Match Thread: September 20, 2023 - Valour v Vancouver FC

[narduch]

Game is at 7pm CT (5pm PT) on One Soccer and Fubo 

[Big_M]

Battle to not finish last...who takes it??

[nolando]

23 minutes ago, Big_M said:

Battle to not finish last...who takes it??

Vancouver. They can field a first choice lineup, I believe, and should have a little fight in them after narrowly losing the last match.

[K Edgar]

Preview article (https://canpl.ca/article/preview-valour-fc-vs-vancouver-fc-2023-match-100) states Darlington will be the VFC GK tonight.

"expected to see Darlington Murasiranwa in net. Dos Santos said he has earned the spot, and wanted the young keeper to get a chance to play in a home match before the season concluded. Andrew Jean-Baptiste will also be back in the squad for the match."  (still no Ohin  - 2 games in the last 2 seasons, BRUTAL)

for the other VFC...

"Afshin Ghotbi will be back on the touchline for this match after serving a one-match suspension for yellow card accumulation. The expansion side will also get key attacker Gabriel Bitar back for this match who has been in excellent form of late. VFC, however, will be without Vasco Fry as the loanee midfielder is now suspended."

 

[Cheeta]

Pity that Valour seem to be finding goals the last few matches, if not results.  At this point late may as well be never but you never know....

Should be a fun watch if not the best football.  Vancouver at least try to be positive.

Good on Darlington getting the go.  Think that has more to do with Yesli arsing it for two goals against Forge but still, lad gets a chance.   Take it!

[Big_M]

ohin is likely done as a pro player...haynes starting lol

[jonovision]

I would really like to know what Baquero did to lose his starting job at RB. Campbell does ok, but not great, in the role and him being moved out of midfield weakens the team by forcing them to field another of their weaker midfielders.

At this point, of course, it doesn't really matter.

[Big_M]

bitar hundal diaz cantave garcia going up against players like haynes and cela could get ugly...if vancouver keeps that core and keeps building they should be a solid team next year

Edited September 20, 2023 by Big_M

[K Edgar]

54 minutes ago, jonovision said:

I would really like to know what Baquero did to lose his starting job at RB. Campbell does ok, but not great, in the role and him being moved out of midfield weakens the team by forcing them to field another of their weaker midfielders.

At this point, of course, it doesn't really matter.

Agreed, Baquero should be a starter on this team.  I too do not understand.

[Big_M]

will we see the classic valour conceding early at home? we definitely are still hearing jenkins calling the vancouver coach ashfin instead of afshin...go get em ash

[Big_M]

simple ball protection missed by cela and hundal takes it away and almost scores early

[Big_M]

ref turns over a throw by haynes...ten seconds later haynes is easily beaten and a scoring chance

[Big_M]

sanchez easily gives it away and it goes the other way for a shot

[nolando]

Snoozapalooza. This most definitely looks like the bottom two clubs in the table.

Also, Hundal is wasted out wide. And Diaz doesn't fit for this Vancouver side.

[K Edgar]

Not the most entertaining halves.  Midweek crowd looks sparse in Wpg.

[K Edgar]

Typical Ponce

[nolando]

11 minutes ago, K Edgar said:

Not the most entertaining halves.  Midweek crowd looks sparse in Wpg.

Shades of FC Edmonton. RIP.

[jonovision]

And yet Valour have a better attendance this year than 3 teams, including the #2 in the table.

[nolando]

TJ looked very 16 in that sequence.

[nolando]

11 minutes ago, nolando said:

TJ looked very 16 in that sequence.

And then looking like a man with a big strike to put Vancouver up 1-0. Way to go, kid.

[Big_M]

gutierrez cheaply loses the ball and it goes all the way

[nolando]

Kwak is terrible.

[nolando]

TJ gets "Performance of the Match"

[Cheeta]

Well that was rubbish

[K Edgar]

67% possession; 15 shots, but only 4 on target and absolutely none that worried the opposing GK.  That was Valour's season in a nutshell.

Guti's worst game for Valour.  Other than Ponce's fluffed shot Valour best chance was Pacifique causing a handball that went uncalled.