Match Thread: September 18, 2022 - Valour v Atletico Ottawa

[narduch]

Game is at 3pm local time (4pm ET) on One Soccer. 

[jonovision]

A must-win for Valour. Not mathematically, but realistically. I'm expecting a big crowd today. Valour may have gone on a good run of home success in August, but all of those matches in close succession in summer did not do them any favours when it  comes to selling tickets.

Big questions for today: Is Mekideche fit and ready to go? AJB simply didn't have it last weekend. And can any of the would-be strikers provide any real threat? None looked up to the task vs Halifax.

Edited September 18, 2022 by jonovision

[Cheeta]

Been missing Akio's break through play ever since he left.  Forbes shows some of it but not sure he'll really get a chance to knit into the side enough this late into the season. 

AJB struggling with his timing & fitness, to my eye anyway.

Odds on Valour today.  Going to be a tough one but they're rested so why not?   A solid win would make up some for earlier this morning. 

[K Edgar]

https://valourfc.canpl.ca/article/matchday-report-vs-atletico-ottawa-sept-18-2022

Not much insight.  Moses Dyer still listed as questionable... although they spell his name as Moses Dyler

[Soccerpro2]

This is the type of game Valour wins. Tough opponent at home? For some reason, they get it done.

The type of game Valour doesn't win? The ones they should against teams already eliminated from the playoffs. I have no confidence we could beat the Eddies in Edmonton.

[narduch]

[Soccerpro2]

I thought fan turn out would be good today. It’s really empty here.

[Wippersuna]

Filled up a lot now - looks to be the biggest crowd I’ve seen in quite some time unless I’m wrong. 
 

Not only a big crowd but a loud crowd. I’d have to figure at least 4500 here. Just need to score a goal so it’ll blow up. 

Edited September 18, 2022 by Wippersuna

[Soccerpro2]

43 minutes ago, Wippersuna said:

Filled up a lot now - looks to be the biggest crowd I’ve seen in quite some time unless I’m wrong. 
 

Not only a big crowd but a loud crowd. I’d have to figure at least 4500 here. Just need to score a goal so it’ll blow up. 

It really did fill up last minute.

[Wippersuna]

All in all a really solid first half of football.l for Valour. Really need Ponce to finish one of those though.

[Soccerpro2]

4 minutes ago, Wippersuna said:

All in all a really solid first half of football.l for Valour. Really need Ponce to finish one of those though.

Yup. Dyer would have scored.

[Wippersuna]

4 minutes ago, Soccerpro2 said:

Yup. Dyer would have scored.

Prefer Forbes as well from what I’ve seen but alas here we are. 

[Big_M]

jean scores for valour to make it 1-0 with 20 to go

[jonovision]

Brutal from Sirois. Amateur hour

[Wippersuna]

Ottawa scores and then we put on Pena. How can this possibly fail?

[Soccerpro2]

Sirios was great last year. This year….not so great.

Game isn’t close if Ponce scores on any of his great first half chances.

[Wippersuna]

Not really sure why we went back to Sirois after Yesli playing well. Can’t imagine he lets this one in if only because he’s so tall. 

[jonovision]

Ottawa full on clowning now

[Treppy2]

At the start of the OneSoccer broadcast, KJ  was identified in the on-screen graphic as “Christian Jack”.

[jonovision]

How are Ottawa in first?

[jonovision]

Thanks Sirois. Enjoy the playoffs Pacific 

[Wippersuna]

All in all a draw against Ottawa is okay but my goodness what a Valour way to lose a game and if they miss there playoffs after getting hope up just to choke it away what a Valour way to end the season. 
 

Really need to bring in a true striker next season. 

Edited September 18, 2022 by Wippersuna

[Big_M]

When you talk about rookie coach mistake thats a perfect example..put Sirois back in as #1 and the price he paid for it was 2 points

[gwsmith63]

29 minutes ago, Treppy2 said:

At the start of the OneSoccer broadcast, KJ  was identified in the on-screen graphic as “Christian Jack”.

Maybe he is? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Edited September 18, 2022 by gwsmith63

[rkomar]

36 minutes ago, gwsmith63 said:

Maybe he is? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Given his Beyond the Pitch interviews, I think it's a very good bet.