Match Thread: June 4, 2023 - Valour v York United

[narduch]

Game is at 2pm CT (3pm ET) on One Soccer and Fubo 

[K Edgar]

It's going to be a hot one, 32C.  Hopefully the thunderstorms hold off.

[jonovision]

1 hour ago, K Edgar said:

It's going to be a hot one, 32C.  Hopefully the thunderstorms hold off.

If anything, the conditions would be best for the players if a system rolls through before kick off and drops the temperature 10 degrees. I'd be very surprised if there are no weather delays in this one.

[Cheeta]

Oh yeah, she's going to be a gooder today.

Don't really know what to expect.  York coming in tails up I'd guess.  Have every reason to be. 

Whoever handles the heat best will carry the day I expect (IG Field does turn into a lovely heat island doesn't it?).  Think we see some goals, both these teams look like they can score even when they're not so somebody is going to start to click sooner or later. 

Last match of the week so we know what happens next.  Valour win and the jump Cavalry and Ottawa into 4th.  York result puts them at 3rd and tied on points with Pacific.  

Valour paying 2.33.   Creeping downward on volume. 

[Big_M]

battle of two coaches who are in big trouble if they miss playoffs 

[jonovision]

Thanks for the lineups, @Big_M, though I'd appreciate your contributions more if you didn't find frame nearly all of your remarks negatively.

Same XI as last week for Valour. Pianelli makes the bench, which is either a hopeful sign, or an indicator that Valour still only have 17 healthy bodies. I'd rather see Ponce starting than Siaj, but Novak's spot on the bench is deserved. I'd have Polisi on a short leash, as he was very sloppy with the ball last match.

[Soccerpro2]

Soumaoro has transformed York with his play over the last few weeks. I got to watch them in person when I was in Halifax 2 weeks ago. They are impressive now, unlike the start of the season when they struggled.

[Soccerpro2]

Siaj has to show something up front for Valour to be successful today. We need our forwards to score or at least be a menace. 

Edited June 4, 2023 by Soccerpro2

[Soccerpro2]

No national anthem today? If so, I like it. No reason to have it.

[jonovision]

17 minutes ago, Soccerpro2 said:

No national anthem today? If so, I like it. No reason to have it.

I agree, do away with it, but this is the reason.

 

Despite the weather conditions, this looks like one of the better crowds of the year.

[Wippersuna]

18 minutes ago, Soccerpro2 said:

No national anthem today? If so, I like it. No reason to have it.

No pregame stuff at all due to storms in the area. I think they just wanted to go and try and get it done. 

[Big_M]

giantsopoulos keeps getting banged up

[Soccerpro2]

Pacifique with a brutal miss from a few yards out. Finishers are really at a premium in this league.

[jonovision]

Wazzy has to score there.

[Soccerpro2]

1 minute ago, jonovision said:

Wazzy has to score there.

If he scored when he should, he wouldn’t be in the CPL.

Edited June 4, 2023 by Soccerpro2

[jonovision]

One way traffic but the end product isn't there. Story of Valour's season, aside from the injury disaster.

[Soccerpro2]

1 minute ago, jonovision said:

One way traffic but the end product isn't there. Story of Valour's season, aside from the injury disaster.

PDS can’t score the goals for his players. Must be frustrating.

Still haven’t seen anything from Siaj that makes me optimistic.

[jonovision]

Good half. Could easily be 2-0 with the miss from Niyongabire and the great save by the York keeper from Williams. Not too much to complain about from me.

This match is not ending 11 vs 11. Lots of lazy tackling.

[Cheeta]

Drizzling.  It's going to get fun.

[jonovision]

De Brienne coughs it up and it's game over. Babouli with a lame celly. Really unfortunate for Matteo as he had been the best player on the pitch until that sequence.

Edited June 4, 2023 by jonovision

[Big_M]

de brienne kicks the air and yesli could do better and its a gift for babouli

[Soccerpro2]

1 minute ago, jonovision said:

De Brienne coughs it up and it's game over. Babouli with a lame celly.

It’s a bit frustrating to see 1st half domination continually result in 1 or No goals scored as Valour are always made to pay in the 2nd half.

Did you see Siaj sky one from 10 yards out a minute before the goal?

[jonovision]

Just now, Soccerpro2 said:

It’s a bit frustrating to see 1st half domination continually result in 1 or No goals scored as Valour are always made to pay in the 2nd half.

Did you see Siaj sky one from 10 yards out a minute before the goal?

Siaj really had no angle to score from there. I didn't think it was a bad effort.

[Big_M]

jenkins again hyping the new playoff format..."all games have more meaning and all the coaches love it"

[jonovision]

1 minute ago, Big_M said:

jenkins again hyping the new playoff format..."all games have more meaning and all the coaches love it"

I'd be hyping it too. It's a massive improvement.