Match Thread: August 13, 2022 - HFX Wanderers v Valour

[narduch]

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

[K Edgar]

Defenders suspended due to yellow card accumulation: Brett Levis (Valour) / Peter Schaale (HFX Wanderers).

Canpl.ca take on the game:

https://canpl.ca/article/preview-hfx-wanderers-vs-valour-fc-match-75

Ed Tait's (Wpg reporter) game preview:

https://valourfc.canpl.ca/article/right-now-were-comfortable-and-we-feel-good-about-who-we-are-and-how-we-approach-games

Edited August 13, 2022 by K Edgar

[K Edgar]

light reading

https://valourfc.canpl.ca/article/matchday-report-vs-hfx-wanderers-fc-august-13-2022

[Wippersuna]

Do we know anything about Ascanio? I’d imagine injured but haven’t seen it anywhere.

[Big_M]

[narduch]

I guess it's official Yesli is Valour's #1 now

[K Edgar]

1 minute ago, narduch said:

I guess it's official Yesli is Valour's #1 now

3 starts in a row for Yesli -- hard to justify change after 2 clean sheets.  Good for him, making the most of his opportunity!

Starts for Pena and Riggi.  Ascanio remains absent from the lineup.  As is Carlos, less surprisingly -- is he returning to USports shortly?

[jonovision]

Pena starting makes me nervous but I'm not sure what other options they really had for left back. The other lineup moves make a certain amount of sense. I'd expect De Brienne to see significant minutes coming off the bench. 

Like everyone else, I'm wondering what happened to Ascanio.

[grasshopper1917]

Just got back from fishing - 30 min mark no score. Please not let it end a 0-0 tie!!!    lol

[jonovision]

Certainly a bit of a snoozefest so far, though Halifax have had the only real chance. 

[jonovision]

What an awful penalty decision.

That was way more shameless than Ascanio's so-called dive.

Running away from goal, threw himself to ground.

[jonovision]

Salter needs to see yellow there.

[jonovision]

Total let-off from Valour. A loss ends their season. They need to do better against the dregs of the CPL than this listless performance.

[Lurker]

I’m here, it felt like a goal was coming but the way we finish I wasn’t expecting one, decided to go to the bathroom and heard roar.  Coming to the realization that I might be part of our problem.

[jonovision]

2 minutes ago, Lurker said:

I’m here, it felt like a goal was coming but the way we finish I wasn’t expecting one, decided to go to the bathroom and heard roar.  Coming to the realization that I might be part of our problem.

Halifax didn't deserve a penalty but are certainly deserving of being up 1-0. Stay in your seat in the second half please.

[Lurker]

Just watched the replay, a bit of a flop for sure.  No clue why Salter got in the keepers face, that was strange.

[jonovision]

As in many previous duds, Valour simply don't have anyone in midfield other than Gutierrez doing the dirty work. Riggi seems willing but lacks the ability, while the others seem to float around.

I barely heard Rendon's name in the first half.

[grasshopper1917]

3 minutes ago, Lurker said:

Just watched the replay, a bit of a flop for sure.  No clue why Salter got in the keepers face, that was strange.

Yea that was a bit odd. If I was the keeper I would have slugged him  lol

[Lurker]

1 minute ago, grasshopper1917 said:

Yea that was a bit odd. If I was the keeper I would have slugged him  lol

The guy beside me said the keeper was right in Salter’s face before the kick, just before the replay, so guess that explains it.

[K Edgar]

45' -- ON: Matteo De Brienne, Daryl Fordyce / OFF: Federico Peña, Alessandro Riggi

Edited August 13, 2022 by K Edgar

[jonovision]

This is surely the last season for Pena.

[jonovision]

I think the ref actually got it right there, miraculously. Lots of complaints about the ref from the peanut gallery, which is shocking giving the balance of the decisions so far.

Yesli looks bad today.

Edited August 13, 2022 by jonovision

[Wippersuna]

This game going to end up with players coming to blows. At least it’d make it more exciting!

[jonovision]

Clear handball there. Would have been harsh though.

[jonovision]

Mwandwe is shameless.