Match Thread: May 18, 2024 - Forge v Vancouver FC

[narduch]

Game is at 4pm ET (1pm PT) on One Soccer. 

Forge have 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss all time against Vancouver. 

[nolando]

https://canpl.ca/article/preview-forge-fc-vs-vancouver-fc-2024-match-21

 

[gator]

Good to see MOB returning to bolster the CB position, it is going to be a reasonably nice day weather wise so hopefully a decent crowd shows up on this Victoria Day Weekend! With the return leg of the V's Cup 1/4 final match in Montreal on Wednesday looming I expect some squad rotation from Forge, Vancouver has played Forge tough here in The Hammer so it should be a good match!

[Ivan]

MOB has been great this year!

[gator]

22 minutes ago, Ivan said:

MOB has been great this year!

Yes, when James moved on and Forge didn't replace him with a Didic like player I was concerned, I guess Bobby knew that MOB was ready to step up into that position also Para who has been great at LB can play there, Metusala has been good in MOB's abscence and Samuel gives further CB depth1 

[Big_M]

[Big_M]

surprise surprise only six subs for vancouver with only norman listed as out with injury

[Big_M]

metusala tries to make a crazy pass its taken away and he fouls at the top of his box...yellow card 2'

[narduch]

Rocco Romeo give VFC the lead early

[Big_M]

good shot by garcia on the free kick its pushed out by kalongo the fry sends in a good cross headed by dyer to romeo who finishes...0-1 3'

[Big_M]

dyer kicks it after an offside call and gets a yellow 17'

[Big_M]

cantave gives away two balls 20 meters from his goal in less than 20 minutes...stuff that gets managers furious

[Big_M]

fry scores directly from a corner to make it 0-2 29'

[narduch]

Vasco Fry with an Olympico.

VFC lead 2-0!

[Ozzie_the_parrot]

There's no great mystery to how to stop being scored on with an olympico. You have to be closer to your back post than the near post when the corner is taken so you can get backwards to a ball like that. Some CanPL keepers are not doing that though.

[Big_M]

hojabrpour gets a yellow 41'

[Big_M]

0-2 at the break

[Ozzie_the_parrot]

Onesoccer commentator dude just said MLS Canada MNT head coach when introducing a Jesse Marsch clip. 

[Aird25]

Let's see if Forge can make a comeback 

[nolando]

2 hours ago, Big_M said:

surprise surprise only six subs for vancouver with only norman listed as out with injury

Yup, they've chosen not to have any of the young guys there: TJ, White, Grady, etc.

[nolando]

40 minutes ago, narduch said:

Vasco Fry with an Olympico.

VFC lead 2-0!

He has such a sweet dead ball

[Big_M]

hojabrpour to borges to bekker 1-2 53'

[nolando]

That one is on Enyou imo. Left a man all alone.

[Big_M]

56' bah in diaz out

[nolando]

Bah in for Diaz who had another quiet afternoon.