Match Thread: April 28, 2024 - Cavalry v Pacific

[narduch]

Game is at 3pm MT (2pm PT, 5pm ET) on One Soccer.

Cavalry have 14 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses all time against Pacific.

[Aird25]

 

[Big_M]

[davey_twelve]

No Gazdov, anyone know why?

[Big_M]

rhodes says pacific squad is fully available but surprise surprise they only bring 16 players to this game...no gazdov as melvin starts and they have someone named zadravec on the bench as backup whom theyve never announced

[Big_M]

guess its daniel zadravec who played for unbc timberwolves and victoria highlanders...23 years old

https://unbctimberwolves.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/daniel-zadravec/54

 

[Big_M]

they just said gazdov is ill sick and it might be going around the team as melvin also looked a little ill in the warmups

[Stanley]

Very pleased to find this game being televised in Cancun.

[Big_M]

noonan does the coin toss...everyone in smiles but for how long...yusri rudolph in the middle...will he ref it properly today??

[Big_M]

musse keeps shooting and it keeps going out or getting blocked

[Big_M]

pitch looks pretty bad...lots of bad bounces

[Big_M]

no goal at the break

[Big_M]

63' ineffective warschewski and akio out for brooks and shaw

[Stanley]

2 minutes ago, Big_M said:

63' ineffective warschewski and akio out for brooks and shaw

Nobody seems to be very effective this game.

[Big_M]

correct

69' sellouf in for heard

[Stanley]

17 total shots this game, they've only managed one on target.

[Big_M]

72' dias trafford in for camargo gutierrez

[Big_M]

85' lamothe in for zanatta

[Big_M]

huge chances at each end right before the end but finishes 0-0

[Aird25]

Our defense is better without Didic

[gator]

2 minutes ago, Aird25 said:

Our defense is better without Didic

Interesting observation, it is early in the season, from the bits I have watched they look fairly comfortable and well organized, what do you feel the difference is? I rate Didic btw and was hoping Forge were going to sign him!

[Bison44]

6 hours ago, Stanley said:

Very pleased to find this game being televised in Cancun.

You are in Cancun and you are watching CPL.   

[davey_twelve]

Still too early to tell if Pacific's backline will be better this year with Didic gone. I do prefer Meilleur-Giguère out of the two of them so I'm glad he's still with the team. TMG had another strong game today - tidy clearances, no silly fouls and composed on the ball. 

[Aird25]

2 hours ago, gator said:

Interesting observation, it is early in the season, from the bits I have watched they look fairly comfortable and well organized, what do you feel the difference is? I rate Didic btw and was hoping Forge were going to sign him!

I think the biggest difference is not conceding goals 

[Aird25]

37 minutes ago, Aird25 said:

I think the biggest difference is not conceding goals 

Sorry, that's facetious. I haven't even watched most of today's match, so it's pretty hard to say. I think the goaltending, the organization of the back line, and the shape in front of them have all improved based on minimal opportunities to observe them so far. I haven't looked at stats, but I don't recall a strerch we ever went this long without conceding, particularly with two different keepers, though 

Edited April 29 by Aird25