Match Thread: August 11, 2023 - Valour v Cavalry

[narduch]

Game is at 7pm CT (6pm MT) on One Soccer and Fubo 

[jonovision]

Forget trying to predict the result, that is a foregone conclusion.

But answer me these questions:

1. Will Valour concede in the first 10 minutes?

2. Will a Valour player miss a scoring chance in a comical fashion?

3. Will the home team score a goal?

[K Edgar]

25 minutes ago, jonovision said:

Forget trying to predict the result, that is a foregone conclusion.

2. Will a Valour player miss a scoring chance in a comical fashion?

Confidence is extremely low.  Valour can only win when you least expect it.  Selemani and Novak to score (possibly in a comical fashion) against their former side!

[Cheeta]

29 minutes ago, jonovision said:

Forget trying to predict the result, that is a foregone conclusion.

But answer me these questions:

1. Will Valour concede in the first 10 minutes?

2. Will a Valour player miss a scoring chance in a comical fashion?

3. Will the home team score a goal?

Checking tonybet as I type.  Or should be.  Whatever.

[Big_M]

 

[jonovision]

I can't imagine Sanchez is actually healthy, or he'd be starting ahead of Polisi, Valour's worst regular. 

Yesli

Baquero - Samake - Cela - Haynes

Gutierrez - Polisi

Williams

Niyongabire - Selemani - Ponce (perhaps S and P reversed)

[jonovision]

41 minutes ago, Cheeta said:

Checking tonybet as I type.  Or should be.  Whatever.

The oddsmakers currently aren't favoring Cavalry as much as they should. Money there for the taking for the smart bettor.

[Aird25]

Come on Valour?!

[K Edgar]

35 minutes ago, jonovision said:

I can't imagine Sanchez is actually healthy, or he'd be starting ahead of Polisi, Valour's worst regular. 

Yesli

Baquero - Samake - Cela - Haynes

Gutierrez - Polisi

Williams

Niyongabire - Selemani - Ponce (perhaps S and P reversed)

Siaj returns to the bench (and hopefully remains on the bench).  Pianelli remain out of the lineup (no CBs on the bench).

On the Cavalry side I don't see Musse in the lineup.  Unfortunate he will miss a game in his home town.

[Big_M]

another early goal conceded by valour 0-1 8'...akio does it against his former team

[K Edgar]

2 hours ago, jonovision said:

Forget trying to predict the result, that is a foregone conclusion.

But answer me these questions:

1. Will Valour concede in the first 10 minutes?

2. Will a Valour player miss a scoring chance in a comical fashion?

3. Will the home team score a goal?

1st question answered  

[jonovision]

Akio looks about 20 pounds heavier than last summer.

[Big_M]

cela has to put that away

[shorty]

32 minutes ago, K Edgar said:

1st question answered  

And now #2

[jonovision]

1 minute ago, Big_M said:

cela has to put that away

I can't believe he's playing regular minutes in this league.

[K Edgar]

Valour created more scoring chances in that half than they have in the last few games.

Really need de Brienne back.

[jonovision]

By their recent standards, that was a good half from Valour. Jordan Haynes, of course, is an unplayable nightmare and some of the other usual suspects struggled, but given the lineup that's on the pitch they've played up to expectations, if not more.

[Big_M]

cavalry laugh at haynes again and its 0-2 early in the second...akio has two

[jonovision]

Just now, Big_M said:

cavalry laugh at haynes again and its 0-2 early in the second...akio has two

Akio hasn't even played well. Keeps getting freebies.

[Big_M]

cela says lets go...1-2

Edited August 12 by Big_M

[K Edgar]

Cela now trails only Williams in goals for Valour.  Sad.

[jonovision]

I guess Valour has had enough of scoring goals, as they bring on Novak.

[Big_M]

selemani niyongabire out novak rendon in

[Big_M]

baquero wins a penalty at 59'

[Big_M]

gutierrez to take it...and he scores 2-2 60'