in against Panama before he scored his goal.  Just half an inch.

Edited July 10, 2022 by Lurker

[Lurker]

Sun is setting on this season…

[Big_M]

#HartOut

[Bison44]

Highlights

 

[jonovision]

Fun game, glad it didn't end 0-0 with the Akio snafu. 

Is this how HFX always plays? Boring as sin? 

Of the two new Valour players, #20 left more of an impression on the match. #10 didn't stand out good or bad, for me. Aside from his goal boner, Akio looked off. Other than that the usual suspects looked good. Levis looked better than I'm used to seeing him.