Match Thread: September 30, 2024 - Valour v Pacific

[narduch]

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

[Mihairokov]

Have to imagine this is a must-win match for Valour. Losing puts them seven points out with three matches left, winning puts them one point back.

[K Edgar]

Going to be a bit windy at game time

[Cheeta]

That urgency vibe that has been missing from Valour, given their circumstance, has to show up tonight.  See if Phil & Co. can coax it out of all 11 men.

Dyer has been scoring.  Valour have been finding ways to not convert great chances.  Thinking something is going to give tonight.  Both teams to score at 1.75 right now.  Over 2.5 goals at 1.92.  

Valour the betting underdogs at home, a-gin, paying 3.1 to win.  Pacific paying 2.24 so the spread isn't stupid but big enough.

Hundal on 7 goals with 4 matches left.  He's come to life in September.  The opposite of Swibel who's been parked on 7 for what has to feel like a long time now.  Fingers and toes crossed.  

[Aird25]

2 hours ago, Mihairokov said:

Have to imagine this is a must-win match for Valour. Losing puts them seven points out with three matches left, winning puts them one point back.

It's a big one for Pacific's playoff hopes too

[K Edgar]

37 minutes ago, Aird25 said:

It's a big one for Pacific's playoff hopes too

HFX and Vancouver fans will be cheering for Valour tonight.  Pacific win will make it very difficult for anyone to catch them for the final playoff spot.

[Big_M]

all time series is crazy but valour won the last one

ALL-TIME SERIES

Valour FC wins: 3 || Pacific FC wins: 16 || Draws: 3

Last meeting:

July 28, 2024 — Pacific FC 0-3 Valour FC

[Cheeta]

2 hours ago, Aird25 said:

It's a big one for Pacific's playoff hopes too

Away to Cavalry, away to York and finishing it all off at home against that Forge side which is 20 points north of them, so far. 

That said, the home fixture may be their last real chance for points after tonight.  

Edited September 30 by Cheeta

[Cheeta]

nm

Edited September 30 by Cheeta

[Aird25]

29 minutes ago, Cheeta said:

Away to Cavalry, away to York and finishing it all off at home against that Forge side which is 20 points north of them, so far. 

That said, the home fixture may be their last real chance for points after tonight.  

Cavalry is a home match for Pacific and we're generally decent against York 

[K Edgar]

Tonight: Valour home to Pacific
Next week: HFX home to Vancouver
Following week: Vancouver home to Valour

All other games for these 4 teams (including all games the final week) will be against "top half" teams.

 

[K Edgar]

Kwemi in and Swibel out of starting lineup

[Big_M]

[K Edgar]

 

[CDNFootballer]

7pm on a holiday Monday seems like a poor time for the match, should have at least had it in the afternoon, expect attendance to be poor for this one.

[K Edgar]

5 minutes ago, CDNFootballer said:

7pm on a holiday Monday seems like a poor time for the match, should have at least had it in the afternoon, expect attendance to be poor for this one.

Blue Bombers had a home game earlier this weekend.  Valour is stuck with whatever time slot they can get

[Big_M]

surprise surprise a sixfive team brings five subs to an away game

viscosi
alarcon facchineri mourdoukoutas antonoglou
campbell mlah
kwemi ressurreicao faria
hundal

zanatta dyer reid
yeates young toussaint
taylor ceceri giguere luke
gazdov
 

[Cheeta]

41 minutes ago, CDNFootballer said:

7pm on a holiday Monday seems like a poor time for the match, should have at least had it in the afternoon, expect attendance to be poor for this one.

LOL.  Oh yeah we're going to get murdered at the gate.

Geezus, the wee elf is already dressing in layers and complaining she's cold.

Isn't bad actually.  But of wind in the concourse but nothing dramatic.  Loved playing in this weather.

[Cheeta]

Valour paying 2.25 now, Pacific 1.14. 

[jonovision]

Will Valour get a win in a big game for the first time... ever? Will a loss to my most hated CPL opponent hand them the wooden spoon? Much to play for.

Edited October 1 by jonovision

[Big_M]

a serious club that is fighting for playoffs would bring at least five outfield subs when theres five subs allowed...this is a really bad look...new ownership is needed for at least one of the sixfive teams

[nolando]

1 minute ago, Big_M said:

a serious club that is fighting for playoffs would bring at least five outfield subs when theres five subs allowed...this is a really bad look...new ownership is needed for at least one of the sixfive teams

Bad look for the whole league, imo. What if one or two pick up a knock in warmups or a bug, even?

[Aird25]

9 minutes ago, nolando said:

Bad look for the whole league, imo. What if one or two pick up a knock in warmups or a bug, even?

No need for 5 subs when you don't even play with wingers

[K Edgar]

Hundal... should be 1 - 0

[Big_M]

23 minutes ago, nolando said:

Bad look for the whole league, imo. What if one or two pick up a knock in warmups or a bug, even?

and there you go toussaint is done after 16 minutes

16' lamothe in toussaint out