Match Thread: Voyageurs Cup - Final - Vancouver Whitecaps v Toronto FC - September 25, 2024

[narduch]

Game is at 7pm PT (10 pm ET) on One Soccer.

Whitecaps are looking to win their 3rd straight title.

[Kingston]

Of players in this game:

Jonathan Osorio leads the all time Canadian Championship scoring with eight goals.

No one has seven and no one playing in this game has six.

Ryan Gauld and Deandre Kerr each have five.

Brian White has four.

 

[Big_M]

herdman says hes expecting everyone to be available except gomis

kerr
insigne osorio
laryea longstaff coello bernardeshi
petretta long wingo
johnson

bench
gavran o'neill mabika spicer thompson etienne owusu

prediction whitecaps win 4-1

[Kingston]

Prediction:  2-1 TFC in a stunning upset.  Kerr, Laryea, and Osorio rise to the occasion as Canadians playing in our tournament and Vancouver has a hard time focusing as they're more invested in the league playoff chase.

[Big_M]

theyll be in the playoffs...9th place team in the west got 43 and 44 points last two seasons and they already have 46

[Watchmen]

2 hours ago, Kingston said:

Prediction:  2-1 TFC in a stunning upset.  Kerr, Laryea, and Osorio rise to the occasion as Canadians playing in our tournament and Vancouver has a hard time focusing as they're more invested in the league playoff chase.

I don't think the Whitecaps will have a hard time focusing. I do think they'll have a hard time scoring and defending. They don't break teams down very well, even poor ones. They're not good at home. They have not been able to rise to the occasion in big moments this year (home opener was a draw, 50th anniversary was a scoreless draw, Miami was a loss to a Miami B team).

[Kingston]

1 hour ago, Big_M said:

theyll be in the playoffs...9th place team in the west got 43 and 44 points last two seasons and they already have 46

You are correct.  I phrased that poorly.  I should have said playoff positioning. 

[Mihairokov]

Feels like the kind of match TFC win 1-0 on a late (after 75' goal). VWFC dictate possession for most of the match but fail to score. Happy to be wrong. 

[Kingston]

11 hours ago, Mihairokov said:

Feels like the kind of match TFC win 1-0 on a late (after 75' goal). VWFC dictate possession for most of the match but fail to score. Happy to be wrong. 

No need to be wrong. 

[Cheeta]

Totally uneducated opinion but I'm having a hard time imagining the 'Caps not walking away with this one.  And I mean walking.

There's always next year.  TFC should stitch that into their crest.

(Valour would but they're too honest to give out false hope like that).

 

[BearcatSA]

2 hours ago, Cheeta said:

Totally uneducated opinion but I'm having a hard time imagining the 'Caps not walking away with this one.  And I mean walking.

There's always next year.  TFC should stitch that into their crest.

(Valour would but they're too honest to give out false hope like that).

 

I hear what you are saying but I am still thinking this one does have upset potential.  The TFC back line play is suspect, for sure, but they have some big time attacking game breakers there and it is a one off match.  I will stick with upset.

[Watchmen]

Two fan bases utterly convinced the other team will win. Should be fun tomorrow. 😂

[kacbru]

If you are a TFC fan, the last thing you should want is for TFC to take this.  Herdman and co. will spin it as a successful season - rebuild complete!

[narduch]

I'm predicting 2-2.

TFC win on penalties

[reggietfc]

 3 nil VAN ...TFC will start 6 wingbacks .insigni will play 45 min and kick vanni in the nuts when he comes off.

[BearcatSA]

What are the odds of something like this happening again:

or this:

 

[anthony7]

14 minutes ago, BearcatSA said:

What are the odds of something like this happening again:

or this:

 

Slim to none. Vancouver has threats all throughout the squad. I expect a comfortable win from them. TFC players are probably exhausted right now. Add in the injuries with no one really in form, I can see a flat TFC. Players like Flores & Owusu looked completely checked out in Colorado. They want this season over quicker than anyone.

[Kingston]

14 hours ago, BearcatSA said:

What are the odds of something like this happening again:

or this:

 

Numerically, I don't know but if something like that is going to happen in this tournament, it's going to happen against Vancouver.

[Kingston]

Article from the MLS website on tonight's match:

https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/vancouver-whitecaps-toronto-fc-chase-canadian-championship-it-s-cup-final-time

[The Beaver 2.0]

Caps for the W tonight!  TFC will play a gritty game, but their lack of cohesion will be their downfall--yet again--and the Caps will capitalize once, maybe twice. I'll say Caps 2 - TFC 1

Hoping Ahmed has a great game!

[Big_M]

[Big_M]

[Big_M]

look at the difference on the faces

 

 

[Cheeta]

TFC big underdogs on tonybet.  Win pays 5.4.  Not going anywhere near that one.

Caps paying 1.45 for those a little less risk advert.

[Aird25]

Neither team are really winning over Canadian neutrals with their lineups