Match Thread: July 18, 2024 - Halifax v Valour

[Big_M]

7pm local 6pm eastern 

The two bottom teams go at it

Apparently everyone or almost is available for hfx but valour should be without williams polisi sanchez + alarcon campbell who are suspended

"The two teams do have plenty of recent history against one another; Halifax already hosted Valour earlier this season, and the Winnipeggers recorded their first win of 2024 in that match. However, the Wanderers have beaten Valour more than any other club in their history, with 11 victories from the 20 previous meetings"

Edited July 18 by Big_M

[jonovision]

Valour injuries mean a big role for Verhoeven. Which means we'll lose.

A good chance of seeing both Quebec players, imo. 

Interested to see who plays RB as Campbell is normally the guy to fill in. Maybe Sukunda?

[K Edgar]

1 hour ago, jonovision said:

A good chance of seeing both Quebec players, imo. 

With Campbell and Sanchez out of the lineup and the offense not producing perhaps both new Quebec recruits should start?

Edited July 17 by K Edgar

[Big_M]

viscosi

sukunda facchineri mourdoukoutas antonoglou

ohin mlah

binate ressurreicao faria

swibel

bench murasiranwa chantzopoulos haynes verhoeven kwemi hanson hundal

[fil]

The two teams at the bottom meet again. Maybe this is the turning point for the winner. A path towards a brighter and better future. And the team to lose will become a laughing stock to the league. A critical moment here! The pillars of the league will shake...

 

[Cheeta]

5 hours ago, fil said:

The two teams at the bottom meet again. Maybe this is the turning point for the winner. A path towards a brighter and better future. And the team to lose will become a laughing stock to the league. A critical moment here! The pillars of the league will shake...

 

Brilliant.  

Timely and brilliant.

[jonovision]

13 hours ago, Big_M said:

viscosi

sukunda facchineri mourdoukoutas antonoglou

ohin mlah

binate ressurreicao faria

swibel

bench murasiranwa chantzopoulos haynes verhoeven kwemi hanson hundal

I wouldn't mind this lineup, but I'd be shocked to see an XI that doesn't include Verhoeven. He's like Polisi last year: a guy PDS can't help but include in his lineups even if he never does anything useful.

[Big_M]

[jonovision]

 

3 CBs in the XI. Facchineri at RB, or is it a 3-5-2?

[K Edgar]

3 CBs for Valour -- Haynes the only defender on the bench, stay healthy defenders, stay healthy

Edited July 18 by K Edgar

[K Edgar]

Valour (and other CanPL teams) should give this sort of detail...

[Big_M]

14' antonoglou to hundal 0-1 

[Big_M]

21' what is daniels doing!? big miss but loughrey scores on the following corner 1-1 22'

[jonovision]

These teams are absolute trash.

[jonovision]

Contact was outside, and a dive, but still silly from Facchineri. Game over. 

This is easily the low point of the season.

Edited July 18 by jonovision

[Big_M]

24' facchineri takes down telfer and its a penalty and 🟨...valours wide open at the back

[Big_M]

26' nimick makes it 2-1

[jonovision]

Verhoeven needs to come off. 

[Big_M]

37' 🟨ferrazzo

[Big_M]

hfx would be disappointed to not go at the break up a couple

[Big_M]

valour shouldve gone with sukunda at rb

[Big_M]

viscosi again misses it coming out...shouldve been three there

[Big_M]

2-1 halftime

[jonovision]

4 minutes ago, Big_M said:

valour shouldve gone with sukunda at rb

Yup. Facchineri has been a good CB, but he is lost at RB, or RCB or whatever you want to call it.

That said, Sukunda has looked bad every time he's been on the pitch this season. Not sure he'd be that much better.

[K Edgar]

Facchineri having a nightmare.  Sukunda to sub for him at the half?

HFX have completed dominated since the 20'.