Match Thread: Voyageurs Cup - Semi-Finals - Pacific v Vancouver Whitecaps - May 24, 2023

[narduch]

Game is at 7pm PT (10 pm ET) on One Soccer and Fubo.

This is a rematch of the 2021 Voyageurs Cup when Pacific shocked the Whitecaps with a 4-3 win at home.

[The Beaver 2.0]

Caps win tonight!

[narduch]

[Unnamed Trialist]

From the preview images, all we see a small set of stands to the right of the team benches, on the "hydro pole" side. Probably for not more than 150-200. Any more?

[narduch]

[Aird25]

I imagine Pacific will attack that left side

[jonovision]

Welp. 

[Aird25]

Horrible start to this match, in several ways 

[Cheeta]

Weird one.  Almost whiplash?  Yeesh... rough landing to be sure. 

[jonovision]

Is that bit with the sheets standard procedure in a situation like this? Scary stuff, to be sure.

[Cheeta]

Lots of football to be played, whole game could turn 180 degrees on this next goal but yeah, dire straights already if you're wearing purple. 

[jonovision]

Toussaint did nothing wrong on the Ahmed challenge, but he is certainly adding to his collection of sloppy tackles in this one. 

[narduch]

 

 

[Cheeta]

LOL.  Oh boy.  

This Gazdov is a project to be sure but what's it going to take to pause that project for a bit?  Because winning or no, and tonight Pacific certainly is not, that project needs a rest.  

Edited May 25, 2023 by Cheeta

[Watchmen]

Post game, Vanni said Ahmed was knocked out cold.  In hospital now, tests being run.  Admitted he (Vanni) struggled to focus for a while after the injury.  Team looked like it did too, which is understandable.

[Watchmen]

 

[Ozzie_the_parrot]

 

 

Edited May 25, 2023 by Ozzie_the_parrot

[Stryker911]

The old classic sub out all your Canadians by Vancouver. Good job Bilboa of Canada.

[Watchmen]

5 hours ago, Stryker911 said:

The old classic sub out all your Canadians by Vancouver. Good job Bilboa of Canada.

I'm not sure I'd call their best Canadian suffering a horrific injury  "subbing out".

[BearcatSA]

11 hours ago, Cheeta said:

LOL.  Oh boy.  

This Gazdov is a project to be sure but what's it going to take to pause that project for a bit?  Because winning or no, and tonight Pacific certainly is not, that project needs a rest.  

Just saw some highlights and that Becher goal was a real clanger.

[Stryker911]

1 hour ago, Watchmen said:

I'm not sure I'd call their best Canadian suffering a horrific injury  "subbing out".

Your right. Teibert was also probably pretty tuckered out from his 80 minutes of league play rhis season. Good thing they took him out.

Edited May 25, 2023 by Stryker911

[Watchmen]

23 minutes ago, Stryker911 said:

Your right. Teibert was also probably pretty tuckered out from his 80 minutes of league play rhis season. Good thing they took him out.

No, they took him out because they wanted to make sure they won.